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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween</title><link>https://www.weeklyspooky.com/</link><description><![CDATA[Weekly Spooky delivers original horror fiction, true crime, haunted folklore, paranormal mysteries, cryptids, and horror history throughout the week.<br /><br />Hosted by filmmaker and narrator Henrique Couto, the feed combines cinematic scary 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 &amp; True, Thursday Thrills, Unknown Broadcast, This Week in Horror History, Cutting Deep Into Horror, Monthly Spooky, and seasonal story compilations.<br /><br />During Halloween and spooky season, discover haunted-house stories, cursed objects, vampires, werewolves, urban legends, ghost stories, monster encounters, and long-form horror marathons for late-night listening, fall drives, and Halloween parties. Mature themes included.<br /><br />Explore the complete world of Weekly Spooky at <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/</a> and follow the podcast for new nightmares throughout the week.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/5621141/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Drama</category><copyright>Copyright Henrique Couto</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58fa5100916ce89aa01e342df5e21c72.jpg</url><title>Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween</title><link>https://www.weeklyspooky.com/</link></image><lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:02:33 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Henrique Couto</itunes:name><itunes:email>weeklyspooky@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58fa5100916ce89aa01e342df5e21c72.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Join us every week for a taste of Halloween all year round with explicit scary stories, creepy pastas, true stories, and more with scary ambience that will chill you to the bone! Not for younger listeners… A weekly podcast guaranteed to chill you!</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Weekly Spooky delivers original horror fiction, true crime, haunted folklore, paranormal mysteries, cryptids, and horror history throughout the week.<br /><br />Hosted by filmmaker and narrator Henrique Couto, the feed combines cinematic scary 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 &amp; True, Thursday Thrills, Unknown Broadcast, This Week in Horror History, Cutting Deep Into Horror, Monthly Spooky, and seasonal story compilations.<br /><br />During Halloween and spooky season, discover haunted-house stories, cursed objects, vampires, werewolves, urban legends, ghost stories, monster encounters, and long-form horror marathons for late-night listening, fall drives, and Halloween parties. Mature themes included.<br /><br />Explore the complete world of Weekly Spooky at <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/</a> and follow the podcast for new nightmares throughout the week.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Fiction"><itunes:category text="Drama"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="True Crime"/><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>444a4136-c501-59d1-9b34-cf41618b8f73</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Intruder in the Night: A Babysitter’s Nightmare | Halloween Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/intruder-in-the-night-a-babysitter-s-nightmare-halloween-horror-story--75153141</link><description><![CDATA[A masked intruder armed with poison gas stalks a teenage babysitter and two young boys in this 1944 home invasion horror story from David O’Hanlon—an eerie Halloween-season nightmare built on wartime paranoia, chemical terror, and the fear of someone already inside the house.<br /><br />Fourteen-year-old Candice Cardona thinks the strange smell, the open window, and the muddy boot prints can all be explained away. Then one of the children is found unconscious, a chemical sprayer hisses in the dark, and a masked figure in a steel helmet steps out of the shadows. What happened that night will become part of the buried legend of the Mad Gasser of Couto Basin.<br /><br />Blending historical horror, home invasion suspense, masked-intruder dread, and a poison-gas nightmare, Intruder in the Night is a tense scary story for listeners building their Halloween horror queue.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153141</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:01:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75153141/ep417_weekly_spooky_temp.mp3" length="43225821" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/47c95d7b-74d1-4d2d-8239-a5106be7c0d2/47c95d7b-74d1-4d2d-8239-a5106be7c0d2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/47c95d7b-74d1-4d2d-8239-a5106be7c0d2/47c95d7b-74d1-4d2d-8239-a5106be7c0d2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/47c95d7b-74d1-4d2d-8239-a5106be7c0d2/47c95d7b-74d1-4d2d-8239-a5106be7c0d2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A masked intruder armed with poison gas stalks a teenage babysitter and two young boys in this 1944 home invasion horror story from David O’Hanlon—an eerie Halloween-season nightmare built on wartime paranoia, chemical terror, and the fear of someone...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A masked intruder armed with poison gas stalks a teenage babysitter and two young boys in this 1944 home invasion horror story from David O’Hanlon—an eerie Halloween-season nightmare built on wartime paranoia, chemical terror, and the fear of someone already inside the house.<br /><br />Fourteen-year-old Candice Cardona thinks the strange smell, the open window, and the muddy boot prints can all be explained away. Then one of the children is found unconscious, a chemical sprayer hisses in the dark, and a masked figure in a steel helmet steps out of the shadows. What happened that night will become part of the buried legend of the Mad Gasser of Couto Basin.<br /><br />Blending historical horror, home invasion suspense, masked-intruder dread, and a poison-gas nightmare, Intruder in the Night is a tense scary story for listeners building their Halloween horror queue.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2702</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1944,babysitter,basin,couto,gas,gasser,halloween,historical,home,horror,intruder,invasion,masked,poison,scary,spooky,stories,suspense,thriller,wartime</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0bf5799efa413607de5b48d5fe9af2df.jpg"/><itunes:episode>417</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Jennifer's Body, Blair Witch, Hardware &amp; The Addams Family</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-jennifer-s-body-blair-witch-hardware-the-addams-family--74878649</link><description><![CDATA[Jennifer's Body turns friendship into demonic horror, Blair Witch sends a new crew into the Black Hills, and Hardware traps a killer machine inside an apartment. This Week in Horror History covers September 14-20, 2026, with The Addams Family's macabre TV comedy and Cry_Wolf's invented serial killer joining the lineup. Revisit the films and television that made possession, technology, and even a family home feel dangerous. Plus, celebrate Sam Neill, Jennifer Tilly, Cassandra Peterson, and George R. R. Martin, then add Underworld's vampire-Lycan war to your Halloween watchlist.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74878649</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74878649/twihh_sept_14_20_2026.mp3" length="18448327" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d7960949-780f-4a18-ae14-fe58d0595a33/d7960949-780f-4a18-ae14-fe58d0595a33.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d7960949-780f-4a18-ae14-fe58d0595a33/d7960949-780f-4a18-ae14-fe58d0595a33.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d7960949-780f-4a18-ae14-fe58d0595a33/d7960949-780f-4a18-ae14-fe58d0595a33.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jennifer's Body turns friendship into demonic horror, Blair Witch sends a new crew into the Black Hills, and Hardware traps a killer machine inside an apartment. This Week in Horror History covers September 14-20, 2026, with The Addams Family's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jennifer's Body turns friendship into demonic horror, Blair Witch sends a new crew into the Black Hills, and Hardware traps a killer machine inside an apartment. This Week in Horror History covers September 14-20, 2026, with The Addams Family's macabre TV comedy and Cry_Wolf's invented serial killer joining the lineup. Revisit the films and television that made possession, technology, and even a family home feel dangerous. Plus, celebrate Sam Neill, Jennifer Tilly, Cassandra Peterson, and George R. R. Martin, then add Underworld's vampire-Lycan war to your Halloween watchlist.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1153</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>addams,anniversary,birthdays,blair,cinema,cultfilm,gothic,halloween,hardware,horror,jennifer,lycans,podcast,possession,slasher,spookyseason,television,underworld,vampires,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a3e793db3cd8e4d90eca170a497ec765.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Lizzie Borden: The Axe Murders, Trial and Unsolved Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-lizzie-borden-the-axe-murders-trial-and-unsolved-mystery--74977009</link><description><![CDATA[Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the 1892 axe murders, yet a notorious nursery rhyme still casts her as the killer. Terrifying &amp; True returns to Fall River, Massachusetts, to examine the deaths of Andrew and Abby Borden and the evidence presented at her 1893 trial. From the disputed barn alibi and burned dress to the handleless hatchet, follow the clues that fueled suspicion without securing a conviction. We trace the murder timeline and alternate theories, separating the historical record from folklore to ask what investigators could prove—and why the killings remain unsolved.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74977009</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:01:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74977009/lizzie_borden.mp3" length="46658086" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d838f54-ee3b-4f60-899c-ecf10611081c/2d838f54-ee3b-4f60-899c-ecf10611081c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d838f54-ee3b-4f60-899c-ecf10611081c/2d838f54-ee3b-4f60-899c-ecf10611081c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d838f54-ee3b-4f60-899c-ecf10611081c/2d838f54-ee3b-4f60-899c-ecf10611081c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the 1892 axe murders, yet a notorious nursery rhyme still casts her as the killer. Terrifying &amp; True returns to Fall River, Massachusetts, to examine the deaths of Andrew and Abby Borden and the evidence presented at her...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the 1892 axe murders, yet a notorious nursery rhyme still casts her as the killer. Terrifying &amp; True returns to Fall River, Massachusetts, to examine the deaths of Andrew and Abby Borden and the evidence presented at her 1893 trial. From the disputed barn alibi and burned dress to the handleless hatchet, follow the clues that fueled suspicion without securing a conviction. We trace the murder timeline and alternate theories, separating the historical record from folklore to ask what investigators could prove—and why the killings remain unsolved.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2916</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abby,acquittal,andrew,axe,borden,bridget,crime,documentary,evidence,folklore,hatchet,investigation,lizzie,massachusetts,monster,murders,mystery,netflix,trial,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c09af9deef603b33003c763bff638538.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Rural Horror: Harvest of Death &amp; Ghost in the Garden</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-rural-horror-harvest-of-death-ghost-in-the-garden--74772900</link><description><![CDATA[A ghost refuses to leave the garden, and a strange living presence grows beyond control. Unknown Broadcast gathers six old-time radio dramas of rural horror, where isolated groves and harvest fields hide danger. Hear Harvest of Death, The Ghost in the Garden, Needle in the Haystack and Cornelia, alongside two more tales from the countryside. Classics from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Suspense and Quiet Please turn old motives into murder and a pleasant garden path into a trail toward a secret. In a haystack, a tiny clue waits where a killer expects it to stay lost.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74772900</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:00:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74772900/ub_harvest_of_death.mp3" length="183972415" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A ghost refuses to leave the garden, and a strange living presence grows beyond control. Unknown Broadcast gathers six old-time radio dramas of rural horror, where isolated groves and harvest fields hide danger. Hear Harvest of Death, The Ghost in the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A ghost refuses to leave the garden, and a strange living presence grows beyond control. Unknown Broadcast gathers six old-time radio dramas of rural horror, where isolated groves and harvest fields hide danger. Hear Harvest of Death, The Ghost in the Garden, Needle in the Haystack and Cornelia, alongside two more tales from the countryside. Classics from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Suspense and Quiet Please turn old motives into murder and a pleasant garden path into a trail toward a secret. In a haystack, a tiny clue waits where a killer expects it to stay lost.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11498</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cbs,classics,crime,escape,garden,ghost,harvest,haystack,horror,mystery,nature,oranges,orchard,otr,radio,rural,suspense,thriller,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d4b24b15220afefb15fda25dcb0cea75.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>7 Halloween Horror Stories: Cursed VHS, Slashers &amp; Video Store Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-halloween-horror-stories-cursed-vhs-slashers-video-store-horror--74288383</link><description><![CDATA[A cursed VHS brings a slasher into reality, and vampires invade an all-night video store. Rituals, Reels &amp; Rentals delivers seven Halloween horror stories and nearly five hours of 1980s horror nostalgia. This Weekly Spooky fiction anthology includes PHANTASMAGORIA, Special Halloween Hours, The Strickfield Slasher and ERASURE. Forbidden graveyard magic unleashes a demonic nightmare, while a horror host reaches through the television. From the rental counter to the living room, these tapes make pressing play dangerous: one can erase people from existence.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74288383</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74288383/09_12_2026_comp.mp3" length="283664627" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A cursed VHS brings a slasher into reality, and vampires invade an all-night video store. Rituals, Reels &amp; Rentals delivers seven Halloween horror stories and nearly five hours of 1980s horror nostalgia. This Weekly Spooky fiction anthology includes...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A cursed VHS brings a slasher into reality, and vampires invade an all-night video store. Rituals, Reels &amp; Rentals delivers seven Halloween horror stories and nearly five hours of 1980s horror nostalgia. This Weekly Spooky fiction anthology includes PHANTASMAGORIA, Special Halloween Hours, The Strickfield Slasher and ERASURE. Forbidden graveyard magic unleashes a demonic nightmare, while a horror host reaches through the television. From the rental counter to the living room, these tapes make pressing play dangerous: one can erase people from existence.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>17729</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,cursed,eighties,fiction,halloween,horror,nightmare,occult,rental,retro,ritual,samhain,scary,slasher,stories,strickfield,supernatural,television,vhs,video</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f4e0488f9e1b5ea05d970dc4af025737.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Isolation &amp; Murder: 7 True Crime Horror Stories | Survival Folklore</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/isolation-murder-7-true-crime-horror-stories-survival-folklore--74937268</link><description><![CDATA[Six people are murdered at Hinterkaifeck, and signs suggest someone stayed on the farm afterward. This nearly four-hour Weekly Spooky collection explores seven stories of unsolved crime, wilderness disaster and haunted-place folklore. Visit the Good Hart murders and Bonnie Hood's death at Camp Nelson, then follow the Hamar-Daban hikers, Alfred Packer and the Donner Party. Hear the facts and unresolved questions behind these tragedies, alongside the Stanley Hotel's ghost stories. What happens when help is miles away—and the only person to return must explain why the others didn't?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74937268</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74937268/no_one_is_coming.mp3" length="230312724" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Six people are murdered at Hinterkaifeck, and signs suggest someone stayed on the farm afterward. This nearly four-hour Weekly Spooky collection explores seven stories of unsolved crime, wilderness disaster and haunted-place folklore. Visit the Good...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six people are murdered at Hinterkaifeck, and signs suggest someone stayed on the farm afterward. This nearly four-hour Weekly Spooky collection explores seven stories of unsolved crime, wilderness disaster and haunted-place folklore. Visit the Good Hart murders and Bonnie Hood's death at Camp Nelson, then follow the Hamar-Daban hikers, Alfred Packer and the Donner Party. Hear the facts and unresolved questions behind these tragedies, alongside the Stanley Hotel's ghost stories. What happens when help is miles away—and the only person to return must explain why the others didn't?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14394</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bavaria,cannibalism,colorado,expedition,farmhouse,haunting,history,hotel,hypothermia,isolation,lodge,michigan,murder,mystery,paranormal,siberia,sierra,survival,unsolved,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9f0438503501389f571da4ba149fba56.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bihl Manor: Supernatural Folklore Behind Ohio's Cursed House | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bihl-manor-supernatural-folklore-behind-ohio-s-cursed-house-thursday-thrills--74831868</link><description><![CDATA[Bihl Manor in Fremont, Ohio, brings ghost stories to HGTV's A Very Haunted Renovation. But what happened inside this reputedly haunted home before the cameras arrived? Henrique Couto traces the house at 1213 Buckland Avenue through the Bihl family, funeral viewings, reported deaths, and its later use for paranormal investigations. This Thursday Thrills visit follows the history behind the haunting claims, asking how a family home became a destination for people seeking the dead. Explore the accounts that shaped its reputation and where the historical record gives way to folklore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74831868</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:01:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74831868/thursday_thrills_bihl_manor_2026_09_10.mp3" length="18545761" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4ff962a4-7f02-4c81-aafe-6a75115bfe56/4ff962a4-7f02-4c81-aafe-6a75115bfe56.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4ff962a4-7f02-4c81-aafe-6a75115bfe56/4ff962a4-7f02-4c81-aafe-6a75115bfe56.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4ff962a4-7f02-4c81-aafe-6a75115bfe56/4ff962a4-7f02-4c81-aafe-6a75115bfe56.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bihl Manor in Fremont, Ohio, brings ghost stories to HGTV's A Very Haunted Renovation. But what happened inside this reputedly haunted home before the cameras arrived? Henrique Couto traces the house at 1213 Buckland Avenue through the Bihl family,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bihl Manor in Fremont, Ohio, brings ghost stories to HGTV's A Very Haunted Renovation. But what happened inside this reputedly haunted home before the cameras arrived? Henrique Couto traces the house at 1213 Buckland Avenue through the Bihl family, funeral viewings, reported deaths, and its later use for paranormal investigations. This Thursday Thrills visit follows the history behind the haunting claims, asking how a family home became a destination for people seeking the dead. Explore the accounts that shaped its reputation and where the historical record gives way to folklore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1159</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>attic,basement,bihl,bitter,daisy,folklore,fremont,ghosts,halloween,haunted,haunting,hgtv,history,manor,ohio,paranormal,renovation,scratcher,victorian,wolfe</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2a55ae857a3253583bfce7334b168dea.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Anger Issues: Werewolf Curse &amp; Supernatural Folklore Unleashed!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/anger-issues-werewolf-curse-supernatural-folklore-unleashed--74982625</link><description><![CDATA[Danielle Boyd turns into a werewolf whenever she loses her temper—and stays fully aware of what she does. Anger Issues by Rob Fields brings a curse that cannot wait for the full moon to Strickfield High. After a cheerleader's brutal death, monster hunter Headmistress Hiltonson targets Danielle. The town's mysterious rejuvenating waters let Hiltonson go undercover as a student to hunt her prey. This darkly funny Weekly Spooky horror story traps teenage rage inside a school full of supernatural secrets. Can Danielle control her anger with a monster hunter hiding among her classmates?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74982625</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:01:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74982625/ep416_anger_issues.mp3" length="50810707" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fbab30d2-90f3-44af-9f5a-29384972f742/fbab30d2-90f3-44af-9f5a-29384972f742.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fbab30d2-90f3-44af-9f5a-29384972f742/fbab30d2-90f3-44af-9f5a-29384972f742.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fbab30d2-90f3-44af-9f5a-29384972f742/fbab30d2-90f3-44af-9f5a-29384972f742.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Danielle Boyd turns into a werewolf whenever she loses her temper—and stays fully aware of what she does. Anger Issues by Rob Fields brings a curse that cannot wait for the full moon to Strickfield High. After a cheerleader's brutal death, monster...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Danielle Boyd turns into a werewolf whenever she loses her temper—and stays fully aware of what she does. Anger Issues by Rob Fields brings a curse that cannot wait for the full moon to Strickfield High. After a cheerleader's brutal death, monster hunter Headmistress Hiltonson targets Danielle. The town's mysterious rejuvenating waters let Hiltonson go undercover as a student to hunt her prey. This darkly funny Weekly Spooky horror story traps teenage rage inside a school full of supernatural secrets. Can Danielle control her anger with a monster hunter hiding among her classmates?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3176</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cheerleader,curse,fiction,halloween,horror,lycanthropy,monster,moon,paranormal,rage,scary,school,silver,spooky,story,strickfield,supernatural,thriller,transformation,werewolf</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e0e278a3fc97c60cda20a49e10efeac5.jpg"/><itunes:episode>416</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | IT, Hellraiser &amp; True Blood</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-it-hellraiser-true-blood--74876208</link><description><![CDATA[Pennywise crawls out of Derry, Hellraiser opens its puzzle box, and True Blood brings vampires out of the coffin. This Week in Horror History revisits those milestones for September 7-13, 2026, alongside Amnesia: The Dark Descent and the prom-night terror of The Loved Ones. Discover how Stephen King's IT, Clive Barker's Cenobites, and a game built around running and hiding found different ways to make audiences afraid. Plus, celebrate birthdays and revisit The X-Files. Pick your next Halloween watch or game, from supernatural conspiracies to a castle where fighting back isn't an option.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74876208</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74876208/twihh_sept_7_13_2026.mp3" length="19970514" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/24e57055-91da-42e1-84a8-d0ac139063b6/24e57055-91da-42e1-84a8-d0ac139063b6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/24e57055-91da-42e1-84a8-d0ac139063b6/24e57055-91da-42e1-84a8-d0ac139063b6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/24e57055-91da-42e1-84a8-d0ac139063b6/24e57055-91da-42e1-84a8-d0ac139063b6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pennywise crawls out of Derry, Hellraiser opens its puzzle box, and True Blood brings vampires out of the coffin. This Week in Horror History revisits those milestones for September 7-13, 2026, alongside Amnesia: The Dark Descent and the prom-night...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pennywise crawls out of Derry, Hellraiser opens its puzzle box, and True Blood brings vampires out of the coffin. This Week in Horror History revisits those milestones for September 7-13, 2026, alongside Amnesia: The Dark Descent and the prom-night terror of The Loved Ones. Discover how Stephen King's IT, Clive Barker's Cenobites, and a game built around running and hiding found different ways to make audiences afraid. Plus, celebrate birthdays and revisit The X-Files. Pick your next Halloween watch or game, from supernatural conspiracies to a castle where fighting back isn't an option.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1248</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>amnesia,anniversaries,autumn,barker,cenobites,derry,giallo,halloween,hellraiser,history,horror,paranormal,pennywise,podcast,prom,spookyseason,survival,trueblood,vampires,xfiles</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/04c01169e3cf585a75a36519ed2c6948.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Golem of Prague: Jewish Folklore's Clay Monster</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-golem-of-prague-jewish-folklore-s-clay-monster--74161148</link><description><![CDATA[The Golem of Prague is Jewish folklore's clay guardian, created to protect a threatened community. What happens when that protector grows beyond its maker's control? Terrifying &amp; True follows Rabbi Judah Loew's legend through Hebrew letters, the older golem of Chelm, and stories of a body hidden in the Old-New Synagogue attic. Discover how Yudl Rosenberg's 1909 book helped shape a defender against false antisemitic accusations. We separate religious tradition and documented history from fiction, tracing how a story of protection became a warning about creating life that obeys too well.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74161148</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74161148/the_golem.mp3" length="47710761" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6a5a6881-6ea6-4d5e-af58-17e92a0c087e/6a5a6881-6ea6-4d5e-af58-17e92a0c087e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6a5a6881-6ea6-4d5e-af58-17e92a0c087e/6a5a6881-6ea6-4d5e-af58-17e92a0c087e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6a5a6881-6ea6-4d5e-af58-17e92a0c087e/6a5a6881-6ea6-4d5e-af58-17e92a0c087e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Golem of Prague is Jewish folklore's clay guardian, created to protect a threatened community. What happens when that protector grows beyond its maker's control? Terrifying &amp; True follows Rabbi Judah Loew's legend through Hebrew letters, the older...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Golem of Prague is Jewish folklore's clay guardian, created to protect a threatened community. What happens when that protector grows beyond its maker's control? Terrifying &amp; True follows Rabbi Judah Loew's legend through Hebrew letters, the older golem of Chelm, and stories of a body hidden in the Old-New Synagogue attic. Discover how Yudl Rosenberg's 1909 book helped shape a defender against false antisemitic accusations. We separate religious tradition and documented history from fiction, tracing how a story of protection became a warning about creating life that obeys too well.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2982</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chelm,clay,folklore,golem,halloween,hebrew,history,horror,jewish,kabbalah,legend,loew,maharal,monster,mysticism,prague,rabbi,supernatural,synagogue,yossele</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b3b1403d5dff3398845a7262d869b3eb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Deadly Lessons: Old Time Radio Horror &amp; Suspense</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-deadly-lessons-old-time-radio-horror-suspense--74772755</link><description><![CDATA[Gold miners are hunted for their claim, a gambler tries to escape dangerous debts, and a ballet star faces a rival's revenge. Unknown Broadcast: Deadly Lessons collects six old-time radio dramas with Fred Gwynne, William Conrad and Elsa Lanchester. Hear Finishing School, The Notebook and The Last Lesson, with classics from Suspense, Escape and CBS Radio Mystery Theater. This three-hour collection spans Gothic mystery, revenge and time travel. At a finishing school, a student has died of fright—and secret seances may be calling the dead back to life.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74772755</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:01:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74772755/ub_deadly_lessons.mp3" length="195177520" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Gold miners are hunted for their claim, a gambler tries to escape dangerous debts, and a ballet star faces a rival's revenge. Unknown Broadcast: Deadly Lessons collects six old-time radio dramas with Fred Gwynne, William Conrad and Elsa Lanchester....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gold miners are hunted for their claim, a gambler tries to escape dangerous debts, and a ballet star faces a rival's revenge. Unknown Broadcast: Deadly Lessons collects six old-time radio dramas with Fred Gwynne, William Conrad and Elsa Lanchester. Hear Finishing School, The Notebook and The Last Lesson, with classics from Suspense, Escape and CBS Radio Mystery Theater. This three-hour collection spans Gothic mystery, revenge and time travel. At a finishing school, a student has died of fright—and secret seances may be calling the dead back to life.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12198</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,cbs,classic,crime,dickens,drama,escape,gothic,halloween,horror,mystery,otr,radio,revenge,seance,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/85414716f58d055b5ede881d6f0f85c3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>8 Halloween Horror Stories: Haunted Hayrides, Corn Mazes &amp; Scarecrows</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-halloween-horror-stories-haunted-hayrides-corn-mazes-scarecrows--74270817</link><description><![CDATA[Stay on the wagon. The haunted hayride has one rule, and breaking it turns staged scares into a fight to survive. Eight Halloween horror stories fill nearly five hours in The Long Road to the Haunted Hayride, a Weekly Spooky fiction anthology of corn mazes, scarecrows and Southern Gothic revenge. Meet The Grinner, The Piano Witch and Sickle Jack, then board the final hayride. Stories by David O'Hanlon, Henrique Couto, Charles Campbell, Joe Solmo, William Rayne, L.F. Falconer and Rob Fields lead from swamp-born pumpkin monsters to a living corn maze that demands a price for escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74270817</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74270817/09_05_2026_comp.mp3" length="281971495" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Stay on the wagon. The haunted hayride has one rule, and breaking it turns staged scares into a fight to survive. Eight Halloween horror stories fill nearly five hours in The Long Road to the Haunted Hayride, a Weekly Spooky fiction anthology of corn...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stay on the wagon. The haunted hayride has one rule, and breaking it turns staged scares into a fight to survive. Eight Halloween horror stories fill nearly five hours in The Long Road to the Haunted Hayride, a Weekly Spooky fiction anthology of corn mazes, scarecrows and Southern Gothic revenge. Meet The Grinner, The Piano Witch and Sickle Jack, then board the final hayride. Stories by David O'Hanlon, Henrique Couto, Charles Campbell, Joe Solmo, William Rayne, L.F. Falconer and Rob Fields lead from swamp-born pumpkin monsters to a living corn maze that demands a price for escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>17623</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,compilation,cornfield,folklore,ghost,gothic,halloween,harvest,haunted,hayride,horror,maze,pumpkin,scarecrow,scary,slasher,spooky,stories,supernatural,witch</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/da977b2c74ffd6fa46af22c8c5d501c7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep into Horror | The Ritual (2017): Folk Horror, Survivor’s Guilt &amp; the Forest Monster</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-the-ritual-2017-folk-horror-survivor-s-guilt-the-forest-monster--74776349</link><description><![CDATA[The Ritual (2017) turns a Swedish forest hike into folk horror, where an ancient creature uses its victims' trauma to demand submission. What does the creature want from Luke? Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine David Bruckner's film, Rafe Spall's performance, and its origins in Adam Nevill's novel. From the cabin's effigy to the creature's design, this Cutting Deep into Horror discussion connects survivor's guilt with the monster's control. Full spoilers: explore Luke's struggle to resist, the ending, and comparisons with The Blair Witch Project and Midsommar.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74776349</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:01:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74776349/the_ritual.mp3" length="109713911" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/888d97c4-7e1b-40c0-b582-5a70c3e058cd/888d97c4-7e1b-40c0-b582-5a70c3e058cd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/888d97c4-7e1b-40c0-b582-5a70c3e058cd/888d97c4-7e1b-40c0-b582-5a70c3e058cd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/888d97c4-7e1b-40c0-b582-5a70c3e058cd/888d97c4-7e1b-40c0-b582-5a70c3e058cd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Ritual (2017) turns a Swedish forest hike into folk horror, where an ancient creature uses its victims' trauma to demand submission. What does the creature want from Luke? Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine David Bruckner's film, Rafe...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Ritual (2017) turns a Swedish forest hike into folk horror, where an ancient creature uses its victims' trauma to demand submission. What does the creature want from Luke? Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine David Bruckner's film, Rafe Spall's performance, and its origins in Adam Nevill's novel. From the cabin's effigy to the creature's design, this Cutting Deep into Horror discussion connects survivor's guilt with the monster's control. Full spoilers: explore Luke's struggle to resist, the ending, and comparisons with The Blair Witch Project and Midsommar.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6857</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bruckner,creature,cult,eldritch,folk,forest,grief,guilt,halloween,hiking,horror,midsommar,monster,mythology,netflix,occult,ritual,survival,sweden,trauma</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6c0733553d5a5a7c596ec72667e1fa09.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Japan's Haunted Temple Gate to Hell: Supernatural Folklore | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/japan-s-haunted-temple-gate-to-hell-supernatural-folklore-thursday-thrills--74829633</link><description><![CDATA[Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword features Kyoto's Rokudo Chinno-ji, a real temple tied to Japan's Gate to Hell folklore. Its underworld well is linked to Ono no Takamura, said to have traveled between the living and the dead. Thursday Thrills explores that legend and a ritual bell traditionally rung to welcome ancestral spirits. Henrique Couto traces the sacred traditions behind the game's setting, separating a real place of worship from the supernatural stories surrounding it. Discover why a well and a bell became ways of imagining contact with the dead long before video games.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74829633</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:01:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74829633/thursday_thrills_kyotos_gate_to_hell_2026_09_03.mp3" length="17820768" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5d69d3dc-b19e-4238-956f-bfc1cdcfe5bb/5d69d3dc-b19e-4238-956f-bfc1cdcfe5bb.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5d69d3dc-b19e-4238-956f-bfc1cdcfe5bb/5d69d3dc-b19e-4238-956f-bfc1cdcfe5bb.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5d69d3dc-b19e-4238-956f-bfc1cdcfe5bb/5d69d3dc-b19e-4238-956f-bfc1cdcfe5bb.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword features Kyoto's Rokudo Chinno-ji, a real temple tied to Japan's Gate to Hell folklore. Its underworld well is linked to Ono no Takamura, said to have traveled between the living and the dead. Thursday Thrills...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword features Kyoto's Rokudo Chinno-ji, a real temple tied to Japan's Gate to Hell folklore. Its underworld well is linked to Ono no Takamura, said to have traveled between the living and the dead. Thursday Thrills explores that legend and a ritual bell traditionally rung to welcome ancestral spirits. Henrique Couto traces the sacred traditions behind the game's setting, separating a real place of worship from the supernatural stories surrounding it. Discover why a well and a bell became ways of imagining contact with the dead long before video games.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1114</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bell,buddhist,chinnoji,enma,folklore,ghosts,halloween,hell,history,japan,kyoto,legends,onimusha,ono,rokudo,spooky,takamura,temple,underworld,well</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8ccf00a15d66cbf7cb7496f528e0b2be.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Do Not Know You: Tape Recorder Death Prophecy &amp; Cursed Objects Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-do-not-know-you-tape-recorder-death-prophecy-cursed-objects-horror--74786170</link><description><![CDATA[A vintage tape recorder knows Jerry Scott's secrets—and gives him five minutes before an inhuman visitor arrives. I Do Not Know You by Tyler Belmont is an analog horror story from Weekly Spooky. An unmarked package appears in Jerry's electronics shop, and the machine inside announces when he will die. Then a tall stranger starts tapping at the glass. Jerry locks the doors and reaches for a baseball bat, but the recording insists he cannot escape. Is there still time to prove it wrong? Henrique's 40th birthday wishlist: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/LRQQR0M18M4T" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/hz/wish...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74786170</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:01:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74786170/ep415_i_do_not_know_you.mp3" length="23464767" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d490b14c-670d-4fa5-885b-a0f7c5bc2742/d490b14c-670d-4fa5-885b-a0f7c5bc2742.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d490b14c-670d-4fa5-885b-a0f7c5bc2742/d490b14c-670d-4fa5-885b-a0f7c5bc2742.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d490b14c-670d-4fa5-885b-a0f7c5bc2742/d490b14c-670d-4fa5-885b-a0f7c5bc2742.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A vintage tape recorder knows Jerry Scott's secrets—and gives him five minutes before an inhuman visitor arrives. I Do Not Know You by Tyler Belmont is an analog horror story from Weekly Spooky. An unmarked package appears in Jerry's electronics shop,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A vintage tape recorder knows Jerry Scott's secrets—and gives him five minutes before an inhuman visitor arrives. I Do Not Know You by Tyler Belmont is an analog horror story from Weekly Spooky. An unmarked package appears in Jerry's electronics shop, and the machine inside announces when he will die. Then a tall stranger starts tapping at the glass. Jerry locks the doors and reaches for a baseball bat, but the recording insists he cannot escape. Is there still time to prove it wrong? Henrique's 40th birthday wishlist: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/LRQQR0M18M4T" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/hz/wish...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1467</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>analog,cassette,creepy,cursed,death,halloween,horror,monster,narration,podcast,prophecy,recorder,scary,season,shadow,spooky,stories,supernatural,suspense,tape</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dab1010d4a49b182f0a862e266ca1807.jpg"/><itunes:episode>415</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | IT Chapter Two, Suspiria, Outlast &amp; Pontypool</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-it-chapter-two-suspiria-outlast-pontypool--74225946</link><description><![CDATA[Pennywise waits in Derry, witches control a dance academy, and Outlast sends you into an asylum with only a camera. This Week in Horror History revisits IT Chapter Two, Suspiria (2018), Outlast, and The Possession for August 31-September 6, 2026. Explore the films and survival-horror game behind the nightmares, then tune into Pontypool, where language itself can carry an infection. Plus, revisit The Prophecy and celebrate birthdays including Keanu Reeves and Michael Keaton. Build a Halloween watchlist that runs from a haunted box to a radio broadcast where speaking can spread the danger.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74225946</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74225946/twihh_august_31_sept_6_2026.mp3" length="20729642" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/872ea601-2e3c-4b9d-be9f-599511d950dc/872ea601-2e3c-4b9d-be9f-599511d950dc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/872ea601-2e3c-4b9d-be9f-599511d950dc/872ea601-2e3c-4b9d-be9f-599511d950dc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/872ea601-2e3c-4b9d-be9f-599511d950dc/872ea601-2e3c-4b9d-be9f-599511d950dc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pennywise waits in Derry, witches control a dance academy, and Outlast sends you into an asylum with only a camera. This Week in Horror History revisits IT Chapter Two, Suspiria (2018), Outlast, and The Possession for August 31-September 6, 2026....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pennywise waits in Derry, witches control a dance academy, and Outlast sends you into an asylum with only a camera. This Week in Horror History revisits IT Chapter Two, Suspiria (2018), Outlast, and The Possession for August 31-September 6, 2026. Explore the films and survival-horror game behind the nightmares, then tune into Pontypool, where language itself can carry an infection. Plus, revisit The Prophecy and celebrate birthdays including Keanu Reeves and Michael Keaton. Build a Halloween watchlist that runs from a haunted box to a radio broadcast where speaking can spread the danger.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1295</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>asylum,autumn,broadcast,derry,dybbuk,folklore,halloween,haunted,history,horror,infection,outlast,pennywise,pontypool,possession,prophecy,spookyseason,supernatural,suspiria,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9532ba234e024d88795bc3db5488108d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | The Great Moon Hoax, Halloween Hauntings, Bigfoot &amp; UFOs</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-the-great-moon-hoax-halloween-hauntings-bigfoot-ufos--74686850</link><description><![CDATA[Bat people on the Moon? The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 sold readers an imaginary lunar world, and Henrique Couto and Michelle follow the newspaper sensation that made fiction look like science. This August 2026 Monthly Spooky also checks in on reported Bigfoot sightings in Connecticut, unusual UFO reports from Brussels, and a haunted library story with a room the library says never existed. From lunar creatures to disputed encounters, how does a strange story become something people believe? Henrique's birthday wishlist: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/LRQQR0M18M4T" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/hz/wish...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74686850</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:01:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74686850/monthly_spooky_aug_2026.mp3" length="138358503" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d9764499-f84e-4070-93fc-6b6db8df35b4/d9764499-f84e-4070-93fc-6b6db8df35b4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d9764499-f84e-4070-93fc-6b6db8df35b4/d9764499-f84e-4070-93fc-6b6db8df35b4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d9764499-f84e-4070-93fc-6b6db8df35b4/d9764499-f84e-4070-93fc-6b6db8df35b4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bat people on the Moon? The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 sold readers an imaginary lunar world, and Henrique Couto and Michelle follow the newspaper sensation that made fiction look like science. This August 2026 Monthly Spooky also checks in on reported...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bat people on the Moon? The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 sold readers an imaginary lunar world, and Henrique Couto and Michelle follow the newspaper sensation that made fiction look like science. This August 2026 Monthly Spooky also checks in on reported Bigfoot sightings in Connecticut, unusual UFO reports from Brussels, and a haunted library story with a room the library says never existed. From lunar creatures to disputed encounters, how does a strange story become something people believe? Henrique's birthday wishlist: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/LRQQR0M18M4T" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/hz/wish...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8647</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aliens,bigfoot,creepy,cryptid,folklore,ghosts,halloween,haunted,hoax,horror,lunar,moon,mystery,paranormal,podcast,sasquatch,spooky,supernatural,uap,ufo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6d3846db6c4d9c73525d923646870280.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | What the Darkness Saw: Classic OTR Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-what-the-darkness-saw-classic-otr-mystery--73457967</link><description><![CDATA[A witness hears a paid killing. A recovering patient sees a murder everyone denies. Unknown Broadcast gathers four classic old-time radio mysteries about the danger of knowing too much: The Blind Witness, The Country of the Blind, Eyewitness, and With My Own Eyes. A sighted mountaineer reaches a community that treats vision as a disease, while a reporter's prison tour becomes a violent mutiny. Across just over two hours of vintage suspense, testimony becomes a liability and disbelief can be a weapon. Who will listen when the only person who knows the truth is the person no one believes?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73457967</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73457967/ub_sight_unseen.mp3" length="119605995" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/57299a63-3082-45a2-9f62-1ae4acb0ea33/57299a63-3082-45a2-9f62-1ae4acb0ea33.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/57299a63-3082-45a2-9f62-1ae4acb0ea33/57299a63-3082-45a2-9f62-1ae4acb0ea33.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/57299a63-3082-45a2-9f62-1ae4acb0ea33/57299a63-3082-45a2-9f62-1ae4acb0ea33.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A witness hears a paid killing. A recovering patient sees a murder everyone denies. Unknown Broadcast gathers four classic old-time radio mysteries about the danger of knowing too much: The Blind Witness, The Country of the Blind, Eyewitness, and With...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A witness hears a paid killing. A recovering patient sees a murder everyone denies. Unknown Broadcast gathers four classic old-time radio mysteries about the danger of knowing too much: The Blind Witness, The Country of the Blind, Eyewitness, and With My Own Eyes. A sighted mountaineer reaches a community that treats vision as a disease, while a reporter's prison tour becomes a violent mutiny. Across just over two hours of vintage suspense, testimony becomes a liability and disbelief can be a weapon. Who will listen when the only person who knows the truth is the person no one believes?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7475</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>andes,blindness,cbs,classics,crime,escape,eyewitness,gaslighting,murder,mutiny,mystery,otr,perception,prison,radio,suspense,thriller,wells,whistler,witness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/92384de64718cce5582002d3ed9d0512.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Halloween Horror Stories | Vampires, Body Horror &amp; Headless Folklore</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-horror-stories-vampires-body-horror-headless-folklore--74269576</link><description><![CDATA[A headless rider stalks a Halloween shortcut, a drive-in marathon turns into an afterlife reckoning, and an experiment gives a woman a monstrous body. Halloween Changes You brings five horror stories into nearly five hours of headless folklore, vampires, and body horror. Morgan Moore's Dullahan joins Rob Fields' Retro Halloween Weekend, Retro Halloween Revelations, New Life, and Madelyne's Revenge. From a forgotten witch-trial museum to a vampire from another world, these transformations reach far beyond a costume. Surviving the night may mean becoming something you no longer recognize.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74269576</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:01:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74269576/08_29_2026_comp.mp3" length="281940280" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A headless rider stalks a Halloween shortcut, a drive-in marathon turns into an afterlife reckoning, and an experiment gives a woman a monstrous body. Halloween Changes You brings five horror stories into nearly five hours of headless folklore,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A headless rider stalks a Halloween shortcut, a drive-in marathon turns into an afterlife reckoning, and an experiment gives a woman a monstrous body. Halloween Changes You brings five horror stories into nearly five hours of headless folklore, vampires, and body horror. Morgan Moore's Dullahan joins Rob Fields' Retro Halloween Weekend, Retro Halloween Revelations, New Life, and Madelyne's Revenge. From a forgotten witch-trial museum to a vampire from another world, these transformations reach far beyond a costume. Surviving the night may mean becoming something you no longer recognize.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>17621</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>afterlife,body-horror,family abuse,halloween horror,haunted folklore,headless horseman,new life,spider-like abilities,transformation,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/295ea17d092b9f45bc3e16a4db307ddb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>When Legends Turn Deadly: True Crime Meets Cryptid Folklore</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-legends-turn-deadly-true-crime-meets-cryptid-folklore--74687751</link><description><![CDATA[Can a ghost story expose a murder, or can belief help conceal real harm? Eight Terrifying &amp; True investigations connect the Greenbrier Ghost, the Fox sisters, the Hat Man, and the fatal exorcisms of Anneliese Michel with the stories people tell about fear. Deer Woman, djinn, Melonheads, and the killing of Jeffrey Hall complete just over four hours of folklore, spiritualism, and documented tragedy. Cultural traditions, reported encounters, and criminal cases each receive their own context. Follow the evidence to see where a legend ends and its human consequences begin.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74687751</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:02:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74687751/when_legends_turn_deadly.mp3" length="238824862" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Can a ghost story expose a murder, or can belief help conceal real harm? Eight Terrifying &amp; True investigations connect the Greenbrier Ghost, the Fox sisters, the Hat Man, and the fatal exorcisms of Anneliese Michel with the stories people tell about...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Can a ghost story expose a murder, or can belief help conceal real harm? Eight Terrifying &amp; True investigations connect the Greenbrier Ghost, the Fox sisters, the Hat Man, and the fatal exorcisms of Anneliese Michel with the stories people tell about fear. Deer Woman, djinn, Melonheads, and the killing of Jeffrey Hall complete just over four hours of folklore, spiritualism, and documented tragedy. Cultural traditions, reported encounters, and criminal cases each receive their own context. Follow the evidence to see where a legend ends and its human consequences begin.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14926</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>belief,crime,deer,djinn,exorcism,extremism,folklore,fox,greenbrier,hall,hatman,legends,melonheads,michel,monsters,murder,nightmares,paranormal,shue,spiritualism</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e10363fc358f8ad00253004e52ac43a4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Halloween Horror Nights 2026: The Architecture of Fear | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-horror-nights-2026-the-architecture-of-fear-thursday-thrills--74703372</link><description><![CDATA[Why do we pay to be terrified at Halloween Horror Nights? Henrique Couto explores how haunted attractions use darkness, sound, misdirection, and live actors to turn a room into a threat. This Thursday Thrills preview of HHN 2026 draws on announcements available August 25 and research on fear and enjoyment, with stops at Universal Orlando, Hollywood, Knott's, and Six Flags. A filmmaker's eye reveals how crowd pacing and controlled attention shape the scare. Discover why the moment before a monster appears can matter as much as the monster, and why more fear does not always mean more fun.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74703372</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:03:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74703372/thursday_thrills_halloween_horror_nights_august_27_2026.mp3" length="18303775" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c8cedd0b-2c2d-45ba-9fa3-20dae77af1f5/c8cedd0b-2c2d-45ba-9fa3-20dae77af1f5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c8cedd0b-2c2d-45ba-9fa3-20dae77af1f5/c8cedd0b-2c2d-45ba-9fa3-20dae77af1f5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c8cedd0b-2c2d-45ba-9fa3-20dae77af1f5/c8cedd0b-2c2d-45ba-9fa3-20dae77af1f5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Why do we pay to be terrified at Halloween Horror Nights? Henrique Couto explores how haunted attractions use darkness, sound, misdirection, and live actors to turn a room into a threat. This Thursday Thrills preview of HHN 2026 draws on announcements...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why do we pay to be terrified at Halloween Horror Nights? Henrique Couto explores how haunted attractions use darkness, sound, misdirection, and live actors to turn a room into a threat. This Thursday Thrills preview of HHN 2026 draws on announcements available August 25 and research on fear and enjoyment, with stops at Universal Orlando, Hollywood, Knott's, and Six Flags. A filmmaker's eye reveals how crowd pacing and controlled attention shape the scare. Discover why the moment before a monster appears can matter as much as the monster, and why more fear does not always mean more fun.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1144</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>attractions,blair,darkness,fear,filmmaking,halloween,haunts,hellraiser,hollywood,horror,immersion,knott's,mazes,monsters,orlando,scareactors,sound,suspense,universal,vecna</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/88e11c10bf9edb9400b83c93675148b3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Ant Aquarium of Minister Crap &amp; Things | Halloween Insect Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ant-aquarium-of-minister-crap-things-halloween-insect-horror--74607346</link><description><![CDATA[A glass aquarium is locked around a man's head, and the fire ants are already moving. In The Ant Aquarium of Minister Crap &amp; Things by Gary D, a windowless basement becomes a claustrophobic revenge trap crawling with roaches, centipedes, and worse. Years ago, he and his best friend Dave forced another child to swallow bugs. Now that cruelty has returned in a form he cannot brush away. This Weekly Spooky horror story mixes insect terror, gross-out body horror, and vicious dark comedy. Every movement brings another leg against his skin, and there is nowhere inside the glass to hide.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74607346</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:03:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74607346/ep414_the_ant_aquarium_of_minister_crap_things.mp3" length="31039465" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/725795b6-53ae-45a4-8766-fa003c4f9cf2/725795b6-53ae-45a4-8766-fa003c4f9cf2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/725795b6-53ae-45a4-8766-fa003c4f9cf2/725795b6-53ae-45a4-8766-fa003c4f9cf2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/725795b6-53ae-45a4-8766-fa003c4f9cf2/725795b6-53ae-45a4-8766-fa003c4f9cf2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A glass aquarium is locked around a man's head, and the fire ants are already moving. In The Ant Aquarium of Minister Crap &amp; Things by Gary D, a windowless basement becomes a claustrophobic revenge trap crawling with roaches, centipedes, and worse....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A glass aquarium is locked around a man's head, and the fire ants are already moving. In The Ant Aquarium of Minister Crap &amp; Things by Gary D, a windowless basement becomes a claustrophobic revenge trap crawling with roaches, centipedes, and worse. Years ago, he and his best friend Dave forced another child to swallow bugs. Now that cruelty has returned in a form he cannot brush away. This Weekly Spooky horror story mixes insect terror, gross-out body horror, and vicious dark comedy. Every movement brings another leg against his skin, and there is nowhere inside the glass to hide.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1940</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ants,aquarium,audiobook,bullying,centipede,claustrophobia,cockroaches,entomophobia,fiction,grossout,halloween,horror,insect,karma,october,podcast,revenge,scary,spooky,torture</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c144ef10934944da31c9e445cbadac9e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>414</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Candyman, Until Dawn, Don't Breathe &amp; Lord of Illusions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-candyman-until-dawn-don-t-breathe-lord-of-illusions--74223736</link><description><![CDATA[Candyman, Until Dawn, and Don't Breathe turn familiar places into traps in This Week in Horror History for August 24–30, 2026. Revisit Nia DaCosta's Chicago-set sequel, the choices that drive a teen slasher game, and a Detroit burglary that goes disastrously wrong. The Last Exorcism adds a fraudulent preacher's documentary, while Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions takes the spotlight with occult detectives and dangerous stage magic. Horror birthdays and Stephen King's Needful Things round out the week. Find your next watch, play, or read where a performance stops being make-believe.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74223736</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:01:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74223736/twihh_august_24_30_2026.mp3" length="22491062" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/baa02de3-3ae3-49f6-b2a5-e81be1d39a2d/baa02de3-3ae3-49f6-b2a5-e81be1d39a2d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/baa02de3-3ae3-49f6-b2a5-e81be1d39a2d/baa02de3-3ae3-49f6-b2a5-e81be1d39a2d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/baa02de3-3ae3-49f6-b2a5-e81be1d39a2d/baa02de3-3ae3-49f6-b2a5-e81be1d39a2d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Candyman, Until Dawn, and Don't Breathe turn familiar places into traps in This Week in Horror History for August 24–30, 2026. Revisit Nia DaCosta's Chicago-set sequel, the choices that drive a teen slasher game, and a Detroit burglary that goes...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Candyman, Until Dawn, and Don't Breathe turn familiar places into traps in This Week in Horror History for August 24–30, 2026. Revisit Nia DaCosta's Chicago-set sequel, the choices that drive a teen slasher game, and a Detroit burglary that goes disastrously wrong. The Last Exorcism adds a fraudulent preacher's documentary, while Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions takes the spotlight with occult detectives and dangerous stage magic. Horror birthdays and Stephen King's Needful Things round out the week. Find your next watch, play, or read where a performance stops being make-believe.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1405</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alvarez,barker,breathe,cabrini,candyman,dacosta,exorcism,folklore,halloween,history,horror,king,occult,playstation,shelley,slasher,spooky,supermassive,supernatural,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/055af4adbfaa907b53788369bef6a370.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel: The Truth Behind the Elevator Video</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-elisa-lam-at-the-cecil-hotel-the-truth-behind-the-elevator-video--74154000</link><description><![CDATA[Elisa Lam's Cecil Hotel elevator video became an internet mystery, but her 2013 death was officially ruled an accidental drowning. Terrifying &amp; True follows the Canadian traveler's final days in Los Angeles and examines how a rooftop water tank became the focus of ghost stories and murder theories. Court records, the elevator's controls, and a maintenance worker's account challenge claims about impossible access and a sealed hatch. Follow the documented evidence behind the viral footage, with Elisa's life kept in view, and see how a tragedy became a story the internet kept rewriting.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74154000</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:03:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74154000/elisa_lam_cecil_hotel.mp3" length="46360689" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/40a443c0-80cf-46c7-94a4-3598e42ae31a/40a443c0-80cf-46c7-94a4-3598e42ae31a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/40a443c0-80cf-46c7-94a4-3598e42ae31a/40a443c0-80cf-46c7-94a4-3598e42ae31a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/40a443c0-80cf-46c7-94a4-3598e42ae31a/40a443c0-80cf-46c7-94a4-3598e42ae31a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Elisa Lam's Cecil Hotel elevator video became an internet mystery, but her 2013 death was officially ruled an accidental drowning. Terrifying &amp; True follows the Canadian traveler's final days in Los Angeles and examines how a rooftop water tank became...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Elisa Lam's Cecil Hotel elevator video became an internet mystery, but her 2013 death was officially ruled an accidental drowning. Terrifying &amp; True follows the Canadian traveler's final days in Los Angeles and examines how a rooftop water tank became the focus of ghost stories and murder theories. Court records, the elevator's controls, and a maintenance worker's account challenge claims about impossible access and a sealed hatch. Follow the documented evidence behind the viral footage, with Elisa's life kept in view, and see how a tragedy became a story the internet kept rewriting.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2897</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>angeles,cecil,conspiracy,crime,disappearance,drowning,elevator,elisa,folklore,halloween,haunted,horror,hotel,investigation,lam,mystery,paranormal,rooftop,tank,video</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5cd90280e9010a523a44651ab9fec385.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Train Mysteries: Orient Express &amp; The Signalman</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-train-mysteries-orient-express-the-signalman--73456315</link><description><![CDATA[A railway worker sees warnings of disaster beside a dark tunnel. A businessman on the Orient Express meets an armed stranger. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Train Stops, Orient Express, The Signalman, and Ticket to Nowhere for more than two hours of classic old-time radio suspense. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler carry you from a forgotten station to Balkan intrigue and a driver's plan for murder. With dangerous destinations and warnings that may arrive too late, each journey asks whether reaching the end of the line is something to hope for or fear.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73456315</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:00:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73456315/ub_last_train_into_darkness.mp3" length="124789865" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a89e64c0-99a8-47ae-80d3-341a16d36c4e/a89e64c0-99a8-47ae-80d3-341a16d36c4e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a89e64c0-99a8-47ae-80d3-341a16d36c4e/a89e64c0-99a8-47ae-80d3-341a16d36c4e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a89e64c0-99a8-47ae-80d3-341a16d36c4e/a89e64c0-99a8-47ae-80d3-341a16d36c4e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A railway worker sees warnings of disaster beside a dark tunnel. A businessman on the Orient Express meets an armed stranger. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Train Stops, Orient Express, The Signalman, and Ticket to Nowhere for more than two hours of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A railway worker sees warnings of disaster beside a dark tunnel. A businessman on the Orient Express meets an armed stranger. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Train Stops, Orient Express, The Signalman, and Ticket to Nowhere for more than two hours of classic old-time radio suspense. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler carry you from a forgotten station to Balkan intrigue and a driver's plan for murder. With dangerous destinations and warnings that may arrive too late, each journey asks whether reaching the end of the line is something to hope for or fear.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7799</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classics,escape,europe,express,ghost,intrigue,murder,mystery,orient,otr,radio,railroad,railway,signalman,station,suspense,ticket,trains,travel,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/726d97a0b2227f84e5ced0a7a49ab704.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>4 Scary Stories | Serial Killers, Witches, Werewolves &amp; Supernatural Monsters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-scary-stories-serial-killers-witches-werewolves-supernatural-monsters--73157627</link><description><![CDATA[A robbery interrupts a witch's ritual, a seductive stranger demands murder, and a criminal job brings a giant gummy worm into play. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories turn bad decisions into supernatural traps, from cursed brothers to a blizzard pursuit of Strickfield's Queen of Hearts serial killer. Crime and Bedevilment, Roxie, Sick With Rage, and The Worm Has Turned deliver over 90 minutes of witchcraft, monstrous hunger, and revenge. Stories by Joe Solmo, Charles Campbell, Rob Fields, and David O'Hanlon. When the criminals meet something worse than themselves, who gets out alive?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73157627</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73157627/aug_2026_4.mp3" length="98567045" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/658ea3f4-d38d-4788-a19d-3a5ce2f1df98/658ea3f4-d38d-4788-a19d-3a5ce2f1df98.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/658ea3f4-d38d-4788-a19d-3a5ce2f1df98/658ea3f4-d38d-4788-a19d-3a5ce2f1df98.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/658ea3f4-d38d-4788-a19d-3a5ce2f1df98/658ea3f4-d38d-4788-a19d-3a5ce2f1df98.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A robbery interrupts a witch's ritual, a seductive stranger demands murder, and a criminal job brings a giant gummy worm into play. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories turn bad decisions into supernatural traps, from cursed brothers to a blizzard...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A robbery interrupts a witch's ritual, a seductive stranger demands murder, and a criminal job brings a giant gummy worm into play. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories turn bad decisions into supernatural traps, from cursed brothers to a blizzard pursuit of Strickfield's Queen of Hearts serial killer. Crime and Bedevilment, Roxie, Sick With Rage, and The Worm Has Turned deliver over 90 minutes of witchcraft, monstrous hunger, and revenge. Stories by Joe Solmo, Charles Campbell, Rob Fields, and David O'Hanlon. When the criminals meet something worse than themselves, who gets out alive?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6160</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,crime,curse,gummy,hearts,horror,killers,monster,murder,occult,podcast,scary,serial,stories,strickfield,summerween,supernatural,thriller,werewolf,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0cdd3dabce6a4e5ed505df5001feefa7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep into Horror | Tonight She Comes (2016): Blood Rituals &amp; Body Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-tonight-she-comes-2016-blood-rituals-body-horror--74431109</link><description><![CDATA[Tonight She Comes (2016) starts with a blood-covered killer and a cabin in the woods, then plunges into an occult ritual with its own grotesque rules. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit the slasher on Cutting Deep into Horror, tracing its blood runes, absurd characters, gory effects, and Friday the 13th Part VII homage. They also recall discovering it through Movies at the Asylum and explore how Felicity changes the story's center of gravity. Full spoilers, including the ending: find out why this splatter comedy's most revolting choices may be more deliberate than they seem.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74431109</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:08:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74431109/tonight_she_comesedit.mp3" length="95414091" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4098fc58-a3a7-42a5-9108-d8c927d94430/4098fc58-a3a7-42a5-9108-d8c927d94430.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4098fc58-a3a7-42a5-9108-d8c927d94430/4098fc58-a3a7-42a5-9108-d8c927d94430.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4098fc58-a3a7-42a5-9108-d8c927d94430/4098fc58-a3a7-42a5-9108-d8c927d94430.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tonight She Comes (2016) starts with a blood-covered killer and a cabin in the woods, then plunges into an occult ritual with its own grotesque rules. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit the slasher on Cutting Deep into Horror, tracing its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tonight She Comes (2016) starts with a blood-covered killer and a cabin in the woods, then plunges into an occult ritual with its own grotesque rules. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit the slasher on Cutting Deep into Horror, tracing its blood runes, absurd characters, gory effects, and Friday the 13th Part VII homage. They also recall discovering it through Movies at the Asylum and explore how Felicity changes the story's center of gravity. Full spoilers, including the ending: find out why this splatter comedy's most revolting choices may be more deliberate than they seem.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5963</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>asylum,blood,body,cabin,comedy,effects,gore,grindhouse,halloween,horror,indie,occult,practical,rebirth,resurrection,revenant,ritual,slasher,splatter,supernatural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/92f3219a10214d3d4323bc04acc22e31.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Clown Panic 2016: When Weird Experiences Become Urban Legends | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/clown-panic-2016-when-weird-experiences-become-urban-legends-thursday-thrills--74341039</link><description><![CDATA[The 2016 killer clown panic began with reports from South Carolina woods and spread into threats, hoaxes, and copycat encounters. Ten years later, Henrique Couto follows the Greenville County sightings through news coverage and social media to arrests, school scares, and Penn State's student clown hunt. Thursday Thrills separates the unsubstantiated earliest claims from the real consequences of viral fear. Police could not confirm those first woodland clowns, yet people elsewhere began putting on masks. How did a story about hidden strangers become a nightmare people acted out in public?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74341039</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:08:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74341039/thursday_thrills_clowns_august_13_2026.mp3" length="18153174" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e5713f4a-1fd8-4d83-aade-35ce0dc7b5e3/e5713f4a-1fd8-4d83-aade-35ce0dc7b5e3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e5713f4a-1fd8-4d83-aade-35ce0dc7b5e3/e5713f4a-1fd8-4d83-aade-35ce0dc7b5e3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e5713f4a-1fd8-4d83-aade-35ce0dc7b5e3/e5713f4a-1fd8-4d83-aade-35ce0dc7b5e3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The 2016 killer clown panic began with reports from South Carolina woods and spread into threats, hoaxes, and copycat encounters. Ten years later, Henrique Couto follows the Greenville County sightings through news coverage and social media to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 2016 killer clown panic began with reports from South Carolina woods and spread into threats, hoaxes, and copycat encounters. Ten years later, Henrique Couto follows the Greenville County sightings through news coverage and social media to arrests, school scares, and Penn State's student clown hunt. Thursday Thrills separates the unsubstantiated earliest claims from the real consequences of viral fear. Police could not confirm those first woodland clowns, yet people elsewhere began putting on masks. How did a story about hidden strangers become a nightmare people acted out in public?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1134</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arrests,carolina,clown,clowns,copycats,creepy,fleetwood,greenville,halloween,hoaxes,horror,killer,manor,panic,rumors,schools,sightings,spooky,threats,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/877b883e67ad73946bd4327350c47d21.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Darkness Under Clear Lake: A Sunken Relic Possesses a Missing Swimmer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-darkness-under-clear-lake-a-sunken-relic-possesses-a-missing-swimmer--74266570</link><description><![CDATA[Brian disappears beneath Clear Lake and returns clutching a carved relic, his body waterlogged and his strength no longer human. In Bruce Haney's The Darkness Under Clear Lake, a camping trip with Michelle and friends becomes a fight against possession and something waiting underwater. The object will not let Brian go, and getting it away from him may be the survivors' only chance. This Weekly Spooky horror story blends a cursed artifact, body horror, and a lakeside reunion poisoned by old tensions. Michelle has to stop what he brought ashore without becoming the next person to touch it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74266570</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:07:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74266570/ep413_the_darkness_under_clear_lake.mp3" length="38007729" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9fa2da99-ca67-43ce-b04a-e24d5dd3f3be/9fa2da99-ca67-43ce-b04a-e24d5dd3f3be.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9fa2da99-ca67-43ce-b04a-e24d5dd3f3be/9fa2da99-ca67-43ce-b04a-e24d5dd3f3be.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9fa2da99-ca67-43ce-b04a-e24d5dd3f3be/9fa2da99-ca67-43ce-b04a-e24d5dd3f3be.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Brian disappears beneath Clear Lake and returns clutching a carved relic, his body waterlogged and his strength no longer human. In Bruce Haney's The Darkness Under Clear Lake, a camping trip with Michelle and friends becomes a fight against...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brian disappears beneath Clear Lake and returns clutching a carved relic, his body waterlogged and his strength no longer human. In Bruce Haney's The Darkness Under Clear Lake, a camping trip with Michelle and friends becomes a fight against possession and something waiting underwater. The object will not let Brian go, and getting it away from him may be the survivors' only chance. This Weekly Spooky horror story blends a cursed artifact, body horror, and a lakeside reunion poisoned by old tensions. Michelle has to stop what he brought ashore without becoming the next person to touch it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2375</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aquatic,camping,creature,cursed,fiction,gore,halloween,horror,lake,monsters,narration,objects,podcast,possession,scary,season,spooky,stories,supernatural,survival</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d473cc39b3e55bdd85ac97ec1c17d5dd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>413</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Halloween Primer: Blade, Exorcist III &amp; American Werewolf</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-halloween-primer-blade-exorcist-iii-american-werewolf--74219782</link><description><![CDATA[Blade, The Exorcist III, and An American Werewolf in London lead This Week in Horror History for August 17–23, 2026. Revisit Wesley Snipes' Daywalker, William Peter Blatty's supernatural detective story, the home invasion of You're Next, and Rebecca Hall's haunted grief in The Night House. Fred Dekker's Night of the Creeps takes the spotlight with alien parasites and undead fraternity brothers. Horror birthdays round out the calendar before Rick Baker's werewolf transformation earns this week's recommendation. Build a watchlist that moves from vampire action to full-moon tragedy.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74219782</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:09:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74219782/twihh_august_17_23_2026.mp3" length="22156675" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/36d8def5-b752-4fcf-ab53-a225334d5d16/36d8def5-b752-4fcf-ab53-a225334d5d16.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/36d8def5-b752-4fcf-ab53-a225334d5d16/36d8def5-b752-4fcf-ab53-a225334d5d16.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/36d8def5-b752-4fcf-ab53-a225334d5d16/36d8def5-b752-4fcf-ab53-a225334d5d16.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Blade, The Exorcist III, and An American Werewolf in London lead This Week in Horror History for August 17–23, 2026. Revisit Wesley Snipes' Daywalker, William Peter Blatty's supernatural detective story, the home invasion of You're Next, and Rebecca...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Blade, The Exorcist III, and An American Werewolf in London lead This Week in Horror History for August 17–23, 2026. Revisit Wesley Snipes' Daywalker, William Peter Blatty's supernatural detective story, the home invasion of You're Next, and Rebecca Hall's haunted grief in The Night House. Fred Dekker's Night of the Creeps takes the spotlight with alien parasites and undead fraternity brothers. Horror birthdays round out the calendar before Rick Baker's werewolf transformation earns this week's recommendation. Build a watchlist that moves from vampire action to full-moon tragedy.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1385</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anniversaries,atkins,blade,bradbury,creeps,exorcist,farmiga,halloween,haunted,history,horror,london,movies,parasites,podcast,supernatural,thriller,vampires,werewolf,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9460e653220028acb763cd93940280c1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Pale Crawler: How The Rake Became a Cryptid Legend</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-pale-crawler-how-the-rake-became-a-cryptid-legend--74146685</link><description><![CDATA[The Pale Crawler looks like a creature caught between a human and an animal, but The Rake began as a deliberately written horror story. Terrifying &amp; True traces Operation Crawler, alleged Illinois and Kentucky encounters, and the viral trail-camera images that helped turn creepypasta into cryptid folklore. Misidentified wildlife, pareidolia, sleep paralysis, and staged footage offer ways to examine the claims without treating them as proof. Follow the monster from online fiction to reported woodland sightings, and discover how a shared story can start shaping what people think they see.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74146685</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:09:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74146685/the_pale_crawler.mp3" length="40402185" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c826c79c-2a83-48f4-a810-031816c1012f/c826c79c-2a83-48f4-a810-031816c1012f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c826c79c-2a83-48f4-a810-031816c1012f/c826c79c-2a83-48f4-a810-031816c1012f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c826c79c-2a83-48f4-a810-031816c1012f/c826c79c-2a83-48f4-a810-031816c1012f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Pale Crawler looks like a creature caught between a human and an animal, but The Rake began as a deliberately written horror story. Terrifying &amp; True traces Operation Crawler, alleged Illinois and Kentucky encounters, and the viral trail-camera...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Pale Crawler looks like a creature caught between a human and an animal, but The Rake began as a deliberately written horror story. Terrifying &amp; True traces Operation Crawler, alleged Illinois and Kentucky encounters, and the viral trail-camera images that helped turn creepypasta into cryptid folklore. Misidentified wildlife, pareidolia, sleep paralysis, and staged footage offer ways to examine the claims without treating them as proof. Follow the monster from online fiction to reported woodland sightings, and discover how a shared story can start shaping what people think they see.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2525</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>4chan,crawler,creepypasta,cryptid,folklore,halloween,hoax,horror,humanoid,internet,monster,pale,paranormal,pareidolia,rake,reddit,sightings,tiktok,woods,youtube</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6c66d1deabd19e2fdc3a38dd3aa538e1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | No Boat Comes Back: Classic OTR Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-no-boat-comes-back-classic-otr-mystery--73453329</link><description><![CDATA[An island promises refuge, but the people arriving bring danger with them. Unknown Broadcast collects four classic old-time radio mysteries: The Beach of Falesa, The Far-Away Island, The Island, and Escape to Skull Island. A trader enters a struggle over power on a Pacific island, a fugitive faces a murderous pursuer, and a weary Marine imagines a world without hunger or war. A hunted killer's passage to Skull Island completes more than two hours of tropical suspense. White beaches and warm water offer little comfort when escape from the mainland means leaving every route home behind.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73453329</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73453329/ub_island_of_no_return.mp3" length="127696607" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/824c85ff-3223-49c3-87b8-a8364c194f39/824c85ff-3223-49c3-87b8-a8364c194f39.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/824c85ff-3223-49c3-87b8-a8364c194f39/824c85ff-3223-49c3-87b8-a8364c194f39.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/824c85ff-3223-49c3-87b8-a8364c194f39/824c85ff-3223-49c3-87b8-a8364c194f39.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An island promises refuge, but the people arriving bring danger with them. Unknown Broadcast collects four classic old-time radio mysteries: The Beach of Falesa, The Far-Away Island, The Island, and Escape to Skull Island. A trader enters a struggle...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An island promises refuge, but the people arriving bring danger with them. Unknown Broadcast collects four classic old-time radio mysteries: The Beach of Falesa, The Far-Away Island, The Island, and Escape to Skull Island. A trader enters a struggle over power on a Pacific island, a fugitive faces a murderous pursuer, and a weary Marine imagines a world without hunger or war. A hunted killer's passage to Skull Island completes more than two hours of tropical suspense. White beaches and warm water offer little comfort when escape from the mainland means leaving every route home behind.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7980</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,cbs,classics,escape,falesa,fugitives,horror,islands,marines,mystery,otr,pacific,pursuit,radio,skull,suspense,tropical,voodoo,war,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c34086c351019657875137b9c1b51bf8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>4 Scary Stories | Haunted House, Cursed Object, Serial Killers &amp; Cannibal Monsters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-scary-stories-haunted-house-cursed-object-serial-killers-cannibal-monsters--73157411</link><description><![CDATA[A one-dollar bowl brings home a ghost, and two serial killers choose a family with something monstrous on the menu. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories turn a first date, a yard-sale bargain, a country dinner, and a party in the woods into deadly mistakes. First Date and Thrifting Fail—We're Now Haunted! lead from a haunted mansion to an object that refuses to stay discarded; The Dinner Guests and Party in the Woods unleash predators with an appetite for human flesh. Stories by Rob Fields, Bruce Haney, Shane Migliavacca, and Joe Solmo. Listen for the moment an invitation becomes a trap.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73157411</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73157411/aug_2026_3.mp3" length="75195120" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/43a1239b-edb3-41cd-bfc2-22432aca1fc1/43a1239b-edb3-41cd-bfc2-22432aca1fc1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/43a1239b-edb3-41cd-bfc2-22432aca1fc1/43a1239b-edb3-41cd-bfc2-22432aca1fc1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/43a1239b-edb3-41cd-bfc2-22432aca1fc1/43a1239b-edb3-41cd-bfc2-22432aca1fc1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A one-dollar bowl brings home a ghost, and two serial killers choose a family with something monstrous on the menu. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories turn a first date, a yard-sale bargain, a country dinner, and a party in the woods into deadly...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A one-dollar bowl brings home a ghost, and two serial killers choose a family with something monstrous on the menu. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories turn a first date, a yard-sale bargain, a country dinner, and a party in the woods into deadly mistakes. First Date and Thrifting Fail—We're Now Haunted! lead from a haunted mansion to an object that refuses to stay discarded; The Dinner Guests and Party in the Woods unleash predators with an appetite for human flesh. Stories by Rob Fields, Bruce Haney, Shane Migliavacca, and Joe Solmo. Listen for the moment an invitation becomes a trap.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4699</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,cannibal,creatures,cursed,forest,ghosts,halloween,haunted,horror,killers,mansion,monsters,object,paranormal,podcast,scary,serial,stories,summerween,thrifting</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ac25baf688f2327898e48dfed3b33515.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cryptids Around the Campfire: Werewolf, Bigfoot, Chupacabra &amp; Wendigo | Halloween Marathon</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cryptids-around-the-campfire-werewolf-bigfoot-chupacabra-wendigo-halloween-marathon--73937552</link><description><![CDATA[Railroad workers report a werewolf in Defiance, Ohio. Black-Eyed Children ask to come inside. Seven Terrifying &amp; True investigations gather Bigfoot, the Fouke Monster, Chupacabra, Indrid Cold, and more for over three hours of campfire listening. Follow Ohio's Grassman to Salt Fork State Park, trace changing Chupacabra accounts, and explore the UFO lore around Point Pleasant. The Wendigo segment distinguishes Algonquian traditions from later fiction. Reported encounters, hoaxes, and disputed evidence stay in context as each story reveals how a local fear becomes a legend that travels.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73937552</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:02:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73937552/cryptids_around_the_campfire.mp3" length="203441438" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Railroad workers report a werewolf in Defiance, Ohio. Black-Eyed Children ask to come inside. Seven Terrifying &amp; True investigations gather Bigfoot, the Fouke Monster, Chupacabra, Indrid Cold, and more for over three hours of campfire listening....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Railroad workers report a werewolf in Defiance, Ohio. Black-Eyed Children ask to come inside. Seven Terrifying &amp; True investigations gather Bigfoot, the Fouke Monster, Chupacabra, Indrid Cold, and more for over three hours of campfire listening. Follow Ohio's Grassman to Salt Fork State Park, trace changing Chupacabra accounts, and explore the UFO lore around Point Pleasant. The Wendigo segment distinguishes Algonquian traditions from later fiction. Reported encounters, hoaxes, and disputed evidence stay in context as each story reveals how a local fear becomes a legend that travels.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12715</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bek,bigfoot,boggy,chupacabra,crime,cryptids,folklore,fouke,grassman,halloween,horror,indrid,legends,mothman,paranormal,sasquatch,supernatural,unexplained,wendigo,werewolf</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e8e51fbac2e6bea26a6b3a06cb2e1a56.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Jeff the Killer: Creepypasta Supernatural Folklore Uncovered | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/jeff-the-killer-creepypasta-supernatural-folklore-uncovered-thursday-thrills--73864206</link><description><![CDATA[Jeff the Killer's pale face and 'Go to sleep' became creepypasta shorthand for a nightmare. Thursday Thrills follows the fictional killer's origin stories and the image edits that turned him into internet folklore. Henrique Couto traces Sesseur, GameFuelTV, Japanese image boards, prettyFACE, and the 'White Powder' trail, then examines how a false story about a bullied girl became attached to the face. Jane the Killer and Homicidal Liu show the legend branching into new characters. Explore how altered pictures, conflicting memories, and rumors helped a made-up killer acquire a past.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73864206</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:04:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73864206/thursday_thrills_jeff_the_killer_august_13_2026.mp3" length="18850414" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c142ff78-7c79-4739-8d8a-68e2f2a29e4d/c142ff78-7c79-4739-8d8a-68e2f2a29e4d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c142ff78-7c79-4739-8d8a-68e2f2a29e4d/c142ff78-7c79-4739-8d8a-68e2f2a29e4d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c142ff78-7c79-4739-8d8a-68e2f2a29e4d/c142ff78-7c79-4739-8d8a-68e2f2a29e4d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jeff the Killer's pale face and 'Go to sleep' became creepypasta shorthand for a nightmare. Thursday Thrills follows the fictional killer's origin stories and the image edits that turned him into internet folklore. Henrique Couto traces Sesseur,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jeff the Killer's pale face and 'Go to sleep' became creepypasta shorthand for a nightmare. Thursday Thrills follows the fictional killer's origin stories and the image edits that turned him into internet folklore. Henrique Couto traces Sesseur, GameFuelTV, Japanese image boards, prettyFACE, and the 'White Powder' trail, then examines how a false story about a bullied girl became attached to the face. Jane the Killer and Homicidal Liu show the legend branching into new characters. Explore how altered pictures, conflicting memories, and rumors helped a made-up killer acquire a past.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1178</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepypasta,folklore,halloween,haunted,horror,image,internet,jeff,killer,legend,lostmedia,movie,mystery,newgrounds,october,origins,photo,scary,sesseur,spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/be3ae29095457bdc1bb2a9e8938addec.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Odd Egg: Weird Experiences Turn Grotesque in Spooky Season Body Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/odd-egg-weird-experiences-turn-grotesque-in-spooky-season-body-horror--73829619</link><description><![CDATA[Eleven eggs are empty. The twelfth hatches a tiny human head on six spiderlike legs. In Odd Egg by Alex Grass, Maryellen accepts a free carton from a smiling stranger who claims a god lives inside it. Breakfast becomes a creature-horror nightmare as the thing grows, feeds, and changes, pulling her toward the mysterious Time of the Egg. This Weekly Spooky debut blends grotesque body horror with dark comedy and a gift that should never have been opened. Discover more of Alex Grass's weird fiction in Infernal Tramps: Tales of Weird Terror at <a href="http://www.infernaltramps.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.infernaltramps.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73829619</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:05:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73829619/ep412_odd_egg.mp3" length="31110322" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9e7c8da2-f8ae-4b30-84c8-c2f47ea8fa5a/9e7c8da2-f8ae-4b30-84c8-c2f47ea8fa5a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9e7c8da2-f8ae-4b30-84c8-c2f47ea8fa5a/9e7c8da2-f8ae-4b30-84c8-c2f47ea8fa5a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9e7c8da2-f8ae-4b30-84c8-c2f47ea8fa5a/9e7c8da2-f8ae-4b30-84c8-c2f47ea8fa5a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Eleven eggs are empty. The twelfth hatches a tiny human head on six spiderlike legs. In Odd Egg by Alex Grass, Maryellen accepts a free carton from a smiling stranger who claims a god lives inside it. Breakfast becomes a creature-horror nightmare as...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eleven eggs are empty. The twelfth hatches a tiny human head on six spiderlike legs. In Odd Egg by Alex Grass, Maryellen accepts a free carton from a smiling stranger who claims a god lives inside it. Breakfast becomes a creature-horror nightmare as the thing grows, feeds, and changes, pulling her toward the mysterious Time of the Egg. This Weekly Spooky debut blends grotesque body horror with dark comedy and a gift that should never have been opened. Discover more of Alex Grass's weird fiction in Infernal Tramps: Tales of Weird Terror at <a href="http://www.infernaltramps.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.infernaltramps.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1944</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alex,body,creature,cult,eggs,fiction,gore,grass,halloween,horror,monster,mutation,narration,podcast,scary,season,spooky,stories,terror,weird</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3369205b3707961bb8d9a43aa12a8dbc.jpg"/><itunes:episode>412</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Halloween Primer: The Monster Squad, Cujo &amp; The Fly</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-halloween-primer-the-monster-squad-cujo-the-fly--73576016</link><description><![CDATA[The Monster Squad, Cujo, and The Fly lead This Week in Horror History for August 10–16, 2026. A stalled car becomes a trap in Stephen King's rabid-dog nightmare, while The Others, Jason Goes to Hell, and Lovecraft Country bring ghostly secrets, possession, and cosmic horror. Fred Dekker's monster-kid adventure takes the spotlight before David Cronenberg's The Fly marks its 40th anniversary as the weekly recommendation. Birthdays complete a tour from treehouse monster rules to Seth Brundle's disastrous experiment. Find a Halloween watch, from childhood adventure to tragic body horror.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73576016</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:01:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73576016/twihh_august_10_16_2026.mp3" length="22252080" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a563016e-e585-40aa-b6ff-ce65ab3cc022/a563016e-e585-40aa-b6ff-ce65ab3cc022.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a563016e-e585-40aa-b6ff-ce65ab3cc022/a563016e-e585-40aa-b6ff-ce65ab3cc022.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a563016e-e585-40aa-b6ff-ce65ab3cc022/a563016e-e585-40aa-b6ff-ce65ab3cc022.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Monster Squad, Cujo, and The Fly lead This Week in Horror History for August 10–16, 2026. A stalled car becomes a trap in Stephen King's rabid-dog nightmare, while The Others, Jason Goes to Hell, and Lovecraft Country bring ghostly secrets,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Monster Squad, Cujo, and The Fly lead This Week in Horror History for August 10–16, 2026. A stalled car becomes a trap in Stephen King's rabid-dog nightmare, while The Others, Jason Goes to Hell, and Lovecraft Country bring ghostly secrets, possession, and cosmic horror. Fred Dekker's monster-kid adventure takes the spotlight before David Cronenberg's The Fly marks its 40th anniversary as the weekly recommendation. Birthdays complete a tour from treehouse monster rules to Seth Brundle's disastrous experiment. Find a Halloween watch, from childhood adventure to tragic body horror.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1391</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anniversaries,country,cronenberg,cujo,fly,halloween,history,horror,jason,kidman,king,lovecraft,monster,monsters,movies,others,squad,stephen,vampires,voorhees</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/416c142b5e27fde05312df1503c36791.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Man With a Hole in His Stomach: Beaumont’s Human Experiments</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-man-with-a-hole-in-his-stomach-beaumont-s-human-experiments--73326658</link><description><![CDATA[Alexis St. Martin survived an 1822 gunshot wound with an opening into his stomach. William Beaumont used it to study digestion, lowering food on threads into a living man's body. Terrifying &amp; True examines the medical breakthrough and the unequal relationship behind it: a surgeon who was also an employer, a labor contract requiring experiments, and a patient who negotiated, refused, and repeatedly left. Follow the history beyond the lurid image of a man with a hole in his stomach. When a discovery depends on someone's pain and economic dependence, how freely can that person consent?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73326658</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73326658/terrifying_and_true_obey_suffer_and_comply.mp3" length="40090395" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/248e8850-5254-4cbf-b9a1-d4868a86f8e3/248e8850-5254-4cbf-b9a1-d4868a86f8e3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/248e8850-5254-4cbf-b9a1-d4868a86f8e3/248e8850-5254-4cbf-b9a1-d4868a86f8e3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/248e8850-5254-4cbf-b9a1-d4868a86f8e3/248e8850-5254-4cbf-b9a1-d4868a86f8e3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Alexis St. Martin survived an 1822 gunshot wound with an opening into his stomach. William Beaumont used it to study digestion, lowering food on threads into a living man's body. Terrifying &amp; True examines the medical breakthrough and the unequal...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Alexis St. Martin survived an 1822 gunshot wound with an opening into his stomach. William Beaumont used it to study digestion, lowering food on threads into a living man's body. Terrifying &amp; True examines the medical breakthrough and the unequal relationship behind it: a surgeon who was also an employer, a labor contract requiring experiments, and a patient who negotiated, refused, and repeatedly left. Follow the history beyond the lurid image of a man with a hole in his stomach. When a discovery depends on someone's pain and economic dependence, how freely can that person consent?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2506</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alexis,anatomy,beaumont,consent,contract,digestion,ethics,experiments,exploitation,fistula,gastric,gunshot,mackinac,martin,medicine,physiology,research,stomach,voyageur,william</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9761d0884e216c1cb05fa5336f9521e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Storm Horror: Hurricane &amp; Night of the Storm</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-storm-horror-hurricane-night-of-the-storm--73452156</link><description><![CDATA[A hurricane drives a desperate pair into an armed standoff. Elsewhere, three people race a storm to save an innocent man from execution. Unknown Broadcast brings together Hurricane, Flood on the Goodwins, Night of the Storm, and Man in the Storm for just over two hours of classic old-time radio suspense. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler follow a wartime Channel crossing, a closing execution deadline, and an embezzler hoping floodwater will hide his crime. Each forecast turns worse, and reaching shelter may only reveal the danger already waiting inside.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73452156</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73452156/ub_stormbound_crimes.mp3" length="119418199" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fa63f98a-12be-444e-a253-ee9587ebc61a/fa63f98a-12be-444e-a253-ee9587ebc61a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fa63f98a-12be-444e-a253-ee9587ebc61a/fa63f98a-12be-444e-a253-ee9587ebc61a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fa63f98a-12be-444e-a253-ee9587ebc61a/fa63f98a-12be-444e-a253-ee9587ebc61a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A hurricane drives a desperate pair into an armed standoff. Elsewhere, three people race a storm to save an innocent man from execution. Unknown Broadcast brings together Hurricane, Flood on the Goodwins, Night of the Storm, and Man in the Storm for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A hurricane drives a desperate pair into an armed standoff. Elsewhere, three people race a storm to save an innocent man from execution. Unknown Broadcast brings together Hurricane, Flood on the Goodwins, Night of the Storm, and Man in the Storm for just over two hours of classic old-time radio suspense. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler follow a wartime Channel crossing, a closing execution deadline, and an embezzler hoping floodwater will hide his crime. Each forecast turns worse, and reaching shelter may only reveal the danger already waiting inside.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7463</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cbs,classics,crime,danger,escape,flood,horror,hurricane,mystery,noir,otr,radio,storms,suspense,thriller,vintage,voyage,wartime,weather,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/05f43a9ab28c5877ce25dc891fa60a49.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>4 Scary Travel Horror Stories | Wendigo, Ghost Ship, Airplane Horror &amp; Serial Killer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-scary-travel-horror-stories-wendigo-ghost-ship-airplane-horror-serial-killer--73157171</link><description><![CDATA[A flight repeats its fatal journey. A ghost ship offers rescue until the flesh-eating rats emerge. Four Weekly Spooky travel horror stories turn planes, ships, and highways into traps, with cannibal athletes facing a Wendigo transformation and a serial killer waiting at a truck stop. The Last Flight Out, Be Careful What You Eat, The Ship of the Cannibal Rats, and Love, Burgers, and the Open Road deliver over two hours of supernatural fiction and roadside terror. Stories by Charles Campbell, Rob Fields, and David O'Hanlon. When the journey becomes the threat, where can you get off?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73157171</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73157171/aug_2026_1.mp3" length="128632803" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/36e406ad-16e9-48e1-a4ec-65b2ef7ef553/36e406ad-16e9-48e1-a4ec-65b2ef7ef553.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/36e406ad-16e9-48e1-a4ec-65b2ef7ef553/36e406ad-16e9-48e1-a4ec-65b2ef7ef553.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/36e406ad-16e9-48e1-a4ec-65b2ef7ef553/36e406ad-16e9-48e1-a4ec-65b2ef7ef553.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A flight repeats its fatal journey. A ghost ship offers rescue until the flesh-eating rats emerge. Four Weekly Spooky travel horror stories turn planes, ships, and highways into traps, with cannibal athletes facing a Wendigo transformation and a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A flight repeats its fatal journey. A ghost ship offers rescue until the flesh-eating rats emerge. Four Weekly Spooky travel horror stories turn planes, ships, and highways into traps, with cannibal athletes facing a Wendigo transformation and a serial killer waiting at a truck stop. The Last Flight Out, Be Careful What You Eat, The Ship of the Cannibal Rats, and Love, Burgers, and the Open Road deliver over two hours of supernatural fiction and roadside terror. Stories by Charles Campbell, Rob Fields, and David O'Hanlon. When the journey becomes the threat, where can you get off?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8039</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>airplane,anthology,audiobook,cannibal,fiction,halloween,highway,horror,killer,podcast,rats,scary,ship,stories,strickfield,summerween,supernatural,survival,trucker,wendigo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8d8b744e9ffc31e400ea425eb43fbdc9.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Hell House LLC (2015) — Halloween Haunt Found Footage Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-hell-house-llc-2015-halloween-haunt-found-footage-horror--73588539</link><description><![CDATA[Hell House LLC (2015) turns a Halloween haunted attraction into a found footage catastrophe at the Abaddon Hotel. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Stephen Cognetti's film on Cutting Deep into Horror, from clown mannequins and background movement to the camera logic that makes its fake documentary convincing. They compare its confined nightmare with The Houses October Built and follow the crew's preparations into the deadly opening night. Full spoilers, including the ending and final return to the hotel. Discover how a figure in the background can make you dread the next cut.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73588539</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:01:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73588539/hell_house_llc.mp3" length="99048494" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5a4bc75f-2196-497a-a5f8-c344991e4937/5a4bc75f-2196-497a-a5f8-c344991e4937.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5a4bc75f-2196-497a-a5f8-c344991e4937/5a4bc75f-2196-497a-a5f8-c344991e4937.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5a4bc75f-2196-497a-a5f8-c344991e4937/5a4bc75f-2196-497a-a5f8-c344991e4937.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hell House LLC (2015) turns a Halloween haunted attraction into a found footage catastrophe at the Abaddon Hotel. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Stephen Cognetti's film on Cutting Deep into Horror, from clown mannequins and background...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hell House LLC (2015) turns a Halloween haunted attraction into a found footage catastrophe at the Abaddon Hotel. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Stephen Cognetti's film on Cutting Deep into Horror, from clown mannequins and background movement to the camera logic that makes its fake documentary convincing. They compare its confined nightmare with The Houses October Built and follow the crew's preparations into the deadly opening night. Full spoilers, including the ending and final return to the hotel. Discover how a figure in the background can make you dread the next cut.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6190</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abaddon,attraction,basement,clown,cognetti,cult,footage,halloween,haunt,haunted,hellhousellc,horror,hotel,mockumentary,october,paranormal,scares,spooky,summerween,supernatural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fa48d50958c74a9f0501eb5a79f3cc3b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Solar Eclipse 2026: Supernatural Folklore &amp; Celestial Monsters | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/solar-eclipse-2026-supernatural-folklore-celestial-monsters-thursday-thrills--73512323</link><description><![CDATA[What if a monster swallowed the sun? The August 12, 2026 solar eclipse sets the stage for a Thursday Thrills journey through celestial dragons, Rahu, and the Norse wolves Sköll and Hati. Henrique Couto explores the folklore people used to explain a darkened sky, from noise meant to drive a creature away to fears that daylight might never return. Originally released before the eclipse, this episode also covers its path through Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, animal behavior, and viewing safety. Discover why an astronomical event became a story about hunger, danger, and the sun's survival.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73512323</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:01:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73512323/thursday_thrills_solar_eclipse_2026_august_6_2026.mp3" length="19701312" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/87bebe23-0099-4596-87e8-7abc61ad1864/87bebe23-0099-4596-87e8-7abc61ad1864.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/87bebe23-0099-4596-87e8-7abc61ad1864/87bebe23-0099-4596-87e8-7abc61ad1864.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/87bebe23-0099-4596-87e8-7abc61ad1864/87bebe23-0099-4596-87e8-7abc61ad1864.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What if a monster swallowed the sun? The August 12, 2026 solar eclipse sets the stage for a Thursday Thrills journey through celestial dragons, Rahu, and the Norse wolves Sköll and Hati. Henrique Couto explores the folklore people used to explain a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What if a monster swallowed the sun? The August 12, 2026 solar eclipse sets the stage for a Thursday Thrills journey through celestial dragons, Rahu, and the Norse wolves Sköll and Hati. Henrique Couto explores the folklore people used to explain a darkened sky, from noise meant to drive a creature away to fears that daylight might never return. Originally released before the eclipse, this episode also covers its path through Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, animal behavior, and viewing safety. Discover why an astronomical event became a story about hunger, danger, and the sun's survival.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1231</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2026 eclipse path,ancient china,daylight,eclipse glasses,environment,folklore,hindu tradition,modern science,norse mythology,partial phases,predict eclipses,safety guidance,solar eclipses,totality</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d6886c8480b628150635ae904b790d9d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Let-Down: Body Horror Through a Child's Perspective</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-down-body-horror-through-a-child-s-perspective--73401291</link><description><![CDATA[A six-year-old girl who cannot speak is trying to feed her baby brother. In Let-Down by Morgan Moore, poverty, illness, neglect, and a father's gambling leave a family without food or formula. The child remembers that mothers make milk, but her incomplete understanding leads toward a terrible solution. Told through her perspective, this Weekly Spooky story turns an act of care into graphic body horror and domestic dread. The terror comes from the gap between what she believes will help and what the listener understands. A disturbing listen about a child left to solve an adult crisis.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73401291</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:01:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73401291/let_down.mp3" length="14155092" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c5c8e662-6df1-437b-83d7-a3e389448edf/c5c8e662-6df1-437b-83d7-a3e389448edf.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c5c8e662-6df1-437b-83d7-a3e389448edf/c5c8e662-6df1-437b-83d7-a3e389448edf.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c5c8e662-6df1-437b-83d7-a3e389448edf/c5c8e662-6df1-437b-83d7-a3e389448edf.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A six-year-old girl who cannot speak is trying to feed her baby brother. In Let-Down by Morgan Moore, poverty, illness, neglect, and a father's gambling leave a family without food or formula. The child remembers that mothers make milk, but her...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A six-year-old girl who cannot speak is trying to feed her baby brother. In Let-Down by Morgan Moore, poverty, illness, neglect, and a father's gambling leave a family without food or formula. The child remembers that mothers make milk, but her incomplete understanding leads toward a terrible solution. Told through her perspective, this Weekly Spooky story turns an act of care into graphic body horror and domestic dread. The terror comes from the gap between what she believes will help and what the listener understands. A disturbing listen about a child left to solve an adult crisis.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>885</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>baby,blood,body,cannibalism,child,creepy,disturbing,gambling,gore,halloween,horror,hunger,mutilation,narration,neglect,psychological,scary,scissors,spooky,stories</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8899ae1e8897ee0cfd0d5bf91df241a8.jpg"/><itunes:episode>411</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | The Sixth Sense, Piranha &amp; Bodies Bodies Bodies (Aug. 3–9)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-the-sixth-sense-piranha-bodies-bodies-bodies-aug-3-9--73350158</link><description><![CDATA[The Sixth Sense, Piranha, and Bodies Bodies Bodies lead This Week in Horror History for August 3–9, 2026. Revisit M. Night Shyamalan's ghost story, Joe Dante's killer-fish mayhem, and a hurricane party poisoned by suspicion. Joëlle Jones' Lady Killer brings a murderous homemaker to the comics calendar, while Antropophagus takes the deep-cut spotlight on a deserted Greek island. Horror birthdays and a recommendation for The Bat, starring Vincent Price, complete the week. From summer swimming holes to a mansion full of suspects, find a horror watch or read with a different kind of danger.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73350158</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73350158/twihh_august_3_9_2026.mp3" length="22110599" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/955e86c7-e6ea-4d06-a645-434a29374b0f/955e86c7-e6ea-4d06-a645-434a29374b0f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/955e86c7-e6ea-4d06-a645-434a29374b0f/955e86c7-e6ea-4d06-a645-434a29374b0f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/955e86c7-e6ea-4d06-a645-434a29374b0f/955e86c7-e6ea-4d06-a645-434a29374b0f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Sixth Sense, Piranha, and Bodies Bodies Bodies lead This Week in Horror History for August 3–9, 2026. Revisit M. Night Shyamalan's ghost story, Joe Dante's killer-fish mayhem, and a hurricane party poisoned by suspicion. Joëlle Jones' Lady Killer...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Sixth Sense, Piranha, and Bodies Bodies Bodies lead This Week in Horror History for August 3–9, 2026. Revisit M. Night Shyamalan's ghost story, Joe Dante's killer-fish mayhem, and a hurricane party poisoned by suspicion. Joëlle Jones' Lady Killer brings a murderous homemaker to the comics calendar, while Antropophagus takes the deep-cut spotlight on a deserted Greek island. Horror birthdays and a recommendation for The Bat, starring Vincent Price, complete the week. From summer swimming holes to a mansion full of suspects, find a horror watch or read with a different kind of danger.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1382</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>a24,anniversaries,antropophagus,bat,bodies,cannibal,comics,ghosts,halloween,history,horror,killer,lady,movies,piranha,price,sense,shyamalan,sixth,vincent</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d4cc5cfcde0f27a67317a15dd0e1791f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | USS Indianapolis Sinking: Sharks, Survival and Captain McVay</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-uss-indianapolis-sinking-sharks-survival-and-captain-mcvay--73323157</link><description><![CDATA[The USS Indianapolis sank on July 30, 1945, leaving its crew adrift with dehydration, exposure, and shark attacks. Only 316 survived. Terrifying &amp; True follows the secret atomic-bomb delivery mission, the torpedoes from Japanese submarine I-58, and the failure to recognize that a warship was missing. Survivor accounts and the eventual rescue lead to Captain Charles McVay's court-martial and the campaign to clear his name. Beyond the famous Jaws monologue is a disaster whose shark death toll cannot be known. How did hundreds of men vanish between naval bases without an immediate search?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73323157</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73323157/terrifying_and_true_uss_indianapolis_4000_word_final.mp3" length="37877775" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/958fb2c7-faa3-4dbb-a932-05bc1cc64bdc/958fb2c7-faa3-4dbb-a932-05bc1cc64bdc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/958fb2c7-faa3-4dbb-a932-05bc1cc64bdc/958fb2c7-faa3-4dbb-a932-05bc1cc64bdc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/958fb2c7-faa3-4dbb-a932-05bc1cc64bdc/958fb2c7-faa3-4dbb-a932-05bc1cc64bdc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The USS Indianapolis sank on July 30, 1945, leaving its crew adrift with dehydration, exposure, and shark attacks. Only 316 survived. Terrifying &amp; True follows the secret atomic-bomb delivery mission, the torpedoes from Japanese submarine I-58, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The USS Indianapolis sank on July 30, 1945, leaving its crew adrift with dehydration, exposure, and shark attacks. Only 316 survived. Terrifying &amp; True follows the secret atomic-bomb delivery mission, the torpedoes from Japanese submarine I-58, and the failure to recognize that a warship was missing. Survivor accounts and the eventual rescue lead to Captain Charles McVay's court-martial and the campaign to clear his name. Beyond the famous Jaws monologue is a disaster whose shark death toll cannot be known. How did hundreds of men vanish between naval bases without an immediate search?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2367</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>atomic,disaster,hashimoto,hiroshima,indianapolis,jaws,leyte,mcvay,navy,pacific,rescue,sharks,shipwreck,sinking,submarine,survivors,tinian,torpedo,uss,wwii</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3392192fd0ac74899240d2f3d889b869.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Classic Old Time Radio Horror: Leiningen vs the Ants, CBS Radio Mystery Theater &amp; Suspense</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-classic-old-time-radio-horror-leiningen-vs-the-ants-cbs-radio-mystery-theater-suspense--72831863</link><description><![CDATA[A plantation faces an army of ants, a blackmail victim considers murder, and an isolated doctor needs patients a little too badly. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio thrillers: A Choice of Witnesses by Henry Slesar, Leiningen Versus the Ants by Carl Stephenson, The King's Birthday by Louis Pelletier, and Patients for the Doctor. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler move from jungle survival to resistance in Nazi-occupied Denmark and a dangerous mountain cabin. Over two hours of suspense ask what happens when pride, guilt, or obsession closes the exits.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72831863</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72831863/ub_a_choice_of_witness_leiningen_vs_the_ants_the_kings_birthday_patients_for_the_doctor.mp3" length="139200974" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e43d817f-ede9-41d5-abe4-9b010cb69c42/e43d817f-ede9-41d5-abe4-9b010cb69c42.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e43d817f-ede9-41d5-abe4-9b010cb69c42/e43d817f-ede9-41d5-abe4-9b010cb69c42.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e43d817f-ede9-41d5-abe4-9b010cb69c42/e43d817f-ede9-41d5-abe4-9b010cb69c42.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A plantation faces an army of ants, a blackmail victim considers murder, and an isolated doctor needs patients a little too badly. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio thrillers: A Choice of Witnesses by Henry Slesar, Leiningen Versus the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A plantation faces an army of ants, a blackmail victim considers murder, and an isolated doctor needs patients a little too badly. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio thrillers: A Choice of Witnesses by Henry Slesar, Leiningen Versus the Ants by Carl Stephenson, The King's Birthday by Louis Pelletier, and Patients for the Doctor. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler move from jungle survival to resistance in Nazi-occupied Denmark and a dangerous mountain cabin. Over two hours of suspense ask what happens when pride, guilt, or obsession closes the exits.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8699</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ants,blackmail,cbs,classic,conrad,costello,doctor,escape,horror,leiningen,mystery,otr,pyromania,radio,slesar,suspense,vintage,whistler,witnesses</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bc47c0fd108b951406470473b8e23848.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>4 Scary Animal Horror Stories | Werewolf, Killer Hippos, Demon Cat &amp; Monster Dog!!!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-scary-animal-horror-stories-werewolf-killer-hippos-demon-cat-monster-dog--73156657</link><description><![CDATA[A film crew meets Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos in Colombia, and a werewolf discovers that anger can be more dangerous than a full moon. Four Weekly Spooky animal horror stories bring jungle survival and cursed pets close to home: Stay Hungry, Wolf Rage, My Dog, Doug, and Feline Troubles. A new house hides rats and a shape-shifting dog, while a calico cat's glowing eyes signal a threat to children. Stories by David O'Hanlon, Rob Fields, and Douglas Waltz. Nearly two hours of creature horror and dark comedy ask what happens when the animal you trust becomes the thing hunting you.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73156657</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73156657/aug_2026_1.mp3" length="111243236" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/234ea70b-3064-487f-af6b-24e05ae54c0f/234ea70b-3064-487f-af6b-24e05ae54c0f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/234ea70b-3064-487f-af6b-24e05ae54c0f/234ea70b-3064-487f-af6b-24e05ae54c0f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/234ea70b-3064-487f-af6b-24e05ae54c0f/234ea70b-3064-487f-af6b-24e05ae54c0f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A film crew meets Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos in Colombia, and a werewolf discovers that anger can be more dangerous than a full moon. Four Weekly Spooky animal horror stories bring jungle survival and cursed pets close to home: Stay Hungry, Wolf...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A film crew meets Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos in Colombia, and a werewolf discovers that anger can be more dangerous than a full moon. Four Weekly Spooky animal horror stories bring jungle survival and cursed pets close to home: Stay Hungry, Wolf Rage, My Dog, Doug, and Feline Troubles. A new house hides rats and a shape-shifting dog, while a calico cat's glowing eyes signal a threat to children. Stories by David O'Hanlon, Rob Fields, and Douglas Waltz. Nearly two hours of creature horror and dark comedy ask what happens when the animal you trust becomes the thing hunting you.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6952</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>animals,anthology,cat,demon,dog,escobar,fiction,halloween,hippos,horror,monsters,podcast,possession,scary,stories,strickfield,summerween,supernatural,thriller,werewolf</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/665de5a1f91f8f1982bff5fd2994ce73.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Disappearances &amp; Lost Colonies | True Crime Mystery Marathon</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/disappearances-lost-colonies-true-crime-mystery-marathon--73260995</link><description><![CDATA[A ship drifts without its crew. A late-night phone call ends in a disappearance. Vanished Without a Trace gathers eight Terrifying &amp; True investigations, from the Mary Celeste and Roanoke to Angela Hammond and Brandon Swanson. The Franklin Expedition, Dyatlov Pass, and the Bennington and Alaska Triangles complete over three hours of maritime and missing-person history. Evidence, theories, and regional folklore stay distinct as the cases move from Arctic ice to familiar roads. Follow the clues people left behind, and examine how unanswered questions can grow into legends of their own.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73260995</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73260995/vanished_without_a_trace.mp3" length="182900212" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A ship drifts without its crew. A late-night phone call ends in a disappearance. Vanished Without a Trace gathers eight Terrifying &amp; True investigations, from the Mary Celeste and Roanoke to Angela Hammond and Brandon Swanson. The Franklin Expedition,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A ship drifts without its crew. A late-night phone call ends in a disappearance. Vanished Without a Trace gathers eight Terrifying &amp; True investigations, from the Mary Celeste and Roanoke to Angela Hammond and Brandon Swanson. The Franklin Expedition, Dyatlov Pass, and the Bennington and Alaska Triangles complete over three hours of maritime and missing-person history. Evidence, theories, and regional folklore stay distinct as the cases move from Arctic ice to familiar roads. Follow the clues people left behind, and examine how unanswered questions can grow into legends of their own.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11431</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alaska,angela,bennington,brandon,celeste,disappearance,dyatlov,franklin,halloween,hammond,history,missing,mystery,podcast,roanoke,spooky,swanson,unexplained,vanished,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6e5a4d33f432c707ee4b223b82dbe0e7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hungry Ghost Month: Supernatural Folklore from Asia | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hungry-ghost-month-supernatural-folklore-from-asia-thursday-thrills--73245258</link><description><![CDATA[Why is the best seat at a Hungry Ghost Festival performance left empty? Thursday Thrills explores Chinese ghost folklore and unseen guests honored in the seventh lunar month. Henrique Couto follows Singaporean getai, Taiwan's water lanterns, and Hong Kong's Yu Lan traditions, distinguishing Daoist Zhongyuan observances from Buddhist Yulanpen and ancestor remembrance. Food, incense, joss paper, and regional taboos reveal practices that reach beyond a scary story. Discover who the offerings are for, why some front rows stay vacant, and how communities make room for spirits in daily life.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73245258</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73245258/thursday_thrills_hungry_ghost_month_july_30_2026.mp3" length="18304547" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/48364658-9deb-4736-94b4-c0bc6f2f560e/48364658-9deb-4736-94b4-c0bc6f2f560e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/48364658-9deb-4736-94b4-c0bc6f2f560e/48364658-9deb-4736-94b4-c0bc6f2f560e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/48364658-9deb-4736-94b4-c0bc6f2f560e/48364658-9deb-4736-94b4-c0bc6f2f560e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Why is the best seat at a Hungry Ghost Festival performance left empty? Thursday Thrills explores Chinese ghost folklore and unseen guests honored in the seventh lunar month. Henrique Couto follows Singaporean getai, Taiwan's water lanterns, and Hong...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why is the best seat at a Hungry Ghost Festival performance left empty? Thursday Thrills explores Chinese ghost folklore and unseen guests honored in the seventh lunar month. Henrique Couto follows Singaporean getai, Taiwan's water lanterns, and Hong Kong's Yu Lan traditions, distinguishing Daoist Zhongyuan observances from Buddhist Yulanpen and ancestor remembrance. Food, incense, joss paper, and regional taboos reveal practices that reach beyond a scary story. Discover who the offerings are for, why some front rows stay vacant, and how communities make room for spirits in daily life.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1144</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancestors,buddhist,chinese,daoist,festival,folklore,getai,ghost,ghosts,hungry,malaysia,month,offerings,singapore,spirits,taiwan,ullambana,wayang,yulanpen,zhongyuan</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/996cd4eb3f6c8de41213e4b54c21e30f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Ties That Bind: Vampire Love Triangle Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ties-that-bind-vampire-love-triangle-horror-story--73222115</link><description><![CDATA[Buster Crane's first love has returned, but the woman he still loves has no reflection. In The Ties That Bind by Rob Fields, a reunion at Strickfield University pulls Buster between childhood sweetheart Talia Mirren and Romy Jillian, a vampire who refuses to let him go. A confrontation in a crowded nightclub turns romance into a dangerous contest of jealousy, blood, and loyalty. This mature Weekly Spooky vampire story gives a second chance at love a supernatural price. Buster must face what he wants from each woman before a choice made that night binds more than their hearts.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73222115</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73222115/ep410_ties_that_bind.mp3" length="39230063" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b257933a-c9de-4ead-8c2d-3292e00156dd/b257933a-c9de-4ead-8c2d-3292e00156dd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b257933a-c9de-4ead-8c2d-3292e00156dd/b257933a-c9de-4ead-8c2d-3292e00156dd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b257933a-c9de-4ead-8c2d-3292e00156dd/b257933a-c9de-4ead-8c2d-3292e00156dd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Buster Crane's first love has returned, but the woman he still loves has no reflection. In The Ties That Bind by Rob Fields, a reunion at Strickfield University pulls Buster between childhood sweetheart Talia Mirren and Romy Jillian, a vampire who...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Buster Crane's first love has returned, but the woman he still loves has no reflection. In The Ties That Bind by Rob Fields, a reunion at Strickfield University pulls Buster between childhood sweetheart Talia Mirren and Romy Jillian, a vampire who refuses to let him go. A confrontation in a crowded nightclub turns romance into a dangerous contest of jealousy, blood, and loyalty. This mature Weekly Spooky vampire story gives a second chance at love a supernatural price. Buster must face what he wants from each woman before a choice made that night binds more than their hearts.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2452</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,blood,fiction,fields,halloween,horror,love,paranormal,podcast,rob,romance,scary,spooky,stories,strickfield,summerween,supernatural,triangle,vampire,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/05d00637c03d84b3cf6374aac30d9831.jpg"/><itunes:episode>410</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | The Lost Boys, Jason Lives &amp; Fright Night (July 27–August 2)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-the-lost-boys-jason-lives-fright-night-july-27-august-2--72974449</link><description><![CDATA[The Lost Boys, Jason Lives, and Fright Night bring vampires and resurrected slashers to This Week in Horror History for July 27–August 2, 2026. Revisit Santa Carla's nightlife, Tommy Jarvis' graveyard mistake, and the forbidden woods of The Village. Cherie Dimaline's Empire of Wild adds Métis folklore and a missing husband with a familiar face; The Collector takes the spotlight with a thief trapped inside someone else's murder plan. Birthdays and a Fright Night recommendation complete the week. Find your next watch or read where a neighbor, lover, or familiar place hides a threat.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72974449</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72974449/twihh_july_27_aug_2_2026.mp3" length="19518570" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7081fe18-a017-46ed-b124-f852a8a0b503/7081fe18-a017-46ed-b124-f852a8a0b503.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7081fe18-a017-46ed-b124-f852a8a0b503/7081fe18-a017-46ed-b124-f852a8a0b503.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7081fe18-a017-46ed-b124-f852a8a0b503/7081fe18-a017-46ed-b124-f852a8a0b503.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Lost Boys, Jason Lives, and Fright Night bring vampires and resurrected slashers to This Week in Horror History for July 27–August 2, 2026. Revisit Santa Carla's nightlife, Tommy Jarvis' graveyard mistake, and the forbidden woods of The Village....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Lost Boys, Jason Lives, and Fright Night bring vampires and resurrected slashers to This Week in Horror History for July 27–August 2, 2026. Revisit Santa Carla's nightlife, Tommy Jarvis' graveyard mistake, and the forbidden woods of The Village. Cherie Dimaline's Empire of Wild adds Métis folklore and a missing husband with a familiar face; The Collector takes the spotlight with a thief trapped inside someone else's murder plan. Birthdays and a Fright Night recommendation complete the week. Find your next watch or read where a neighbor, lover, or familiar place hides a threat.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1220</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anniversaries,boys,collector,craven,empire,folklore,friday,fright,history,horror,jason,lost,movies,night,shyamalan,slashers,vampires,village,voorhees,wild</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/093e986b7ded1cc6bdca267d5387973f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Creepy Carnival Animatronics, Hooga Hooga, Haunted Houses &amp; UFOs</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-creepy-carnival-animatronics-hooga-hooga-haunted-houses-ufos--73135391</link><description><![CDATA[Laughing Sal's mechanical cackle carries across the midway, but why does a carnival attraction feel so threatening? Henrique Couto and Michelle explore the funhouse figure's history in July 2026's Monthly Spooky. The strange-news roundup also visits Michigan's Hooga Hooga camp legend, a Japanese service investigating allegedly haunted homes, and UFO reports near Virginia. Michelle closes with a reported glitch involving a McDonald's glass and a duplicate with the same crack. From a manufactured laugh to a puzzling keepsake, the episode asks how familiar objects become unsettling.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73135391</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73135391/monthly_spooky_july_2026.mp3" length="121599804" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6259187a-c917-448b-9db8-e2b33d60c3e6/6259187a-c917-448b-9db8-e2b33d60c3e6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6259187a-c917-448b-9db8-e2b33d60c3e6/6259187a-c917-448b-9db8-e2b33d60c3e6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6259187a-c917-448b-9db8-e2b33d60c3e6/6259187a-c917-448b-9db8-e2b33d60c3e6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Laughing Sal's mechanical cackle carries across the midway, but why does a carnival attraction feel so threatening? Henrique Couto and Michelle explore the funhouse figure's history in July 2026's Monthly Spooky. The strange-news roundup also visits...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Laughing Sal's mechanical cackle carries across the midway, but why does a carnival attraction feel so threatening? Henrique Couto and Michelle explore the funhouse figure's history in July 2026's Monthly Spooky. The strange-news roundup also visits Michigan's Hooga Hooga camp legend, a Japanese service investigating allegedly haunted homes, and UFO reports near Virginia. Michelle closes with a reported glitch involving a McDonald's glass and a duplicate with the same crack. From a manufactured laugh to a puzzling keepsake, the episode asks how familiar objects become unsettling.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7600</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>animatronic,archaeology,bigfoot,carnival,creepy,cryptid,folklore,funhouse,ghosts,halloween,haunted,hooga,horror,laffing,laughing,paranormal,sal,spooky,summerween,ufos</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/364ad4429dd019471d6d68b9c47660bf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Halloween in July: Classic Old Time Radio Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-halloween-in-july-classic-old-time-radio-horror--73167843</link><description><![CDATA[A haunted bride, a village of ancient sorcery, and a wife becoming a cat bring Halloween to July on Unknown Broadcast. Six classic old-time radio dramas fill over three hours: Here Goes the Bride, Ancient Sorceries, The Lord of the Witch Doctors, Mirage, Cat Wife, and Beware of Tomorrow. Hear CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and Lights Out, with work by Algernon Blackwood, Arch Oboler, and John Dickson Carr. Expect gothic secrets, murder, and killer robots in a vintage horror marathon where the next voice on the radio may no longer sound entirely human.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73167843</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:00:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73167843/ub_here_goes_the_bride_ancient_sorceries_the_lord_of_the_witch_doctors_mirage_cat_wife_beware_of_tomorrow.mp3" length="188470238" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A haunted bride, a village of ancient sorcery, and a wife becoming a cat bring Halloween to July on Unknown Broadcast. Six classic old-time radio dramas fill over three hours: Here Goes the Bride, Ancient Sorceries, The Lord of the Witch Doctors,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A haunted bride, a village of ancient sorcery, and a wife becoming a cat bring Halloween to July on Unknown Broadcast. Six classic old-time radio dramas fill over three hours: Here Goes the Bride, Ancient Sorceries, The Lord of the Witch Doctors, Mirage, Cat Wife, and Beware of Tomorrow. Hear CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and Lights Out, with work by Algernon Blackwood, Arch Oboler, and John Dickson Carr. Expect gothic secrets, murder, and killer robots in a vintage horror marathon where the next voice on the radio may no longer sound entirely human.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11779</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blackwood,catwife,cbsrmt,gothic,halloween,horror,lightsout,mystery,oboler,occult,otr,radio,robots,summerween,supernatural,suspense,traveler,vintage,whistler,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5740c8080e9959a9363d0af56d8c3c8d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Summerween: 4 Halloween Horror Stories with Bigfoot, Vampires, Zombies &amp; Demons</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/summerween-4-halloween-horror-stories-with-bigfoot-vampires-zombies-demons--72676598</link><description><![CDATA[Bigfoot hunts a wind-farm guard, ancient vampires spend their anniversary in a closed mall, and a courier pedals through the zombie apocalypse. Four Weekly Spooky stories celebrate Summerween with creatures, dark comedy, and work that could cost more than a paycheck. A desperate manager's interview at a black-glass tower completes the lineup with a recruiter for Hell. Stories by Michael Kelso, Rob Fields, Michelle Antisocial, and Killian Crane. Nearly two hours of horror turn night shifts, deliveries, and a romantic evening into survival tests with monsters already on the premises.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72676598</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72676598/july_2026_4.mp3" length="107853420" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/80b01554-62f0-4d8b-b0be-040ee9bc0291/80b01554-62f0-4d8b-b0be-040ee9bc0291.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/80b01554-62f0-4d8b-b0be-040ee9bc0291/80b01554-62f0-4d8b-b0be-040ee9bc0291.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/80b01554-62f0-4d8b-b0be-040ee9bc0291/80b01554-62f0-4d8b-b0be-040ee9bc0291.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bigfoot hunts a wind-farm guard, ancient vampires spend their anniversary in a closed mall, and a courier pedals through the zombie apocalypse. Four Weekly Spooky stories celebrate Summerween with creatures, dark comedy, and work that could cost more...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bigfoot hunts a wind-farm guard, ancient vampires spend their anniversary in a closed mall, and a courier pedals through the zombie apocalypse. Four Weekly Spooky stories celebrate Summerween with creatures, dark comedy, and work that could cost more than a paycheck. A desperate manager's interview at a black-glass tower completes the lineup with a recruiter for Hell. Stories by Michael Kelso, Rob Fields, Michelle Antisocial, and Killian Crane. Nearly two hours of horror turn night shifts, deliveries, and a romantic evening into survival tests with monsters already on the premises.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6741</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apocalypse,bigfoot,compilation,creepypasta,cryptid,demon,fiction,horror,mall,night,podcast,sasquatch,scary,shift,stories,supernatural,suspense,vampires,workplace,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8b89e45372c8fe1de4a6307de326289f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Found Footage Horror: The Houses October Built (2014)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-found-footage-horror-the-houses-october-built-2014--73125613</link><description><![CDATA[The Houses October Built (2014) follows five friends searching for America's most extreme haunted attractions, until masked performers follow them beyond the haunts. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Bobby Roe's found footage film on Cutting Deep into Horror, tracing its documentary origins, real haunt performers, and the elusive Blue Skeleton. Full spoilers cover the ending, comparisons with Hell House LLC, and the boundary between a theatrical scare and abuse. Discover how a Halloween road trip turns the promise of manufactured fear into a question of who is in control.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73125613</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73125613/houses_october_built.mp3" length="80430250" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9085ac1a-f4bc-4b00-9cb7-0ae10f22f08c/9085ac1a-f4bc-4b00-9cb7-0ae10f22f08c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9085ac1a-f4bc-4b00-9cb7-0ae10f22f08c/9085ac1a-f4bc-4b00-9cb7-0ae10f22f08c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9085ac1a-f4bc-4b00-9cb7-0ae10f22f08c/9085ac1a-f4bc-4b00-9cb7-0ae10f22f08c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Houses October Built (2014) follows five friends searching for America's most extreme haunted attractions, until masked performers follow them beyond the haunts. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Bobby Roe's found footage film on Cutting...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Houses October Built (2014) follows five friends searching for America's most extreme haunted attractions, until masked performers follow them beyond the haunts. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Bobby Roe's found footage film on Cutting Deep into Horror, tracing its documentary origins, real haunt performers, and the elusive Blue Skeleton. Full spoilers cover the ending, comparisons with Hell House LLC, and the boundary between a theatrical scare and abuse. Discover how a Halloween road trip turns the promise of manufactured fear into a question of who is in control.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5027</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>attraction,built,buried,documentary,ending,explained,extreme,footage,found,halloween,haunt,haunted,horror,houses,october,review,road,skeleton,summerween,trip</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e59937d0b5795ab1529818e72907989f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Shark Week Horror: Jersey Shore Attacks &amp; Unsolved Sea Mysteries | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/shark-week-horror-jersey-shore-attacks-unsolved-sea-mysteries-thursday-thrills--73113947</link><description><![CDATA[The 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks changed how Americans feared the water. Sydney's 1935 Shark Arm murder case began when a captive shark vomited a tattooed human arm. Henrique Couto follows both cases in this Shark Week edition of Thursday Thrills, separating disputed details from the evidence. The journey also examines the unverified Black Demon, the Stronsay Beast, and megalodon's place in prehistory. Real shark biology adds river hunters and long-lived Greenland sharks. Explore the history behind the headlines without treating folklore as proof that an extinct predator survives.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73113947</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73113947/thursday_thrills_shark_week_horror_july_23_2026.mp3" length="23131741" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/acfe9a0e-cf83-44c9-9b93-7f7b3302f8a4/acfe9a0e-cf83-44c9-9b93-7f7b3302f8a4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/acfe9a0e-cf83-44c9-9b93-7f7b3302f8a4/acfe9a0e-cf83-44c9-9b93-7f7b3302f8a4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/acfe9a0e-cf83-44c9-9b93-7f7b3302f8a4/acfe9a0e-cf83-44c9-9b93-7f7b3302f8a4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks changed how Americans feared the water. Sydney's 1935 Shark Arm murder case began when a captive shark vomited a tattooed human arm. Henrique Couto follows both cases in this Shark Week edition of Thursday Thrills,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks changed how Americans feared the water. Sydney's 1935 Shark Arm murder case began when a captive shark vomited a tattooed human arm. Henrique Couto follows both cases in this Shark Week edition of Thursday Thrills, separating disputed details from the evidence. The journey also examines the unverified Black Demon, the Stronsay Beast, and megalodon's place in prehistory. Real shark biology adds river hunters and long-lived Greenland sharks. Explore the history behind the headlines without treating folklore as proof that an extinct predator survives.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1446</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>attacks,baja,coogee,cryptids,folklore,greenland,horror,jaws,jersey,legends,matawan,megalodon,monsters,mystery,ocean,scary,shark,sharks,stronsay,sydney</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a4db6e7d09f5277eddb667dc7de40852.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Chupacabra Horror: A Puerto Rico Cryptid Encounter Nightmare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chupacabra-horror-a-puerto-rico-cryptid-encounter-nightmare--73090824</link><description><![CDATA[A howl tears through a Puerto Rico summer camp, and counselor Jonathan Edwards finds his dream job has been built over a supernatural danger. Camping With Chupacabra by Douglas Waltz sends him beyond Camp Clemente's cabins into a bat-filled cavern and a monster-hunting mission beneath the mountains. Wilderness skills, a Zippo lighter, and dynamite may be his best defense against the creatures waiting below. This Weekly Spooky horror story reimagines Chupacabra lore as pulpy creature fiction. Before Jonathan can keep the campers safe, he has to find out what their new home has disturbed.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73090824</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73090824/ep409_camping_with_chupacabra.mp3" length="35070880" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/025ab458-b138-4b79-95b2-0017cf7d92c6/025ab458-b138-4b79-95b2-0017cf7d92c6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/025ab458-b138-4b79-95b2-0017cf7d92c6/025ab458-b138-4b79-95b2-0017cf7d92c6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/025ab458-b138-4b79-95b2-0017cf7d92c6/025ab458-b138-4b79-95b2-0017cf7d92c6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A howl tears through a Puerto Rico summer camp, and counselor Jonathan Edwards finds his dream job has been built over a supernatural danger. Camping With Chupacabra by Douglas Waltz sends him beyond Camp Clemente's cabins into a bat-filled cavern and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A howl tears through a Puerto Rico summer camp, and counselor Jonathan Edwards finds his dream job has been built over a supernatural danger. Camping With Chupacabra by Douglas Waltz sends him beyond Camp Clemente's cabins into a bat-filled cavern and a monster-hunting mission beneath the mountains. Wilderness skills, a Zippo lighter, and dynamite may be his best defense against the creatures waiting below. This Weekly Spooky horror story reimagines Chupacabra lore as pulpy creature fiction. Before Jonathan can keep the campers safe, he has to find out what their new home has disturbed.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2192</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,camp,camping,cave,chupacabra,creature,cryptid,fiction,folklore,horror,moca,monster,podcast,puerto,rico,scary,stories,summer,survival,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a47d161a183d5ff0df19ec735a83cc87.jpg"/><itunes:episode>409</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Dracula, Maximum Overdrive &amp; Deep Blue Sea (July 20–26)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-dracula-maximum-overdrive-deep-blue-sea-july-20-26--72973688</link><description><![CDATA[Dracula, Maximum Overdrive, and Deep Blue Sea lead This Week in Horror History for July 20–26, 2026. Frank Langella's seductive vampire shares the calendar with The Hills Have Eyes, Jordan Peele's Nope, and Carrion, the game that lets you become the escaped monster. Stephen King's killer-machine siege takes the spotlight before engineered sharks turn an underwater laboratory into this week's recommendation. Birthdays round out a tour of gothic romance, desert terror, and science gone wrong. Find a summer watch or play where the machines, wildlife, or sky refuse to stay in the background.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72973688</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72973688/twihh_july_20_july_26_2026.mp3" length="20089943" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/40e2ae18-4d5d-41fe-92a5-24507d8af6e6/40e2ae18-4d5d-41fe-92a5-24507d8af6e6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/40e2ae18-4d5d-41fe-92a5-24507d8af6e6/40e2ae18-4d5d-41fe-92a5-24507d8af6e6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/40e2ae18-4d5d-41fe-92a5-24507d8af6e6/40e2ae18-4d5d-41fe-92a5-24507d8af6e6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Dracula, Maximum Overdrive, and Deep Blue Sea lead This Week in Horror History for July 20–26, 2026. Frank Langella's seductive vampire shares the calendar with The Hills Have Eyes, Jordan Peele's Nope, and Carrion, the game that lets you become the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dracula, Maximum Overdrive, and Deep Blue Sea lead This Week in Horror History for July 20–26, 2026. Frank Langella's seductive vampire shares the calendar with The Hills Have Eyes, Jordan Peele's Nope, and Carrion, the game that lets you become the escaped monster. Stephen King's killer-machine siege takes the spotlight before engineered sharks turn an underwater laboratory into this week's recommendation. Birthdays round out a tour of gothic romance, desert terror, and science gone wrong. Find a summer watch or play where the machines, wildlife, or sky refuse to stay in the background.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1255</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anniversaries,blue,carrion,craven,deep,desert,dracula,gaming,history,horror,king,langella,machines,maximum,nope,overdrive,peele,sea,sharks,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f952ce9e6c70393f3992f0d7c5ead7cf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Murder of Brian Barrett: TalHotBlond and the Internet Love Triangle Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-murder-of-brian-barrett-talhotblond-and-the-internet-love-triangle-murder--72796890</link><description><![CDATA[Brian Barrett was himself online; the adults in the TalHotBlond romance were hiding behind invented identities. In 2006, the 22-year-old student and coach was murdered outside his workplace near Buffalo. Terrifying &amp; True traces Thomas Montgomery's teenage Marine persona, Mary Shieler's use of her daughter's identity, and the jealousy that crossed from chatrooms into real violence. Messages, physical evidence, and the investigation reveal how the deception unraveled. Follow the case beyond its screen name to remember the young man whose future was taken by someone else's fantasy.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72796890</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72796890/terrifying_and_true_brian_barrett_4000_word_cut.mp3" length="38250079" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/58a981ab-d9df-403f-91a7-6c72087394f8/58a981ab-d9df-403f-91a7-6c72087394f8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/58a981ab-d9df-403f-91a7-6c72087394f8/58a981ab-d9df-403f-91a7-6c72087394f8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/58a981ab-d9df-403f-91a7-6c72087394f8/58a981ab-d9df-403f-91a7-6c72087394f8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Brian Barrett was himself online; the adults in the TalHotBlond romance were hiding behind invented identities. In 2006, the 22-year-old student and coach was murdered outside his workplace near Buffalo. Terrifying &amp; True traces Thomas Montgomery's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brian Barrett was himself online; the adults in the TalHotBlond romance were hiding behind invented identities. In 2006, the 22-year-old student and coach was murdered outside his workplace near Buffalo. Terrifying &amp; True traces Thomas Montgomery's teenage Marine persona, Mary Shieler's use of her daughter's identity, and the jealousy that crossed from chatrooms into real violence. Messages, physical evidence, and the investigation reveal how the deception unraveled. Follow the case beyond its screen name to remember the young man whose future was taken by someone else's fantasy.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2390</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>barrett,brian,buffalo,catfishing,chatroom,clarence,crime,deception,dynabrade,internet,jealousy,mary,montgomery,murder,obsession,pogo,rifle,shieler,talhotblond,thomas</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/111728a80d38d784e77a53f745a02239.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Singing Walls — Psychic Terror, Wartime Murder &amp; Ghostly Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-singing-walls-psychic-terror-wartime-murder-ghostly-revenge--72806146</link><description><![CDATA[Music comes through a hotel wall, a private club witnesses impossible predictions, and spies carry deadly secrets aboard the Taurus Express. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Walls of Jericho, Three Good Witnesses, The Singing Walls, and The Avengers for over two hours of old-time radio suspense. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler move through psychic terror, wartime murder, amnesia, and stolen gold. Apparitions and guilt unsettle people who thought their crimes were hidden. Follow the clues from a hotel room to a betrayal the dead may refuse to leave alone.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72806146</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72806146/ub_the_walls_of_jericho_three_good_witnesses_the_singing_walls_the_avengers.mp3" length="131735873" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/054bc2a4-7a33-431f-8232-b4a317094fc8/054bc2a4-7a33-431f-8232-b4a317094fc8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/054bc2a4-7a33-431f-8232-b4a317094fc8/054bc2a4-7a33-431f-8232-b4a317094fc8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/054bc2a4-7a33-431f-8232-b4a317094fc8/054bc2a4-7a33-431f-8232-b4a317094fc8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Music comes through a hotel wall, a private club witnesses impossible predictions, and spies carry deadly secrets aboard the Taurus Express. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Walls of Jericho, Three Good Witnesses, The Singing Walls, and The Avengers for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Music comes through a hotel wall, a private club witnesses impossible predictions, and spies carry deadly secrets aboard the Taurus Express. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Walls of Jericho, Three Good Witnesses, The Singing Walls, and The Avengers for over two hours of old-time radio suspense. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler move through psychic terror, wartime murder, amnesia, and stolen gold. Apparitions and guilt unsettle people who thought their crimes were hidden. Follow the clues from a hotel room to a betrayal the dead may refuse to leave alone.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8233</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cbs,classic,escape,ghosts,horror,jericho,lamb,murder,mystery,otr,radio,revenge,spies,supernatural,suspense,trains,vintage,webb,whistler,woolrich</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/781476da8111ccc5a2a5e95351c638a1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Late Night Horror: Demons, Cults &amp; Cursed Rituals Anthology</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/late-night-horror-demons-cults-cursed-rituals-anthology--72676424</link><description><![CDATA[A runaway opens scripture devoted to an imprisoned demon goddess, while a mercenary drags his cameraman into a cult's abandoned asylum. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories make ambition, cruelty, and curiosity dangerous: Sin, Gamble with the Devil, Breaking the Seal, and The Bad Schoolgirl. A witch's curse and vampire cheerleaders with soul-powered jewelry complete nearly two hours of occult horror and dark comedy. Stories by Rob Fields, David O'Hanlon, and Douglas Waltz. From a Catholic academy to Strickfield High, these characters reach for power without knowing what will reach back.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72676424</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72676424/july_2026_3.mp3" length="111765532" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/286f5879-0fcf-40a1-a383-e5bbcf587508/286f5879-0fcf-40a1-a383-e5bbcf587508.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/286f5879-0fcf-40a1-a383-e5bbcf587508/286f5879-0fcf-40a1-a383-e5bbcf587508.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/286f5879-0fcf-40a1-a383-e5bbcf587508/286f5879-0fcf-40a1-a383-e5bbcf587508.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A runaway opens scripture devoted to an imprisoned demon goddess, while a mercenary drags his cameraman into a cult's abandoned asylum. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories make ambition, cruelty, and curiosity dangerous: Sin, Gamble with the Devil,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A runaway opens scripture devoted to an imprisoned demon goddess, while a mercenary drags his cameraman into a cult's abandoned asylum. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories make ambition, cruelty, and curiosity dangerous: Sin, Gamble with the Devil, Breaking the Seal, and The Bad Schoolgirl. A witch's curse and vampire cheerleaders with soul-powered jewelry complete nearly two hours of occult horror and dark comedy. Stories by Rob Fields, David O'Hanlon, and Douglas Waltz. From a Catholic academy to Strickfield High, these characters reach for power without knowing what will reach back.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6985</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>asylum,cheerleaders,comedy,compilation,cult,curse,demons,fiction,horror,occult,possession,ritual,satanic,scary,school,stories,supernatural,undead,vampires,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b568ab33679c4ff5046d1fd633075f90.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe — Complete Gothic Horror Reading</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-premature-burial-by-edgar-allan-poe-complete-gothic-horror-reading--73018802</link><description><![CDATA[What if everyone mistakes your stillness for death? The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe follows a man whose catalepsy makes being buried alive an obsession. Weekly Spooky presents the complete reading, from the accounts that feed his fear to the vault, alarms, and escape devices he builds against it. Each safeguard promises control, yet his imagination keeps returning to a sealed coffin. This classic literary nightmare turns medical uncertainty into claustrophobic suspense. Enter Poe's story of a mind arranging its life around one terrible possibility: waking where no one can hear.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73018802</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73018802/premature_burial_by_edgar_allan_poe.mp3" length="51047755" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6d997d4c-262a-4f77-9ec4-96cc6467ba9e/6d997d4c-262a-4f77-9ec4-96cc6467ba9e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6d997d4c-262a-4f77-9ec4-96cc6467ba9e/6d997d4c-262a-4f77-9ec4-96cc6467ba9e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6d997d4c-262a-4f77-9ec4-96cc6467ba9e/6d997d4c-262a-4f77-9ec4-96cc6467ba9e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What if everyone mistakes your stillness for death? The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe follows a man whose catalepsy makes being buried alive an obsession. Weekly Spooky presents the complete reading, from the accounts that feed his fear to the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What if everyone mistakes your stillness for death? The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe follows a man whose catalepsy makes being buried alive an obsession. Weekly Spooky presents the complete reading, from the accounts that feed his fear to the vault, alarms, and escape devices he builds against it. Each safeguard promises control, yet his imagination keeps returning to a sealed coffin. This classic literary nightmare turns medical uncertainty into claustrophobic suspense. Enter Poe's story of a mind arranging its life around one terrible possibility: waking where no one can hear.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3190</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alive,audiobook,burial,buried,catalepsy,classic,claustrophobia,coffin,gothic,grave,horror,macabre,nightmare,podcast,poe,premature,scary,stories,suspense,tomb</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a43c3772f6b102dc20ad26abb1db333b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cartoon Cat Internet Horror: Why Creepypasta Monsters Feel Sinister | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cartoon-cat-internet-horror-why-creepypasta-monsters-feel-sinister-thursday-thrills--73001365</link><description><![CDATA[Trevor Henderson's Cartoon Cat turns the look of an animated friend into an internet horror nightmare. Thursday Thrills explores the fictional monster's rubber-hose style, distorted nostalgia, and creepypasta appeal, asking why a familiar cartoon grin can feel wrong when it appears outside the screen. The episode follows its imagery and folklore before an original story enters an abandoned mall after dark. Explore how playful shapes become threats when their rules stop making sense. Listen for the moment something that belongs in a drawing starts moving through a place you recognize.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73001365</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73001365/thursday_thrills_cartoon_cat.mp3" length="21975640" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/92adaf3a-ecc5-48ee-9366-bef9d3a536a9/92adaf3a-ecc5-48ee-9366-bef9d3a536a9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/92adaf3a-ecc5-48ee-9366-bef9d3a536a9/92adaf3a-ecc5-48ee-9366-bef9d3a536a9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/92adaf3a-ecc5-48ee-9366-bef9d3a536a9/92adaf3a-ecc5-48ee-9366-bef9d3a536a9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Trevor Henderson's Cartoon Cat turns the look of an animated friend into an internet horror nightmare. Thursday Thrills explores the fictional monster's rubber-hose style, distorted nostalgia, and creepypasta appeal, asking why a familiar cartoon grin...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Trevor Henderson's Cartoon Cat turns the look of an animated friend into an internet horror nightmare. Thursday Thrills explores the fictional monster's rubber-hose style, distorted nostalgia, and creepypasta appeal, asking why a familiar cartoon grin can feel wrong when it appears outside the screen. The episode follows its imagery and folklore before an original story enters an abandoned mall after dark. Explore how playful shapes become threats when their rules stop making sense. Listen for the moment something that belongs in a drawing starts moving through a place you recognize.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1373</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>animation,cartoon,cartooncat,creature,creepy,creepypasta,folklore,haunted,horror,internet,mall,monster,nightmare,nostalgia,paranormal,spooky,thriller,urbanlegend,vintage,viral</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d8db207eab8dc65e1225a0aa2e32bfa0.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Driving a Truck Can Be a Nightmare, Literally: Cryptid Terror on the Road!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/driving-a-truck-can-be-a-nightmare-literally-cryptid-terror-on-the-road--72981076</link><description><![CDATA[A truck driver's nightmare shows a monster dragging him into the woods. Then his delivery route reaches the same bridge, and his daughter Angeline knows what is waiting there. Driving a Truck Can Be a Nightmare, Literally by Michael Kelso turns shared dreams into a warning that grows harder to ignore with every late run. This Weekly Spooky highway horror story puts a father's ordinary job between a child's premonition and a creature beside the road. Can knowing the next stop change what happens when he arrives? Explore Michael Kelso's books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72981076</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72981076/ep408_driving_a_delivery_truck_can_be_a_nightmare.mp3" length="37047665" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5ed94e58-73f6-4bbf-8092-1d17d25ff9f8/5ed94e58-73f6-4bbf-8092-1d17d25ff9f8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5ed94e58-73f6-4bbf-8092-1d17d25ff9f8/5ed94e58-73f6-4bbf-8092-1d17d25ff9f8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5ed94e58-73f6-4bbf-8092-1d17d25ff9f8/5ed94e58-73f6-4bbf-8092-1d17d25ff9f8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A truck driver's nightmare shows a monster dragging him into the woods. Then his delivery route reaches the same bridge, and his daughter Angeline knows what is waiting there. Driving a Truck Can Be a Nightmare, Literally by Michael Kelso turns shared...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A truck driver's nightmare shows a monster dragging him into the woods. Then his delivery route reaches the same bridge, and his daughter Angeline knows what is waiting there. Driving a Truck Can Be a Nightmare, Literally by Michael Kelso turns shared dreams into a warning that grows harder to ignore with every late run. This Weekly Spooky highway horror story puts a father's ordinary job between a child's premonition and a creature beside the road. Can knowing the next stop change what happens when he arrives? Explore Michael Kelso's books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2315</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,creature,demon,dreams,driving,fiction,highway,horror,monster,nightmare,podcast,premonition,psychic,roadside,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,trucker</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7b534bf1e879a49ed3bd6e672d0ca349.jpg"/><itunes:episode>408</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | The Blair Witch Goes Viral (July 13–19)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-the-blair-witch-goes-viral-july-13-19--72955775</link><description><![CDATA[The Blair Witch Project, The Fly, and The Only Good Indians lead This Week in Horror History for July 13–19, 2026. Revisit the 1958 teleportation nightmare, Stephen Graham Jones' supernatural reckoning, the mutations of The Island of Dr. Moreau, and a vengeful killer whale in Orca. The Strain takes the spotlight with vampirism as an outbreak before the weekly recommendation enters Maryland's woods with three student filmmakers. Birthdays complete the week. Follow the path from scientific hubris to found footage, and the film that made fans wonder if its cameras had found something real.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72955775</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72955775/twihh_july_13_july_19_2026.mp3" length="19804317" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a4faa3a6-744f-4f13-b909-9f08eafb86d3/a4faa3a6-744f-4f13-b909-9f08eafb86d3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a4faa3a6-744f-4f13-b909-9f08eafb86d3/a4faa3a6-744f-4f13-b909-9f08eafb86d3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a4faa3a6-744f-4f13-b909-9f08eafb86d3/a4faa3a6-744f-4f13-b909-9f08eafb86d3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Blair Witch Project, The Fly, and The Only Good Indians lead This Week in Horror History for July 13–19, 2026. Revisit the 1958 teleportation nightmare, Stephen Graham Jones' supernatural reckoning, the mutations of The Island of Dr. Moreau, and a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Blair Witch Project, The Fly, and The Only Good Indians lead This Week in Horror History for July 13–19, 2026. Revisit the 1958 teleportation nightmare, Stephen Graham Jones' supernatural reckoning, the mutations of The Island of Dr. Moreau, and a vengeful killer whale in Orca. The Strain takes the spotlight with vampirism as an outbreak before the weekly recommendation enters Maryland's woods with three student filmmakers. Birthdays complete the week. Follow the path from scientific hubris to found footage, and the film that made fans wonder if its cameras had found something real.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1238</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anniversaries,birthdays,blair,fly,guillermo,history,horror,jones,lancaster,literature,moreau,mutation,orca,science,stephen,strain,toro,vampires,viral,witch</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d636ea5084686ab540021be0f91f4323.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Taos Hum: Unexplained Low-Frequency Supernatural Noise</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-taos-hum-unexplained-low-frequency-supernatural-noise--72795675</link><description><![CDATA[Some Taos residents described a distant diesel engine that never stopped, even when investigators struggled to find its source. Terrifying &amp; True follows the Taos Hum in New Mexico, from disrupted sleep and daily life to the 1993 investigation. Microphones, surveys, and hearing research tested a mystery heard by only part of the community. Industrial noise, tinnitus, auditory perception, and government-secrecy theories enter the discussion without becoming findings. Could one name be gathering several different experiences, and what would count as an answer for those who hear it?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72795675</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72795675/terrifying_and_true_taos_hum_4000_word_cut.mp3" length="40920481" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/694e8ed4-87c4-45d0-a106-decb15e98be9/694e8ed4-87c4-45d0-a106-decb15e98be9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/694e8ed4-87c4-45d0-a106-decb15e98be9/694e8ed4-87c4-45d0-a106-decb15e98be9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/694e8ed4-87c4-45d0-a106-decb15e98be9/694e8ed4-87c4-45d0-a106-decb15e98be9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Some Taos residents described a distant diesel engine that never stopped, even when investigators struggled to find its source. Terrifying &amp; True follows the Taos Hum in New Mexico, from disrupted sleep and daily life to the 1993 investigation....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some Taos residents described a distant diesel engine that never stopped, even when investigators struggled to find its source. Terrifying &amp; True follows the Taos Hum in New Mexico, from disrupted sleep and daily life to the 1993 investigation. Microphones, surveys, and hearing research tested a mystery heard by only part of the community. Industrial noise, tinnitus, auditory perception, and government-secrecy theories enter the discussion without becoming findings. Could one name be gathering several different experiences, and what would count as an answer for those who hear it?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2557</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>acoustic,conspiracy,drone,frequency,government,hearing,hum,mexico,mullins,mystery,new,noise,saltzman,sandia,sound,taos,tinnitus,unexplained,vibration,walters</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ee52db7bdd9939237c4aee90b3d5f8b9.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Ghost Ships, Death Cards, Buried Bodies, and Fool’s Gold</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-ghost-ships-death-cards-buried-bodies-and-fool-s-gold--72720392</link><description><![CDATA[A ship drifts with meals still waiting, and a secret club deals cards that choose who must die. Unknown Broadcast brings four old-time radio mysteries into over two hours of suspense: Sea Fever by Ian Martin, The Young Man with the Cream Tarts by Robert Louis Stevenson, Last Night by Cornell Woolrich, and Fool's Gold. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler follow a deserted vessel, a deadly game, a missing ranch guest, and a bank teller's planned theft. Each apparent escape conceals another trap, from the open Atlantic to a fortune that keeps slipping out of reach.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72720392</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72720392/ub_sea_fever_young_man_with_the_cream_tarts_last_night_fools_gold.mp3" length="127477446" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5abfa270-d3f9-42bf-a6ed-22e450945634/5abfa270-d3f9-42bf-a6ed-22e450945634.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5abfa270-d3f9-42bf-a6ed-22e450945634/5abfa270-d3f9-42bf-a6ed-22e450945634.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5abfa270-d3f9-42bf-a6ed-22e450945634/5abfa270-d3f9-42bf-a6ed-22e450945634.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A ship drifts with meals still waiting, and a secret club deals cards that choose who must die. Unknown Broadcast brings four old-time radio mysteries into over two hours of suspense: Sea Fever by Ian Martin, The Young Man with the Cream Tarts by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A ship drifts with meals still waiting, and a secret club deals cards that choose who must die. Unknown Broadcast brings four old-time radio mysteries into over two hours of suspense: Sea Fever by Ian Martin, The Young Man with the Cream Tarts by Robert Louis Stevenson, Last Night by Cornell Woolrich, and Fool's Gold. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler follow a deserted vessel, a deadly game, a missing ranch guest, and a bank teller's planned theft. Each apparent escape conceals another trap, from the open Atlantic to a fortune that keeps slipping out of reach.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7967</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bank,cbs,classic,club,escape,ghost,horror,madness,murder,mystery,otr,radio,ship,stevenson,suicide,suspense,theft,vintage,whistler,woolrich</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/578eee2a0755922b822806aa9b1b1db7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>4 Scary Stories: Urban Legends, Cryptids &amp; Cursed Rituals with DEMONS</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-scary-stories-urban-legends-cryptids-cursed-rituals-with-demons--72673885</link><description><![CDATA[A stolen stop sign awakens a local terror, and a family's hunting tradition hides a bargain with a forest god. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories turn folklore and childish dares into dangerous encounters: The Legend of Oopsie Poopsie, The Stop-Sign Man, Ol' Bones, and Why Am I Here? From an Adirondack creature with a ridiculous name to a lonely boy's question for a Ouija board, each tale gives curiosity a price. Stories by Joe Solmo, Bryce Gibson, and Morgan Moore. Two hours of dark comedy, forest horror, and rituals ask which warnings are jokes and which mistakes cannot be laughed away.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72673885</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72673885/july_2026_1.mp3" length="115654779" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6a8e28aa-e173-4504-8e77-60ad84f16f0d/6a8e28aa-e173-4504-8e77-60ad84f16f0d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6a8e28aa-e173-4504-8e77-60ad84f16f0d/6a8e28aa-e173-4504-8e77-60ad84f16f0d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6a8e28aa-e173-4504-8e77-60ad84f16f0d/6a8e28aa-e173-4504-8e77-60ad84f16f0d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A stolen stop sign awakens a local terror, and a family's hunting tradition hides a bargain with a forest god. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories turn folklore and childish dares into dangerous encounters: The Legend of Oopsie Poopsie, The Stop-Sign...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A stolen stop sign awakens a local terror, and a family's hunting tradition hides a bargain with a forest god. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories turn folklore and childish dares into dangerous encounters: The Legend of Oopsie Poopsie, The Stop-Sign Man, Ol' Bones, and Why Am I Here? From an Adirondack creature with a ridiculous name to a lonely boy's question for a Ouija board, each tale gives curiosity a price. Stories by Joe Solmo, Bryce Gibson, and Morgan Moore. Two hours of dark comedy, forest horror, and rituals ask which warnings are jokes and which mistakes cannot be laughed away.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7228</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>compilation,creature,creepypasta,cryptid,folklore,forest,haunted,horror,legend,monsters,nightmare,occult,ouija,paranormal,ritual,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8328b3e2bfe3945f6320eaa2b979ce02.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Evil Dead Burn Weekend: Demonic Possession, Cursed Books &amp; Hellhound Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/evil-dead-burn-weekend-demonic-possession-cursed-books-hellhound-horror--72899142</link><description><![CDATA[A possessed child is hidden beneath a church, thieves interrupt a coven, and an investigator tracks a hellhound. Released for Evil Dead Burn's opening weekend, this Weekly Spooky collection gathers eight original horror stories into nearly five hours of demonic chaos. Cursed books, a haunted Texas inn, a high-school outbreak, and the demon goddess Hellweaver turn familiar places into battlegrounds. The stories share the film's appetite for occult mayhem while telling their own tales. Hear possession, witchcraft, and dark comedy, where even a foolish wish can open something dangerous.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72899142</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72899142/evil_dead_comp.mp3" length="282469417" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A possessed child is hidden beneath a church, thieves interrupt a coven, and an investigator tracks a hellhound. Released for Evil Dead Burn's opening weekend, this Weekly Spooky collection gathers eight original horror stories into nearly five hours...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A possessed child is hidden beneath a church, thieves interrupt a coven, and an investigator tracks a hellhound. Released for Evil Dead Burn's opening weekend, this Weekly Spooky collection gathers eight original horror stories into nearly five hours of demonic chaos. Cursed books, a haunted Texas inn, a high-school outbreak, and the demon goddess Hellweaver turn familiar places into battlegrounds. The stories share the film's appetite for occult mayhem while telling their own tales. Hear possession, witchcraft, and dark comedy, where even a foolish wish can open something dangerous.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>17654</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,burn,cursed,dead,deadites,demonic,demons,evil,hellhound,horror,necronomicon,occult,podcast,possessed,possession,rituals,satanic,scary,supernatural,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a6c93759d0a28c941d8d9a9224257e82.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Siren Head: Cryptid Terror &amp; Distorted Broadcasts | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/siren-head-cryptid-terror-distorted-broadcasts-thursday-thrills--72875537</link><description><![CDATA[Siren Head turns an emergency warning into something that may be calling you closer. Created by horror artist Trevor Henderson in 2018, the fictional creature spread through games, videos, and fan stories until it acquired the feel of a rural urban legend. Thursday Thrills follows the monster's distorted broadcasts and connection to analog horror, asking why a shape glimpsed across a dark field can be more frightening than a clear view. From sirens to lonely roads, explore how familiar sounds of safety become threats, and how an internet creation starts to feel like a reported sighting.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72875537</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72875537/thursday_thrills_siren_head_urban_legend.mp3" length="23461079" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0867cc8d-a4ff-4288-b613-8ce873b38032/0867cc8d-a4ff-4288-b613-8ce873b38032.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0867cc8d-a4ff-4288-b613-8ce873b38032/0867cc8d-a4ff-4288-b613-8ce873b38032.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0867cc8d-a4ff-4288-b613-8ce873b38032/0867cc8d-a4ff-4288-b613-8ce873b38032.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Siren Head turns an emergency warning into something that may be calling you closer. Created by horror artist Trevor Henderson in 2018, the fictional creature spread through games, videos, and fan stories until it acquired the feel of a rural urban...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Siren Head turns an emergency warning into something that may be calling you closer. Created by horror artist Trevor Henderson in 2018, the fictional creature spread through games, videos, and fan stories until it acquired the feel of a rural urban legend. Thursday Thrills follows the monster's distorted broadcasts and connection to analog horror, asking why a shape glimpsed across a dark field can be more frightening than a clear view. From sirens to lonely roads, explore how familiar sounds of safety become threats, and how an internet creation starts to feel like a reported sighting.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1466</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>analog,backrooms,broadcast,creepypasta,cryptid,emergency,folklore,henderson,horror,internet,legend,monster,paranormal,scary,sirenhead,sirens,tiktok,urban,woods,youtube</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c90ee63b171ade8a3b2bb7097492b201.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Branch Manager: Deep Woods Horror Story &amp; Supernatural Folklore</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/branch-manager-deep-woods-horror-story-supernatural-folklore--72856711</link><description><![CDATA[Something in Algonquin Park is listening for the next camper to move. In Branch Manager by Gary D, also known as Blue Fire Raging, three Toronto telemarketers trade their call centre for a weekend in the woods. Fog and snapped branches give way to shredded tents, missing friends, and a forest that seems to be crawling toward them. Kenny's escape from work becomes a struggle against a sound-sensitive creature rooted in the landscape. This Canadian wilderness horror story mixes body horror and dark comedy. Getting away from the noise of everyday life may mean learning how to stay silent.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72856711</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72856711/ep407_branch_manager.mp3" length="30654051" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27d5c707-5f45-442f-b807-4968ce4f1f5b/27d5c707-5f45-442f-b807-4968ce4f1f5b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27d5c707-5f45-442f-b807-4968ce4f1f5b/27d5c707-5f45-442f-b807-4968ce4f1f5b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27d5c707-5f45-442f-b807-4968ce4f1f5b/27d5c707-5f45-442f-b807-4968ce4f1f5b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Something in Algonquin Park is listening for the next camper to move. In Branch Manager by Gary D, also known as Blue Fire Raging, three Toronto telemarketers trade their call centre for a weekend in the woods. Fog and snapped branches give way to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Something in Algonquin Park is listening for the next camper to move. In Branch Manager by Gary D, also known as Blue Fire Raging, three Toronto telemarketers trade their call centre for a weekend in the woods. Fog and snapped branches give way to shredded tents, missing friends, and a forest that seems to be crawling toward them. Kenny's escape from work becomes a struggle against a sound-sensitive creature rooted in the landscape. This Canadian wilderness horror story mixes body horror and dark comedy. Getting away from the noise of everyday life may mean learning how to stay silent.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1916</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>algonquin,anthology,campers,camping,canada,creature,creepypasta,forest,horror,monster,nature,ontario,scary,stories,supernatural,survival,suspense,thriller,trees,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/44e6f49163051b1826631fc43b0115a7.jpg"/><itunes:episode>407</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Splatter Films &amp; Supernatural Folklore</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-splatter-films-supernatural-folklore--72732466</link><description><![CDATA[The Descent, Blood Feast, and MADiSON lead This Week in Horror History for July 6–12, 2026. Explore splatter cinema's bloody beginnings, an instant camera that invites horror into every shot, and a cave expedition trapped with something below. Fear Street Part Two: 1978 adds Camp Nightwing's slasher nightmare, while Burial Ground takes the spotlight with Italian zombie chaos. Birthdays and a Phantasm II recommendation bring the Tall Man and his silver spheres back onto the calendar. Find a watch or play where an escape route—a tunnel, a doorway, or an open road—may already be a trap.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72732466</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72732466/twihh_july_6_july_12_2026.mp3" length="19637671" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3278b634-2a69-4937-8011-520a2191dd0e/3278b634-2a69-4937-8011-520a2191dd0e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3278b634-2a69-4937-8011-520a2191dd0e/3278b634-2a69-4937-8011-520a2191dd0e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3278b634-2a69-4937-8011-520a2191dd0e/3278b634-2a69-4937-8011-520a2191dd0e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Descent, Blood Feast, and MADiSON lead This Week in Horror History for July 6–12, 2026. Explore splatter cinema's bloody beginnings, an instant camera that invites horror into every shot, and a cave expedition trapped with something below. Fear...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Descent, Blood Feast, and MADiSON lead This Week in Horror History for July 6–12, 2026. Explore splatter cinema's bloody beginnings, an instant camera that invites horror into every shot, and a cave expedition trapped with something below. Fear Street Part Two: 1978 adds Camp Nightwing's slasher nightmare, while Burial Ground takes the spotlight with Italian zombie chaos. Birthdays and a Phantasm II recommendation bring the Tall Man and his silver spheres back onto the calendar. Find a watch or play where an escape route—a tunnel, a doorway, or an open road—may already be a trap.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1227</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bacon,blood,burial,caves,descent,duvall,fear,feast,gore,ground,history,horror,madison,netflix,phantasm,slasher,splatter,street,tallman,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/aa8ecddc8ed5ed8028f1a317b5546d13.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Greenbrier Ghost: A Haunted Murder Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-greenbrier-ghost-a-haunted-murder-mystery--72794602</link><description><![CDATA[Zona Heaster Shue's mother said a ghost revealed her daughter's murder; an exhumation supplied physical evidence. Terrifying &amp; True revisits the 1897 Greenbrier Ghost case in West Virginia, where Mary Jane Heaster challenged a natural-death ruling and accused Zona's husband, Trout Shue. Follow the broken-neck findings, the trial, and the defense questioning that brought the apparition story before jurors. A murder conviction followed, but the ghost claim remains a claim. Examine how a mother's insistence forced a second look, and why the legend should never eclipse the woman who died.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72794602</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72794602/terrifying_and_true_greenbrier_ghost_4000_word_cut.mp3" length="38845639" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3d71b450-11b4-4c80-9049-4d568c14403d/3d71b450-11b4-4c80-9049-4d568c14403d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3d71b450-11b4-4c80-9049-4d568c14403d/3d71b450-11b4-4c80-9049-4d568c14403d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3d71b450-11b4-4c80-9049-4d568c14403d/3d71b450-11b4-4c80-9049-4d568c14403d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Zona Heaster Shue's mother said a ghost revealed her daughter's murder; an exhumation supplied physical evidence. Terrifying &amp; True revisits the 1897 Greenbrier Ghost case in West Virginia, where Mary Jane Heaster challenged a natural-death ruling and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Zona Heaster Shue's mother said a ghost revealed her daughter's murder; an exhumation supplied physical evidence. Terrifying &amp; True revisits the 1897 Greenbrier Ghost case in West Virginia, where Mary Jane Heaster challenged a natural-death ruling and accused Zona's husband, Trout Shue. Follow the broken-neck findings, the trial, and the defense questioning that brought the apparition story before jurors. A murder conviction followed, but the ghost claim remains a claim. Examine how a mother's insistence forced a second look, and why the legend should never eclipse the woman who died.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2428</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apparition,courthouse,crime,erasmus,exhumation,folklore,ghost,greenbrier,heaster,lewisburg,mary,murder,paranormal,shue,testimony,trial,trout,virginia,west,zona</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/15218794edd0a7255d06dacb8f8b979c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Psychic Horror, Living Mannequins, Vanishing Rooms, and Deadly Jealousy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-psychic-horror-living-mannequins-vanishing-rooms-and-deadly-jealousy--72679194</link><description><![CDATA[A poet hiding in a department store discovers that someone already lives behind the displays. A missing apartment leaves five canaries as clues. Unknown Broadcast collects The Girl Who Found Things, Evening Primrose, Five Canaries in the Room, and The Other Woman for over two hours of old-time radio mystery. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler add an uncanny search for a missing woman and a jealous wife's plan aboard a private flight. Follow strange rules, impossible spaces, and assumptions, where finding what is hidden may leave you wishing it had stayed lost.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72679194</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72679194/ub_the_girl_who_found_things_evening_primrose_five_canaries_in_the_room_other_woman.mp3" length="132280013" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e3097d1b-4f96-4a01-a7d4-eb954c9d6579/e3097d1b-4f96-4a01-a7d4-eb954c9d6579.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e3097d1b-4f96-4a01-a7d4-eb954c9d6579/e3097d1b-4f96-4a01-a7d4-eb954c9d6579.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e3097d1b-4f96-4a01-a7d4-eb954c9d6579/e3097d1b-4f96-4a01-a7d4-eb954c9d6579.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A poet hiding in a department store discovers that someone already lives behind the displays. A missing apartment leaves five canaries as clues. Unknown Broadcast collects The Girl Who Found Things, Evening Primrose, Five Canaries in the Room, and The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A poet hiding in a department store discovers that someone already lives behind the displays. A missing apartment leaves five canaries as clues. Unknown Broadcast collects The Girl Who Found Things, Evening Primrose, Five Canaries in the Room, and The Other Woman for over two hours of old-time radio mystery. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler add an uncanny search for a missing woman and a jealous wife's plan aboard a private flight. Follow strange rules, impossible spaces, and assumptions, where finding what is hidden may leave you wishing it had stayed lost.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8267</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,canaries,cbs,clairvoyance,corpse,disappearance,escape,horror,jealousy,mannequins,murder,mystery,primrose,psychic,radio,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/13dd2a58f126db2854c86b424c644e7b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cannibals &amp; Cursed Ground | Late Night Horror Anthology With Supernatural Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cannibals-cursed-ground-late-night-horror-anthology-with-supernatural-revenge--72674859</link><description><![CDATA[A waterfall campsite draws an ax-wielding threat, while a photographer's roadkill art puts two unsettling hitchhikers in his car. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories make isolation dangerous in Fortune Falls, Roadkill, Old Jerry, and The Rest Area. A Halloween prank leads into a recluse's haunt, and a lonely Ohio rest stop attracts an escaped murderer with an appetite. Stories by David O'Hanlon, Travis VanHoose, R. T. Raynaud, and Rob Fields. Over 90 minutes of supernatural revenge, cannibal horror, and dark comedy turn a scenic detour or joke into a decision someone may not survive.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72674859</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72674859/july_2026_2.mp3" length="98588841" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1a5cf43b-1d87-4304-9c45-b221b5a67f04/1a5cf43b-1d87-4304-9c45-b221b5a67f04.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1a5cf43b-1d87-4304-9c45-b221b5a67f04/1a5cf43b-1d87-4304-9c45-b221b5a67f04.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1a5cf43b-1d87-4304-9c45-b221b5a67f04/1a5cf43b-1d87-4304-9c45-b221b5a67f04.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A waterfall campsite draws an ax-wielding threat, while a photographer's roadkill art puts two unsettling hitchhikers in his car. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories make isolation dangerous in Fortune Falls, Roadkill, Old Jerry, and The Rest Area. A...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A waterfall campsite draws an ax-wielding threat, while a photographer's roadkill art puts two unsettling hitchhikers in his car. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories make isolation dangerous in Fortune Falls, Roadkill, Old Jerry, and The Rest Area. A Halloween prank leads into a recluse's haunt, and a lonely Ohio rest stop attracts an escaped murderer with an appetite. Stories by David O'Hanlon, Travis VanHoose, R. T. Raynaud, and Rob Fields. Over 90 minutes of supernatural revenge, cannibal horror, and dark comedy turn a scenic detour or joke into a decision someone may not survive.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6162</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>axe,camping,cannibal,compilation,creature,fiction,halloween,highway,horror,killers,monsters,nightmare,ohio,revenge,roadside,scary,slasher,stories,survival,suspense</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c3928bfbcc291a91a936a3dac26e9673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Summer of the Demon: Complete Horror Audiobook | Cursed Football Jersey &amp; Summer Camp Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-of-the-demon-complete-horror-audiobook-cursed-football-jersey-summer-camp-horror--72793301</link><description><![CDATA[A cursed football jersey promises a failing player greatness, then turns his rivalry into a demonic nightmare. Summer of the Demon by Rob Fields collects Friday Night Frights and all five parts of the camp-horror serial in one three-hour episode. Greg Branlake puts on Mick 'The Demon' Knight's 00 jersey; survivor Eddie 'Peewee' Richter later faces the returning threat at Camp Red Feather with the Strickfield Serpents. Follow the entire story from a desperate bid for football glory to summer training under siege. One uniform links two seasons, and the Demon still wants revenge.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72793301</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72793301/summer_of_the_demon_audiobook_episode.mp3" length="173260509" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A cursed football jersey promises a failing player greatness, then turns his rivalry into a demonic nightmare. Summer of the Demon by Rob Fields collects Friday Night Frights and all five parts of the camp-horror serial in one three-hour episode. Greg...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A cursed football jersey promises a failing player greatness, then turns his rivalry into a demonic nightmare. Summer of the Demon by Rob Fields collects Friday Night Frights and all five parts of the camp-horror serial in one three-hour episode. Greg Branlake puts on Mick 'The Demon' Knight's 00 jersey; survivor Eddie 'Peewee' Richter later faces the returning threat at Camp Red Feather with the Strickfield Serpents. Follow the entire story from a desperate bid for football glory to summer training under siege. One uniform links two seasons, and the Demon still wants revenge.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10828</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,audiobook,camp,cursed,demon,fiction,football,horror,jersey,monster,nightmare,possession,revenge,scary,stories,strickfield,summer,supernatural,teens,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0897bbaf849ccceef01122994d9d508a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cryptid Encounters &amp; Deep Woods Horror: Firsthand Park Ranger Accounts | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cryptid-encounters-deep-woods-horror-firsthand-park-ranger-accounts-thursday-thrills--72776935</link><description><![CDATA[A stranger stands silently near camp. A forest goes quiet, and something breathes outside a tent. Thursday Thrills takes a ride through supposedly firsthand hiking, camping, and park ranger stories gathered from online folklore threads. Henrique Couto explores cave drumming, nearby bison, predator instincts, and Miniwashitu of Missouri River tradition. These are unverified campfire accounts, shaped by isolation and the authority listeners attach to wilderness experience. Discover why a detail can make an anonymous story feel convincing, and why the woods leave so much room for doubt.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72776935</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72776935/thursday_thrills_deep_woods_horror_stories.mp3" length="21780436" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2f60b3f5-3f80-4230-b3e5-32c98ae7640a/2f60b3f5-3f80-4230-b3e5-32c98ae7640a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2f60b3f5-3f80-4230-b3e5-32c98ae7640a/2f60b3f5-3f80-4230-b3e5-32c98ae7640a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2f60b3f5-3f80-4230-b3e5-32c98ae7640a/2f60b3f5-3f80-4230-b3e5-32c98ae7640a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A stranger stands silently near camp. A forest goes quiet, and something breathes outside a tent. Thursday Thrills takes a ride through supposedly firsthand hiking, camping, and park ranger stories gathered from online folklore threads. Henrique Couto...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A stranger stands silently near camp. A forest goes quiet, and something breathes outside a tent. Thursday Thrills takes a ride through supposedly firsthand hiking, camping, and park ranger stories gathered from online folklore threads. Henrique Couto explores cave drumming, nearby bison, predator instincts, and Miniwashitu of Missouri River tradition. These are unverified campfire accounts, shaped by isolation and the authority listeners attach to wilderness experience. Discover why a detail can make an anonymous story feel convincing, and why the woods leave so much room for doubt.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1361</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>appalachia,badlands,camping,caves,cryptids,encounters,folklore,forest,hikers,horror,miniwashitu,missouri,monster,paranormal,rangers,river,stories,survival,wilderness,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fdadc3c522763267244e8966dc4b3030.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Summer of the Demon pt 5: Cursed Objects &amp; Football Camp Horror Finale</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-of-the-demon-pt-5-cursed-objects-football-camp-horror-finale--72760640</link><description><![CDATA[The final game at Camp Red Feather has a scoreboard measured in survival. Summer of the Demon Part 5 by Rob Fields brings Eddie Richter, Jessica Branlake, Charlie Thoss, and the survivors face to face with the curse behind the 00 jersey. Revelations about the Demon's return force Eddie into a brutal supernatural showdown, where the truth may not be enough to win. This concluding chapter delivers the payoff to Weekly Spooky's five-part football horror serial. Finish the story of a team whose summer training became a fight against something that intends to own far more than the field.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72760640</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72760640/ep406_summer_of_the_demon_part_5.mp3" length="36258260" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0a2cb880-e95c-487e-be98-b49bad205762/0a2cb880-e95c-487e-be98-b49bad205762.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0a2cb880-e95c-487e-be98-b49bad205762/0a2cb880-e95c-487e-be98-b49bad205762.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0a2cb880-e95c-487e-be98-b49bad205762/0a2cb880-e95c-487e-be98-b49bad205762.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The final game at Camp Red Feather has a scoreboard measured in survival. Summer of the Demon Part 5 by Rob Fields brings Eddie Richter, Jessica Branlake, Charlie Thoss, and the survivors face to face with the curse behind the 00 jersey. Revelations...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The final game at Camp Red Feather has a scoreboard measured in survival. Summer of the Demon Part 5 by Rob Fields brings Eddie Richter, Jessica Branlake, Charlie Thoss, and the survivors face to face with the curse behind the 00 jersey. Revelations about the Demon's return force Eddie into a brutal supernatural showdown, where the truth may not be enough to win. This concluding chapter delivers the payoff to Weekly Spooky's five-part football horror serial. Finish the story of a team whose summer training became a fight against something that intends to own far more than the field.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2266</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,camp,creepy,cursed,demon,eerie,fiction,finale,football,horror,jersey,mayhem,monster,nightmare,scary,stories,summer,supernatural,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0897bbaf849ccceef01122994d9d508a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>406</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Zombie Apocalypse &amp; Cyberpunk Body Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-zombie-apocalypse-cyberpunk-body-horror--72730464</link><description><![CDATA[Day of the Dead, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, and Mexican Gothic lead This Week in Horror History for June 29–July 5, 2026. George A. Romero's bunker nightmare meets Shinya Tsukamoto's industrial body horror and Silvia Moreno-Garcia's poisonous mansion. Empire of the Ants brings radioactive creature chaos, while Barbara Steele stars in the spotlight on The Horrible Dr. Hichcock. Birthdays and a Tales of Terror recommendation complete the week with Poe, Vincent Price, and gothic revenge. Find a watch or read where the body, the home, or a refuge can turn against the people depending on it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72730464</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72730464/twihh_june_29_july_5_2026.mp3" length="20445882" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/659bf34f-bcae-4b2a-bff8-7d900c6b7812/659bf34f-bcae-4b2a-bff8-7d900c6b7812.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/659bf34f-bcae-4b2a-bff8-7d900c6b7812/659bf34f-bcae-4b2a-bff8-7d900c6b7812.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/659bf34f-bcae-4b2a-bff8-7d900c6b7812/659bf34f-bcae-4b2a-bff8-7d900c6b7812.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Day of the Dead, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, and Mexican Gothic lead This Week in Horror History for June 29–July 5, 2026. George A. Romero's bunker nightmare meets Shinya Tsukamoto's industrial body horror and Silvia Moreno-Garcia's poisonous mansion....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Day of the Dead, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, and Mexican Gothic lead This Week in Horror History for June 29–July 5, 2026. George A. Romero's bunker nightmare meets Shinya Tsukamoto's industrial body horror and Silvia Moreno-Garcia's poisonous mansion. Empire of the Ants brings radioactive creature chaos, while Barbara Steele stars in the spotlight on The Horrible Dr. Hichcock. Birthdays and a Tales of Terror recommendation complete the week with Poe, Vincent Price, and gothic revenge. Find a watch or read where the body, the home, or a refuge can turn against the people depending on it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1278</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,ants,apocalypse,bodyhorror,corman,cyberpunk,day,dead,gothic,hichcock,history,horror,mexican,poe,price,romero,steele,tetsuo,tsukamoto,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93a35641507ac72a62605b33679edce8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | The Pied Piper of Hamelin Mystery: 77 Headless Skeletons &amp; Gracie the Missing Giraffe</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-the-pied-piper-of-hamelin-mystery-77-headless-skeletons-gracie-the-missing-giraffe--72694481</link><description><![CDATA[The Pied Piper of Hamelin led 130 children away, according to legend—but what lies behind that medieval story? Henrique Couto and Michelle explore migration, plague, and other proposed explanations in June 2026's Monthly Spooky. The news roundup visits a Slovakian mass grave, alleged ghostly marks in an Argentine shop, and the then-unfolding search for Gracie the giraffe in Texas. A reported disappearing basement closes the journey with a possible explanation. From old chronicles to modern accounts, follow the details that make a mystery endure even when its meaning remains disputed.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72694481</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72694481/monthly_spooky_june_2026.mp3" length="131421008" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/207bb68c-7a99-440f-90d8-4682028e7ab5/207bb68c-7a99-440f-90d8-4682028e7ab5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/207bb68c-7a99-440f-90d8-4682028e7ab5/207bb68c-7a99-440f-90d8-4682028e7ab5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/207bb68c-7a99-440f-90d8-4682028e7ab5/207bb68c-7a99-440f-90d8-4682028e7ab5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Pied Piper of Hamelin led 130 children away, according to legend—but what lies behind that medieval story? Henrique Couto and Michelle explore migration, plague, and other proposed explanations in June 2026's Monthly Spooky. The news roundup...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Pied Piper of Hamelin led 130 children away, according to legend—but what lies behind that medieval story? Henrique Couto and Michelle explore migration, plague, and other proposed explanations in June 2026's Monthly Spooky. The news roundup visits a Slovakian mass grave, alleged ghostly marks in an Argentine shop, and the then-unfolding search for Gracie the giraffe in Texas. A reported disappearing basement closes the journey with a possible explanation. From old chronicles to modern accounts, follow the details that make a mystery endure even when its meaning remains disputed.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8214</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>archaeology,bluetooth,cockroaches,folklore,ghosts,giraffe,gracie,hamelin,headless,mendoza,mystery,ocean,otzi,paranormal,pied,piper,reddit,skeletons,slovakia,vrable</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/28173143e3e86e449bcb212b87ad52da.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Werewolf, Wax Museum &amp; Fogbound Murder: Four Classic Radio Mysteries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-werewolf-wax-museum-fogbound-murder-four-classic-radio-mysteries--72176303</link><description><![CDATA[A village warns of a werewolf, and a London wax museum hides wartime murder among its motionless faces. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio mysteries from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler. Conspiracy to Defraud opens with narcotics agents and false identities; Taboo enters the Carpathians; Menace in Wax turns an exhibition into an espionage trap. Fog closes nearly two and a half hours of vintage suspense with a harbor killing. Follow the disguises from an undercover operation to a coastal crime, where a familiar face may be the least reliable clue.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72176303</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72176303/ub_conspiracy_to_defraud_taboo_menace_in_wax_fog.mp3" length="138063669" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4e6ff789-5a42-4880-b8c1-b581a083fbc9/4e6ff789-5a42-4880-b8c1-b581a083fbc9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4e6ff789-5a42-4880-b8c1-b581a083fbc9/4e6ff789-5a42-4880-b8c1-b581a083fbc9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4e6ff789-5a42-4880-b8c1-b581a083fbc9/4e6ff789-5a42-4880-b8c1-b581a083fbc9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A village warns of a werewolf, and a London wax museum hides wartime murder among its motionless faces. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio mysteries from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler. Conspiracy to Defraud...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A village warns of a werewolf, and a London wax museum hides wartime murder among its motionless faces. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio mysteries from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler. Conspiracy to Defraud opens with narcotics agents and false identities; Taboo enters the Carpathians; Menace in Wax turns an exhibition into an espionage trap. Fog closes nearly two and a half hours of vintage suspense with a harbor killing. Follow the disguises from an undercover operation to a coastal crime, where a familiar face may be the least reliable clue.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8628</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,crime,espionage,fog,horror,murder,mystery,oldtime,otr,podcast,radio,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage,wax,werewolf,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbd88195b4431495a5962fd298c59708.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Late Night Vampire Horror Stories: Bloodsuckers &amp; Urban Legends</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/late-night-vampire-horror-stories-bloodsuckers-urban-legends--72174555</link><description><![CDATA[A solar eclipse makes a Master Vampire dangerously human, while vampire punks turn a Cleveland strip club into a killing ground. Four Weekly Spooky stories explore undead life in Mortal Eclipse, Vampire Night, Stakes n' Shoguns, and Convenience Store Vampire. A samurai-movie outing collides with bats and drunken bloodsuckers, and a night clerk meets a woman who never rings the doorbell. Stories by Rob Fields, Joe Ruston, Dan Wilder, and Douglas Waltz. Over three hours of vampire horror and dark comedy ask what immortality is worth when the wrong stranger walks through the door.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72174555</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72174555/june_2026_4.mp3" length="181516019" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A solar eclipse makes a Master Vampire dangerously human, while vampire punks turn a Cleveland strip club into a killing ground. Four Weekly Spooky stories explore undead life in Mortal Eclipse, Vampire Night, Stakes n' Shoguns, and Convenience Store...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A solar eclipse makes a Master Vampire dangerously human, while vampire punks turn a Cleveland strip club into a killing ground. Four Weekly Spooky stories explore undead life in Mortal Eclipse, Vampire Night, Stakes n' Shoguns, and Convenience Store Vampire. A samurai-movie outing collides with bats and drunken bloodsuckers, and a night clerk meets a woman who never rings the doorbell. Stories by Rob Fields, Joe Ruston, Dan Wilder, and Douglas Waltz. Over three hours of vampire horror and dark comedy ask what immortality is worth when the wrong stranger walks through the door.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11344</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,cleveland,creature,dracula,eclipse,gothic,horror,monster,monsters,nightclub,podcast,romance,scary,slasher,spooky,stories,supernatural,undead,vampire,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/53edf506961193b82c6920969f1bd81f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>6 Hours of Unsolved Murders &amp; Urban Legends: Late Night Horror Deep Dive</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/6-hours-of-unsolved-murders-urban-legends-late-night-horror-deep-dive--72657152</link><description><![CDATA[Johnny Gosch's disappearance and the Keddie Cabin murders anchor a six-hour journey through cases, memory, and modern legend. This ten-part collection also examines the Mandela Effect, Men in Black reports, and the Angikuni Lake disappearance story, among mysteries where evidence and repetition pull in different directions. Terrifying &amp; True distinguishes documented crimes from paranormal claims and folklore while exploring why each subject keeps attracting theories. Settle in for a listening session that asks how missing facts, shared memories, and retold encounters become stories.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72657152</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72657152/unsolved_and_unexplainedfinal1111.mp3" length="348201825" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Johnny Gosch's disappearance and the Keddie Cabin murders anchor a six-hour journey through cases, memory, and modern legend. This ten-part collection also examines the Mandela Effect, Men in Black reports, and the Angikuni Lake disappearance story,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Johnny Gosch's disappearance and the Keddie Cabin murders anchor a six-hour journey through cases, memory, and modern legend. This ten-part collection also examines the Mandela Effect, Men in Black reports, and the Angikuni Lake disappearance story, among mysteries where evidence and repetition pull in different directions. Terrifying &amp; True distinguishes documented crimes from paranormal claims and folklore while exploring why each subject keeps attracting theories. Settle in for a listening session that asks how missing facts, shared memories, and retold encounters become stories.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>21762</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abduction,angikuni,axeman,bodom,börjesson,conspiracy,crime,disappearances,flannan,folklore,gosch,hitchhiker,keddie,mandela,murders,mysteries,paranormal,resurrection,ufo,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fa8d6c0ca80db7aad6a8f56293e55730.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Was Walt Disney Cryogenically Frozen? The Disneyland Urban Legend | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/was-walt-disney-cryogenically-frozen-the-disneyland-urban-legend-thursday-thrills--72680021</link><description><![CDATA[Walt Disney was cremated, yet a legend still places him in a frozen chamber beneath Disneyland. Henrique Couto traces the cryonics rumor on Thursday Thrills, from Disney's futuristic public image to theme-park tunnels, tabloid repetition, and early preservation experiments. The documented record leads to Forest Lawn in Glendale; the story keeps returning to Pirates of the Caribbean. Audio-Animatronics add another way a creator can seem present after death. Explore why this disproven claim survived, and how technology and storytelling gave a famous life an imaginary unfinished ending.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72680021</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72680021/thursday_thrills_walt_disney_cryonics.mp3" length="18173648" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d7c29958-a132-4368-8eae-3b00a1b0771b/d7c29958-a132-4368-8eae-3b00a1b0771b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d7c29958-a132-4368-8eae-3b00a1b0771b/d7c29958-a132-4368-8eae-3b00a1b0771b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d7c29958-a132-4368-8eae-3b00a1b0771b/d7c29958-a132-4368-8eae-3b00a1b0771b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Walt Disney was cremated, yet a legend still places him in a frozen chamber beneath Disneyland. Henrique Couto traces the cryonics rumor on Thursday Thrills, from Disney's futuristic public image to theme-park tunnels, tabloid repetition, and early...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Walt Disney was cremated, yet a legend still places him in a frozen chamber beneath Disneyland. Henrique Couto traces the cryonics rumor on Thursday Thrills, from Disney's futuristic public image to theme-park tunnels, tabloid repetition, and early preservation experiments. The documented record leads to Forest Lawn in Glendale; the story keeps returning to Pirates of the Caribbean. Audio-Animatronics add another way a creator can seem present after death. Explore why this disproven claim survived, and how technology and storytelling gave a famous life an imaginary unfinished ending.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1136</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>animatronic,conspiracy,cremation,cryogenic,cryonics,disney,disneyland,folklore,frozen,history,immortality,legend,mystery,pirates,rumors,spooky,technology,tomorrowland,urban,walt</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e430164bb3f01cd4b61d074c9854f243.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Summer of the Demon pt 4: Cursed Objects &amp; Campfire Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-of-the-demon-pt-4-cursed-objects-campfire-horror--72651576</link><description><![CDATA[Eddie Richter wakes injured at Camp Red Feather with a dangerous possibility: the Demon may have a weakness. Summer of the Demon Part 4 by Rob Fields pushes the Strickfield Serpents toward another deadly scrimmage as teammates grow suspicious and storm clouds gather. Knowing how to hurt the creature is only the beginning; surviving long enough to try is harder. This penultimate chapter of the football horror serial brings the cursed 00 jersey, camp tension, and a desperate plan together. Follow Eddie into the confrontation that sets up the finale, with the team's trust already fraying.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72651576</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72651576/ep405_summer_of_the_demon_part4final.mp3" length="34070358" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e293b07b-bef3-4809-a1d3-7f1f330c376a/e293b07b-bef3-4809-a1d3-7f1f330c376a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e293b07b-bef3-4809-a1d3-7f1f330c376a/e293b07b-bef3-4809-a1d3-7f1f330c376a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e293b07b-bef3-4809-a1d3-7f1f330c376a/e293b07b-bef3-4809-a1d3-7f1f330c376a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Eddie Richter wakes injured at Camp Red Feather with a dangerous possibility: the Demon may have a weakness. Summer of the Demon Part 4 by Rob Fields pushes the Strickfield Serpents toward another deadly scrimmage as teammates grow suspicious and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eddie Richter wakes injured at Camp Red Feather with a dangerous possibility: the Demon may have a weakness. Summer of the Demon Part 4 by Rob Fields pushes the Strickfield Serpents toward another deadly scrimmage as teammates grow suspicious and storm clouds gather. Knowing how to hurt the creature is only the beginning; surviving long enough to try is harder. This penultimate chapter of the football horror serial brings the cursed 00 jersey, camp tension, and a desperate plan together. Follow Eddie into the confrontation that sets up the finale, with the team's trust already fraying.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2129</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,camp,curse,demon,eerie,fiction,football,horror,jersey,mayhem,monster,mystery,nightmare,scary,slasher,stories,summer,supernatural,suspense,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0897bbaf849ccceef01122994d9d508a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>405</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Cult Classics &amp; Body Horror Nightmares — June 22–28</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-cult-classics-body-horror-nightmares-june-22-28--72407705</link><description><![CDATA[The Thing, 28 Days Later, and The Omen bring mistrust to This Week in Horror History for June 22–28, 2026. A haunted hotel room in 1408 and Quake's gothic corridors join empty London streets and an Antichrist hidden behind privilege. John Carpenter's The Thing takes the spotlight with Antarctic isolation, imitation, and Rob Bottin's effects. Horror birthdays and a Twilight Zone: The Movie recommendation complete a week where safety is difficult to recognize. Revisit the films and game that turn a room, a family, or a trusted companion into something you can no longer take at face value.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72407705</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72407705/twihh_june_22_june_28_2026.mp3" length="19516908" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4d381785-7073-43d8-8639-cba03ac7678c/4d381785-7073-43d8-8639-cba03ac7678c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4d381785-7073-43d8-8639-cba03ac7678c/4d381785-7073-43d8-8639-cba03ac7678c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4d381785-7073-43d8-8639-cba03ac7678c/4d381785-7073-43d8-8639-cba03ac7678c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Thing, 28 Days Later, and The Omen bring mistrust to This Week in Horror History for June 22–28, 2026. A haunted hotel room in 1408 and Quake's gothic corridors join empty London streets and an Antichrist hidden behind privilege. John Carpenter's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Thing, 28 Days Later, and The Omen bring mistrust to This Week in Horror History for June 22–28, 2026. A haunted hotel room in 1408 and Quake's gothic corridors join empty London streets and an Antichrist hidden behind privilege. John Carpenter's The Thing takes the spotlight with Antarctic isolation, imitation, and Rob Bottin's effects. Horror birthdays and a Twilight Zone: The Movie recommendation complete a week where safety is difficult to recognize. Revisit the films and game that turn a room, a family, or a trusted companion into something you can no longer take at face value.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1220</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1408,alien,antichrist,apocalypse,bates,blood,campbell,carpenter,cinema,gaming,history,horror,hotel,infected,king,omen,paranoia,quake,thing,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/516ac5f66422331d6404c38f0ff16efa.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Brian Shaffer: True Crime Mystery &amp; Bar Disappearance Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-brian-shaffer-true-crime-mystery-bar-disappearance-horror--72430090</link><description><![CDATA[Brian Shaffer was last seen near closing time at a Columbus bar on April 1, 2006. The Ohio State medical student's disappearance drew attention to footage that did not clearly show him leaving. Terrifying &amp; True examines the Ugly Tuna Saloona, camera blind spots, searches, and the theories that grew around the missing images. It remains a missing-person investigation, with a family and loved ones behind every unanswered question. Follow what the record establishes and where it stops, without turning incomplete camera coverage into proof that someone could not have left the building.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72430090</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72430090/terrifying_and_true_what_happened_to_brian_shaffer.mp3" length="40047913" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5a0f1ec6-b119-451a-a704-cafdb42869f9/5a0f1ec6-b119-451a-a704-cafdb42869f9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5a0f1ec6-b119-451a-a704-cafdb42869f9/5a0f1ec6-b119-451a-a704-cafdb42869f9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5a0f1ec6-b119-451a-a704-cafdb42869f9/5a0f1ec6-b119-451a-a704-cafdb42869f9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Brian Shaffer was last seen near closing time at a Columbus bar on April 1, 2006. The Ohio State medical student's disappearance drew attention to footage that did not clearly show him leaving. Terrifying &amp; True examines the Ugly Tuna Saloona, camera...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brian Shaffer was last seen near closing time at a Columbus bar on April 1, 2006. The Ohio State medical student's disappearance drew attention to footage that did not clearly show him leaving. Terrifying &amp; True examines the Ugly Tuna Saloona, camera blind spots, searches, and the theories that grew around the missing images. It remains a missing-person investigation, with a family and loved ones behind every unanswered question. Follow what the record establishes and where it stops, without turning incomplete camera coverage into proof that someone could not have left the building.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2503</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bar,brian,campus,coldcase,columbus,disappearance,documentary,investigation,medical,missing,mystery,ohio,ohiostate,podcast,shaffer,student,surveillance,truecrime,uglytuna,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0c8cb567a906f874efbb002bc0eb73cf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Horror Stories of Lies, Living Wood, Wrong Numbers, and Poisoned Love</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-horror-stories-of-lies-living-wood-wrong-numbers-and-poisoned-love--72175976</link><description><![CDATA[A bedridden woman hears a murder plot on a crossed telephone line, and a ventriloquist's dummy seems to speak for itself. Unknown Broadcast gathers And Nothing But the Truth, Out of This World, Sorry, Wrong Number, and Jealousy for over two hours of old-time radio suspense. Agnes Moorehead's calls join a father's effort to hide a hit-and-run, a Dead of Night-inspired stage nightmare, and a Whistler tale of suspicion and poisoned love. Voices carry warnings, confessions, and lies. Listen as people try to control what others hear, only to find the most dangerous message getting through.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72175976</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72175976/ub_and_nothing_but_the_truth_out_of_this_world_sorry_wrong_number_jealousy.mp3" length="130353673" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4a23fcf7-1818-4e79-bce2-361890769f47/4a23fcf7-1818-4e79-bce2-361890769f47.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4a23fcf7-1818-4e79-bce2-361890769f47/4a23fcf7-1818-4e79-bce2-361890769f47.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4a23fcf7-1818-4e79-bce2-361890769f47/4a23fcf7-1818-4e79-bce2-361890769f47.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A bedridden woman hears a murder plot on a crossed telephone line, and a ventriloquist's dummy seems to speak for itself. Unknown Broadcast gathers And Nothing But the Truth, Out of This World, Sorry, Wrong Number, and Jealousy for over two hours of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A bedridden woman hears a murder plot on a crossed telephone line, and a ventriloquist's dummy seems to speak for itself. Unknown Broadcast gathers And Nothing But the Truth, Out of This World, Sorry, Wrong Number, and Jealousy for over two hours of old-time radio suspense. Agnes Moorehead's calls join a father's effort to hide a hit-and-run, a Dead of Night-inspired stage nightmare, and a Whistler tale of suspicion and poisoned love. Voices carry warnings, confessions, and lies. Listen as people try to control what others hear, only to find the most dangerous message getting through.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8147</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,crime,dummy,horror,jealousy,murder,mystery,oldtime,otr,podcast,psychological,radio,scary,stories,suspense,telephone,thriller,truth,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Babysitter Horror Stories: Serial Killers, Urban Legends, Mad Scientists &amp; Cry Baby Bridge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/babysitter-horror-stories-serial-killers-urban-legends-mad-scientists-cry-baby-bridge--72146846</link><description><![CDATA[A babysitter faces a killer while hiding secrets of her own, and teenagers approach a bridge haunted by a presence searching for a child. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories turn routine jobs into traps: Angel in Babysitting, The Trouble with Cousins, The Babysitter, and Cry Baby Bridge. Family tensions, hidden experiments, and Strickfield folklore move the collection from slasher suspense to mad science and ghostly encounters. Stories by Rob Fields and Joe Solmo. Over 90 minutes of horror ask what happens when looking after someone else means discovering a danger already inside the home.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72146846</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72146846/june_2026_3.mp3" length="101952576" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d3ce642e-dcbe-4327-812e-fe042ff1fa4f/d3ce642e-dcbe-4327-812e-fe042ff1fa4f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d3ce642e-dcbe-4327-812e-fe042ff1fa4f/d3ce642e-dcbe-4327-812e-fe042ff1fa4f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d3ce642e-dcbe-4327-812e-fe042ff1fa4f/d3ce642e-dcbe-4327-812e-fe042ff1fa4f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A babysitter faces a killer while hiding secrets of her own, and teenagers approach a bridge haunted by a presence searching for a child. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories turn routine jobs into traps: Angel in Babysitting, The Trouble with Cousins,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A babysitter faces a killer while hiding secrets of her own, and teenagers approach a bridge haunted by a presence searching for a child. Four Weekly Spooky horror stories turn routine jobs into traps: Angel in Babysitting, The Trouble with Cousins, The Babysitter, and Cry Baby Bridge. Family tensions, hidden experiments, and Strickfield folklore move the collection from slasher suspense to mad science and ghostly encounters. Stories by Rob Fields and Joe Solmo. Over 90 minutes of horror ask what happens when looking after someone else means discovering a danger already inside the home.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6372</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>babysitter,babysitting,bridge,children,ghost,haunted,horror,killer,legend,monsters,murder,revenge,scary,science,serial,slasher,spooky,stories,suspense,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d98a9ccaa892f4d3beddf8ce3371f959.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>3 Hours of Scary Serial Killers &amp; Unsolved Murders | True Crime Horror Anthology</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-hours-of-scary-serial-killers-unsolved-murders-true-crime-horror-anthology--72570032</link><description><![CDATA[Rodney Alcala appeared on a dating show; Henry Lee Lucas turned confessions into a maze of truth and manipulation. Six Terrifying &amp; True investigations examine how danger can hide in plain sight. Ed Gein, Richard Chase, Charlie Brandt, and Texarkana's Phantom Killer complete over three hours of crime history, from Wisconsin to Sacramento. The collection separates documented violence from false claims, sensational nicknames, and the legends that grow around unresolved murders. Follow the evidence and missed warnings that make these cases more complicated than the monsters they inspired.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72570032</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72570032/serial_killers_human_monsters_compilation.mp3" length="188725305" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Rodney Alcala appeared on a dating show; Henry Lee Lucas turned confessions into a maze of truth and manipulation. Six Terrifying &amp; True investigations examine how danger can hide in plain sight. Ed Gein, Richard Chase, Charlie Brandt, and Texarkana's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rodney Alcala appeared on a dating show; Henry Lee Lucas turned confessions into a maze of truth and manipulation. Six Terrifying &amp; True investigations examine how danger can hide in plain sight. Ed Gein, Richard Chase, Charlie Brandt, and Texarkana's Phantom Killer complete over three hours of crime history, from Wisconsin to Sacramento. The collection separates documented violence from false claims, sensational nicknames, and the legends that grow around unresolved murders. Follow the evidence and missed warnings that make these cases more complicated than the monsters they inspired.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11795</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>charlie brandt,collection,compilation,crimes,ed gein,henry lee lucas,horror stories,killers,marathon,richard chase,rodney alcala,texarkana murders,unsolved murders</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/501acc2638fdc7b4b2367547dc8005ca.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bigfoot, Mothman &amp; Chupacabra: How Cryptids Become Hometown Legends | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bigfoot-mothman-chupacabra-how-cryptids-become-hometown-legends-thursday-thrills--72566407</link><description><![CDATA[How does a feared monster become a town landmark? Bigfoot, Mothman, Chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, and Nessie lead Thursday Thrills through the places that shaped their legends. Henrique Couto follows Pacific Northwest forests, Loch Ness, Puerto Rico, Point Pleasant, and New Jersey's Pine Barrens, then looks at the museums, festivals, and souvenirs built around disputed encounters. The focus is folklore and regional identity, with sightings kept separate from verified zoology. Discover why communities sometimes embrace the very creature once blamed for making the landscape frightening.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72566407</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72566407/thursday_thrills_cryptids_with_regional_identity.mp3" length="22282469" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/05365b40-e751-490a-8659-9981b0cd07b9/05365b40-e751-490a-8659-9981b0cd07b9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/05365b40-e751-490a-8659-9981b0cd07b9/05365b40-e751-490a-8659-9981b0cd07b9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/05365b40-e751-490a-8659-9981b0cd07b9/05365b40-e751-490a-8659-9981b0cd07b9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>How does a feared monster become a town landmark? Bigfoot, Mothman, Chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, and Nessie lead Thursday Thrills through the places that shaped their legends. Henrique Couto follows Pacific Northwest forests, Loch Ness, Puerto Rico,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[How does a feared monster become a town landmark? Bigfoot, Mothman, Chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, and Nessie lead Thursday Thrills through the places that shaped their legends. Henrique Couto follows Pacific Northwest forests, Loch Ness, Puerto Rico, Point Pleasant, and New Jersey's Pine Barrens, then looks at the museums, festivals, and souvenirs built around disputed encounters. The focus is folklore and regional identity, with sightings kept separate from verified zoology. Discover why communities sometimes embrace the very creature once blamed for making the landscape frightening.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1393</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>appalachia,bigfoot,chupacabra,cryptids,cryptozoology,folklore,haunted,jerseydevil,legends,lochness,monsters,mothman,nessie,paranormal,pinebarrens,regional,roadtrip,sasquatch,scary,spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/156978bba1dd74f215c4b9b9612c0287.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Summer of the Demon pt 3: Cursed Objects &amp; Camp Horror Nightmare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-of-the-demon-pt-3-cursed-objects-camp-horror-nightmare--72552594</link><description><![CDATA[The Demon wears Greg Branlake's cursed jersey—but doesn't recognize Greg's sister. Who is stalking Camp Red Feather? Summer of the Demon Part 3 by Rob Fields sends Eddie 'Peewee' Richter and Jessica after answers as another attack tears through football practice. Their search for Greg's former girlfriend leads away from camp, but distance offers no guarantee of safety. This middle chapter of Weekly Spooky's five-part football horror serial follows the cursed 00 jersey from the field into family secrets. A new lead could expose the monster's identity—or put Eddie directly in its path.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72552594</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72552594/ep404_summer_of_the_demon_pt_3.mp3" length="35016623" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e5a42311-bb02-4762-91bc-2970b0f971b3/e5a42311-bb02-4762-91bc-2970b0f971b3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e5a42311-bb02-4762-91bc-2970b0f971b3/e5a42311-bb02-4762-91bc-2970b0f971b3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e5a42311-bb02-4762-91bc-2970b0f971b3/e5a42311-bb02-4762-91bc-2970b0f971b3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Demon wears Greg Branlake's cursed jersey—but doesn't recognize Greg's sister. Who is stalking Camp Red Feather? Summer of the Demon Part 3 by Rob Fields sends Eddie 'Peewee' Richter and Jessica after answers as another attack tears through...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Demon wears Greg Branlake's cursed jersey—but doesn't recognize Greg's sister. Who is stalking Camp Red Feather? Summer of the Demon Part 3 by Rob Fields sends Eddie 'Peewee' Richter and Jessica after answers as another attack tears through football practice. Their search for Greg's former girlfriend leads away from camp, but distance offers no guarantee of safety. This middle chapter of Weekly Spooky's five-part football horror serial follows the cursed 00 jersey from the field into family secrets. A new lead could expose the monster's identity—or put Eddie directly in its path.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2188</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,camp,curse,demon,eerie,fiction,football,horror,jersey,mayhem,monster,mystery,nightmare,scary,slasher,stories,summer,supernatural,suspense,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0897bbaf849ccceef01122994d9d508a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>404</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Cosmic Nightmares &amp; Gothic Sequels June 15–21</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-cosmic-nightmares-gothic-sequels-june-15-21--72406851</link><description><![CDATA[Psycho, Jaws 2, and Lifeforce lead This Week in Horror History for June 15–21, 2026. Revisit the Bates Motel, Amity Island's return to shark panic, Batman Returns' gothic Gotham, and World War Z's rushing zombie crowds. Tobe Hooper's space-vampire spectacle takes the deep-cut spotlight with Halley's Comet and a London outbreak. Birthdays and Hammer's Dracula, starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, round out the calendar. From a motel nightmare to a city under siege, explore how horror grew into a summer event while keeping room for strange cult films and candlelit vampire dread.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72406851</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72406851/twihh_june_15_june_21_2026.mp3" length="21635000" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ee12d83a-79a2-43be-9fbb-92882de789da/ee12d83a-79a2-43be-9fbb-92882de789da.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ee12d83a-79a2-43be-9fbb-92882de789da/ee12d83a-79a2-43be-9fbb-92882de789da.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ee12d83a-79a2-43be-9fbb-92882de789da/ee12d83a-79a2-43be-9fbb-92882de789da.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Psycho, Jaws 2, and Lifeforce lead This Week in Horror History for June 15–21, 2026. Revisit the Bates Motel, Amity Island's return to shark panic, Batman Returns' gothic Gotham, and World War Z's rushing zombie crowds. Tobe Hooper's space-vampire...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Psycho, Jaws 2, and Lifeforce lead This Week in Horror History for June 15–21, 2026. Revisit the Bates Motel, Amity Island's return to shark panic, Batman Returns' gothic Gotham, and World War Z's rushing zombie crowds. Tobe Hooper's space-vampire spectacle takes the deep-cut spotlight with Halley's Comet and a London outbreak. Birthdays and Hammer's Dracula, starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, round out the calendar. From a motel nightmare to a city under siege, explore how horror grew into a summer event while keeping room for strange cult films and candlelit vampire dread.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1352</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apocalypse,batman,burton,cinema,cult,dracula,gotham,hammer,history,hitchcock,horror,jaws,lifeforce,psycho,sharks,space,supernatural,thriller,vampires,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/052e890950ec0780124c1ad50c81c81d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Highway of Tears: Missing Women &amp; Dark Canadian Lore</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-highway-of-tears-missing-women-dark-canadian-lore--72429283</link><description><![CDATA[The Highway of Tears carries decades of loss along Highway 16 in northern British Columbia, where women and girls, many Indigenous, have disappeared or been murdered. Terrifying &amp; True examines the cases alongside limited transportation, remote geography, racism, and failures of investigation and media attention. Families and advocates have fought to keep names, patterns, and questions visible. This episode centers the people behind the road's haunting reputation and the conditions that put them at risk. Hear why accountability and safer travel remain part of the demand for answers.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72429283</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72429283/terrifying_and_true_highway_of_tears.mp3" length="37136694" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d9a14eed-8ae9-42bc-bfae-379d0dafc257/d9a14eed-8ae9-42bc-bfae-379d0dafc257.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d9a14eed-8ae9-42bc-bfae-379d0dafc257/d9a14eed-8ae9-42bc-bfae-379d0dafc257.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d9a14eed-8ae9-42bc-bfae-379d0dafc257/d9a14eed-8ae9-42bc-bfae-379d0dafc257.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Highway of Tears carries decades of loss along Highway 16 in northern British Columbia, where women and girls, many Indigenous, have disappeared or been murdered. Terrifying &amp; True examines the cases alongside limited transportation, remote...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Highway of Tears carries decades of loss along Highway 16 in northern British Columbia, where women and girls, many Indigenous, have disappeared or been murdered. Terrifying &amp; True examines the cases alongside limited transportation, remote geography, racism, and failures of investigation and media attention. Families and advocates have fought to keep names, patterns, and questions visible. This episode centers the people behind the road's haunting reputation and the conditions that put them at risk. Hear why accountability and safer travel remain part of the demand for answers.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2321</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>britishcolumbia,canada,coldcase,crime,disappearances,documentary,e-pana,girls,highway,highway16,hitchhiking,indigenous,missing,murdered,mystery,rcmp,tears,true,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3da77fe71636641324d7a86fc6697981.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Gothic Horror Fiction &amp; Graves, Gallows, Curses</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-gothic-horror-fiction-graves-gallows-curses--72175681</link><description><![CDATA[An ancient-looking skeleton has fresh hands, and a condemned man stands on Owl Creek Bridge. Unknown Broadcast collects nearly two and a half hours of old-time radio mystery: Dig Me Deadly, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, and Double Cross. Detective Claudia Trubshaw follows secrets in the sand; John Dickson Carr's Suspense drama brings witchcraft language and murder backstage; The Whistler turns a criminal scheme against its planners. From an excavation to the gallows, follow people trying to outwit a fate that may be closer than they understand.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72175681</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72175681/ub_dig_me_deeply_an_occurence_at_owl_creek_bridge_fire_burn_and_cauldron_bubble_double_cross.mp3" length="139078345" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5f4c30b4-703f-4f45-9794-4b2660bf7589/5f4c30b4-703f-4f45-9794-4b2660bf7589.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5f4c30b4-703f-4f45-9794-4b2660bf7589/5f4c30b4-703f-4f45-9794-4b2660bf7589.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5f4c30b4-703f-4f45-9794-4b2660bf7589/5f4c30b4-703f-4f45-9794-4b2660bf7589.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An ancient-looking skeleton has fresh hands, and a condemned man stands on Owl Creek Bridge. Unknown Broadcast collects nearly two and a half hours of old-time radio mystery: Dig Me Deadly, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Fire Burn and Cauldron...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An ancient-looking skeleton has fresh hands, and a condemned man stands on Owl Creek Bridge. Unknown Broadcast collects nearly two and a half hours of old-time radio mystery: Dig Me Deadly, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, and Double Cross. Detective Claudia Trubshaw follows secrets in the sand; John Dickson Carr's Suspense drama brings witchcraft language and murder backstage; The Whistler turns a criminal scheme against its planners. From an excavation to the gallows, follow people trying to outwit a fate that may be closer than they understand.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8692</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>buried,classic,crime,escape,gallows,horror,murder,mystery,oldtime,otr,podcast,radio,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage,whistler,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbd88195b4431495a5962fd298c59708.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dark Fantasy Horror Fiction: Witches, Cults &amp; Feral Legends</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dark-fantasy-horror-fiction-witches-cults-feral-legends--72146478</link><description><![CDATA[A half-vampire agent returns to Ghoul School to find a death cult counting down to midnight. Three Weekly Spooky stories mix dark fantasy, folk horror, and occult action: New Year's Evil from the Case Files of Caroline Quinn by Mike Ashkewe, Hermit by Mike Mann, and Fool's Hill by Bruce Haney. A woodland healer follows black ichor through a poisoned forest, while an Oregon folklore writer investigates disappearances around a feared hill. From undead servants to hungry legends, these tales send investigators into places where the old stories may be warnings they should have heeded.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72146478</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72146478/june_2026_2.mp3" length="111809270" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e28bc87f-ac5e-4446-b8ac-c7a743972bb3/e28bc87f-ac5e-4446-b8ac-c7a743972bb3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e28bc87f-ac5e-4446-b8ac-c7a743972bb3/e28bc87f-ac5e-4446-b8ac-c7a743972bb3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e28bc87f-ac5e-4446-b8ac-c7a743972bb3/e28bc87f-ac5e-4446-b8ac-c7a743972bb3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A half-vampire agent returns to Ghoul School to find a death cult counting down to midnight. Three Weekly Spooky stories mix dark fantasy, folk horror, and occult action: New Year's Evil from the Case Files of Caroline Quinn by Mike Ashkewe, Hermit by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A half-vampire agent returns to Ghoul School to find a death cult counting down to midnight. Three Weekly Spooky stories mix dark fantasy, folk horror, and occult action: New Year's Evil from the Case Files of Caroline Quinn by Mike Ashkewe, Hermit by Mike Mann, and Fool's Hill by Bruce Haney. A woodland healer follows black ichor through a poisoned forest, while an Oregon folklore writer investigates disappearances around a feared hill. From undead servants to hungry legends, these tales send investigators into places where the old stories may be warnings they should have heeded.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6988</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cannibal,creatures,cult,fantasy,folklore,forest,horror,monsters,mystery,occult,paranormal,podcast,scary,spooky,stories,supernatural,undead,vampire,witches,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/aa9520a61abb3648da51f7935d8e901e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Shadow, A Fable by Edgar Allan Poe: Plague, the Dead &amp; Gothic Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/shadow-a-fable-by-edgar-allan-poe-plague-the-dead-gothic-terror--71959902</link><description><![CDATA[Seven men shut out a plague, then a shadow enters the room they thought was sealed. Shadow, A Fable by Edgar Allan Poe, also known as Shadow—A Parable, gathers survivors around wine, candles, and the shrouded body of Zoilus. Outside, Ptolemais is dying; inside, the men try to drink away what they know. A shape on the curtains gives their fear a presence no locked door can explain. This brief Weekly Spooky gothic reading turns isolation and grief into supernatural dread. Listen as Poe asks what remains inside a refuge when the people taking shelter bring the memory of death with them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71959902</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71959902/shadow_a_fable.mp3" length="10653575" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/936f1f47-de6c-4f79-a5fd-0981a93b908b/936f1f47-de6c-4f79-a5fd-0981a93b908b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/936f1f47-de6c-4f79-a5fd-0981a93b908b/936f1f47-de6c-4f79-a5fd-0981a93b908b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/936f1f47-de6c-4f79-a5fd-0981a93b908b/936f1f47-de6c-4f79-a5fd-0981a93b908b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Seven men shut out a plague, then a shadow enters the room they thought was sealed. Shadow, A Fable by Edgar Allan Poe, also known as Shadow—A Parable, gathers survivors around wine, candles, and the shrouded body of Zoilus. Outside, Ptolemais is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seven men shut out a plague, then a shadow enters the room they thought was sealed. Shadow, A Fable by Edgar Allan Poe, also known as Shadow—A Parable, gathers survivors around wine, candles, and the shrouded body of Zoilus. Outside, Ptolemais is dying; inside, the men try to drink away what they know. A shape on the curtains gives their fear a presence no locked door can explain. This brief Weekly Spooky gothic reading turns isolation and grief into supernatural dread. Listen as Poe asks what remains inside a refuge when the people taking shelter bring the memory of death with them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>665</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>allan,classic,death,dread,edgar,fable,fiction,gothic,halloween,horror,literature,macabre,plague,podcast,poe,scary,shadow,spooky,story,supernatural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/50aeb045eac33137f28f8da6dd6ab26f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Champ on Camera? Lake Champlain’s Monster &amp; American Lake-Creature Legends | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/champ-on-camera-lake-champlain-s-monster-american-lake-creature-legends-thursday-thrills--72469667</link><description><![CDATA[Did a camera catch Champ on Lake Champlain, or did distance and perspective create a convincing shape? Thursday Thrills examines footage filmmakers Richard Rossi and Kelly Tabor say contains the legendary lake monster, keeping their claim separate from zoological proof. Henrique Couto places it beside Loch Ness searches, the Bear Lake Monster, Texas' Lake Worth reports, and sewer-alligator lore. Wakes, logs, reflections, and partial views offer other ways to read the images. Explore why deep water makes scale so hard to judge, and why one ambiguous glimpse can keep a legend alive.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72469667</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72469667/thursday_thrills_lake_monsters_champ.mp3" length="19135442" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f84cad89-2545-4af1-8623-9ec35f3787ae/f84cad89-2545-4af1-8623-9ec35f3787ae.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f84cad89-2545-4af1-8623-9ec35f3787ae/f84cad89-2545-4af1-8623-9ec35f3787ae.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f84cad89-2545-4af1-8623-9ec35f3787ae/f84cad89-2545-4af1-8623-9ec35f3787ae.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Did a camera catch Champ on Lake Champlain, or did distance and perspective create a convincing shape? Thursday Thrills examines footage filmmakers Richard Rossi and Kelly Tabor say contains the legendary lake monster, keeping their claim separate...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Did a camera catch Champ on Lake Champlain, or did distance and perspective create a convincing shape? Thursday Thrills examines footage filmmakers Richard Rossi and Kelly Tabor say contains the legendary lake monster, keeping their claim separate from zoological proof. Henrique Couto places it beside Loch Ness searches, the Bear Lake Monster, Texas' Lake Worth reports, and sewer-alligator lore. Wakes, logs, reflections, and partial views offer other ways to read the images. Explore why deep water makes scale so hard to judge, and why one ambiguous glimpse can keep a legend alive.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1196</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alligator,champ,champlain,creatures,cryptids,eerie,folklore,lake,legend,loch,monster,mystery,ness,nessie,paranormal,serpent,sewer,sightings,spooky,underwater</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/129182b86dd370d57bfc1f7e019591e9.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Summer of the Demon pt 2: Cursed Objects &amp; Horror Revelations</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-of-the-demon-pt-2-cursed-objects-horror-revelations--72425490</link><description><![CDATA[A junk shop called Tinkers may hold the beginning of the 00 jersey's curse. In Summer of the Demon Part 2 by Rob Fields, Greg Branlake's parents give Eddie 'Peewee' Richter a new lead while Camp Red Feather suffers another attack. Jessica arrives seeking answers about her brother, his journals, and the mysterious Vicious Vixen. The investigation offers a way forward, but the Demon can strike in daylight as easily as darkness. Continue Weekly Spooky's five-part football horror serial as family revelations widen the mystery and camp offers fewer safe places with every return to the field.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72425490</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72425490/ep403_summer_of_the_demon_part_2.mp3" length="33739570" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d5fec903-0c93-467a-b01a-e844913f6d0c/d5fec903-0c93-467a-b01a-e844913f6d0c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d5fec903-0c93-467a-b01a-e844913f6d0c/d5fec903-0c93-467a-b01a-e844913f6d0c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d5fec903-0c93-467a-b01a-e844913f6d0c/d5fec903-0c93-467a-b01a-e844913f6d0c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A junk shop called Tinkers may hold the beginning of the 00 jersey's curse. In Summer of the Demon Part 2 by Rob Fields, Greg Branlake's parents give Eddie 'Peewee' Richter a new lead while Camp Red Feather suffers another attack. Jessica arrives...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A junk shop called Tinkers may hold the beginning of the 00 jersey's curse. In Summer of the Demon Part 2 by Rob Fields, Greg Branlake's parents give Eddie 'Peewee' Richter a new lead while Camp Red Feather suffers another attack. Jessica arrives seeking answers about her brother, his journals, and the mysterious Vicious Vixen. The investigation offers a way forward, but the Demon can strike in daylight as easily as darkness. Continue Weekly Spooky's five-part football horror serial as family revelations widen the mystery and camp offers fewer safe places with every return to the field.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2109</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>athlete,blood,camp,creepy,cursed,demon,fiction,football,horror,jersey,monster,nightmare,revenge,scary,slasher,stories,strickfield,summer,supernatural,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0897bbaf849ccceef01122994d9d508a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>403</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Haunted Hotels &amp; Body Horror Satire — June 8–14</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-haunted-hotels-body-horror-satire-june-8-14--72403900</link><description><![CDATA[Gremlins, Ghostbusters, and The Shining lead This Week in Horror History for June 8–14, 2026. Mogwai chaos and paranormal comedy share the calendar with The Shining's wider release and The Conjuring 2's Enfield nightmare. Poltergeist III takes the spotlight inside a mirror-filled Chicago high-rise, while Larry Cohen's The Stuff becomes the week's recommendation with a dessert that consumes its customers. Horror birthdays complete a trip through homes, hotels, and grocery aisles. Find a watch where comfort turns against you, from a cute pet to something waiting in the refrigerator.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72403900</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72403900/twihh_june_8_june_14_2026.mp3" length="23205347" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/355069fc-0970-492b-8b6c-188807b6818c/355069fc-0970-492b-8b6c-188807b6818c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/355069fc-0970-492b-8b6c-188807b6818c/355069fc-0970-492b-8b6c-188807b6818c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/355069fc-0970-492b-8b6c-188807b6818c/355069fc-0970-492b-8b6c-188807b6818c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Gremlins, Ghostbusters, and The Shining lead This Week in Horror History for June 8–14, 2026. Mogwai chaos and paranormal comedy share the calendar with The Shining's wider release and The Conjuring 2's Enfield nightmare. Poltergeist III takes the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gremlins, Ghostbusters, and The Shining lead This Week in Horror History for June 8–14, 2026. Mogwai chaos and paranormal comedy share the calendar with The Shining's wider release and The Conjuring 2's Enfield nightmare. Poltergeist III takes the spotlight inside a mirror-filled Chicago high-rise, while Larry Cohen's The Stuff becomes the week's recommendation with a dessert that consumes its customers. Horror birthdays complete a trip through homes, hotels, and grocery aisles. Find a watch where comfort turns against you, from a cute pet to something waiting in the refrigerator.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1450</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cohen,conjuring,dessert,ghostbusters,ghosts,gremlins,haunted,history,horror,kubrick,mirrors,mogwai,monsters,movies,poltergeist,scary,shining,stuff,supernatural,wan</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8f51baf737a9d5138211902f1865c42a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | 10-Year-Old Killer &amp; Dark American Murder History</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-10-year-old-killer-dark-american-murder-history--72215389</link><description><![CDATA[Ten-year-old Joseph Hall killed his sleeping father in Riverside, California, in 2011. Terrifying &amp; True examines Jeffrey Hall's neo-Nazi extremism, access to guns, allegations of abuse, and the household conditions surrounding the shooting. The case moves from childhood trauma to juvenile court, where questions about understanding wrongdoing and Miranda rights carried weight. Follow the trial and appeals behind the headlines, with the tragedy kept in view. What does accountability mean when a child commits lethal violence, and how should the adults around him enter that question?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72215389</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72215389/the_murder_of_jeffrey_hall.mp3" length="32984113" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/82c5009b-3fb4-43a1-85ea-beee0dc14114/82c5009b-3fb4-43a1-85ea-beee0dc14114.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/82c5009b-3fb4-43a1-85ea-beee0dc14114/82c5009b-3fb4-43a1-85ea-beee0dc14114.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/82c5009b-3fb4-43a1-85ea-beee0dc14114/82c5009b-3fb4-43a1-85ea-beee0dc14114.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ten-year-old Joseph Hall killed his sleeping father in Riverside, California, in 2011. Terrifying &amp; True examines Jeffrey Hall's neo-Nazi extremism, access to guns, allegations of abuse, and the household conditions surrounding the shooting. The case...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ten-year-old Joseph Hall killed his sleeping father in Riverside, California, in 2011. Terrifying &amp; True examines Jeffrey Hall's neo-Nazi extremism, access to guns, allegations of abuse, and the household conditions surrounding the shooting. The case moves from childhood trauma to juvenile court, where questions about understanding wrongdoing and Miranda rights carried weight. Follow the trial and appeals behind the headlines, with the tragedy kept in view. What does accountability mean when a child commits lethal violence, and how should the adults around him enter that question?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2061</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abuse,california,child,court,crime,extremist,firearm,gun,hall,homicide,jeffrey,joseph,justice,juvenile,killer,murder,nazi,riverside,trauma,true</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58805d604cd86cb1f009eb84019b782c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Time and Again &amp; Wild Oranges — Cursed Time, Island Terror &amp; Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-time-and-again-wild-oranges-cursed-time-island-terror-murder--72175665</link><description><![CDATA[A clock marked 13 can stop time, but its owner may not like the price. Unknown Broadcast gathers Time and Again, Wild Oranges, The Cross-Eyed Bear, and The Penalty for nearly two and a half hours of old-time radio suspense. A ruined Georgia plantation hides a knife-wielding threat; a classified ad offers a woman money for dangerous work; and a supposed kidnapping draws The Whistler into a maze of false identities. Cursed machinery, isolation, inheritance, and deception link bargains that turn hostile. Every character sees an opportunity, but someone else may have set its terms.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72175665</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72175665/ub_time_and_again_wild_oranges_the_cross_eyed_bear_the_penalty.mp3" length="140310952" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0a23868f-d39e-4feb-82f5-34c061ea3267/0a23868f-d39e-4feb-82f5-34c061ea3267.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0a23868f-d39e-4feb-82f5-34c061ea3267/0a23868f-d39e-4feb-82f5-34c061ea3267.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0a23868f-d39e-4feb-82f5-34c061ea3267/0a23868f-d39e-4feb-82f5-34c061ea3267.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A clock marked 13 can stop time, but its owner may not like the price. Unknown Broadcast gathers Time and Again, Wild Oranges, The Cross-Eyed Bear, and The Penalty for nearly two and a half hours of old-time radio suspense. A ruined Georgia plantation...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A clock marked 13 can stop time, but its owner may not like the price. Unknown Broadcast gathers Time and Again, Wild Oranges, The Cross-Eyed Bear, and The Penalty for nearly two and a half hours of old-time radio suspense. A ruined Georgia plantation hides a knife-wielding threat; a classified ad offers a woman money for dangerous work; and a supposed kidnapping draws The Whistler into a maze of false identities. Cursed machinery, isolation, inheritance, and deception link bargains that turn hostile. Every character sees an opportunity, but someone else may have set its terms.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8769</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,crime,cursed,escape,haunted,horror,murder,mystery,oldtime,otr,podcast,radio,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,time,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/13dd2a58f126db2854c86b424c644e7b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Mad Science Body Horror Stories: Experiments, Mutations, Monsters &amp; Flesh-Ripping Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mad-science-body-horror-stories-experiments-mutations-monsters-flesh-ripping-terror--72145433</link><description><![CDATA[A psychiatrist returns from an attack as something inhuman, dinosaurs escape a hidden facility, and criminals hang above a pack of feral hogs. Four Weekly Spooky stories deliver just over two hours of body horror, creature attacks, and pulp suspense. Michael Kelso's asylum-doctor nightmare joins Night of the Tyrants and Hog Wild by David O'Hanlon, plus Warehouse of Blood by Shane Migliavacca. A reporter's missing-person lead completes the collection behind locked warehouse doors. From a wrecked car to a laboratory, each escape depends on learning what is waiting on the other side.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72145433</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72145433/june_2026_1.mp3" length="117397822" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/10bfffbf-1679-4122-921d-226bc70aabfb/10bfffbf-1679-4122-921d-226bc70aabfb.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/10bfffbf-1679-4122-921d-226bc70aabfb/10bfffbf-1679-4122-921d-226bc70aabfb.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/10bfffbf-1679-4122-921d-226bc70aabfb/10bfffbf-1679-4122-921d-226bc70aabfb.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A psychiatrist returns from an attack as something inhuman, dinosaurs escape a hidden facility, and criminals hang above a pack of feral hogs. Four Weekly Spooky stories deliver just over two hours of body horror, creature attacks, and pulp suspense....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A psychiatrist returns from an attack as something inhuman, dinosaurs escape a hidden facility, and criminals hang above a pack of feral hogs. Four Weekly Spooky stories deliver just over two hours of body horror, creature attacks, and pulp suspense. Michael Kelso's asylum-doctor nightmare joins Night of the Tyrants and Hog Wild by David O'Hanlon, plus Warehouse of Blood by Shane Migliavacca. A reporter's missing-person lead completes the collection behind locked warehouse doors. From a wrecked car to a laboratory, each escape depends on learning what is waiting on the other side.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7337</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>asylum,blood,body,creature,dinosaur,experiment,gore,horror,mad,monster,monsters,mutation,pigs,podcast,scary,science,spooky,stories,survival,warehouse</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6af7a65700d57251ca35b1c709cf20b2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | REC (2007) | Found Footage Horror &amp; Spanish Zombie Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-rec-2007-found-footage-horror-spanish-zombie-terror--72333710</link><description><![CDATA[REC (2007) traps a television crew inside a quarantined Barcelona apartment building, where a routine emergency becomes a fight to survive. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza's Spanish found footage film on Cutting Deep into Horror. They examine the camera logic, tightening corridors, infected attacks, and the night-vision climax, with comparisons to the American remake Quarantine. Full spoilers, including the final reveal. Discover how a film can make chaotic footage readable while keeping every stairwell and patch of darkness threatening.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72333710</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72333710/rec.mp3" length="76060717" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c98cb269-d79e-4d14-b3d8-f00c91e8d22d/c98cb269-d79e-4d14-b3d8-f00c91e8d22d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c98cb269-d79e-4d14-b3d8-f00c91e8d22d/c98cb269-d79e-4d14-b3d8-f00c91e8d22d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c98cb269-d79e-4d14-b3d8-f00c91e8d22d/c98cb269-d79e-4d14-b3d8-f00c91e8d22d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>REC (2007) traps a television crew inside a quarantined Barcelona apartment building, where a routine emergency becomes a fight to survive. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza's Spanish found footage film on...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[REC (2007) traps a television crew inside a quarantined Barcelona apartment building, where a routine emergency becomes a fight to survive. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza's Spanish found footage film on Cutting Deep into Horror. They examine the camera logic, tightening corridors, infected attacks, and the night-vision climax, with comparisons to the American remake Quarantine. Full spoilers, including the final reveal. Discover how a film can make chaotic footage readable while keeping every stairwell and patch of darkness threatening.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4753</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apartment,barcelona,cinema,demonic,eerie,footage,found,horror,infection,medeiros,podcast,quarantine,rec,review,scary,spanish,tristiana,zombie,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/23bc8bed02c749bd5ed99e2761266b0c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ghost Lights That Follow You: Min Min Light Horror &amp; Marfa Mystery | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghost-lights-that-follow-you-min-min-light-horror-marfa-mystery-thursday-thrills--72331830</link><description><![CDATA[Would you follow a light that seems to follow you? Thursday Thrills explores Australia's Min Min Light, the Marfa Lights of West Texas, and the Hornet or Joplin Spook Light along the Devil's Promenade. Reported roadside encounters meet folklore, paranormal tourism, and possible explanations involving headlights, mirages, and temperature inversions. A fictional ghost-light encounter then turns those fears into a story of its own. Travel from outback roads to U.S. viewing spots and consider how darkness, distance, and expectation shape what people see when a glow refuses to make sense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72331830</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72331830/thursday_thrills_ghost_lights_spooklight_marfa.mp3" length="20928249" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/098d68e0-8f3e-4eda-8d10-da1a1c8cf357/098d68e0-8f3e-4eda-8d10-da1a1c8cf357.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/098d68e0-8f3e-4eda-8d10-da1a1c8cf357/098d68e0-8f3e-4eda-8d10-da1a1c8cf357.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/098d68e0-8f3e-4eda-8d10-da1a1c8cf357/098d68e0-8f3e-4eda-8d10-da1a1c8cf357.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Would you follow a light that seems to follow you? Thursday Thrills explores Australia's Min Min Light, the Marfa Lights of West Texas, and the Hornet or Joplin Spook Light along the Devil's Promenade. Reported roadside encounters meet folklore,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Would you follow a light that seems to follow you? Thursday Thrills explores Australia's Min Min Light, the Marfa Lights of West Texas, and the Hornet or Joplin Spook Light along the Devil's Promenade. Reported roadside encounters meet folklore, paranormal tourism, and possible explanations involving headlights, mirages, and temperature inversions. A fictional ghost-light encounter then turns those fears into a story of its own. Travel from outback roads to U.S. viewing spots and consider how darkness, distance, and expectation shape what people see when a glow refuses to make sense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1308</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,desert,eerie,folklore,ghost,haunted,horror,legends,lights,marfa,min,mystery,outback,paranormal,road,spooklight,supernatural,tourism,travel,unexplained</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f542758c3af6274a79b634464c720511.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Summer of the Demon pt 1: Cursed Objects &amp; Camp Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-of-the-demon-pt-1-cursed-objects-camp-horror--72307062</link><description><![CDATA[Eddie 'Peewee' Richter survived a football rival's monstrous transformation. At Camp Red Feather, he discovers the nightmare has followed him into summer. Summer of the Demon Part 1 by Rob Fields opens a five-part Weekly Spooky horror serial with a brutal attack and the return of the cursed 00 jersey. Eddie should be training for football with the Strickfield Serpents; instead, he must confront a creature seeking revenge for the championship game. Start the story as camp routines give way to fear, and a familiar uniform becomes the first clue to a threat that survived the final whistle.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72307062</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72307062/ep402_summer_of_the_demon_pt_1.mp3" length="34182042" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/47a71943-f329-4a1a-8796-3541aa08c6ff/47a71943-f329-4a1a-8796-3541aa08c6ff.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/47a71943-f329-4a1a-8796-3541aa08c6ff/47a71943-f329-4a1a-8796-3541aa08c6ff.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/47a71943-f329-4a1a-8796-3541aa08c6ff/47a71943-f329-4a1a-8796-3541aa08c6ff.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Eddie 'Peewee' Richter survived a football rival's monstrous transformation. At Camp Red Feather, he discovers the nightmare has followed him into summer. Summer of the Demon Part 1 by Rob Fields opens a five-part Weekly Spooky horror serial with a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eddie 'Peewee' Richter survived a football rival's monstrous transformation. At Camp Red Feather, he discovers the nightmare has followed him into summer. Summer of the Demon Part 1 by Rob Fields opens a five-part Weekly Spooky horror serial with a brutal attack and the return of the cursed 00 jersey. Eddie should be training for football with the Strickfield Serpents; instead, he must confront a creature seeking revenge for the championship game. Start the story as camp routines give way to fear, and a familiar uniform becomes the first clue to a threat that survived the final whistle.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2136</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>athlete,camp,college,creepy,cursed,demon,fiction,football,horror,jersey,monster,nightmare,revenge,scary,slasher,stories,strickfield,summer,supernatural,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0897bbaf849ccceef01122994d9d508a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>402</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Poltergeist, Psycho II &amp; The Omen's 6/6/06 Curse</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-poltergeist-psycho-ii-the-omen-s-6-6-06-curse--72253895</link><description><![CDATA[Poltergeist turns a suburban home into a trap, while Psycho II brings Norman Bates back to the Bates Motel. This Week in Horror History explores June 1–7 through haunted houses, killer sequels, and the 6/6/06 release of The Omen remake. The Purge asks what happens when violence becomes legal for a night, and Splice makes genetic engineering a nightmare of creation and responsibility. Plus, horror birthdays include Robert Englund and Danielle Harris, and The Loved Ones supplies a vicious prom-night recommendation. Find your next watch among families and homes that cannot keep anyone safe.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72253895</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72253895/twihh_june_1_june_7_2026.mp3" length="20139554" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/74e0b59b-f29a-49b7-95be-817fbd586350/74e0b59b-f29a-49b7-95be-817fbd586350.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/74e0b59b-f29a-49b7-95be-817fbd586350/74e0b59b-f29a-49b7-95be-817fbd586350.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/74e0b59b-f29a-49b7-95be-817fbd586350/74e0b59b-f29a-49b7-95be-817fbd586350.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Poltergeist turns a suburban home into a trap, while Psycho II brings Norman Bates back to the Bates Motel. This Week in Horror History explores June 1–7 through haunted houses, killer sequels, and the 6/6/06 release of The Omen remake. The Purge asks...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Poltergeist turns a suburban home into a trap, while Psycho II brings Norman Bates back to the Bates Motel. This Week in Horror History explores June 1–7 through haunted houses, killer sequels, and the 6/6/06 release of The Omen remake. The Purge asks what happens when violence becomes legal for a night, and Splice makes genetic engineering a nightmare of creation and responsibility. Plus, horror birthdays include Robert Englund and Danielle Harris, and The Loved Ones supplies a vicious prom-night recommendation. Find your next watch among families and homes that cannot keep anyone safe.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1259</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>antichrist,blumhouse,body,dystopian,ghosts,haunted,history,horror,movies,omen,podcast,poltergeist,psycho,purge,sci-fi,sequel,slasher,splice,supernatural,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/14c1e685d38048ea9361a130d22b6a4b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Murder of Katarzyna Zowada: Krakow's Darkest Unsolved Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-murder-of-katarzyna-zowada-krakow-s-darkest-unsolved-murder--72212750</link><description><![CDATA[Katarzyna Zowada vanished in Krakow, Poland, in 1998. The discovery of her remains in the Vistula River turned a missing-person search into a murder investigation that would span decades. Terrifying &amp; True follows the forensic evidence, renewed searches by Poland's Archiwum X investigators, and a court history that includes a conviction and an acquittal. This June 2026 episode examines why suspicion and disturbing evidence do not automatically establish who committed a crime. Behind the case is a young student and a family left seeking answers about the life taken from them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72212750</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72212750/katarzyna_zowada.mp3" length="36607597" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ceecc559-99a2-46e4-a39c-14186c2c0da5/ceecc559-99a2-46e4-a39c-14186c2c0da5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ceecc559-99a2-46e4-a39c-14186c2c0da5/ceecc559-99a2-46e4-a39c-14186c2c0da5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ceecc559-99a2-46e4-a39c-14186c2c0da5/ceecc559-99a2-46e4-a39c-14186c2c0da5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Katarzyna Zowada vanished in Krakow, Poland, in 1998. The discovery of her remains in the Vistula River turned a missing-person search into a murder investigation that would span decades. Terrifying &amp; True follows the forensic evidence, renewed...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Katarzyna Zowada vanished in Krakow, Poland, in 1998. The discovery of her remains in the Vistula River turned a missing-person search into a murder investigation that would span decades. Terrifying &amp; True follows the forensic evidence, renewed searches by Poland's Archiwum X investigators, and a court history that includes a conviction and an acquittal. This June 2026 episode examines why suspicion and disturbing evidence do not automatically establish who committed a crime. Behind the case is a young student and a family left seeking answers about the life taken from them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2288</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>case,cold,crime,disappearance,evidence,forensic,homicide,investigation,justice,katarzyna,killer,krakow,murder,mystery,poland,river,true,unsolved,vistula,zowada</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2e40d294eb566c59413817031ecda7f1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Out of Focus &amp; Banquo’s Chair — Psychological Horror and Ghostly Justice</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-out-of-focus-banquo-s-chair-psychological-horror-and-ghostly-justice--71940492</link><description><![CDATA[A man's imagined perfect woman becomes dangerously real, and a professor is pursued by an unseen presence that will not accept rejection. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio mysteries: Out of Focus, How Love Came to Professor Guildea, Banquo's Chair, and Decision. More than two hours of vintage suspense lead from obsessive fantasy to a Scotland Yard inspector's trap and The Whistler's cruel consequences. An empty chair may be enough to shake a murder suspect—but is guilt the only thing joining the table? Listen for the moment a private fear begins taking up space in the room.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71940492</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71940492/ub_out_of_focus_how_love_came_to_professor_guildea_banquos_chair.mp3" length="137320427" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ef44a51d-008b-4f32-8935-d6b5ede575f3/ef44a51d-008b-4f32-8935-d6b5ede575f3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ef44a51d-008b-4f32-8935-d6b5ede575f3/ef44a51d-008b-4f32-8935-d6b5ede575f3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ef44a51d-008b-4f32-8935-d6b5ede575f3/ef44a51d-008b-4f32-8935-d6b5ede575f3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A man's imagined perfect woman becomes dangerously real, and a professor is pursued by an unseen presence that will not accept rejection. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio mysteries: Out of Focus, How Love Came to Professor Guildea,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A man's imagined perfect woman becomes dangerously real, and a professor is pursued by an unseen presence that will not accept rejection. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio mysteries: Out of Focus, How Love Came to Professor Guildea, Banquo's Chair, and Decision. More than two hours of vintage suspense lead from obsessive fantasy to a Scotland Yard inspector's trap and The Whistler's cruel consequences. An empty chair may be enough to shake a murder suspect—but is guilt the only thing joining the table? Listen for the moment a private fear begins taking up space in the room.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8582</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,classic,crime,detective,fantasy,ghost,gothic,guilt,haunting,horror,murder,mystery,obsession,paranormal,psychological,radio,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/781476da8111ccc5a2a5e95351c638a1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sci-Fi Horror: Portal Terror &amp; Cursed Technology Nightmares</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sci-fi-horror-portal-terror-cursed-technology-nightmares--71597314</link><description><![CDATA[An antique typewriter makes a teenage writer's revenge real, while portals open onto a vampire-ruled Earth. Three Weekly Spooky sci-fi horror stories turn familiar technology into a threat: Ghost in the Machine by Shane Migliavacca, plus Portals and Hunter Black by Rob Fields. A grieving girl encounters a mysterious digital woman, heroes fight across parallel worlds, and a writer loses control of the killer he imagined. Over three hours of haunted technology, alternate dimensions, and dark fantasy ask what happens when the machine stops obeying—and the things it creates can reach you.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71597314</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71597314/may_2026_5.mp3" length="175134245" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An antique typewriter makes a teenage writer's revenge real, while portals open onto a vampire-ruled Earth. Three Weekly Spooky sci-fi horror stories turn familiar technology into a threat: Ghost in the Machine by Shane Migliavacca, plus Portals and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An antique typewriter makes a teenage writer's revenge real, while portals open onto a vampire-ruled Earth. Three Weekly Spooky sci-fi horror stories turn familiar technology into a threat: Ghost in the Machine by Shane Migliavacca, plus Portals and Hunter Black by Rob Fields. A grieving girl encounters a mysterious digital woman, heroes fight across parallel worlds, and a writer loses control of the killer he imagined. Over three hours of haunted technology, alternate dimensions, and dark fantasy ask what happens when the machine stops obeying—and the things it creates can reach you.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10945</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>computer,creepy,dimension,ghost,haunted,horror,killer,machine,multiverse,nightmare,portals,reality,scary,scifi,stories,supernatural,technology,terror,thriller,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fb60c3ddc16b756f2005385d12c29d1f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Paranormal Activity &amp; Found Footage Horror History</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-paranormal-activity-found-footage-horror-history--72144589</link><description><![CDATA[Paranormal Activity (2007) makes a bedroom camera an invitation to watch for something you hope will never appear. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Oren Peli's found footage horror film, starring Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat, on Cutting Deep into Horror. They explore nighttime sounds, long silences, and the relationship tensions that make the haunting feel personal. How does a nearly motionless shot turn waiting into dread? Full spoilers, including the theatrical and alternate endings, with comparisons to Cloverfield and a look at the film's microbudget success.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72144589</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72144589/paranormal_activity.mp3" length="85819960" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cce7c015-61cb-4eb9-b057-9b89bea9a3c4/cce7c015-61cb-4eb9-b057-9b89bea9a3c4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cce7c015-61cb-4eb9-b057-9b89bea9a3c4/cce7c015-61cb-4eb9-b057-9b89bea9a3c4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cce7c015-61cb-4eb9-b057-9b89bea9a3c4/cce7c015-61cb-4eb9-b057-9b89bea9a3c4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Paranormal Activity (2007) makes a bedroom camera an invitation to watch for something you hope will never appear. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Oren Peli's found footage horror film, starring Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat, on Cutting...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Paranormal Activity (2007) makes a bedroom camera an invitation to watch for something you hope will never appear. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Oren Peli's found footage horror film, starring Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat, on Cutting Deep into Horror. They explore nighttime sounds, long silences, and the relationship tensions that make the haunting feel personal. How does a nearly motionless shot turn waiting into dread? Full spoilers, including the theatrical and alternate endings, with comparisons to Cloverfield and a look at the film's microbudget success.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5363</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>activity,blumhouse,demonic,eerie,footage,found,ghost,haunting,horror,katie,micah,movie,oren,paramount,paranormal,peli,podcast,review,scary,supernatural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/067142d7ff3bae5c787d40d6a5cacf1d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Backrooms: Found Footage Horror &amp; Liminal Space Internet Folklore | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-backrooms-found-footage-horror-liminal-space-internet-folklore-thursday-thrills--72196382</link><description><![CDATA[The Backrooms turns empty yellow rooms and buzzing fluorescent lights into a place you might never escape. Thursday Thrills explores the internet horror legend, from its 2019 message-board origins to Kane Pixels' found footage series and the A24 film Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons. This May 2026 episode looks at liminal spaces, analog horror, and the unsettling familiarity of corridors that seem to lead nowhere. Why can an empty building feel more threatening than a visible monster? Follow the creepypasta that made getting lost feel like slipping out of reality itself.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72196382</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72196382/thursday_thrills_backrooms_are_back.mp3" length="18654267" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/41213a70-7bd1-4b0b-aaff-345eeeb29d98/41213a70-7bd1-4b0b-aaff-345eeeb29d98.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/41213a70-7bd1-4b0b-aaff-345eeeb29d98/41213a70-7bd1-4b0b-aaff-345eeeb29d98.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/41213a70-7bd1-4b0b-aaff-345eeeb29d98/41213a70-7bd1-4b0b-aaff-345eeeb29d98.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Backrooms turns empty yellow rooms and buzzing fluorescent lights into a place you might never escape. Thursday Thrills explores the internet horror legend, from its 2019 message-board origins to Kane Pixels' found footage series and the A24 film...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Backrooms turns empty yellow rooms and buzzing fluorescent lights into a place you might never escape. Thursday Thrills explores the internet horror legend, from its 2019 message-board origins to Kane Pixels' found footage series and the A24 film Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons. This May 2026 episode looks at liminal spaces, analog horror, and the unsettling familiarity of corridors that seem to lead nowhere. Why can an empty building feel more threatening than a visible monster? Follow the creepypasta that made getting lost feel like slipping out of reality itself.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1166</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>a24,analog,backrooms,creepypasta,eerie,footage,hallway,haunted,horror,internet,kane,legend,liminal,mystery,nightmare,paranormal,scary,spaces,urban,youtube</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6a155cde03a8f2c36c83fc7078aaba73.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel — Liminal Horror with a Dark Twist</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-thing-that-lurks-in-the-tunnel-liminal-horror-with-a-dark-twist--72170215</link><description><![CDATA[Will follows his crush Travis into the winter woods for a late-night smoke. Inside an abandoned railway tunnel, movement in the shadows makes their private hideaway feel occupied. The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel by Bruce Haney turns teenage attraction and betrayal into a Weekly Spooky creature horror story. As Travis reveals his cruelty, Will must decide whether to follow the only flashlight farther into the dark or risk finding his own way out. A claustrophobic listen for fans of abandoned places, wilderness horror, and coming-of-age nightmares. What else is living in the tunnel?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72170215</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72170215/ep401_the_thing_that_lurks_in_the_tunnel.mp3" length="28156211" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c4fdf70a-39db-4e2b-936c-b48a970c5f33/c4fdf70a-39db-4e2b-936c-b48a970c5f33.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c4fdf70a-39db-4e2b-936c-b48a970c5f33/c4fdf70a-39db-4e2b-936c-b48a970c5f33.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c4fdf70a-39db-4e2b-936c-b48a970c5f33/c4fdf70a-39db-4e2b-936c-b48a970c5f33.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Will follows his crush Travis into the winter woods for a late-night smoke. Inside an abandoned railway tunnel, movement in the shadows makes their private hideaway feel occupied. The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel by Bruce Haney turns teenage...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Will follows his crush Travis into the winter woods for a late-night smoke. Inside an abandoned railway tunnel, movement in the shadows makes their private hideaway feel occupied. The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel by Bruce Haney turns teenage attraction and betrayal into a Weekly Spooky creature horror story. As Travis reveals his cruelty, Will must decide whether to follow the only flashlight farther into the dark or risk finding his own way out. A claustrophobic listen for fans of abandoned places, wilderness horror, and coming-of-age nightmares. What else is living in the tunnel?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1760</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned railroad tunnel,dark,horror story,missing persons,old train cars,police,sleepover,stalking presence,trevor,winter woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4af02fe309d69ab7e9da0754308dac36.jpg"/><itunes:episode>401</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Alien, Stranger Things &amp; Modern Horror Icons — May 25–31</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-alien-stranger-things-modern-horror-icons-may-25-31--72157571</link><description><![CDATA[Alien traps a crew aboard the Nostromo, while Vecna turns memory into a weapon in Stranger Things 4. This Week in Horror History revisits May 25–31 through Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror, Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell, the backwoods pursuit of Wrong Turn, and Octavia Spencer's basement hospitality in Ma. From the xenomorph to a curse that follows you home, explore how these films and series make escape feel impossible. Plus, celebrate horror icons including Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and Peter Cushing. Your next horror watch may begin with a place that looks safe enough to enter.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72157571</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72157571/twihh_may_25_may_31_2026.mp3" length="20567562" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/82153635-f14b-40ec-ae6b-2e48a2b6c9a3/82153635-f14b-40ec-ae6b-2e48a2b6c9a3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/82153635-f14b-40ec-ae6b-2e48a2b6c9a3/82153635-f14b-40ec-ae6b-2e48a2b6c9a3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/82153635-f14b-40ec-ae6b-2e48a2b6c9a3/82153635-f14b-40ec-ae6b-2e48a2b6c9a3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Alien traps a crew aboard the Nostromo, while Vecna turns memory into a weapon in Stranger Things 4. This Week in Horror History revisits May 25–31 through Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror, Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell, the backwoods pursuit of Wrong Turn,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Alien traps a crew aboard the Nostromo, while Vecna turns memory into a weapon in Stranger Things 4. This Week in Horror History revisits May 25–31 through Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror, Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell, the backwoods pursuit of Wrong Turn, and Octavia Spencer's basement hospitality in Ma. From the xenomorph to a curse that follows you home, explore how these films and series make escape feel impossible. Plus, celebrate horror icons including Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and Peter Cushing. Your next horror watch may begin with a place that looks safe enough to enter.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1285</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alien,body horror,christopher lee,curse,horror,horror history,ma,may 25th-may 31st,netflix,peter cushing,raimi,ripley,space horror,stranger things 4,supernatural curses,survival horror,vecna,vincent price,wrong turn,xenomorph</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/61cc8f76bb52e21db458da1230006f5b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Cryptid Horror &amp; Paranormal Mysteries Declassified</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-cryptid-horror-paranormal-mysteries-declassified--72105375</link><description><![CDATA[Ohio's Loveland Frogman meets the USS Indianapolis in this May 2026 Monthly Spooky. Henrique Couto and Michelle discuss cryptid sightings and UFO reports, then turn to the documented wartime sinking and the sailors' struggle against thirst, exposure, and sharks. The conversation also takes in a burial jar, a coyote's swim to Alcatraz, and a reported celebrity haunting. Memorial Day history sits alongside strange headlines and horror-fan conversation, with episode 400 and Cinema Wasteland in the mix. Follow the difference between a frightening record and a story people want to believe.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72105375</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72105375/monthly_spooky_may_2026_hen.mp3" length="118750668" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/dac5e6bc-6256-44db-b2fb-74a71711159a/dac5e6bc-6256-44db-b2fb-74a71711159a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/dac5e6bc-6256-44db-b2fb-74a71711159a/dac5e6bc-6256-44db-b2fb-74a71711159a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/dac5e6bc-6256-44db-b2fb-74a71711159a/dac5e6bc-6256-44db-b2fb-74a71711159a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ohio's Loveland Frogman meets the USS Indianapolis in this May 2026 Monthly Spooky. Henrique Couto and Michelle discuss cryptid sightings and UFO reports, then turn to the documented wartime sinking and the sailors' struggle against thirst, exposure,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ohio's Loveland Frogman meets the USS Indianapolis in this May 2026 Monthly Spooky. Henrique Couto and Michelle discuss cryptid sightings and UFO reports, then turn to the documented wartime sinking and the sailors' struggle against thirst, exposure, and sharks. The conversation also takes in a burial jar, a coyote's swim to Alcatraz, and a reported celebrity haunting. Memorial Day history sits alongside strange headlines and horror-fan conversation, with episode 400 and Cinema Wasteland in the mix. Follow the difference between a frightening record and a story people want to believe.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7422</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aliens,cryptid,frogman,ghost,halloween,haunted,history,horror,indianapolis,loveland,memorial,mystery,ohio,paranormal,podcast,scary,sharks,spooky,ufo,war</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e80cf1bf1dc0c2dd6567a6a9621d3353.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Evening Primrose &amp; Philomel Cottage — Department-Store Horror &amp; Cottage Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-evening-primrose-philomel-cottage-department-store-horror-cottage-murder--71940207</link><description><![CDATA[A poet hides in a department store after closing and discovers people who may never let him leave. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio stories: The Thing Inside, Evening Primrose, Philomel Cottage, and The Body Off Billingsgate. A glass ball brings danger to a New England village, a country marriage conceals a murderous possibility, and a body on the docks draws Scotland Yard into false identities and stolen money. More than two hours of vintage horror and mystery turn shops and homes into places of confinement. What happens when the refuge you chose becomes the trap?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71940207</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71940207/ub_the_thing_inside_evening_primrose_philomel_cottage_body_off_billingsgate.mp3" length="131968055" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/edae0e50-00c3-4fc1-b186-f2b499951d6e/edae0e50-00c3-4fc1-b186-f2b499951d6e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/edae0e50-00c3-4fc1-b186-f2b499951d6e/edae0e50-00c3-4fc1-b186-f2b499951d6e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/edae0e50-00c3-4fc1-b186-f2b499951d6e/edae0e50-00c3-4fc1-b186-f2b499951d6e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A poet hides in a department store after closing and discovers people who may never let him leave. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio stories: The Thing Inside, Evening Primrose, Philomel Cottage, and The Body Off Billingsgate. A glass ball...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A poet hides in a department store after closing and discovers people who may never let him leave. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio stories: The Thing Inside, Evening Primrose, Philomel Cottage, and The Body Off Billingsgate. A glass ball brings danger to a New England village, a country marriage conceals a murderous possibility, and a body on the docks draws Scotland Yard into false identities and stolen money. More than two hours of vintage horror and mystery turn shops and homes into places of confinement. What happens when the refuge you chose becomes the trap?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8248</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,christie,classic,crime,cursed,detective,escape,gothic,haunting,horror,murder,mystery,occult,radio,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage,welles,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/13dd2a58f126db2854c86b424c644e7b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Slasher Horror Stories: Haunted Motels &amp; Murder Mansions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/slasher-horror-stories-haunted-motels-murder-mansions--71593902</link><description><![CDATA[A desert motel shelters escaped killers, a storm sends a woman into Grimm Manor, and a murderer stalks prom night at Strickfield High. Three Weekly Spooky horror stories deliver nearly four hours of roadside suspense, haunted-house puzzles, and slasher terror. Incident at Isotop Inn by Shane Migliavacca joins Murder Mansion and Prom Queen Killer by Rob Fields. Follow fugitives and strange lights, Bethany Martinson's search through ghostly traps, and a deadly rivalry for the crown. When every shelter has its own secrets, surviving the storm may only get you as far as the next locked door.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71593902</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71593902/may_2026_4.mp3" length="226372041" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A desert motel shelters escaped killers, a storm sends a woman into Grimm Manor, and a murderer stalks prom night at Strickfield High. Three Weekly Spooky horror stories deliver nearly four hours of roadside suspense, haunted-house puzzles, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A desert motel shelters escaped killers, a storm sends a woman into Grimm Manor, and a murderer stalks prom night at Strickfield High. Three Weekly Spooky horror stories deliver nearly four hours of roadside suspense, haunted-house puzzles, and slasher terror. Incident at Isotop Inn by Shane Migliavacca joins Murder Mansion and Prom Queen Killer by Rob Fields. Follow fugitives and strange lights, Bethany Martinson's search through ghostly traps, and a deadly rivalry for the crown. When every shelter has its own secrets, surviving the storm may only get you as far as the next locked door.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14147</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,creepy,ghost,halloween,haunted,horror,killer,mansion,motel,murder,nightmare,prom,queen,scary,slasher,stories,supernatural,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/521674f88d0cf7b390f011b55d27d7bb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Cloverfield &amp; Eerie Found Footage Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-cloverfield-eerie-found-footage-horror--72035494</link><description><![CDATA[Cloverfield (2008) drops a handheld camera into a monster attack on New York City. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Matt Reeves' found footage film, written by Drew Goddard and produced by J. J. Abrams. On Cutting Deep into Horror, they revisit the mysterious teaser, Statue of Liberty wreckage, subway panic, and disaster imagery that made the attack feel immediate. Full spoilers, including the ending and Coney Island clue. How does a giant creature stay frightening when the camera can barely find it? Film page: <a href="https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/movies/5bd3338967f34cef7af44a37" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72035494</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72035494/cloverfield.mp3" length="92259010" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c3726cad-5938-4b0e-ae21-55745dfe9c7d/c3726cad-5938-4b0e-ae21-55745dfe9c7d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c3726cad-5938-4b0e-ae21-55745dfe9c7d/c3726cad-5938-4b0e-ae21-55745dfe9c7d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c3726cad-5938-4b0e-ae21-55745dfe9c7d/c3726cad-5938-4b0e-ae21-55745dfe9c7d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Cloverfield (2008) drops a handheld camera into a monster attack on New York City. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Matt Reeves' found footage film, written by Drew Goddard and produced by J. J. Abrams. On Cutting Deep into Horror, they...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cloverfield (2008) drops a handheld camera into a monster attack on New York City. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Matt Reeves' found footage film, written by Drew Goddard and produced by J. J. Abrams. On Cutting Deep into Horror, they revisit the mysterious teaser, Statue of Liberty wreckage, subway panic, and disaster imagery that made the attack feel immediate. Full spoilers, including the ending and Coney Island clue. How does a giant creature stay frightening when the camera can barely find it? Film page: <a href="https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/movies/5bd3338967f34cef7af44a37" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5767</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abrams,cloverfield,creature,disaster,footage,found,goddard,horror,kaiju,manhattan,monster,movie,paramount,pluto,podcast,reeves,review,sci-fi,streaming,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/824c8307cf9fdc79655546e298dbc412.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Haunted Ohio Road Trip: Eerie Folklore &amp; Paranormal Tourism | Thursday Thrills</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/haunted-ohio-road-trip-eerie-folklore-paranormal-tourism-thursday-thrills--72090150</link><description><![CDATA[The Ohio State Reformatory, Franklin Castle, and Moonville Tunnel turn a road trip into a tour of Ohio ghost lore. Thursday Thrills explores the prison seen in The Shawshank Redemption, Cleveland's gothic mansion, and a railroad tunnel where local legends linger in the dark. Follow the history behind these locations and the reported hauntings that draw paranormal visitors. What makes a real building feel like a horror-film set, and how much of that feeling comes from the stories we bring with us? A spooky travel listen for fans of haunted places, abandoned railways, and Ohio folklore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72090150</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72090150/tt_haunted_ohio_tourismfinal.mp3" length="17363540" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a7e641e4-b1f5-48ca-ae7e-a8524b3387b1/a7e641e4-b1f5-48ca-ae7e-a8524b3387b1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a7e641e4-b1f5-48ca-ae7e-a8524b3387b1/a7e641e4-b1f5-48ca-ae7e-a8524b3387b1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a7e641e4-b1f5-48ca-ae7e-a8524b3387b1/a7e641e4-b1f5-48ca-ae7e-a8524b3387b1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Ohio State Reformatory, Franklin Castle, and Moonville Tunnel turn a road trip into a tour of Ohio ghost lore. Thursday Thrills explores the prison seen in The Shawshank Redemption, Cleveland's gothic mansion, and a railroad tunnel where local...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Ohio State Reformatory, Franklin Castle, and Moonville Tunnel turn a road trip into a tour of Ohio ghost lore. Thursday Thrills explores the prison seen in The Shawshank Redemption, Cleveland's gothic mansion, and a railroad tunnel where local legends linger in the dark. Follow the history behind these locations and the reported hauntings that draw paranormal visitors. What makes a real building feel like a horror-film set, and how much of that feeling comes from the stories we bring with us? A spooky travel listen for fans of haunted places, abandoned railways, and Ohio folklore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1085</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>castle,cemetery,franklin,ghosts,haunted,history,horror,investigation,legend,mansfield,moonville,ohio,paranormal,prison,reformatory,shawshank,spooky,tourism,travel,tunnel</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/62dd13b1ca133d8ede829170ea140581.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Final Broadcast: Paranormal Horror Stories &amp; Eerie Broadcasts</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/final-broadcast-paranormal-horror-stories-eerie-broadcasts--72071128</link><description><![CDATA[The callers on Lost in the Void know more than overnight radio host Randall Burr expects—and their stories are starting to connect. Final Broadcast by Henrique Couto celebrates Weekly Spooky's 400th episode with a feature-length horror audio drama featuring Duane Whitaker of Pulp Fiction and The Devil's Rejects. Haunted highways, impossible encounters, and voices reaching places they shouldn't turn a call-in show into a threat to the man at the microphone. As the signal slips beyond his control, Randall must work out who is really listening. Stay tuned for a night inside the static.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72071128</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72071128/ep400_final_broadcast.mp3" length="105958293" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27987e06-7baa-4e89-a2cc-dd3221b5a010/27987e06-7baa-4e89-a2cc-dd3221b5a010.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27987e06-7baa-4e89-a2cc-dd3221b5a010/27987e06-7baa-4e89-a2cc-dd3221b5a010.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27987e06-7baa-4e89-a2cc-dd3221b5a010/27987e06-7baa-4e89-a2cc-dd3221b5a010.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The callers on Lost in the Void know more than overnight radio host Randall Burr expects—and their stories are starting to connect. Final Broadcast by Henrique Couto celebrates Weekly Spooky's 400th episode with a feature-length horror audio drama...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The callers on Lost in the Void know more than overnight radio host Randall Burr expects—and their stories are starting to connect. Final Broadcast by Henrique Couto celebrates Weekly Spooky's 400th episode with a feature-length horror audio drama featuring Duane Whitaker of Pulp Fiction and The Devil's Rejects. Haunted highways, impossible encounters, and voices reaching places they shouldn't turn a call-in show into a threat to the man at the microphone. As the signal slips beyond his control, Randall must work out who is really listening. Stay tuned for a night inside the static.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6622</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>analog,broadcast,creature,duane,ghost,haunted,highway,horror,mystery,nightmares,paranormal,podcast,radio,roads,scary,signal,supernatural,thriller,voices,whitaker</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/519b6c81950aa0ed3de66ab9475311eb.jpg"/><itunes:episode>400</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Classic Horror Films &amp; Eerie Sequels — May 18–24</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-classic-horror-films-eerie-sequels-may-18-24--72061277</link><description><![CDATA[The Shining opens the doors of the Overlook Hotel, while Alien 3 strands Ripley on a prison colony. This Week in Horror History explores May 18–24 through Stanley Kubrick's Stephen King adaptation, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, and Poltergeist II: The Other Side. Tales from the Hood brings supernatural punishment and social horror to the deep-cut spotlight, and The Possession of Joel Delaney offers a next watch. With Vincent Price's revenge and Reverend Kane's unwelcome return, this week's films ask what happens when the nightmare follows you into the place you hoped would save you.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72061277</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72061277/twihh_may_18_may_24_2026.mp3" length="17927008" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5541a70b-a1b4-434c-bc4d-3e7798bd74d4/5541a70b-a1b4-434c-bc4d-3e7798bd74d4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5541a70b-a1b4-434c-bc4d-3e7798bd74d4/5541a70b-a1b4-434c-bc4d-3e7798bd74d4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5541a70b-a1b4-434c-bc4d-3e7798bd74d4/5541a70b-a1b4-434c-bc4d-3e7798bd74d4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Shining opens the doors of the Overlook Hotel, while Alien 3 strands Ripley on a prison colony. This Week in Horror History explores May 18–24 through Stanley Kubrick's Stephen King adaptation, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, and Poltergeist II: The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Shining opens the doors of the Overlook Hotel, while Alien 3 strands Ripley on a prison colony. This Week in Horror History explores May 18–24 through Stanley Kubrick's Stephen King adaptation, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, and Poltergeist II: The Other Side. Tales from the Hood brings supernatural punishment and social horror to the deep-cut spotlight, and The Possession of Joel Delaney offers a next watch. With Vincent Price's revenge and Reverend Kane's unwelcome return, this week's films ask what happens when the nightmare follows you into the place you hoped would save you.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1120</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alien,anthology,cult,haunted,history,hood,horror,king,kubrick,phibes,podcast,poltergeist,possession,price,ripley,scary,shining,slasher,supernatural,tales</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9c6afd237a48d023ce889db573828fb9.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Beast of Bray Road: Wisconsin Werewolf Folklore &amp; Cryptid Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-beast-of-bray-road-wisconsin-werewolf-folklore-cryptid-horror--71982527</link><description><![CDATA[Drivers near Elkhorn, Wisconsin, reported a wolf-headed figure beside Bray Road. Linda Godfrey's reporting helped turn those accounts into the Beast of Bray Road, one of America's best-known dogman legends. Terrifying &amp; True follows the early-1990s sightings, the newspaper investigation, and the werewolf folklore that gathered around a rural road. Witness claims meet possible explanations involving bears, wolves, and mistaken identity, with no physical proof establishing a monster. What makes a frightening roadside encounter become a legend that survives long after the headlights pass?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71982527</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71982527/the_beast_of_bray_road.mp3" length="48502671" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6e179d78-01f6-496b-b831-6107f25ccb9f/6e179d78-01f6-496b-b831-6107f25ccb9f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6e179d78-01f6-496b-b831-6107f25ccb9f/6e179d78-01f6-496b-b831-6107f25ccb9f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6e179d78-01f6-496b-b831-6107f25ccb9f/6e179d78-01f6-496b-b831-6107f25ccb9f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Drivers near Elkhorn, Wisconsin, reported a wolf-headed figure beside Bray Road. Linda Godfrey's reporting helped turn those accounts into the Beast of Bray Road, one of America's best-known dogman legends. Terrifying &amp; True follows the early-1990s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Drivers near Elkhorn, Wisconsin, reported a wolf-headed figure beside Bray Road. Linda Godfrey's reporting helped turn those accounts into the Beast of Bray Road, one of America's best-known dogman legends. Terrifying &amp; True follows the early-1990s sightings, the newspaper investigation, and the werewolf folklore that gathered around a rural road. Witness claims meet possible explanations involving bears, wolves, and mistaken identity, with no physical proof establishing a monster. What makes a frightening roadside encounter become a legend that survives long after the headlights pass?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3031</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beast,bray,creature,cryptid,dogman,elkhorn,folklore,haunted,horror,legend,monster,mystery,paranormal,road,scary,sightings,true,werewolf,wisconsin,wolves</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0a2b27e0f0c63c0d130feb6d7d11c60a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Three Women &amp; Sire de Maletroit’s Door — Gothic Horror and Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-three-women-sire-de-maletroit-s-door-gothic-horror-and-murder--71940083</link><description><![CDATA[A writer's creation refuses to stay on the page, and a stranger steps through a door he may not be allowed to leave. Unknown Broadcast gathers Three Women, Sire de Maletroit's Door, The Last Letter of Dr. Bronson, and The Man Who Waited. More than two hours of old-time radio suspense move through obsessive fiction, a gothic trap involving marriage and honor, a doctor's confession, and a household poisoned by jealousy. These four vintage mysteries make letters, invitations, and quiet patience dangerous. Listen for the moment a polite exchange becomes a threat no one can take back.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71940083</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71940083/ub_three_women_sire_de_maletroits_door_the_last_letter_of_dr_bronson_man_who_waited.mp3" length="132211288" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/52ea74d6-8b89-4a18-84fb-d5d6d1fb58b4/52ea74d6-8b89-4a18-84fb-d5d6d1fb58b4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/52ea74d6-8b89-4a18-84fb-d5d6d1fb58b4/52ea74d6-8b89-4a18-84fb-d5d6d1fb58b4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/52ea74d6-8b89-4a18-84fb-d5d6d1fb58b4/52ea74d6-8b89-4a18-84fb-d5d6d1fb58b4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A writer's creation refuses to stay on the page, and a stranger steps through a door he may not be allowed to leave. Unknown Broadcast gathers Three Women, Sire de Maletroit's Door, The Last Letter of Dr. Bronson, and The Man Who Waited. More than two...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A writer's creation refuses to stay on the page, and a stranger steps through a door he may not be allowed to leave. Unknown Broadcast gathers Three Women, Sire de Maletroit's Door, The Last Letter of Dr. Bronson, and The Man Who Waited. More than two hours of old-time radio suspense move through obsessive fiction, a gothic trap involving marriage and honor, a doctor's confession, and a household poisoned by jealousy. These four vintage mysteries make letters, invitations, and quiet patience dangerous. Listen for the moment a polite exchange becomes a threat no one can take back.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8262</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,betrayal,classic,crime,death,doctor,fiction,gothic,haunted,horror,madness,murder,mystery,noir,radio,revenge,suspense,thriller,vintage,writer</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/04992b237ab6c1a7291fbfde77b17958.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Summer Horror Stories: Werewolves &amp; Cryptids on Haunted Roads</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-horror-stories-werewolves-cryptids-on-haunted-roads--71592727</link><description><![CDATA[A delivery truck's camera records a passenger the driver cannot see. Four Weekly Spooky summer horror stories turn work and vacations into monster encounters: I Worked in a Museum of Oddities Until the Oddest Thing Happened to Me, Summer Slaycation, I Used to Drive a Delivery Truck, Until the Incident, and Bella's Holiday. Michael Kelso, David O'Hanlon, and Rob Fields bring cryptid bites, swamp experiments, phantom passengers, and a beachside werewolf conspiracy into over two hours of fiction. Before heading out, meet the dangers waiting beyond the museum exhibit and the open road.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71592727</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71592727/may_2026_3.mp3" length="122557309" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bc2715ce-0bb9-4681-95f6-19a40d617410/bc2715ce-0bb9-4681-95f6-19a40d617410.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bc2715ce-0bb9-4681-95f6-19a40d617410/bc2715ce-0bb9-4681-95f6-19a40d617410.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bc2715ce-0bb9-4681-95f6-19a40d617410/bc2715ce-0bb9-4681-95f6-19a40d617410.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A delivery truck's camera records a passenger the driver cannot see. Four Weekly Spooky summer horror stories turn work and vacations into monster encounters: I Worked in a Museum of Oddities Until the Oddest Thing Happened to Me, Summer Slaycation, I...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A delivery truck's camera records a passenger the driver cannot see. Four Weekly Spooky summer horror stories turn work and vacations into monster encounters: I Worked in a Museum of Oddities Until the Oddest Thing Happened to Me, Summer Slaycation, I Used to Drive a Delivery Truck, Until the Incident, and Bella's Holiday. Michael Kelso, David O'Hanlon, and Rob Fields bring cryptid bites, swamp experiments, phantom passengers, and a beachside werewolf conspiracy into over two hours of fiction. Before heading out, meet the dangers waiting beyond the museum exhibit and the open road.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7659</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beach,creature,cryptid,ghost,haunted,horror,monster,monsters,nightmare,paranormal,roadtrip,scary,stories,summer,supernatural,swamp,terror,thriller,vampire,werewolf</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/01faf2f1c1a41bf46df44f0eacc570a3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Scary Real-Life Hauntings | Urban Legends &amp; Eerie Paranormal Mysteries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/scary-real-life-hauntings-urban-legends-eerie-paranormal-mysteries--71978077</link><description><![CDATA[Bloody Mary waits in the mirror, sleep paralysis brings waking terror, and Kansas City's Room 1046 holds an unsolved murder. Seven Terrifying &amp; True investigations connect these subjects with the Poltergeist film curse, chain letters, the Corpsewood Manor murders, and the Herrmann family poltergeist reports. This collection explores how rumors grow around real deaths, frightening experiences, and homes. Over two and a half hours of folklore, dark history, and true crime ask why some stories keep spreading. Reported hauntings and curse legends remain distinct from documented events.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71978077</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71978077/hauntings_cursings.mp3" length="157937120" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e7f47bcd-ee20-4aa1-8a2a-2c7a32522191/e7f47bcd-ee20-4aa1-8a2a-2c7a32522191.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e7f47bcd-ee20-4aa1-8a2a-2c7a32522191/e7f47bcd-ee20-4aa1-8a2a-2c7a32522191.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e7f47bcd-ee20-4aa1-8a2a-2c7a32522191/e7f47bcd-ee20-4aa1-8a2a-2c7a32522191.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bloody Mary waits in the mirror, sleep paralysis brings waking terror, and Kansas City's Room 1046 holds an unsolved murder. Seven Terrifying &amp; True investigations connect these subjects with the Poltergeist film curse, chain letters, the Corpsewood...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bloody Mary waits in the mirror, sleep paralysis brings waking terror, and Kansas City's Room 1046 holds an unsolved murder. Seven Terrifying &amp; True investigations connect these subjects with the Poltergeist film curse, chain letters, the Corpsewood Manor murders, and the Herrmann family poltergeist reports. This collection explores how rumors grow around real deaths, frightening experiences, and homes. Over two and a half hours of folklore, dark history, and true crime ask why some stories keep spreading. Reported hauntings and curse legends remain distinct from documented events.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9870</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>curse,cursed,folklore,ghost,ghosts,haunted,horror,legend,murder,mystery,nightmare,occult,paranormal,podcast,poltergeist,scary,sleep,truecrime,unsolved,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/baace90955dafd5b32352d09914e9e58.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Undead Triangle: Teen Zombie Horror &amp; High School Betrayal</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/undead-triangle-teen-zombie-horror-high-school-betrayal--71979143</link><description><![CDATA[Meredith Ridley survives high school on her own terms—until jealousy sends her into the Backwoods of Strickfield and leaves her for dead. In Undead Triangle by Rob Fields, she returns from the lake with a hunger that makes ordinary teenage revenge look tame. Lita Hallaway's rivalry becomes a zombie nightmare as other figures rise and old relationships refuse to stay buried. This Weekly Spooky story mixes teen horror, body horror, and splatter comedy, from the school corridors to junkyard carnage. When the dead still want love and payback, who gets to decide that the relationship is over?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71979143</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71979143/ep399undeadtriangle.mp3" length="29654617" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c7fc64e5-f549-44d1-8d78-0d684e19840c/c7fc64e5-f549-44d1-8d78-0d684e19840c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c7fc64e5-f549-44d1-8d78-0d684e19840c/c7fc64e5-f549-44d1-8d78-0d684e19840c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c7fc64e5-f549-44d1-8d78-0d684e19840c/c7fc64e5-f549-44d1-8d78-0d684e19840c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Meredith Ridley survives high school on her own terms—until jealousy sends her into the Backwoods of Strickfield and leaves her for dead. In Undead Triangle by Rob Fields, she returns from the lake with a hunger that makes ordinary teenage revenge...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meredith Ridley survives high school on her own terms—until jealousy sends her into the Backwoods of Strickfield and leaves her for dead. In Undead Triangle by Rob Fields, she returns from the lake with a hunger that makes ordinary teenage revenge look tame. Lita Hallaway's rivalry becomes a zombie nightmare as other figures rise and old relationships refuse to stay buried. This Weekly Spooky story mixes teen horror, body horror, and splatter comedy, from the school corridors to junkyard carnage. When the dead still want love and payback, who gets to decide that the relationship is over?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1853</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,blood,cannibal,creepy,fiction,gore,halloween,horror,monster,murder,podcast,revenge,scary,splatter,strickfield,supernatural,teens,thriller,undead,zombie</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd0f49af518517992eabd6524616358f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>399</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Vampire Legacy, Zombie Outbreaks &amp; Classic Slashers — May 11–17</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-vampire-legacy-zombie-outbreaks-classic-slashers-may-11-17--71947296</link><description><![CDATA[Jason Voorhees faces telekinesis in Friday the 13th Part VII, while Firestarter turns a child's power into a government weapon. This Week in Horror History explores May 11–17 through Dracula's Daughter, 28 Weeks Later, Godzilla (2014), and Stephen King's fire-starting nightmare. Follow vampire inheritance, a failed quarantine, and the launch of the MonsterVerse, then revisit The Strangers: Chapter 1 for a masked home-invasion recommendation. From Universal Monsters to modern outbreak horror, these anniversaries show how an old fear changes shape—and finds another generation to frighten.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71947296</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71947296/twihh_may_11_may_17_2026.mp3" length="21740834" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20f20fc3-5045-49e9-86c8-eded8ee96efc/20f20fc3-5045-49e9-86c8-eded8ee96efc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20f20fc3-5045-49e9-86c8-eded8ee96efc/20f20fc3-5045-49e9-86c8-eded8ee96efc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20f20fc3-5045-49e9-86c8-eded8ee96efc/20f20fc3-5045-49e9-86c8-eded8ee96efc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jason Voorhees faces telekinesis in Friday the 13th Part VII, while Firestarter turns a child's power into a government weapon. This Week in Horror History explores May 11–17 through Dracula's Daughter, 28 Weeks Later, Godzilla (2014), and Stephen...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jason Voorhees faces telekinesis in Friday the 13th Part VII, while Firestarter turns a child's power into a government weapon. This Week in Horror History explores May 11–17 through Dracula's Daughter, 28 Weeks Later, Godzilla (2014), and Stephen King's fire-starting nightmare. Follow vampire inheritance, a failed quarantine, and the launch of the MonsterVerse, then revisit The Strangers: Chapter 1 for a masked home-invasion recommendation. From Universal Monsters to modern outbreak horror, these anniversaries show how an old fear changes shape—and finds another generation to frighten.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1358</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>28 weeks later,addiction,anniversaries,apocalypse,dracula's daughter,fear,firestarter,friday the 13th,horror,legacy,societal fears,stephen king,telekinesis</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dcbcebb1b204c223475e35b007bd2817.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Setagaya Murders: Japan's Most Chilling Unsolved Case</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-setagaya-murders-japan-s-most-chilling-unsolved-case--71898012</link><description><![CDATA[The Setagaya family murders left blood, fingerprints, and clothing behind—but no identified killer. On the night of December 30–31, 2000, four members of the Miyazawa family were killed in their Tokyo home. Terrifying &amp; True follows the forensic trail, the offender's reported behavior inside the house, and the theories that have failed to turn evidence into a name. How can many traces survive while the person who left them remains unknown? This Japanese true crime investigation keeps the family at its center and separates clues from speculation about who committed the murders.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71898012</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71898012/setagaya_family_terrifying_true_revised.mp3" length="29559381" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a49d1425-59c3-465e-8fda-285bbe1f25c3/a49d1425-59c3-465e-8fda-285bbe1f25c3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a49d1425-59c3-465e-8fda-285bbe1f25c3/a49d1425-59c3-465e-8fda-285bbe1f25c3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a49d1425-59c3-465e-8fda-285bbe1f25c3/a49d1425-59c3-465e-8fda-285bbe1f25c3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Setagaya family murders left blood, fingerprints, and clothing behind—but no identified killer. On the night of December 30–31, 2000, four members of the Miyazawa family were killed in their Tokyo home. Terrifying &amp; True follows the forensic...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Setagaya family murders left blood, fingerprints, and clothing behind—but no identified killer. On the night of December 30–31, 2000, four members of the Miyazawa family were killed in their Tokyo home. Terrifying &amp; True follows the forensic trail, the offender's reported behavior inside the house, and the theories that have failed to turn evidence into a name. How can many traces survive while the person who left them remains unknown? This Japanese true crime investigation keeps the family at its center and separates clues from speculation about who committed the murders.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1847</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>case,cold,crime,dna,documentary,evidence,family,fingerprints,forensic,homicide,investigation,japan,killer,miyazawa,murders,mystery,setagaya,tokyo,true,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d8e04e27e1123f11c02bb8e393ccabc3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Horror Anthology: Black Magic, Killer Cargo &amp; Old-Time Radio Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-horror-anthology-black-magic-killer-cargo-old-time-radio-horror-stories--71939957</link><description><![CDATA[A university lecture opens a door to black magic, while escaped cargo turns a ship's dark corners into hiding places for death. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio stories: The Sending, A Shipment of Mute Fate, The Diary of Sophronia Winters, and Blind Alley. A lonely woman's romance grows threatening, and a concealed body draws a wealthy family into a trap of guilt and secrets. Over two hours of vintage horror and crime suspense move from occult bargains to dangers that are entirely human. Listen as an invitation, voyage, or new relationship begins closing off the exits.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71939957</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71939957/ub_the_sending_a_shipment_of_mute_fate_a_shipment_of_mute_fate_the_diary_of_sophronia_winters_blind_alley.mp3" length="125272302" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/665e696a-72c2-4a9c-8743-654775d4d3f8/665e696a-72c2-4a9c-8743-654775d4d3f8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/665e696a-72c2-4a9c-8743-654775d4d3f8/665e696a-72c2-4a9c-8743-654775d4d3f8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/665e696a-72c2-4a9c-8743-654775d4d3f8/665e696a-72c2-4a9c-8743-654775d4d3f8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A university lecture opens a door to black magic, while escaped cargo turns a ship's dark corners into hiding places for death. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio stories: The Sending, A Shipment of Mute Fate, The Diary of Sophronia...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A university lecture opens a door to black magic, while escaped cargo turns a ship's dark corners into hiding places for death. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio stories: The Sending, A Shipment of Mute Fate, The Diary of Sophronia Winters, and Blind Alley. A lonely woman's romance grows threatening, and a concealed body draws a wealthy family into a trap of guilt and secrets. Over two hours of vintage horror and crime suspense move from occult bargains to dangers that are entirely human. Listen as an invitation, voyage, or new relationship begins closing off the exits.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7829</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,classic,crime,cursed,ghosts,haunted,horror,murder,mystery,noir,occult,paranormal,radio,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbd88195b4431495a5962fd298c59708.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Backwoods Horror | Road Trip Terror &amp; Gas Station Nightmares</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/backwoods-horror-road-trip-terror-gas-station-nightmares--71591327</link><description><![CDATA[A father-daughter road trip breaks down, a security job leads beneath a church, and an overnight gas station hides a secret. Four Weekly Spooky backwoods horror stories gather Strike-Out!, I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were Happening, Bite Me, and I Hate Working at the Gas Station After Discovering Its Dark Secret. Morgan Moore, Michael Kelso, and David O'Hanlon take you through vanished workers, an Ozark creature attack, and a clerk's growing suspicion of his employer. Over two hours of survival horror turn the next roadside stop into somewhere you may never leave.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71591327</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71591327/may_2026_2.mp3" length="128034168" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ef52e69d-306f-4139-81f8-dff561698d0a/ef52e69d-306f-4139-81f8-dff561698d0a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ef52e69d-306f-4139-81f8-dff561698d0a/ef52e69d-306f-4139-81f8-dff561698d0a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ef52e69d-306f-4139-81f8-dff561698d0a/ef52e69d-306f-4139-81f8-dff561698d0a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A father-daughter road trip breaks down, a security job leads beneath a church, and an overnight gas station hides a secret. Four Weekly Spooky backwoods horror stories gather Strike-Out!, I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A father-daughter road trip breaks down, a security job leads beneath a church, and an overnight gas station hides a secret. Four Weekly Spooky backwoods horror stories gather Strike-Out!, I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were Happening, Bite Me, and I Hate Working at the Gas Station After Discovering Its Dark Secret. Morgan Moore, Michael Kelso, and David O'Hanlon take you through vanished workers, an Ozark creature attack, and a clerk's growing suspicion of his employer. Over two hours of survival horror turn the next roadside stop into somewhere you may never leave.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8002</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>backwoods,creature,cryptid,eerie,gasstation,horror,monster,nightmare,paranormal,roadside,roadtrip,rural,scary,stories,survival,suspense,terror,thriller,town,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f39b4c67e03fe49026034c381ed4ca5c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2025 | Typhoid Mary: Eerie True Story &amp; Horror History</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-typhoid-mary-eerie-true-story-horror-history--71908129</link><description><![CDATA[Mary Mallon felt healthy while the households where she cooked suffered typhoid outbreaks. This Best of 2025 Terrifying &amp; True revisits Typhoid Mary, George Soper's investigation, and the forced quarantine on New York's North Brother Island. Follow the 1906 Oyster Bay outbreak, her fight against confinement, and the return to cooking that led to another deadly outbreak. The medical mystery becomes a difficult question about public safety, personal freedom, and stigma. How do you convince someone she can spread a disease she cannot feel—and what happens when persuasion gives way to force?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71908129</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71908129/typhoid_mary_the_invisible_threat_in_new_york.mp3" length="53297621" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/76ccc3ba-1f9b-48db-a4e4-24a1b208e8a0/76ccc3ba-1f9b-48db-a4e4-24a1b208e8a0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/76ccc3ba-1f9b-48db-a4e4-24a1b208e8a0/76ccc3ba-1f9b-48db-a4e4-24a1b208e8a0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/76ccc3ba-1f9b-48db-a4e4-24a1b208e8a0/76ccc3ba-1f9b-48db-a4e4-24a1b208e8a0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mary Mallon felt healthy while the households where she cooked suffered typhoid outbreaks. This Best of 2025 Terrifying &amp; True revisits Typhoid Mary, George Soper's investigation, and the forced quarantine on New York's North Brother Island. Follow...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary Mallon felt healthy while the households where she cooked suffered typhoid outbreaks. This Best of 2025 Terrifying &amp; True revisits Typhoid Mary, George Soper's investigation, and the forced quarantine on New York's North Brother Island. Follow the 1906 Oyster Bay outbreak, her fight against confinement, and the return to cooking that led to another deadly outbreak. The medical mystery becomes a difficult question about public safety, personal freedom, and stigma. How do you convince someone she can spread a disease she cannot feel—and what happens when persuasion gives way to force?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3330</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>carrier,deadly,disease,epidemic,fever,historical,history,infection,mallon,mary,medical,mystery,new,outbreak,quarantine,scandal,story,true,typhoid,york</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0738d8f0d2eeb3b6b30b6ab0dc96ade2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Concrete Evidence: A Creepy Summer Job Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/concrete-evidence-a-creepy-summer-job-horror-story--71880214</link><description><![CDATA[Ten dollars an hour to carry concrete blocks sounds like easy summer money—until the blocks begin to reveal what they're made of. Concrete Evidence by Gary D of Ontario, Canada follows three broke teens near Toronto working for a secretive man building a pink concrete house. Frank keeps his shed locked and wheels in tools and bulging garbage bags while the boys haul blocks across the field. This first-person horror story blends dark humor, body horror, and a suspected killer's hidden evidence. As curiosity turns to dread, how much of the house have they already helped him build?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71880214</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71880214/ep_398concreteevidence.mp3" length="32542603" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b8140c3a-fe65-4021-8ec4-ddfc927ec1e7/b8140c3a-fe65-4021-8ec4-ddfc927ec1e7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b8140c3a-fe65-4021-8ec4-ddfc927ec1e7/b8140c3a-fe65-4021-8ec4-ddfc927ec1e7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b8140c3a-fe65-4021-8ec4-ddfc927ec1e7/b8140c3a-fe65-4021-8ec4-ddfc927ec1e7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ten dollars an hour to carry concrete blocks sounds like easy summer money—until the blocks begin to reveal what they're made of. Concrete Evidence by Gary D of Ontario, Canada follows three broke teens near Toronto working for a secretive man...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ten dollars an hour to carry concrete blocks sounds like easy summer money—until the blocks begin to reveal what they're made of. Concrete Evidence by Gary D of Ontario, Canada follows three broke teens near Toronto working for a secretive man building a pink concrete house. Frank keeps his shed locked and wheels in tools and bulging garbage bags while the boys haul blocks across the field. This first-person horror story blends dark humor, body horror, and a suspected killer's hidden evidence. As curiosity turns to dread, how much of the house have they already helped him build?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2033</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>body,canadian,concrete,creepy,disturbing,gore,horror,house,job,killer,murder,mystery,podcast,scary,serial,spooky,summer,suspense,thriller,toronto</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c027a5c7ea102e2b5b3f6e20447178e0.jpg"/><itunes:episode>398</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Classic Slashers &amp; Cult Films — May 4–10</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-classic-slashers-cult-films-may-4-10--71830580</link><description><![CDATA[Friday the 13th sends you back to Camp Crystal Lake, while Crow Country invites you into an abandoned amusement park. This Week in Horror History explores May 4–10 through camp slashers, House of Wax (2005), and Nailbiter, the comic about a town that produces serial killers. The Burning takes the deep-cut spotlight with Tom Savini's effects and a garden-shear nightmare. For a change of pace, The Mummy (1999) brings Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and undead adventure. Find a film, comic, or survival horror game where a holiday destination hides something that wants you to stay permanently.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71830580</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71830580/twihh_may_4_may_10_2026.mp3" length="21389339" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/add78120-c9e2-497f-9ff0-e2b4d8a16a23/add78120-c9e2-497f-9ff0-e2b4d8a16a23.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/add78120-c9e2-497f-9ff0-e2b4d8a16a23/add78120-c9e2-497f-9ff0-e2b4d8a16a23.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/add78120-c9e2-497f-9ff0-e2b4d8a16a23/add78120-c9e2-497f-9ff0-e2b4d8a16a23.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Friday the 13th sends you back to Camp Crystal Lake, while Crow Country invites you into an abandoned amusement park. This Week in Horror History explores May 4–10 through camp slashers, House of Wax (2005), and Nailbiter, the comic about a town that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Friday the 13th sends you back to Camp Crystal Lake, while Crow Country invites you into an abandoned amusement park. This Week in Horror History explores May 4–10 through camp slashers, House of Wax (2005), and Nailbiter, the comic about a town that produces serial killers. The Burning takes the deep-cut spotlight with Tom Savini's effects and a garden-shear nightmare. For a change of pace, The Mummy (1999) brings Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and undead adventure. Find a film, comic, or survival horror game where a holiday destination hides something that wants you to stay permanently.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1337</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anniversary,camp,classic,comics,cult,friday,game,history,horror,jason,movies,mummy,podcast,retro,scary,slasher,streaming,survival,thriller,wax</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ff64dda6561e08969ca5ce8a0f93e3fa.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Fox Sisters: When Spiritualism's Greatest Hoax Fooled a Nation</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-fox-sisters-when-spiritualism-s-greatest-hoax-fooled-a-nation--71796233</link><description><![CDATA[In 1848, strange knocks in a Hydesville, New York farmhouse helped launch the Fox sisters into the history of Spiritualism. Maggie and Kate claimed the dead could answer; their sister Leah helped bring the performances to audiences. Terrifying &amp; True follows the rappings, the demand for messages from lost loved ones, and Maggie's 1888 confession that physical tricks produced the sounds. Behind the famous ghost story lie grief, family pressure, celebrity, and exploitation. Why did the promise of one more conversation prove so powerful—even when its messenger said it was a deception?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71796233</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71796233/fox_sisters_terrifying_true.mp3" length="37739092" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/28c5eda6-989f-4348-8297-ff25ec59da71/28c5eda6-989f-4348-8297-ff25ec59da71.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/28c5eda6-989f-4348-8297-ff25ec59da71/28c5eda6-989f-4348-8297-ff25ec59da71.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/28c5eda6-989f-4348-8297-ff25ec59da71/28c5eda6-989f-4348-8297-ff25ec59da71.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 1848, strange knocks in a Hydesville, New York farmhouse helped launch the Fox sisters into the history of Spiritualism. Maggie and Kate claimed the dead could answer; their sister Leah helped bring the performances to audiences. Terrifying &amp; True...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 1848, strange knocks in a Hydesville, New York farmhouse helped launch the Fox sisters into the history of Spiritualism. Maggie and Kate claimed the dead could answer; their sister Leah helped bring the performances to audiences. Terrifying &amp; True follows the rappings, the demand for messages from lost loved ones, and Maggie's 1888 confession that physical tricks produced the sounds. Behind the famous ghost story lie grief, family pressure, celebrity, and exploitation. Why did the promise of one more conversation prove so powerful—even when its messenger said it was a deception?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2358</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>confession,crime,fox,ghosts,haunting,history,hoax,horror,hydesville,medium,mystery,occult,paranormal,seance,sisters,spirits,spiritualism,supernatural,true,victorian</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2375cd4ff005fe6825a8e61cc5a8b984.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Four Old-Time Radio Horror Stories of Fate, Prison, Murder, and Madness</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-four-old-time-radio-horror-stories-of-fate-prison-murder-and-madness--71145130</link><description><![CDATA[A man's refuge becomes a trap of espionage and betrayal, while an impossible rosebush suggests something buried beneath the ordinary. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio stories: The Lady Was a Tiger, Destiny, Uncle Henry's Rosebush, and The Horla. More than two hours of vintage suspense move from murder and tightening circumstances into the fear of an unseen intelligence. These mysteries turn the urge to escape into a question of whether the danger is outside the house or inside the mind. Settle in for crime, psychological horror, and a final descent into the uncanny.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71145130</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71145130/ub_the_lady_was_a_tiger_destiny_uncle_henrys_rosebush_the_horla.mp3" length="138160106" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e3006eb8-e46d-48bd-867b-9f2083590794/e3006eb8-e46d-48bd-867b-9f2083590794.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e3006eb8-e46d-48bd-867b-9f2083590794/e3006eb8-e46d-48bd-867b-9f2083590794.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e3006eb8-e46d-48bd-867b-9f2083590794/e3006eb8-e46d-48bd-867b-9f2083590794.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A man's refuge becomes a trap of espionage and betrayal, while an impossible rosebush suggests something buried beneath the ordinary. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio stories: The Lady Was a Tiger, Destiny, Uncle Henry's Rosebush, and The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A man's refuge becomes a trap of espionage and betrayal, while an impossible rosebush suggests something buried beneath the ordinary. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio stories: The Lady Was a Tiger, Destiny, Uncle Henry's Rosebush, and The Horla. More than two hours of vintage suspense move from murder and tightening circumstances into the fear of an unseen intelligence. These mysteries turn the urge to escape into a question of whether the danger is outside the house or inside the mind. Settle in for crime, psychological horror, and a final descent into the uncanny.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8634</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>censorship,civil rights protests,domestic struggles,emotional reflection,espionage,identity,kansas city,political unrest,shooting investigation,social commentary,suspenseful storytelling,trust</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbd88195b4431495a5962fd298c59708.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Aliens, Time Rips, Cult Books, and Multiverse Terror: 4 Cosmic Horror Stories of Apocalypse and Weird Chaos</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/aliens-time-rips-cult-books-and-multiverse-terror-4-cosmic-horror-stories-of-apocalypse-and-weird-chaos--70931737</link><description><![CDATA[A New Year's time rip fractures reality, and a dead clown's funeral becomes a hunt governed by an ancient code. Four Weekly Spooky stories gather Saint Jimmy by Dan Wilder, The Fun in Funerals and The Last Days of Jimmy Flavor by David O'Hanlon, and Last Stand by Rob Fields. Alternate timelines, occult books, and Hellweaver's threat to the multiverse turn survival into a struggle against rules that keep changing. Over two hours of cosmic horror, science fiction, and grotesque comedy follow people who touch something impossible—and discover that reality may not put itself back together.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70931737</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70931737/may_2026_1.mp3" length="128052632" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fda91cbb-9613-49b5-995b-561410d71990/fda91cbb-9613-49b5-995b-561410d71990.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fda91cbb-9613-49b5-995b-561410d71990/fda91cbb-9613-49b5-995b-561410d71990.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fda91cbb-9613-49b5-995b-561410d71990/fda91cbb-9613-49b5-995b-561410d71990.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A New Year's time rip fractures reality, and a dead clown's funeral becomes a hunt governed by an ancient code. Four Weekly Spooky stories gather Saint Jimmy by Dan Wilder, The Fun in Funerals and The Last Days of Jimmy Flavor by David O'Hanlon, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A New Year's time rip fractures reality, and a dead clown's funeral becomes a hunt governed by an ancient code. Four Weekly Spooky stories gather Saint Jimmy by Dan Wilder, The Fun in Funerals and The Last Days of Jimmy Flavor by David O'Hanlon, and Last Stand by Rob Fields. Alternate timelines, occult books, and Hellweaver's threat to the multiverse turn survival into a struggle against rules that keep changing. Over two hours of cosmic horror, science fiction, and grotesque comedy follow people who touch something impossible—and discover that reality may not put itself back together.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8003</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aliens,apocalypse,apocalyptic,clown,cosmic,cult,dimension,dimensions,horror,invasion,monster,multiverse,occult,reality,scary,stories,supernatural,terror,timetravel,weird</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e123d249d4cc8776a685f584e91cdcb1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | One Cut of the Dead (2017): Japanese Horror and Filmmaking Chaos</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-one-cut-of-the-dead-2017-japanese-horror-and-filmmaking-chaos--71800836</link><description><![CDATA[One Cut of the Dead (2017) starts as a scrappy Japanese zombie film and rewards anyone who stays with its strange choices. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi discuss Shinichiro Ueda's horror-comedy on Cutting Deep into Horror, exploring structure, crew mishaps, and the affection behind its portrait of low-budget filmmaking. How does apparent chaos become a carefully built payoff? Full spoilers: watch the movie first to preserve its surprises, then join the conversation about making art when everything goes wrong. Film page: <a href="https://www.amcplus.com/movies/one-cut-of-the-dead--1032721" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amcplus.com/movies...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71800836</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:00:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71800836/one_cut_of_the_dead.mp3" length="97728077" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7bbda386-c6c3-4bec-bc07-16bfb9372a59/7bbda386-c6c3-4bec-bc07-16bfb9372a59.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7bbda386-c6c3-4bec-bc07-16bfb9372a59/7bbda386-c6c3-4bec-bc07-16bfb9372a59.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7bbda386-c6c3-4bec-bc07-16bfb9372a59/7bbda386-c6c3-4bec-bc07-16bfb9372a59.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>One Cut of the Dead (2017) starts as a scrappy Japanese zombie film and rewards anyone who stays with its strange choices. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi discuss Shinichiro Ueda's horror-comedy on Cutting Deep into Horror, exploring structure,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[One Cut of the Dead (2017) starts as a scrappy Japanese zombie film and rewards anyone who stays with its strange choices. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi discuss Shinichiro Ueda's horror-comedy on Cutting Deep into Horror, exploring structure, crew mishaps, and the affection behind its portrait of low-budget filmmaking. How does apparent chaos become a carefully built payoff? Full spoilers: watch the movie first to preserve its surprises, then join the conversation about making art when everything goes wrong. Film page: <a href="https://www.amcplus.com/movies/one-cut-of-the-dead--1032721" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amcplus.com/movies...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6108</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>amc,cinema,comedy,cult,explained,film,filmmaking,gore,horror,indie,japanese,movie,podcast,review,satire,shudder,subtitles,ueda,zombie,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ec45018c48c422543795fa61fec94655.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Come On In — Secret Tunnel Horror Beneath an Old House</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/come-on-in-secret-tunnel-horror-beneath-an-old-house--71724526</link><description><![CDATA[Curtis Tucker fears his family's unfinished basement. Then his father reveals a hidden tunnel once used by the Underground Railroad, and fear gives way to a need to know where it goes. Come On In by Morgan Moore follows the boy downstairs on a rainy night with a flashlight and a plan to face his nightmares. Inside the wooden shed, the way forward leads beneath the house and into darkness he cannot see through. This Weekly Spooky horror story turns a familiar childhood fear into a claustrophobic journey. How far would you crawl to prove there was never anything to be afraid of?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71724526</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:00:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71724526/397_come_on_in.mp3" length="36691344" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7ead4f74-d9b2-4f31-a838-384300775c7c/7ead4f74-d9b2-4f31-a838-384300775c7c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7ead4f74-d9b2-4f31-a838-384300775c7c/7ead4f74-d9b2-4f31-a838-384300775c7c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7ead4f74-d9b2-4f31-a838-384300775c7c/7ead4f74-d9b2-4f31-a838-384300775c7c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Curtis Tucker fears his family's unfinished basement. 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How far would you crawl to prove there was never anything to be afraid of?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2293</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>basement,child,creepy,darkness,fiction,haunted,horror,house,killer,murder,mystery,nightmare,podcast,scary,spooky,stalker,suspense,thriller,tunnel,underground</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b00440812d466b1d730adaf097d068e6.jpg"/><itunes:episode>397</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Godzilla, The Craft &amp; Found Footage Horror History (April 27 — May 3)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-godzilla-the-craft-found-footage-horror-history-april-27-may-3--71643215</link><description><![CDATA[The Craft gives teenage outsiders dangerous power, while The Hunger turns immortality into a vampire's trap. This Week in Horror History explores April 27–May 3 through Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Creepshow 2, and the faux true-crime nightmare of The Poughkeepsie Tapes. David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve, Stephen King, and George Romero connect a week of monster cinema, occult revenge, and anthology horror. The Day of the Triffids adds a killer-plant apocalypse to the watchlist. Discover how a giant monster, a handheld camera, or an ordinary lake can make the familiar world unsafe.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71643215</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71643215/twihh_april_27_may_3_2026.mp3" length="19030377" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5b6059c7-bd2f-4bd1-9297-c2cfa59dca80/5b6059c7-bd2f-4bd1-9297-c2cfa59dca80.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5b6059c7-bd2f-4bd1-9297-c2cfa59dca80/5b6059c7-bd2f-4bd1-9297-c2cfa59dca80.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5b6059c7-bd2f-4bd1-9297-c2cfa59dca80/5b6059c7-bd2f-4bd1-9297-c2cfa59dca80.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Craft gives teenage outsiders dangerous power, while The Hunger turns immortality into a vampire's trap. This Week in Horror History explores April 27–May 3 through Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Creepshow 2, and the faux true-crime nightmare of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Craft gives teenage outsiders dangerous power, while The Hunger turns immortality into a vampire's trap. This Week in Horror History explores April 27–May 3 through Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Creepshow 2, and the faux true-crime nightmare of The Poughkeepsie Tapes. David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve, Stephen King, and George Romero connect a week of monster cinema, occult revenge, and anthology horror. The Day of the Triffids adds a killer-plant apocalypse to the watchlist. Discover how a giant monster, a handheld camera, or an ordinary lake can make the familiar world unsafe.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1189</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,cinema,craft,creepshow,cult,foundfootage,godzilla,gothic,history,horror,king,monsters,movies,podcast,poughkeepsie,scary,stephen,triffids,vampires,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/70592590f3505610a63e35a00eb02344.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | America’s Most Haunted Lake? Ghost Stories, Dark History &amp; Bizarre Spooky News</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-america-s-most-haunted-lake-ghost-stories-dark-history-bizarre-spooky-news--71660058</link><description><![CDATA[Lake Lanier's Lady of the Lake legend floats above a history of displaced communities, drownings, and boating danger. This April 2026 Monthly Spooky explores the Georgia reservoir's haunted reputation, Captain Dave's local ghost stories, and the gap between a curse and real hazards on the water. The news conversation also visits Pluckley, England, reported lights near Lake Ontario, and a hot-air balloon's landing. Follow the stories that turn a popular destination into a place people fear after dark, while keeping local folklore separate from the tragedies that helped shape it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71660058</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71660058/monthly_spooky_april_2026.mp3" length="138705554" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/83142093-5130-42d5-9bda-33e004488775/83142093-5130-42d5-9bda-33e004488775.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/83142093-5130-42d5-9bda-33e004488775/83142093-5130-42d5-9bda-33e004488775.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/83142093-5130-42d5-9bda-33e004488775/83142093-5130-42d5-9bda-33e004488775.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lake Lanier's Lady of the Lake legend floats above a history of displaced communities, drownings, and boating danger. This April 2026 Monthly Spooky explores the Georgia reservoir's haunted reputation, Captain Dave's local ghost stories, and the gap...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lake Lanier's Lady of the Lake legend floats above a history of displaced communities, drownings, and boating danger. This April 2026 Monthly Spooky explores the Georgia reservoir's haunted reputation, Captain Dave's local ghost stories, and the gap between a curse and real hazards on the water. The news conversation also visits Pluckley, England, reported lights near Lake Ontario, and a hot-air balloon's landing. Follow the stories that turn a popular destination into a place people fear after dark, while keeping local folklore separate from the tragedies that helped shape it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8669</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bizarre,cryptid,cursed,disappearances,drowning,folklore,georgia,ghosts,halloween,haunted,history,horror,lake,lanier,legend,mystery,paranormal,podcast,spooky,truecrime</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/462b0d574a46a9741b4a0f7ff4fed5e0.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Five Old-Time Radio Horror Stories of Love, Murder, and Suspense</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-five-old-time-radio-horror-stories-of-love-murder-and-suspense--71144065</link><description><![CDATA[A woman desperate for a child seeks a bargain from a dealer in the macabre, while an escape from Noumea tests how far men will go to survive. Unknown Broadcast gathers five old-time radio dramas: Mother Love, The Weakling, Will You Walk into My Parlor, Mr. Markham, Antique Dealer, and John Russell's The Fourth Man. Over two hours of vintage suspense connect supernatural promises, nightclub trouble, murder, and guilt with stories from Radio Mystery Theater, Suspense, and Escape. Listen as longing becomes a liability and every offer of a way out begins to carry a price no one expected.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71144065</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71144065/ub_mother_love_the_weakling_will_you_walk_into_my_parlor_mr_markham_antique_dealer_the_fourth_man.mp3" length="136393168" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ecc925f6-3936-4791-bd68-9bdf14852089/ecc925f6-3936-4791-bd68-9bdf14852089.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ecc925f6-3936-4791-bd68-9bdf14852089/ecc925f6-3936-4791-bd68-9bdf14852089.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ecc925f6-3936-4791-bd68-9bdf14852089/ecc925f6-3936-4791-bd68-9bdf14852089.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A woman desperate for a child seeks a bargain from a dealer in the macabre, while an escape from Noumea tests how far men will go to survive. Unknown Broadcast gathers five old-time radio dramas: Mother Love, The Weakling, Will You Walk into My...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A woman desperate for a child seeks a bargain from a dealer in the macabre, while an escape from Noumea tests how far men will go to survive. Unknown Broadcast gathers five old-time radio dramas: Mother Love, The Weakling, Will You Walk into My Parlor, Mr. Markham, Antique Dealer, and John Russell's The Fourth Man. Over two hours of vintage suspense connect supernatural promises, nightclub trouble, murder, and guilt with stories from Radio Mystery Theater, Suspense, and Escape. Listen as longing becomes a liability and every offer of a way out begins to carry a price no one expected.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8524</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,crime,eerie,escape,fear,fortune,gothic,horror,macabre,murder,mystery,noir,oldtime,otr,radio,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/04992b237ab6c1a7291fbfde77b17958.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cryptids, Chupacabras, Demon Dogs, and Future Monsters: 4 Scary Horror Stories of Beasts and Survival</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cryptids-chupacabras-demon-dogs-and-future-monsters-4-scary-horror-stories-of-beasts-and-survival--70872425</link><description><![CDATA[A summoned hellhound has murder on its leash, and a school trip runs into El Chupacabra. Four Weekly Spooky monster stories gather The Hellhowler by Joe Solmo, The Monster's Not Real by Charles Campbell, The Beast of Roca de Vaca by Morgan Moore, and Future Taibon by Rob Fields. A paranormal investigator follows occult trouble, South African documentarians face an unknown predator, and Cassillia Taibon awakens among future mutations. More than three hours of creature horror and supernatural action ask how you survive when the beast has powers your defenses were never built to stop.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70872425</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70872425/april_2026_4.mp3" length="191482174" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A summoned hellhound has murder on its leash, and a school trip runs into El Chupacabra. Four Weekly Spooky monster stories gather The Hellhowler by Joe Solmo, The Monster's Not Real by Charles Campbell, The Beast of Roca de Vaca by Morgan Moore, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A summoned hellhound has murder on its leash, and a school trip runs into El Chupacabra. Four Weekly Spooky monster stories gather The Hellhowler by Joe Solmo, The Monster's Not Real by Charles Campbell, The Beast of Roca de Vaca by Morgan Moore, and Future Taibon by Rob Fields. A paranormal investigator follows occult trouble, South African documentarians face an unknown predator, and Cassillia Taibon awakens among future mutations. More than three hours of creature horror and supernatural action ask how you survive when the beast has powers your defenses were never built to stop.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11967</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chupacabra,creatures,demon dog,heaven's hills,hellhounds,james becker,marlene krause,paranormal,spectral phenomena,supernatural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/01a623d2e87db016c90a1d8109d69b04.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2025: Richard Speck: The True Story of the 1966 Chicago Nurse Murders</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-richard-speck-the-true-story-of-the-1966-chicago-nurse-murders--71568983</link><description><![CDATA[Corazon Amurao hid beneath a bed while Richard Speck murdered eight nurses in Chicago in 1966. Her survival and testimony became central to the case against him. This Best of 2025 Terrifying &amp; True follows the South Side townhouse attack, the manhunt, the trial, and the later reversal of Speck's death sentence. The episode also examines revelations from his prison years and the lasting impact on the victims' families and the city. A historical true crime account focused on the lives destroyed, the witness who could identify the killer, and how the evidence brought him before a jury.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71568983</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71568983/born_to_raise_hell_richard_speck_and_the_1966_chicago_nurse_murders.mp3" length="91315270" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0c67db3d-5901-461a-b022-85274230adf2/0c67db3d-5901-461a-b022-85274230adf2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0c67db3d-5901-461a-b022-85274230adf2/0c67db3d-5901-461a-b022-85274230adf2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0c67db3d-5901-461a-b022-85274230adf2/0c67db3d-5901-461a-b022-85274230adf2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Corazon Amurao hid beneath a bed while Richard Speck murdered eight nurses in Chicago in 1966. Her survival and testimony became central to the case against him. This Best of 2025 Terrifying &amp; True follows the South Side townhouse attack, the manhunt,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Corazon Amurao hid beneath a bed while Richard Speck murdered eight nurses in Chicago in 1966. Her survival and testimony became central to the case against him. This Best of 2025 Terrifying &amp; True follows the South Side townhouse attack, the manhunt, the trial, and the later reversal of Speck's death sentence. The episode also examines revelations from his prison years and the lasting impact on the victims' families and the city. A historical true crime account focused on the lives destroyed, the witness who could identify the killer, and how the evidence brought him before a jury.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5707</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>case,chicago,confession,crime,history,homicide,infamous,killer,manhunt,massacre,murder,murders,nurses,prison,richard,speck,survivor,trial,truecrime,violent</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c8756d884dc13160d8d4c1ad48e133c6.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Chemically Imbalanced: A (Sort-of) Love Story — Love Potion Gone Wrong Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chemically-imbalanced-a-sort-of-love-story-love-potion-gone-wrong-horror-story--71525906</link><description><![CDATA[A synthetic love hormone turns a student into a ravenous monster—and traps the man who wanted her inside the science building. Chemically Imbalanced: A (Sort-of) Love Story by Rob Fields brings mad science to Strickfield University, where years of obsession become a problem no laboratory door can solve. This Weekly Spooky horror story mixes body horror, infected romance, and dark comedy as a supposed shortcut to desire spins out of control. He finally has her attention, but surviving it is another matter. Listen to a college nightmare about getting exactly what you thought you wanted.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71525906</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71525906/396_chemically_imbalanced.mp3" length="27346448" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c742fcd0-3457-428f-8bf6-08c47e11b397/c742fcd0-3457-428f-8bf6-08c47e11b397.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c742fcd0-3457-428f-8bf6-08c47e11b397/c742fcd0-3457-428f-8bf6-08c47e11b397.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c742fcd0-3457-428f-8bf6-08c47e11b397/c742fcd0-3457-428f-8bf6-08c47e11b397.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A synthetic love hormone turns a student into a ravenous monster—and traps the man who wanted her inside the science building. Chemically Imbalanced: A (Sort-of) Love Story by Rob Fields brings mad science to Strickfield University, where years of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A synthetic love hormone turns a student into a ravenous monster—and traps the man who wanted her inside the science building. Chemically Imbalanced: A (Sort-of) Love Story by Rob Fields brings mad science to Strickfield University, where years of obsession become a problem no laboratory door can solve. This Weekly Spooky horror story mixes body horror, infected romance, and dark comedy as a supposed shortcut to desire spins out of control. He finally has her attention, but surviving it is another matter. Listen to a college nightmare about getting exactly what you thought you wanted.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1709</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,bodyhorror,campus,college,creepy,horror,infection,jealousy,laboratory,love,monster,obsession,podcast,potion,romance,scary,science,stories,story,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47968e33b5514f8d8198c116b03431f3.jpg"/><itunes:episode>396</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Silent Hill, Stephen King, George Romero, Cult Horror &amp; More (April 20–26)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-silent-hill-stephen-king-george-romero-cult-horror-more-april-20-26--71381218</link><description><![CDATA[Silent Hill hides terror in the ash, Vacancy makes a motel room a death trap, and The Dark Half gives a writer a murderous double. This Week in Horror History explores April 20–26 through Stephen King, George A. Romero, and horror that turns ordinary places against their occupants. Michael Caine faces The Hand, Until Dawn (2025) brings repeated-night terror to the screen, and I Trapped the Devil supplies a paranoid next-watch recommendation. From a roadside stop to a basement no one should open, discover films where familiar surroundings become the first warning that something is wrong.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71381218</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71381218/twihh_april_20_april_26_2026final.mp3" length="17608965" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b546512c-d73d-4e4e-8b00-698331435d82/b546512c-d73d-4e4e-8b00-698331435d82.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b546512c-d73d-4e4e-8b00-698331435d82/b546512c-d73d-4e4e-8b00-698331435d82.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b546512c-d73d-4e4e-8b00-698331435d82/b546512c-d73d-4e4e-8b00-698331435d82.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Silent Hill hides terror in the ash, Vacancy makes a motel room a death trap, and The Dark Half gives a writer a murderous double. This Week in Horror History explores April 20–26 through Stephen King, George A. Romero, and horror that turns ordinary...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Silent Hill hides terror in the ash, Vacancy makes a motel room a death trap, and The Dark Half gives a writer a murderous double. This Week in Horror History explores April 20–26 through Stephen King, George A. Romero, and horror that turns ordinary places against their occupants. Michael Caine faces The Hand, Until Dawn (2025) brings repeated-night terror to the screen, and I Trapped the Devil supplies a paranoid next-watch recommendation. From a roadside stop to a basement no one should open, discover films where familiar surroundings become the first warning that something is wrong.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1101</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anniversary,classic,creepy,cult,film,history,horror,king,motel,movies,podcast,release,romero,scary,silent,stephen,survival,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/71242861defad6709cb90404e56c50e3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Black Shuck: The Hell Hound Behind a 1577 Storm</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-black-shuck-the-hell-hound-behind-a-1577-storm--71320965</link><description><![CDATA[Black Shuck's legend places a terrifying black dog inside the churches of Bungay and Blythburgh during the Suffolk storm of August 4, 1577. Terrifying &amp; True explores the reported apparition, deaths, scorched-door stories, and the disaster behind one of England's best-known phantom hounds. Follow the accounts that turned violent weather into a tale of the devil, then compare the legend with grounded explanations and Britain's wider black-dog folklore. What happens when a community's fear of a real storm takes an animal shape—and keeps roaming long after the skies have cleared?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71320965</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71320965/black_shuck_terrifying_true.mp3" length="30987843" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/32a64b99-bbdc-443e-a511-4e4db554be8c/32a64b99-bbdc-443e-a511-4e4db554be8c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/32a64b99-bbdc-443e-a511-4e4db554be8c/32a64b99-bbdc-443e-a511-4e4db554be8c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/32a64b99-bbdc-443e-a511-4e4db554be8c/32a64b99-bbdc-443e-a511-4e4db554be8c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Black Shuck's legend places a terrifying black dog inside the churches of Bungay and Blythburgh during the Suffolk storm of August 4, 1577. Terrifying &amp; True explores the reported apparition, deaths, scorched-door stories, and the disaster behind one...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Black Shuck's legend places a terrifying black dog inside the churches of Bungay and Blythburgh during the Suffolk storm of August 4, 1577. Terrifying &amp; True explores the reported apparition, deaths, scorched-door stories, and the disaster behind one of England's best-known phantom hounds. Follow the accounts that turned violent weather into a tale of the devil, then compare the legend with grounded explanations and Britain's wider black-dog folklore. What happens when a community's fear of a real storm takes an animal shape—and keeps roaming long after the skies have cleared?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1936</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>black,church,cryptid,demon,devil,dog,england,folklore,haunted,hellhound,history,horror,legend,mystery,norfolk,paranormal,shuck,storm,suffolk,supernatural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1761b41d62a3ada25c61569b9b68c3a5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Cursed Rings, Vanishing Brides, Greed: Four Vintage Radio Horror Stories from the Dark</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-cursed-rings-vanishing-brides-greed-four-vintage-radio-horror-stories-from-the-dark--71139881</link><description><![CDATA[A cursed ring leads into family secrets, a bride disappears, and the dream of impossible wealth begins to look like a prison. Unknown Broadcast gathers A Ring of Roses, The Bride Vanishes, Avarice, and The Diamond as Big as the Ritz. More than two hours of old-time radio suspense move from plague lore and gothic mystery to The Whistler's murderous greed and Escape's dangerous world of riches. These four vintage dramas follow people drawn toward something they believe will make life better. When love, inheritance, and money become traps, how much would you surrender to get back out?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71139881</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71139881/ub_a_ring_of_roses_the_bride_vanishes_avarice_the_diamon_as_big_as_the_ritz.mp3" length="129459344" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/65dd3b65-80aa-4b93-af45-22a54d048a17/65dd3b65-80aa-4b93-af45-22a54d048a17.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/65dd3b65-80aa-4b93-af45-22a54d048a17/65dd3b65-80aa-4b93-af45-22a54d048a17.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/65dd3b65-80aa-4b93-af45-22a54d048a17/65dd3b65-80aa-4b93-af45-22a54d048a17.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A cursed ring leads into family secrets, a bride disappears, and the dream of impossible wealth begins to look like a prison. Unknown Broadcast gathers A Ring of Roses, The Bride Vanishes, Avarice, and The Diamond as Big as the Ritz. More than two...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A cursed ring leads into family secrets, a bride disappears, and the dream of impossible wealth begins to look like a prison. Unknown Broadcast gathers A Ring of Roses, The Bride Vanishes, Avarice, and The Diamond as Big as the Ritz. More than two hours of old-time radio suspense move from plague lore and gothic mystery to The Whistler's murderous greed and Escape's dangerous world of riches. These four vintage dramas follow people drawn toward something they believe will make life better. When love, inheritance, and money become traps, how much would you surrender to get back out?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8090</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>a ring of roses,black plague,cursed ring,cyclical nature,e.g. marshall,family secrets,fate,george,helena roston,human experience,laurie,nursery rhyme,radio show,supernatural elements,trauma,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/578eee2a0755922b822806aa9b1b1db7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Small Town Horror: Vampire Nights, Cursed Love &amp; Portal Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/small-town-horror-vampire-nights-cursed-love-portal-terror--70854202</link><description><![CDATA[A movie night opens a doorway to a vampire-ruled Strickfield, and a drunken ritual summons the wrong lover. Four Weekly Spooky stories gather I'm from a Small Town That No Longer Exists. No One Is Allowed to Know Why by Michael Kelso, Doorway to Horror and Newborn by Rob Fields, and Love Conquers All by Joe Solmo. Vanished neighbors, cursed fields, and a vampire's first hunger turn familiar places deadly. Nearly three hours of small-town horror, supernatural action, and dark comedy follow people who cross a boundary without knowing the cost. The way home may no longer lead to your world.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70854202</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70854202/april_2026_2_but_really_4.mp3" length="162379980" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A movie night opens a doorway to a vampire-ruled Strickfield, and a drunken ritual summons the wrong lover. Four Weekly Spooky stories gather I'm from a Small Town That No Longer Exists. No One Is Allowed to Know Why by Michael Kelso, Doorway to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A movie night opens a doorway to a vampire-ruled Strickfield, and a drunken ritual summons the wrong lover. Four Weekly Spooky stories gather I'm from a Small Town That No Longer Exists. No One Is Allowed to Know Why by Michael Kelso, Doorway to Horror and Newborn by Rob Fields, and Love Conquers All by Joe Solmo. Vanished neighbors, cursed fields, and a vampire's first hunger turn familiar places deadly. Nearly three hours of small-town horror, supernatural action, and dark comedy follow people who cross a boundary without knowing the cost. The way home may no longer lead to your world.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10148</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apocalypse,creature,creepy,cursed,dimension,horror,monsters,nightmare,paranormal,portal,scarecrow,scary,smalltown,stories,supernatural,terror,town,undead,vampire,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ca97f2d3d4bc61bf6dfaa0bf2bb3c32f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Creep (2014) Explained: Ending Breakdown, Hidden Meaning &amp; Found Footage Horror Review</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-creep-2014-explained-ending-breakdown-hidden-meaning-found-footage-horror-review--71356617</link><description><![CDATA[Creep (2014) makes a paid filming job feel like an invitation you should never have accepted. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Patrick Brice's found footage horror film, starring Brice and Mark Duplass, on Cutting Deep into Horror. They explore how Josef uses warmth, awkwardness, and vulnerability to push past Aaron's boundaries, with Peachfuzz and the ending included in this full-spoiler discussion. The hosts connect the film's manipulation to their videography work. Discover why a friendly request can feel more threatening than a warning—and why the camera keeps rolling.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71356617</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71356617/creep.mp3" length="113751675" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/621370ca-f1a0-445a-8d0c-27d5484d6db9/621370ca-f1a0-445a-8d0c-27d5484d6db9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/621370ca-f1a0-445a-8d0c-27d5484d6db9/621370ca-f1a0-445a-8d0c-27d5484d6db9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/621370ca-f1a0-445a-8d0c-27d5484d6db9/621370ca-f1a0-445a-8d0c-27d5484d6db9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Creep (2014) makes a paid filming job feel like an invitation you should never have accepted. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Patrick Brice's found footage horror film, starring Brice and Mark Duplass, on Cutting Deep into Horror. They...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Creep (2014) makes a paid filming job feel like an invitation you should never have accepted. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Patrick Brice's found footage horror film, starring Brice and Mark Duplass, on Cutting Deep into Horror. They explore how Josef uses warmth, awkwardness, and vulnerability to push past Aaron's boundaries, with Peachfuzz and the ending included in this full-spoiler discussion. The hosts connect the film's manipulation to their videography work. Discover why a friendly request can feel more threatening than a warning—and why the camera keeps rolling.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7109</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>analysis,brice,creep,disturbing,dread,duplass,ending,explained,film,footage,found,horror,indie,movie,psychological,review,suspense,tension,thriller,unsettling</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58764b3bc5ce4eb246842b39b7aa1b98.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Painted a Witch: Haunted Painting Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-painted-a-witch-haunted-painting-horror-story--71326385</link><description><![CDATA[A new painting of a witch seems to know what is happening inside its creator's house—and what may happen next. I Painted a Witch by Bruce Haney turns an ordinary evening into a supernatural horror story about cursed art, domestic fear, and a home that no longer feels private. As the woman studies her new artwork, its connection to her life becomes harder to dismiss. This Weekly Spooky tale blends witch horror with the dread of an intruder drawing closer. Each new detail makes the house feel less secure. Is she looking at a warning, or watching something decide what comes next?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71326385</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71326385/ep_395_i_painted_a_witch.mp3" length="27374108" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/936ef808-1660-483e-9652-a4abc904b48d/936ef808-1660-483e-9652-a4abc904b48d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/936ef808-1660-483e-9652-a4abc904b48d/936ef808-1660-483e-9652-a4abc904b48d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/936ef808-1660-483e-9652-a4abc904b48d/936ef808-1660-483e-9652-a4abc904b48d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A new painting of a witch seems to know what is happening inside its creator's house—and what may happen next. I Painted a Witch by Bruce Haney turns an ordinary evening into a supernatural horror story about cursed art, domestic fear, and a home that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new painting of a witch seems to know what is happening inside its creator's house—and what may happen next. I Painted a Witch by Bruce Haney turns an ordinary evening into a supernatural horror story about cursed art, domestic fear, and a home that no longer feels private. As the woman studies her new artwork, its connection to her life becomes harder to dismiss. This Weekly Spooky tale blends witch horror with the dread of an intruder drawing closer. Each new detail makes the house feel less secure. Is she looking at a warning, or watching something decide what comes next?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1710</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,cursed,eerie,fear,ghost,haunted,haunting,horror,house,nightmare,occult,painting,paranormal,scary,spooky,supernatural,suspense,terror,thriller,witch</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/137094d1ce5e35e0bc9fa98a5caff4ea.jpg"/><itunes:episode>395</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | American Psycho, Amityville Horror, Jakob’s Wife, Sker Ritual &amp; The Lords of Salem</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-american-psycho-amityville-horror-jakob-s-wife-sker-ritual-the-lords-of-salem--71166732</link><description><![CDATA[American Psycho hides violence behind a polished smile, while Jakob's Wife turns a troubled marriage into vampire horror. This Week in Horror History explores April 13–19 through Mary Harron's satire, The Amityville Horror (2005), Sker Ritual, and Rob Zombie's The Lords of Salem. Barbara Crampton, haunted-house dread, Welsh folklore, and witchcraft connect a week of films and survival horror gaming. Green Room adds a brutal punk-band siege to the watchlist. From a respectable apartment to a venue with no safe exit, discover what happens when the setting itself becomes part of the threat.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71166732</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71166732/twihh_april_13_april_19_2026.mp3" length="17627416" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3add0582-aef6-4fd0-a949-75b5e7c375a1/3add0582-aef6-4fd0-a949-75b5e7c375a1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3add0582-aef6-4fd0-a949-75b5e7c375a1/3add0582-aef6-4fd0-a949-75b5e7c375a1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3add0582-aef6-4fd0-a949-75b5e7c375a1/3add0582-aef6-4fd0-a949-75b5e7c375a1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>American Psycho hides violence behind a polished smile, while Jakob's Wife turns a troubled marriage into vampire horror. This Week in Horror History explores April 13–19 through Mary Harron's satire, The Amityville Horror (2005), Sker Ritual, and Rob...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[American Psycho hides violence behind a polished smile, while Jakob's Wife turns a troubled marriage into vampire horror. This Week in Horror History explores April 13–19 through Mary Harron's satire, The Amityville Horror (2005), Sker Ritual, and Rob Zombie's The Lords of Salem. Barbara Crampton, haunted-house dread, Welsh folklore, and witchcraft connect a week of films and survival horror gaming. Green Room adds a brutal punk-band siege to the watchlist. From a respectable apartment to a venue with no safe exit, discover what happens when the setting itself becomes part of the threat.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1101</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>american,amityville,anniversaries,barbara,crampton,green,history,horror,horrorpodcast,jakobs,lords,movies,psycho,ritual,rob,room,salem,sker,wife,zombie</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/553bcaccd13bbbb1519bc7d2e1f68857.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Lead Masks Case: Brazil's Eerie UFO Death Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-lead-masks-case-brazil-s-eerie-ufo-death-mystery--71099794</link><description><![CDATA[Two electronics technicians were found dead on a hillside in Niterói, Brazil, in 1966, with homemade lead eye masks and a note about capsules and a signal. Terrifying &amp; True explores the Lead Masks Case, following Miguel José Viana and Manoel Pereira da Cruz to Morro do Vintém and the investigation that failed to establish a cause of death. Witness reports and missing pieces fueled theories of poisoning, spiritualist experiments, UFOs, and murder. Which clues are documented, and which explanations depend on assumptions? Follow an unresolved case whose objects offer no easy answer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71099794</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71099794/lead_masks_case.mp3" length="30487536" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/49538778-732e-4f8e-8f8e-d0a65329d9e4/49538778-732e-4f8e-8f8e-d0a65329d9e4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/49538778-732e-4f8e-8f8e-d0a65329d9e4/49538778-732e-4f8e-8f8e-d0a65329d9e4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/49538778-732e-4f8e-8f8e-d0a65329d9e4/49538778-732e-4f8e-8f8e-d0a65329d9e4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two electronics technicians were found dead on a hillside in Niterói, Brazil, in 1966, with homemade lead eye masks and a note about capsules and a signal. Terrifying &amp; True explores the Lead Masks Case, following Miguel José Viana and Manoel Pereira...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two electronics technicians were found dead on a hillside in Niterói, Brazil, in 1966, with homemade lead eye masks and a note about capsules and a signal. Terrifying &amp; True explores the Lead Masks Case, following Miguel José Viana and Manoel Pereira da Cruz to Morro do Vintém and the investigation that failed to establish a cause of death. Witness reports and missing pieces fueled theories of poisoning, spiritualist experiments, UFOs, and murder. Which clues are documented, and which explanations depend on assumptions? Follow an unresolved case whose objects offer no easy answer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1905</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bizarre,brazil,capsules,case,crime,death,investigation,lead,masks,mystery,niteroi,occult,paranormal,signal,spiritualism,strange,technicians,true,ufo,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48e6922dff5d61416075b5f3e1906067.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Old-Time Radio Horror Stories of Fate, Ghosts, Mystery, and Justice</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-old-time-radio-horror-stories-of-fate-ghosts-mystery-and-justice--71101120</link><description><![CDATA[A veteran cannot leave the war behind, and a skeptical man confronts a threat that reason may not keep away. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Bullet, Pollock and the Porroh Man, A Passage to Benares, and Justice. More than two hours of old-time radio suspense travel through wartime guilt, occult fear, death, and The Whistler's fatal consequences. These four vintage dramas make a tavern, a journey, and a decision feel like steps toward a reckoning. Settle in for psychological horror and supernatural mystery, where believing you have escaped the past may be the first dangerous mistake.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71101120</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71101120/ub_the_bullet_pollack_and_the_porroh_man_a_passage_to_benares_justice.mp3" length="128116390" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/40831b0f-f420-408e-bb79-d47d714148ad/40831b0f-f420-408e-bb79-d47d714148ad.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/40831b0f-f420-408e-bb79-d47d714148ad/40831b0f-f420-408e-bb79-d47d714148ad.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/40831b0f-f420-408e-bb79-d47d714148ad/40831b0f-f420-408e-bb79-d47d714148ad.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A veteran cannot leave the war behind, and a skeptical man confronts a threat that reason may not keep away. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Bullet, Pollock and the Porroh Man, A Passage to Benares, and Justice. More than two hours of old-time radio...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A veteran cannot leave the war behind, and a skeptical man confronts a threat that reason may not keep away. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Bullet, Pollock and the Porroh Man, A Passage to Benares, and Justice. More than two hours of old-time radio suspense travel through wartime guilt, occult fear, death, and The Whistler's fatal consequences. These four vintage dramas make a tavern, a journey, and a decision feel like steps toward a reckoning. Settle in for psychological horror and supernatural mystery, where believing you have escaped the past may be the first dangerous mistake.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8007</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,cbs,crime,eerie,ghost,haunting,horror,macabre,mystery,noir,occult,oldtime,otr,paranormal,radio,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbd88195b4431495a5962fd298c59708.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Witches, Folk Horror, and Occult Terror: 4 Creepy Stories of Curses and Cults</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/witches-folk-horror-and-occult-terror-4-creepy-stories-of-curses-and-cults--70855669</link><description><![CDATA[A hunter kills something that should have stayed alive, and piano lessons bring a child close to a hungry witch. Four Weekly Spooky stories gather What Ricky Did on His Summer Vacation and The God Tongue by Dan Wilder, Bed, Breakfast, and Zombies by Keith Tomlin, and The Piano Witch by Charles Campbell. Fictional Satanic Panic nightmares, cosmic folk horror, a New York witch hunt, and undead guardians fill a collection of occult bargains and hidden appetites. From autumn woods to a Southern music room, traditions conceal danger. What if the smiling teacher wants more than practice?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70855669</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70855669/april_2026_3.mp3" length="100486892" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A hunter kills something that should have stayed alive, and piano lessons bring a child close to a hungry witch. Four Weekly Spooky stories gather What Ricky Did on His Summer Vacation and The God Tongue by Dan Wilder, Bed, Breakfast, and Zombies by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A hunter kills something that should have stayed alive, and piano lessons bring a child close to a hungry witch. Four Weekly Spooky stories gather What Ricky Did on His Summer Vacation and The God Tongue by Dan Wilder, Bed, Breakfast, and Zombies by Keith Tomlin, and The Piano Witch by Charles Campbell. Fictional Satanic Panic nightmares, cosmic folk horror, a New York witch hunt, and undead guardians fill a collection of occult bargains and hidden appetites. From autumn woods to a Southern music room, traditions conceal danger. What if the smiling teacher wants more than practice?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6280</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancient horrors,chilling stories,cosmic artifact,cursed spirits,dark past,folklore,piano witch,reckless rituals,supernatural,unsettling narratives</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f4913863b799db81d6185d12d28f265c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2025 | Carrie Culberson: The True Story of Ohio’s Infamous No-Body Murder Case</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-carrie-culberson-the-true-story-of-ohio-s-infamous-no-body-murder-case--71217249</link><description><![CDATA[Carrie Culberson vanished from Blanchester, Ohio, in August 1996. Vincent Doan was convicted of her murder without her body being recovered. This Best of 2025 Terrifying &amp; True follows the domestic abuse, witness testimony, and investigative failures surrounding one of Ohio's best-known no-body homicide cases. Explore the final night, the trial evidence, and the conflict-of-interest allegations that cast doubt on how the search was handled. A conviction answered one question while leaving Carrie's family with another: where is she? The episode keeps that unfinished search at its center.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71217249</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71217249/what_happened_to_carrie_culberson.mp3" length="88485568" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a3e05286-7712-4b03-b454-931d352a12f2/a3e05286-7712-4b03-b454-931d352a12f2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a3e05286-7712-4b03-b454-931d352a12f2/a3e05286-7712-4b03-b454-931d352a12f2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a3e05286-7712-4b03-b454-931d352a12f2/a3e05286-7712-4b03-b454-931d352a12f2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Carrie Culberson vanished from Blanchester, Ohio, in August 1996. Vincent Doan was convicted of her murder without her body being recovered. This Best of 2025 Terrifying &amp; True follows the domestic abuse, witness testimony, and investigative failures...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Carrie Culberson vanished from Blanchester, Ohio, in August 1996. Vincent Doan was convicted of her murder without her body being recovered. This Best of 2025 Terrifying &amp; True follows the domestic abuse, witness testimony, and investigative failures surrounding one of Ohio's best-known no-body homicide cases. Explore the final night, the trial evidence, and the conflict-of-interest allegations that cast doubt on how the search was handled. A conviction answered one question while leaving Carrie's family with another: where is she? The episode keeps that unfinished search at its center.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5530</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blanchester,carrie,criminal,culberson,disappearance,doan,domestic,homicide,investigation,justice,missing,murder,mystery,ohio,trial,truecrime,unsolved,victim,vincent,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/086359c6246ae029f1c50743c35e3ff2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Knock, Knock: True Scary Ice Fishing Story in the Middle of the Night</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/knock-knock-true-scary-ice-fishing-story-in-the-middle-of-the-night--71160649</link><description><![CDATA[Slow knocks reach an ice fishing hut during an Ontario snowstorm. Miles from shore, the person inside hears pounding on the walls but cannot see who is outside. Knock, Knock is presented as a personal account by Gary D of Ontario, Canada, also known as Blue Fire Raging. This Weekly Spooky wilderness horror story follows an overnight trip through isolation, unseen visitors, and footprints in the snow. The hut offers heat and shelter, but every sound makes opening the door feel more dangerous. Listen to an eerie first-person encounter that leaves the source of the knocking unresolved.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71160649</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71160649/ep_394_knock_knock.mp3" length="25039518" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e0eacc35-e389-4ba0-a50f-a5e93b032457/e0eacc35-e389-4ba0-a50f-a5e93b032457.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e0eacc35-e389-4ba0-a50f-a5e93b032457/e0eacc35-e389-4ba0-a50f-a5e93b032457.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e0eacc35-e389-4ba0-a50f-a5e93b032457/e0eacc35-e389-4ba0-a50f-a5e93b032457.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Slow knocks reach an ice fishing hut during an Ontario snowstorm. Miles from shore, the person inside hears pounding on the walls but cannot see who is outside. Knock, Knock is presented as a personal account by Gary D of Ontario, Canada, also known...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Slow knocks reach an ice fishing hut during an Ontario snowstorm. Miles from shore, the person inside hears pounding on the walls but cannot see who is outside. Knock, Knock is presented as a personal account by Gary D of Ontario, Canada, also known as Blue Fire Raging. This Weekly Spooky wilderness horror story follows an overnight trip through isolation, unseen visitors, and footprints in the snow. The hut offers heat and shelter, but every sound makes opening the door feel more dangerous. Listen to an eerie first-person encounter that leaves the source of the knocking unresolved.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1565</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,encounter,fear,fishing,haunting,horror,hut,ice,isolated,knocking,mystery,nighttime,ontario,paranormal,scary,snowstorm,story,true,wilderness,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/da011f70eac3e66f84bf5a73ee0acb8f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>394</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | A Quiet Place, Oculus, Critters &amp; The Void (Apr 6–12)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-a-quiet-place-oculus-critters-the-void-apr-6-12--70963166</link><description><![CDATA[A Quiet Place makes every sound dangerous, and Oculus makes a mirror impossible to trust. This Week in Horror History explores April 6–12 through family survival, cursed objects, and the hungry alien chaos of Critters. Scary Movie 5 brings the parody, while The Void takes the deep-cut spotlight with a besieged hospital, robed cultists, and practical body horror. Stephen King's Cat's Eye adds three compact nightmares to the watchlist, with birthdays including Kane Hodder and Tom Noonan. Find your next film among quiet rooms, farmhouses, and places where looking closer makes it worse.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70963166</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70963166/twihh_april_6_april_12_2026.mp3" length="19839262" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/18248b40-4f18-4553-b26c-46129c99deb5/18248b40-4f18-4553-b26c-46129c99deb5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/18248b40-4f18-4553-b26c-46129c99deb5/18248b40-4f18-4553-b26c-46129c99deb5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/18248b40-4f18-4553-b26c-46129c99deb5/18248b40-4f18-4553-b26c-46129c99deb5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Quiet Place makes every sound dangerous, and Oculus makes a mirror impossible to trust. This Week in Horror History explores April 6–12 through family survival, cursed objects, and the hungry alien chaos of Critters. Scary Movie 5 brings the parody,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Quiet Place makes every sound dangerous, and Oculus makes a mirror impossible to trust. This Week in Horror History explores April 6–12 through family survival, cursed objects, and the hungry alien chaos of Critters. Scary Movie 5 brings the parody, while The Void takes the deep-cut spotlight with a besieged hospital, robed cultists, and practical body horror. Stephen King's Cat's Eye adds three compact nightmares to the watchlist, with birthdays including Kane Hodder and Tom Noonan. Find your next film among quiet rooms, farmhouses, and places where looking closer makes it worse.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1239</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,aquietplace,bodyhorror,cosmic,creaturefeature,critters,cult,haunted,horror,horrormovies,mirror,monsters,oculus,podcast,scary,spooky,stephenking,supernatural,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d3cbe622cef363d362744e2015d9f1f1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Anneliese Michel: Exorcism, Medical Crisis &amp; the Negligent-Homicide Trial</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-anneliese-michel-exorcism-medical-crisis-the-negligent-homicide-trial--71025813</link><description><![CDATA[Anneliese Michel underwent exorcisms as her health collapsed. Terrifying &amp; True follows the young woman from Klingenberg, West Germany, through seizures, psychiatric distress, and the belief that she was possessed. She died in 1976; her parents and two priests were convicted of negligent homicide in 1978. The episode examines how medical care failed, what the recordings can and cannot establish, and why the court focused on obtaining lifesaving help. A disturbing history of faith, illness, and responsibility asks how certainty about a supernatural cause can leave a person without rescue.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71025813</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71025813/anneliese_michel_exorcism.mp3" length="33028220" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/efc0da44-dd19-4f47-af8a-ba6c89349423/efc0da44-dd19-4f47-af8a-ba6c89349423.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/efc0da44-dd19-4f47-af8a-ba6c89349423/efc0da44-dd19-4f47-af8a-ba6c89349423.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/efc0da44-dd19-4f47-af8a-ba6c89349423/efc0da44-dd19-4f47-af8a-ba6c89349423.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Anneliese Michel underwent exorcisms as her health collapsed. Terrifying &amp; True follows the young woman from Klingenberg, West Germany, through seizures, psychiatric distress, and the belief that she was possessed. She died in 1976; her parents and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anneliese Michel underwent exorcisms as her health collapsed. Terrifying &amp; True follows the young woman from Klingenberg, West Germany, through seizures, psychiatric distress, and the belief that she was possessed. She died in 1976; her parents and two priests were convicted of negligent homicide in 1978. The episode examines how medical care failed, what the recordings can and cannot establish, and why the court focused on obtaining lifesaving help. A disturbing history of faith, illness, and responsibility asks how certainty about a supernatural cause can leave a person without rescue.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2064</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anneliese,catholic,demon,demonic,epilepsy,exorcism,germany,haunting,horror,mentalillness,michel,mystery,neglected,paranormal,possession,priest,psychosis,ritual,tragedy,truecrime</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/97445991da2befc4ed6a6e91390e1cd1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Four Vintage Tales of Family Ruin, Wartime Espionage, Mad Science, and a Strange Little Visitor</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-four-vintage-tales-of-family-ruin-wartime-espionage-mad-science-and-a-strange-little-visitor--70639531</link><description><![CDATA[A dying criminal father draws his son back into old wounds, while a doctor's promised cure carries the chill of obsession. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio dramas: Accounts Receivable, Operation Fleur de Lys, The Kettler Method, and Little Fellow. More than two hours of vintage suspense move from buried money and family resentment to an OSS mission in occupied France, dangerous medicine, and a presence that does not belong. Each story changes the source of the unease, from human betrayal to the uncanny. Listen as a debt, a duty, or a miracle becomes something hard to escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70639531</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70639531/ub_accounts_receivable_operation_fleur_de_lys_the_kettler_method_little_fellow.mp3" length="123676460" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A dying criminal father draws his son back into old wounds, while a doctor's promised cure carries the chill of obsession. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio dramas: Accounts Receivable, Operation Fleur de Lys, The Kettler Method, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A dying criminal father draws his son back into old wounds, while a doctor's promised cure carries the chill of obsession. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio dramas: Accounts Receivable, Operation Fleur de Lys, The Kettler Method, and Little Fellow. More than two hours of vintage suspense move from buried money and family resentment to an OSS mission in occupied France, dangerous medicine, and a presence that does not belong. Each story changes the source of the unease, from human betrayal to the uncanny. Listen as a debt, a duty, or a miracle becomes something hard to escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7729</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,classic,creepy,drama,eerie,escape,espionage,haunted,horror,mystery,oss,otr,prison,radio,supernatural,surgery,suspense,thriller,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/13dd2a58f126db2854c86b424c644e7b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ghosts, Werewolves, Zombies, and Haunted Houses: 4 Small-Town Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghosts-werewolves-zombies-and-haunted-houses-4-small-town-horror-stories--70853138</link><description><![CDATA[A lakeside prank awakens a ghost, and a punk show collides with meteors and the undead. Four Weekly Spooky tales gather The Spirit of Langley Pond by Charles Campbell, Alien Zombie Punks from Upstate New York by Dan Wilder, The Beast of Fagan County by David O'Hanlon, and Ghost Story by A. N. Onimus. A town faces brutal killings and werewolf fears, while a trip from the county fair ends at a sinister house. Over two hours of small-town horror mix local legends, creature attacks, and dark comedy. Beyond the fair lights, the places you grew up around may have kept their own secrets.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70853138</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70853138/april_2026_1.mp3" length="117914082" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A lakeside prank awakens a ghost, and a punk show collides with meteors and the undead. Four Weekly Spooky tales gather The Spirit of Langley Pond by Charles Campbell, Alien Zombie Punks from Upstate New York by Dan Wilder, The Beast of Fagan County...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A lakeside prank awakens a ghost, and a punk show collides with meteors and the undead. Four Weekly Spooky tales gather The Spirit of Langley Pond by Charles Campbell, Alien Zombie Punks from Upstate New York by Dan Wilder, The Beast of Fagan County by David O'Hanlon, and Ghost Story by A. N. Onimus. A town faces brutal killings and werewolf fears, while a trip from the county fair ends at a sinister house. Over two hours of small-town horror mix local legends, creature attacks, and dark comedy. Beyond the fair lights, the places you grew up around may have kept their own secrets.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7369</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aliens,creepy,folklore,ghost,ghosts,haunted,haunting,horror,legend,legends,monster,monsters,paranormal,scary,smalltown,stories,supernatural,terror,werewolf,zombie</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1171f6b4223bf2910c5e813fbbddbe1d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2025 | Resurrection Mary: The True Story of Chicago’s Vanishing Hitchhiker Ghost</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-resurrection-mary-the-true-story-of-chicago-s-vanishing-hitchhiker-ghost--71020765</link><description><![CDATA[Resurrection Mary is the hitchhiker said to vanish near Resurrection Cemetery after accepting a ride along Chicago's Archer Avenue. This Best of 2025 Terrifying &amp; True follows the white-dress ghost legend through Jerry Palus's account, later reported encounters, and theories about Mary Bregovy and Anna Norkus. Why do generations keep telling a similar roadside story? Explore the local history, disputed identities, and retellings that made Mary part of American folklore. The mystery lies in how the legend grew, with alleged sightings treated as accounts rather than proof of a ghost.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71020765</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71020765/resurrection_mary_chicagos_vanishing_hitchhiker_legend.mp3" length="93625916" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c3ca8c6e-e107-400d-b75b-05b3825aaa84/c3ca8c6e-e107-400d-b75b-05b3825aaa84.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c3ca8c6e-e107-400d-b75b-05b3825aaa84/c3ca8c6e-e107-400d-b75b-05b3825aaa84.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c3ca8c6e-e107-400d-b75b-05b3825aaa84/c3ca8c6e-e107-400d-b75b-05b3825aaa84.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Resurrection Mary is the hitchhiker said to vanish near Resurrection Cemetery after accepting a ride along Chicago's Archer Avenue. This Best of 2025 Terrifying &amp; True follows the white-dress ghost legend through Jerry Palus's account, later reported...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Resurrection Mary is the hitchhiker said to vanish near Resurrection Cemetery after accepting a ride along Chicago's Archer Avenue. This Best of 2025 Terrifying &amp; True follows the white-dress ghost legend through Jerry Palus's account, later reported encounters, and theories about Mary Bregovy and Anna Norkus. Why do generations keep telling a similar roadside story? Explore the local history, disputed identities, and retellings that made Mary part of American folklore. The mystery lies in how the legend grew, with alleged sightings treated as accounts rather than proof of a ghost.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5852</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>archer,avenue,cemetery,chicago,folklore,ghost,haunted,haunting,hitchhiker,legend,mary,mystery,paranormal,phantom,resurrection,spirits,terrifying,true,urban,vanish</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b7e4ba38ebaa4843efd6c606a87af4f7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Fooled Ya — An April Fools’ Prank Turns Deadly</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fooled-ya-an-april-fools-prank-turns-deadly--71025085</link><description><![CDATA[A skeptical researcher follows ley lines to a remote castle, where an April Fools' joke begins looking like a monster problem. Fooled Ya by Douglas Waltz mixes vampires, werewolves, and gothic mischief in a Weekly Spooky horror-comedy about trusting the wrong invitation. The search for ley-line energy becomes a night of unreliable appearances and supernatural danger, with the prank's consequences reaching beyond a harmless laugh. If you enjoy creature features and jokes that turn against their tellers, step inside—but listen carefully for who is still laughing when the game changes.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71025085</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71025085/ep_393_fooled_ya.mp3" length="22544013" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7cdd57e1-3ff8-4586-9a05-9d05bbf915fb/7cdd57e1-3ff8-4586-9a05-9d05bbf915fb.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7cdd57e1-3ff8-4586-9a05-9d05bbf915fb/7cdd57e1-3ff8-4586-9a05-9d05bbf915fb.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7cdd57e1-3ff8-4586-9a05-9d05bbf915fb/7cdd57e1-3ff8-4586-9a05-9d05bbf915fb.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A skeptical researcher follows ley lines to a remote castle, where an April Fools' joke begins looking like a monster problem. Fooled Ya by Douglas Waltz mixes vampires, werewolves, and gothic mischief in a Weekly Spooky horror-comedy about trusting...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A skeptical researcher follows ley lines to a remote castle, where an April Fools' joke begins looking like a monster problem. Fooled Ya by Douglas Waltz mixes vampires, werewolves, and gothic mischief in a Weekly Spooky horror-comedy about trusting the wrong invitation. The search for ley-line energy becomes a night of unreliable appearances and supernatural danger, with the prank's consequences reaching beyond a harmless laugh. If you enjoy creature features and jokes that turn against their tellers, step inside—but listen carefully for who is still laughing when the game changes.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1409</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>april,castle,creatures,creepy,dark,fools,funny,ghost,gothic,haunted,horror,monster,nightmare,scary,spooky,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vampire,werewolf</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6dc94d71023751c5e5297b37d3182e65.jpg"/><itunes:episode>393</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Slither, Pet Sematary, Resident Evil 3 &amp; Cat People (Mar 30–Apr 5)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-slither-pet-sematary-resident-evil-3-cat-people-mar-30-apr-5--70961240</link><description><![CDATA[Slither brings alien parasites to a small town, while Pet Sematary turns grief into a wish to reverse death. This Week in Horror History explores March 30–April 5 through James Gunn's body horror, Cat People (1982), and Cursed Films, the documentary series about movie-curse legends. Resident Evil 3's 2020 remake puts Jill Valentine and Nemesis in the deep-cut spotlight, with Stephen King's novel Carrie as the reading pick. From mutated flesh to Raccoon City's collapsing streets, discover a film, book, or survival horror game where changing the rules of life makes everything worse.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70961240</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70961240/twihh_mar_30_april_5_2026.mp3" length="20078361" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e25985f1-4bbb-4d73-9b64-6a5e0e38e0a2/e25985f1-4bbb-4d73-9b64-6a5e0e38e0a2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e25985f1-4bbb-4d73-9b64-6a5e0e38e0a2/e25985f1-4bbb-4d73-9b64-6a5e0e38e0a2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e25985f1-4bbb-4d73-9b64-6a5e0e38e0a2/e25985f1-4bbb-4d73-9b64-6a5e0e38e0a2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Slither brings alien parasites to a small town, while Pet Sematary turns grief into a wish to reverse death. This Week in Horror History explores March 30–April 5 through James Gunn's body horror, Cat People (1982), and Cursed Films, the documentary...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Slither brings alien parasites to a small town, while Pet Sematary turns grief into a wish to reverse death. This Week in Horror History explores March 30–April 5 through James Gunn's body horror, Cat People (1982), and Cursed Films, the documentary series about movie-curse legends. Resident Evil 3's 2020 remake puts Jill Valentine and Nemesis in the deep-cut spotlight, with Stephen King's novel Carrie as the reading pick. From mutated flesh to Raccoon City's collapsing streets, discover a film, book, or survival horror game where changing the rules of life makes everything worse.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1254</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bodyhorror,cult,cursed,erotic,horror,horrormovies,parasites,petsematary,podcast,raccooncity,remake,residentevil,scary,shudder,spooky,stephenking,supernatural,suspense,thriller,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9521e45ca7552b6f8507f1d14204e7fa.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Bigfoot in Ohio &amp; Cursed Lake Lanier: Sock Burning, Spring Superstitions, and Lake Shawnee Hauntings</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-bigfoot-in-ohio-cursed-lake-lanier-sock-burning-spring-superstitions-and-lake-shawnee-hauntings--70906376</link><description><![CDATA[Ohio Bigfoot reports, Lake Lanier's cursed reputation, and the haunted lore of Lake Shawnee Amusement Park meet springtime rituals in this March 2026 Monthly Spooky. Henrique Couto and Michelle explore why people attach fear and superstition to places, from woods to abandoned attractions. Annapolis, Maryland's sock-burning tradition offers a strange way to say goodbye to winter, alongside wilderness accounts and horror-film conversation. Follow the reported encounters and local legends as the season changes. Sometimes the story that follows you home is the hardest thing to shake.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70906376</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70906376/ms_march_2026.mp3" length="126859869" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/285ab4ec-c09b-45ff-b49b-17411ce07676/285ab4ec-c09b-45ff-b49b-17411ce07676.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/285ab4ec-c09b-45ff-b49b-17411ce07676/285ab4ec-c09b-45ff-b49b-17411ce07676.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/285ab4ec-c09b-45ff-b49b-17411ce07676/285ab4ec-c09b-45ff-b49b-17411ce07676.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ohio Bigfoot reports, Lake Lanier's cursed reputation, and the haunted lore of Lake Shawnee Amusement Park meet springtime rituals in this March 2026 Monthly Spooky. Henrique Couto and Michelle explore why people attach fear and superstition to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ohio Bigfoot reports, Lake Lanier's cursed reputation, and the haunted lore of Lake Shawnee Amusement Park meet springtime rituals in this March 2026 Monthly Spooky. Henrique Couto and Michelle explore why people attach fear and superstition to places, from woods to abandoned attractions. Annapolis, Maryland's sock-burning tradition offers a strange way to say goodbye to winter, alongside wilderness accounts and horror-film conversation. Follow the reported encounters and local legends as the season changes. Sometimes the story that follows you home is the hardest thing to shake.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7928</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aliens,bigfoot,cryptid,cursed,folklore,ghosts,haunted,horror,lake,legends,mysteries,ohio,paranormal,podcast,sasquatch,scary,spooky,supernatural,truecrime,ufo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c7fce0e68f447a53618038047a7e34f7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Four Old-Time Radio Stories of Fear, Deception, and Doom</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-four-old-time-radio-stories-of-fear-deception-and-doom--70639335</link><description><![CDATA[An elderly woman's quiet home becomes a trap when a strange cat and an unwelcome visitor arrive. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio stories: The Resident, The Man Who Would Be King, The Cave of Ali Baba, and The Letter. More than two hours of vintage suspense move from domestic intrusion to an imperial fantasy, a secret criminal chamber, and an accusation that destroys a scientist under Nazi terror. These dramas follow the damage done by ambition, deception, and misplaced trust. A password may open a door, but what will let you leave once you discover who is waiting behind it?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70639335</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70639335/ub_the_resident_the_man_who_would_be_king_the_cave_of_ali_baba_the_letter.mp3" length="129926085" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An elderly woman's quiet home becomes a trap when a strange cat and an unwelcome visitor arrive. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio stories: The Resident, The Man Who Would Be King, The Cave of Ali Baba, and The Letter. More than two hours...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An elderly woman's quiet home becomes a trap when a strange cat and an unwelcome visitor arrive. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio stories: The Resident, The Man Who Would Be King, The Cave of Ali Baba, and The Letter. More than two hours of vintage suspense move from domestic intrusion to an imperial fantasy, a secret criminal chamber, and an accusation that destroys a scientist under Nazi terror. These dramas follow the damage done by ambition, deception, and misplaced trust. A password may open a door, but what will let you leave once you discover who is waiting behind it?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8120</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aging,cat,connection,dominance,identity,malvina thripp,societal norms,solitude,the resident,viola,vulnerability</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d85e25b8a9b9708b88a6793d5e8ad6a4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ides of March: AI Horror, Demonic Deals, Graveyard Horror, and Undead Revenge Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ides-of-march-ai-horror-demonic-deals-graveyard-horror-and-undead-revenge-stories--70461346</link><description><![CDATA[A writer's AI shortcut starts watching him, and a buried roadside mistake returns with unfinished business. Four Weekly Spooky stories gather I used to think AI was wonderful. Now I know it's evil. by Michael Kelso, Dead Ahead and The Blind Date by Joe Solmo, and The Grave Robbers by Bruce Haney. A demonic date and a cemetery theft join this Ides of March collection of artificial intelligence horror, occult bargains, and undead revenge. Nearly two hours of dark fiction ask what happens when a shortcut begins making demands. The thing you hoped would help may want something in return.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70461346</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70461346/ides_4.mp3" length="110163199" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A writer's AI shortcut starts watching him, and a buried roadside mistake returns with unfinished business. Four Weekly Spooky stories gather I used to think AI was wonderful. Now I know it's evil. by Michael Kelso, Dead Ahead and The Blind Date by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A writer's AI shortcut starts watching him, and a buried roadside mistake returns with unfinished business. Four Weekly Spooky stories gather I used to think AI was wonderful. Now I know it's evil. by Michael Kelso, Dead Ahead and The Blind Date by Joe Solmo, and The Grave Robbers by Bruce Haney. A demonic date and a cemetery theft join this Ides of March collection of artificial intelligence horror, occult bargains, and undead revenge. Nearly two hours of dark fiction ask what happens when a shortcut begins making demands. The thing you hoped would help may want something in return.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6885</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ai,cemetery,cursed,demon,devil,graveyard,haunted,horror,march,murder,occult,podcast,revenge,ritual,scary,stories,suspense,thriller,undead,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/28aa163e05ab7deb694a3c46dce2a7dc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Someone’s Watching Me! (1978) John Carpenter Hidden Gem Breakdown</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-someone-s-watching-me-1978-john-carpenter-hidden-gem-breakdown--70842090</link><description><![CDATA[Someone's Watching Me! (1978) turns anonymous calls and apartment surveillance into a John Carpenter nightmare. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore the TV thriller starring Lauren Hutton, David Birney, and Adrienne Barbeau on Cutting Deep into Horror. They examine stalking, privacy, Hutton's performance, and the uneasy humor behind a woman struggling to be believed. How does Carpenter make a room feel unsafe before anyone enters it? Full spoilers for this 1970s psychological thriller, with connections to Halloween and a closer look at a film often missed in Carpenter's catalog.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70842090</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70842090/someones_watching_me.mp3" length="111124273" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Someone's Watching Me! (1978) turns anonymous calls and apartment surveillance into a John Carpenter nightmare. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore the TV thriller starring Lauren Hutton, David Birney, and Adrienne Barbeau on Cutting Deep into...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Someone's Watching Me! (1978) turns anonymous calls and apartment surveillance into a John Carpenter nightmare. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore the TV thriller starring Lauren Hutton, David Birney, and Adrienne Barbeau on Cutting Deep into Horror. They examine stalking, privacy, Hutton's performance, and the uneasy humor behind a woman struggling to be believed. How does Carpenter make a room feel unsafe before anyone enters it? Full spoilers for this 1970s psychological thriller, with connections to Halloween and a closer look at a film often missed in Carpenter's catalog.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6945</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>barbeau,carpenter,classic,cult,ending,explained,halloween,horror,hutton,lauren,movie,mystery,psychological,review,seventies,stalker,suspense,thriller,underrated,watching</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d46bc4ebb22fe6fa5790182a9232f2fd.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Black Kat — A Black Cat Curse Turns Deadly</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-kat-a-black-cat-curse-turns-deadly--70856971</link><description><![CDATA[Katriana leaves a county fair carrying a curse: anyone whose path she crosses may die. Black Kat by Rob Fields turns a black cat curse into a supernatural revenge story set around Strickfield and Ridgeway Heights. After a cruel act brings a fortune teller's punishment, ordinary encounters become chains of lethal bad luck. This Weekly Spooky tale mixes carnival horror, gruesome accidents, and the panic of carrying a threat you cannot see. Kat wants help, but approaching the people she loves may put them next in line. How do you escape a curse when every step can hurt someone?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70856971</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:00:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70856971/ep_392_black_kat.mp3" length="27781434" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/dc5f18e4-9eb1-4f80-a57d-6b6f9db1f5f4/dc5f18e4-9eb1-4f80-a57d-6b6f9db1f5f4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/dc5f18e4-9eb1-4f80-a57d-6b6f9db1f5f4/dc5f18e4-9eb1-4f80-a57d-6b6f9db1f5f4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/dc5f18e4-9eb1-4f80-a57d-6b6f9db1f5f4/dc5f18e4-9eb1-4f80-a57d-6b6f9db1f5f4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Katriana leaves a county fair carrying a curse: anyone whose path she crosses may die. Black Kat by Rob Fields turns a black cat curse into a supernatural revenge story set around Strickfield and Ridgeway Heights. After a cruel act brings a fortune...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Katriana leaves a county fair carrying a curse: anyone whose path she crosses may die. Black Kat by Rob Fields turns a black cat curse into a supernatural revenge story set around Strickfield and Ridgeway Heights. After a cruel act brings a fortune teller's punishment, ordinary encounters become chains of lethal bad luck. This Weekly Spooky tale mixes carnival horror, gruesome accidents, and the panic of carrying a threat you cannot see. Kat wants help, but approaching the people she loves may put them next in line. How do you escape a curse when every step can hurt someone?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1736</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>badluck,black,carnival,cat,creepy,curse,cursed,deaths,fortune,ghost,horror,nightmare,occult,podcast,scary,stories,story,supernatural,teller,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a2aefcff031591f98da1fcc0522f2b78.jpg"/><itunes:episode>392</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | The Hills Have Eyes 2, Stay Alive, Gonjiam &amp; Def by Temptation (Mar 23–29)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-the-hills-have-eyes-2-stay-alive-gonjiam-def-by-temptation-mar-23-29--70663336</link><description><![CDATA[A video game kills its players in Stay Alive, while a livestream ghost hunt unravels in Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum. This Week in Horror History explores March 23–29 through The Hills Have Eyes 2, Black Sheep, and the supernatural seduction of Def by Temptation. Desert mutants, cursed technology, and carnivorous sheep make this a watchlist for creature-feature and found footage fans. Plus, birthdays include Steve McQueen, Jessica Chastain, Richard O'Brien, and Leonard Nimoy. The sci-fi horror film Life rounds out the week with an organism that has no interest in following the crew's rules.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70663336</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70663336/twihh_mar_23_mar_29_2026.mp3" length="18244046" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bf0b0367-49b7-4971-a1cd-e8c8981eadb3/bf0b0367-49b7-4971-a1cd-e8c8981eadb3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bf0b0367-49b7-4971-a1cd-e8c8981eadb3/bf0b0367-49b7-4971-a1cd-e8c8981eadb3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bf0b0367-49b7-4971-a1cd-e8c8981eadb3/bf0b0367-49b7-4971-a1cd-e8c8981eadb3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A video game kills its players in Stay Alive, while a livestream ghost hunt unravels in Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum. This Week in Horror History explores March 23–29 through The Hills Have Eyes 2, Black Sheep, and the supernatural seduction of Def by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A video game kills its players in Stay Alive, while a livestream ghost hunt unravels in Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum. This Week in Horror History explores March 23–29 through The Hills Have Eyes 2, Black Sheep, and the supernatural seduction of Def by Temptation. Desert mutants, cursed technology, and carnivorous sheep make this a watchlist for creature-feature and found footage fans. Plus, birthdays include Steve McQueen, Jessica Chastain, Richard O'Brien, and Leonard Nimoy. The sci-fi horror film Life rounds out the week with an organism that has no interest in following the crew's rules.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1140</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>asylum,creature,cult,demonic,desert,foundfootage,haunted,horror,horrormovies,livestream,mutants,podcast,scary,scifi,sheep,spooky,supernatural,suspense,thriller,videogame</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f0db609fdcc93d8f3fce6a940b8497f4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Deer Woman Legend Explained: Indigenous Folklore and the Dark Warning Behind the Myth</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-deer-woman-legend-explained-indigenous-folklore-and-the-dark-warning-behind-the-myth--70697267</link><description><![CDATA[A beautiful stranger's deer hooves reveal that the person being pursued may be the dangerous one. Terrifying &amp; True explores Deer Woman in Indigenous folklore, modern encounter stories, and popular adaptations. Roadside warnings, party retellings, and Haskell-associated stories connect the figure with predatory behavior, violence against women, and consequence. There is no single official version: traditions and later retellings differ. Follow how this unsettling legend can act as a warning or a form of justice, and why the moment someone looks down changes the meaning of the encounter.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70697267</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70697267/deer_woman.mp3" length="37791625" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1ce4124b-aaef-4167-a5b6-0d9bc76f98cd/1ce4124b-aaef-4167-a5b6-0d9bc76f98cd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1ce4124b-aaef-4167-a5b6-0d9bc76f98cd/1ce4124b-aaef-4167-a5b6-0d9bc76f98cd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1ce4124b-aaef-4167-a5b6-0d9bc76f98cd/1ce4124b-aaef-4167-a5b6-0d9bc76f98cd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A beautiful stranger's deer hooves reveal that the person being pursued may be the dangerous one. Terrifying &amp; True explores Deer Woman in Indigenous folklore, modern encounter stories, and popular adaptations. Roadside warnings, party retellings, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A beautiful stranger's deer hooves reveal that the person being pursued may be the dangerous one. Terrifying &amp; True explores Deer Woman in Indigenous folklore, modern encounter stories, and popular adaptations. Roadside warnings, party retellings, and Haskell-associated stories connect the figure with predatory behavior, violence against women, and consequence. There is no single official version: traditions and later retellings differ. Follow how this unsettling legend can act as a warning or a form of justice, and why the moment someone looks down changes the meaning of the encounter.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2361</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cryptid,deerwoman,encounter,folklore,haunting,hooves,horror,indigenous,justice,legend,mystery,mythology,native,paranormal,predators,supernatural,terrifying,urbanlegend,warning,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/addbf803ac59c18eb204d5adaa45459f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | What Returns in the Night: Four Tales of Ghosts, Betrayal, and Retribution</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-what-returns-in-the-night-four-tales-of-ghosts-betrayal-and-retribution--70528480</link><description><![CDATA[Can a murdered wife return in another form? Unknown Broadcast gathers The Return of the Moresbys by Henry Slesar, John Jock Todd by Robert Simpson, The Burning Court from John Dickson Carr, and The Whistler's Retribution. Les Crutchfield adapts the jungle adventure for radio. More than two hours of old-time radio suspense move from reincarnation fears to poison, betrayal, and a reckoning on a dark road. These four vintage dramas make guilt harder to escape than any pursuer. Settle in for supernatural mystery and criminal suspicion, where a polite room may hide the most dangerous guest.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70528480</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70528480/ub_return_of_the_moresbys_john_jock_todd_the_burning_court_retribution.mp3" length="131097353" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/962b2667-0e3d-4c66-aaa1-e00a012e7c42/962b2667-0e3d-4c66-aaa1-e00a012e7c42.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/962b2667-0e3d-4c66-aaa1-e00a012e7c42/962b2667-0e3d-4c66-aaa1-e00a012e7c42.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/962b2667-0e3d-4c66-aaa1-e00a012e7c42/962b2667-0e3d-4c66-aaa1-e00a012e7c42.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Can a murdered wife return in another form? Unknown Broadcast gathers The Return of the Moresbys by Henry Slesar, John Jock Todd by Robert Simpson, The Burning Court from John Dickson Carr, and The Whistler's Retribution. Les Crutchfield adapts the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Can a murdered wife return in another form? Unknown Broadcast gathers The Return of the Moresbys by Henry Slesar, John Jock Todd by Robert Simpson, The Burning Court from John Dickson Carr, and The Whistler's Retribution. Les Crutchfield adapts the jungle adventure for radio. More than two hours of old-time radio suspense move from reincarnation fears to poison, betrayal, and a reckoning on a dark road. These four vintage dramas make guilt harder to escape than any pursuer. Settle in for supernatural mystery and criminal suspicion, where a polite room may hide the most dangerous guest.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8193</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crime,eerie,ghost,gothic,haunted,horror,jungle,murder,mystery,oldtime,paranormal,radio,reincarnation,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/578eee2a0755922b822806aa9b1b1db7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ides of March: Four Horror Stories of Demons, Curses, Occult Revenge, and Satan’s Shotgun</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ides-of-march-four-horror-stories-of-demons-curses-occult-revenge-and-satan-s-shotgun--70458874</link><description><![CDATA[A school day turns demonic, and a night of partying unleashes an obscene curse. Four Weekly Spooky stories bring occult revenge to the Ides of March: Academia Demonia by David O'Hanlon, A New Beginning by Rob Fields, Breaking the Seal by Douglas Waltz, and Satan's Shotgun by Dan Wilder. Nearly two hours of horror fiction move through possession, infernal power, darkly comic punishment, and a revenge trail that keeps returning from the dirt. Each story puts a different price on the promise of protection or payback. When help arrives with Hell behind it, what will be left for you to owe?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70458874</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70458874/ides_3.mp3" length="112020293" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/26d69e92-8a58-428b-a37e-58d007b2477b/26d69e92-8a58-428b-a37e-58d007b2477b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/26d69e92-8a58-428b-a37e-58d007b2477b/26d69e92-8a58-428b-a37e-58d007b2477b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/26d69e92-8a58-428b-a37e-58d007b2477b/26d69e92-8a58-428b-a37e-58d007b2477b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A school day turns demonic, and a night of partying unleashes an obscene curse. Four Weekly Spooky stories bring occult revenge to the Ides of March: Academia Demonia by David O'Hanlon, A New Beginning by Rob Fields, Breaking the Seal by Douglas...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A school day turns demonic, and a night of partying unleashes an obscene curse. Four Weekly Spooky stories bring occult revenge to the Ides of March: Academia Demonia by David O'Hanlon, A New Beginning by Rob Fields, Breaking the Seal by Douglas Waltz, and Satan's Shotgun by Dan Wilder. Nearly two hours of horror fiction move through possession, infernal power, darkly comic punishment, and a revenge trail that keeps returning from the dirt. Each story puts a different price on the promise of protection or payback. When help arrives with Hell behind it, what will be left for you to owe?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7001</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>comedy,curse,dark,demons,devil,hell,horror,march,occult,paranormal,pentagram,podcast,possession,revenge,satan,scary,shotgun,stories,undead,witch</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/decc0eb23d45e6c60110d76e2a0555bf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Lionizing — Edgar Allan Poe’s Dark Satire of Vanity and Celebrity</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lionizing-edgar-allan-poe-s-dark-satire-of-vanity-and-celebrity--70719977</link><description><![CDATA[In Edgar Allan Poe's Lionizing, a young man's obsession with noses makes him the sensation of fashionable society. This short comic tale follows vanity, social climbing, and a celebrity culture that mistakes novelty for achievement. Expertise becomes fashion, admiration becomes a contest, and reputation depends on absurd rules no sensible person would choose. Weekly Spooky presents Poe's dark satire with its original prose at the center. Listen for the cruelty beneath the compliments as society decides who deserves attention—and how quickly a celebrated feature can become a liability.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70719977</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70719977/lionizing.mp3" length="13816500" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2fe31528-f721-4a2f-9c58-44a6c4c25db4/2fe31528-f721-4a2f-9c58-44a6c4c25db4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2fe31528-f721-4a2f-9c58-44a6c4c25db4/2fe31528-f721-4a2f-9c58-44a6c4c25db4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2fe31528-f721-4a2f-9c58-44a6c4c25db4/2fe31528-f721-4a2f-9c58-44a6c4c25db4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In Edgar Allan Poe's Lionizing, a young man's obsession with noses makes him the sensation of fashionable society. This short comic tale follows vanity, social climbing, and a celebrity culture that mistakes novelty for achievement. Expertise becomes...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Edgar Allan Poe's Lionizing, a young man's obsession with noses makes him the sensation of fashionable society. This short comic tale follows vanity, social climbing, and a celebrity culture that mistakes novelty for achievement. Expertise becomes fashion, admiration becomes a contest, and reputation depends on absurd rules no sensible person would choose. Weekly Spooky presents Poe's dark satire with its original prose at the center. Listen for the cruelty beneath the compliments as society decides who deserves attention—and how quickly a celebrated feature can become a liability.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>863</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>allan,classic,creepy,dark,edgar,eerie,fame,fiction,gothic,horror,literature,macabre,podcast,poe,satire,society,spooky,story,vanity,weird</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b8d8abbfca3bc7154aa800609babac0e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Boredom Can Be Deadly: Scary Phone Horror Story | He Called a Bathroom Wall Number and It Ruined His Life</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/boredom-can-be-deadly-scary-phone-horror-story-he-called-a-bathroom-wall-number-and-it-ruined-his-life--70701868</link><description><![CDATA[A bored man calls a number scribbled inside a bathroom stall. His phone answers his thoughts—and offers money to kill a stranger. Boredom Can Be Deadly by Michael Kelso is a Weekly Spooky technology horror story about greed, surveillance, and a choice that becomes harder to take back. What looks like a prank supplies private information, directions, and a target, pulling a curious caller into someone else's deadly game. Dark humor gives way to paranoia as the device in his hand seems to know every hesitation. If the phone can read his mind, what chance does he have of keeping a secret?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70701868</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70701868/ep_391_boredom_can_be_deadly.mp3" length="23278767" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/356cd340-d894-43fc-8e76-6d156edeb0ad/356cd340-d894-43fc-8e76-6d156edeb0ad.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/356cd340-d894-43fc-8e76-6d156edeb0ad/356cd340-d894-43fc-8e76-6d156edeb0ad.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/356cd340-d894-43fc-8e76-6d156edeb0ad/356cd340-d894-43fc-8e76-6d156edeb0ad.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A bored man calls a number scribbled inside a bathroom stall. His phone answers his thoughts—and offers money to kill a stranger. Boredom Can Be Deadly by Michael Kelso is a Weekly Spooky technology horror story about greed, surveillance, and a choice...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A bored man calls a number scribbled inside a bathroom stall. His phone answers his thoughts—and offers money to kill a stranger. Boredom Can Be Deadly by Michael Kelso is a Weekly Spooky technology horror story about greed, surveillance, and a choice that becomes harder to take back. What looks like a prank supplies private information, directions, and a target, pulling a curious caller into someone else's deadly game. Dark humor gives way to paranoia as the device in his hand seems to know every hesitation. If the phone can read his mind, what chance does he have of keeping a secret?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1455</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>caller,conspiracy,creepy,fiction,horror,mindreading,murder,mystery,nightmare,number,paranoia,phone,podcast,scary,stalker,surveillance,suspense,tech,technology,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6f4c63419bbb09fcde3ba722b4457258.jpg"/><itunes:episode>391</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Final Destination, Dawn of the Dead, Us &amp; The Hearse (Mar 16–22)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-final-destination-dawn-of-the-dead-us-the-hearse-mar-16-22--70660549</link><description><![CDATA[Death makes everyday accidents feel planned in Final Destination, while fast zombies turn a mall into a trap in Dawn of the Dead. This Week in Horror History covers March 16–22 with The Final Conflict, Jordan Peele's Us, and the recurring black car of The Hearse. From Damien Thorn's corporate menace to frightening doubles, this week's films turn familiar places against their occupants. Birthdays include Brad Dourif, Sienna Guillory, Stephen Sommers, and Dominique Fishback. The ghostly photos of Shutter supply a recommendation for viewers who like their nightmares following them home.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70660549</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70660549/twihh_mar_16_mar_22_2026.mp3" length="22028268" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8d768a59-09ed-48eb-a3d9-537c887d7225/8d768a59-09ed-48eb-a3d9-537c887d7225.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8d768a59-09ed-48eb-a3d9-537c887d7225/8d768a59-09ed-48eb-a3d9-537c887d7225.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8d768a59-09ed-48eb-a3d9-537c887d7225/8d768a59-09ed-48eb-a3d9-537c887d7225.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Death makes everyday accidents feel planned in Final Destination, while fast zombies turn a mall into a trap in Dawn of the Dead. This Week in Horror History covers March 16–22 with The Final Conflict, Jordan Peele's Us, and the recurring black car of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Death makes everyday accidents feel planned in Final Destination, while fast zombies turn a mall into a trap in Dawn of the Dead. This Week in Horror History covers March 16–22 with The Final Conflict, Jordan Peele's Us, and the recurring black car of The Hearse. From Damien Thorn's corporate menace to frightening doubles, this week's films turn familiar places against their occupants. Birthdays include Brad Dourif, Sienna Guillory, Stephen Sommers, and Dominique Fishback. The ghostly photos of Shutter supply a recommendation for viewers who like their nightmares following them home.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1376</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>antichrist,apocalypse,classic,cult,dawnofthedead,doppelganger,finaldestination,ghost,horror,horrormovies,jordanpeele,paranormal,podcast,remake,scary,spooky,supernatural,suspense,thriller,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7847267f19fe1c9062710ee475a6da7b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Real Men in Black: UFO Witness Threats, Government Conspiracy, and Paranormal Cases</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-real-men-in-black-ufo-witness-threats-government-conspiracy-and-paranormal-cases--70614035</link><description><![CDATA[UFO witnesses report strange visitors who demand silence. Terrifying &amp; True follows the Men in Black legend through Maury Island, Albert K. Bender, Point Pleasant, Robert Richardson in Ohio, Dr. Herbert Hopkins, and the Niagara Falls hotel footage claim. Threatening calls and unsettling encounters helped turn alleged intimidation into a lasting UFO legend. The episode weighs documented history against witness stories and paranormal explanations without treating a cover-up as proven. Are these accounts evidence of a shared threat, or stories shaped by the legend they helped create?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70614035</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70614035/the_men_in_black_phenomenon.mp3" length="55108946" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a73588ba-ca9f-4228-8d2f-959f325eed08/a73588ba-ca9f-4228-8d2f-959f325eed08.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a73588ba-ca9f-4228-8d2f-959f325eed08/a73588ba-ca9f-4228-8d2f-959f325eed08.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a73588ba-ca9f-4228-8d2f-959f325eed08/a73588ba-ca9f-4228-8d2f-959f325eed08.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>UFO witnesses report strange visitors who demand silence. Terrifying &amp; True follows the Men in Black legend through Maury Island, Albert K. Bender, Point Pleasant, Robert Richardson in Ohio, Dr. Herbert Hopkins, and the Niagara Falls hotel footage...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[UFO witnesses report strange visitors who demand silence. Terrifying &amp; True follows the Men in Black legend through Maury Island, Albert K. Bender, Point Pleasant, Robert Richardson in Ohio, Dr. Herbert Hopkins, and the Niagara Falls hotel footage claim. Threatening calls and unsettling encounters helped turn alleged intimidation into a lasting UFO legend. The episode weighs documented history against witness stories and paranormal explanations without treating a cover-up as proven. Are these accounts evidence of a shared threat, or stories shaped by the legend they helped create?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3443</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aliens,bender,conspiracy,encounter,government,hopkins,intimidation,investigation,meninblack,mothman,mystery,niagara,paranormal,phenomenon,secrets,terror,ufo,ufology,unsolved,witnesses</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed4ec967bc62fb1ee6b91b02363cfbe4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Phantom Hands, Cursed Rings, and Deadly Lies: Four Old-Time Radio Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-phantom-hands-cursed-rings-and-deadly-lies-four-old-time-radio-horror-stories--70528208</link><description><![CDATA[A pianist loses his right hand, yet something seems determined to reach the keys. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Hand That Refused to Die, The Ring of Thoth, Wet Saturday, and The Accounting. Four old-time radio dramas move from phantom hands and an ancient Egyptian relic to a family concealing murder and The Whistler's reckoning with money and lies. More than two hours of supernatural mystery and crime suspense turn talent, immortality, and respectability into dangerous desires. Listen as a household tries to explain away the unthinkable—and discover how much politeness can conceal.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70528208</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70528208/ub_the_hand_that_refused_to_die_ring_of_thoth_wet_saturday_the_accounting.mp3" length="136586531" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6bd97072-3acd-42ae-be26-15e3e57991a4/6bd97072-3acd-42ae-be26-15e3e57991a4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6bd97072-3acd-42ae-be26-15e3e57991a4/6bd97072-3acd-42ae-be26-15e3e57991a4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6bd97072-3acd-42ae-be26-15e3e57991a4/6bd97072-3acd-42ae-be26-15e3e57991a4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A pianist loses his right hand, yet something seems determined to reach the keys. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Hand That Refused to Die, The Ring of Thoth, Wet Saturday, and The Accounting. Four old-time radio dramas move from phantom hands and an...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A pianist loses his right hand, yet something seems determined to reach the keys. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Hand That Refused to Die, The Ring of Thoth, Wet Saturday, and The Accounting. Four old-time radio dramas move from phantom hands and an ancient Egyptian relic to a family concealing murder and The Whistler's reckoning with money and lies. More than two hours of supernatural mystery and crime suspense turn talent, immortality, and respectability into dangerous desires. Listen as a household tries to explain away the unthinkable—and discover how much politeness can conceal.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8536</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crime,curse,drama,eerie,egyptian,ghost,gothic,haunted,horror,mystery,oldtime,paranormal,radio,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbd88195b4431495a5962fd298c59708.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ides of March: Four Horror Stories of Monsters, Revenge, Cannibals, and the Living Dead</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ides-of-march-four-horror-stories-of-monsters-revenge-cannibals-and-the-living-dead--70456422</link><description><![CDATA[A swamp legend rises from the mud, a predator talks of conservation, and an alarm clock wakes more than its owner. Four Weekly Spooky Ides of March stories turn bad choices into monstrous consequences: Gator Boy of Dead Ore Swamp and Stay Hungry by David O'Hanlon, You Are What You Eat by Robert Fields, and Rude Awakenings by Rob Fields. Over two hours of creature horror, cannibal terror, and supernatural revenge move from a cursed place to a meal that refuses to stay on the menu. Daily routines become threats in tales where getting what you wanted may be the worst part of the bargain.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70456422</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70456422/ides_2.mp3" length="125479036" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/22925ca7-6bef-44d7-a276-e14298972d39/22925ca7-6bef-44d7-a276-e14298972d39.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/22925ca7-6bef-44d7-a276-e14298972d39/22925ca7-6bef-44d7-a276-e14298972d39.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/22925ca7-6bef-44d7-a276-e14298972d39/22925ca7-6bef-44d7-a276-e14298972d39.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A swamp legend rises from the mud, a predator talks of conservation, and an alarm clock wakes more than its owner. Four Weekly Spooky Ides of March stories turn bad choices into monstrous consequences: Gator Boy of Dead Ore Swamp and Stay Hungry by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A swamp legend rises from the mud, a predator talks of conservation, and an alarm clock wakes more than its owner. Four Weekly Spooky Ides of March stories turn bad choices into monstrous consequences: Gator Boy of Dead Ore Swamp and Stay Hungry by David O'Hanlon, You Are What You Eat by Robert Fields, and Rude Awakenings by Rob Fields. Over two hours of creature horror, cannibal terror, and supernatural revenge move from a cursed place to a meal that refuses to stay on the menu. Daily routines become threats in tales where getting what you wanted may be the worst part of the bargain.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7842</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cannibal,creature,cryptid,cursed,gator,haunted,hippos,horror,jungle,march,monster,poacher,podcast,revenge,scary,stories,survival,swamp,undead,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a4a3018c62bfe16b5bef0dcc502842e0.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986): Why It’s So Disturbing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-henry-portrait-of-a-serial-killer-1986-why-it-s-so-disturbing--70608977</link><description><![CDATA[Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) makes ordinary rooms feel complicit in violence. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine John McNaughton's film, starring Michael Rooker, Tom Towles, and Tracy Arnold, on Cutting Deep into Horror. They explore Henry, Otis, and Becky, the film's ugly realism, and its disputed true-story reputation. Full spoilers, including the ending, for listeners interested in serial killer cinema and exploitation horror. Film page: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.1ab20e5e-42cf-d0c6-ce88-f7e0e42d7fa5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70608977</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70608977/henry_portrait_of_a_serial_killer.mp3" length="111240226" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8aac577d-5450-4a52-88d7-981ee2d8d0ab/8aac577d-5450-4a52-88d7-981ee2d8d0ab.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8aac577d-5450-4a52-88d7-981ee2d8d0ab/8aac577d-5450-4a52-88d7-981ee2d8d0ab.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8aac577d-5450-4a52-88d7-981ee2d8d0ab/8aac577d-5450-4a52-88d7-981ee2d8d0ab.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) makes ordinary rooms feel complicit in violence. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine John McNaughton's film, starring Michael Rooker, Tom Towles, and Tracy Arnold, on Cutting Deep into Horror. They...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) makes ordinary rooms feel complicit in violence. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine John McNaughton's film, starring Michael Rooker, Tom Towles, and Tracy Arnold, on Cutting Deep into Horror. They explore Henry, Otis, and Becky, the film's ugly realism, and its disputed true-story reputation. Full spoilers, including the ending, for listeners interested in serial killer cinema and exploitation horror. Film page: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.1ab20e5e-42cf-d0c6-ce88-f7e0e42d7fa5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6952</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1986,analysis,classic,crime,cult,disturbing,ending,explained,film,henry,horror,killer,michael,movie,review,rooker,serial,story,thriller,true</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ad2f751436285b8e0c2a8b0b1e9c0ade.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Backroads Cryptid: A Drug-Fueled Ride Into a Rural Monster Nightmare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-backroads-cryptid-a-drug-fueled-ride-into-a-rural-monster-nightmare--70555268</link><description><![CDATA[A man wakes in a freezing pasture with missing hours, a dead phone, and no idea how he got there. The Backroads Cryptid by Bruce Haney follows a disastrous party into rural Oregon, where two strangers say a creature attacked their car. Their story sounds impossible until the darkness beyond the farmhouse starts to feel occupied. This Weekly Spooky horror fiction mixes drug-fueled paranoia, isolated farmland, and a savage monster encounter. Getting home means deciding whose account to trust and whether the people offering shelter are any safer than whatever is waiting outside the door.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70555268</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70555268/ep_390_the_backroads_cryptid.mp3" length="21330120" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e31f1134-48f2-4eeb-8396-cc143df1c4ff/e31f1134-48f2-4eeb-8396-cc143df1c4ff.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e31f1134-48f2-4eeb-8396-cc143df1c4ff/e31f1134-48f2-4eeb-8396-cc143df1c4ff.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e31f1134-48f2-4eeb-8396-cc143df1c4ff/e31f1134-48f2-4eeb-8396-cc143df1c4ff.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A man wakes in a freezing pasture with missing hours, a dead phone, and no idea how he got there. The Backroads Cryptid by Bruce Haney follows a disastrous party into rural Oregon, where two strangers say a creature attacked their car. Their story...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A man wakes in a freezing pasture with missing hours, a dead phone, and no idea how he got there. The Backroads Cryptid by Bruce Haney follows a disastrous party into rural Oregon, where two strangers say a creature attacked their car. Their story sounds impossible until the darkness beyond the farmhouse starts to feel occupied. This Weekly Spooky horror fiction mixes drug-fueled paranoia, isolated farmland, and a savage monster encounter. Getting home means deciding whose account to trust and whether the people offering shelter are any safer than whatever is waiting outside the door.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1333</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>attack,backroads,beast,creature,creepy,cryptid,dark,farmhouse,fiction,horror,monster,nightmare,podcast,rural,scary,survival,suspense,terror,thriller,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/df35d2cf3838c4d652d4e407d05fa514.jpg"/><itunes:episode>390</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Scream VI, It Follows, Resident Evil &amp; Children of the Corn (Mar 9–15)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-scream-vi-it-follows-resident-evil-children-of-the-corn-mar-9-15--70538909</link><description><![CDATA[Ghostface stalks New York in Scream VI, while the threat in It Follows never needs to run. This Week in Horror History explores March 9–15 through Children of the Corn, Resident Evil, and the Jersey Devil mockumentary The Last Broadcast. Killer children, infected corridors, and suburban paranoia offer different ways to make a familiar place unsafe. Birthdays include Brittany Snow, Emile Hirsch, Michael Caine, and Pollyanna McIntosh. The Invitation closes the watchlist with a dinner party where grief and suspicion share the table. Find a film that makes the next invitation feel different.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70538909</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70538909/twihh_mar_9_mar_15_2026.mp3" length="22266383" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/68878fef-1db7-4828-82d3-f833877aab46/68878fef-1db7-4828-82d3-f833877aab46.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/68878fef-1db7-4828-82d3-f833877aab46/68878fef-1db7-4828-82d3-f833877aab46.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/68878fef-1db7-4828-82d3-f833877aab46/68878fef-1db7-4828-82d3-f833877aab46.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ghostface stalks New York in Scream VI, while the threat in It Follows never needs to run. This Week in Horror History explores March 9–15 through Children of the Corn, Resident Evil, and the Jersey Devil mockumentary The Last Broadcast. Killer...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ghostface stalks New York in Scream VI, while the threat in It Follows never needs to run. This Week in Horror History explores March 9–15 through Children of the Corn, Resident Evil, and the Jersey Devil mockumentary The Last Broadcast. Killer children, infected corridors, and suburban paranoia offer different ways to make a familiar place unsafe. Birthdays include Brittany Snow, Emile Hirsch, Michael Caine, and Pollyanna McIntosh. The Invitation closes the watchlist with a dinner party where grief and suspicion share the table. Find a film that makes the next invitation feel different.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1391</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>birthdays,corn,cult,foundfootage,ghostface,history,horror,itfollows,jerseydevil,mockumentary,movies,paranoia,podcast,residentevil,scream,slasher,stephenking,streaming,thriller,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c4045bab7e4b0a99d2d190abdbe7670f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Castlerock Double Murder (1991): Staged as a Suicide Pact</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-castlerock-double-murder-1991-staged-as-a-suicide-pact--70397377</link><description><![CDATA[Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan were found dead in a car in Castlerock, Northern Ireland, in May 1991. The scene suggested a suicide pact; a confession nearly 18 years later exposed a double murder. Terrifying &amp; True follows Colin Howell and Hazel Stewart, the affair behind the killings, the staged garage scene, and the convictions that overturned the accepted account. This true crime episode examines how deception survived inside a close religious community and how investigators revisited the evidence. What happens when the story told about two deaths protects the people responsible?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70397377</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70397377/killer_spouses_the_castlerock_double_murder.mp3" length="44971954" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e5363be5-286a-418b-9768-9cb622ea74a3/e5363be5-286a-418b-9768-9cb622ea74a3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e5363be5-286a-418b-9768-9cb622ea74a3/e5363be5-286a-418b-9768-9cb622ea74a3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e5363be5-286a-418b-9768-9cb622ea74a3/e5363be5-286a-418b-9768-9cb622ea74a3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan were found dead in a car in Castlerock, Northern Ireland, in May 1991. The scene suggested a suicide pact; a confession nearly 18 years later exposed a double murder. Terrifying &amp; True follows Colin Howell and Hazel...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan were found dead in a car in Castlerock, Northern Ireland, in May 1991. The scene suggested a suicide pact; a confession nearly 18 years later exposed a double murder. Terrifying &amp; True follows Colin Howell and Hazel Stewart, the affair behind the killings, the staged garage scene, and the convictions that overturned the accepted account. This true crime episode examines how deception survived inside a close religious community and how investigators revisited the evidence. What happens when the story told about two deaths protects the people responsible?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2810</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>affair,carbonmonoxide,confession,court,crime,dentist,documentary,investigation,ireland,killer,murder,murders,mystery,northern,police,preacher,spouse,suicide,trial,truecrime</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4ec0bc1482d61e6d93241111e7ae88f4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Ghosts, Curses, and Deadly Secrets: Four Old-Time Radio Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-ghosts-curses-and-deadly-secrets-four-old-time-radio-horror-stories--70526007</link><description><![CDATA[A widow welcomes memories of her husband until the dead seem unwilling to make room for the living. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Ghost at the Gate, Blood of Cain, Statement of Employee Henry Wilson, and Jane Eyre. Four old-time radio dramas move through grief, a New Orleans family's dark inheritance, a troubling confession, and a governess entering a house of secrets. More than two hours of ghost lore, criminal suspense, and gothic romance make domestic comforts feel uncertain. At the dinner table or behind a locked door, the past may still expect to be treated as one of the family.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70526007</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70526007/ub_the_ghosts_at_the_gate_blood_of_cain_statement_of_employee_henry_wilson_jane_eyre.mp3" length="121131150" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6041f487-fb5d-4c99-a5af-a04b0013afa5/6041f487-fb5d-4c99-a5af-a04b0013afa5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6041f487-fb5d-4c99-a5af-a04b0013afa5/6041f487-fb5d-4c99-a5af-a04b0013afa5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6041f487-fb5d-4c99-a5af-a04b0013afa5/6041f487-fb5d-4c99-a5af-a04b0013afa5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A widow welcomes memories of her husband until the dead seem unwilling to make room for the living. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Ghost at the Gate, Blood of Cain, Statement of Employee Henry Wilson, and Jane Eyre. Four old-time radio dramas move...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A widow welcomes memories of her husband until the dead seem unwilling to make room for the living. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Ghost at the Gate, Blood of Cain, Statement of Employee Henry Wilson, and Jane Eyre. Four old-time radio dramas move through grief, a New Orleans family's dark inheritance, a troubling confession, and a governess entering a house of secrets. More than two hours of ghost lore, criminal suspense, and gothic romance make domestic comforts feel uncertain. At the dinner table or behind a locked door, the past may still expect to be treated as one of the family.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7570</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>broadcast,classic,crime,curse,drama,eerie,ghost,gothic,haunted,horror,mystery,oldtime,paranormal,radio,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/13dd2a58f126db2854c86b424c644e7b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ides of March: Four Horror Stories of Revenge, Backwoods Violence, and Roadside Monsters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ides-of-march-four-horror-stories-of-revenge-backwoods-violence-and-roadside-monsters--70447036</link><description><![CDATA[A night of humiliation becomes a revenge story, while a country feud and a lonely highway turn cruelty into danger. Four Weekly Spooky Ides of March tales gather Hell Hath No Fury by Aaron Michael Cook, Valley Rat by Charles Campbell, Fortune Falls by David O'Hanlon, and ROADKILL by Travis VanHoose. Over two hours of horror fiction move from small-town grudges to friends chasing a view in the wilderness and a pickup stopping for the wrong reason. Betrayal links the stories, but each road has a threat. Before trusting strangers or settling scores, listen for what is beyond the lights.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70447036</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70447036/ides_1final.mp3" length="116711661" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8c36af79-3c74-48ad-a49c-11473c05903d/8c36af79-3c74-48ad-a49c-11473c05903d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8c36af79-3c74-48ad-a49c-11473c05903d/8c36af79-3c74-48ad-a49c-11473c05903d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8c36af79-3c74-48ad-a49c-11473c05903d/8c36af79-3c74-48ad-a49c-11473c05903d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A night of humiliation becomes a revenge story, while a country feud and a lonely highway turn cruelty into danger. Four Weekly Spooky Ides of March tales gather Hell Hath No Fury by Aaron Michael Cook, Valley Rat by Charles Campbell, Fortune Falls by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A night of humiliation becomes a revenge story, while a country feud and a lonely highway turn cruelty into danger. Four Weekly Spooky Ides of March tales gather Hell Hath No Fury by Aaron Michael Cook, Valley Rat by Charles Campbell, Fortune Falls by David O'Hanlon, and ROADKILL by Travis VanHoose. Over two hours of horror fiction move from small-town grudges to friends chasing a view in the wilderness and a pickup stopping for the wrong reason. Betrayal links the stories, but each road has a threat. Before trusting strangers or settling scores, listen for what is beyond the lights.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7295</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>backwoods,betrayal,creature,folklore,highway,hitchhiker,horror,march,monster,murder,podcast,revenge,scary,slasher,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vengeance,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8e0335afb73818832d67e7731094e45e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2025: Ed and Lorraine Warren: The True Story Behind Annabelle, Amityville and The Conjuring</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-ed-and-lorraine-warren-the-true-story-behind-annabelle-amityville-and-the-conjuring--70484425</link><description><![CDATA[Ed and Lorraine Warren helped make Annabelle, Amityville, and the cases behind The Conjuring household names. This Best of 2025 re-air of Terrifying &amp; True examines their rise in paranormal investigation and the conflicting accounts surrounding their work. Over two and a half hours explore the occult museum, claims of hauntings and possession, skeptical criticism, and the public image that shaped their legacy. Follow the gap between a famous horror story and what its evidence can establish. How did the Warrens' accounts become so influential, and why do they remain controversial?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70484425</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70484425/the_devils_road_inside_the_legacy_of_ed_and_lorraine_warren.mp3" length="152115567" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/06f5d37c-1939-4e8b-b64d-41c192d60111/06f5d37c-1939-4e8b-b64d-41c192d60111.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/06f5d37c-1939-4e8b-b64d-41c192d60111/06f5d37c-1939-4e8b-b64d-41c192d60111.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/06f5d37c-1939-4e8b-b64d-41c192d60111/06f5d37c-1939-4e8b-b64d-41c192d60111.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ed and Lorraine Warren helped make Annabelle, Amityville, and the cases behind The Conjuring household names. This Best of 2025 re-air of Terrifying &amp; True examines their rise in paranormal investigation and the conflicting accounts surrounding their...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ed and Lorraine Warren helped make Annabelle, Amityville, and the cases behind The Conjuring household names. This Best of 2025 re-air of Terrifying &amp; True examines their rise in paranormal investigation and the conflicting accounts surrounding their work. Over two and a half hours explore the occult museum, claims of hauntings and possession, skeptical criticism, and the public image that shaped their legacy. Follow the gap between a famous horror story and what its evidence can establish. How did the Warrens' accounts become so influential, and why do they remain controversial?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9506</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>amityville,annabelle,conjuring,demonologist,demonology,exorcism,ghost,haunted,haunting,horror,investigation,museum,occult,paranormal,possession,skeptic,supernatural,truecrime,warren,warrens</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6c09efa9fe3d941f94b9b945126dca16.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Lady Frankenstein Returns — Vampire Pursuit and Family Secrets</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lady-frankenstein-returns-vampire-pursuit-and-family-secrets--70425702</link><description><![CDATA[Maddy Donnerly recognizes a towering vampire woman in a parking lot, and a shopping trip becomes a race to escape. Lady Frankenstein Returns by Rob Fields brings a predator from last winter back into the Strickfield universe. Maddy and her mother face daylight pursuit, mounting panic, and family secrets that make the danger feel closer than either wants to admit. This Weekly Spooky vampire horror story combines mall terror with a frantic chase, letting a familiar face turn an ordinary outing into a threat. Getting away is only part of the problem when the past already knows who you are.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70425702</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70425702/ep_389_lady_frankenstein.mp3" length="25894224" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/531ba94e-640d-4e4a-a730-003a7cff79b7/531ba94e-640d-4e4a-a730-003a7cff79b7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/531ba94e-640d-4e4a-a730-003a7cff79b7/531ba94e-640d-4e4a-a730-003a7cff79b7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/531ba94e-640d-4e4a-a730-003a7cff79b7/531ba94e-640d-4e4a-a730-003a7cff79b7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Maddy Donnerly recognizes a towering vampire woman in a parking lot, and a shopping trip becomes a race to escape. Lady Frankenstein Returns by Rob Fields brings a predator from last winter back into the Strickfield universe. Maddy and her mother face...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Maddy Donnerly recognizes a towering vampire woman in a parking lot, and a shopping trip becomes a race to escape. Lady Frankenstein Returns by Rob Fields brings a predator from last winter back into the Strickfield universe. Maddy and her mother face daylight pursuit, mounting panic, and family secrets that make the danger feel closer than either wants to admit. This Weekly Spooky vampire horror story combines mall terror with a frantic chase, letting a familiar face turn an ordinary outing into a threat. Getting away is only part of the problem when the past already knows who you are.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1618</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>a,and,daylight,escape,high-speed,horror,in,into,meets,mother-daughter,of,predator,scary,story,supernatural,that,this,thriller,turns,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8feee1c5b6add0f8ec7c9e2d763cb5de.jpg"/><itunes:episode>389</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Nosferatu, Angel Heart, The Mangler, Zodiac &amp; Pontypool (Mar 2–8)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-nosferatu-angel-heart-the-mangler-zodiac-pontypool-mar-2-8--70393861</link><description><![CDATA[Nosferatu brings vampire shadows, Angel Heart turns detective work into occult dread, and The Mangler makes a laundry press monstrous. This Week in Horror History explores March 2–8 through those films and David Fincher's Zodiac, where the search for a killer becomes an obsession. Pontypool supplies a radio-station nightmare in which language spreads danger, while Tales from the Crypt offers a classic anthology recommendation. From Count Orlok to a voice on the air, this watchlist follows threats that enter ordinary life. Find a classic, a crime thriller, or a strange late-night watch.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70393861</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70393861/twihh_mar_2_mar_8_2026.mp3" length="18410420" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/78a564b3-dfe1-417f-b868-cd8fead4cfe3/78a564b3-dfe1-417f-b868-cd8fead4cfe3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/78a564b3-dfe1-417f-b868-cd8fead4cfe3/78a564b3-dfe1-417f-b868-cd8fead4cfe3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/78a564b3-dfe1-417f-b868-cd8fead4cfe3/78a564b3-dfe1-417f-b868-cd8fead4cfe3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nosferatu brings vampire shadows, Angel Heart turns detective work into occult dread, and The Mangler makes a laundry press monstrous. This Week in Horror History explores March 2–8 through those films and David Fincher's Zodiac, where the search for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nosferatu brings vampire shadows, Angel Heart turns detective work into occult dread, and The Mangler makes a laundry press monstrous. This Week in Horror History explores March 2–8 through those films and David Fincher's Zodiac, where the search for a killer becomes an obsession. Pontypool supplies a radio-station nightmare in which language spreads danger, while Tales from the Crypt offers a classic anthology recommendation. From Count Orlok to a voice on the air, this watchlist follows threats that enter ordinary life. Find a classic, a crime thriller, or a strange late-night watch.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1150</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>angelheart,anthology,crypt,history,horror,infection,king,mangler,noir,nosferatu,occult,orlok,podcast,pontypool,radio,stephen,thriller,truecrime,vampire,zodiac</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/536f09a83ee562a44ee0d5638a595f9c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Bonnie Hood Murder at Camp Nelson Lodge (1990): The California Double Jeopardy Case</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-bonnie-hood-murder-at-camp-nelson-lodge-1990-the-california-double-jeopardy-case--70346909</link><description><![CDATA[Bonnie Hood was killed at California's Camp Nelson Lodge in 1990, while handyman Rudy Manuel survived the attack. Terrifying &amp; True follows the investigation, Bruce Beauchamp's acquittal, and the later shooting that put Bonnie's husband Jim Hood on trial. This California true crime case connects witness credibility, disputed motives, forensic evidence, and double jeopardy. It separates the verdicts from allegations about who planned the lodge killing. Two shootings create overlapping mysteries, but they do not produce the same courtroom answers. What could each prosecution prove?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70346909</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70346909/james_hoodfinal.mp3" length="45338865" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9a511236-3100-4406-bcbc-e366391b1283/9a511236-3100-4406-bcbc-e366391b1283.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9a511236-3100-4406-bcbc-e366391b1283/9a511236-3100-4406-bcbc-e366391b1283.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9a511236-3100-4406-bcbc-e366391b1283/9a511236-3100-4406-bcbc-e366391b1283.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bonnie Hood was killed at California's Camp Nelson Lodge in 1990, while handyman Rudy Manuel survived the attack. Terrifying &amp; True follows the investigation, Bruce Beauchamp's acquittal, and the later shooting that put Bonnie's husband Jim Hood on...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bonnie Hood was killed at California's Camp Nelson Lodge in 1990, while handyman Rudy Manuel survived the attack. Terrifying &amp; True follows the investigation, Bruce Beauchamp's acquittal, and the later shooting that put Bonnie's husband Jim Hood on trial. This California true crime case connects witness credibility, disputed motives, forensic evidence, and double jeopardy. It separates the verdicts from allegations about who planned the lodge killing. Two shootings create overlapping mysteries, but they do not produce the same courtroom answers. What could each prosecution prove?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2834</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>acquittal,beauchamp,california,camp,courtroom,doublejeopardy,forensics,hitman,homicide,hood,investigation,lodge,murder,mystery,nelson,sequoia,sierra,trial,truecrime,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e95038c5fddbce7064e1e3c843ecbe67.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Coin That Won’t Spend: Four OTR Tales of Theft, Dread, and Deep Water</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-coin-that-won-t-spend-four-otr-tales-of-theft-dread-and-deep-water--70334854</link><description><![CDATA[A stolen white elephant sends detectives into an absurd hunt, while a con man sets his sights on a yacht and a fortune. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Stolen White Elephant, The Digger, The Golden Penny from The Whistler, and Escape's Clear for Action. Four old-time radio dramas move from comic crime to a dangerous mine shaft, a scheme aboard the Golden Penny, and naval peril. More than two hours of mystery and suspense combine dark laughter, desperate choices, and maritime adventure. Follow the clues and the next command at sea: a clever plan can still leave its maker trapped.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70334854</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70334854/ub_the_stolen_elephant_the_digger_golden_penny_clear_for_action.mp3" length="127812818" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7734f8b4-c663-43e1-8c72-da8725b52060/7734f8b4-c663-43e1-8c72-da8725b52060.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7734f8b4-c663-43e1-8c72-da8725b52060/7734f8b4-c663-43e1-8c72-da8725b52060.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7734f8b4-c663-43e1-8c72-da8725b52060/7734f8b4-c663-43e1-8c72-da8725b52060.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A stolen white elephant sends detectives into an absurd hunt, while a con man sets his sights on a yacht and a fortune. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Stolen White Elephant, The Digger, The Golden Penny from The Whistler, and Escape's Clear for Action....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A stolen white elephant sends detectives into an absurd hunt, while a con man sets his sights on a yacht and a fortune. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Stolen White Elephant, The Digger, The Golden Penny from The Whistler, and Escape's Clear for Action. Four old-time radio dramas move from comic crime to a dangerous mine shaft, a scheme aboard the Golden Penny, and naval peril. More than two hours of mystery and suspense combine dark laughter, desperate choices, and maritime adventure. Follow the clues and the next command at sea: a clever plan can still leave its maker trapped.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7988</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,audio,broadcast,classics,creepy,crime,detective,dramatized,escape,horror,mystery,noir,oldtime,otr,paranormal,radio,suspense,thriller,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/578eee2a0755922b822806aa9b1b1db7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Edgar Allan Poe Horror &amp; Mystery Stories: Murders in the Rue Morgue and Classic Tales of Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/edgar-allan-poe-horror-mystery-stories-murders-in-the-rue-morgue-and-classic-tales-of-terror--70253892</link><description><![CDATA[An uncanny voyage, a humiliation, and an impossible Paris murder lead into five Edgar Allan Poe tales. This Weekly Spooky collection presents Manuscript Found in a Bottle, Hop-Frog, Never Bet the Devil Your Head, Murders in the Rue Morgue, and The Man That Was Used Up. Nearly three hours of Gothic fiction mix maritime dread, revenge, macabre comedy, and the deductions of C. Auguste Dupin. Poe's original prose turns reputation and curiosity into dangerous guides. For listeners drawn to classic horror and detective fiction, the next mystery may begin with a detail everyone else overlooks.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70253892</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:00:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70253892/macabre_mischief.mp3" length="167675203" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bf0da904-777c-4ee8-bac3-77d957bcaf5b/bf0da904-777c-4ee8-bac3-77d957bcaf5b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bf0da904-777c-4ee8-bac3-77d957bcaf5b/bf0da904-777c-4ee8-bac3-77d957bcaf5b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bf0da904-777c-4ee8-bac3-77d957bcaf5b/bf0da904-777c-4ee8-bac3-77d957bcaf5b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An uncanny voyage, a humiliation, and an impossible Paris murder lead into five Edgar Allan Poe tales. This Weekly Spooky collection presents Manuscript Found in a Bottle, Hop-Frog, Never Bet the Devil Your Head, Murders in the Rue Morgue, and The Man...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An uncanny voyage, a humiliation, and an impossible Paris murder lead into five Edgar Allan Poe tales. This Weekly Spooky collection presents Manuscript Found in a Bottle, Hop-Frog, Never Bet the Devil Your Head, Murders in the Rue Morgue, and The Man That Was Used Up. Nearly three hours of Gothic fiction mix maritime dread, revenge, macabre comedy, and the deductions of C. Auguste Dupin. Poe's original prose turns reputation and curiosity into dangerous guides. For listeners drawn to classic horror and detective fiction, the next mystery may begin with a detail everyone else overlooks.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10479</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>allan,anthology,classic,detective,edgar,gothic,horror,literature,macabre,murder,mystery,poe,revenge,satire,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,victorian</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a4b2ddc6c829748eb98ecbef41a435b5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Confessions of a Serial Killer (1985): Henry Lee Lucas Horror and True-Crime Exploitation</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-confessions-of-a-serial-killer-1985-henry-lee-lucas-horror-and-true-crime-exploitation--70292581</link><description><![CDATA[Confessions of a Serial Killer turns a man's calm account of violence into a chilling horror film. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Mark Blair's 1985 production on Cutting Deep into Horror, tracing its Henry Lee Lucas connection and the gap between criminal mythology and a documentary record. They discuss the confessional structure, low-budget realism, performances, and ethics of true-crime exploitation. Full spoilers throughout. Why can a bare-bones film feel more persuasive than a slick thriller, and what happens when that realism borrows authority from disputed confessions?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70292581</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70292581/confessions_of_a_serial_killer_edit.mp3" length="115204079" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Confessions of a Serial Killer turns a man's calm account of violence into a chilling horror film. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Mark Blair's 1985 production on Cutting Deep into Horror, tracing its Henry Lee Lucas connection and the gap...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Confessions of a Serial Killer turns a man's calm account of violence into a chilling horror film. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Mark Blair's 1985 production on Cutting Deep into Horror, tracing its Henry Lee Lucas connection and the gap between criminal mythology and a documentary record. They discuss the confessional structure, low-budget realism, performances, and ethics of true-crime exploitation. Full spoilers throughout. Why can a bare-bones film feel more persuasive than a slick thriller, and what happens when that realism borrows authority from disputed confessions?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7199</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1985,analysis,confession,cult,ending,explained,exploitation,grindhouse,henry,horror,interrogation,killer,lucas,movie,podcast,recap,review,serialkiller,thriller,truecrime</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>On The Ice: Fishing Horror Story - A Monster Beneath the Frozen Lake!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-the-ice-fishing-horror-story-a-monster-beneath-the-frozen-lake--70253225</link><description><![CDATA[A widower goes ice fishing on Lake Pauldoon, following the careful routine his grandfather taught him. Then the wind falls silent and something black moves beneath the hole. On the Ice by Douglas Waltz turns a quiet winter outing into a Weekly Spooky creature horror story. An abandoned lakeside development and a history of missing children connect the frozen surface to older local secrets. Alone on the lake, the fisherman must confront a danger his habits cannot explain. Listen for winter isolation, backwoods occult terror, and the sound that makes every step toward shore feel uncertain.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70253225</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70253225/ep_388_on_the_ice.mp3" length="26954569" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f941a572-d209-4e64-b53c-21d947f9216c/f941a572-d209-4e64-b53c-21d947f9216c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f941a572-d209-4e64-b53c-21d947f9216c/f941a572-d209-4e64-b53c-21d947f9216c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f941a572-d209-4e64-b53c-21d947f9216c/f941a572-d209-4e64-b53c-21d947f9216c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A widower goes ice fishing on Lake Pauldoon, following the careful routine his grandfather taught him. Then the wind falls silent and something black moves beneath the hole. On the Ice by Douglas Waltz turns a quiet winter outing into a Weekly Spooky...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A widower goes ice fishing on Lake Pauldoon, following the careful routine his grandfather taught him. Then the wind falls silent and something black moves beneath the hole. On the Ice by Douglas Waltz turns a quiet winter outing into a Weekly Spooky creature horror story. An abandoned lakeside development and a history of missing children connect the frozen surface to older local secrets. Alone on the lake, the fisherman must confront a danger his habits cannot explain. Listen for winter isolation, backwoods occult terror, and the sound that makes every step toward shore feel uncertain.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1684</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creature,demon,drowning,fishing,folklore,frozen,ghost,horror,ice,lake,michigan,monster,occult,scary,supernatural,survival,suspense,tentacles,thriller,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/679440961acbf0935f1d3845af6b0e2e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>388</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | End-of-Winter Dread — The Crazies, Get Out &amp; The Invisible Man (Feb 23 — Mar 1)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-end-of-winter-dread-the-crazies-get-out-the-invisible-man-feb-23-mar-1--70216464</link><description><![CDATA[The Crazies poisons small-town trust, Get Out makes hospitality threatening, and The Invisible Man turns disbelief into another weapon. This Week in Horror History covers February 23–March 1 with Sons of the Forest and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live joining the film lineup. Survival in the woods meets love after the apocalypse, while From Beyond the Grave offers sinister antiques and compact supernatural tales. Birthdays include Terence Fisher, Billy Zane, Neil Jordan, and Lupita Nyong'o. Build a horror watchlist for winter's end, when a home or a face can conceal the threat.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70216464</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70216464/twihh_feb_23_mar_1_2026.mp3" length="20336157" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e594b716-a6a5-42fb-a47c-6cd171038300/e594b716-a6a5-42fb-a47c-6cd171038300.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e594b716-a6a5-42fb-a47c-6cd171038300/e594b716-a6a5-42fb-a47c-6cd171038300.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e594b716-a6a5-42fb-a47c-6cd171038300/e594b716-a6a5-42fb-a47c-6cd171038300.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Crazies poisons small-town trust, Get Out makes hospitality threatening, and The Invisible Man turns disbelief into another weapon. This Week in Horror History covers February 23–March 1 with Sons of the Forest and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Crazies poisons small-town trust, Get Out makes hospitality threatening, and The Invisible Man turns disbelief into another weapon. This Week in Horror History covers February 23–March 1 with Sons of the Forest and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live joining the film lineup. Survival in the woods meets love after the apocalypse, while From Beyond the Grave offers sinister antiques and compact supernatural tales. Birthdays include Terence Fisher, Billy Zane, Neil Jordan, and Lupita Nyong'o. Build a horror watchlist for winter's end, when a home or a face can conceal the threat.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1270</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>fear in film,"get out",horror,personal survival,social commentary,societal collapse,"sons of the forest",spring,"the crazies","the invisible man",trust,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a593adab7348bdde3c055089d3d45141.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Evil Ghost Baby Exorcism, Boston Skull Mystery, and the New England Vampire Panic</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-evil-ghost-baby-exorcism-boston-skull-mystery-and-the-new-england-vampire-panic--70189502</link><description><![CDATA[A reported ghost-baby exorcism in Galway meets a skull found in concrete in Boston. In this February 2026 Monthly Spooky, Henrique and Michelle discuss those headlines alongside a Rhode Island pilot's UFO report and the hunt for an escaped toucan in Las Vegas. The conversation then turns to the New England vampire panic, when tuberculosis, grief, and superstition shaped fears of the returning dead. Strange news and American folklore share the episode, with paranormal claims kept distinct from established history. Why do communities reach for monsters when explanations fail them?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70189502</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:00:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70189502/ms_february_2026.mp3" length="114376838" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/510bbca2-af1c-49f6-af55-f5b30023f652/510bbca2-af1c-49f6-af55-f5b30023f652.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/510bbca2-af1c-49f6-af55-f5b30023f652/510bbca2-af1c-49f6-af55-f5b30023f652.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/510bbca2-af1c-49f6-af55-f5b30023f652/510bbca2-af1c-49f6-af55-f5b30023f652.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A reported ghost-baby exorcism in Galway meets a skull found in concrete in Boston. In this February 2026 Monthly Spooky, Henrique and Michelle discuss those headlines alongside a Rhode Island pilot's UFO report and the hunt for an escaped toucan in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A reported ghost-baby exorcism in Galway meets a skull found in concrete in Boston. In this February 2026 Monthly Spooky, Henrique and Michelle discuss those headlines alongside a Rhode Island pilot's UFO report and the hunt for an escaped toucan in Las Vegas. The conversation then turns to the New England vampire panic, when tuberculosis, grief, and superstition shaped fears of the returning dead. Strange news and American folklore share the episode, with paranormal claims kept distinct from established history. Why do communities reach for monsters when explanations fail them?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7148</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aliens,boston,dracula,exorcism,folklore,ghosts,haunted,horror,mystery,newengland,paranormal,podcast,poltergeist,salem,sighting,skull,truecrime,tuberculosis,ufo,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e4683e457e646057e72efca79b297e3a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Signals from the Dead Air: Four Classic Radio Horror Tales of Revenge and Ruin</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-signals-from-the-dead-air-four-classic-radio-horror-tales-of-revenge-and-ruin--70180454</link><description><![CDATA[A fake medium profits from grief, while an unsettling sound makes a home feel hostile. Unknown Broadcast gathers Medium Rare from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Bells from Suspense, Career Man from The Whistler, and the snake-country mystery Snake Doctor. Four old-time radio stories move through deception, ambition, buried money, and revenge. More than two hours of vintage suspense ask what happens when a successful con begins to control the person running it. At Cashier Creek or in a quiet room, the danger may be a secret believed safely buried. Tune in before the next warning rings.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70180454</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:00:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70180454/ub_medium_rare_bells_career_man_snake_doctor_final.mp3" length="129410159" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1d75f1c2-1640-4cdb-9365-ff2b72624f3e/1d75f1c2-1640-4cdb-9365-ff2b72624f3e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1d75f1c2-1640-4cdb-9365-ff2b72624f3e/1d75f1c2-1640-4cdb-9365-ff2b72624f3e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1d75f1c2-1640-4cdb-9365-ff2b72624f3e/1d75f1c2-1640-4cdb-9365-ff2b72624f3e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A fake medium profits from grief, while an unsettling sound makes a home feel hostile. Unknown Broadcast gathers Medium Rare from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Bells from Suspense, Career Man from The Whistler, and the snake-country mystery Snake Doctor....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A fake medium profits from grief, while an unsettling sound makes a home feel hostile. Unknown Broadcast gathers Medium Rare from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Bells from Suspense, Career Man from The Whistler, and the snake-country mystery Snake Doctor. Four old-time radio stories move through deception, ambition, buried money, and revenge. More than two hours of vintage suspense ask what happens when a successful con begins to control the person running it. At Cashier Creek or in a quiet room, the danger may be a secret believed safely buried. Tune in before the next warning rings.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8089</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cbs radio mystery theater,madam zora,medium rare,morality,obsession,revenge,seance business,self-deception,supernatural,vengeful spirit</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/13dd2a58f126db2854c86b424c644e7b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Edgar Allan Poe Horror Stories: The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, and More Classic Gothic Tales</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/edgar-allan-poe-horror-stories-the-black-cat-the-cask-of-amontillado-and-more-classic-gothic-tales--70139172</link><description><![CDATA[A confession, a wine-cellar invitation, and a prisoner's terror lead into five Edgar Allan Poe stories. Weekly Spooky presents The Black Cat, Morella, The Cask of Amontillado, The Pit and the Pendulum, and Berenice in over two hours of classic Gothic fiction. Guilt, grief, revenge, and obsession shape narrators whose accounts grow more disturbing as they unfold. Poe makes a family home, a memory, or a sensory detail feel impossible to escape. Listen for psychological horror and macabre suspense in the original prose, where the voice explaining the nightmare may be an unreliable guide.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70139172</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70139172/poe_buried_secrets.mp3" length="132114700" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a9d76934-77da-4d2e-a3d4-9eb42c264234/a9d76934-77da-4d2e-a3d4-9eb42c264234.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a9d76934-77da-4d2e-a3d4-9eb42c264234/a9d76934-77da-4d2e-a3d4-9eb42c264234.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a9d76934-77da-4d2e-a3d4-9eb42c264234/a9d76934-77da-4d2e-a3d4-9eb42c264234.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A confession, a wine-cellar invitation, and a prisoner's terror lead into five Edgar Allan Poe stories. Weekly Spooky presents The Black Cat, Morella, The Cask of Amontillado, The Pit and the Pendulum, and Berenice in over two hours of classic Gothic...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A confession, a wine-cellar invitation, and a prisoner's terror lead into five Edgar Allan Poe stories. Weekly Spooky presents The Black Cat, Morella, The Cask of Amontillado, The Pit and the Pendulum, and Berenice in over two hours of classic Gothic fiction. Guilt, grief, revenge, and obsession shape narrators whose accounts grow more disturbing as they unfold. Poe makes a family home, a memory, or a sensory detail feel impossible to escape. Listen for psychological horror and macabre suspense in the original prose, where the voice explaining the nightmare may be an unreliable guide.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8256</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>allan,anthology,classic,edgar,gothic,haunted,horror,literature,macabre,madness,murder,poe,psychological,revenge,scary,stories,suspense,terror,thriller,victorian</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/303f3faf576a94047b228c453da6d9b1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Deals with the Devil: Horror Stories of Demons, Curses, and Dark Bargains</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/deals-with-the-devil-horror-stories-of-demons-curses-and-dark-bargains--70138740</link><description><![CDATA[A motel visitor brings a debt a fugitive cannot evade, and a grieving mother's promise comes due. Four Weekly Spooky devil-deal stories gather The Deal Was Great, But The Payments Are Hell by Joe Solmo, Even Witches Can Cry by Charles Campbell, Gamble with the Devil by David O'Hanlon, and The Devil Knows Three Chords by John Oak Dalton. A would-be mercenary's raid and a backstage feud between bluegrass legends complete this collection of demonic bargains. Supernatural revenge meets ambition and grief in tales where the offer sounds perfect. Listen to what the bargain leaves unsaid.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70138740</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70138740/deals_with_the_devil.mp3" length="91334716" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a2cf3b0c-1db5-4f74-a9cb-233f36457149/a2cf3b0c-1db5-4f74-a9cb-233f36457149.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a2cf3b0c-1db5-4f74-a9cb-233f36457149/a2cf3b0c-1db5-4f74-a9cb-233f36457149.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a2cf3b0c-1db5-4f74-a9cb-233f36457149/a2cf3b0c-1db5-4f74-a9cb-233f36457149.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A motel visitor brings a debt a fugitive cannot evade, and a grieving mother's promise comes due. Four Weekly Spooky devil-deal stories gather The Deal Was Great, But The Payments Are Hell by Joe Solmo, Even Witches Can Cry by Charles Campbell, Gamble...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A motel visitor brings a debt a fugitive cannot evade, and a grieving mother's promise comes due. Four Weekly Spooky devil-deal stories gather The Deal Was Great, But The Payments Are Hell by Joe Solmo, Even Witches Can Cry by Charles Campbell, Gamble with the Devil by David O'Hanlon, and The Devil Knows Three Chords by John Oak Dalton. A would-be mercenary's raid and a backstage feud between bluegrass legends complete this collection of demonic bargains. Supernatural revenge meets ambition and grief in tales where the offer sounds perfect. Listen to what the bargain leaves unsaid.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5708</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bargain,contract,coven,crossroads,curse,cursed,demons,devil,hell,horror,inferno,occult,revenge,satan,satanic,scary,supernatural,thriller,witch,witches</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/771e8c94252bcb1e9d4444384347ca89.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Road Trip: Snowbound in a Small-Town Bar With Monsters and a Militia</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/road-trip-snowbound-in-a-small-town-bar-with-monsters-and-a-militia--70118561</link><description><![CDATA[Caroline Quinn wants two weeks away from heartbreak. A snowbound stop in Germfask, Michigan, gives her a bar full of armed strangers instead. Road Trip by Mike Ashkewe follows the part-vampire government troubleshooter into The Den, where weak cell service and bitter cold make leaving difficult. The locals' ties to the Claw of the Northern Patriots turn a cold welcome into a supernatural fight for survival. This Weekly Spooky story mixes vampire action, rural monster horror, and a road trip gone wrong. Caroline came looking for somewhere to disappear; the danger is being made to stay.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70118561</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70118561/ep_387_road_trip.mp3" length="43502599" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/67da6b35-568f-4728-a326-b397ea04bccf/67da6b35-568f-4728-a326-b397ea04bccf.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/67da6b35-568f-4728-a326-b397ea04bccf/67da6b35-568f-4728-a326-b397ea04bccf.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/67da6b35-568f-4728-a326-b397ea04bccf/67da6b35-568f-4728-a326-b397ea04bccf.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Caroline Quinn wants two weeks away from heartbreak. A snowbound stop in Germfask, Michigan, gives her a bar full of armed strangers instead. Road Trip by Mike Ashkewe follows the part-vampire government troubleshooter into The Den, where weak cell...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Caroline Quinn wants two weeks away from heartbreak. A snowbound stop in Germfask, Michigan, gives her a bar full of armed strangers instead. Road Trip by Mike Ashkewe follows the part-vampire government troubleshooter into The Den, where weak cell service and bitter cold make leaving difficult. The locals' ties to the Claw of the Northern Patriots turn a cold welcome into a supernatural fight for survival. This Weekly Spooky story mixes vampire action, rural monster horror, and a road trip gone wrong. Caroline came looking for somewhere to disappear; the danger is being made to stay.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2718</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>action,bar,blizzard,creatures,horror,michigan,militia,monster,roadtrip,scary,smalltown,snow,stories,story,supernatural,thriller,vampire,werebear,werewolf,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a3c49b9597f3830b749c810b98c061ed.jpg"/><itunes:episode>387</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Freaks, House on Haunted Hill and Army of Darkness (Feb 16–22)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-freaks-house-on-haunted-hill-and-army-of-darkness-feb-16-22--70073023</link><description><![CDATA[Vincent Price invites strangers into House on Haunted Hill, Ash battles deadites in Army of Darkness, and Lestat takes the stage in Queen of the Damned. This Week in Horror History explores February 16–22 with Tod Browning's Freaks and the toy-factory horror of Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5. Haunted-house showmanship meets medieval splatter and vampire rock-star excess. Birthdays include Ricou Browning, Christopher Eccleston, Thomas Jane, and Drew Barrymore. The Hitcher closes the watchlist with a reminder that an open road can become a trap long before the driver sees what is following.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70073023</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70073023/twihh_feb_16_feb_22.mp3" length="18148619" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c2d5fc57-5912-47df-91d3-87ed64dde17d/c2d5fc57-5912-47df-91d3-87ed64dde17d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c2d5fc57-5912-47df-91d3-87ed64dde17d/c2d5fc57-5912-47df-91d3-87ed64dde17d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c2d5fc57-5912-47df-91d3-87ed64dde17d/c2d5fc57-5912-47df-91d3-87ed64dde17d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Vincent Price invites strangers into House on Haunted Hill, Ash battles deadites in Army of Darkness, and Lestat takes the stage in Queen of the Damned. This Week in Horror History explores February 16–22 with Tod Browning's Freaks and the toy-factory...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Vincent Price invites strangers into House on Haunted Hill, Ash battles deadites in Army of Darkness, and Lestat takes the stage in Queen of the Damned. This Week in Horror History explores February 16–22 with Tod Browning's Freaks and the toy-factory horror of Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5. Haunted-house showmanship meets medieval splatter and vampire rock-star excess. Birthdays include Ricou Browning, Christopher Eccleston, Thomas Jane, and Drew Barrymore. The Hitcher closes the watchlist with a reminder that an open road can become a trap long before the driver sees what is following.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1134</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anniversaries,ash,carnival,castle,classics,cult,freaks,haunted,history,hitcher,horror,lestat,mansion,movies,necronomicon,poppy,shudder,thriller,vampires,william</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0a525d28d068c0baf96e504d09afb579.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Stanley Hotel: The Shining Origin and America’s Most Haunted Hotel</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-stanley-hotel-the-shining-origin-and-america-s-most-haunted-hotel--70071628</link><description><![CDATA[Room 217 at the Stanley Hotel connects a real explosion with the inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining. Terrifying &amp; True visits Estes Park, Colorado, tracing the 1911 disaster, Elizabeth Wilson's survival, and the ghost stories surrounding F. O. and Flora Stanley. King's 1974 stay helped turn empty corridors into horror history; later television and tourism carried the legend further. Reported hauntings remain distinct from documented events. Explore how a hotel became a destination for paranormal curiosity, and why a story about a room can change the way its next guest sleeps.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70071628</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70071628/the_stanley_hotel_and_the_haunting_of_room_217final.mp3" length="43919036" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ed05313e-fcda-4f4c-a0db-7523a2cdadbc/ed05313e-fcda-4f4c-a0db-7523a2cdadbc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ed05313e-fcda-4f4c-a0db-7523a2cdadbc/ed05313e-fcda-4f4c-a0db-7523a2cdadbc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ed05313e-fcda-4f4c-a0db-7523a2cdadbc/ed05313e-fcda-4f4c-a0db-7523a2cdadbc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Room 217 at the Stanley Hotel connects a real explosion with the inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining. Terrifying &amp; True visits Estes Park, Colorado, tracing the 1911 disaster, Elizabeth Wilson's survival, and the ghost stories surrounding F. O....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Room 217 at the Stanley Hotel connects a real explosion with the inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining. Terrifying &amp; True visits Estes Park, Colorado, tracing the 1911 disaster, Elizabeth Wilson's survival, and the ghost stories surrounding F. O. and Flora Stanley. King's 1974 stay helped turn empty corridors into horror history; later television and tourism carried the legend further. Reported hauntings remain distinct from documented events. Explore how a hotel became a destination for paranormal curiosity, and why a story about a room can change the way its next guest sleeps.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2745</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>217,acetylene,colorado,documentary,estes,explosion,folklore,ghosts,haunted,history,horror,hotel,king,overlook,paranormal,park,room,shining,stanley,stephen</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a836bc116e4dc25e9290ece29cd78a6f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Love and Death on the Air: Four Old-Time Radio Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-love-and-death-on-the-air-four-old-time-radio-horror-stories--70046264</link><description><![CDATA[Celebrity, romance, and a managed reputation become tools of danger in four vintage radio dramas. Unknown Broadcast presents A Matter of Love and Death, Love, Honor, or Murder, The Heart of Ethan Brand, and The Lovely Look. More than two hours of old-time radio suspense explore obsession, devotion, unsettling secrets, and The Whistler's warning about appearances. These stories ask how well anyone can know the person asking for trust. A public image may hide a private motive, and a loving gesture may carry a threat. Listen for the moment a harmless-looking relationship changes shape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70046264</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70046264/ub_a_matter_of_love_and_death_love_honor_or_murder_the_heart_of_ethan_brand_the_lovely_look.mp3" length="122465786" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d3ebf544-fee3-4f79-b811-4be80fdcb737/d3ebf544-fee3-4f79-b811-4be80fdcb737.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d3ebf544-fee3-4f79-b811-4be80fdcb737/d3ebf544-fee3-4f79-b811-4be80fdcb737.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d3ebf544-fee3-4f79-b811-4be80fdcb737/d3ebf544-fee3-4f79-b811-4be80fdcb737.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Celebrity, romance, and a managed reputation become tools of danger in four vintage radio dramas. Unknown Broadcast presents A Matter of Love and Death, Love, Honor, or Murder, The Heart of Ethan Brand, and The Lovely Look. More than two hours of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Celebrity, romance, and a managed reputation become tools of danger in four vintage radio dramas. Unknown Broadcast presents A Matter of Love and Death, Love, Honor, or Murder, The Heart of Ethan Brand, and The Lovely Look. More than two hours of old-time radio suspense explore obsession, devotion, unsettling secrets, and The Whistler's warning about appearances. These stories ask how well anyone can know the person asking for trust. A public image may hide a private motive, and a loving gesture may carry a threat. Listen for the moment a harmless-looking relationship changes shape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7653</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,betrayal,broadcast,celebrity,classic,drama,horror,murder,mystery,noir,obsession,otr,paranormal,radio,romance,suspense,thriller,uncanny,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e5c2b043707976fff2f153fff13fc00e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Valentine’s Day Horror Stories Marathon: 6 Scary Tales of Love and Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/valentine-s-day-horror-stories-marathon-6-scary-tales-of-love-and-murder--69828691</link><description><![CDATA[Valentine's Day becomes a threat in six Weekly Spooky stories of stalking, jealousy, and murder. Deb Debbie Deborah and Be Mine by Shane Migliavacca lead into LOVERS' LANE by Morgan Moore, then Rob Fields brings Slasher II: Valentine's Day, Slasher: Valentine Screams, and Slasher: Valentine Scorn. Over five hours of romantic horror move from heartbreak and obsessive attention to a risky make-out spot and showbiz carnage. This marathon is for listeners who like their holiday fiction bloody and their love stories uneasy. A sweet message can be a warning when the sender refuses to let go.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69828691</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69828691/valentines_2026final.mp3" length="310651192" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Valentine's Day becomes a threat in six Weekly Spooky stories of stalking, jealousy, and murder. Deb Debbie Deborah and Be Mine by Shane Migliavacca lead into LOVERS' LANE by Morgan Moore, then Rob Fields brings Slasher II: Valentine's Day, Slasher:...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Valentine's Day becomes a threat in six Weekly Spooky stories of stalking, jealousy, and murder. Deb Debbie Deborah and Be Mine by Shane Migliavacca lead into LOVERS' LANE by Morgan Moore, then Rob Fields brings Slasher II: Valentine's Day, Slasher: Valentine Screams, and Slasher: Valentine Scorn. Over five hours of romantic horror move from heartbreak and obsessive attention to a risky make-out spot and showbiz carnage. This marathon is for listeners who like their holiday fiction bloody and their love stories uneasy. A sweet message can be a warning when the sender refuses to let go.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>19415</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,creepy,horror,killer,love,marathon,murder,nightmare,obsession,podcast,revenge,romance,scary,slasher,stalker,stories,suspense,thriller,valentine,valentines</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/456adc5cfffd5a4da5e008c96c0f7685.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Pearl (2022) Mia Goth’s Stardom Nightmare, Ti West’s X Prequel</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-pearl-2022-mia-goth-s-stardom-nightmare-ti-west-s-x-prequel--69929263</link><description><![CDATA[Pearl (2022) turns a dream of stardom into a Technicolor nightmare. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Ti West's X prequel and Mia Goth's performance on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers cover ambition, repression, rural isolation in 1918, and the gap between performing normality and containing rage. How does the film's bright Hollywood style make Pearl's confinement feel worse? They connect beauty, violence, and the need to be seen. Film page: <a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/pearl/umc.cmc.75j73kjmgv3th4uw9nrotobyq" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/...</a> Listings: <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/pearl-2022" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.justwatch.com/us/m...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69929263</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69929263/pearl.mp3" length="112053455" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bec4f54a-c69c-4b6c-baca-9c81581c94aa/bec4f54a-c69c-4b6c-baca-9c81581c94aa.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bec4f54a-c69c-4b6c-baca-9c81581c94aa/bec4f54a-c69c-4b6c-baca-9c81581c94aa.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bec4f54a-c69c-4b6c-baca-9c81581c94aa/bec4f54a-c69c-4b6c-baca-9c81581c94aa.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pearl (2022) turns a dream of stardom into a Technicolor nightmare. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Ti West's X prequel and Mia Goth's performance on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers cover ambition, repression, rural isolation in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pearl (2022) turns a dream of stardom into a Technicolor nightmare. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Ti West's X prequel and Mia Goth's performance on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers cover ambition, repression, rural isolation in 1918, and the gap between performing normality and containing rage. How does the film's bright Hollywood style make Pearl's confinement feel worse? They connect beauty, violence, and the need to be seen. Film page: <a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/pearl/umc.cmc.75j73kjmgv3th4uw9nrotobyq" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/...</a> Listings: <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/pearl-2022" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.justwatch.com/us/m...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7003</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>a24,analysis,ending,explained,goth,horror,mia,movie,pearl,podcast,prequel,psychological,review,slasher,spoilers,thriller,ti,trilogy,west,x</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Will You Be My Undead Valentine? - Zombie Horror Novella: An Undead Love Story of Murder and Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/will-you-be-my-undead-valentine-zombie-horror-novella-an-undead-love-story-of-murder-and-revenge--69962434</link><description><![CDATA[At a winter Grange dance in 1958, August Hannig and Becky Sue 'Bex' Brewer find someone else who wants to escape Dorset. Will You Be My Undead Valentine? by Bruce Haney turns their forbidden romance into a zombie horror novella. Bex's violent father, small-town rules, and a love that refuses to stay buried pull the young couple toward revenge. Weekly Spooky mixes retro Americana, snowbound dread, and cemetery shadows with a darkly romantic promise: the end of a life may not end a relationship. Listen for doomed lovers and undead horror without knowing where their dance will lead.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69962434</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69962434/ep_386_will_you_be_my_undead_valentine.mp3" length="96173261" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/223a176f-e9eb-4a46-ace4-25a9d425d9ec/223a176f-e9eb-4a46-ace4-25a9d425d9ec.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/223a176f-e9eb-4a46-ace4-25a9d425d9ec/223a176f-e9eb-4a46-ace4-25a9d425d9ec.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/223a176f-e9eb-4a46-ace4-25a9d425d9ec/223a176f-e9eb-4a46-ace4-25a9d425d9ec.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At a winter Grange dance in 1958, August Hannig and Becky Sue 'Bex' Brewer find someone else who wants to escape Dorset. Will You Be My Undead Valentine? by Bruce Haney turns their forbidden romance into a zombie horror novella. Bex's violent father,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At a winter Grange dance in 1958, August Hannig and Becky Sue 'Bex' Brewer find someone else who wants to escape Dorset. Will You Be My Undead Valentine? by Bruce Haney turns their forbidden romance into a zombie horror novella. Bex's violent father, small-town rules, and a love that refuses to stay buried pull the young couple toward revenge. Weekly Spooky mixes retro Americana, snowbound dread, and cemetery shadows with a darkly romantic promise: the end of a life may not end a relationship. Listen for doomed lovers and undead horror without knowing where their dance will lead.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6010</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s,cemetery,ghost,gore,grave,haunted,horror,love,murder,novella,revenge,romance,smalltown,suspense,thriller,undead,valentine,valentines,vintage,zombie</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/617a060f2501a316608062607d3dee75.jpg"/><itunes:episode>386</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Valentine’s Week Horror — Watch Something SCARY with Love!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-valentine-s-week-horror-watch-something-scary-with-love--69892789</link><description><![CDATA[My Bloody Valentine and Friday the 13th bring slasher danger to Valentine's week, while The Silence of the Lambs turns conversation into a threat. This Week in Horror History covers February 9–15 with Happy Death Day 2U and The Stepford Wives, moving from time-loop chaos to perfect suburban smiles. Recommendations include Misery, Audition, The Fly, Heart Eyes, and Companion: five ways for affection to become frightening. Birthdays feature Emma Roberts, Natalie Dormer, Simon Pegg, and Claire Bloom. Choose a date-night watchlist of obsession, suspicion, and dangerous affection.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69892789</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69892789/twihh_feb_9_feb_15.mp3" length="20335361" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f20c710b-9c0e-4be1-b885-16052163613d/f20c710b-9c0e-4be1-b885-16052163613d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f20c710b-9c0e-4be1-b885-16052163613d/f20c710b-9c0e-4be1-b885-16052163613d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f20c710b-9c0e-4be1-b885-16052163613d/f20c710b-9c0e-4be1-b885-16052163613d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>My Bloody Valentine and Friday the 13th bring slasher danger to Valentine's week, while The Silence of the Lambs turns conversation into a threat. This Week in Horror History covers February 9–15 with Happy Death Day 2U and The Stepford Wives, moving...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[My Bloody Valentine and Friday the 13th bring slasher danger to Valentine's week, while The Silence of the Lambs turns conversation into a threat. This Week in Horror History covers February 9–15 with Happy Death Day 2U and The Stepford Wives, moving from time-loop chaos to perfect suburban smiles. Recommendations include Misery, Audition, The Fly, Heart Eyes, and Companion: five ways for affection to become frightening. Birthdays feature Emma Roberts, Natalie Dormer, Simon Pegg, and Claire Bloom. Choose a date-night watchlist of obsession, suspicion, and dangerous affection.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1270</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>amcplus,anniversaries,classics,history,horror,jason,lecter,mgmplus,netflix,podcast,reboot,releases,slasher,stepford,streaming,suspense,thriller,tubi,valentine,valentines</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/54c02e6b33e07e4cba083ea3be14fd1b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Lost Franklin Expedition: Arctic Horror and the Northwest Passage Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-lost-franklin-expedition-arctic-horror-and-the-northwest-passage-mystery--69864962</link><description><![CDATA[HMS Erebus and HMS Terror entered the Arctic in 1845 seeking the Northwest Passage. Neither brought Franklin's expedition home. Terrifying &amp; True follows the graves at Beechey Island, the Victory Point note, the abandonment of the ships, and evidence of desperate survival near King William Island. Inuit accounts and modern archaeology help connect the final journey with wreck discoveries in 2014 and 2016. This historical mystery examines what records, remains, and underwater finds reveal. Beyond the legend of vanished explorers lies a story of cold, hunger, and unanswered questions.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69864962</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69864962/the_frozen_fate_of_sir_john_franklin_s_lost_expeditionfinal.mp3" length="45562128" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/12c7da1d-3d05-4ebd-9af7-1f2037c75ab7/12c7da1d-3d05-4ebd-9af7-1f2037c75ab7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/12c7da1d-3d05-4ebd-9af7-1f2037c75ab7/12c7da1d-3d05-4ebd-9af7-1f2037c75ab7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/12c7da1d-3d05-4ebd-9af7-1f2037c75ab7/12c7da1d-3d05-4ebd-9af7-1f2037c75ab7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>HMS Erebus and HMS Terror entered the Arctic in 1845 seeking the Northwest Passage. Neither brought Franklin's expedition home. Terrifying &amp; True follows the graves at Beechey Island, the Victory Point note, the abandonment of the ships, and evidence...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[HMS Erebus and HMS Terror entered the Arctic in 1845 seeking the Northwest Passage. Neither brought Franklin's expedition home. Terrifying &amp; True follows the graves at Beechey Island, the Victory Point note, the abandonment of the ships, and evidence of desperate survival near King William Island. Inuit accounts and modern archaeology help connect the final journey with wreck discoveries in 2014 and 2016. This historical mystery examines what records, remains, and underwater finds reveal. Beyond the legend of vanished explorers lies a story of cold, hunger, and unanswered questions.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2848</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arctic,beechey,cairn,cannibalism,erebus,expedition,exploration,franklin,inuit,island,mystery,northwest,passage,scurvy,shipwreck,starvation,strait,terror,victoria,victory</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f21e48f65830cd7f7357961d8cee82d3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Four Old-Time Radio Horror Stories of Missing Men and Mute Fate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-four-old-time-radio-horror-stories-of-missing-men-and-mute-fate--69849045</link><description><![CDATA[A missing man leaves contradictions behind, and a flight from LaGuardia becomes a struggle above the ground. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Man Is Missing, A Shipment of Mute Fate, Death Flies Blind, and A Law of Physics. Four old-time radio dramas carry danger from a search to a sea voyage, an aircraft, and a rain-slick road. More than two hours of vintage mystery and suspense explore the moment routine travel becomes a trap. With clues shifting and choices narrowing, these tales make arrival feel uncertain. Follow each lead or departure, knowing that a timetable cannot promise safety.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69849045</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69849045/ub_the_man_is_missing_a_shipment_of_mute_fate_death_flies_blind_a_law_of_physics.mp3" length="128217512" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/edf2dc80-06b7-41b4-84fe-271c59a26e64/edf2dc80-06b7-41b4-84fe-271c59a26e64.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/edf2dc80-06b7-41b4-84fe-271c59a26e64/edf2dc80-06b7-41b4-84fe-271c59a26e64.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/edf2dc80-06b7-41b4-84fe-271c59a26e64/edf2dc80-06b7-41b4-84fe-271c59a26e64.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A missing man leaves contradictions behind, and a flight from LaGuardia becomes a struggle above the ground. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Man Is Missing, A Shipment of Mute Fate, Death Flies Blind, and A Law of Physics. Four old-time radio dramas...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A missing man leaves contradictions behind, and a flight from LaGuardia becomes a struggle above the ground. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Man Is Missing, A Shipment of Mute Fate, Death Flies Blind, and A Law of Physics. Four old-time radio dramas carry danger from a search to a sea voyage, an aircraft, and a rain-slick road. More than two hours of vintage mystery and suspense explore the moment routine travel becomes a trap. With clues shifting and choices narrowing, these tales make arrival feel uncertain. Follow each lead or departure, knowing that a timetable cannot promise safety.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8013</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,classic,creepy,flight,ghost,horror,kidnapping,missing,murder,mystery,noir,otr,paranormal,radio,ship,stories,suspense,thriller,vintage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/29a8b2f2c82729514699f00171ade644.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Valentine’s Day Horror Stories: 8 Scary Tales of Love Gone Wrong</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/valentine-s-day-horror-stories-8-scary-tales-of-love-gone-wrong--69820215</link><description><![CDATA[A wedding, a date, and a woodland party become traps in eight Valentine's horror stories. Rob Fields brings Till Death Do Us Part, First Date, and Suspended; Joe Solmo brings Party in the Woods, Dead Ahead, and Love Conquers All. Roxie by Charles Campbell and Cesspool: A Love Story by David O'Hanlon complete the lineup. Over three hours of Weekly Spooky fiction mix jealousy, supernatural danger, and revenge, from Strickfield's hallways to a pool with something waiting below. Romance becomes leverage and attraction becomes risk. Choose a date-night scare where love offers no protection.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69820215</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69820215/dating_disastersfinal.mp3" length="183105687" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A wedding, a date, and a woodland party become traps in eight Valentine's horror stories. Rob Fields brings Till Death Do Us Part, First Date, and Suspended; Joe Solmo brings Party in the Woods, Dead Ahead, and Love Conquers All. Roxie by Charles...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A wedding, a date, and a woodland party become traps in eight Valentine's horror stories. Rob Fields brings Till Death Do Us Part, First Date, and Suspended; Joe Solmo brings Party in the Woods, Dead Ahead, and Love Conquers All. Roxie by Charles Campbell and Cesspool: A Love Story by David O'Hanlon complete the lineup. Over three hours of Weekly Spooky fiction mix jealousy, supernatural danger, and revenge, from Strickfield's hallways to a pool with something waiting below. Romance becomes leverage and attraction becomes risk. Choose a date-night scare where love offers no protection.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11444</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,betrayal,creepy,dating,ghost,horror,love,monster,murder,obsession,podcast,revenge,romance,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,valentines,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/56d395462d3f5817d466574c5117349e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Hate Driving a Truck in Winter, but Not Just Because of the Weather: Something Hunting in the Dark</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-hate-driving-a-truck-in-winter-but-not-just-because-of-the-weather-something-hunting-in-the-dark--69769474</link><description><![CDATA[A truck crashes off a fogbound Pennsylvania highway, leaving its injured driver below the road and out of sight. Something huge approaches through the trees. I Hate Driving a Truck in Winter, but Not Just Because of the Weather by Michael Kelso turns a driving accident into creature survival horror. Trapped behind shattered glass, the driver must find a way out before the thing in the fog gets in. A Weekly Spooky tale of winter isolation and roadside terror. Author books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a> More stories: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69769474</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69769474/ep_385_i_hate_driving_a_truck_in_winterfinal.mp3" length="37351231" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/961efc20-bac0-4f1b-8c9c-21c7e28f54c7/961efc20-bac0-4f1b-8c9c-21c7e28f54c7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/961efc20-bac0-4f1b-8c9c-21c7e28f54c7/961efc20-bac0-4f1b-8c9c-21c7e28f54c7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/961efc20-bac0-4f1b-8c9c-21c7e28f54c7/961efc20-bac0-4f1b-8c9c-21c7e28f54c7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A truck crashes off a fogbound Pennsylvania highway, leaving its injured driver below the road and out of sight. Something huge approaches through the trees. I Hate Driving a Truck in Winter, but Not Just Because of the Weather by Michael Kelso turns...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A truck crashes off a fogbound Pennsylvania highway, leaving its injured driver below the road and out of sight. Something huge approaches through the trees. I Hate Driving a Truck in Winter, but Not Just Because of the Weather by Michael Kelso turns a driving accident into creature survival horror. Trapped behind shattered glass, the driver must find a way out before the thing in the fog gets in. A Weekly Spooky tale of winter isolation and roadside terror. Author books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a> More stories: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2334</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>attack,blizzard,blood,crash,creature,driver,fog,highway,horror,monster,nightmare,paranormal,pennsylvania,survival,suspense,thriller,truck,werewolf,winter,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/08e0c15a811db87bbb12f6d37ecfb4f8.jpg"/><itunes:episode>385</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Rings, The Prodigy, The Messengers + In the Mouth of Madness (Feb 2–8)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-rings-the-prodigy-the-messengers-in-the-mouth-of-madness-feb-2-8--69744317</link><description><![CDATA[Rings carries a videotape curse into online media, and The Prodigy turns a child's behavior into a possession nightmare. This Week in Horror History explores February 2–8 through The Messengers, The Strangers: Chapter 3, and John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness. Haunted farmland and home invasion lead into cosmic horror where fiction reshapes reality. Birthdays celebrate George A. Romero, Alice Cooper, and Josh Stewart. Valentine supplies the slasher recommendation, with Heart Eyes as a companion pick. Find a film that makes the screen, the family home, or the next face feel unsafe.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69744317</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69744317/twihh_feb_2_feb_8final.mp3" length="21470057" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b0d319d6-e3df-426a-a61b-e480239a3858/b0d319d6-e3df-426a-a61b-e480239a3858.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b0d319d6-e3df-426a-a61b-e480239a3858/b0d319d6-e3df-426a-a61b-e480239a3858.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b0d319d6-e3df-426a-a61b-e480239a3858/b0d319d6-e3df-426a-a61b-e480239a3858.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Rings carries a videotape curse into online media, and The Prodigy turns a child's behavior into a possession nightmare. This Week in Horror History explores February 2–8 through The Messengers, The Strangers: Chapter 3, and John Carpenter's In the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rings carries a videotape curse into online media, and The Prodigy turns a child's behavior into a possession nightmare. This Week in Horror History explores February 2–8 through The Messengers, The Strangers: Chapter 3, and John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness. Haunted farmland and home invasion lead into cosmic horror where fiction reshapes reality. Birthdays celebrate George A. Romero, Alice Cooper, and Josh Stewart. Valentine supplies the slasher recommendation, with Heart Eyes as a companion pick. Find a film that makes the screen, the family home, or the next face feel unsafe.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1342</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anniversaries,cursed,ghosts,haunted,history,horror,killers,lovecraftian,masks,movies,paranoia,podcast,possession,scary,slasher,supernatural,theaters,thriller,videotape,watchlist</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1af6f1bdc0b89ea938d2cb4d2d4bccd4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Vanishing Village of Angikuni Lake: Arctic Mystery and UFO Folklore</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-vanishing-village-of-angikuni-lake-arctic-mystery-and-ufo-folklore--69725307</link><description><![CDATA[An empty Inuit camp, unfinished sewing, and rumors of lights over the tundra form the legend of Angikuni Lake. Terrifying &amp; True tells the vanishing-village story, then examines how newspaper accounts and later retellings turned it into an Arctic mystery and UFO tale. Abandoned supplies, silent dogs, and a disturbed grave belong to the folklore examined, not an established mass disappearance. The episode follows the gap between an image and a reliable record, while respecting the northern communities in the setting. Why has the story grown more certain as its evidence grows thinner?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69725307</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69725307/angikuni_lake.mp3" length="38781116" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/68b3dcec-4292-408d-935e-8d524912a81b/68b3dcec-4292-408d-935e-8d524912a81b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/68b3dcec-4292-408d-935e-8d524912a81b/68b3dcec-4292-408d-935e-8d524912a81b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/68b3dcec-4292-408d-935e-8d524912a81b/68b3dcec-4292-408d-935e-8d524912a81b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An empty Inuit camp, unfinished sewing, and rumors of lights over the tundra form the legend of Angikuni Lake. Terrifying &amp; True tells the vanishing-village story, then examines how newspaper accounts and later retellings turned it into an Arctic...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An empty Inuit camp, unfinished sewing, and rumors of lights over the tundra form the legend of Angikuni Lake. Terrifying &amp; True tells the vanishing-village story, then examines how newspaper accounts and later retellings turned it into an Arctic mystery and UFO tale. Abandoned supplies, silent dogs, and a disturbed grave belong to the folklore examined, not an established mass disappearance. The episode follows the gap between an image and a reliable record, while respecting the northern communities in the setting. Why has the story grown more certain as its evidence grows thinner?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2423</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aliens,angikuni,arctic,canada,disappearance,folklore,haunting,horror,inuit,investigation,legend,mystery,nunavut,paranormal,survival,tundra,ufo,unsolved,village,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e35221f64ff51b756090d7bae0f09247.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Four Classic OTR Thrillers of Poison, Trains, and Hidden Greed</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-four-classic-otr-thrillers-of-poison-trains-and-hidden-greed--69686580</link><description><![CDATA[A trail of jewelry feeds suspicion inside a marriage, while a doctor's bottle conceals a deadly threat. Unknown Broadcast gathers Leave Well Enough Alone, The Diary of Doctor Pritchard, The Four-Fifteen Express, and Glass Dime. Four vintage radio thrillers follow jealousy, poison, missing money, and the hunt for a rare coin. More than two hours of old-time radio suspense turn possessions into reasons to deceive. From a household to a train, the stories trace how wanting more can narrow a person's choices. A reward may draw witnesses out, but it can also give them reasons to lie.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69686580</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69686580/ub_leave_well_enough_alone_the_diary_of_doctor_pritchard_the_415_express_glass_dime.mp3" length="124630249" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3d99cfbf-96e4-4a06-8729-b467849d5bcb/3d99cfbf-96e4-4a06-8729-b467849d5bcb.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3d99cfbf-96e4-4a06-8729-b467849d5bcb/3d99cfbf-96e4-4a06-8729-b467849d5bcb.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3d99cfbf-96e4-4a06-8729-b467849d5bcb/3d99cfbf-96e4-4a06-8729-b467849d5bcb.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A trail of jewelry feeds suspicion inside a marriage, while a doctor's bottle conceals a deadly threat. Unknown Broadcast gathers Leave Well Enough Alone, The Diary of Doctor Pritchard, The Four-Fifteen Express, and Glass Dime. Four vintage radio...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A trail of jewelry feeds suspicion inside a marriage, while a doctor's bottle conceals a deadly threat. Unknown Broadcast gathers Leave Well Enough Alone, The Diary of Doctor Pritchard, The Four-Fifteen Express, and Glass Dime. Four vintage radio thrillers follow jealousy, poison, missing money, and the hunt for a rare coin. More than two hours of old-time radio suspense turn possessions into reasons to deceive. From a household to a train, the stories trace how wanting more can narrow a person's choices. A reward may draw witnesses out, but it can also give them reasons to lie.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7788</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,betrayal,classic,coins,crime,detective,dime,express,jewelry,murder,mystery,noir,otr,poison,railroad,suspense,theft,thriller,trains,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e5c2b043707976fff2f153fff13fc00e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>BANNED! Snowed-In Horror Convention Slasher: The Complete Winter Miniseries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/banned-snowed-in-horror-convention-slasher-the-complete-winter-miniseries--69669924</link><description><![CDATA[A blizzard strands a horror convention at High Point Ski Lodge, and someone has come for revenge instead of autographs. BANNED! by Rob Fields collects all four parts of the winter slasher miniseries in nearly three hours. In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, headliner Vickie Valentine and the convention staff face mounting suspicion as the Horror Snow-In becomes a killing ground. This is one story of fandom, humiliation, and payback, with the full confrontation included. Start at the first warning and follow the mystery through a lodge where checking out means risking the blizzard.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69669924</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69669924/banned_full_series_with_segsfinal.mp3" length="169960845" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e16c89ee-3529-4471-8357-3946dce64269/e16c89ee-3529-4471-8357-3946dce64269.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e16c89ee-3529-4471-8357-3946dce64269/e16c89ee-3529-4471-8357-3946dce64269.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e16c89ee-3529-4471-8357-3946dce64269/e16c89ee-3529-4471-8357-3946dce64269.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A blizzard strands a horror convention at High Point Ski Lodge, and someone has come for revenge instead of autographs. BANNED! by Rob Fields collects all four parts of the winter slasher miniseries in nearly three hours. In Michigan's Upper...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A blizzard strands a horror convention at High Point Ski Lodge, and someone has come for revenge instead of autographs. BANNED! by Rob Fields collects all four parts of the winter slasher miniseries in nearly three hours. In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, headliner Vickie Valentine and the convention staff face mounting suspicion as the Horror Snow-In becomes a killing ground. This is one story of fandom, humiliation, and payback, with the full confrontation included. Start at the first warning and follow the mystery through a lodge where checking out means risking the blizzard.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10622</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,blizzard,convention,gore,horror,killer,lodge,murder,mystery,narrated,paranormal,podcast,revenge,slasher,snowstorm,stalker,survival,suspense,thriller,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/75512875fb3afc4450b9bbd2fc020dcc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2025: 4 Scary Tales of Backwoods Survival, Killer Creatures, and a Summoned Hellhound</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-4-scary-tales-of-backwoods-survival-killer-creatures-and-a-summoned-hellhound--69649002</link><description><![CDATA[A hidden waterfall attracts an unwanted visitor, and a rare-flower search leads deep into danger. This Best of 2025 Weekly Spooky collection gathers Fortune Falls and Stay Hungry by David O'Hanlon, A Plant Called Death by Bruce Haney, and The Hellhowler by Joe Solmo. Over three and a half hours of horror fiction move from remote campsites and Pacific Northwest trails to Colombia's cocaine hippos and investigator James Becker's hunt for a supernatural threat. Four stories turn curiosity, ambition, and a client's warning into survival tests. The way home may be harder to find after dark.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69649002</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69649002/best_of_2025_wilderness_horror_stories.mp3" length="204229575" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/79348c16-5278-4cf7-adc1-d7e501803895/79348c16-5278-4cf7-adc1-d7e501803895.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/79348c16-5278-4cf7-adc1-d7e501803895/79348c16-5278-4cf7-adc1-d7e501803895.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/79348c16-5278-4cf7-adc1-d7e501803895/79348c16-5278-4cf7-adc1-d7e501803895.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A hidden waterfall attracts an unwanted visitor, and a rare-flower search leads deep into danger. This Best of 2025 Weekly Spooky collection gathers Fortune Falls and Stay Hungry by David O'Hanlon, A Plant Called Death by Bruce Haney, and The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A hidden waterfall attracts an unwanted visitor, and a rare-flower search leads deep into danger. This Best of 2025 Weekly Spooky collection gathers Fortune Falls and Stay Hungry by David O'Hanlon, A Plant Called Death by Bruce Haney, and The Hellhowler by Joe Solmo. Over three and a half hours of horror fiction move from remote campsites and Pacific Northwest trails to Colombia's cocaine hippos and investigator James Becker's hunt for a supernatural threat. Four stories turn curiosity, ambition, and a client's warning into survival tests. The way home may be harder to find after dark.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12764</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2025,beauty,bruce haney,colombia,death,delicate balance,duality of nature,fortune falls,greed,haunting tales,hippos,human ambition,inherent dangers,malevolence,supernatural forces</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a43faf27f64ab473bf989c2758a1e9a8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>BANNED! Part 4: Blizzard Horror Convention Slasher Finale</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/banned-part-4-blizzard-horror-convention-slasher-finale--69634062</link><description><![CDATA[The Horror Snow-In reaches its final confrontation as a blizzard isolates High Point Ski Lodge. BANNED! Part 4 by Rob Fields closes the winter slasher miniseries with the killer moving from hidden attacks toward the end of a revenge plan. Headliner Vickie Valentine faces pressure that threatens to expose another danger, while desperate decisions send the convention deeper into chaos. This Weekly Spooky finale brings the reveals and reckoning together. Start with Part 1 for the full story, then return to a lodge where being banned has become a threat nobody dismisses.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69634062</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69634062/ep_384_banned_part_4.mp3" length="49602365" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bbb171a0-9fa3-4d6e-b14c-e6eaec1deca8/bbb171a0-9fa3-4d6e-b14c-e6eaec1deca8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bbb171a0-9fa3-4d6e-b14c-e6eaec1deca8/bbb171a0-9fa3-4d6e-b14c-e6eaec1deca8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bbb171a0-9fa3-4d6e-b14c-e6eaec1deca8/bbb171a0-9fa3-4d6e-b14c-e6eaec1deca8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Horror Snow-In reaches its final confrontation as a blizzard isolates High Point Ski Lodge. BANNED! Part 4 by Rob Fields closes the winter slasher miniseries with the killer moving from hidden attacks toward the end of a revenge plan. Headliner...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Horror Snow-In reaches its final confrontation as a blizzard isolates High Point Ski Lodge. BANNED! Part 4 by Rob Fields closes the winter slasher miniseries with the killer moving from hidden attacks toward the end of a revenge plan. Headliner Vickie Valentine faces pressure that threatens to expose another danger, while desperate decisions send the convention deeper into chaos. This Weekly Spooky finale brings the reveals and reckoning together. Start with Part 1 for the full story, then return to a lodge where being banned has become a threat nobody dismisses.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3100</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blizzard,cabin,finale,horror,killer,lodge,murder,mystery,podcast,revenge,scary,serial,slasher,snowstorm,stalker,stories,survival,suspense,thriller,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cff39d52119ec34f3661695f93a32d0f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>384</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Stephen King Week: The Shining + Rose Red (Jan 26–Feb 2)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-stephen-king-week-the-shining-rose-red-jan-26-feb-2--69594015</link><description><![CDATA[Stephen King's novel The Shining and miniseries Rose Red turn hotels and mansions into traps in This Week in Horror History, covering January 26–February 2. Screamers brings killer machines, Parents adds suburban dinner-table dread, and Shadow of the Vampire blurs filmmaking with a monster that may be real. John Carpenter's The Fog closes the watchlist with ghost-story dread. Explore haunted homes, suspicious meals, and horror behind the camera. Episode sponsor: Savorista Coffee, decaf and half-caf blends. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69594015</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69594015/twihh_jan_26_feb_2.mp3" length="21596998" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/422e246e-8d94-44b4-804f-cd623f2accf9/422e246e-8d94-44b4-804f-cd623f2accf9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/422e246e-8d94-44b4-804f-cd623f2accf9/422e246e-8d94-44b4-804f-cd623f2accf9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/422e246e-8d94-44b4-804f-cd623f2accf9/422e246e-8d94-44b4-804f-cd623f2accf9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Stephen King's novel The Shining and miniseries Rose Red turn hotels and mansions into traps in This Week in Horror History, covering January 26–February 2. Screamers brings killer machines, Parents adds suburban dinner-table dread, and Shadow of the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stephen King's novel The Shining and miniseries Rose Red turn hotels and mansions into traps in This Week in Horror History, covering January 26–February 2. Screamers brings killer machines, Parents adds suburban dinner-table dread, and Shadow of the Vampire blurs filmmaking with a monster that may be real. John Carpenter's The Fog closes the watchlist with ghost-story dread. Explore haunted homes, suspicious meals, and horror behind the camera. Episode sponsor: Savorista Coffee, decaf and half-caf blends. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1349</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>amazon,carpenter,darabont,fog,history,horror,hulu,king,nosferatu,parents,podcast,prime,red,rose,screamers,shadow,shining,stephen,tubi,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/183ae3a0a4f1e4ff66183f71e809dff7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Haunted Castles &amp; Stolen Corpses</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-haunted-castles-stolen-corpses--69574884</link><description><![CDATA[Chillingham Castle's ghost stories meet a corpse-theft headline in this January 2026 Monthly Spooky. Henrique and Michelle discuss the castle's history and unusual cattle, mummified cheetahs in Saudi Arabia, and the 1922 Knickerbocker Theater collapse during a Washington snowstorm. Haunted-doll beliefs and the human-bone market join a horror-movie roundup. The conversation separates reported paranormal claims from historical tragedy while exploring why strange discoveries become irresistible stories. Settle in for haunted places, winter history, and the headlines behind the legends.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69574884</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69574884/monthly_spooky_jan_2026.mp3" length="135583815" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a4c63c55-9789-4aec-b3bd-1d96f6cd5e6c/a4c63c55-9789-4aec-b3bd-1d96f6cd5e6c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a4c63c55-9789-4aec-b3bd-1d96f6cd5e6c/a4c63c55-9789-4aec-b3bd-1d96f6cd5e6c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a4c63c55-9789-4aec-b3bd-1d96f6cd5e6c/a4c63c55-9789-4aec-b3bd-1d96f6cd5e6c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chillingham Castle's ghost stories meet a corpse-theft headline in this January 2026 Monthly Spooky. Henrique and Michelle discuss the castle's history and unusual cattle, mummified cheetahs in Saudi Arabia, and the 1922 Knickerbocker Theater collapse...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chillingham Castle's ghost stories meet a corpse-theft headline in this January 2026 Monthly Spooky. Henrique and Michelle discuss the castle's history and unusual cattle, mummified cheetahs in Saudi Arabia, and the 1922 Knickerbocker Theater collapse during a Washington snowstorm. Haunted-doll beliefs and the human-bone market join a horror-movie roundup. The conversation separates reported paranormal claims from historical tragedy while exploring why strange discoveries become irresistible stories. Settle in for haunted places, winter history, and the headlines behind the legends.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8473</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>castle,cheetahs,chillingham,creepy,disaster,dolls,ghosts,graveyard,haunted,history,horror,knickerbocker,mummies,mysteries,paranormal,podcast,scary,snowstorm,truecrime,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9879b6c8e60cdea0f84ac209cdc18759.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Snowbound Radio Horror: Classic Winter Tales of Ice, Whiteouts, and Cold Death</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-snowbound-radio-horror-classic-winter-tales-of-ice-whiteouts-and-cold-death--69562640</link><description><![CDATA[An ice-breaking mission encounters a strange thaw, and a pilot sent to investigate disappears. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Ice Palace, Death Has a Cold Breath, Snow on 66, and The Time of the Big Snow. Four old-time radio tales turn ice, winter journeys, and snowbound communities into settings for danger. More than two hours of vintage suspense mix polar science fiction with cold-weather mystery and roadside unease. From a search to a highway swallowed by white, the familiar landscape stops offering reassurance. Listen for the point when waiting out the weather is no longer enough.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69562640</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69562640/ub_the_ice_palace_death_has_a_cold_breath_the_time_of_the_big_snow_snow_on_66_the_time_of_the_big_snow.mp3" length="89361717" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b2a86581-72a6-453b-8f9c-11b60b84bd67/b2a86581-72a6-453b-8f9c-11b60b84bd67.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b2a86581-72a6-453b-8f9c-11b60b84bd67/b2a86581-72a6-453b-8f9c-11b60b84bd67.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b2a86581-72a6-453b-8f9c-11b60b84bd67/b2a86581-72a6-453b-8f9c-11b60b84bd67.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An ice-breaking mission encounters a strange thaw, and a pilot sent to investigate disappears. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Ice Palace, Death Has a Cold Breath, Snow on 66, and The Time of the Big Snow. Four old-time radio tales turn ice, winter...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An ice-breaking mission encounters a strange thaw, and a pilot sent to investigate disappears. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Ice Palace, Death Has a Cold Breath, Snow on 66, and The Time of the Big Snow. Four old-time radio tales turn ice, winter journeys, and snowbound communities into settings for danger. More than two hours of vintage suspense mix polar science fiction with cold-weather mystery and roadside unease. From a search to a highway swallowed by white, the familiar landscape stops offering reassurance. Listen for the point when waiting out the weather is no longer enough.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7445</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,arctic,blizzard,classic,cold,darkness,drama,eerie,ghosts,haunting,horror,ice,mystery,otr,radio,snow,stories,suspense,thriller,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e5c2b043707976fff2f153fff13fc00e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Scary Road Trip Horror Stories: 5 Highway Tales of Hitchhikers, Monsters, and Motels</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/scary-road-trip-horror-stories-5-highway-tales-of-hitchhikers-monsters-and-motels--69563515</link><description><![CDATA[A delivery truck's cab feels occupied, and a father-daughter trip finds risky help after tire trouble. Five Weekly Spooky road stories gather I Used to Drive a Delivery Truck, Until the Incident by Michael Kelso, Strike-Out! by Morgan Moore, ROADKILL by Travis VanHoose, Wilson Road by Charles Campbell, and They Don't Drive Cars by Scott S. Phillips. Over two hours of highway horror follow strangers, a Deep South dirt road, and hungry creatures on a late snack run. These journeys make the next stop feel uncertain. Headlights reveal the road, but they cannot tell you whom to trust.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69563515</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69563515/roadside_travel_nightmares.mp3" length="123008731" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b1908f4d-c448-4732-951e-e53fe40e3b58/b1908f4d-c448-4732-951e-e53fe40e3b58.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b1908f4d-c448-4732-951e-e53fe40e3b58/b1908f4d-c448-4732-951e-e53fe40e3b58.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b1908f4d-c448-4732-951e-e53fe40e3b58/b1908f4d-c448-4732-951e-e53fe40e3b58.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A delivery truck's cab feels occupied, and a father-daughter trip finds risky help after tire trouble. Five Weekly Spooky road stories gather I Used to Drive a Delivery Truck, Until the Incident by Michael Kelso, Strike-Out! by Morgan Moore, ROADKILL...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A delivery truck's cab feels occupied, and a father-daughter trip finds risky help after tire trouble. Five Weekly Spooky road stories gather I Used to Drive a Delivery Truck, Until the Incident by Michael Kelso, Strike-Out! by Morgan Moore, ROADKILL by Travis VanHoose, Wilson Road by Charles Campbell, and They Don't Drive Cars by Scott S. Phillips. Over two hours of highway horror follow strangers, a Deep South dirt road, and hungry creatures on a late snack run. These journeys make the next stop feel uncertain. Headlights reveal the road, but they cannot tell you whom to trust.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7687</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,creatures,creepy,halloween,highway,hitchhiker,horror,monster,motel,nightmare,podcast,road,roadside,scary,stories,terror,travel,trip,truck,werewolf</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4cb38f6485a206c4924b1a117cb74e9c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2025: Deadly Second Chances — Supernatural Horror Story Binge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-deadly-second-chances-supernatural-horror-story-binge--69541600</link><description><![CDATA[Five doomed souls receive a chance to rewind their lives, and the Hellweaver has her own freedom at stake. Deadly Second Chances by Rob Fields returns as a complete Best of 2025 collection. In Perdition, she discovers a pact that could release her if she gives the souls another choice and leaves them to make it. Over four hours of Weekly Spooky supernatural horror explore revenge, redemption, and the decisions that survive a change of fate. All five chapters play as one continuous saga in the Strickfield universe. Would a second chance change you, or simply reveal you?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69541600</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69541600/deadly_second_chances_best_of_2025.mp3" length="238265540" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/28303701-22d5-4449-9850-4e19313ef36d/28303701-22d5-4449-9850-4e19313ef36d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/28303701-22d5-4449-9850-4e19313ef36d/28303701-22d5-4449-9850-4e19313ef36d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/28303701-22d5-4449-9850-4e19313ef36d/28303701-22d5-4449-9850-4e19313ef36d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five doomed souls receive a chance to rewind their lives, and the Hellweaver has her own freedom at stake. Deadly Second Chances by Rob Fields returns as a complete Best of 2025 collection. In Perdition, she discovers a pact that could release her if...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five doomed souls receive a chance to rewind their lives, and the Hellweaver has her own freedom at stake. Deadly Second Chances by Rob Fields returns as a complete Best of 2025 collection. In Perdition, she discovers a pact that could release her if she gives the souls another choice and leaves them to make it. Over four hours of Weekly Spooky supernatural horror explore revenge, redemption, and the decisions that survive a change of fate. All five chapters play as one continuous saga in the Strickfield universe. Would a second chance change you, or simply reveal you?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14890</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,audiobook,cursed,demon,hell,hellweaver,horror,novella,pact,podcast,revenant,revenge,scary,strickfield,supernatural,thriller,time,timeline,vampire,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8ae6e4aa5fdec09aeab90afc9ae08b10.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>BANNED! Part 3 — The Killer Goes Public</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/banned-part-3-the-killer-goes-public--69524723</link><description><![CDATA[The killer at the Horror Snow-In wants an audience, and the blizzard is cutting off the way home. BANNED! Part 3 by Rob Fields follows the convention deeper into panic at High Point Ski Lodge. Police return to question witnesses, staff disappear, and headliner Vickie Valentine tries to keep performing while another danger stirs within her. The third chapter of this Weekly Spooky winter slasher shifts from secret attacks to public terror, making crowded rooms feel less safe than the empty corridors. Begin with Part 1 to follow the mystery in order. The next event may be the killer's own.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69524723</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69524723/ep_383_banned_part3.mp3" length="48867945" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/30ced934-ff41-46ec-b109-6eb72ddb7ba2/30ced934-ff41-46ec-b109-6eb72ddb7ba2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/30ced934-ff41-46ec-b109-6eb72ddb7ba2/30ced934-ff41-46ec-b109-6eb72ddb7ba2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/30ced934-ff41-46ec-b109-6eb72ddb7ba2/30ced934-ff41-46ec-b109-6eb72ddb7ba2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The killer at the Horror Snow-In wants an audience, and the blizzard is cutting off the way home. BANNED! Part 3 by Rob Fields follows the convention deeper into panic at High Point Ski Lodge. Police return to question witnesses, staff disappear, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The killer at the Horror Snow-In wants an audience, and the blizzard is cutting off the way home. BANNED! Part 3 by Rob Fields follows the convention deeper into panic at High Point Ski Lodge. Police return to question witnesses, staff disappear, and headliner Vickie Valentine tries to keep performing while another danger stirs within her. The third chapter of this Weekly Spooky winter slasher shifts from secret attacks to public terror, making crowded rooms feel less safe than the empty corridors. Begin with Part 1 to follow the mystery in order. The next event may be the killer's own.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3054</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blizzard,cabin,convention,horror,killer,lodge,murder,mystery,podcast,revenge,scary,serial,slasher,snowstorm,stalker,stories,suspense,terror,thriller,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/82d645c3e012cede0e2007321f72b588.jpg"/><itunes:episode>383</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Tremors, Split &amp; The Blair Witch Project (Jan 19–Jan 25)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-tremors-split-the-blair-witch-project-jan-19-jan-25--69507738</link><description><![CDATA[Tremors brings creatures beneath the ground, The Boy makes a doll unsettling, and Dead Space 2 turns survival horror interactive. This Week in Horror History covers January 19–25 with Split and The Blair Witch Project, including its Sundance screening and impact on horror marketing. Spree supplies a streaming-era found footage recommendation. Birthdays celebrate Edgar Allan Poe, David Lynch, Robert E. Howard, and Tobe Hooper. Explore films and games that turn watching into dread. Episode sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at Savorista.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69507738</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69507738/twihh_jan_19_jan_25.mp3" length="20455316" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/65e588e9-3254-4be9-a4e5-88db86bbd87b/65e588e9-3254-4be9-a4e5-88db86bbd87b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/65e588e9-3254-4be9-a4e5-88db86bbd87b/65e588e9-3254-4be9-a4e5-88db86bbd87b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/65e588e9-3254-4be9-a4e5-88db86bbd87b/65e588e9-3254-4be9-a4e5-88db86bbd87b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tremors brings creatures beneath the ground, The Boy makes a doll unsettling, and Dead Space 2 turns survival horror interactive. This Week in Horror History covers January 19–25 with Split and The Blair Witch Project, including its Sundance screening...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tremors brings creatures beneath the ground, The Boy makes a doll unsettling, and Dead Space 2 turns survival horror interactive. This Week in Horror History covers January 19–25 with Split and The Blair Witch Project, including its Sundance screening and impact on horror marketing. Spree supplies a streaming-era found footage recommendation. Birthdays celebrate Edgar Allan Poe, David Lynch, Robert E. Howard, and Tobe Hooper. Explore films and games that turn watching into dread. Episode sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at Savorista.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1278</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anniversaries,blair,creature,dead,footage,found,game,history,horror,january,monsters,podcast,psychological,shyamalan,space,split,sundance,thriller,tremors,witch</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/83d529a73d2832b9fcf84ca56484d5ad.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Caretos de Entrudo – Portugal’s Carnival Demons</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-caretos-de-entrudo-portugal-s-carnival-demons--69459883</link><description><![CDATA[Cowbells and masked figures fill the streets of Podence, Portugal, during the Caretos de Entrudo carnival. Terrifying &amp; True explores the colorful wool costumes, anonymous mischief, community rituals, and effigy burning that mark winter's end. The episode follows the tradition's revival, generations of participants, and UNESCO recognition, with comparisons to other Iberian masked celebrations. Proposed links to ancient fertility rites remain interpretations rather than a proven origin. Discover how a living community tradition gains its power through disguise, movement, and noise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69459883</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69459883/the_caretos_de_entrudo_portugals_carnival_demons.mp3" length="33628027" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/825454ca-f2af-400e-9bde-83ca3e218ab6/825454ca-f2af-400e-9bde-83ca3e218ab6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/825454ca-f2af-400e-9bde-83ca3e218ab6/825454ca-f2af-400e-9bde-83ca3e218ab6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/825454ca-f2af-400e-9bde-83ca3e218ab6/825454ca-f2af-400e-9bde-83ca3e218ab6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Cowbells and masked figures fill the streets of Podence, Portugal, during the Caretos de Entrudo carnival. Terrifying &amp; True explores the colorful wool costumes, anonymous mischief, community rituals, and effigy burning that mark winter's end. The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cowbells and masked figures fill the streets of Podence, Portugal, during the Caretos de Entrudo carnival. Terrifying &amp; True explores the colorful wool costumes, anonymous mischief, community rituals, and effigy burning that mark winter's end. The episode follows the tradition's revival, generations of participants, and UNESCO recognition, with comparisons to other Iberian masked celebrations. Proposed links to ancient fertility rites remain interpretations rather than a proven origin. Discover how a living community tradition gains its power through disguise, movement, and noise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2101</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bonfire,caretos,carnival,celtic,cowbells,demons,entrudo,festival,folklore,iberia,lent,masks,pagan,podence,portugal,ritual,shrovetide,tradition,unesco,witches</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/06df99622e22406ffbfbbeef03f5d51b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Four Horror Stories of Fate, Knife-Edges, and Mistaken Identity</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-four-horror-stories-of-fate-knife-edges-and-mistaken-identity--69443047</link><description><![CDATA[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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69443047</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69443047/ub_the_queen_of_darkness_dark_dark_destiny_a_world_of_darkness_dark_island.mp3" length="125956029" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/afc4727f-986d-4997-9bae-168f612efbc1/afc4727f-986d-4997-9bae-168f612efbc1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/afc4727f-986d-4997-9bae-168f612efbc1/afc4727f-986d-4997-9bae-168f612efbc1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/afc4727f-986d-4997-9bae-168f612efbc1/afc4727f-986d-4997-9bae-168f612efbc1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7872</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,broadcast,classic,crime,drama,gothic,haunted,horror,murder,mystery,noir,old,podcast,radio,stories,suspense,thriller,time,unknown,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/29a8b2f2c82729514699f00171ade644.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Haunted Houses &amp; Cursed Finds — Six Ghost Stories of Possession, Poltergeists, and Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/haunted-houses-cursed-finds-six-ghost-stories-of-possession-poltergeists-and-terror--69441307</link><description><![CDATA[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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69441307</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69441307/haunted_houses_cursed_finds_six_ghost_stories_of_possession_poltergeists_and_true_terror.mp3" length="123365582" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4a78741d-ccd6-4c9d-b8d5-ae15257cc79b/4a78741d-ccd6-4c9d-b8d5-ae15257cc79b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4a78741d-ccd6-4c9d-b8d5-ae15257cc79b/4a78741d-ccd6-4c9d-b8d5-ae15257cc79b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4a78741d-ccd6-4c9d-b8d5-ae15257cc79b/4a78741d-ccd6-4c9d-b8d5-ae15257cc79b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7710</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned,creepy,cursed,demons,exploration,ghosts,halloween,haunted,haunting,horror,mansion,paranormal,podcast,poltergeist,possessed,scary,spiders,spirits,supernatural,witches</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6cc0c19f90711077f42c848524748aba.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2025: Ship of the Cannibal - Ghost Ship Survival Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-ship-of-the-cannibal-ghost-ship-survival-horror-story--69342783</link><description><![CDATA[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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69342783</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69342783/ship_of_the_cannibal_rats_best_of_2025.mp3" length="38332936" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/623469b0-5587-4392-9c3b-2108658bfb01/623469b0-5587-4392-9c3b-2108658bfb01.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/623469b0-5587-4392-9c3b-2108658bfb01/623469b0-5587-4392-9c3b-2108658bfb01.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/623469b0-5587-4392-9c3b-2108658bfb01/623469b0-5587-4392-9c3b-2108658bfb01.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2395</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cannibal,creature,creepy,ghost,horror,infestation,monster,nautical,ocean,podcast,rats,scary,ship,shipwreck,stories,stranded,survival,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/23ebf29a301d253b3de04768bfe0ffcb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>BANNED! Part 2: Horror Convention Slasher Mystery Gets Bloodier!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/banned-part-2-horror-convention-slasher-mystery-gets-bloodier--69428519</link><description><![CDATA[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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69428519</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69428519/ep_382_banned_part_2.mp3" length="48200174" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7da030e3-5d65-4093-82f1-13a8b6b41726/7da030e3-5d65-4093-82f1-13a8b6b41726.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7da030e3-5d65-4093-82f1-13a8b6b41726/7da030e3-5d65-4093-82f1-13a8b6b41726.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7da030e3-5d65-4093-82f1-13a8b6b41726/7da030e3-5d65-4093-82f1-13a8b6b41726.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3012</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blizzard,cabin,convention,gore,horror,killer,lodge,murder,mystery,podcast,revenge,scary,slasher,snowstorm,stalking,stories,suspense,terror,thriller,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8a809d1b3afeded0a5c805d121ba5204.jpg"/><itunes:episode>382</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Primeval, Scream (2022) &amp; Cloverfield (Jan 12–18)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-primeval-scream-2022-cloverfield-jan-12-18--69410415</link><description><![CDATA[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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69410415</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69410415/twihh_jan_12_jan_18.mp3" length="20859548" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6b5e6489-f8de-4530-ac4f-5c8406c20b17/6b5e6489-f8de-4530-ac4f-5c8406c20b17.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6b5e6489-f8de-4530-ac4f-5c8406c20b17/6b5e6489-f8de-4530-ac4f-5c8406c20b17.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6b5e6489-f8de-4530-ac4f-5c8406c20b17/6b5e6489-f8de-4530-ac4f-5c8406c20b17.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1303</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anniversaries,cloverfield,crocodile,deepstar,footage,found,ghostface,history,horror,january,monster,paramount,podcast,primeval,scream,sequel,shudder,six,slasher,underwater</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bc6b0f5bdd24813e484246389de6657f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Alfred Packer: The Colorado Cannibal’s 1874 Murder Trial</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-alfred-packer-the-colorado-cannibal-s-1874-murder-trial--69384861</link><description><![CDATA[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 &amp; 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?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69384861</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69384861/the_colorado_cannibal_alfred_packers_trail_of_horror.mp3" length="43946898" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/343797dc-3a13-480c-aee3-abe4d6f1c2ac/343797dc-3a13-480c-aee3-abe4d6f1c2ac.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/343797dc-3a13-480c-aee3-abe4d6f1c2ac/343797dc-3a13-480c-aee3-abe4d6f1c2ac.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/343797dc-3a13-480c-aee3-abe4d6f1c2ac/343797dc-3a13-480c-aee3-abe4d6f1c2ac.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>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 &amp; True follows the trek after Chief Ouray's warning, the discovery of five companions'...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 &amp; 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?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2746</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1874,alferd,alfred,cannibal,cannibalism,city,colorado,dead,gulch,juan,lake,mans,manslaughter,mountains,murder,packer,saguache,san,survival,trial</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7029652b111236bcb159d3811d73330d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Four Old-Time Radio Horror Stories of Secrets and Survival</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-four-old-time-radio-horror-stories-of-secrets-and-survival--69375907</link><description><![CDATA[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 Everybody. 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 criminals hiding with a frightened girl. These four dramas make recognition dangerous: the face or voice you trust may be the first reason to fear the room.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69375907</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69375907/ub_the_tell_tale_scar_mars_is_heaven_i_want_to_report_a_murder_archer.mp3" length="123796768" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0d37b28d-da66-4d25-a4af-9fea88e5b230/0d37b28d-da66-4d25-a4af-9fea88e5b230.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0d37b28d-da66-4d25-a4af-9fea88e5b230/0d37b28d-da66-4d25-a4af-9fea88e5b230.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0d37b28d-da66-4d25-a4af-9fea88e5b230/0d37b28d-da66-4d25-a4af-9fea88e5b230.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>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 Everybody. Work by Roy Windsor, Ray Bradbury, Michael...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 Everybody. 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 criminals hiding with a frightened girl. These four dramas make recognition dangerous: the face or voice you trust may be the first reason to fear the room.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7736</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bradbury,classic,creepy,crime,ghost,haunted,horror,mars,murder,mystery,otr,paranormal,podcast,radio,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/578eee2a0755922b822806aa9b1b1db7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2025: Spin the Bottle — A Deadly College Slasher Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-spin-the-bottle-a-deadly-college-slasher-horror-story--69342016</link><description><![CDATA[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?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69342016</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69342016/spin_the_bottle_best_of_2025.mp3" length="195668303" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/21b22c94-7a3b-4908-8a1f-6436d0332447/21b22c94-7a3b-4908-8a1f-6436d0332447.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/21b22c94-7a3b-4908-8a1f-6436d0332447/21b22c94-7a3b-4908-8a1f-6436d0332447.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/21b22c94-7a3b-4908-8a1f-6436d0332447/21b22c94-7a3b-4908-8a1f-6436d0332447.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[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?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12229</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,college,creepy,fraternity,halloween,horror,kidnapping,killer,mystery,novella,obsession,party,podcast,revenge,scary,slasher,stalker,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9ffd2889503df7b719d38ba20ec26c52.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2025: Winter Horror Stories, Cryptids &amp; Wendigo Folklore</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-winter-horror-stories-cryptids-wendigo-folklore--69252684</link><description><![CDATA[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 &amp; 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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69252684</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69252684/winter_cold_comp_2025.mp3" length="107479603" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5b1597ff-7514-407f-acca-7ec6325749a9/5b1597ff-7514-407f-acca-7ec6325749a9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5b1597ff-7514-407f-acca-7ec6325749a9/5b1597ff-7514-407f-acca-7ec6325749a9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5b1597ff-7514-407f-acca-7ec6325749a9/5b1597ff-7514-407f-acca-7ec6325749a9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 &amp; 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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6717</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,blizzard,chilling stories,cold,creature,cryptid,folklore,horror,isolation,monster,podcast,scary,snow,stories,storm,supernatural dread,wendigo,winter,winter horror,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/14d313298ecdf33364c474fecabca465.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>BANNED! Part 1 — Blizzard Convention Slasher Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/banned-part-1-blizzard-convention-slasher-mystery--69328024</link><description><![CDATA[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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69328024</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69328024/ep_381_banned_part_1.mp3" length="47388735" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9050979e-3b3a-4093-95e3-111d27485a84/9050979e-3b3a-4093-95e3-111d27485a84.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9050979e-3b3a-4093-95e3-111d27485a84/9050979e-3b3a-4093-95e3-111d27485a84.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9050979e-3b3a-4093-95e3-111d27485a84/9050979e-3b3a-4093-95e3-111d27485a84.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2962</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blizzard,convention,cosplay,episode,halloween,horror,killer,lodge,murder,mystery,podcast,scary,series,ski,slasher,snowstorm,spooky,stories,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2e1f62eb36887eb719d9a4572a589990.jpg"/><itunes:episode>381</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | M3GAN, The Relic, The Terror &amp; Resident Evil 4 (Jan 5–11)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-m3gan-the-relic-the-terror-resident-evil-4-jan-5-11--69309128</link><description><![CDATA[M3GAN makes protection dangerous, The Relic turns a museum into a hunting ground, and Dan Simmons' The Terror reimagines the Franklin expedition. This Week in Horror History covers January 5–11 with Resident Evil 4, the apartment nightmare The Sentinel, and the occult time-travel chaos of Warlock. Films, a novel, and a survival horror game offer ways to lose control of familiar spaces. Find a killer doll, a lurking creature, or your next eerie read. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth sheets, pajamas, and loungewear. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off your first order at CozyEarth.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69309128</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69309128/twihh_jan_5_jan_11.mp3" length="21643172" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/78442b65-c63d-48bf-b8f6-f513aae30c17/78442b65-c63d-48bf-b8f6-f513aae30c17.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/78442b65-c63d-48bf-b8f6-f513aae30c17/78442b65-c63d-48bf-b8f6-f513aae30c17.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/78442b65-c63d-48bf-b8f6-f513aae30c17/78442b65-c63d-48bf-b8f6-f513aae30c17.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>M3GAN makes protection dangerous, The Relic turns a museum into a hunting ground, and Dan Simmons' The Terror reimagines the Franklin expedition. This Week in Horror History covers January 5–11 with Resident Evil 4, the apartment nightmare The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[M3GAN makes protection dangerous, The Relic turns a museum into a hunting ground, and Dan Simmons' The Terror reimagines the Franklin expedition. This Week in Horror History covers January 5–11 with Resident Evil 4, the apartment nightmare The Sentinel, and the occult time-travel chaos of Warlock. Films, a novel, and a survival horror game offer ways to lose control of familiar spaces. Find a killer doll, a lurking creature, or your next eerie read. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth sheets, pajamas, and loungewear. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off your first order at CozyEarth.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1352</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arctic,dolls,evil,films,gaming,horror,m3gan,megan,monster,movies,occult,podcast,relic,resident,scary,sentinel,survival,terror,thriller,videogame</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c518f4fd9b1c476fc592e031692ad612.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | 1993 Hamar-Daban Mystery: Siberia’s “Dyatlov Pass” Tragedy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-1993-hamar-daban-mystery-siberia-s-dyatlov-pass-tragedy--69291687</link><description><![CDATA[Six members of Lyudmila Korovina's hiking group died during an August 1993 emergency in Siberia's Hamar-Daban Mountains. Valentina Utochenko survived. Terrifying &amp; True follows the storm, her account of the final hours, and the recovery that fed comparisons with Dyatlov Pass. Weather and exposure are considered alongside speculative explanations, with disturbing retellings kept separate from what the evidence supports. This mountain mystery asks how much can be reconstructed from one survivor's testimony and a remote site. Follow the human ordeal behind the legend of deaths on the slope.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69291687</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69291687/the_1993_hamar_daban_expedition.mp3" length="28322036" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27e711ff-0f6e-495b-9201-0d720a8f19cd/27e711ff-0f6e-495b-9201-0d720a8f19cd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27e711ff-0f6e-495b-9201-0d720a8f19cd/27e711ff-0f6e-495b-9201-0d720a8f19cd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27e711ff-0f6e-495b-9201-0d720a8f19cd/27e711ff-0f6e-495b-9201-0d720a8f19cd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Six members of Lyudmila Korovina's hiking group died during an August 1993 emergency in Siberia's Hamar-Daban Mountains. Valentina Utochenko survived. Terrifying &amp; True follows the storm, her account of the final hours, and the recovery that fed...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six members of Lyudmila Korovina's hiking group died during an August 1993 emergency in Siberia's Hamar-Daban Mountains. Valentina Utochenko survived. Terrifying &amp; True follows the storm, her account of the final hours, and the recovery that fed comparisons with Dyatlov Pass. Weather and exposure are considered alongside speculative explanations, with disturbing retellings kept separate from what the evidence supports. This mountain mystery asks how much can be reconstructed from one survivor's testimony and a remote site. Follow the human ordeal behind the legend of deaths on the slope.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1769</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>baikal,blizzard,buryatia,conspiracy,crime,documentary,dyatlov,expedition,hamardaban,hikers,hypothermia,mountains,mystery,paranormal,russia,siberia,survival,tragedy,true,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f90f1ef5fd6ca8554b0c0b0b405e3490.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Jealousy, Keys &amp; Red Marks: Four Old-Time Radio Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-jealousy-keys-red-marks-four-old-time-radio-horror-stories--69290916</link><description><![CDATA[Jealousy survives the applause, smoke raises suspicion, and a key opens a door that feels unsafe. Unknown Broadcast gathers Hell Hath No Fury, The Night Reveals, Lady With a Key, and The Red Mark. Four old-time radio dramas move through fame, troubling clues, secrecy, and a reckoning. More than two hours of vintage suspense turn intimate details into warnings: matches in a pocket, an expression, or footsteps where nobody is expected. Listen for criminal motives and the consequences of trust as these mysteries unfold. A witch watches an actor whose ambitions put his wife in danger.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69290916</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69290916/ub_hell_hath_no_fury_the_night_reveals_lady_with_a_key_the_red_mark.mp3" length="129803250" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/10daad5b-cec2-44a2-b156-d3acda2faf92/10daad5b-cec2-44a2-b156-d3acda2faf92.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/10daad5b-cec2-44a2-b156-d3acda2faf92/10daad5b-cec2-44a2-b156-d3acda2faf92.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/10daad5b-cec2-44a2-b156-d3acda2faf92/10daad5b-cec2-44a2-b156-d3acda2faf92.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jealousy survives the applause, smoke raises suspicion, and a key opens a door that feels unsafe. Unknown Broadcast gathers Hell Hath No Fury, The Night Reveals, Lady With a Key, and The Red Mark. Four old-time radio dramas move through fame,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jealousy survives the applause, smoke raises suspicion, and a key opens a door that feels unsafe. Unknown Broadcast gathers Hell Hath No Fury, The Night Reveals, Lady With a Key, and The Red Mark. Four old-time radio dramas move through fame, troubling clues, secrecy, and a reckoning. More than two hours of vintage suspense turn intimate details into warnings: matches in a pocket, an expression, or footsteps where nobody is expected. Listen for criminal motives and the consequences of trust as these mysteries unfold. A witch watches an actor whose ambitions put his wife in danger.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8113</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,broadcast,chills,classic,dread,eerie,haunting,horror,macabre,mystery,night,noir,otr,podcast,radio,stories,suspense,thriller,unknown,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/29a8b2f2c82729514699f00171ade644.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Small Town Secrets: Five Horror Stories of Hidden Cults, Monsters, and Dark Rituals</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/small-town-secrets-five-horror-stories-of-hidden-cults-monsters-and-dark-rituals--69253955</link><description><![CDATA[A town restoration hides a threat, and a factory deal exposes dangerous secrets. Five Weekly Spooky tales gather I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were Happening by Michael Kelso, The Devil Reaps the Harvest by John Oak Dalton, Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA by Michelle Antisocial, Sin by Rob Fields, and The God Tongue by Dan Wilder. Around two hours of small-town horror move from New England to Pennsylvania and Strickfield, mixing missing people, occult temptation, and backwoods creatures. Look behind ordinary streets, where knowing everyone's name does not mean knowing them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69253955</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69253955/small_town_secrets.mp3" length="115234976" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/13bd2f08-ccf8-4bd5-b259-bf83ff6c68a5/13bd2f08-ccf8-4bd5-b259-bf83ff6c68a5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/13bd2f08-ccf8-4bd5-b259-bf83ff6c68a5/13bd2f08-ccf8-4bd5-b259-bf83ff6c68a5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/13bd2f08-ccf8-4bd5-b259-bf83ff6c68a5/13bd2f08-ccf8-4bd5-b259-bf83ff6c68a5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A town restoration hides a threat, and a factory deal exposes dangerous secrets. Five Weekly Spooky tales gather I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were Happening by Michael Kelso, The Devil Reaps the Harvest by John Oak Dalton, Eh, Real...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A town restoration hides a threat, and a factory deal exposes dangerous secrets. Five Weekly Spooky tales gather I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were Happening by Michael Kelso, The Devil Reaps the Harvest by John Oak Dalton, Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA by Michelle Antisocial, Sin by Rob Fields, and The God Tongue by Dan Wilder. Around two hours of small-town horror move from New England to Pennsylvania and Strickfield, mixing missing people, occult temptation, and backwoods creatures. Look behind ordinary streets, where knowing everyone's name does not mean knowing them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7201</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,creepy,dark secrets,demon,folklore,halloween,monster,mysterious disappearances,mystery,occult,podcast,satan,scary,secrets,smalltown,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,werewolf</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4e856d6cd569a2755927335448eaa992.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2025: I Was Hunted by a Cryptid in a Snow Storm</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-i-was-hunted-by-a-cryptid-in-a-snow-storm--69251572</link><description><![CDATA[A blizzard traps a long-haul trucker at a dark, locked truck stop. His tracks vanish in the snow, fuel runs low, and a horned shape keeps approaching the cab. I Was Hunted by a Cryptid in a Snowstorm by Michael Kelso returns for Weekly Spooky's Best of 2025. This winter survival horror story turns the truck from shelter into a target as something learns how to reach the driver inside. Listen for creature terror and the dread of waiting alone through the storm. Author books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a> More stories: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69251572</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69251572/best_of_2025_i_was_hunted_by_a_cryptid_in_a_snow_storm.mp3" length="53480062" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/08b96c95-21d8-46ff-bdf3-6ffa6b7afbea/08b96c95-21d8-46ff-bdf3-6ffa6b7afbea.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/08b96c95-21d8-46ff-bdf3-6ffa6b7afbea/08b96c95-21d8-46ff-bdf3-6ffa6b7afbea.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/08b96c95-21d8-46ff-bdf3-6ffa6b7afbea/08b96c95-21d8-46ff-bdf3-6ffa6b7afbea.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A blizzard traps a long-haul trucker at a dark, locked truck stop. His tracks vanish in the snow, fuel runs low, and a horned shape keeps approaching the cab. I Was Hunted by a Cryptid in a Snowstorm by Michael Kelso returns for Weekly Spooky's Best...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A blizzard traps a long-haul trucker at a dark, locked truck stop. His tracks vanish in the snow, fuel runs low, and a horned shape keeps approaching the cab. I Was Hunted by a Cryptid in a Snowstorm by Michael Kelso returns for Weekly Spooky's Best of 2025. This winter survival horror story turns the truck from shelter into a target as something learns how to reach the driver inside. Listen for creature terror and the dread of waiting alone through the storm. Author books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a> More stories: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3342</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>antlers,blizzard,creature,cryptid,fear,folklore,horror,monster,nightmare,scary,showdown,snowstorm,stories,stranded,survival,suspense,thriller,trucker,winter,winter storm</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/62f8634ca9054356e561b99143275cb0.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Saint Jimmy: Y2K Panic Meets New Year’s Eve</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/saint-jimmy-y2k-panic-meets-new-year-s-eve--69254828</link><description><![CDATA[Two radios playing the right tones open a tear in time. Jimmy discovers the trick as a teenager with his cousin Phillip, but years of experiments take a darker turn when grief makes the past irresistible. Saint Jimmy by Dan Wilder follows their discovery toward New Year's Eve 1999, when attempts to fix a loss threaten to break far more than one life. This Weekly Spooky story mixes time-travel horror, cosmic comedy, and Y2K anxiety with a human wish to hear a loved one's voice again. Every adjustment can change the world on the other side. Would you step through if you could not undo it?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69254828</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69254828/ep_380_saint_jimmy.mp3" length="42946289" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20221827-d1cd-4f9d-a170-5f2794193887/20221827-d1cd-4f9d-a170-5f2794193887.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20221827-d1cd-4f9d-a170-5f2794193887/20221827-d1cd-4f9d-a170-5f2794193887.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20221827-d1cd-4f9d-a170-5f2794193887/20221827-d1cd-4f9d-a170-5f2794193887.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two radios playing the right tones open a tear in time. Jimmy discovers the trick as a teenager with his cousin Phillip, but years of experiments take a darker turn when grief makes the past irresistible. Saint Jimmy by Dan Wilder follows their...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two radios playing the right tones open a tear in time. Jimmy discovers the trick as a teenager with his cousin Phillip, but years of experiments take a darker turn when grief makes the past irresistible. Saint Jimmy by Dan Wilder follows their discovery toward New Year's Eve 1999, when attempts to fix a loss threaten to break far more than one life. This Weekly Spooky story mixes time-travel horror, cosmic comedy, and Y2K anxiety with a human wish to hear a loved one's voice again. Every adjustment can change the world on the other side. Would you step through if you could not undo it?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2684</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apocalypse,countdown,dystopia,eve,horror,macabre,malevolent force,midnight,new,new year's eve,paranormal,podcast,portal,scary,scifi,stories,thriller,timetravel,y2k,years</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c2fe4e8374f71a328606de4fe5b3f082.jpg"/><itunes:episode>380</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | New Year Horror — Kwaidan, Witchboard &amp; One Missed Call (Dec 29–Jan 4)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-new-year-horror-kwaidan-witchboard-one-missed-call-dec-29-jan-4--69243258</link><description><![CDATA[Kwaidan's ghosts, Ghost in the Machine's electronic killer, and One Missed Call's ominous voicemail carry horror across the new year. Henrique Couto explores December 29–January 4 on This Week in Horror History, including Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the spirit-board danger of Witchboard. Japanese ghost cinema meets technological fear and the consequences of creation in a watchlist built around messages nobody should answer. Find a classic to read or a late-night film. Episode sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69243258</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69243258/twihh_dec_29_jan_4.mp3" length="21980773" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/729402c9-6558-414e-b8d1-5c6f05d239b7/729402c9-6558-414e-b8d1-5c6f05d239b7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/729402c9-6558-414e-b8d1-5c6f05d239b7/729402c9-6558-414e-b8d1-5c6f05d239b7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/729402c9-6558-414e-b8d1-5c6f05d239b7/729402c9-6558-414e-b8d1-5c6f05d239b7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Kwaidan's ghosts, Ghost in the Machine's electronic killer, and One Missed Call's ominous voicemail carry horror across the new year. Henrique Couto explores December 29–January 4 on This Week in Horror History, including Mary Shelley's Frankenstein...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kwaidan's ghosts, Ghost in the Machine's electronic killer, and One Missed Call's ominous voicemail carry horror across the new year. Henrique Couto explores December 29–January 4 on This Week in Horror History, including Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the spirit-board danger of Witchboard. Japanese ghost cinema meets technological fear and the consequences of creation in a watchlist built around messages nobody should answer. Find a classic to read or a late-night film. Episode sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1373</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,folklore,frankenstein,ghosts,haunted,history,horror,japanese,kwaidan,movies,one missed call,ouija,ouija boards,podcast,scary,supernatural,suspense,thriller,witchboard</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6c8a5456f659c54d167841dfcec9ce57.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | New Years True Crime, Bigfoot on I-80, &amp; Conjuring House Lawsuit</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-new-years-true-crime-bigfoot-on-i-80-conjuring-house-lawsuit--69231042</link><description><![CDATA[Eric Smokes and David Warren lost decades to wrongful convictions for a 1987 killing near Times Square. This December 2025 Monthly Spooky follows their fight to clear their names and convictions vacated in 2024. The conversation also covers a Bigfoot report near I-80, an ancient Scottish burial discovery, Kansas City jazz-bar ghost claims, oarfish omens, and controversy around the Conjuring House. True crime and paranormal headlines share the episode, with reported sightings kept distinct from court outcomes. Explore the human cost of a false story and why other stories are hard to test.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69231042</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69231042/monthly_spooky_dec_2025.mp3" length="134896324" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1ce3a5ae-0a12-4092-b7b2-adca31ffc88b/1ce3a5ae-0a12-4092-b7b2-adca31ffc88b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1ce3a5ae-0a12-4092-b7b2-adca31ffc88b/1ce3a5ae-0a12-4092-b7b2-adca31ffc88b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1ce3a5ae-0a12-4092-b7b2-adca31ffc88b/1ce3a5ae-0a12-4092-b7b2-adca31ffc88b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Eric Smokes and David Warren lost decades to wrongful convictions for a 1987 killing near Times Square. This December 2025 Monthly Spooky follows their fight to clear their names and convictions vacated in 2024. The conversation also covers a Bigfoot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eric Smokes and David Warren lost decades to wrongful convictions for a 1987 killing near Times Square. This December 2025 Monthly Spooky follows their fight to clear their names and convictions vacated in 2024. The conversation also covers a Bigfoot report near I-80, an ancient Scottish burial discovery, Kansas City jazz-bar ghost claims, oarfish omens, and controversy around the Conjuring House. True crime and paranormal headlines share the episode, with reported sightings kept distinct from court outcomes. Explore the human cost of a false story and why other stories are hard to test.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8431</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bigfoot,coldcase,confession,conviction,crime,cryptid,exoneration,haunted,innocent,interrogation,investigation,murder,newyork,paranormal,prison,sasquatch,timessquare,truecrime,witness,wrongful</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f35c32c85ea338f98c507bc30d1e25c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Bells Before Midnight: Six Horror Stories of Farewells, Guilt, and the End</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-bells-before-midnight-six-horror-stories-of-farewells-guilt-and-the-end--69214248</link><description><![CDATA[A condemned man turns to the dead as guilt and jealousy haunt six vintage radio mysteries. Unknown Broadcast gathers Angel of Death, Calling All Souls, Two Birds with One Stone, So Soon, Murder Is a Lonely Business, and The Haunted Hotel. Over three hours of old-time radio suspense move between ghost-story atmosphere and crime, with farewell and guilt tying the year-end selection together. Visitors, alibis, and hotel corridors offer uneasy invitations as each drama unfolds. Settle in for a night of classic audio storytelling, where a quiet room can make a remembered voice feel close.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69214248</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69214248/ub_angel_of_death_calling_all_souls_two_birds_with_one_stone_so_soon_murder_is_a_lonely_business_the_haunted_hotel.mp3" length="176084596" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/61dca754-1fc1-41e9-9f1a-b377223a3bd8/61dca754-1fc1-41e9-9f1a-b377223a3bd8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/61dca754-1fc1-41e9-9f1a-b377223a3bd8/61dca754-1fc1-41e9-9f1a-b377223a3bd8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/61dca754-1fc1-41e9-9f1a-b377223a3bd8/61dca754-1fc1-41e9-9f1a-b377223a3bd8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A condemned man turns to the dead as guilt and jealousy haunt six vintage radio mysteries. Unknown Broadcast gathers Angel of Death, Calling All Souls, Two Birds with One Stone, So Soon, Murder Is a Lonely Business, and The Haunted Hotel. Over three...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A condemned man turns to the dead as guilt and jealousy haunt six vintage radio mysteries. Unknown Broadcast gathers Angel of Death, Calling All Souls, Two Birds with One Stone, So Soon, Murder Is a Lonely Business, and The Haunted Hotel. Over three hours of old-time radio suspense move between ghost-story atmosphere and crime, with farewell and guilt tying the year-end selection together. Visitors, alibis, and hotel corridors offer uneasy invitations as each drama unfolds. Settle in for a night of classic audio storytelling, where a quiet room can make a remembered voice feel close.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11004</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,countdown,eve,ghost,haunted,horror,midnight,mystery,new,nye,otr,podcast,radio,scary,stories,suspense,thriller,vintage,whistler,year</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f55f1c2e85007f5945cc0726c0a00912.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>6 Scary New Year Tales of Devils, Vampires, Zombies &amp; Paranormal Evil!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/6-scary-new-year-tales-of-devils-vampires-zombies-paranormal-evil--69212897</link><description><![CDATA[New Year's revelry turns deadly in six Weekly Spooky tales. Dan Wilder brings Even the Devil Tells the Truth Sometimes, Satan's Shotgun, Stakes n' Shoguns, and Alien Zombie Punks from Upstate New York. A Few Cold Ones by David O'Hanlon and New Year's Evil: A Paranormal Thriller from the Case Files of Caroline Quinn by Mike Ashkewe complete the lineup. Over two and a half hours of horror fiction mix devil bargains, an undead avenger, hotel hostages, vampires, and alien zombies. Caroline Quinn faces an apocalyptic threat as festivities unravel. The countdown gives these monsters a stage.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69212897</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69212897/new_years_2025_1.mp3" length="155651839" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/afc3f0a6-86b8-40bb-bf7b-7f78989b1d24/afc3f0a6-86b8-40bb-bf7b-7f78989b1d24.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/afc3f0a6-86b8-40bb-bf7b-7f78989b1d24/afc3f0a6-86b8-40bb-bf7b-7f78989b1d24.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/afc3f0a6-86b8-40bb-bf7b-7f78989b1d24/afc3f0a6-86b8-40bb-bf7b-7f78989b1d24.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>New Year's revelry turns deadly in six Weekly Spooky tales. Dan Wilder brings Even the Devil Tells the Truth Sometimes, Satan's Shotgun, Stakes n' Shoguns, and Alien Zombie Punks from Upstate New York. A Few Cold Ones by David O'Hanlon and New Year's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[New Year's revelry turns deadly in six Weekly Spooky tales. Dan Wilder brings Even the Devil Tells the Truth Sometimes, Satan's Shotgun, Stakes n' Shoguns, and Alien Zombie Punks from Upstate New York. A Few Cold Ones by David O'Hanlon and New Year's Evil: A Paranormal Thriller from the Case Files of Caroline Quinn by Mike Ashkewe complete the lineup. Over two and a half hours of horror fiction mix devil bargains, an undead avenger, hotel hostages, vampires, and alien zombies. Caroline Quinn faces an apocalyptic threat as festivities unravel. The countdown gives these monsters a stage.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9728</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,countdown,demons,devil,dracula,eve,horror,marathon,midnight,new,nye,paranormal,podcast,satan,scary,stories,thriller,vampire,years,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2663895900286e3a1fc1a91ffdfcb1d5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>After Christmas Horror Stories: Scary Christmas Novella Double Feature</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-christmas-horror-stories-scary-christmas-novella-double-feature--69185662</link><description><![CDATA[A mirror produces doubles that want to replace the living, and a vampire brings a dangerous appetite to Strickfield. Mirror Images and A Vampire's Holiday by Rob Fields form this Weekly Spooky Christmas horror double feature. Over three hours of fiction carry the season from uncanny reflections to a showdown, with two complete novellas presented back to back. Familiar faces become unreliable and holiday shelter offers scant comfort when the threat can enter your home. Keep the winter atmosphere going with sinister doubles, vampire terror, and Christmas stories whose cheer cannot last.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69185662</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69185662/christmas_novella_comp_2.mp3" length="198026509" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9aa51ae0-9539-4ee2-a75a-82a5c35809c3/9aa51ae0-9539-4ee2-a75a-82a5c35809c3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9aa51ae0-9539-4ee2-a75a-82a5c35809c3/9aa51ae0-9539-4ee2-a75a-82a5c35809c3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9aa51ae0-9539-4ee2-a75a-82a5c35809c3/9aa51ae0-9539-4ee2-a75a-82a5c35809c3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A mirror produces doubles that want to replace the living, and a vampire brings a dangerous appetite to Strickfield. Mirror Images and A Vampire's Holiday by Rob Fields form this Weekly Spooky Christmas horror double feature. Over three hours of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A mirror produces doubles that want to replace the living, and a vampire brings a dangerous appetite to Strickfield. Mirror Images and A Vampire's Holiday by Rob Fields form this Weekly Spooky Christmas horror double feature. Over three hours of fiction carry the season from uncanny reflections to a showdown, with two complete novellas presented back to back. Familiar faces become unreliable and holiday shelter offers scant comfort when the threat can enter your home. Keep the winter atmosphere going with sinister doubles, vampire terror, and Christmas stories whose cheer cannot last.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12376</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,christmas,creepy,doppelganger,ghosts,haunted,holiday,horror,mirrors,novella,paranormal,podcast,scary,stories,strickfield,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vampire,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8766e6f1c1a480dee123e8ffd58a7b72.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Otis Slays Christmas: Killer Santa Slasher at Kmart</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/otis-slays-christmas-killer-santa-slasher-at-kmart--69185394</link><description><![CDATA[Otis Kilgore believes a Kmart cashier's routine greetings are secret love messages. In Etawah, Oklahoma, in 1996, a change to his shopping ritual sends that obsession toward a Christmas rampage. Otis Slays Christmas by David O'Hanlon turns last-minute retail stress into a Weekly Spooky killer-Santa slasher. Cashier Diane wants the attention to stop, while a blizzard and a store closing for the holiday narrow everyone's options. Dark humor and brutal violence collide beneath the Blue Light Specials. For Otis, customer service has become a promise nobody made—and he expects it kept.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69185394</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69185394/ep_379_otis_slays_christmas.mp3" length="77491995" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4c0eee8a-67de-4a53-81b5-5361de433ef9/4c0eee8a-67de-4a53-81b5-5361de433ef9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4c0eee8a-67de-4a53-81b5-5361de433ef9/4c0eee8a-67de-4a53-81b5-5361de433ef9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4c0eee8a-67de-4a53-81b5-5361de433ef9/4c0eee8a-67de-4a53-81b5-5361de433ef9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Otis Kilgore believes a Kmart cashier's routine greetings are secret love messages. In Etawah, Oklahoma, in 1996, a change to his shopping ritual sends that obsession toward a Christmas rampage. Otis Slays Christmas by David O'Hanlon turns last-minute...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Otis Kilgore believes a Kmart cashier's routine greetings are secret love messages. In Etawah, Oklahoma, in 1996, a change to his shopping ritual sends that obsession toward a Christmas rampage. Otis Slays Christmas by David O'Hanlon turns last-minute retail stress into a Weekly Spooky killer-Santa slasher. Cashier Diane wants the attention to stop, while a blizzard and a store closing for the holiday narrow everyone's options. Dark humor and brutal violence collide beneath the Blue Light Specials. For Otis, customer service has become a promise nobody made—and he expects it kept.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4843</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,christmaseve,creepy,dark,horror,killer,kmart,madness,murder,oklahoma,podcast,psycho,santa,scary,slasher,stalker,stories,suspense,thriller,violent</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6bf0b5a9c03688cc13446491cdb4075c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | The Exorcist, The Faculty &amp; Body Snatchers (Dec 22–28)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-the-exorcist-the-faculty-body-snatchers-dec-22-28--69159811</link><description><![CDATA[The Faculty makes teachers threatening, Invasion of the Body Snatchers spreads urban paranoia, and The Exorcist brings possession horror into a family home. This Week in Horror History explores December 22–28, with The Mysterians adding giant-robot spectacle and Cold War sci-fi fears. Christmas-week releases connect alien infiltration with the dread that someone familiar has changed. Explore the films' impact, then find a school-night scare in the recommendation segment. Episode sponsor: Aspire. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 20% off at <a href="https://aspiredrinks.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://aspiredrinks.com/disco...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69159811</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69159811/twihh_dec_22_dec_28.mp3" length="20791689" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/72362970-eccf-4772-9beb-3d5c606aad04/72362970-eccf-4772-9beb-3d5c606aad04.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/72362970-eccf-4772-9beb-3d5c606aad04/72362970-eccf-4772-9beb-3d5c606aad04.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/72362970-eccf-4772-9beb-3d5c606aad04/72362970-eccf-4772-9beb-3d5c606aad04.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Faculty makes teachers threatening, Invasion of the Body Snatchers spreads urban paranoia, and The Exorcist brings possession horror into a family home. This Week in Horror History explores December 22–28, with The Mysterians adding giant-robot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Faculty makes teachers threatening, Invasion of the Body Snatchers spreads urban paranoia, and The Exorcist brings possession horror into a family home. This Week in Horror History explores December 22–28, with The Mysterians adding giant-robot spectacle and Cold War sci-fi fears. Christmas-week releases connect alien infiltration with the dread that someone familiar has changed. Explore the films' impact, then find a school-night scare in the recommendation segment. Episode sponsor: Aspire. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 20% off at <a href="https://aspiredrinks.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://aspiredrinks.com/disco...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1299</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aliens,christmas,classic,exorcism,exorcist,faculty,history,horror,invasion,paranormal,podcast,possession,remake,retro,scifi,snatchers,spooky,teen,thriller,weekly</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8afc60caca6cd5f51b7f13f7a21d7fb7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terror at Christmas: Jack Scratch’s Hellish Holiday!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terror-at-christmas-jack-scratch-s-hellish-holiday--69174270</link><description><![CDATA[Jack Scratch invites you behind the scenes of Hell, where Christmas decorations hide a system of punishment. Terror at Christmas by Keith Tomlin presents The Santa Experiment, Christmas Bones, and The Furnace in one Weekly Spooky holiday anthology. An axe-bearing Santa, a doorway above a mountain of skulls, and an impossible arrival in Hell's intake line test the rules that keep torment running. Dark humor meets demonic horror as memories and unwelcome visitors disrupt the routine. Follow Jack through three stories where the staff may have as much reason to be afraid as the souls.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69174270</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69174270/ep_378_terror_at_christmas_jack_scratchs_hellish_holiday.mp3" length="96616002" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1bba4bff-6d92-4cd2-a0a4-e0ca049aba14/1bba4bff-6d92-4cd2-a0a4-e0ca049aba14.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1bba4bff-6d92-4cd2-a0a4-e0ca049aba14/1bba4bff-6d92-4cd2-a0a4-e0ca049aba14.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1bba4bff-6d92-4cd2-a0a4-e0ca049aba14/1bba4bff-6d92-4cd2-a0a4-e0ca049aba14.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jack Scratch invites you behind the scenes of Hell, where Christmas decorations hide a system of punishment. Terror at Christmas by Keith Tomlin presents The Santa Experiment, Christmas Bones, and The Furnace in one Weekly Spooky holiday anthology. An...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jack Scratch invites you behind the scenes of Hell, where Christmas decorations hide a system of punishment. Terror at Christmas by Keith Tomlin presents The Santa Experiment, Christmas Bones, and The Furnace in one Weekly Spooky holiday anthology. An axe-bearing Santa, a doorway above a mountain of skulls, and an impossible arrival in Hell's intake line test the rules that keep torment running. Dark humor meets demonic horror as memories and unwelcome visitors disrupt the routine. Follow Jack through three stories where the staff may have as much reason to be afraid as the souls.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6038</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,christmas,creepy,darkness,demons,hell,holiday,horror,mystery,nightmare,podcast,santa,satan,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fa20908a7085e1b66c43d6b95df342d9.jpg"/><itunes:episode>378</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Santa’s Stolen Bones: The Medieval Relic Heist of St. Nicholas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-santa-s-stolen-bones-the-medieval-relic-heist-of-st-nicholas--69150362</link><description><![CDATA[In 1087, sailors from Bari took the relics of St. Nicholas from his tomb in Myra. Terrifying &amp; True follows the medieval theft behind one strand of Santa Claus history, from the grieving local community to the new shrine in Italy. The episode explores 'furta sacra,' rival claims from Venice, anatomical studies, and the liquid known as the saint's manna. Religious belief, political power, and disputed ownership shape a story removed from modern Christmas cards. What did taking a saint's bones mean to the people who lost them—and to the city that built its identity around their arrival?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69150362</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69150362/st_nicholas_stolen_bones_medieval_relic_heists_behind_santa_claus.mp3" length="67750539" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4e8ac4c7-4f1c-4a17-8dfe-86ba3c0ad8fa/4e8ac4c7-4f1c-4a17-8dfe-86ba3c0ad8fa.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4e8ac4c7-4f1c-4a17-8dfe-86ba3c0ad8fa/4e8ac4c7-4f1c-4a17-8dfe-86ba3c0ad8fa.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4e8ac4c7-4f1c-4a17-8dfe-86ba3c0ad8fa/4e8ac4c7-4f1c-4a17-8dfe-86ba3c0ad8fa.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 1087, sailors from Bari took the relics of St. Nicholas from his tomb in Myra. Terrifying &amp; True follows the medieval theft behind one strand of Santa Claus history, from the grieving local community to the new shrine in Italy. The episode explores...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 1087, sailors from Bari took the relics of St. Nicholas from his tomb in Myra. Terrifying &amp; True follows the medieval theft behind one strand of Santa Claus history, from the grieving local community to the new shrine in Italy. The episode explores 'furta sacra,' rival claims from Venice, anatomical studies, and the liquid known as the saint's manna. Religious belief, political power, and disputed ownership shape a story removed from modern Christmas cards. What did taking a saint's bones mean to the people who lost them—and to the city that built its identity around their arrival?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4234</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bones,christmas,claus,folklore,heist,history,holiday,holidays,medieval,nicholas,origins,relics,saint,santa,santaclaus,st,traditions,truecrime,venice,xmas</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8a7bbeaa14f21beeeab163c29a163156.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Christmas Horror Stories of Gifts, Ghosts &amp; Snowbound Suspense</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-christmas-horror-stories-of-gifts-ghosts-snowbound-suspense--68922445</link><description><![CDATA[Gifts, confessions, and wintry danger fill eight vintage radio tales in this Unknown Broadcast Christmas collection. Hear The Gift, Christmas Story, Delayed Christmas Present, A Present for Benny, A Present for Ricky, The Abominable Snowman, Cold Canvas, and The Open End Wrench. Nearly four hours of old-time radio suspense mix holiday mystery, a brush with a Yeti, and crime stories in which an object can become a clue. The selection moves beyond the tree lights into the unease around giving, waiting, and trust. Unwrap a long night of classic audio drama with an edge beneath the paper.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68922445</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68922445/ub_the_gift_christmas_story_delayed_christmas_present_a_present_for_benny_a_present_for_ricky_the_abomindable_snowman.mp3" length="225546352" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/52b0d9f8-8bb8-4692-a5b9-b28fdeb842c0/52b0d9f8-8bb8-4692-a5b9-b28fdeb842c0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/52b0d9f8-8bb8-4692-a5b9-b28fdeb842c0/52b0d9f8-8bb8-4692-a5b9-b28fdeb842c0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/52b0d9f8-8bb8-4692-a5b9-b28fdeb842c0/52b0d9f8-8bb8-4692-a5b9-b28fdeb842c0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Gifts, confessions, and wintry danger fill eight vintage radio tales in this Unknown Broadcast Christmas collection. Hear The Gift, Christmas Story, Delayed Christmas Present, A Present for Benny, A Present for Ricky, The Abominable Snowman, Cold...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gifts, confessions, and wintry danger fill eight vintage radio tales in this Unknown Broadcast Christmas collection. Hear The Gift, Christmas Story, Delayed Christmas Present, A Present for Benny, A Present for Ricky, The Abominable Snowman, Cold Canvas, and The Open End Wrench. Nearly four hours of old-time radio suspense mix holiday mystery, a brush with a Yeti, and crime stories in which an object can become a clue. The selection moves beyond the tree lights into the unease around giving, waiting, and trust. Unwrap a long night of classic audio drama with an edge beneath the paper.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14095</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abominable,chilling tales,christmas,classic,ghosts,guilt,holiday,holidays,horror,murder,otr,radio,radio show,snow,suspense,vintage,winter,yeti,yule</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/367d49faabe8ff13832852cfcfd99b0a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas Horror Stories: 3 Scary Holiday Novellas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-horror-stories-3-scary-holiday-novellas--69136560</link><description><![CDATA[An overnight mall visit, a mysterious horror disc, and an orphanage's Christmas event become three routes into danger. Weekly Spooky gathers The Mall Overnight, Doorway to Horror, and Home Sweet Horror by Rob Fields in a holiday novella triple feature. Over four hours of Christmas horror follow seasonal activities into places where the rules feel unsafe. A sleepover crosses into an unsettling world, while a return to a hunting ground raises fears about what remains contained. Listen to all three complete stories for haunted spaces, supernatural threats, and festivities gone wrong.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69136560</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69136560/christmas_novella_comp_1.mp3" length="236692719" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4204e502-7029-48b9-abca-37e6a7578f03/4204e502-7029-48b9-abca-37e6a7578f03.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4204e502-7029-48b9-abca-37e6a7578f03/4204e502-7029-48b9-abca-37e6a7578f03.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4204e502-7029-48b9-abca-37e6a7578f03/4204e502-7029-48b9-abca-37e6a7578f03.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An overnight mall visit, a mysterious horror disc, and an orphanage's Christmas event become three routes into danger. Weekly Spooky gathers The Mall Overnight, Doorway to Horror, and Home Sweet Horror by Rob Fields in a holiday novella triple...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An overnight mall visit, a mysterious horror disc, and an orphanage's Christmas event become three routes into danger. Weekly Spooky gathers The Mall Overnight, Doorway to Horror, and Home Sweet Horror by Rob Fields in a holiday novella triple feature. Over four hours of Christmas horror follow seasonal activities into places where the rules feel unsafe. A sleepover crosses into an unsettling world, while a return to a hunting ground raises fears about what remains contained. Listen to all three complete stories for haunted spaces, supernatural threats, and festivities gone wrong.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14792</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,christmas chaos,creepy,ghost,haunted,holiday,holiday-themed horror,horror,krampus,night,paranormal,podcast,santa,scary,stories,suspense,thriller,vampire,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8b409321fd5afed8601df86d7ef1ff67.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Scary Christmas Stories: 7 Christmas Horror Tales to Ruin the Holidays</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/scary-christmas-stories-7-christmas-horror-tales-to-ruin-the-holidays--69120174</link><description><![CDATA[Christmas cards, gifts, and homecomings turn dangerous in seven stories. Hear All I Want For Christmas - Is my Mother to Stop Haunting Me! by Bruce Haney; A Chain Letter Christmas, Christmas Eve Babysitters, and Christmas at Murder Mansion by Rob Fields; Secret Santa by Charles Campbell; Holiday Homecoming Hullabaloo by Joe Solmo; and A Sinister Santa Spectacle: Twisted Christmas Horrors by Keith Tomlin. Nearly five hours of Weekly Spooky holiday fiction bring ghosts, curses, obsession, and Jack Scratch's sinister show into the season. Even tradition can deliver an unwelcome guest.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69120174</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69120174/christmas_comp_2025_4.mp3" length="284866573" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8e1f2bb8-80de-4503-a377-7a2552fd94da/8e1f2bb8-80de-4503-a377-7a2552fd94da.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8e1f2bb8-80de-4503-a377-7a2552fd94da/8e1f2bb8-80de-4503-a377-7a2552fd94da.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8e1f2bb8-80de-4503-a377-7a2552fd94da/8e1f2bb8-80de-4503-a377-7a2552fd94da.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Christmas cards, gifts, and homecomings turn dangerous in seven stories. Hear All I Want For Christmas - Is my Mother to Stop Haunting Me! by Bruce Haney; A Chain Letter Christmas, Christmas Eve Babysitters, and Christmas at Murder Mansion by Rob...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christmas cards, gifts, and homecomings turn dangerous in seven stories. Hear All I Want For Christmas - Is my Mother to Stop Haunting Me! by Bruce Haney; A Chain Letter Christmas, Christmas Eve Babysitters, and Christmas at Murder Mansion by Rob Fields; Secret Santa by Charles Campbell; Holiday Homecoming Hullabaloo by Joe Solmo; and A Sinister Santa Spectacle: Twisted Christmas Horrors by Keith Tomlin. Nearly five hours of Weekly Spooky holiday fiction bring ghosts, curses, obsession, and Jack Scratch's sinister show into the season. Even tradition can deliver an unwelcome guest.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>17803</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,christmas,creepy,ghost,haunted,holiday,horror,mystery,nightmare,podcast,santa,scary,spine-tingling,spooky,stories,supernatural,tales,thriller,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9de4cd9c7f375d6a8d04aa86c38ad29f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Naughty Claus: Killer Santa Christmas Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-naughty-claus-killer-santa-christmas-horror-story--69125898</link><description><![CDATA[Allison needs a last-minute gift on Christmas Eve. The store she finds open also brings her into the path of a filthy Santa with a stolen Naughty List. The Naughty Claus by Bruce Haney, based on a concept by Henrique Couto, turns holiday shopping into a Weekly Spooky killer-Santa nightmare. An uneasy alliance with a stranger offers a chance to survive as a familiar costume becomes a disguise for punishment. Dark humor and violent Christmas horror meet a woman trying to make it through a difficult night. The list is old, but the danger arriving with it has found someone to threaten.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69125898</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69125898/ep_377_the_naughty_claus.mp3" length="40140047" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e680a0d5-5d10-4315-ad41-ecdeb2016b45/e680a0d5-5d10-4315-ad41-ecdeb2016b45.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e680a0d5-5d10-4315-ad41-ecdeb2016b45/e680a0d5-5d10-4315-ad41-ecdeb2016b45.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e680a0d5-5d10-4315-ad41-ecdeb2016b45/e680a0d5-5d10-4315-ad41-ecdeb2016b45.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Allison needs a last-minute gift on Christmas Eve. The store she finds open also brings her into the path of a filthy Santa with a stolen Naughty List. The Naughty Claus by Bruce Haney, based on a concept by Henrique Couto, turns holiday shopping into...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Allison needs a last-minute gift on Christmas Eve. The store she finds open also brings her into the path of a filthy Santa with a stolen Naughty List. The Naughty Claus by Bruce Haney, based on a concept by Henrique Couto, turns holiday shopping into a Weekly Spooky killer-Santa nightmare. An uneasy alliance with a stranger offers a chance to survive as a familiar costume becomes a disguise for punishment. Dark humor and violent Christmas horror meet a woman trying to make it through a difficult night. The list is old, but the danger arriving with it has found someone to threaten.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2508</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,creepy,dark,evil,gore,haunted,holiday,horror,murder,nightmare,podcast,santa,scary,slasher,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f5a201ecc1512cbc1d456404a4b05992.jpg"/><itunes:episode>377</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Dead End (2003) Christmas Road Trip to Hell!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-dead-end-2003-christmas-road-trip-to-hell--68969668</link><description><![CDATA[Dead End (2003) traps a family on a Christmas Eve shortcut where the road seems endless and a woman in white keeps appearing. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore the film on Cutting Deep into Horror, discussing family resentment, the black hearse, and how one stretch of highway sustains a nightmare. Full spoilers include the twist ending and its effect on the dark comedy. Comparisons with Black Christmas and Krampus place this cult film among holiday horrors. How does a drive to see relatives become a journey nobody understands? Film page: <a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/451127/dead-end" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/4511...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68969668</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68969668/dead_end.mp3" length="109246465" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a41cb70d-a2b0-42c2-8b2f-9ce74aee2f28/a41cb70d-a2b0-42c2-8b2f-9ce74aee2f28.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a41cb70d-a2b0-42c2-8b2f-9ce74aee2f28/a41cb70d-a2b0-42c2-8b2f-9ce74aee2f28.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a41cb70d-a2b0-42c2-8b2f-9ce74aee2f28/a41cb70d-a2b0-42c2-8b2f-9ce74aee2f28.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Dead End (2003) traps a family on a Christmas Eve shortcut where the road seems endless and a woman in white keeps appearing. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore the film on Cutting Deep into Horror, discussing family resentment, the black...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dead End (2003) traps a family on a Christmas Eve shortcut where the road seems endless and a woman in white keeps appearing. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore the film on Cutting Deep into Horror, discussing family resentment, the black hearse, and how one stretch of highway sustains a nightmare. Full spoilers include the twist ending and its effect on the dark comedy. Comparisons with Black Christmas and Krampus place this cult film among holiday horrors. How does a drive to see relatives become a journey nobody understands? Film page: <a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/451127/dead-end" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/4511...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6827</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,classic,commentary,cult,dark humor,family,french,ghost,harrington,highway,holiday,horror,indie,podcast,psychological tension,road,supernatural,terror,trauma,trip</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>An Angel of Death Christmas: A Scary Holiday Horror Showdown</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-angel-of-death-christmas-a-scary-holiday-horror-showdown--69108309</link><description><![CDATA[A chemical crash burns green on a snowy Ohio highway, and its consequences return the following Christmas. An Angel of Death Christmas by Rob Fields follows detective Chantel Devereux and Raigen, the secretive killer known as the Angel of Death, into a hunt for a mutated threat. Raigen and Chester face killings that draw closer to home, while missing bodies and injuries complicate the investigation. This Weekly Spooky novella mixes creature horror, a dangerous protagonist, and holiday tension in the Strickfield universe. The season's streets become a battleground for people with secrets.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69108309</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69108309/ep_376_an_angel_of_death_christmas.mp3" length="113329762" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9d0465ba-6f7b-44db-b512-49df023ee377/9d0465ba-6f7b-44db-b512-49df023ee377.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9d0465ba-6f7b-44db-b512-49df023ee377/9d0465ba-6f7b-44db-b512-49df023ee377.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9d0465ba-6f7b-44db-b512-49df023ee377/9d0465ba-6f7b-44db-b512-49df023ee377.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A chemical crash burns green on a snowy Ohio highway, and its consequences return the following Christmas. An Angel of Death Christmas by Rob Fields follows detective Chantel Devereux and Raigen, the secretive killer known as the Angel of Death, into...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A chemical crash burns green on a snowy Ohio highway, and its consequences return the following Christmas. An Angel of Death Christmas by Rob Fields follows detective Chantel Devereux and Raigen, the secretive killer known as the Angel of Death, into a hunt for a mutated threat. Raigen and Chester face killings that draw closer to home, while missing bodies and injuries complicate the investigation. This Weekly Spooky novella mixes creature horror, a dangerous protagonist, and holiday tension in the Strickfield universe. The season's streets become a battleground for people with secrets.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7082</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cheerleader,chemical,christmas,christmas chaos,detective,holiday,horror,killer,monster,mutant,mystery,podcast,revenge,scary,serial,stories,supernatural,thriller,toxic,twins</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6b4210f4f0d181ba4dd7afd58ea51739.jpg"/><itunes:episode>376</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Christmas Romance: A Witch’s Curse, Doomed Lovers &amp; Holiday Horror in Strickfield</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-christmas-romance-a-witch-s-curse-doomed-lovers-holiday-horror-in-strickfield--69083563</link><description><![CDATA[A healer betrayed on Christmas Day curses the family of the man who denied their love. Centuries later, Grant Capwell's break at Strickfield University is disrupted by an attraction that feels older than his own life. A Christmas Romance by Rob Fields connects Murial Arkam's execution with Grant, his girlfriend Spencer Mirren, and a barista who carries the healer's name. This Weekly Spooky tale blends witch horror, inherited magic, and a love triangle. As memory and desire begin to blur, the question is whether devotion can break a pattern—or whether the curse is choosing for them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69083563</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69083563/ep_375_a_christmas_romance.mp3" length="47380518" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8389c6b0-e98f-49af-8933-8c84bdf5cac2/8389c6b0-e98f-49af-8933-8c84bdf5cac2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8389c6b0-e98f-49af-8933-8c84bdf5cac2/8389c6b0-e98f-49af-8933-8c84bdf5cac2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8389c6b0-e98f-49af-8933-8c84bdf5cac2/8389c6b0-e98f-49af-8933-8c84bdf5cac2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A healer betrayed on Christmas Day curses the family of the man who denied their love. Centuries later, Grant Capwell's break at Strickfield University is disrupted by an attraction that feels older than his own life. A Christmas Romance by Rob Fields...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A healer betrayed on Christmas Day curses the family of the man who denied their love. Centuries later, Grant Capwell's break at Strickfield University is disrupted by an attraction that feels older than his own life. A Christmas Romance by Rob Fields connects Murial Arkam's execution with Grant, his girlfriend Spencer Mirren, and a barista who carries the healer's name. This Weekly Spooky tale blends witch horror, inherited magic, and a love triangle. As memory and desire begin to blur, the question is whether devotion can break a pattern—or whether the curse is choosing for them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2961</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,december,ghost,gifts,haunted,holiday,horror,krampus,lights,mistletoe,ornaments,podcast,romance,santa,scary,snow,stories,tree,winter,wreath</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f34a0e7f71ee3c07aada88a36862aebd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>375</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Black Christmas, Young Frankenstein &amp; Ghost Story (December 15–21)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-black-christmas-young-frankenstein-ghost-story-december-15-21--68932914</link><description><![CDATA[Black Christmas turns sorority life into stalker terror, while Young Frankenstein finds comedy in classic monsters. This Week in Horror History covers December 15–21 with the wintry haunting of Ghost Story, the retro game Christmas Massacre, and Local 58's invasive analog nightmare Real Sleep. Scream joins a holiday watchlist of slashers, ghosts, and screen-borne dread. Explore how festive settings make familiar horror feel closer to home. Episode sponsor: Aspire energy drinks. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://aspiredrinks.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://aspiredrinks.com/disco...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68932914</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68932914/twihh_dec_15_dec_21.mp3" length="22930538" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6b4f36b3-00da-4d12-a8e1-047bfce58bdd/6b4f36b3-00da-4d12-a8e1-047bfce58bdd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6b4f36b3-00da-4d12-a8e1-047bfce58bdd/6b4f36b3-00da-4d12-a8e1-047bfce58bdd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6b4f36b3-00da-4d12-a8e1-047bfce58bdd/6b4f36b3-00da-4d12-a8e1-047bfce58bdd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Black Christmas turns sorority life into stalker terror, while Young Frankenstein finds comedy in classic monsters. This Week in Horror History covers December 15–21 with the wintry haunting of Ghost Story, the retro game Christmas Massacre, and Local...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Black Christmas turns sorority life into stalker terror, while Young Frankenstein finds comedy in classic monsters. This Week in Horror History covers December 15–21 with the wintry haunting of Ghost Story, the retro game Christmas Massacre, and Local 58's invasive analog nightmare Real Sleep. Scream joins a holiday watchlist of slashers, ghosts, and screen-borne dread. Explore how festive settings make familiar horror feel closer to home. Episode sponsor: Aspire energy drinks. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://aspiredrinks.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://aspiredrinks.com/disco...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1432</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1980s,analog,black,black christmas,christmas,christmas massacre,festive,festive horror,frankenstein,games,ghosts,ghost story,horror,indie,scream,slasher,wes craven,winter,young frankenstein</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1badff5ef738671a430ac341100355a4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Black Christmas: A Cursed Snow Globe Christmas Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-christmas-a-cursed-snow-globe-christmas-horror-story--69059851</link><description><![CDATA[A broke newsboy finds a snow globe that can change his luck. Inside the glass, a miniature winter town waits as each wish sends dark flakes through the snow. Black Christmas by Rodri Go turns a hidden antiques shop into the beginning of a supernatural bargain. This Weekly Spooky holiday horror story follows the temptation to trade tomorrow's safety for relief today, as debts disappear and the price of good fortune grows harder to ignore. The gift keeps count even when its owner wants to stop. Author: @unhappy_stories on Instagram and <a href="http://www.unhappystories.net/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.unhappystories.net/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69059851</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69059851/ep_374_black_christmas.mp3" length="57782882" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e7a9c2bc-bbab-42d5-967a-362e7c147e15/e7a9c2bc-bbab-42d5-967a-362e7c147e15.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e7a9c2bc-bbab-42d5-967a-362e7c147e15/e7a9c2bc-bbab-42d5-967a-362e7c147e15.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e7a9c2bc-bbab-42d5-967a-362e7c147e15/e7a9c2bc-bbab-42d5-967a-362e7c147e15.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A broke newsboy finds a snow globe that can change his luck. Inside the glass, a miniature winter town waits as each wish sends dark flakes through the snow. Black Christmas by Rodri Go turns a hidden antiques shop into the beginning of a supernatural...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A broke newsboy finds a snow globe that can change his luck. Inside the glass, a miniature winter town waits as each wish sends dark flakes through the snow. Black Christmas by Rodri Go turns a hidden antiques shop into the beginning of a supernatural bargain. This Weekly Spooky holiday horror story follows the temptation to trade tomorrow's safety for relief today, as debts disappear and the price of good fortune grows harder to ignore. The gift keeps count even when its owner wants to stop. Author: @unhappy_stories on Instagram and <a href="http://www.unhappystories.net/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.unhappystories.net/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3611</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alive,black christmas,buried,christmas,christmas eve,curse,cursed,cursed snow globe,demon,gambling,haunted,horror,magic,occult,scary,snowglobe,story,supernatural,winter,wish</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a059c739c31c4a7664c6d7d46424b31d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>374</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Père Fouettard: The French Krampus and the Dark Side of Christmas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-pere-fouettard-the-french-krampus-and-the-dark-side-of-christmas--68998282</link><description><![CDATA[Père Fouettard walks beside Saint Nicholas with punishment where the saint offers gifts. Terrifying &amp; True explores this Christmas figure in French and Belgian folklore, from the legend of three murdered children to the origin story tied to the Siege of Metz. Nancy's festivities lead into comparisons with Krampus, Hans Trapp, and other winter enforcers. The episode examines how fear shaped holiday discipline and how portrayals change as communities confront racist imagery. Follow the stories behind the whip and sack, keeping local traditions and origin legends distinct from history.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68998282</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68998282/the_legend_of_pere_fouettard_the_christmas_punisher.mp3" length="55852627" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5f6f2dcf-feb8-4f44-bcc2-64a344306868/5f6f2dcf-feb8-4f44-bcc2-64a344306868.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5f6f2dcf-feb8-4f44-bcc2-64a344306868/5f6f2dcf-feb8-4f44-bcc2-64a344306868.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5f6f2dcf-feb8-4f44-bcc2-64a344306868/5f6f2dcf-feb8-4f44-bcc2-64a344306868.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Père Fouettard walks beside Saint Nicholas with punishment where the saint offers gifts. Terrifying &amp; True explores this Christmas figure in French and Belgian folklore, from the legend of three murdered children to the origin story tied to the Siege...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Père Fouettard walks beside Saint Nicholas with punishment where the saint offers gifts. Terrifying &amp; True explores this Christmas figure in French and Belgian folklore, from the legend of three murdered children to the origin story tied to the Siege of Metz. Nancy's festivities lead into comparisons with Krampus, Hans Trapp, and other winter enforcers. The episode examines how fear shaped holiday discipline and how portrayals change as communities confront racist imagery. Follow the stories behind the whip and sack, keeping local traditions and origin legends distinct from history.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3490</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>belgium,bogeyman,christmas,christmas butcher,dark folklore,folklore,france,holidays,horror,krampus,legend,nicholas,punishment,saint,sinterklaas</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/946aa10287da75039e14e5ebd595a46c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Six Horror Stories of Guilt, Poison, and the Pendulum</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-six-horror-stories-of-guilt-poison-and-the-pendulum--68800636</link><description><![CDATA[A man aboard a liner tries to evade consequences, while another fears a snake beneath his sheet. Unknown Broadcast gathers Sea of Troubles, Poison, Escape by Death, You Can't Trust a Stranger, The Last Day of a Condemned Man, and The Pit and the Pendulum. Over three hours of old-time radio mystery and horror move through suspicion, dangerous favors, imprisonment, and a blade drawing closer. These six dramas make time itself feel threatening, whether a character is waiting for help or a sentence to be carried out. Listen for the gap between an escape plan and a detail it cannot control.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68800636</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68800636/ub_sea_of_troubles_poison_escape_by_death_never_trust_a_stranger_last_days_of_a_condemned_man_the_pit_and_the_pendulu.mp3" length="182457486" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e29680e9-5619-4c6f-94b2-26ca65303829/e29680e9-5619-4c6f-94b2-26ca65303829.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e29680e9-5619-4c6f-94b2-26ca65303829/e29680e9-5619-4c6f-94b2-26ca65303829.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e29680e9-5619-4c6f-94b2-26ca65303829/e29680e9-5619-4c6f-94b2-26ca65303829.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A man aboard a liner tries to evade consequences, while another fears a snake beneath his sheet. Unknown Broadcast gathers Sea of Troubles, Poison, Escape by Death, You Can't Trust a Stranger, The Last Day of a Condemned Man, and The Pit and the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A man aboard a liner tries to evade consequences, while another fears a snake beneath his sheet. Unknown Broadcast gathers Sea of Troubles, Poison, Escape by Death, You Can't Trust a Stranger, The Last Day of a Condemned Man, and The Pit and the Pendulum. Over three hours of old-time radio mystery and horror move through suspicion, dangerous favors, imprisonment, and a blade drawing closer. These six dramas make time itself feel threatening, whether a character is waiting for help or a sentence to be carried out. Listen for the gap between an escape plan and a detail it cannot control.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11403</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,classic,eerie,fate,ghost,guilt,horror,identity,justice,macabre,mystery,noir,otr,podcast,psychological tension,radio,stories,suspense,thriller,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ee1991633ee22e3937ff510a06fc4420.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas Horror Stories: Snow, Santa &amp; Slaughter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-horror-stories-snow-santa-slaughter--68904782</link><description><![CDATA[Killer elves, a demonic Santa, and an undead outbreak fill seven Weekly Spooky Christmas stories. Rob Fields brings Christmas at Pendleton Way Station, Inner Rage, and A Zombie's Christmas; Charles Campbell brings Santa's Little Helpers and The Day that Santa Died. Welcome Home by Mike Ashkewe and Scary Christmas To All by David O'Hanlon complete the lineup. Over four and a half hours of holiday horror move from a cyborg's battlefield to Strickfield, a department store, and the North Pole's operatives. Expect supernatural revenge, dark fantasy, and splatter beneath seasonal lights.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68904782</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68904782/christmas_comp_2025_3.mp3" length="265343509" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2c27840b-0de6-42a3-9fcf-8b8e91218d5c/2c27840b-0de6-42a3-9fcf-8b8e91218d5c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2c27840b-0de6-42a3-9fcf-8b8e91218d5c/2c27840b-0de6-42a3-9fcf-8b8e91218d5c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2c27840b-0de6-42a3-9fcf-8b8e91218d5c/2c27840b-0de6-42a3-9fcf-8b8e91218d5c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Killer elves, a demonic Santa, and an undead outbreak fill seven Weekly Spooky Christmas stories. Rob Fields brings Christmas at Pendleton Way Station, Inner Rage, and A Zombie's Christmas; Charles Campbell brings Santa's Little Helpers and The Day...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Killer elves, a demonic Santa, and an undead outbreak fill seven Weekly Spooky Christmas stories. Rob Fields brings Christmas at Pendleton Way Station, Inner Rage, and A Zombie's Christmas; Charles Campbell brings Santa's Little Helpers and The Day that Santa Died. Welcome Home by Mike Ashkewe and Scary Christmas To All by David O'Hanlon complete the lineup. Over four and a half hours of holiday horror move from a cyborg's battlefield to Strickfield, a department store, and the North Pole's operatives. Expect supernatural revenge, dark fantasy, and splatter beneath seasonal lights.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>16583</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,christmas,christmas eve,dark tales,elves,folklore,ghosts,holiday,holiday cheer,holiday season,horror,krampus,podcast,santa,scary,serial killer,stories,winter,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc0f18247d10f1c47db558a2161a2837.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Wind Chill (2007) – Emily Blunt’s Snowbound Christmas Ghost Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-wind-chill-2007-emily-blunt-s-snowbound-christmas-ghost-story--68801920</link><description><![CDATA[Wind Chill (2007) strands two students on an icy Pennsylvania road, where a ride home becomes a ghost story. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Gregory Jacobs' film, starring Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers cover the looping nightmare, boundaries, vulnerability, and the connection between supernatural dread and real winter exposure. The hosts also share memories of brutal Midwestern cold. How does a damaged car become both shelter and a trap when the past keeps returning? Film page: <a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/695641/wind-chill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/6956...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68801920</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68801920/wind_chill.mp3" length="119083254" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fcb1931d-6cd3-4bec-897e-adb0bad1e553/fcb1931d-6cd3-4bec-897e-adb0bad1e553.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fcb1931d-6cd3-4bec-897e-adb0bad1e553/fcb1931d-6cd3-4bec-897e-adb0bad1e553.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fcb1931d-6cd3-4bec-897e-adb0bad1e553/fcb1931d-6cd3-4bec-897e-adb0bad1e553.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Wind Chill (2007) strands two students on an icy Pennsylvania road, where a ride home becomes a ghost story. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Gregory Jacobs' film, starring Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Wind Chill (2007) strands two students on an icy Pennsylvania road, where a ride home becomes a ghost story. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Gregory Jacobs' film, starring Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers cover the looping nightmare, boundaries, vulnerability, and the connection between supernatural dread and real winter exposure. The hosts also share memories of brutal Midwestern cold. How does a damaged car become both shelter and a trap when the past keeps returning? Film page: <a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/695641/wind-chill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/6956...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7442</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>analysis,blunt,chill,christmas,college students,emily,emily blunt,ghosts,holiday,horror,horror film,podcast,road,snow,supernatural,supernatural nightmare,thriller,trip,wind,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Blue Christmas: A Dark Superhero Holiday Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-blue-christmas-a-dark-superhero-holiday-horror-story--68985444</link><description><![CDATA[Reporter Miranda Mason-Phillips arrives in Shore City and discovers that superheroes are real—and frightened. A Blue Christmas by Rob Fields brings alien hero Blue Girl and the gem-clad Jeweler into a Christmas Eve conflict with supernatural forces and a deadly war machine. This feature-length Weekly Spooky story mixes superhero dark fantasy, urban horror, and mass hallucinations as the city streets become a battleground. Miranda's search for a story puts her close to powers that can turn fear against their victims. Follow one holiday adventure where even the heroes need help.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68985444</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:00:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68985444/ep_373_a_blue_christmas.mp3" length="126226199" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0d181c78-7a6b-4a01-bae6-54e1227dd11f/0d181c78-7a6b-4a01-bae6-54e1227dd11f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0d181c78-7a6b-4a01-bae6-54e1227dd11f/0d181c78-7a6b-4a01-bae6-54e1227dd11f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0d181c78-7a6b-4a01-bae6-54e1227dd11f/0d181c78-7a6b-4a01-bae6-54e1227dd11f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reporter Miranda Mason-Phillips arrives in Shore City and discovers that superheroes are real—and frightened. A Blue Christmas by Rob Fields brings alien hero Blue Girl and the gem-clad Jeweler into a Christmas Eve conflict with supernatural forces...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reporter Miranda Mason-Phillips arrives in Shore City and discovers that superheroes are real—and frightened. A Blue Christmas by Rob Fields brings alien hero Blue Girl and the gem-clad Jeweler into a Christmas Eve conflict with supernatural forces and a deadly war machine. This feature-length Weekly Spooky story mixes superhero dark fantasy, urban horror, and mass hallucinations as the city streets become a battleground. Miranda's search for a story puts her close to powers that can turn fear against their victims. Follow one holiday adventure where even the heroes need help.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7888</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,christmas,creepy,dark,demons,fear,folklore,ghost,holiday,horror,legends,monster,scary,spooky,stories,superhero,supernatural,thriller,urban,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/90ef18ddf2bda6a405dc9f43424a63ab.jpg"/><itunes:episode>373</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Milk, Cookies, and Krampus: A Christmas Horror Story of Folklore, Family… and a Very Bad Dog</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/milk-cookies-and-krampus-a-christmas-horror-story-of-folklore-family-and-a-very-bad-dog--68965369</link><description><![CDATA[On the Donnerly farm, leaving milk and cookies for Santa is a rule with consequences. Daisy May Donnerly, Carnelian Mirren, and the hungry terrier Ol' McDonald discover why during a Christmas Eve blizzard. Milk, Cookies, and Krampus by Rob Fields brings a threatening sleigh and skeletal reindeer to the Strickfield universe. This Weekly Spooky holiday story turns a family ritual into a fight against the frightening visitor who comes when it goes wrong. Cozy farm life meets supernatural danger, with two girls caught between disbelief and a tradition that demands to be taken seriously.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68965369</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68965369/ep_372_milk_cookies_and_krampus.mp3" length="44185792" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0aa0a235-9e5e-412e-9e28-880c0cea6d8f/0aa0a235-9e5e-412e-9e28-880c0cea6d8f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0aa0a235-9e5e-412e-9e28-880c0cea6d8f/0aa0a235-9e5e-412e-9e28-880c0cea6d8f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0aa0a235-9e5e-412e-9e28-880c0cea6d8f/0aa0a235-9e5e-412e-9e28-880c0cea6d8f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On the Donnerly farm, leaving milk and cookies for Santa is a rule with consequences. Daisy May Donnerly, Carnelian Mirren, and the hungry terrier Ol' McDonald discover why during a Christmas Eve blizzard. Milk, Cookies, and Krampus by Rob Fields...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On the Donnerly farm, leaving milk and cookies for Santa is a rule with consequences. Daisy May Donnerly, Carnelian Mirren, and the hungry terrier Ol' McDonald discover why during a Christmas Eve blizzard. Milk, Cookies, and Krampus by Rob Fields brings a threatening sleigh and skeletal reindeer to the Strickfield universe. This Weekly Spooky holiday story turns a family ritual into a fight against the frightening visitor who comes when it goes wrong. Cozy farm life meets supernatural danger, with two girls caught between disbelief and a tradition that demands to be taken seriously.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2761</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,chilling,christmas,christmas eve,eerie,folklore,holiday,holiday tale,horror,krampus,legends,mature,podcast,santa,scary,spooky,stories,urban,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/40cba16f8cf55555624eaefb816d59a0.jpg"/><itunes:episode>372</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Christine, The Wolfman &amp; Scream 2 (December 8–14)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-christine-the-wolfman-scream-2-december-8-14--68890240</link><description><![CDATA[Christine turns a Plymouth into a killer, The Wolf Man (1941) gives Larry Talbot a tragic curse, and Scream 2 takes Ghostface to college. This Week in Horror History covers December 8–14 with Maniac Cop 2 and the giant-spider classic Tarantula. John Carpenter's Stephen King adaptation meets Universal monsters and meta-slasher rules. Birthdays celebrate Rick Baker, Vampira, Bill Nighy, and Dee Wallace. Find a creature feature or a sequel for your winter watchlist. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth bedding. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68890240</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68890240/twihh_dec_8_dec_14.mp3" length="21311972" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f84bb9ed-a3ca-4207-b575-a15f64965a5c/f84bb9ed-a3ca-4207-b575-a15f64965a5c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f84bb9ed-a3ca-4207-b575-a15f64965a5c/f84bb9ed-a3ca-4207-b575-a15f64965a5c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f84bb9ed-a3ca-4207-b575-a15f64965a5c/f84bb9ed-a3ca-4207-b575-a15f64965a5c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Christine turns a Plymouth into a killer, The Wolf Man (1941) gives Larry Talbot a tragic curse, and Scream 2 takes Ghostface to college. This Week in Horror History covers December 8–14 with Maniac Cop 2 and the giant-spider classic Tarantula. John...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christine turns a Plymouth into a killer, The Wolf Man (1941) gives Larry Talbot a tragic curse, and Scream 2 takes Ghostface to college. This Week in Horror History covers December 8–14 with Maniac Cop 2 and the giant-spider classic Tarantula. John Carpenter's Stephen King adaptation meets Universal monsters and meta-slasher rules. Birthdays celebrate Rick Baker, Vampira, Bill Nighy, and Dee Wallace. Find a creature feature or a sequel for your winter watchlist. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth bedding. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1331</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>carpenter,christine,christmas,cop,films,history,horror,john carpenter,king,maniac,meta,podcast,scream,scream 2,slasher,stephen,tarantula,the wolfman,werewolf,wolfman</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/be71fef2a0542ee9e9ee9b3b6d337045.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Frau Perchta, the Christmas Witch: Alpine Folklore and Chilling Christmas Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-frau-perchta-the-christmas-witch-alpine-folklore-and-chilling-christmas-horror--68888585</link><description><![CDATA[Frau Perchta may reward careful work—or punish a home that breaks her winter rules. Terrifying &amp; True explores the Christmas Witch of Alpine folklore, from spinning and Twelfth Night meals to stories of gruesome punishment and ghostly processions. The episode compares Perchta, the beautiful and frightening Perchten, and Krampus, then follows the masks and cowbells into living winter festivals. Traditions and theories about her origins vary by place and retelling. Discover how domestic duties became the material of folk horror, and why these figures command attention in the mountains.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68888585</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68888585/frau_perchta_and_the_perchten_alpine_christmas_terrors.mp3" length="60215855" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4a1e121b-73ea-4151-93b4-a0f9e12b7011/4a1e121b-73ea-4151-93b4-a0f9e12b7011.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4a1e121b-73ea-4151-93b4-a0f9e12b7011/4a1e121b-73ea-4151-93b4-a0f9e12b7011.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4a1e121b-73ea-4151-93b4-a0f9e12b7011/4a1e121b-73ea-4151-93b4-a0f9e12b7011.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Frau Perchta may reward careful work—or punish a home that breaks her winter rules. Terrifying &amp; True explores the Christmas Witch of Alpine folklore, from spinning and Twelfth Night meals to stories of gruesome punishment and ghostly processions. The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Frau Perchta may reward careful work—or punish a home that breaks her winter rules. Terrifying &amp; True explores the Christmas Witch of Alpine folklore, from spinning and Twelfth Night meals to stories of gruesome punishment and ghostly processions. The episode compares Perchta, the beautiful and frightening Perchten, and Krampus, then follows the masks and cowbells into living winter festivals. Traditions and theories about her origins vary by place and retelling. Discover how domestic duties became the material of folk horror, and why these figures command attention in the mountains.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3763</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alpine folklore,anthology,chilling,christmas,christmas myths,eerie,folklore,ghost,halloween,holiday,horror,legends,mature,paranormal,podcast,scary,spooky,stories,themes,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a3d6c07a70c4d39b93a33bc03d49b8a8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Six Horror Stories of Fate, Hubris, and the Crawling Night</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-six-horror-stories-of-fate-hubris-and-the-crawling-night--68648574</link><description><![CDATA[A family home and a doctor's interest in the dead begin a night of uneasy vintage radio. Unknown Broadcast gathers Child of Misfortune, King of the World, A Good Thing, Crawling Thing, Subbasement, and Fear Paints a Picture. Six stories move through ambition, family tensions, hidden spaces, and the fear that ordinary life conceals something dangerous. Over three hours of old-time radio mystery and suspense let each drama build its own threat. Listen for the point where confidence becomes a risk and a familiar place loses its comfort. Not every secret waits politely to be discovered.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68648574</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68648574/ub_child_of_misfortune_king_of_the_world_a_good_thing_crawling_thing_subbasement_fear_paints_a_picture.mp3" length="174249981" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/436b57bb-e8a9-4a40-8264-40e2bebcfc9c/436b57bb-e8a9-4a40-8264-40e2bebcfc9c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/436b57bb-e8a9-4a40-8264-40e2bebcfc9c/436b57bb-e8a9-4a40-8264-40e2bebcfc9c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/436b57bb-e8a9-4a40-8264-40e2bebcfc9c/436b57bb-e8a9-4a40-8264-40e2bebcfc9c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A family home and a doctor's interest in the dead begin a night of uneasy vintage radio. Unknown Broadcast gathers Child of Misfortune, King of the World, A Good Thing, Crawling Thing, Subbasement, and Fear Paints a Picture. Six stories move through...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A family home and a doctor's interest in the dead begin a night of uneasy vintage radio. Unknown Broadcast gathers Child of Misfortune, King of the World, A Good Thing, Crawling Thing, Subbasement, and Fear Paints a Picture. Six stories move through ambition, family tensions, hidden spaces, and the fear that ordinary life conceals something dangerous. Over three hours of old-time radio mystery and suspense let each drama build its own threat. Listen for the point where confidence becomes a risk and a familiar place loses its comfort. Not every secret waits politely to be discovered.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10890</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,basement,classic,creature,horror,inner,mystery,otr,paranormal undertones,portrait,radio,sanctum,stories,sudden deaths,supernatural influence,suspense,thriller,tragic accident,vintage,winter night</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/578eee2a0755922b822806aa9b1b1db7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Yuletide Bloodbath: 9 Christmas Horror Stories of Killer Santas, Krampus &amp; Winter Nightmares</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/yuletide-bloodbath-9-christmas-horror-stories-of-killer-santas-krampus-winter-nightmares--68811365</link><description><![CDATA[Killer Santas, Krampus, and deadly androids fill nine Christmas horror stories. Morgan Moore brings All I Want For Christmas and Santa Claus is Killin' the Town; Shane Migliavacca, Blood on the Snow; Rob Fields, Krampus Is Comin'; Keith Tomlin, Operation Deadly Night; David O'Hanlon, Dead Silent Night; Mike Ashkewe, 12 Days; Joe Solmo, A Christmas to Remember; and Bruce Haney, Xmas at the Psych Ward. Binge nearly four hours of Weekly Spooky holiday horror, from a snowbound roadhouse to a psychiatric hospital and a pilot trapped in deep space. Christmas Eve offers no guarantee of safety.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68811365</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68811365/christmas_comp_2025_2.mp3" length="222914770" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e437fb40-6395-4021-9e67-bb6df96ee32b/e437fb40-6395-4021-9e67-bb6df96ee32b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e437fb40-6395-4021-9e67-bb6df96ee32b/e437fb40-6395-4021-9e67-bb6df96ee32b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e437fb40-6395-4021-9e67-bb6df96ee32b/e437fb40-6395-4021-9e67-bb6df96ee32b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Killer Santas, Krampus, and deadly androids fill nine Christmas horror stories. Morgan Moore brings All I Want For Christmas and Santa Claus is Killin' the Town; Shane Migliavacca, Blood on the Snow; Rob Fields, Krampus Is Comin'; Keith Tomlin,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Killer Santas, Krampus, and deadly androids fill nine Christmas horror stories. Morgan Moore brings All I Want For Christmas and Santa Claus is Killin' the Town; Shane Migliavacca, Blood on the Snow; Rob Fields, Krampus Is Comin'; Keith Tomlin, Operation Deadly Night; David O'Hanlon, Dead Silent Night; Mike Ashkewe, 12 Days; Joe Solmo, A Christmas to Remember; and Bruce Haney, Xmas at the Psych Ward. Binge nearly four hours of Weekly Spooky holiday horror, from a snowbound roadhouse to a psychiatric hospital and a pilot trapped in deep space. Christmas Eve offers no guarantee of safety.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>13932</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,christmas,creepy,ghosts,holiday,holiday horror,krampus,murder,nightmare,paranormal,rogue ai,santa,scary,slasher,spooky,stories,suspense,unsettling twists,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3cbd09ca8be7de13e6c87da5869ea8bc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Christmas Carnival: A Haunted Holiday Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-christmas-carnival-a-haunted-holiday-horror-story--68853247</link><description><![CDATA[An abandoned carnival reopens on Christmas Eve, and Bill and his friends face the Dark Mother among the rides. The Christmas Carnival by Rob Fields returns to Strickfield, where junk-shop owner Eisley Tinker has revived an attraction the children thought was closed. This Weekly Spooky Christmas horror novella follows Daisy May, Carnelian, and their friends from a holiday outing into a supernatural threat to far more than their small town. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68853247</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68853247/ep_371_the_christmas_carnival.mp3" length="123700795" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5f4cc778-c1f9-43d9-9224-1ff3738f96e3/5f4cc778-c1f9-43d9-9224-1ff3738f96e3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5f4cc778-c1f9-43d9-9224-1ff3738f96e3/5f4cc778-c1f9-43d9-9224-1ff3738f96e3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5f4cc778-c1f9-43d9-9224-1ff3738f96e3/5f4cc778-c1f9-43d9-9224-1ff3738f96e3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An abandoned carnival reopens on Christmas Eve, and Bill and his friends face the Dark Mother among the rides. The Christmas Carnival by Rob Fields returns to Strickfield, where junk-shop owner Eisley Tinker has revived an attraction the children...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An abandoned carnival reopens on Christmas Eve, and Bill and his friends face the Dark Mother among the rides. The Christmas Carnival by Rob Fields returns to Strickfield, where junk-shop owner Eisley Tinker has revived an attraction the children thought was closed. This Weekly Spooky Christmas horror novella follows Daisy May, Carnelian, and their friends from a holiday outing into a supernatural threat to far more than their small town. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7731</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audio,carnival,chilling tale,christmas,demons,fairground,fiction,ghost,ghosts,haunted,horror,podcast,snow,spooky,strickfield,supernatural,survival,suspense,thriller,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/da509c89421797e17054add625df372c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>371</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Pageant: A Chilling Christmas Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pageant-a-chilling-christmas-horror-story--68851347</link><description><![CDATA[Janet Monroe's Christmas pageant falls apart at its final rehearsal. Then a charming stranger offers a promise she desperately wants to believe. The Pageant by Morgan Moore turns church politics and holiday ambition into a Christmas horror story about a wish with terrible consequences. With her children in the cast and the congregation watching, Janet finally has her chance to shine. But who has heard her wish, and what will they make of it? Listen on Weekly Spooky. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68851347</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68851347/ep_370_the_pageant.mp3" length="29841443" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/de14daa9-77d0-40d6-8429-e5f3eca5bcec/de14daa9-77d0-40d6-8429-e5f3eca5bcec.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/de14daa9-77d0-40d6-8429-e5f3eca5bcec/de14daa9-77d0-40d6-8429-e5f3eca5bcec.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/de14daa9-77d0-40d6-8429-e5f3eca5bcec/de14daa9-77d0-40d6-8429-e5f3eca5bcec.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Janet Monroe's Christmas pageant falls apart at its final rehearsal. Then a charming stranger offers a promise she desperately wants to believe. The Pageant by Morgan Moore turns church politics and holiday ambition into a Christmas horror story about...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Janet Monroe's Christmas pageant falls apart at its final rehearsal. Then a charming stranger offers a promise she desperately wants to believe. The Pageant by Morgan Moore turns church politics and holiday ambition into a Christmas horror story about a wish with terrible consequences. With her children in the cast and the congregation watching, Janet finally has her chance to shine. But who has heard her wish, and what will they make of it? Listen on Weekly Spooky. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1865</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chaos,choir,christmas,christmas pageant,church,demon,devil,holiday,horror,nightmarish outcomes,pageant,podcast,satan,sermon,stranger,supernatural,suspense,thriller,winter,worship</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a1a28339fb0fa5eb68b53fb4b218ba58.jpg"/><itunes:episode>370</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Weather Outside is Frightful: Deadly Christmas Hurricane!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-deadly-christmas-hurricane--68825698</link><description><![CDATA[Chet Miller spends Christmas Eve in Nokomis, Florida, with the ghost of his wife. She warns him to leave before a storm, but going might mean losing her again. The Weather Outside Is Frightful by Charles Campbell brings a sudden hurricane to a widower's home as his daughter struggles to reach him. This Weekly Spooky ghost story blends grief, a dangerous secret, and coastal survival horror. Floodwater and failing power turn a familiar house into a trap, while Chet clings to the presence that keeps him there. What would you risk to spend one more Christmas with someone you lost?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68825698</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68825698/ep_369_the_weather_outside_is_frightful.mp3" length="42018728" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0ac44516-5411-43e1-ba0d-da9d41d2b676/0ac44516-5411-43e1-ba0d-da9d41d2b676.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0ac44516-5411-43e1-ba0d-da9d41d2b676/0ac44516-5411-43e1-ba0d-da9d41d2b676.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0ac44516-5411-43e1-ba0d-da9d41d2b676/0ac44516-5411-43e1-ba0d-da9d41d2b676.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chet Miller spends Christmas Eve in Nokomis, Florida, with the ghost of his wife. She warns him to leave before a storm, but going might mean losing her again. The Weather Outside Is Frightful by Charles Campbell brings a sudden hurricane to a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chet Miller spends Christmas Eve in Nokomis, Florida, with the ghost of his wife. She warns him to leave before a storm, but going might mean losing her again. The Weather Outside Is Frightful by Charles Campbell brings a sudden hurricane to a widower's home as his daughter struggles to reach him. This Weekly Spooky ghost story blends grief, a dangerous secret, and coastal survival horror. Floodwater and failing power turn a familiar house into a trap, while Chet clings to the presence that keeps him there. What would you risk to spend one more Christmas with someone you lost?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2626</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audio,buried secrets,christmas,christmas hurricane,demons,eve,fiction,florida,ghost,ghosts,haunting,holiday,horror,hurricane,podcast,spooky,storm,supernatural,thriller,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6be5e44c16555549aaab49317fc691f7.jpg"/><itunes:episode>369</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Turistas, Scalps, House of Dracula &amp; Girls Nite Out</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-turistas-scalps-house-of-dracula-girls-nite-out--68712163</link><description><![CDATA[Turistas (2006) turns Brazilian backpacking into organ-harvesting terror, while Scalps (1983) uncovers a curse at an archaeological dig. This Week in Horror History covers December 1–7 with House of Dracula (1945), Girls Nite Out (1982), and Edward Scissorhands (1990). Universal monsters, a knife-clawed bear mascot, and Tim Burton's wintry Gothic fairy tale offer very different winter viewing. Birthdays include Tony Todd and Sean S. Cunningham. Sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off your first order at Savorista.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68712163</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68712163/twihh_dec_1_dec_8.mp3" length="21122623" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27ab96ae-1265-4336-8a08-036078246c9c/27ab96ae-1265-4336-8a08-036078246c9c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27ab96ae-1265-4336-8a08-036078246c9c/27ab96ae-1265-4336-8a08-036078246c9c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27ab96ae-1265-4336-8a08-036078246c9c/27ab96ae-1265-4336-8a08-036078246c9c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Turistas (2006) turns Brazilian backpacking into organ-harvesting terror, while Scalps (1983) uncovers a curse at an archaeological dig. This Week in Horror History covers December 1–7 with House of Dracula (1945), Girls Nite Out (1982), and Edward...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Turistas (2006) turns Brazilian backpacking into organ-harvesting terror, while Scalps (1983) uncovers a curse at an archaeological dig. This Week in Horror History covers December 1–7 with House of Dracula (1945), Girls Nite Out (1982), and Edward Scissorhands (1990). Universal monsters, a knife-clawed bear mascot, and Tim Burton's wintry Gothic fairy tale offer very different winter viewing. Birthdays include Tony Todd and Sean S. Cunningham. Sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off your first order at Savorista.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1319</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>campus,classic,cult,december,dracula,edward scissorhands,girls' night out,gothic elements,history,horror,horror history,house of dracula,monsters,scalps,slasher,tim burton,turistas,universal</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a819004ee9d3283859fbebd39e0b9d57.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Dangers of a Victorian Christmas: Fires, Poisons, and Deadly Traditions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-dangers-of-a-victorian-christmas-fires-poisons-and-deadly-traditions--68707968</link><description><![CDATA[A candlelit Christmas tree could turn a Victorian parlor into a fire trap. Terrifying &amp; True explores the hazards behind the holiday postcard: flammable decorations, toxic pigments, contaminated sweets, and the risks of early electric lighting. This history episode follows the uneasy connection between festive display, household danger, and the push for safer products. Lead tinsel and arsenic greens complicate the picture of an innocent old-fashioned Christmas. Look beyond the glowing windows to discover why some cherished seasonal comforts came with a price families could not see.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68707968</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68707968/the_hidden_dangers_of_a_victorian_christmas.mp3" length="52462224" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a495d81f-3ea6-419d-8e13-5548fc793d62/a495d81f-3ea6-419d-8e13-5548fc793d62.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a495d81f-3ea6-419d-8e13-5548fc793d62/a495d81f-3ea6-419d-8e13-5548fc793d62.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a495d81f-3ea6-419d-8e13-5548fc793d62/a495d81f-3ea6-419d-8e13-5548fc793d62.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A candlelit Christmas tree could turn a Victorian parlor into a fire trap. Terrifying &amp; True explores the hazards behind the holiday postcard: flammable decorations, toxic pigments, contaminated sweets, and the risks of early electric lighting. This...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A candlelit Christmas tree could turn a Victorian parlor into a fire trap. Terrifying &amp; True explores the hazards behind the holiday postcard: flammable decorations, toxic pigments, contaminated sweets, and the risks of early electric lighting. This history episode follows the uneasy connection between festive display, household danger, and the push for safer products. Lead tinsel and arsenic greens complicate the picture of an innocent old-fashioned Christmas. Look beyond the glowing windows to discover why some cherished seasonal comforts came with a price families could not see.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3278</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arsenic,asbestos,candle-lit trees,candles,chilling stories,christmas,disasters,fire,fire hazards,history,london,ornaments,poisoning,safety,safety standards,tinsel,toxic decorations,toxic poisoning,victorian,victorian christmas</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f1efe08aef2ce708bb0e372c2738e6.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Four Horror Stories of Illusion, Justice, Betrayal, and a Stalking Shadow</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-four-horror-stories-of-illusion-justice-betrayal-and-a-stalking-shadow--68646175</link><description><![CDATA[A condemned man waits above a river, searching for a way to escape the noose. Unknown Broadcast brings Ambrose Bierce's An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge to a collection with Murder Must Be Paid For, The Man Within, and The Creeper. More than two hours of old-time radio horror and suspense move from a Civil War execution to crimes of conscience and a city gripped by fear. Four vintage dramas explore illusion, justice, betrayal, and the terror of being followed. Listen as a chance at freedom or a sound beyond a locked door becomes the only thing that matters.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68646175</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68646175/ub_an_occurence_at_owl_creek_murder_must_be_paid_for_the_man_within_the_creeper.mp3" length="124314335" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9042cca6-b6a5-4323-bcdd-3b7d210ccdb3/9042cca6-b6a5-4323-bcdd-3b7d210ccdb3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9042cca6-b6a5-4323-bcdd-3b7d210ccdb3/9042cca6-b6a5-4323-bcdd-3b7d210ccdb3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9042cca6-b6a5-4323-bcdd-3b7d210ccdb3/9042cca6-b6a5-4323-bcdd-3b7d210ccdb3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A condemned man waits above a river, searching for a way to escape the noose. Unknown Broadcast brings Ambrose Bierce's An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge to a collection with Murder Must Be Paid For, The Man Within, and The Creeper. More than two...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A condemned man waits above a river, searching for a way to escape the noose. Unknown Broadcast brings Ambrose Bierce's An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge to a collection with Murder Must Be Paid For, The Man Within, and The Creeper. More than two hours of old-time radio horror and suspense move from a Civil War execution to crimes of conscience and a city gripped by fear. Four vintage dramas explore illusion, justice, betrayal, and the terror of being followed. Listen as a chance at freedom or a sound beyond a locked door becomes the only thing that matters.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7769</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>book,broadcast,classic,execution,horror,life and death,mysterious,mystery,otr,owl,radio,revelation,sealed,stories,survival,suspense,theater,traveler,unknown</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbd88195b4431495a5962fd298c59708.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>10 Scary Christmas Horror Stories — Holiday Ghosts, Killer Santas &amp; Winter Nightmares</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-scary-christmas-horror-stories-holiday-ghosts-killer-santas-winter-nightmares--68647935</link><description><![CDATA[Ten Christmas horror stories bring killers, ghosts, and winter dread. Shane Migliavacca: I'll Be Home For Christmas; The Weather Outside is Frightful. Rob Fields: Christmas Rage; Lady Frankenstein. Morgan Moore: The Santa Letters; Babes in Terrorland. Keith Tomlin: Satan Claus; The Naughty List. Michelle Antisocial: Welcome to Tiny Christmas, Iowa! L. F. Falconer: Christmas Cranberries. Nearly four hours of Weekly Spooky fiction turn a boarding school, toy store, and festive small town into traps. Anonymous letters and a sinister Santa make familiar traditions feel unsafe after dark.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68647935</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68647935/christmas_comp_2025_1.mp3" length="224804628" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1c2d8de4-6b44-46f5-985a-e9d2f978a18f/1c2d8de4-6b44-46f5-985a-e9d2f978a18f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1c2d8de4-6b44-46f5-985a-e9d2f978a18f/1c2d8de4-6b44-46f5-985a-e9d2f978a18f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1c2d8de4-6b44-46f5-985a-e9d2f978a18f/1c2d8de4-6b44-46f5-985a-e9d2f978a18f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ten Christmas horror stories bring killers, ghosts, and winter dread. Shane Migliavacca: I'll Be Home For Christmas; The Weather Outside is Frightful. Rob Fields: Christmas Rage; Lady Frankenstein. Morgan Moore: The Santa Letters; Babes in Terrorland....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ten Christmas horror stories bring killers, ghosts, and winter dread. Shane Migliavacca: I'll Be Home For Christmas; The Weather Outside is Frightful. Rob Fields: Christmas Rage; Lady Frankenstein. Morgan Moore: The Santa Letters; Babes in Terrorland. Keith Tomlin: Satan Claus; The Naughty List. Michelle Antisocial: Welcome to Tiny Christmas, Iowa! L. F. Falconer: Christmas Cranberries. Nearly four hours of Weekly Spooky fiction turn a boarding school, toy store, and festive small town into traps. Anonymous letters and a sinister Santa make familiar traditions feel unsafe after dark.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14049</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,blizzard,chilling tales,christmas,demons,elves,ghosts,harrowing fight,holiday cheer,holidays,horror,intense storytelling,krampus,massacre,monsters,santa,slasher,snow,stockings,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80ceeac8df2e71dc063c6aa571997d1e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) The Birth of Modern Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-texas-chainsaw-massacre-1974-the-birth-of-modern-terror--68695049</link><description><![CDATA[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) turns a road trip into a nightmare of family, meat, and rural isolation. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Tobe Hooper's film on Cutting Deep into Horror, from its punishing sound design to Sally Hardesty's ordeal. Full spoilers cover Leatherface, production hardships, and the dinner scene that gives Thanksgiving a sinister echo. Film page: <a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/499404/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/4994...</a> Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68695049</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68695049/texas_chainsaw_massacre.mp3" length="124012785" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/dda87631-66fd-4aff-a43d-4f52aa7ab693/dda87631-66fd-4aff-a43d-4f52aa7ab693.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/dda87631-66fd-4aff-a43d-4f52aa7ab693/dda87631-66fd-4aff-a43d-4f52aa7ab693.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/dda87631-66fd-4aff-a43d-4f52aa7ab693/dda87631-66fd-4aff-a43d-4f52aa7ab693.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) turns a road trip into a nightmare of family, meat, and rural isolation. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Tobe Hooper's film on Cutting Deep into Horror, from its punishing sound design to Sally Hardesty's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) turns a road trip into a nightmare of family, meat, and rural isolation. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Tobe Hooper's film on Cutting Deep into Horror, from its punishing sound design to Sally Hardesty's ordeal. Full spoilers cover Leatherface, production hardships, and the dinner scene that gives Thanksgiving a sinister echo. Film page: <a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/499404/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/4994...</a> Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7750</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>atmosphere,chainsaw,classic,cult,family,fear,gore,horror,leatherface,massacre,max,rural,shudder,slasher,streaming,terror,texas,texas chainsaw massacre,thanksgiving,trauma</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>7 Teeth: Thanksgiving Asylum Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-teeth-thanksgiving-asylum-horror-story--68726182</link><description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving decorations cannot make Metropolitan Psychiatric Hospital feel safe when patients start disappearing. 7 Teeth by David O'Hanlon follows long-term patient Richard DePaul into a holiday nightmare of missing people, grisly clues, and competing versions of the truth. A Jenga game and the ward's familiar routines take on a darker meaning in this Weekly Spooky asylum horror story. Seven broken teeth point toward something the institution would rather keep hidden. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68726182</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68726182/ep_368_7_teeth.mp3" length="79293668" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/666b4a0c-030c-49c5-a59c-90c472ab6c3b/666b4a0c-030c-49c5-a59c-90c472ab6c3b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/666b4a0c-030c-49c5-a59c-90c472ab6c3b/666b4a0c-030c-49c5-a59c-90c472ab6c3b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/666b4a0c-030c-49c5-a59c-90c472ab6c3b/666b4a0c-030c-49c5-a59c-90c472ab6c3b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thanksgiving decorations cannot make Metropolitan Psychiatric Hospital feel safe when patients start disappearing. 7 Teeth by David O'Hanlon follows long-term patient Richard DePaul into a holiday nightmare of missing people, grisly clues, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thanksgiving decorations cannot make Metropolitan Psychiatric Hospital feel safe when patients start disappearing. 7 Teeth by David O'Hanlon follows long-term patient Richard DePaul into a holiday nightmare of missing people, grisly clues, and competing versions of the truth. A Jenga game and the ward's familiar routines take on a darker meaning in this Weekly Spooky asylum horror story. Seven broken teeth point toward something the institution would rather keep hidden. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4955</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>asylum,christmas-themed horror,haunting memories,holiday,horror,hospital,investigation,killer,madness,murder,mystery,podcast,psychiatric hospital,scary,slasher,story,survival,thanksgiving,thriller,turkey</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e4d0a0c93c8e152f12fe1ba104c7dcca.jpg"/><itunes:episode>368</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Misery, Scrooge &amp; Violent Night</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-misery-scrooge-violent-night--68643683</link><description><![CDATA[Misery (1990), Scrooge / A Christmas Carol (1951), and Violent Night (2022) make a winter horror-movie watchlist of captivity, Christmas ghosts, and a bloody Santa rescue. This Week in Horror History covers November 26–December 2 with The Descent Part 2 (2009) and Deadtime Stories (1986). Henrique Couto explores Stephen King horror, cave creatures, and twisted fairy tales, plus birthdays for Joe Dante, Peter Facinelli, and Nestor Carbonell. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68643683</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68643683/twihh_nov_26_dec_2.mp3" length="21119265" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6017a284-4b21-433c-a360-9a672afc9bd5/6017a284-4b21-433c-a360-9a672afc9bd5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6017a284-4b21-433c-a360-9a672afc9bd5/6017a284-4b21-433c-a360-9a672afc9bd5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6017a284-4b21-433c-a360-9a672afc9bd5/6017a284-4b21-433c-a360-9a672afc9bd5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Misery (1990), Scrooge / A Christmas Carol (1951), and Violent Night (2022) make a winter horror-movie watchlist of captivity, Christmas ghosts, and a bloody Santa rescue. This Week in Horror History covers November 26–December 2 with The Descent Part...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Misery (1990), Scrooge / A Christmas Carol (1951), and Violent Night (2022) make a winter horror-movie watchlist of captivity, Christmas ghosts, and a bloody Santa rescue. This Week in Horror History covers November 26–December 2 with The Descent Part 2 (2009) and Deadtime Stories (1986). Henrique Couto explores Stephen King horror, cave creatures, and twisted fairy tales, plus birthdays for Joe Dante, Peter Facinelli, and Nestor Carbonell. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1319</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,december,descent,ghost story,halloween,holiday horror,horror,misery,night,november,podcast,psychological thriller,scrooge,the descent part 2,violent,violent night</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5a52c87563d463c430eac6fb7327af4a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Haunted Mansions, Holiday Scares, and the Sin Eater!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-haunted-mansions-holiday-scares-and-the-sin-eater--68694867</link><description><![CDATA[Could a meal carry away another person's sins? Henrique and Michelle explore Sin Eater folklore in this November 2025 Monthly Spooky, with Thanksgiving leftovers, Black Friday plans, and post-dinner horror picks along the way. Reported palace hauntings, fireballs, a Roman sarcophagus, and a Midwestern grave discovery join the conversation. Holiday table talk meets unsettling history and beliefs about what the dead leave behind. Settle in for strange news and seasonal lore. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68694867</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68694867/monthly_spooky_nov_2025final.mp3" length="126263889" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f8101900-8c07-49f4-a7d5-ec585c1e4c9e/f8101900-8c07-49f4-a7d5-ec585c1e4c9e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f8101900-8c07-49f4-a7d5-ec585c1e4c9e/f8101900-8c07-49f4-a7d5-ec585c1e4c9e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f8101900-8c07-49f4-a7d5-ec585c1e4c9e/f8101900-8c07-49f4-a7d5-ec585c1e4c9e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Could a meal carry away another person's sins? Henrique and Michelle explore Sin Eater folklore in this November 2025 Monthly Spooky, with Thanksgiving leftovers, Black Friday plans, and post-dinner horror picks along the way. Reported palace...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Could a meal carry away another person's sins? Henrique and Michelle explore Sin Eater folklore in this November 2025 Monthly Spooky, with Thanksgiving leftovers, Black Friday plans, and post-dinner horror picks along the way. Reported palace hauntings, fireballs, a Roman sarcophagus, and a Midwestern grave discovery join the conversation. Holiday table talk meets unsettling history and beliefs about what the dead leave behind. Settle in for strange news and seasonal lore. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7891</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>black,ceremonial feast,cranberry,eater,fireball,funerary traditions,ghosts,halloween,haunted,holidays,horror,leftovers,mansion,podcast,rituals,sin,sin eater,thanksgiving,turkey</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d47332a69f3c5f7f7360ad8240082952.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Family Secrets &amp; Fatal Footfalls: Four Horror Stories of Murder and Betrayal</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-family-secrets-fatal-footfalls-four-horror-stories-of-murder-and-betrayal--68639211</link><description><![CDATA[A husband vanishes after a mysterious phone call. Unknown Broadcast gathers Family Ties, Just One Happy Little Family, Seven Steps to Murder, and Birdsong for a Murderer. Nearly two hours of old-time radio mystery bring together CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Suspense, The Whistler, and Inner Sanctum. Family secrets, quiet greed, and blackmail turn familiar homes into places of danger, while a canary's song exerts an unsettling power. Follow a missing-person investigation and people with murder on their minds, where even a polite conversation may conceal a threat.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68639211</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68639211/ub_family_ties_just_one_happy_little_family_seven_steps_to_murder_birdsong_for_a_murder.mp3" length="110929898" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b5d12357-9b3b-4613-b916-6a6a61dec518/b5d12357-9b3b-4613-b916-6a6a61dec518.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b5d12357-9b3b-4613-b916-6a6a61dec518/b5d12357-9b3b-4613-b916-6a6a61dec518.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b5d12357-9b3b-4613-b916-6a6a61dec518/b5d12357-9b3b-4613-b916-6a6a61dec518.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A husband vanishes after a mysterious phone call. Unknown Broadcast gathers Family Ties, Just One Happy Little Family, Seven Steps to Murder, and Birdsong for a Murderer. Nearly two hours of old-time radio mystery bring together CBS Radio Mystery...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A husband vanishes after a mysterious phone call. Unknown Broadcast gathers Family Ties, Just One Happy Little Family, Seven Steps to Murder, and Birdsong for a Murderer. Nearly two hours of old-time radio mystery bring together CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Suspense, The Whistler, and Inner Sanctum. Family secrets, quiet greed, and blackmail turn familiar homes into places of danger, while a canary's song exerts an unsettling power. Follow a missing-person investigation and people with murder on their minds, where even a polite conversation may conceal a threat.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6932</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,cbs radio mystery theater,classic,corpse,dream,eerie,escape,family secrets,ghost,horror,missing person,mysterious,nightmare,otr,radio,stories,suspense,traveler,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/578eee2a0755922b822806aa9b1b1db7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Thanksgiving Nightmares: 6 Thanksgiving Horror Stories of Killer Turkeys, Family &amp; Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/thanksgiving-nightmares-6-thanksgiving-horror-stories-of-killer-turkeys-family-terror--68626378</link><description><![CDATA[A family dinner, a turkey hunt, and a holiday party become threats in six Thanksgiving horror stories. Hear Thanksgiving Dinner by Rachael Redolfi, Turkey Shoot by David O'Hanlon, Fiendsgiving and Homecoming by Rob Fields, Turkey Terror by Douglas Waltz, and The Real First Thanksgiving by Bruce Haney. Over three and a half hours of Weekly Spooky fiction mix killer creatures, family conflict, supernatural revenge, and captivity. From a small-town table to Michigan's frozen Upper Peninsula, the holiday offers little shelter. Come for the feast; listen for what is waiting beyond it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68626378</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68626378/thanksgiving_comp_2025.mp3" length="205918008" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/eb017db4-2ba4-4fe5-adb4-2c89db203c12/eb017db4-2ba4-4fe5-adb4-2c89db203c12.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/eb017db4-2ba4-4fe5-adb4-2c89db203c12/eb017db4-2ba4-4fe5-adb4-2c89db203c12.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/eb017db4-2ba4-4fe5-adb4-2c89db203c12/eb017db4-2ba4-4fe5-adb4-2c89db203c12.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A family dinner, a turkey hunt, and a holiday party become threats in six Thanksgiving horror stories. Hear Thanksgiving Dinner by Rachael Redolfi, Turkey Shoot by David O'Hanlon, Fiendsgiving and Homecoming by Rob Fields, Turkey Terror by Douglas...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A family dinner, a turkey hunt, and a holiday party become threats in six Thanksgiving horror stories. Hear Thanksgiving Dinner by Rachael Redolfi, Turkey Shoot by David O'Hanlon, Fiendsgiving and Homecoming by Rob Fields, Turkey Terror by Douglas Waltz, and The Real First Thanksgiving by Bruce Haney. Over three and a half hours of Weekly Spooky fiction mix killer creatures, family conflict, supernatural revenge, and captivity. From a small-town table to Michigan's frozen Upper Peninsula, the holiday offers little shelter. Come for the feast; listen for what is waiting beyond it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12869</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,audio,dark traditions,family gatherings,ghosts,haunted,horror,horror stories,killers,macabre,podcast,scary,sinister secrets,spooky,stories,terrifying discovery,thanksgiving,thriller,turkeys</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cffac878bb93cb17d7495c9dbbaa1fd4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I'm From a Small Town That No Longer Exists: Small-Town Horror &amp; Government Cover-Up</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-from-a-small-town-that-no-longer-exists-small-town-horror-government-cover-up--68625482</link><description><![CDATA[Strangers stare at ordinary objects as if learning to be human. Then a neighbor vanishes. I'm From a Small Town That No Longer Exists by Michael Kelso turns childhood cornfield games into a nightmare of disappearance, control, and a government cover-up. This Weekly Spooky story follows a Midwest community being erased while a survivor tries to tell its story. Author books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a> More stories: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a> Sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68625482</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68625482/ep_367_i_m_from_a_small_town_that_no_longer_exists.mp3" length="50650945" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b513b92f-5877-4023-9886-178b558dd8a3/b513b92f-5877-4023-9886-178b558dd8a3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b513b92f-5877-4023-9886-178b558dd8a3/b513b92f-5877-4023-9886-178b558dd8a3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b513b92f-5877-4023-9886-178b558dd8a3/b513b92f-5877-4023-9886-178b558dd8a3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Strangers stare at ordinary objects as if learning to be human. Then a neighbor vanishes. I'm From a Small Town That No Longer Exists by Michael Kelso turns childhood cornfield games into a nightmare of disappearance, control, and a government...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Strangers stare at ordinary objects as if learning to be human. Then a neighbor vanishes. I'm From a Small Town That No Longer Exists by Michael Kelso turns childhood cornfield games into a nightmare of disappearance, control, and a government cover-up. This Weekly Spooky story follows a Midwest community being erased while a survivor tries to tell its story. Author books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a> More stories: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a> Sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3165</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alien,conspiracy,cornfield,coverup,cult,eerie events,government,haunting,horror,invasion,midwest,midwestern town,mysterious disappearances,podcast,possession,rural,scary,stories,strange figures,vanished</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b80fee0f564b27b5e723de9f51d571bf.jpg"/><itunes:episode>367</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Sleepaway Camp, Sleepy Hollow &amp; Salem’s Lot</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-sleepaway-camp-sleepy-hollow-salem-s-lot--68591153</link><description><![CDATA[Sleepaway Camp (1983), Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow (1999), and Stephen King's The Mist (2007) lead This Week in Horror History for November 18–25. Henrique Couto explores summer-camp slashers, the Headless Horseman, and supermarket survival horror, plus the survival horror game Condemned: Criminal Origins and the 1979 Salem's Lot miniseries. Universal's Frankenstein gets a Then &amp; Now discussion, and Bones and All closes with cannibal romance. Episode sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68591153</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68591153/twihh_nov_18_25.mp3" length="19812279" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/84df8bec-1ba0-4adf-a5b8-99184d093200/84df8bec-1ba0-4adf-a5b8-99184d093200.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/84df8bec-1ba0-4adf-a5b8-99184d093200/84df8bec-1ba0-4adf-a5b8-99184d093200.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/84df8bec-1ba0-4adf-a5b8-99184d093200/84df8bec-1ba0-4adf-a5b8-99184d093200.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sleepaway Camp (1983), Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow (1999), and Stephen King's The Mist (2007) lead This Week in Horror History for November 18–25. Henrique Couto explores summer-camp slashers, the Headless Horseman, and supermarket survival horror,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sleepaway Camp (1983), Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow (1999), and Stephen King's The Mist (2007) lead This Week in Horror History for November 18–25. Henrique Couto explores summer-camp slashers, the Headless Horseman, and supermarket survival horror, plus the survival horror game Condemned: Criminal Origins and the 1979 Salem's Lot miniseries. Universal's Frankenstein gets a Then &amp; Now discussion, and Bones and All closes with cannibal romance. Episode sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1237</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bones,camp,condemned,history,holiday season,hollow,horror,horror gaming,lot,mist,podcast,psychological depth,salem,salem's lot,sleepaway,sleepaway camp,sleepy,sleepy hollow,tim burton</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f46cb875de01d00208915c6b0ec07b81.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Thanksgiving in a Haunted Wilderness: The Pilgrims, the Wampanoag, and the First Feast</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-thanksgiving-in-a-haunted-wilderness-the-pilgrims-the-wampanoag-and-the-first-feast--68573547</link><description><![CDATA[Before the First Thanksgiving became a holiday legend, Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag communities faced disease, hunger, and an uneasy alliance. Terrifying &amp; True revisits 1620–1630, the 1621 harvest feast, Massasoit's illness, and accounts of Hobbamock and Hockomock Swamp. Explore Pilgrim fears of a haunted wilderness, colonial interpretations of Indigenous beliefs, and the omens people used to explain catastrophe. What gets lost when a decade of conflict becomes a comforting feast? Sponsor: Savorista. Original offer: 25% off with SPOOKY at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68573547</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68573547/the_haunting_fears_of_the_pilgrims.mp3" length="71985462" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Before the First Thanksgiving became a holiday legend, Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag communities faced disease, hunger, and an uneasy alliance. 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Original offer: 25% off with SPOOKY at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4498</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1620,conflict,england,feast,first thanksgiving,haunted,history,holiday,horror,mayflower,new,november,pilgrims,plymouth,podcast,puritans,thanksgiving,turkey,wampanoag,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0262bdfa4259ae5ad41d8c12a24abac7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Echoes at Midnight: Stories of Dreams, Corpses, and the Old Country</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-echoes-at-midnight-stories-of-dreams-corpses-and-the-old-country--68557132</link><description><![CDATA[A business trip becomes time travel when Gabriel Carson reaches the village where his parents' hidden past is still unfolding. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Old Country, I Saw Myself Running, Nightmare, and The Visiting Corpse. More than two hours of old-time radio mystery and suspense explore family secrets, disturbing dreams, and fractured identity. CBS Radio Mystery Theater's The Old Country turns a journey abroad into a confrontation with inherited danger. Four vintage dramas ask how well you know your own history—and whether waking up is enough to leave a nightmare behind.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68557132</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68557132/ub_the_old_country_i_saw_myself_running_nightmare_the_visiting_corpse_the_visiting_corpse.mp3" length="127384364" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/41283630-e01c-4dd0-8041-cfd867e4116f/41283630-e01c-4dd0-8041-cfd867e4116f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/41283630-e01c-4dd0-8041-cfd867e4116f/41283630-e01c-4dd0-8041-cfd867e4116f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/41283630-e01c-4dd0-8041-cfd867e4116f/41283630-e01c-4dd0-8041-cfd867e4116f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A business trip becomes time travel when Gabriel Carson reaches the village where his parents' hidden past is still unfolding. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Old Country, I Saw Myself Running, Nightmare, and The Visiting Corpse. More than two hours of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A business trip becomes time travel when Gabriel Carson reaches the village where his parents' hidden past is still unfolding. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Old Country, I Saw Myself Running, Nightmare, and The Visiting Corpse. More than two hours of old-time radio mystery and suspense explore family secrets, disturbing dreams, and fractured identity. CBS Radio Mystery Theater's The Old Country turns a journey abroad into a confrontation with inherited danger. Four vintage dramas ask how well you know your own history—and whether waking up is enough to leave a nightmare behind.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7961</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,betrayal,broadcast,classic,corpse,dream,escape,ghost,horror,mysterious,nightmare,otr,radio,stories,surreal experiences,suspense,traveler,unknown,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbd88195b4431495a5962fd298c59708.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Bitter Feast (2010) — Dark Foodie Horror, Chef Revenge &amp; Thanksgiving Scares</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-bitter-feast-2010-dark-foodie-horror-chef-revenge-thanksgiving-scares--68549008</link><description><![CDATA[A celebrity chef turns a brutal review into a reason for revenge in Bitter Feast (2010). Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore this culinary horror thriller on Cutting Deep into Horror, with full spoilers for its captivity story and cooking challenges. Burnout, public humiliation, and obsession turn food into a weapon as chef and critic fight over who deserves judgment. Dark humor and tension make it an uneasy Thanksgiving watch. What happens when criticism gets answered with force? Sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: 41% off with SPOOKY at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68549008</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68549008/bitter_feast.mp3" length="114552269" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/abfc3f8f-ca2b-4def-8f93-23cf452274f3/abfc3f8f-ca2b-4def-8f93-23cf452274f3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/abfc3f8f-ca2b-4def-8f93-23cf452274f3/abfc3f8f-ca2b-4def-8f93-23cf452274f3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/abfc3f8f-ca2b-4def-8f93-23cf452274f3/abfc3f8f-ca2b-4def-8f93-23cf452274f3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A celebrity chef turns a brutal review into a reason for revenge in Bitter Feast (2010). Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore this culinary horror thriller on Cutting Deep into Horror, with full spoilers for its captivity story and cooking...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A celebrity chef turns a brutal review into a reason for revenge in Bitter Feast (2010). Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore this culinary horror thriller on Cutting Deep into Horror, with full spoilers for its captivity story and cooking challenges. Burnout, public humiliation, and obsession turn food into a weapon as chef and critic fight over who deserves judgment. Dark humor and tension make it an uneasy Thanksgiving watch. What happens when criticism gets answered with force? Sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: 41% off with SPOOKY at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7159</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chef,cinema,cooking,critic,cult,dark,fear,food,horror,indie,intensity,obsession,psychological,revenge,streaming,suspense,terror,thriller,trauma,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Withdrawal — Cursed Rock-Star Horror Story: Fame, Obsession, and a Deadly Encore</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/withdrawal-cursed-rock-star-horror-story-fame-obsession-and-a-deadly-encore--68529218</link><description><![CDATA[Sammy Scar's old hit suddenly becomes a streaming sensation, and the crowds waiting for him grow disturbingly intense. Withdrawal by John Stoney Cannon follows a faded rock star whose unexpected comeback carries an ominous refrain: they're here for you. This Weekly Spooky music-horror story mixes celebrity obsession, nostalgia, and occult menace as familiar songs start to feel like warnings. Sammy values his privacy, but renewed fame may demand more than another performance. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68529218</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68529218/ep_366_withdrawal.mp3" length="55813003" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fd2a0688-61c4-44c7-a54f-522e7cbb7d98/fd2a0688-61c4-44c7-a54f-522e7cbb7d98.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fd2a0688-61c4-44c7-a54f-522e7cbb7d98/fd2a0688-61c4-44c7-a54f-522e7cbb7d98.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fd2a0688-61c4-44c7-a54f-522e7cbb7d98/fd2a0688-61c4-44c7-a54f-522e7cbb7d98.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sammy Scar's old hit suddenly becomes a streaming sensation, and the crowds waiting for him grow disturbingly intense. Withdrawal by John Stoney Cannon follows a faded rock star whose unexpected comeback carries an ominous refrain: they're here for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sammy Scar's old hit suddenly becomes a streaming sensation, and the crowds waiting for him grow disturbingly intense. Withdrawal by John Stoney Cannon follows a faded rock star whose unexpected comeback carries an ominous refrain: they're here for you. This Weekly Spooky music-horror story mixes celebrity obsession, nostalgia, and occult menace as familiar songs start to feel like warnings. Sammy values his privacy, but renewed fame may demand more than another performance. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3488</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>celebrity,concert,cult,cursed,fame,ghosts of past,horror,legacy,memory,obsession,occult,podcast,possession,revival,rockstar,rock star,ruin,scary,song,stories</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dba1ccfcd6adb481c6352e11bf7bc4c2.jpg"/><itunes:episode>366</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Creepshow, Dracula &amp; Ravenholm</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-creepshow-dracula-ravenholm--68496395</link><description><![CDATA[Creepshow brings comic-book carnage, Bram Stoker's Dracula embraces Gothic romance, and Half-Life 2's Ravenholm turns a shooter into survival horror. This Week in Horror History also visits Interview with the Vampire, Stephen King's Cycle of the Werewolf, Spielberg's Duel, and Supernatural's Home. Birthdays include Roy Scheider, Radha Mitchell, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Burgess Meredith, with Slumber Party Massacre as the recommendation. Find vampires, highway menace, and haunted memories to watch or play. Sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: 41% off with SPOOKY at CozyEarth.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68496395</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68496395/twihh_nov_10_16_da_87.mp3" length="22435447" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1060798f-35e0-4e30-89c5-452cf136e84b/1060798f-35e0-4e30-89c5-452cf136e84b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1060798f-35e0-4e30-89c5-452cf136e84b/1060798f-35e0-4e30-89c5-452cf136e84b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1060798f-35e0-4e30-89c5-452cf136e84b/1060798f-35e0-4e30-89c5-452cf136e84b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Creepshow brings comic-book carnage, Bram Stoker's Dracula embraces Gothic romance, and Half-Life 2's Ravenholm turns a shooter into survival horror. This Week in Horror History also visits Interview with the Vampire, Stephen King's Cycle of the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Creepshow brings comic-book carnage, Bram Stoker's Dracula embraces Gothic romance, and Half-Life 2's Ravenholm turns a shooter into survival horror. This Week in Horror History also visits Interview with the Vampire, Stephen King's Cycle of the Werewolf, Spielberg's Duel, and Supernatural's Home. Birthdays include Roy Scheider, Radha Mitchell, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Burgess Meredith, with Slumber Party Massacre as the recommendation. Find vampires, highway menace, and haunted memories to watch or play. Sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: 41% off with SPOOKY at CozyEarth.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1401</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bram stoker’s dracula,coppola,creepshow,cycle of the werewolf,dracula,duel,half-life,half-life 2,horror,interview,interview with the vampire,ravenholm,slumber party massacre,spielberg,stephen king,supernatural,vampire,winchester</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2f971fcf073079c924314e7d8720aa08.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Dark Realities of the First Thanksgiving: Survival, Plague, and a Fragile Peace</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-dark-realities-of-the-first-thanksgiving-survival-plague-and-a-fragile-peace--68437284</link><description><![CDATA[The 1621 harvest feast grew from survival and uneasy diplomacy between the Wampanoag and Plymouth colonists. Terrifying &amp; True follows the epidemic before the Mayflower, the winter of hunger, and negotiations involving Samoset, Squanto, and Massasoit. Corn, trade, and a mutual-defense agreement helped sustain an alliance; later violence at Wessagusset exposed its limits. Explore how a complicated encounter became the First Thanksgiving legend, and whose losses the familiar story leaves out. Sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: 41% off with SPOOKY at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68437284</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68437284/dark_realities_of_the_first_thanksgiving.mp3" length="62618374" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/74165b3c-be6c-4ead-9d4f-99e2719c802d/74165b3c-be6c-4ead-9d4f-99e2719c802d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/74165b3c-be6c-4ead-9d4f-99e2719c802d/74165b3c-be6c-4ead-9d4f-99e2719c802d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/74165b3c-be6c-4ead-9d4f-99e2719c802d/74165b3c-be6c-4ead-9d4f-99e2719c802d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The 1621 harvest feast grew from survival and uneasy diplomacy between the Wampanoag and Plymouth colonists. Terrifying &amp; True follows the epidemic before the Mayflower, the winter of hunger, and negotiations involving Samoset, Squanto, and Massasoit....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 1621 harvest feast grew from survival and uneasy diplomacy between the Wampanoag and Plymouth colonists. Terrifying &amp; True follows the epidemic before the Mayflower, the winter of hunger, and negotiations involving Samoset, Squanto, and Massasoit. Corn, trade, and a mutual-defense agreement helped sustain an alliance; later violence at Wessagusset exposed its limits. Explore how a complicated encounter became the First Thanksgiving legend, and whose losses the familiar story leaves out. Sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: 41% off with SPOOKY at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3913</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>disease,first thanksgiving,history,hunger,massasoit,mayflower,pilgrims,plymouth,plymouth colony,samoset,squanto,survival,thanksgiving,treaty,wampanoag,wessagusset</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed3116fa35b18a487708970f84e5e505.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Graves &amp; Revenants: Classic Horror Stories of Plague, Vengeance, and the Unquiet Dead</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-graves-revenants-classic-horror-stories-of-plague-vengeance-and-the-unquiet-dead--68415265</link><description><![CDATA[A haunted inheritance comes with one rule: guard the dead man's mausoleum. Unknown Broadcast presents Shadows from the Grave, scripted by James Agate Jr., with Funeral Fires, Make Ready My Grave, and No Grave Can Hold Me. More than two hours of old-time radio horror and mystery explore vengeance and obligations that outlive the people who made them. CBS Radio Mystery Theater's Shadows from the Grave follows a photographer and his wife into an estate troubled by spirits. Four vintage dramas make a locked tomb and a promise to the dead feel like very dangerous responsibilities.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68415265</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68415265/ub_shadows_from_the_grave_funeral_fires_make_ready_my_grave_no_grave_can_hold_me.mp3" length="129523713" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e19729ad-122b-4f6f-945b-6174e9c23561/e19729ad-122b-4f6f-945b-6174e9c23561.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e19729ad-122b-4f6f-945b-6174e9c23561/e19729ad-122b-4f6f-945b-6174e9c23561.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e19729ad-122b-4f6f-945b-6174e9c23561/e19729ad-122b-4f6f-945b-6174e9c23561.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A haunted inheritance comes with one rule: guard the dead man's mausoleum. Unknown Broadcast presents Shadows from the Grave, scripted by James Agate Jr., with Funeral Fires, Make Ready My Grave, and No Grave Can Hold Me. More than two hours of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A haunted inheritance comes with one rule: guard the dead man's mausoleum. Unknown Broadcast presents Shadows from the Grave, scripted by James Agate Jr., with Funeral Fires, Make Ready My Grave, and No Grave Can Hold Me. More than two hours of old-time radio horror and mystery explore vengeance and obligations that outlive the people who made them. CBS Radio Mystery Theater's Shadows from the Grave follows a photographer and his wife into an estate troubled by spirits. Four vintage dramas make a locked tomb and a promise to the dead feel like very dangerous responsibilities.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8095</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,broadcast,classic,escape,family secrets,ghost,ghostly apparitions,grave,horror,hyman brown,mysterious,mystery,mystery theater,otr,radio,stories,suspense,theater,traveler,unknown</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/578eee2a0755922b822806aa9b1b1db7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>6 Years of Weekly Spooky: Building a Horror Podcast Powerhouse</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/6-years-of-weekly-spooky-building-a-horror-podcast-powerhouse--68436288</link><description><![CDATA[How does a weekly scary-story show grow into a near-daily horror feed? Arts and culture reporter Andrew Shearer joins Henrique Couto to mark six years of Weekly Spooky, from its Halloween 2019 launch to a wider mix of fiction, folklore, and film discussion. Hear production stories, the realities of making a living in podcasting, and influences including Tales from the Crypt and The Twilight Zone. Terrifying &amp; True and This Week in Horror History show how the format expanded. Go behind the microphone for a conversation about creative work, sustaining a schedule, and finding an audience.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68436288</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68436288/2025_retrospective.mp3" length="56621958" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6a739eb9-5964-4fab-88ce-c141b0ff9010/6a739eb9-5964-4fab-88ce-c141b0ff9010.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6a739eb9-5964-4fab-88ce-c141b0ff9010/6a739eb9-5964-4fab-88ce-c141b0ff9010.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6a739eb9-5964-4fab-88ce-c141b0ff9010/6a739eb9-5964-4fab-88ce-c141b0ff9010.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>How does a weekly scary-story show grow into a near-daily horror feed? Arts and culture reporter Andrew Shearer joins Henrique Couto to mark six years of Weekly Spooky, from its Halloween 2019 launch to a wider mix of fiction, folklore, and film...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[How does a weekly scary-story show grow into a near-daily horror feed? Arts and culture reporter Andrew Shearer joins Henrique Couto to mark six years of Weekly Spooky, from its Halloween 2019 launch to a wider mix of fiction, folklore, and film discussion. Hear production stories, the realities of making a living in podcasting, and influences including Tales from the Crypt and The Twilight Zone. Terrifying &amp; True and This Week in Horror History show how the format expanded. Go behind the microphone for a conversation about creative work, sustaining a schedule, and finding an audience.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3538</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,audience engagement,collaborations,creepypasta,folklore,ghosts,gothic,halloween,horror,independent media,monsters,paranormal,podcast,production quality,spooky,storytelling,supernatural,suspense,thriller,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8c88813005045effb4ba65188513bce6.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Gone Hunting: Werewolf Revenge Under a Full Moon</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gone-hunting-werewolf-revenge-under-a-full-moon--68418117</link><description><![CDATA[Two hunters follow a blood trail and discover that what they shot was not an ordinary animal. Gone Hunting by Morgan Moore turns a quiet farmhouse dinner into a werewolf revenge story. Mitchell McCormick and RJ try to hide their mistake, but a visitor at the door brings the consequences home. This Weekly Spooky tale mixes transformation horror, family danger, and the panic of realizing a locked house may offer little protection. The hunt is over; the reckoning is beginning. Sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: 25% off with SPOOKY at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68418117</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68418117/ep_365_gone_hunting.mp3" length="40189474" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4942de01-53b6-4834-a666-1a489795e43a/4942de01-53b6-4834-a666-1a489795e43a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4942de01-53b6-4834-a666-1a489795e43a/4942de01-53b6-4834-a666-1a489795e43a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4942de01-53b6-4834-a666-1a489795e43a/4942de01-53b6-4834-a666-1a489795e43a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two hunters follow a blood trail and discover that what they shot was not an ordinary animal. Gone Hunting by Morgan Moore turns a quiet farmhouse dinner into a werewolf revenge story. Mitchell McCormick and RJ try to hide their mistake, but a visitor...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two hunters follow a blood trail and discover that what they shot was not an ordinary animal. Gone Hunting by Morgan Moore turns a quiet farmhouse dinner into a werewolf revenge story. Mitchell McCormick and RJ try to hide their mistake, but a visitor at the door brings the consequences home. This Weekly Spooky tale mixes transformation horror, family danger, and the panic of realizing a locked house may offer little protection. The hunt is over; the reckoning is beginning. Sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: 25% off with SPOOKY at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2511</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>child,creature,dark side,eerie storytelling,guilt,humanity,hunters,monstrosity,moral dilemmas,survival,wolf</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0882b8bf6de721536a1d671b96114cdf.jpg"/><itunes:episode>365</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Week in Horror History | Gojira, Carrie, They Live</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-gojira-carrie-they-live--68404921</link><description><![CDATA[Gojira (Godzilla, 1954), Carrie (1976), and John Carpenter's They Live (1988) lead This Week in Horror History for November 3–9. Atomic monsters, psychic revenge, and alien conspiracy meet The Twilight Zone's Escape Clause, the game Silent Hill Origins, and The Prowler. Silent Night, Deadly Night brings holiday slasher controversy; Doctor Sleep supplies the recommendation. Birthdays include Bram Stoker, Tom Savini, Famke Janssen, and Parker Posey. Sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: 25% off with SPOOKY at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68404921</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68404921/twihh_nov_3_9_1final.mp3" length="20510899" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7503e255-8523-4eb6-8192-89b8410514cd/7503e255-8523-4eb6-8192-89b8410514cd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7503e255-8523-4eb6-8192-89b8410514cd/7503e255-8523-4eb6-8192-89b8410514cd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7503e255-8523-4eb6-8192-89b8410514cd/7503e255-8523-4eb6-8192-89b8410514cd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Gojira (Godzilla, 1954), Carrie (1976), and John Carpenter's They Live (1988) lead This Week in Horror History for November 3–9. Atomic monsters, psychic revenge, and alien conspiracy meet The Twilight Zone's Escape Clause, the game Silent Hill...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gojira (Godzilla, 1954), Carrie (1976), and John Carpenter's They Live (1988) lead This Week in Horror History for November 3–9. Atomic monsters, psychic revenge, and alien conspiracy meet The Twilight Zone's Escape Clause, the game Silent Hill Origins, and The Prowler. Silent Night, Deadly Night brings holiday slasher controversy; Doctor Sleep supplies the recommendation. Birthdays include Bram Stoker, Tom Savini, Famke Janssen, and Parker Posey. Sponsor: Savorista Coffee. Original offer: 25% off with SPOOKY at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1282</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>carpenter,carrie,depalma,doctor sleep,godzilla,gojira,hill,horror history,live,origins,silent,silent hill origins,silent night deadly night,the prowler,they,they live,twilight,twilight zone,zone</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dc82c365193039386e395a15b7adfdca.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Donner Party: Cannibalism and Survival in the Sierra Nevada</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-donner-party-cannibalism-and-survival-in-the-sierra-nevada--68391592</link><description><![CDATA[A shortcut costs the Donner Party precious weeks, and heavy snow closes the Sierra Nevada passes before they can reach California. Terrifying &amp; True follows the winter of 1846–1847 from the Hastings Cutoff to starvation, cannibalism, the Forlorn Hope snowshoe escape, and rescue attempts. Families wait at Truckee Lake and Alder Creek while rescuers struggle through the mountains. The episode also examines Lewis Keseberg's lasting notoriety and Virginia Reed's warning about the route. Discover the decisions and human losses behind a survival story often reduced to its darkest detail.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68391592</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68391592/the_donner_party_trapped_in_the_sierra.mp3" length="55955453" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/77e493b8-4c38-4e70-9baf-4894cb4fd2e2/77e493b8-4c38-4e70-9baf-4894cb4fd2e2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/77e493b8-4c38-4e70-9baf-4894cb4fd2e2/77e493b8-4c38-4e70-9baf-4894cb4fd2e2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/77e493b8-4c38-4e70-9baf-4894cb4fd2e2/77e493b8-4c38-4e70-9baf-4894cb4fd2e2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A shortcut costs the Donner Party precious weeks, and heavy snow closes the Sierra Nevada passes before they can reach California. Terrifying &amp; True follows the winter of 1846–1847 from the Hastings Cutoff to starvation, cannibalism, the Forlorn Hope...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A shortcut costs the Donner Party precious weeks, and heavy snow closes the Sierra Nevada passes before they can reach California. Terrifying &amp; True follows the winter of 1846–1847 from the Hastings Cutoff to starvation, cannibalism, the Forlorn Hope snowshoe escape, and rescue attempts. Families wait at Truckee Lake and Alder Creek while rescuers struggle through the mountains. The episode also examines Lewis Keseberg's lasting notoriety and Virginia Reed's warning about the route. Discover the decisions and human losses behind a survival story often reduced to its darkest detail.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3497</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1846,1847,blizzard,california,cannibalism,cutoff,donner,donner party,forlorn hope,hastings,nevada,party,pioneers,sierra,sierra nevada,snowbound,survival,trail,truckee,wagon</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a058b7776c7659934892cd2a426d1128.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Ghosts Beyond the Veil: Nine Spooky Horror Stories for Día de los Muertos</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-ghosts-beyond-the-veil-nine-spooky-horror-stories-for-dia-de-los-muertos--68382323</link><description><![CDATA[Nine vintage radio dramas gather for an All Souls' Day vigil. Unknown Broadcast presents Home Is Where the Ghost Is, The Dead Alive, Lord Marley's Ghost, Dead Hands Reaching, The Unburied Dead, The Possessive Dead, The Dead Hand, Dead Man's Debt, and Ghost Talk. Over four and a half hours of old-time radio suspense explore haunted homes, love beyond death, uneasy inheritances, and obligations that refuse to end at the grave. Ghost fiction and crime mysteries fill this late-night collection. Listen for the moment an ordinary voice begins to sound as though it belongs on the other side.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68382323</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68382323/ub_home_is_where_the_ghost_is_the_dead_alive_lord_marleys_ghost_dead_hands_reaching_the_unburied_dead_the_possessive_dead_the_dead_hand_dead.mp3" length="267848779" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e007c425-2480-4ca4-9658-5815469a0f49/e007c425-2480-4ca4-9658-5815469a0f49.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e007c425-2480-4ca4-9658-5815469a0f49/e007c425-2480-4ca4-9658-5815469a0f49.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e007c425-2480-4ca4-9658-5815469a0f49/e007c425-2480-4ca4-9658-5815469a0f49.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nine vintage radio dramas gather for an All Souls' Day vigil. Unknown Broadcast presents Home Is Where the Ghost Is, The Dead Alive, Lord Marley's Ghost, Dead Hands Reaching, The Unburied Dead, The Possessive Dead, The Dead Hand, Dead Man's Debt, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nine vintage radio dramas gather for an All Souls' Day vigil. Unknown Broadcast presents Home Is Where the Ghost Is, The Dead Alive, Lord Marley's Ghost, Dead Hands Reaching, The Unburied Dead, The Possessive Dead, The Dead Hand, Dead Man's Debt, and Ghost Talk. Over four and a half hours of old-time radio suspense explore haunted homes, love beyond death, uneasy inheritances, and obligations that refuse to end at the grave. Ghost fiction and crime mysteries fill this late-night collection. Listen for the moment an ordinary voice begins to sound as though it belongs on the other side.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>16739</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,classic,eerie,ghost,ghosts,gothic,halloween,haunted,horror,love and loss,macabre,otr,paranormal,podcast,radio,spirits,stories,supernatural,supernatural dialogue,suspense</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbd88195b4431495a5962fd298c59708.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ghosts Beyond the Veil: Seven Horror Stories for Día de los Muertos</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghosts-beyond-the-veil-seven-horror-stories-for-dia-de-los-muertos--68304704</link><description><![CDATA[Ghosts and unfinished lives fill seven Weekly Spooky stories for Día de los Muertos. Shane Migliavacca brings Echoes and Father's Day; A. N. Onimus, Ghost Story; Rob Fields, First Date; L. F. Falconer, Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee's; Dennis Freeman, Suffer the Little Children; and Charles Campbell, The Spirit of Langley Pond. Nearly three hours of ghost fiction move from a romance and a séance to haunted estates, restless children, and a dangerous lakeside legend. Love, curiosity, and grief draw the living closer. Listen before deciding which spirits deserve your trust.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68304704</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68304704/day_of_the_dead_2025final.mp3" length="171134047" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2dba5745-4a91-40a6-a77b-d64291ca2571/2dba5745-4a91-40a6-a77b-d64291ca2571.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2dba5745-4a91-40a6-a77b-d64291ca2571/2dba5745-4a91-40a6-a77b-d64291ca2571.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2dba5745-4a91-40a6-a77b-d64291ca2571/2dba5745-4a91-40a6-a77b-d64291ca2571.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ghosts and unfinished lives fill seven Weekly Spooky stories for Día de los Muertos. Shane Migliavacca brings Echoes and Father's Day; A. N. Onimus, Ghost Story; Rob Fields, First Date; L. F. Falconer, Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee's;...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ghosts and unfinished lives fill seven Weekly Spooky stories for Día de los Muertos. Shane Migliavacca brings Echoes and Father's Day; A. N. Onimus, Ghost Story; Rob Fields, First Date; L. F. Falconer, Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee's; Dennis Freeman, Suffer the Little Children; and Charles Campbell, The Spirit of Langley Pond. Nearly three hours of ghost fiction move from a romance and a séance to haunted estates, restless children, and a dangerous lakeside legend. Love, curiosity, and grief draw the living closer. Listen before deciding which spirits deserve your trust.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10695</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>death,dia de los muertos,folklore,ghosts,ghost stories,halloween,haunted,haunting love,hauntings,malevolent spirit,mexico,november,scary,souls,spirits,spooky,supernatural,terror,vengeance</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5ae1cf15a7b1d4c8f3b9ab31196f69bf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Warm Place — Halloween Supermarket Slasher and Possession Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-warm-place-halloween-supermarket-slasher-and-possession-horror--68353059</link><description><![CDATA[A masked stranger watches Nancy on her walk to work, and an old woman's warning follows her into the supermarket. A Warm Place by Shane Migliavacca turns a Halloween night shift into slasher and possession horror. The nearly empty aisles offer too many hiding places and too few people to help as Nancy tries to understand what is stalking her. This Weekly Spooky anniversary story combines fluorescent-lit retail dread with a presence that wants somewhere warm. Ordinary work feels safer than the street—until the warnings begin to make sense. Clock in for a night that refuses to end quietly.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68353059</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68353059/364_a_warm_place.mp3" length="50725508" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6f434528-758b-4866-bf8e-84f9be608c3c/6f434528-758b-4866-bf8e-84f9be608c3c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6f434528-758b-4866-bf8e-84f9be608c3c/6f434528-758b-4866-bf8e-84f9be608c3c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6f434528-758b-4866-bf8e-84f9be608c3c/6f434528-758b-4866-bf8e-84f9be608c3c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A masked stranger watches Nancy on her walk to work, and an old woman's warning follows her into the supermarket. A Warm Place by Shane Migliavacca turns a Halloween night shift into slasher and possession horror. The nearly empty aisles offer too...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A masked stranger watches Nancy on her walk to work, and an old woman's warning follows her into the supermarket. A Warm Place by Shane Migliavacca turns a Halloween night shift into slasher and possession horror. The nearly empty aisles offer too many hiding places and too few people to help as Nancy tries to understand what is stalking her. This Weekly Spooky anniversary story combines fluorescent-lit retail dread with a presence that wants somewhere warm. Ordinary work feels safer than the street—until the warnings begin to make sense. Clock in for a night that refuses to end quietly.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3170</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling tales,ghost,halloween,haunted,horror,killer,lurking dangers,mask,night,october,paranormal,podcast,scary,slasher,spooky,stories,supernatural,thriller,unexplainable phenomena</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47f9cf797031a2f3c252772a73c4afb7.jpg"/><itunes:episode>364</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Halloween Night at Grimm Manor — Haunted-House Scavenger Hunt Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-night-at-grimm-manor-haunted-house-scavenger-hunt-horror--68341499</link><description><![CDATA[A Halloween dare sends Daisy May, Carnelian, and their friends into Grimm Manor, where escaping means completing the house's challenges before midnight. Halloween Night at Grimm Manor by Rob Fields turns a Strickfield rivalry into a haunted-house scavenger hunt. Keys, puzzles, and watchful spirits test children who thought bravery meant refusing to back down. This Weekly Spooky ghost novella makes the house's rules part of the danger. No foul language. Sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68341499</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68341499/ep_363_halloween_night_at_grimm_manor.mp3" length="115237301" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/649770de-181f-45b7-8aba-695b4d48964c/649770de-181f-45b7-8aba-695b4d48964c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/649770de-181f-45b7-8aba-695b4d48964c/649770de-181f-45b7-8aba-695b4d48964c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/649770de-181f-45b7-8aba-695b4d48964c/649770de-181f-45b7-8aba-695b4d48964c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Halloween dare sends Daisy May, Carnelian, and their friends into Grimm Manor, where escaping means completing the house's challenges before midnight. Halloween Night at Grimm Manor by Rob Fields turns a Strickfield rivalry into a haunted-house...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Halloween dare sends Daisy May, Carnelian, and their friends into Grimm Manor, where escaping means completing the house's challenges before midnight. Halloween Night at Grimm Manor by Rob Fields turns a Strickfield rivalry into a haunted-house scavenger hunt. Keys, puzzles, and watchful spirits test children who thought bravery meant refusing to back down. This Weekly Spooky ghost novella makes the house's rules part of the danger. No foul language. Sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7202</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anniversary,creepy,ghosts,halloween,haunted,horror,killer,mask,night,october,podcast,possession,slasher,spooky,stories,storytelling,supermarket,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1892f5cdd08d785aaae533ac46f4e18a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>363</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Asylum of the Dirt Babies — Halloween Possession and Killer-Craft Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/asylum-of-the-dirt-babies-halloween-possession-and-killer-craft-revenge--68300061</link><description><![CDATA[Thomas wants to fit in, but a bully's initiation sends him after dirt from a killer's grave. Asylum of the Dirt Babies by Bruce Haney returns to Locust Grove, where a harmless-looking craft can give violence a new body. School outsiders, goth teens, and a grieving babysitter face a Halloween reckoning tied to the abandoned asylum and last year's deaths. This Weekly Spooky novella mixes supernatural revenge, possession, and tiny creatures with murderous intentions. Sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68300061</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68300061/ep_362_asylum_of_the_dirt_babies.mp3" length="160361341" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ca37782a-709f-4329-bbb9-a53990afeae9/ca37782a-709f-4329-bbb9-a53990afeae9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ca37782a-709f-4329-bbb9-a53990afeae9/ca37782a-709f-4329-bbb9-a53990afeae9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ca37782a-709f-4329-bbb9-a53990afeae9/ca37782a-709f-4329-bbb9-a53990afeae9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thomas wants to fit in, but a bully's initiation sends him after dirt from a killer's grave. Asylum of the Dirt Babies by Bruce Haney returns to Locust Grove, where a harmless-looking craft can give violence a new body. School outsiders, goth teens,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thomas wants to fit in, but a bully's initiation sends him after dirt from a killer's grave. Asylum of the Dirt Babies by Bruce Haney returns to Locust Grove, where a harmless-looking craft can give violence a new body. School outsiders, goth teens, and a grieving babysitter face a Halloween reckoning tied to the abandoned asylum and last year's deaths. This Weekly Spooky novella mixes supernatural revenge, possession, and tiny creatures with murderous intentions. Sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10022</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned asylum,asylum,bullying,confrontation,creepy,dark forces,darkness,dolls,eerie,ghost,halloween,haunted,horror,monsters,podcast,possession,revenge,scary,spooky,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9b0c58ac9cc410d37023b474b0a28c9.jpg"/><itunes:episode>362</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tricks and Treats 2025 — Three Halloween Horror Stories by Keith Tomlin</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tricks-and-treats-2025-three-halloween-horror-stories-by-keith-tomlin--68298682</link><description><![CDATA[A child's trick-or-treat stop, a dogfighter's cruelty, and a hidden room give Jack Scratch three reasons to enjoy Halloween. Tricks and Treats 2025 by Keith Tomlin gathers Rebirth, Big Bill, and The Room, with Jack and his infernal hound Daisy guiding the night. Occult ritual, animal revenge, and thieves drawn to dangerous treasures bring dark humor to this Weekly Spooky anthology. Three stories turn the promise of a treat into something far harder to escape. Sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68298682</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68298682/ep_361_tricks_and_treats_2025.mp3" length="72944446" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3eb82bdd-818d-40cf-b409-2c5993386e4d/3eb82bdd-818d-40cf-b409-2c5993386e4d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3eb82bdd-818d-40cf-b409-2c5993386e4d/3eb82bdd-818d-40cf-b409-2c5993386e4d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3eb82bdd-818d-40cf-b409-2c5993386e4d/3eb82bdd-818d-40cf-b409-2c5993386e4d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A child's trick-or-treat stop, a dogfighter's cruelty, and a hidden room give Jack Scratch three reasons to enjoy Halloween. Tricks and Treats 2025 by Keith Tomlin gathers Rebirth, Big Bill, and The Room, with Jack and his infernal hound Daisy guiding...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A child's trick-or-treat stop, a dogfighter's cruelty, and a hidden room give Jack Scratch three reasons to enjoy Halloween. Tricks and Treats 2025 by Keith Tomlin gathers Rebirth, Big Bill, and The Room, with Jack and his infernal hound Daisy guiding the night. Occult ritual, animal revenge, and thieves drawn to dangerous treasures bring dark humor to this Weekly Spooky anthology. Three stories turn the promise of a treat into something far harder to escape. Sponsor: Cozy Earth. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at <a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cozyearth.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4558</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>child's abduction,dark reunion,demon,dog,ghost,halloween,haunted,haunting tales,horror,lingering darkness,monster,murder,possession,revenge,ritual,sacrifice,sinister occurrences,spooky,undead</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f1aa8400a90b03ee9a3055987de79c7a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>361</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Halloween Urban Legends: Poisoned Candy, Haunted Houses &amp; Spooky Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-halloween-urban-legends-poisoned-candy-haunted-houses-spooky-stories--68287014</link><description><![CDATA[Why does the poisoned Halloween candy story persist? Henrique and Michelle explore the panic, its origins, and the gap between documented incidents and stranger-danger folklore in this October 2025 Monthly Spooky. A grocery-store ghost, haunted real estate, and the Hair Museum's farewell add eerie places and objects to the conversation. The horror-movie roundup includes Good Boy, while the hosts mark their fortieth installment. Settle in for Halloween legends, strange news, and attraction culture, where ordinary errands and seasonal traditions acquire stories that are hard to shake.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68287014</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68287014/monthly_spooky_october_2025.mp3" length="149975973" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a17464df-696d-4da0-b05a-4f0030572388/a17464df-696d-4da0-b05a-4f0030572388.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a17464df-696d-4da0-b05a-4f0030572388/a17464df-696d-4da0-b05a-4f0030572388.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a17464df-696d-4da0-b05a-4f0030572388/a17464df-696d-4da0-b05a-4f0030572388.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Why does the poisoned Halloween candy story persist? Henrique and Michelle explore the panic, its origins, and the gap between documented incidents and stranger-danger folklore in this October 2025 Monthly Spooky. A grocery-store ghost, haunted real...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why does the poisoned Halloween candy story persist? Henrique and Michelle explore the panic, its origins, and the gap between documented incidents and stranger-danger folklore in this October 2025 Monthly Spooky. A grocery-store ghost, haunted real estate, and the Hair Museum's farewell add eerie places and objects to the conversation. The horror-movie roundup includes Good Boy, while the hosts mark their fortieth installment. Settle in for Halloween legends, strange news, and attraction culture, where ordinary errands and seasonal traditions acquire stories that are hard to shake.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9373</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>candy,costumes,ghosts,halloween,haunted,haunted attractions,horror,horror media,legends,myths,podcast,poison,poisoned candy,reddit tales,spooky,stories,traditions,treat,trick</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1a9a24728daa0e2549bd981a654649df.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Devil’s Gold, The Walking Dead &amp; Six More Classic Radio Hauntings</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-devil-s-gold-the-walking-dead-six-more-classic-radio-hauntings--68256071</link><description><![CDATA[A sailor receives a gold coin he cannot seem to lose, and an impossible phone call reaches a man from his past. Unknown Broadcast gathers Devil's Gold, The Devil's Workshop, The Walking Dead, Night Melody, The Witness of Death, The Dead Sleep Lightly, Roses Are for the Dead, and This Side of Nowhere. Eight old-time radio dramas fill over four and a half hours with guilt, greed, murder, and supernatural unease. A reward becomes a burden and familiar voices offer little comfort. Listen for eerie mysteries whose clues make the world feel less certain with every turn of the dial.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68256071</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68256071/ub_devils_gold_the_devil_s_workshop_the_walking_dead_night_melody_the_witness_of_death_the_dead_sleep_lightly_this_side_of_nowhere_roses_arefinal.mp3" length="135543761" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/028e510b-ac2a-4c14-804e-fb3cd68b96c6/028e510b-ac2a-4c14-804e-fb3cd68b96c6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/028e510b-ac2a-4c14-804e-fb3cd68b96c6/028e510b-ac2a-4c14-804e-fb3cd68b96c6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/028e510b-ac2a-4c14-804e-fb3cd68b96c6/028e510b-ac2a-4c14-804e-fb3cd68b96c6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A sailor receives a gold coin he cannot seem to lose, and an impossible phone call reaches a man from his past. Unknown Broadcast gathers Devil's Gold, The Devil's Workshop, The Walking Dead, Night Melody, The Witness of Death, The Dead Sleep Lightly,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A sailor receives a gold coin he cannot seem to lose, and an impossible phone call reaches a man from his past. Unknown Broadcast gathers Devil's Gold, The Devil's Workshop, The Walking Dead, Night Melody, The Witness of Death, The Dead Sleep Lightly, Roses Are for the Dead, and This Side of Nowhere. Eight old-time radio dramas fill over four and a half hours with guilt, greed, murder, and supernatural unease. A reward becomes a burden and familiar voices offer little comfort. Listen for eerie mysteries whose clues make the world feel less certain with every turn of the dial.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>16940</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>courtroom drama,creepy,destiny,devil,ghosts,guilt,halloween,haunted,horror,moral dilemmas,murder charge,mystical power,otr,podcast,radio,scary,suspense,undead,vintage,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/578eee2a0755922b822806aa9b1b1db7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Edgar Allan Poe’s Greatest Horror Stories — A Halloween Compilation of Spooky Classics</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/edgar-allan-poe-s-greatest-horror-stories-a-halloween-compilation-of-spooky-classics--68066934</link><description><![CDATA[A heartbeat, a raven, and a house in decay lead into over seven hours of Edgar Allan Poe. Weekly Spooky's Halloween collection includes The Tell-Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven, The Black Cat, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Masque of the Red Death, The Cask of Amontillado, Ligeia, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, and Annabel Lee. Gothic stories and poetry explore grief, obsession, revenge, and the mind's unreliable account of what it sees. Settle in for a long night of classic horror and mystery, where a familiar sound can become impossible to bear.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68066934</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68066934/poe_compilaton_2025final_mono.mp3" length="261642083" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A heartbeat, a raven, and a house in decay lead into over seven hours of Edgar Allan Poe. Weekly Spooky's Halloween collection includes The Tell-Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven, The Black Cat, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Masque...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A heartbeat, a raven, and a house in decay lead into over seven hours of Edgar Allan Poe. Weekly Spooky's Halloween collection includes The Tell-Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven, The Black Cat, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Masque of the Red Death, The Cask of Amontillado, Ligeia, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, and Annabel Lee. Gothic stories and poetry explore grief, obsession, revenge, and the mind's unreliable account of what it sees. Settle in for a long night of classic horror and mystery, where a familiar sound can become impossible to bear.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>26164</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,audio,chilling,classic,edgar allan poe,gothic,halloween,haunted,horror,literature,macabre,mortality,podcast,poe,psychological horror,scary,spooky,stories,themes,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f191d08a03d473ee57436ffcd7f17383.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | The Blair Witch Project (1999): Found-Footage Folklore and Fear</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-the-blair-witch-project-1999-found-footage-folklore-and-fear--68252375</link><description><![CDATA[Three filmmakers enter the Burkittsville woods, and a found-footage nightmare begins. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine The Blair Witch Project (1999), directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers explore improvisation, group conflict, Rustin Parr's fictional lore, and the final image. They trace how footage, sound, and marketing helped make an unseen threat persuasive. How much terror can a camera create by failing to show it? Film page: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blair-Witch-Project-Heather-Donahue/dp/B000KDZSA4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Blair-W...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68252375</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68252375/blair_witch_project.mp3" length="117346110" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bba7a62f-8d01-4bae-abfc-5f246afd7199/bba7a62f-8d01-4bae-abfc-5f246afd7199.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bba7a62f-8d01-4bae-abfc-5f246afd7199/bba7a62f-8d01-4bae-abfc-5f246afd7199.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bba7a62f-8d01-4bae-abfc-5f246afd7199/bba7a62f-8d01-4bae-abfc-5f246afd7199.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Three filmmakers enter the Burkittsville woods, and a found-footage nightmare begins. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine The Blair Witch Project (1999), directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three filmmakers enter the Burkittsville woods, and a found-footage nightmare begins. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine The Blair Witch Project (1999), directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers explore improvisation, group conflict, Rustin Parr's fictional lore, and the final image. They trace how footage, sound, and marketing helped make an unseen threat persuasive. How much terror can a camera create by failing to show it? Film page: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blair-Witch-Project-Heather-Donahue/dp/B000KDZSA4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Blair-W...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7333</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1999,blair,burkittsville,classic,cult,fan theories,fear,folklore,footage,found,found-footage,halloween,horror,horror cinema,improvisation,sanchez,survival,the blair witch project,witch,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Vampire Night, The Final Yes &amp; Blood and Snow — Three Horror Novellas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/vampire-night-the-final-yes-blood-and-snow-three-horror-novellas--68230577</link><description><![CDATA[Cleveland nightlife turns predatory, a vampire's consent rule meets a hive, and an heiress runs from assassins into a blizzard. Weekly Spooky gathers Vampire Night by Joe Ruston, The Final Yes by Charles Campbell, and Blood and Snow by Rob Fields. Over five hours of horror fiction give each novella its own threat, from neon-lit vampire mayhem to corruption in small-town South Carolina and supernatural revenge in Strickfield. These three complete stories explore appetite, power, and the cost of surviving. Enter for vampires and winter terror, with every bargain carrying a different price.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68230577</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:30:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68230577/halloween_novella_comp_2025_2.mp3" length="308232644" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bf4fdd58-6e05-4080-9d92-03887149c9cd/bf4fdd58-6e05-4080-9d92-03887149c9cd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bf4fdd58-6e05-4080-9d92-03887149c9cd/bf4fdd58-6e05-4080-9d92-03887149c9cd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bf4fdd58-6e05-4080-9d92-03887149c9cd/bf4fdd58-6e05-4080-9d92-03887149c9cd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Cleveland nightlife turns predatory, a vampire's consent rule meets a hive, and an heiress runs from assassins into a blizzard. Weekly Spooky gathers Vampire Night by Joe Ruston, The Final Yes by Charles Campbell, and Blood and Snow by Rob Fields....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cleveland nightlife turns predatory, a vampire's consent rule meets a hive, and an heiress runs from assassins into a blizzard. Weekly Spooky gathers Vampire Night by Joe Ruston, The Final Yes by Charles Campbell, and Blood and Snow by Rob Fields. Over five hours of horror fiction give each novella its own threat, from neon-lit vampire mayhem to corruption in small-town South Carolina and supernatural revenge in Strickfield. These three complete stories explore appetite, power, and the cost of surviving. Enter for vampires and winter terror, with every bargain carrying a different price.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>19264</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,blizzard,cleveland,fear,halloween,horror,love,novella,podcast,scary,stories,strickfield,supernatural,vampire,vampire night,vampires,vengeance</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f16cecbcb07c78c353aeb808414cbc26.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Halloween Haunted Hayride — When the Attraction’s Killers Become Real</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-haunted-hayride-when-the-attraction-s-killers-become-real--68241560</link><description><![CDATA[The Pendleton Haunted Hayride uses animatronics, not live performers—so why do its threats feel so real? Colette Mirren and her friends arrive at Spencer's Farm for caramel apples and a Halloween outing, then board a wagon whose rules forbid getting off. Halloween Haunted Hayride by Rob Fields sends the group into scenes that stop offering safe scares. This Weekly Spooky tale combines haunted-attraction horror, supernatural danger, and slasher suspense in the Strickfield universe. With the wagon moving deeper into the dark, recognizing a monster may be easier than finding a way past it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68241560</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68241560/ep_360_haunted_halloween_hayride.mp3" length="53802257" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bf1878c7-10aa-4b1f-b9c7-7252db5d4c95/bf1878c7-10aa-4b1f-b9c7-7252db5d4c95.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bf1878c7-10aa-4b1f-b9c7-7252db5d4c95/bf1878c7-10aa-4b1f-b9c7-7252db5d4c95.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bf1878c7-10aa-4b1f-b9c7-7252db5d4c95/bf1878c7-10aa-4b1f-b9c7-7252db5d4c95.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Pendleton Haunted Hayride uses animatronics, not live performers—so why do its threats feel so real? Colette Mirren and her friends arrive at Spencer's Farm for caramel apples and a Halloween outing, then board a wagon whose rules forbid getting...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Pendleton Haunted Hayride uses animatronics, not live performers—so why do its threats feel so real? Colette Mirren and her friends arrive at Spencer's Farm for caramel apples and a Halloween outing, then board a wagon whose rules forbid getting off. Halloween Haunted Hayride by Rob Fields sends the group into scenes that stop offering safe scares. This Weekly Spooky tale combines haunted-attraction horror, supernatural danger, and slasher suspense in the Strickfield universe. With the wagon moving deeper into the dark, recognizing a monster may be easier than finding a way past it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3362</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>asylum,axe,carnival,crypt,farm,halloween,haunted,hayride,horror,nighttime adventure,pendleton,podcast,scarecrows,slasher,survival,tractor,twists,urban legends,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/79c5f14b1f6d2302e0f9a86ce75cb4a5.jpg"/><itunes:episode>360</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Boy on the Bike: A Haunted Horror Story for the Spooky Season</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/boy-on-the-bike-a-haunted-horror-story-for-the-spooky-season--68227121</link><description><![CDATA[A boy rides through an Ohio neighborhood after dark, but not everyone can see him. Boy on the Bike by Travis VanHoose follows Emmett Perry, a father trying to overcome his drinking problem, into a haunting by Cauley Place and Grattis. A fatal bike accident, a wary grandmother, Millie, and talk of the bad lady connect his home to secrets beneath the quiet street. This Weekly Spooky ghost novella blends suburban dread with grief and responsibility. As Emmett searches for answers, the question becomes what he owes to people whose pain has outlasted their lives—and those still beside him.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68227121</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68227121/ep_359_boy_on_the_bike.mp3" length="144405851" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a0c9aabb-ab8f-488d-8341-ed4d4a0890c1/a0c9aabb-ab8f-488d-8341-ed4d4a0890c1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a0c9aabb-ab8f-488d-8341-ed4d4a0890c1/a0c9aabb-ab8f-488d-8341-ed4d4a0890c1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a0c9aabb-ab8f-488d-8341-ed4d4a0890c1/a0c9aabb-ab8f-488d-8341-ed4d4a0890c1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A boy rides through an Ohio neighborhood after dark, but not everyone can see him. Boy on the Bike by Travis VanHoose follows Emmett Perry, a father trying to overcome his drinking problem, into a haunting by Cauley Place and Grattis. A fatal bike...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A boy rides through an Ohio neighborhood after dark, but not everyone can see him. Boy on the Bike by Travis VanHoose follows Emmett Perry, a father trying to overcome his drinking problem, into a haunting by Cauley Place and Grattis. A fatal bike accident, a wary grandmother, Millie, and talk of the bad lady connect his home to secrets beneath the quiet street. This Weekly Spooky ghost novella blends suburban dread with grief and responsibility. As Emmett searches for answers, the question becomes what he owes to people whose pain has outlasted their lives—and those still beside him.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9025</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>addiction,apparition,bicycle,closure,eerie occurrences,enigma,ghost,halloween,haunted,horror,ohio,parenthood,podcast,redemption,sobriety,suburbia,supernatural,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/99b1f16c323cbb348dadd6b19acf404c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>359</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Halloween Terror Tales: Scary Stories of Masks, Mazes, and Madness</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-terror-tales-scary-stories-of-masks-mazes-and-madness--67725162</link><description><![CDATA[A corn maze, a yard-sale mask, and a late-night radio shift turn Halloween plans into survival stories. Over five hours of Weekly Spooky: Never Enter the Old Corn Maze on Halloween by William Rayne; I Went on a Halloween Hiking Trip with My Friends. My Reading Light Saved My Life and Never Buy a Halloween Mask from a Yard Sale by Michael Kelso; The Strickfield Slasher, Special Halloween Hours, and Retro Halloween Revelations by Rob Fields; Stalk by Mike Ashkewe; and The Graveyard Shift by Shane Migliavacca. Eight horror tales follow people who discover the danger after stepping inside.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67725162</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67725162/halloween_comp_2025_4.mp3" length="296210361" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8c9e6248-b6d3-43e6-8f31-d3263b32a1ff/8c9e6248-b6d3-43e6-8f31-d3263b32a1ff.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8c9e6248-b6d3-43e6-8f31-d3263b32a1ff/8c9e6248-b6d3-43e6-8f31-d3263b32a1ff.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8c9e6248-b6d3-43e6-8f31-d3263b32a1ff/8c9e6248-b6d3-43e6-8f31-d3263b32a1ff.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A corn maze, a yard-sale mask, and a late-night radio shift turn Halloween plans into survival stories. Over five hours of Weekly Spooky: Never Enter the Old Corn Maze on Halloween by William Rayne; I Went on a Halloween Hiking Trip with My Friends....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A corn maze, a yard-sale mask, and a late-night radio shift turn Halloween plans into survival stories. Over five hours of Weekly Spooky: Never Enter the Old Corn Maze on Halloween by William Rayne; I Went on a Halloween Hiking Trip with My Friends. My Reading Light Saved My Life and Never Buy a Halloween Mask from a Yard Sale by Michael Kelso; The Strickfield Slasher, Special Halloween Hours, and Retro Halloween Revelations by Rob Fields; Stalk by Mike Ashkewe; and The Graveyard Shift by Shane Migliavacca. Eight horror tales follow people who discover the danger after stepping inside.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>18512</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cursed,eerie tales,ghosts,halloween,haunted,haunting tale,horror,killer,mask,maze,modern-day vampires,murder,podcast,radio,scary,spooky,stories,urbanlegend,urban legend</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b406bee59d3350e11f37af47a8fb1ed1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Ed &amp; Lorraine Warren: The Truth Behind Amityville, Annabelle &amp; The Conjuring</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-ed-lorraine-warren-the-truth-behind-amityville-annabelle-the-conjuring--68152142</link><description><![CDATA[How much of The Conjuring began with a haunting—and how much with a disputed account? Terrifying &amp; True traces Ed and Lorraine Warren's rise through Amityville, Annabelle, and the Enfield poltergeist. Their photos, tapes, and possession claims face questions from skeptics Ray Garton and Joe Nickell. This Weekly Spooky documentary explores the ghost hunters' methods, the 1970s exorcism craze, and the path from haunted-house testimony to Hollywood horror. Hear the evidence behind the legends. More cases: <a href="https://www.weeklyspooky.com/categories/terrifying-true/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.weeklyspooky.com/c...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68152142</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68152142/the_devils_road_inside_the_legacy_of_ed_and_lorraine_warren.mp3" length="152114289" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ae783c19-40be-4062-8a80-f7447a7f12f0/ae783c19-40be-4062-8a80-f7447a7f12f0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ae783c19-40be-4062-8a80-f7447a7f12f0/ae783c19-40be-4062-8a80-f7447a7f12f0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ae783c19-40be-4062-8a80-f7447a7f12f0/ae783c19-40be-4062-8a80-f7447a7f12f0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>How much of The Conjuring began with a haunting—and how much with a disputed account? Terrifying &amp; True traces Ed and Lorraine Warren's rise through Amityville, Annabelle, and the Enfield poltergeist. Their photos, tapes, and possession claims face...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[How much of The Conjuring began with a haunting—and how much with a disputed account? Terrifying &amp; True traces Ed and Lorraine Warren's rise through Amityville, Annabelle, and the Enfield poltergeist. Their photos, tapes, and possession claims face questions from skeptics Ray Garton and Joe Nickell. This Weekly Spooky documentary explores the ghost hunters' methods, the 1970s exorcism craze, and the path from haunted-house testimony to Hollywood horror. Hear the evidence behind the legends. More cases: <a href="https://www.weeklyspooky.com/categories/terrifying-true/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.weeklyspooky.com/c...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9506</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>amityville,amityville horror,annabelle,annabelle doll,conjuring,demonology,ed warren,enfield,exorcism,halloween,investigations,lorraine warren,occult,paranormal investigators,perron,poltergeist,possession,skepticism,warren,warrens</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3c2f63d8d057acac9b673efd3a7f96ba.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Echoes of Murder: Six Scary Horror Stories of Death, Darkness, and Dread</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-echoes-of-murder-six-scary-horror-stories-of-death-darkness-and-dread--67782995</link><description><![CDATA[A doctor faces an airliner full of passengers after food poisoning incapacitates its crew. Unknown Broadcast presents The Death Wish, The Well-Dressed Corpse, Murder in Jazz Time, The Thing in the Darkness, Murder in Haste, and Terror in the Air. Six old-time radio dramas deliver over three and a half hours of murder mysteries and supernatural suspense. The lineup includes Ian Martin's Terror in the Air for CBS Radio Mystery Theater, a crisis in the sky that asks how far one passenger's skills can stretch. Follow the clues from death wishes and dark rooms to danger above the clouds.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67782995</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67782995/ub_22the_death_wish_22_22the_well_dressed_corpse_22_22murder_in_jazz_time_22_22the_thing_from_the_darkness_22_22murder_in_haste_22_22terror_in_the_air_22.mp3" length="203329817" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e32abb59-28e9-47f7-8326-0252d0730826/e32abb59-28e9-47f7-8326-0252d0730826.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e32abb59-28e9-47f7-8326-0252d0730826/e32abb59-28e9-47f7-8326-0252d0730826.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e32abb59-28e9-47f7-8326-0252d0730826/e32abb59-28e9-47f7-8326-0252d0730826.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A doctor faces an airliner full of passengers after food poisoning incapacitates its crew. Unknown Broadcast presents The Death Wish, The Well-Dressed Corpse, Murder in Jazz Time, The Thing in the Darkness, Murder in Haste, and Terror in the Air. Six...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A doctor faces an airliner full of passengers after food poisoning incapacitates its crew. Unknown Broadcast presents The Death Wish, The Well-Dressed Corpse, Murder in Jazz Time, The Thing in the Darkness, Murder in Haste, and Terror in the Air. Six old-time radio dramas deliver over three and a half hours of murder mysteries and supernatural suspense. The lineup includes Ian Martin's Terror in the Air for CBS Radio Mystery Theater, a crisis in the sky that asks how far one passenger's skills can stretch. Follow the clues from death wishes and dark rooms to danger above the clouds.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12707</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,corpse,dread,eerie,emotional turmoil,ghosts,horror,horror narrative,inner demons,jazz,macabre,murder,nightmare,otr,radio,supernatural,suspense,terror,thriller,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/578eee2a0755922b822806aa9b1b1db7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dirt Babies, ERASURE &amp; Cry Baby Bridge — Three Halloween Horror Novellas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dirt-babies-erasure-cry-baby-bridge-three-halloween-horror-novellas--68082393</link><description><![CDATA[Graveyard soil becomes a craft project, a forbidden VHS rental follows children home, and a haunted bridge draws investigators back. Weekly Spooky presents Dirt Babies by Bruce Haney, ERASURE by Morgan Moore, and Return to the Cry Baby Bridge by Rob Fields. Over five and a half hours of Halloween horror connect handmade monsters, video-store nightmares, and Strickfield's ghostly past across three novellas. Familiar childhood places offer little shelter when something dark crosses the threshold. Settle in for supernatural fiction about curiosity, consequences, and unfinished hauntings.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68082393</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68082393/halloween_novella_comp_2025.mp3" length="316964978" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/676ffac9-ec02-4860-856d-16db4610390d/676ffac9-ec02-4860-856d-16db4610390d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/676ffac9-ec02-4860-856d-16db4610390d/676ffac9-ec02-4860-856d-16db4610390d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/676ffac9-ec02-4860-856d-16db4610390d/676ffac9-ec02-4860-856d-16db4610390d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Graveyard soil becomes a craft project, a forbidden VHS rental follows children home, and a haunted bridge draws investigators back. Weekly Spooky presents Dirt Babies by Bruce Haney, ERASURE by Morgan Moore, and Return to the Cry Baby Bridge by Rob...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Graveyard soil becomes a craft project, a forbidden VHS rental follows children home, and a haunted bridge draws investigators back. Weekly Spooky presents Dirt Babies by Bruce Haney, ERASURE by Morgan Moore, and Return to the Cry Baby Bridge by Rob Fields. Over five and a half hours of Halloween horror connect handmade monsters, video-store nightmares, and Strickfield's ghostly past across three novellas. Familiar childhood places offer little shelter when something dark crosses the threshold. Settle in for supernatural fiction about curiosity, consequences, and unfinished hauntings.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>19809</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>babysitter,bridge,creepy,crybaby bridge,cursed,fear,folklore,ghosts,halloween,horror,madness,monsters,novella,podcast,scary,spooky,stories,strickfield,supernatural chaos</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2d507c561ca11114e7b8f11497b491b1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Candyman (1992): Urban Legend, Race and Gothic Tragedy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-candyman-1992-urban-legend-race-and-gothic-tragedy--68148855</link><description><![CDATA[Say his name into a mirror, and an urban legend becomes a question of who tells the story. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit Candyman (1992), Bernard Rose's adaptation of Clive Barker's The Forbidden, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Virginia Madsen's Helen Lyle enters Cabrini-Green, where Tony Todd's presence and Philip Glass's score turn research into dread. Full spoilers explore race, class, outsider perspectives, and the power of a repeated legend. From the bees to the mirror, discover how the film makes belief—and the people dismissed by its investigators—impossible to ignore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68148855</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68148855/candyman.mp3" length="109780023" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3d73e5b8-1d88-43b1-9b64-3ccf70885324/3d73e5b8-1d88-43b1-9b64-3ccf70885324.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3d73e5b8-1d88-43b1-9b64-3ccf70885324/3d73e5b8-1d88-43b1-9b64-3ccf70885324.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3d73e5b8-1d88-43b1-9b64-3ccf70885324/3d73e5b8-1d88-43b1-9b64-3ccf70885324.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Say his name into a mirror, and an urban legend becomes a question of who tells the story. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit Candyman (1992), Bernard Rose's adaptation of Clive Barker's The Forbidden, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Virginia...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Say his name into a mirror, and an urban legend becomes a question of who tells the story. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit Candyman (1992), Bernard Rose's adaptation of Clive Barker's The Forbidden, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Virginia Madsen's Helen Lyle enters Cabrini-Green, where Tony Todd's presence and Philip Glass's score turn research into dread. Full spoilers explore race, class, outsider perspectives, and the power of a repeated legend. From the bees to the mirror, discover how the film makes belief—and the people dismissed by its investigators—impossible to ignore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6860</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1992,barker,bees,bernard rose,cabrini,cabrini-green,candyman,horror,identity,legend,mirror,race,remake,social,social themes,tony todd,trauma,urban,urban legend</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Deadly Rental — Halloween Video Store Slasher and VHS Nightmare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/deadly-rental-halloween-video-store-slasher-and-vhs-nightmare--68152668</link><description><![CDATA[Halloween 1983: thunder rattles Valley Video, and a gravelly caller keeps saying trick or treat. When a blackout strands the staff and customers, movie-night scares become a fight to survive. Deadly Rental by Charles Campbell turns a South Carolina video store into a slasher's hunting ground. Shelly and Rodney must navigate darkness, costumes, and a threat that isn't staying on the screen. This Weekly Spooky tale mixes VHS nostalgia with Halloween suspense. Sponsor: Savorista. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68152668</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68152668/ep_358_deadly_rental.mp3" length="45040951" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/32b1a8d3-d632-460c-bff2-f2df6f7da6c4/32b1a8d3-d632-460c-bff2-f2df6f7da6c4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/32b1a8d3-d632-460c-bff2-f2df6f7da6c4/32b1a8d3-d632-460c-bff2-f2df6f7da6c4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/32b1a8d3-d632-460c-bff2-f2df6f7da6c4/32b1a8d3-d632-460c-bff2-f2df6f7da6c4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Halloween 1983: thunder rattles Valley Video, and a gravelly caller keeps saying trick or treat. When a blackout strands the staff and customers, movie-night scares become a fight to survive. Deadly Rental by Charles Campbell turns a South Carolina...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Halloween 1983: thunder rattles Valley Video, and a gravelly caller keeps saying trick or treat. When a blackout strands the staff and customers, movie-night scares become a fight to survive. Deadly Rental by Charles Campbell turns a South Carolina video store into a slasher's hunting ground. Shelly and Rodney must navigate darkness, costumes, and a threat that isn't staying on the screen. This Weekly Spooky tale mixes VHS nostalgia with Halloween suspense. Sponsor: Savorista. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2815</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1983,blackout,carolina,halloween,halloween night,horror,killer,lurking predator,podcast,rental,retro,slasher,small-town video store,storm,survival,suspense,thriller,urban legends,vhs,video</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/008b91d27782f6d2b10ecea1ea402824.jpg"/><itunes:episode>358</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Lone Candy House — Halloween Urban Legend of Vanishing Children</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lone-candy-house-halloween-urban-legend-of-vanishing-children--68140491</link><description><![CDATA[Stewart Mirren has vanished while trick-or-treating, and his rescuers have until 3 a.m. to get him out of the Lone Candy House. Madelyne Donnerly and her friends face a haunted-house legend in The Legend of the Lone Candy House by Rob Fields. The Strickfield Halloween trilogy concludes after Return to the Cry Baby Bridge and The Last Carnovasch, with a missing child's fate replacing their plans for pizza and movies. Can they reach him before the house keeps him? Sponsor: Savorista. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68140491</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68140491/ep_357_the_legend_of_the_lone_candy_house.mp3" length="109929100" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b054cabb-8d41-40ce-b7f4-ee40092e3541/b054cabb-8d41-40ce-b7f4-ee40092e3541.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b054cabb-8d41-40ce-b7f4-ee40092e3541/b054cabb-8d41-40ce-b7f4-ee40092e3541.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b054cabb-8d41-40ce-b7f4-ee40092e3541/b054cabb-8d41-40ce-b7f4-ee40092e3541.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Stewart Mirren has vanished while trick-or-treating, and his rescuers have until 3 a.m. to get him out of the Lone Candy House. Madelyne Donnerly and her friends face a haunted-house legend in The Legend of the Lone Candy House by Rob Fields. The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stewart Mirren has vanished while trick-or-treating, and his rescuers have until 3 a.m. to get him out of the Lone Candy House. Madelyne Donnerly and her friends face a haunted-house legend in The Legend of the Lone Candy House by Rob Fields. The Strickfield Halloween trilogy concludes after Return to the Cry Baby Bridge and The Last Carnovasch, with a missing child's fate replacing their plans for pizza and movies. Can they reach him before the house keeps him? Sponsor: Savorista. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at <a href="https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://savorista.com/discount...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6870</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>candy,curse,ghost,halloween,halloween night,haunted,horror,legend,legendary horror,mirror,mystery,novella,podcast,sinister house,spooky,strickfield,supernatural happenings,treat,trick,witch</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b1cb2a9487e8332f7d40af01d79738ba.jpg"/><itunes:episode>357</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Halloween Horrors: 7 Scary Stories of Zombies, Vampires, and Haunted Portals</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-horrors-7-scary-stories-of-zombies-vampires-and-haunted-portals--67723710</link><description><![CDATA[A zombie faces Halloween, a candy factory conceals revenge, and a portal opens a path into danger. This four-hour Weekly Spooky collection features A Zombie's Halloween, Future Taibon, and The Portal by Rob Fields; Sweet Revenge by David O'Hanlon; Caroline Quinn: Vampire Hunter by Mike Ashkewe; Inbetween by Shane Migliavacca; and Tricks and Treats Volume 2, with tales by Morgan Moore, Keith Tomlin, and Rob Fields. Vampires, strange futures, and holiday temptations give each selection a bite. Follow the costumes and candy into horror fiction where the celebration can become a trap.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67723710</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67723710/halloween_comp_2025_3.mp3" length="233151819" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c6a9507c-1b6a-4ec6-ac0a-73d28eeb7578/c6a9507c-1b6a-4ec6-ac0a-73d28eeb7578.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c6a9507c-1b6a-4ec6-ac0a-73d28eeb7578/c6a9507c-1b6a-4ec6-ac0a-73d28eeb7578.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c6a9507c-1b6a-4ec6-ac0a-73d28eeb7578/c6a9507c-1b6a-4ec6-ac0a-73d28eeb7578.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A zombie faces Halloween, a candy factory conceals revenge, and a portal opens a path into danger. This four-hour Weekly Spooky collection features A Zombie's Halloween, Future Taibon, and The Portal by Rob Fields; Sweet Revenge by David O'Hanlon;...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A zombie faces Halloween, a candy factory conceals revenge, and a portal opens a path into danger. This four-hour Weekly Spooky collection features A Zombie's Halloween, Future Taibon, and The Portal by Rob Fields; Sweet Revenge by David O'Hanlon; Caroline Quinn: Vampire Hunter by Mike Ashkewe; Inbetween by Shane Migliavacca; and Tricks and Treats Volume 2, with tales by Morgan Moore, Keith Tomlin, and Rob Fields. Vampires, strange futures, and holiday temptations give each selection a bite. Follow the costumes and candy into horror fiction where the celebration can become a trap.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14571</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,chilling tales,creepy,ghost,halloween,haunted,horror,monster,october,podcast,post-apocalyptic,revenge,scarecrow,spooky,supernatural,survival,undead,vampires,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a04c18f75aae8261f9880a1f82026dfd.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Richard Chase: The Vampire of Sacramento Murders</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-richard-chase-the-vampire-of-sacramento-murders--68052742</link><description><![CDATA[Richard Trenton Chase became known as the Vampire of Sacramento after six murders in 1977–1978. How did police find him? Terrifying &amp; True traces the investigation, the FBI profile, and evidence found in his apartment. This Weekly Spooky true-crime documentary follows the case from early warning signs and blood-related delusions to the courtroom battle over sanity and responsibility. Follow the witnesses and physical clues behind the arrest, the insanity defense, and six murder convictions. More cases: <a href="https://www.weeklyspooky.com/categories/terrifying-true/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.weeklyspooky.com/c...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68052742</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68052742/the_vampire_of_sacramento_madness_murder_and_bloodlust.mp3" length="74977335" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b0121f48-4548-4a3b-986c-e95592a544f3/b0121f48-4548-4a3b-986c-e95592a544f3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b0121f48-4548-4a3b-986c-e95592a544f3/b0121f48-4548-4a3b-986c-e95592a544f3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b0121f48-4548-4a3b-986c-e95592a544f3/b0121f48-4548-4a3b-986c-e95592a544f3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Richard Trenton Chase became known as the Vampire of Sacramento after six murders in 1977–1978. How did police find him? Terrifying &amp; True traces the investigation, the FBI profile, and evidence found in his apartment. This Weekly Spooky true-crime...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Richard Trenton Chase became known as the Vampire of Sacramento after six murders in 1977–1978. How did police find him? Terrifying &amp; True traces the investigation, the FBI profile, and evidence found in his apartment. This Weekly Spooky true-crime documentary follows the case from early warning signs and blood-related delusions to the courtroom battle over sanity and responsibility. Follow the witnesses and physical clues behind the arrest, the insanity defense, and six murder convictions. More cases: <a href="https://www.weeklyspooky.com/categories/terrifying-true/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.weeklyspooky.com/c...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4685</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crime,halloween,horror,killer,mature,mental illness,murders,richard,richard trenton chase,sacramento,scary,schizophrenia,season,serial,spooky,stories,themes,true,vampire,vampire of sacramento</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a058b7776c7659934892cd2a426d1128.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Midnight Apparitions: Six Scary Horror Stories for the Spooky Season</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-midnight-apparitions-six-scary-horror-stories-for-the-spooky-season--67769768</link><description><![CDATA[An elderly farmer's gift for healing unsettles his doctor son-in-law, while a plan to fake a haunting turns inheritance into a dangerous motive. Unknown Broadcast gathers A Very Old Man, A Terrible Night, House of Murder, The Ghost Maker, Snake Doctor, and The Blood Red Ink. Six old-time radio dramas fill over three hours with family conflict, deception, murder, and the supernatural. Listen for people whose explanations reveal as much as their secrets, as familiar homes become places of suspicion. Classic audio suspense lets a voice, a pause, or a question do the frightening work.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67769768</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67769768/2ub_22a_very_old_man_22_22a_terrible_night_22_22house_of_murder_22_22the_ghost_maker_22_22snake_doctor_22_22the_blood_red_ink_22.mp3" length="193209420" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3fa29843-8cbd-44d0-86b8-4e2645ba189a/3fa29843-8cbd-44d0-86b8-4e2645ba189a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3fa29843-8cbd-44d0-86b8-4e2645ba189a/3fa29843-8cbd-44d0-86b8-4e2645ba189a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3fa29843-8cbd-44d0-86b8-4e2645ba189a/3fa29843-8cbd-44d0-86b8-4e2645ba189a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An elderly farmer's gift for healing unsettles his doctor son-in-law, while a plan to fake a haunting turns inheritance into a dangerous motive. Unknown Broadcast gathers A Very Old Man, A Terrible Night, House of Murder, The Ghost Maker, Snake...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An elderly farmer's gift for healing unsettles his doctor son-in-law, while a plan to fake a haunting turns inheritance into a dangerous motive. Unknown Broadcast gathers A Very Old Man, A Terrible Night, House of Murder, The Ghost Maker, Snake Doctor, and The Blood Red Ink. Six old-time radio dramas fill over three hours with family conflict, deception, murder, and the supernatural. Listen for people whose explanations reveal as much as their secrets, as familiar homes become places of suspicion. Classic audio suspense lets a voice, a pause, or a question do the frightening work.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12076</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,cursed,drama,eerie,enduring legacy,folklore,ghosts,gothic,hauntings,horror,living and dead,macabre,midnight,mortality,murder,nightmares,old-time-radio,supernatural,supernatural ability,suspense</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>One Fateful Halloween — Cursed Pumpkin Ring and Nightmare-Realm Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-fateful-halloween-cursed-pumpkin-ring-and-nightmare-realm-horror--68076595</link><description><![CDATA[Sheila wants a Halloween night free from babysitting. A glowing pumpkin ring in Eisley Tinker's shop looks like something she can take for herself—until the theft takes her somewhere else. One Fateful Halloween by Rob Fields sends a Strickfield teenager into a world of living vines, pumpkin demons, and ghostly villages. This Weekly Spooky tale mixes cursed jewelry, portal horror, and rebellion with consequences she never imagined. The ring offers more than a way out of an evening she resents. As the strange world closes around her, getting home may mean confronting what she has become.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68076595</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68076595/ep_356_one_fateful_halloween.mp3" length="39068296" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/558c3e61-ebbc-4e47-9826-ee1d66189ca3/558c3e61-ebbc-4e47-9826-ee1d66189ca3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/558c3e61-ebbc-4e47-9826-ee1d66189ca3/558c3e61-ebbc-4e47-9826-ee1d66189ca3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/558c3e61-ebbc-4e47-9826-ee1d66189ca3/558c3e61-ebbc-4e47-9826-ee1d66189ca3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sheila wants a Halloween night free from babysitting. A glowing pumpkin ring in Eisley Tinker's shop looks like something she can take for herself—until the theft takes her somewhere else. One Fateful Halloween by Rob Fields sends a Strickfield...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sheila wants a Halloween night free from babysitting. A glowing pumpkin ring in Eisley Tinker's shop looks like something she can take for herself—until the theft takes her somewhere else. One Fateful Halloween by Rob Fields sends a Strickfield teenager into a world of living vines, pumpkin demons, and ghostly villages. This Weekly Spooky tale mixes cursed jewelry, portal horror, and rebellion with consequences she never imagined. The ring offers more than a way out of an evening she resents. As the strange world closes around her, getting home may mean confronting what she has become.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2441</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling adventure,curse,halloween,halloween night,haunted,horror,inner demons,monsters,monstrous entities,night,nightmare,podcast,pumpkins,ring,scary,spooky,stories,strickfield,surreal challenges,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5cf4bb4a166bfb957e40ed682b15bfca.jpg"/><itunes:episode>356</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) — Wes Craven’s Slasher Masterpiece with Freddy Krueger</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1984-wes-craven-s-slasher-masterpiece-with-freddy-krueger--67951676</link><description><![CDATA[What happens when staying awake becomes your only defense? Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) on Cutting Deep into Horror. Wes Craven's Freddy Krueger brings parental secrets into teenagers' dreams, blurring suburban safety and surreal violence. Full spoilers explore adolescent fear, the dream sequences, the hosts' first viewings, and Freddy's later shift toward dark comedy. Return to the slasher debut that made sleep itself feel dangerous. Film page: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Elm-Street-John-Saxon/dp/B002R1UTAQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Nightma...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67951676</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67951676/nightmare_on_elm_street.mp3" length="119366515" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a3f33ab7-52f1-42ac-bef8-f6a47f6303c9/a3f33ab7-52f1-42ac-bef8-f6a47f6303c9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a3f33ab7-52f1-42ac-bef8-f6a47f6303c9/a3f33ab7-52f1-42ac-bef8-f6a47f6303c9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a3f33ab7-52f1-42ac-bef8-f6a47f6303c9/a3f33ab7-52f1-42ac-bef8-f6a47f6303c9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What happens when staying awake becomes your only defense? Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) on Cutting Deep into Horror. Wes Craven's Freddy Krueger brings parental secrets into teenagers' dreams, blurring...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What happens when staying awake becomes your only defense? Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) on Cutting Deep into Horror. Wes Craven's Freddy Krueger brings parental secrets into teenagers' dreams, blurring suburban safety and surreal violence. Full spoilers explore adolescent fear, the dream sequences, the hosts' first viewings, and Freddy's later shift toward dark comedy. Return to the slasher debut that made sleep itself feel dangerous. Film page: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Elm-Street-John-Saxon/dp/B002R1UTAQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Nightma...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7460</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1984,a nightmare on elm street,cinema,craven,dream,elm,franchise,freddy,freddy krueger,halloween,horror,krueger,nightmare,slasher,slasher genre,springwood,street,themes of fear,wes,wes craven</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Feed Drop: Urban Legends — The Satanic Panic (True Crime History)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/feed-drop-urban-legends-the-satanic-panic-true-crime-history--68066817</link><description><![CDATA[How did frightening rumors become investigations, prosecutions, and ruined lives? This Urban Legends feed drop examines the Satanic Panic through sensational media, suggestive interviews, recovered-memory claims, and courtroom battles. Luke Mordue explores how allegations of organized ritual abuse gained authority through repetition, and how similar patterns recur in conspiracy movements. Hear a history of moral panic that asks what happens when certainty outruns evidence. More from the originating show: <a href="http://www.lukemordue.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.lukemordue.com/podc...</a> | Corrections: luke@lukemordue.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68066817</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68066817/urban_legends_satanic_panic.mp3" length="72811521" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b58a3264-4d77-42f4-b05b-af44f67ebabe/b58a3264-4d77-42f4-b05b-af44f67ebabe.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b58a3264-4d77-42f4-b05b-af44f67ebabe/b58a3264-4d77-42f4-b05b-af44f67ebabe.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b58a3264-4d77-42f4-b05b-af44f67ebabe/b58a3264-4d77-42f4-b05b-af44f67ebabe.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>How did frightening rumors become investigations, prosecutions, and ruined lives? This Urban Legends feed drop examines the Satanic Panic through sensational media, suggestive interviews, recovered-memory claims, and courtroom battles. Luke Mordue...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[How did frightening rumors become investigations, prosecutions, and ruined lives? This Urban Legends feed drop examines the Satanic Panic through sensational media, suggestive interviews, recovered-memory claims, and courtroom battles. Luke Mordue explores how allegations of organized ritual abuse gained authority through repetition, and how similar patterns recur in conspiracy movements. Hear a history of moral panic that asks what happens when certainty outruns evidence. More from the originating show: <a href="http://www.lukemordue.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.lukemordue.com/podc...</a> | Corrections: luke@lukemordue.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4550</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>child safety,conspiracy,crime,cults,folklore,halloween,horror,late 20th-century,legends,misinformation,mystery,podcast,public fear,salem witch trials,satanic,satanic panic,spooky,stories,true,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dd9d3d6069dc265e837c8248dc8eee39.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Halloween Blood Hunt — Elizabeth Báthory Blood Countess Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-blood-hunt-elizabeth-bathory-blood-countess-horror--68063321</link><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Báthory has spent centuries hiding in plain sight, renewing her youth with blood. Now Halloween week in Strickfield puts her on a collision course with a young vampire hunter and a princess of Hell. Halloween Blood Hunt by Rob Fields turns the Blood Countess legend into supernatural fiction, with modern technology and old appetites sharing the hunt. This Weekly Spooky tale follows a predator who discovers that her latest target knows how to fight back. Gothic bloodlust meets Halloween action as a quiet Ohio town shelters monsters—and people prepared to confront them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68063321</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68063321/ep_355_halloween_blood_hunt.mp3" length="45277892" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0131d9fa-bc25-4f1b-9e9b-1c7caf1aed74/0131d9fa-bc25-4f1b-9e9b-1c7caf1aed74.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0131d9fa-bc25-4f1b-9e9b-1c7caf1aed74/0131d9fa-bc25-4f1b-9e9b-1c7caf1aed74.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0131d9fa-bc25-4f1b-9e9b-1c7caf1aed74/0131d9fa-bc25-4f1b-9e9b-1c7caf1aed74.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Elizabeth Báthory has spent centuries hiding in plain sight, renewing her youth with blood. Now Halloween week in Strickfield puts her on a collision course with a young vampire hunter and a princess of Hell. Halloween Blood Hunt by Rob Fields turns...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Elizabeth Báthory has spent centuries hiding in plain sight, renewing her youth with blood. Now Halloween week in Strickfield puts her on a collision course with a young vampire hunter and a princess of Hell. Halloween Blood Hunt by Rob Fields turns the Blood Countess legend into supernatural fiction, with modern technology and old appetites sharing the hunt. This Weekly Spooky tale follows a predator who discovers that her latest target knows how to fight back. Gothic bloodlust meets Halloween action as a quiet Ohio town shelters monsters—and people prepared to confront them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2829</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,countess,demon,grotesque,halloween,halloween lore,horror,immortality,killer,monster,podcast,predator-prey dynamic,scary,spooky,strickfield,survival,suspense,thirst for blood,vampire,witch</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8771003055179f75d5cab9b88dda5d01.jpg"/><itunes:episode>355</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Modern Tastes — Cannibal Killer, Missing Husband and Halloween Survival Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/modern-tastes-cannibal-killer-missing-husband-and-halloween-survival-horror--68051100</link><description><![CDATA[Cora's husband disappears during an evening run, and the police's explanation leaves her with questions she cannot ignore. Modern Tastes by David O'Hanlon follows her search with Troy, a gym enthusiast pulled into the case, into a cannibal killer's chosen menu. Muscle tone and marbling become grotesque clues in this Weekly Spooky horror novella, where fitness culture meets a predator's culinary obsession. As Halloween approaches, Cora must learn who is hunting runners before she joins them. Dark humor sharpens a missing-person mystery that grows into a brutal struggle to survive.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68051100</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68051100/ep_354_modern_tastes.mp3" length="108333847" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Cora's husband disappears during an evening run, and the police's explanation leaves her with questions she cannot ignore. Modern Tastes by David O'Hanlon follows her search with Troy, a gym enthusiast pulled into the case, into a cannibal killer's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cora's husband disappears during an evening run, and the police's explanation leaves her with questions she cannot ignore. Modern Tastes by David O'Hanlon follows her search with Troy, a gym enthusiast pulled into the case, into a cannibal killer's chosen menu. Muscle tone and marbling become grotesque clues in this Weekly Spooky horror novella, where fitness culture meets a predator's culinary obsession. As Halloween approaches, Cora must learn who is hunting runners before she joins them. Dark humor sharpens a missing-person mystery that grows into a brutal struggle to survive.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6770</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,cannibal,creepy,dark,disappearance,gore,halloween,horror,killer,mystery,obsession,podcast,scary,serial,spooky,story,survival,suspense,terrifying predator,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/56cf9b00cf43b6419cb2027d8c10429c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>354</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>9 Scary Halloween Stories — Headless Riders &amp; Haunted Towns</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-scary-halloween-stories-headless-riders-haunted-towns--67694951</link><description><![CDATA[A punk band's Halloween stop and a headless rider begin nine Weekly Spooky scares. Mischief Night: The Halloween Invasion and The Night Stocker by Shane Migliavacca; Dullahan by Morgan Moore; Origin of the Pumpkin Man by Charles Campbell; The Grinner by Henrique Couto; Ghost in the Graveyard by Rob Fields; Tricks and Treats by Keith Tomlin; Strife of the Party by David O'Hanlon; and Burn on the Bayou by L. F. Falconer. Over four hours of horror fiction visit haunted towns, cursed celebrations, and workplaces where a costume offers little protection. Take the long way through Halloween.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67694951</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67694951/halloween_comp_2025_2.mp3" length="251433204" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7e7aaf75-723a-4042-ab9c-48c57e378fe2/7e7aaf75-723a-4042-ab9c-48c57e378fe2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7e7aaf75-723a-4042-ab9c-48c57e378fe2/7e7aaf75-723a-4042-ab9c-48c57e378fe2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7e7aaf75-723a-4042-ab9c-48c57e378fe2/7e7aaf75-723a-4042-ab9c-48c57e378fe2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A punk band's Halloween stop and a headless rider begin nine Weekly Spooky scares. Mischief Night: The Halloween Invasion and The Night Stocker by Shane Migliavacca; Dullahan by Morgan Moore; Origin of the Pumpkin Man by Charles Campbell; The Grinner...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A punk band's Halloween stop and a headless rider begin nine Weekly Spooky scares. Mischief Night: The Halloween Invasion and The Night Stocker by Shane Migliavacca; Dullahan by Morgan Moore; Origin of the Pumpkin Man by Charles Campbell; The Grinner by Henrique Couto; Ghost in the Graveyard by Rob Fields; Tricks and Treats by Keith Tomlin; Strife of the Party by David O'Hanlon; and Burn on the Bayou by L. F. Falconer. Over four hours of horror fiction visit haunted towns, cursed celebrations, and workplaces where a costume offers little protection. Take the long way through Halloween.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>15714</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,chilling tales,community,dullahan,folklore,ghosts,halloween,haunted,horror,identity,mischief night,monster,musicians,nostalgia,october,pumpkin man,scare,spooky,urbanlegend</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/064b910b71f982f0db5a98db8c7d5bd1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Funhouse Mummy: Elmer McCurdy's Horrifying Tale This Halloween</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-funhouse-mummy-elmer-mccurdy-s-horrifying-tale-this-halloween--67942305</link><description><![CDATA[A funhouse dummy breaks, revealing human bone. How did an Oklahoma outlaw end up on a Long Beach dark ride? Terrifying &amp; True follows Elmer McCurdy, the Funhouse Mummy, from his death in 1911 through decades as a traveling sideshow attraction to his identification after a 1976 film-crew discovery at The Pike. Forensic clues and a carnival paper trail restore a name to the body, finally buried in Guthrie in 1977. This Weekly Spooky documentary examines the unsettling business of displaying the dead. More cases: <a href="https://www.weeklyspooky.com/categories/terrifying-true/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.weeklyspooky.com/c...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67942305</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67942305/the_corpse_that_toured_america.mp3" length="47442582" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cc766ace-5a11-4aa7-b6b9-03f487a0e72a/cc766ace-5a11-4aa7-b6b9-03f487a0e72a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cc766ace-5a11-4aa7-b6b9-03f487a0e72a/cc766ace-5a11-4aa7-b6b9-03f487a0e72a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cc766ace-5a11-4aa7-b6b9-03f487a0e72a/cc766ace-5a11-4aa7-b6b9-03f487a0e72a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A funhouse dummy breaks, revealing human bone. How did an Oklahoma outlaw end up on a Long Beach dark ride? Terrifying &amp; True follows Elmer McCurdy, the Funhouse Mummy, from his death in 1911 through decades as a traveling sideshow attraction to his...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A funhouse dummy breaks, revealing human bone. How did an Oklahoma outlaw end up on a Long Beach dark ride? Terrifying &amp; True follows Elmer McCurdy, the Funhouse Mummy, from his death in 1911 through decades as a traveling sideshow attraction to his identification after a 1976 film-crew discovery at The Pike. Forensic clues and a carnival paper trail restore a name to the body, finally buried in Guthrie in 1977. This Weekly Spooky documentary examines the unsettling business of displaying the dead. More cases: <a href="https://www.weeklyspooky.com/categories/terrifying-true/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.weeklyspooky.com/c...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2965</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>amusement park,burial,carnival,corpse,crime,elmer,elmer mccurdy,exploitation,funhouse,human remains,mccurdy,mummified corpse,mummy,oklahoma,outlaw,podcast,sideshow,the pike,true,true story</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a058b7776c7659934892cd2a426d1128.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Gavel, Greed &amp; the Web: Six Horror Stories of Knives, Goblets, and Guilt</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-gavel-greed-the-web-six-horror-stories-of-knives-goblets-and-guilt--67659191</link><description><![CDATA[A salesman accused of crimes he didn't commit faces a lie detector, while pearl hunters let greed steer their voyage. Unknown Broadcast presents Guilty as Charged by G. Frederick Lewis; Seeds of Greed by Freud A. Nelson; Spider; Death's Goblet by Sigmund Miller; Two Sharp Knives by Dashiell Hammett; and Dark Patterns. These six old-time radio dramas span CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Lights Out, Murder at Midnight, Suspense, and The Whistler. Over three hours of crime and supernatural suspense explore how evidence, temptation, and fear can turn an ordinary decision into a trap.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67659191</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67659191/ub_guilty_as_charged_22_22seeds_of_greed_22_22spider_22_22death_s_goblet_22_22two_sharp_knives_22_22dark_pattern_22.mp3" length="174322556" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6daef432-d622-4371-a28e-fc9a08e9b1b2/6daef432-d622-4371-a28e-fc9a08e9b1b2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6daef432-d622-4371-a28e-fc9a08e9b1b2/6daef432-d622-4371-a28e-fc9a08e9b1b2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6daef432-d622-4371-a28e-fc9a08e9b1b2/6daef432-d622-4371-a28e-fc9a08e9b1b2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A salesman accused of crimes he didn't commit faces a lie detector, while pearl hunters let greed steer their voyage. Unknown Broadcast presents Guilty as Charged by G. Frederick Lewis; Seeds of Greed by Freud A. Nelson; Spider; Death's Goblet by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A salesman accused of crimes he didn't commit faces a lie detector, while pearl hunters let greed steer their voyage. Unknown Broadcast presents Guilty as Charged by G. Frederick Lewis; Seeds of Greed by Freud A. Nelson; Spider; Death's Goblet by Sigmund Miller; Two Sharp Knives by Dashiell Hammett; and Dark Patterns. These six old-time radio dramas span CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Lights Out, Murder at Midnight, Suspense, and The Whistler. Over three hours of crime and supernatural suspense explore how evidence, temptation, and fear can turn an ordinary decision into a trap.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10894</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,armed robbery,courtroom,escape,goblet,greed,hammett,horror,knives,mystery,noir,old-time-radio,otr,spider,suspense,the witching season,thriller,vintage,whistler,wrongful convictions</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>AIDS Mary: Patient Zero — Urban Legend, Experimental Cure and Revenge Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/aids-mary-patient-zero-urban-legend-experimental-cure-and-revenge-horror--67988496</link><description><![CDATA[A promising cancer trial becomes a revenge nightmare for eighteen-year-old Mary. AIDS Mary: Patient Zero by Rob Fields gives a fictional origin to the lipstick-warning urban legend, following an assault survivor from Mirren Technologies to Halloween in Strickfield. Experimental treatments and a devastating attack change her body, while campus parties become the setting for a new, deadly reputation. This Weekly Spooky story combines medical horror, transformation, and revenge with the fear spread by an anonymous message on a mirror. Contains sexual assault and other adult themes.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67988496</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67988496/ep_353_aids_mary_patient_zero.mp3" length="41804737" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d6d590e0-e351-451a-bbf5-d2297f9d2391/d6d590e0-e351-451a-bbf5-d2297f9d2391.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d6d590e0-e351-451a-bbf5-d2297f9d2391/d6d590e0-e351-451a-bbf5-d2297f9d2391.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d6d590e0-e351-451a-bbf5-d2297f9d2391/d6d590e0-e351-451a-bbf5-d2297f9d2391.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A promising cancer trial becomes a revenge nightmare for eighteen-year-old Mary. AIDS Mary: Patient Zero by Rob Fields gives a fictional origin to the lipstick-warning urban legend, following an assault survivor from Mirren Technologies to Halloween...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A promising cancer trial becomes a revenge nightmare for eighteen-year-old Mary. AIDS Mary: Patient Zero by Rob Fields gives a fictional origin to the lipstick-warning urban legend, following an assault survivor from Mirren Technologies to Halloween in Strickfield. Experimental treatments and a devastating attack change her body, while campus parties become the setting for a new, deadly reputation. This Weekly Spooky story combines medical horror, transformation, and revenge with the fear spread by an anonymous message on a mirror. Contains sexual assault and other adult themes.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2612</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>campus,college,empowerment,experiment,halloween,horror,legend,mature,medical experimentation,podcast,revenge,scary,season,spooky,stories,survival,thriller,urban,vengeance,virus</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9e44d133fcc292de2ec372e878eeab3b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>353</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sickle Jack, the Harvester of Souls — Pumpkin-Headed Halloween Monster Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sickle-jack-the-harvester-of-souls-pumpkin-headed-halloween-monster-horror--67975026</link><description><![CDATA[Four boys on BMX bikes expect Halloween mischief, but a scavenger hunt draws them toward a pumpkin-headed harvester. Sickle Jack, the Harvester of Souls by Joe Solmo follows Ryan, Johnny, Tony, and Bo through a night where missing-child rumors acquire a shape. A party, a cemetery, and the cornfields become stops on a route they no longer control. This Weekly Spooky monster story combines 1980s childhood freedom with small-town folklore and an ancient bargain. The boys can ride wherever they like—until they discover who has been choosing their destination. Contains mature themes.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67975026</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67975026/ep_352_sickle_jack_the_harvester_of_souls.mp3" length="62253384" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/80fec1d4-c868-4b28-8525-cc053fbda31c/80fec1d4-c868-4b28-8525-cc053fbda31c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/80fec1d4-c868-4b28-8525-cc053fbda31c/80fec1d4-c868-4b28-8525-cc053fbda31c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/80fec1d4-c868-4b28-8525-cc053fbda31c/80fec1d4-c868-4b28-8525-cc053fbda31c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four boys on BMX bikes expect Halloween mischief, but a scavenger hunt draws them toward a pumpkin-headed harvester. Sickle Jack, the Harvester of Souls by Joe Solmo follows Ryan, Johnny, Tony, and Bo through a night where missing-child rumors acquire...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four boys on BMX bikes expect Halloween mischief, but a scavenger hunt draws them toward a pumpkin-headed harvester. Sickle Jack, the Harvester of Souls by Joe Solmo follows Ryan, Johnny, Tony, and Bo through a night where missing-child rumors acquire a shape. A party, a cemetery, and the cornfields become stops on a route they no longer control. This Weekly Spooky monster story combines 1980s childhood freedom with small-town folklore and an ancient bargain. The boys can ride wherever they like—until they discover who has been choosing their destination. Contains mature themes.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3890</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cemetery,cornfield,darkness,folklore,ghost,halloween,horror,legend,mausoleum,podcast,pumpkin,ritual,scarecrow,scary,scavenger hunt,season,spooky,stories,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/269fe5f6fc0aaeec1f014005b34a2087.jpg"/><itunes:episode>352</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>In the Witch House Walls — Funeral-Parlor Haunting and Cursed-Renovation Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-witch-house-walls-funeral-parlor-haunting-and-cursed-renovation-horror--67953067</link><description><![CDATA[Freddy and Odalys see rental income in an abandoned funeral parlor. Opening its walls reveals mummified animals and a history that refuses to stay sealed. In the Witch House Walls by David O'Hanlon turns an apartment renovation into occult horror, with whispers and curses intruding on plans. A Halloween party meant to attract tenants gives the building a fresh audience. This Weekly Spooky haunted-house tale follows two people trying to make a property pay while its hidden contents begin making demands of their own. How much of the old place can they remove before something answers?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67953067</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67953067/ep_351_in_the_witch_house_walls.mp3" length="38028568" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6199b2a4-4ec2-46e4-acff-fdea14232c92/6199b2a4-4ec2-46e4-acff-fdea14232c92.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6199b2a4-4ec2-46e4-acff-fdea14232c92/6199b2a4-4ec2-46e4-acff-fdea14232c92.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6199b2a4-4ec2-46e4-acff-fdea14232c92/6199b2a4-4ec2-46e4-acff-fdea14232c92.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Freddy and Odalys see rental income in an abandoned funeral parlor. Opening its walls reveals mummified animals and a history that refuses to stay sealed. In the Witch House Walls by David O'Hanlon turns an apartment renovation into occult horror,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Freddy and Odalys see rental income in an abandoned funeral parlor. Opening its walls reveals mummified animals and a history that refuses to stay sealed. In the Witch House Walls by David O'Hanlon turns an apartment renovation into occult horror, with whispers and curses intruding on plans. A Halloween party meant to attract tenants gives the building a fresh audience. This Weekly Spooky haunted-house tale follows two people trying to make a property pay while its hidden contents begin making demands of their own. How much of the old place can they remove before something answers?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2376</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cursed,disturbing phenomena,funeral,funeral home,ghost,grotesque remnants,halloween,haunted,haunted nature,horror,house,nightmare,paranormal,podcast,scary,spooky,story,unresolved trauma,unsettling past,walls</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/26333981a6244a6add4cec2122c7412f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>351</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Madelyne’s Revenge — Vampire War, Spider-Girl Hero and Strickfield Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/madelyne-s-revenge-vampire-war-spider-girl-hero-and-strickfield-horror--67942162</link><description><![CDATA[Felicia Mirren has a new family, a place at Strickfield University, and spider powers that help her protect both. Then an enemy from another universe returns. Madelyne's Revenge by Rob Fields pits the young heroine against an adult vampire version of Madelyne Donnerly, determined to destroy the life Felicia has built. This Weekly Spooky novella continues Felicia's adventures after New Life on Halloween, combining superhero action, vampire horror, and a very personal threat. Felicia can fight monsters, but Madelyne knows whom to threaten—and every attack brings the danger closer to home.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67942162</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67942162/ep_350_madelyne_s_revenge.mp3" length="113539827" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f9220168-4aba-44e6-89b9-186b5319e2e2/f9220168-4aba-44e6-89b9-186b5319e2e2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f9220168-4aba-44e6-89b9-186b5319e2e2/f9220168-4aba-44e6-89b9-186b5319e2e2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f9220168-4aba-44e6-89b9-186b5319e2e2/f9220168-4aba-44e6-89b9-186b5319e2e2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Felicia Mirren has a new family, a place at Strickfield University, and spider powers that help her protect both. Then an enemy from another universe returns. Madelyne's Revenge by Rob Fields pits the young heroine against an adult vampire version of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Felicia Mirren has a new family, a place at Strickfield University, and spider powers that help her protect both. Then an enemy from another universe returns. Madelyne's Revenge by Rob Fields pits the young heroine against an adult vampire version of Madelyne Donnerly, determined to destroy the life Felicia has built. This Weekly Spooky novella continues Felicia's adventures after New Life on Halloween, combining superhero action, vampire horror, and a very personal threat. Felicia can fight monsters, but Madelyne knows whom to threaten—and every attack brings the danger closer to home.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7096</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,chaos,folklore,halloween,haunted,high-stakes drama,horror,monsters,novella,podcast,revenge,spider,spine-tingling narrative,strickfield,supernatural,suspense,thriller,vampire,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a5078d8ef70067c966b5a34c00baccbd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>350</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Halloween Horrors: 11 Urban Legends &amp; Scary Tales for Spooky Season</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-horrors-11-urban-legends-scary-tales-for-spooky-season--67694678</link><description><![CDATA[Five hours of Halloween scares: Mischief Night and Another Mischief Night by Shane Migliavacca; The Halloween Heist and Retro Halloween Weekend by Rob Fields; Photosensitive by Joe Solmo; Bad Cops in a Small Town on Halloween Night by John Oak Dalton; Barley and Clyde Meet the Pumpkin King and A Wet 'n' Wild Halloween by David O'Hanlon; Pumpkin Spice and Nothing Nice by Charles Campbell; The Halloween Party by Keith Tomlin; Halloween 198666 by Dan Wilder. Eleven Weekly Spooky tales turn pranks, parties, a drive-in, and a waterpark into danger. Fall rituals leave room for new guests.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67694678</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67694678/halloween_comp_2025_1.mp3" length="290743133" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/da2f2869-e237-4a19-8bd7-65c4be7b4a8f/da2f2869-e237-4a19-8bd7-65c4be7b4a8f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/da2f2869-e237-4a19-8bd7-65c4be7b4a8f/da2f2869-e237-4a19-8bd7-65c4be7b4a8f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/da2f2869-e237-4a19-8bd7-65c4be7b4a8f/da2f2869-e237-4a19-8bd7-65c4be7b4a8f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five hours of Halloween scares: Mischief Night and Another Mischief Night by Shane Migliavacca; The Halloween Heist and Retro Halloween Weekend by Rob Fields; Photosensitive by Joe Solmo; Bad Cops in a Small Town on Halloween Night by John Oak Dalton;...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five hours of Halloween scares: Mischief Night and Another Mischief Night by Shane Migliavacca; The Halloween Heist and Retro Halloween Weekend by Rob Fields; Photosensitive by Joe Solmo; Bad Cops in a Small Town on Halloween Night by John Oak Dalton; Barley and Clyde Meet the Pumpkin King and A Wet 'n' Wild Halloween by David O'Hanlon; Pumpkin Spice and Nothing Nice by Charles Campbell; The Halloween Party by Keith Tomlin; Halloween 198666 by Dan Wilder. Eleven Weekly Spooky tales turn pranks, parties, a drive-in, and a waterpark into danger. Fall rituals leave room for new guests.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>18170</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,bravery,chilling tales,confrontation,cursed,drivein,eerie encounter,halloween,horror,mischief,mischief night,podcast,pumpkinking,slasher,smalltown,specter,supernatural forces,trickortreat,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80b8433a1e43f9fdd1f646ec4c69998d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Halloween Origins: Samhain, Trick-or-Treat &amp; Jack-O’-Lanterns</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-halloween-origins-samhain-trick-or-treat-jack-o-lanterns--67925914</link><description><![CDATA[Why did Halloween trade carved turnips for pumpkins, and how did souling and guising help shape trick-or-treating? This September 2025 Monthly Spooky explores Samhain, All Hallows, bonfires, apple games, and harvest divination as traditions that changed across places and centuries. Witches, black cats, and Mischief Night add folklore to the history. The episode's news discussion covers Erin Patterson's mushroom case, a UFO-festival stunt, a neighborhood sinkhole, and an aggressive squirrel. Hear how seasonal customs become rituals—and how headlines find their own place at the table.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67925914</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67925914/monthly_spooky_september_2025.mp3" length="134043887" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/655f115a-1511-4f95-afbd-59122ccb68ba/655f115a-1511-4f95-afbd-59122ccb68ba.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/655f115a-1511-4f95-afbd-59122ccb68ba/655f115a-1511-4f95-afbd-59122ccb68ba.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/655f115a-1511-4f95-afbd-59122ccb68ba/655f115a-1511-4f95-afbd-59122ccb68ba.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Why did Halloween trade carved turnips for pumpkins, and how did souling and guising help shape trick-or-treating? This September 2025 Monthly Spooky explores Samhain, All Hallows, bonfires, apple games, and harvest divination as traditions that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why did Halloween trade carved turnips for pumpkins, and how did souling and guising help shape trick-or-treating? This September 2025 Monthly Spooky explores Samhain, All Hallows, bonfires, apple games, and harvest divination as traditions that changed across places and centuries. Witches, black cats, and Mischief Night add folklore to the history. The episode's news discussion covers Erin Patterson's mushroom case, a UFO-festival stunt, a neighborhood sinkhole, and an aggressive squirrel. Hear how seasonal customs become rituals—and how headlines find their own place at the table.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8377</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apples,bobbing,bonfires,festive decorations,folklore,guising,halloween,jackolanterns,jack-o'-lanterns,mischief,origins,rituals,samhain,souling,supernatural,traditions,trickortreat,trick-or-treating</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/88f7fe7c53143e0679069365721fa692.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Four Horror Stories of Paranoia, Deadly Voyages, and a Cursed Tree</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-four-horror-stories-of-paranoia-deadly-voyages-and-a-cursed-tree--67658239</link><description><![CDATA[A petty thief acquires a nuclear warhead, and a voyage home carries rumors of a killer on board. Unknown Broadcast presents A Drink with Dionysius, Terror Stricken from The Whistler, Voyage Through Darkness from Suspense, and The Demon Tree from Dark Fantasy. Four old-time radio dramas bring crime, paranoia, sea travel, and supernatural menace into one two-hour collection. A dangerous possession and strangers sharing a ship offer different reasons to doubt a calm voice. Settle in for audio suspense where fear grows from what people know, what they conceal, and what they merely suspect.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67658239</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67658239/ub_a_drink_with_dionysius_terror_stricken_voyage_through_darkness_demon_tree.mp3" length="123365762" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/aabe6728-7693-4f77-bb9a-56a933d4cd0f/aabe6728-7693-4f77-bb9a-56a933d4cd0f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/aabe6728-7693-4f77-bb9a-56a933d4cd0f/aabe6728-7693-4f77-bb9a-56a933d4cd0f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/aabe6728-7693-4f77-bb9a-56a933d4cd0f/aabe6728-7693-4f77-bb9a-56a933d4cd0f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A petty thief acquires a nuclear warhead, and a voyage home carries rumors of a killer on board. Unknown Broadcast presents A Drink with Dionysius, Terror Stricken from The Whistler, Voyage Through Darkness from Suspense, and The Demon Tree from Dark...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A petty thief acquires a nuclear warhead, and a voyage home carries rumors of a killer on board. Unknown Broadcast presents A Drink with Dionysius, Terror Stricken from The Whistler, Voyage Through Darkness from Suspense, and The Demon Tree from Dark Fantasy. Four old-time radio dramas bring crime, paranoia, sea travel, and supernatural menace into one two-hour collection. A dangerous possession and strangers sharing a ship offer different reasons to doubt a calm voice. Settle in for audio suspense where fear grows from what people know, what they conceal, and what they merely suspect.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7710</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blind,chaos,crime,curse,darkfantasy,darkness,demon,dionysius,morality,mystery,mystery drama,noir,oldtimeradio,otr,paranoia,shipboard,suspense,thriller,voyage,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | The Evil Dead (1981) Sam Raimi’s Scariest Film Deep Dive</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-the-evil-dead-1981-sam-raimi-s-scariest-film-deep-dive--67864271</link><description><![CDATA[A recording in a remote cabin unleashes the dead—and a filmmaking team makes every wall feel hostile. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine The Evil Dead (1981), directed by Sam Raimi, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers explore Bruce Campbell's performance, Tom Sullivan's makeup and stop-motion effects, the Tennessee shoot, and the film's battles over ratings. Discover how aggressive camera movement and handmade gore turn a small setting into sustained nightmare. Film page: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Bruce-Campbell/dp/B01CY5KYRC" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Evil-De...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67864271</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67864271/evil_dead.mp3" length="112116005" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/77b8f03c-542d-42f4-916e-cc2ecd93fd93/77b8f03c-542d-42f4-916e-cc2ecd93fd93.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/77b8f03c-542d-42f4-916e-cc2ecd93fd93/77b8f03c-542d-42f4-916e-cc2ecd93fd93.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/77b8f03c-542d-42f4-916e-cc2ecd93fd93/77b8f03c-542d-42f4-916e-cc2ecd93fd93.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A recording in a remote cabin unleashes the dead—and a filmmaking team makes every wall feel hostile. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine The Evil Dead (1981), directed by Sam Raimi, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers explore Bruce...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A recording in a remote cabin unleashes the dead—and a filmmaking team makes every wall feel hostile. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine The Evil Dead (1981), directed by Sam Raimi, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers explore Bruce Campbell's performance, Tom Sullivan's makeup and stop-motion effects, the Tennessee shoot, and the film's battles over ratings. Discover how aggressive camera movement and handmade gore turn a small setting into sustained nightmare. Film page: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Bruce-Campbell/dp/B01CY5KYRC" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Evil-De...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7006</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ash,cabin,campbell,dead,deadites,demonic chaos,effects,evil,evil dead,gore,horror classic,necronomicon,practical,practical effects,raimi,sam raimi,splatter,tennessee,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Old Man with the Red Bicycle — Campground Slasher and Booby-Trap Survival Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-old-man-with-the-red-bicycle-campground-slasher-and-booby-trap-survival-horror--67866788</link><description><![CDATA[Matthew finally gets to camp with his older brother and friends at North Fork. An old man pushing a red bicycle seems like another passerby—until the woods become a trap. The Old Man with the Red Bicycle by Bruce Haney turns bottle rockets, tents, and teenage bravado into campground slasher horror. With snares and hidden hazards blocking the trails, the boys must reconsider who controls the place they chose for freedom. This Weekly Spooky survival tale follows a younger brother eager to prove himself through a night when impressing the others matters far less than getting everyone out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67866788</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67866788/ep_349_the_old_man_with_the_red_bicycle.mp3" length="48154172" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/664a3cae-382c-4aa1-9959-fffdcc64173a/664a3cae-382c-4aa1-9959-fffdcc64173a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/664a3cae-382c-4aa1-9959-fffdcc64173a/664a3cae-382c-4aa1-9959-fffdcc64173a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/664a3cae-382c-4aa1-9959-fffdcc64173a/664a3cae-382c-4aa1-9959-fffdcc64173a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Matthew finally gets to camp with his older brother and friends at North Fork. An old man pushing a red bicycle seems like another passerby—until the woods become a trap. The Old Man with the Red Bicycle by Bruce Haney turns bottle rockets, tents, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Matthew finally gets to camp with his older brother and friends at North Fork. An old man pushing a red bicycle seems like another passerby—until the woods become a trap. The Old Man with the Red Bicycle by Bruce Haney turns bottle rockets, tents, and teenage bravado into campground slasher horror. With snares and hidden hazards blocking the trails, the boys must reconsider who controls the place they chose for freedom. This Weekly Spooky survival tale follows a younger brother eager to prove himself through a night when impressing the others matters far less than getting everyone out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3009</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,beartrap,campfire,camping,camping trip,creepypasta,forest,horror,horror storytelling,killer,machete,nightmare,podcast,slasher,stalker,survival,suspense,thriller,traps,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e8a8874a334273bbdf24c2bfd075a864.jpg"/><itunes:episode>349</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Spook Hollow: Haunted Roads, Headless Bridges and Goat-Man Legends</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-spook-hollow-haunted-roads-headless-bridges-and-goat-man-legends--67757757</link><description><![CDATA[Why do haunted roads across America share the name Spook Hollow? Terrifying &amp; True maps the Camboan ghost legend in Nyack, New York; Goat-Man sightings and phantom cars near Pine Hill Cemetery in Phelps County, Missouri; and Oregonia, Ohio's headless-bridge tale. Appalachian stories of murdered peddlers add another roadside mystery. This Weekly Spooky folklore episode traces the Dutch word spook and the landscape behind hollow, exploring how local history becomes a ghost story. Follow cemetery legends, midnight bridge rituals, and back-road dares from one haunted place to the next.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67757757</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67757757/the_american_tradition_of_spook_hollow.mp3" length="56170636" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6ed0cbbd-7c5b-4e0b-83b2-0a179956d7c9/6ed0cbbd-7c5b-4e0b-83b2-0a179956d7c9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6ed0cbbd-7c5b-4e0b-83b2-0a179956d7c9/6ed0cbbd-7c5b-4e0b-83b2-0a179956d7c9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6ed0cbbd-7c5b-4e0b-83b2-0a179956d7c9/6ed0cbbd-7c5b-4e0b-83b2-0a179956d7c9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Why do haunted roads across America share the name Spook Hollow? Terrifying &amp; True maps the Camboan ghost legend in Nyack, New York; Goat-Man sightings and phantom cars near Pine Hill Cemetery in Phelps County, Missouri; and Oregonia, Ohio's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why do haunted roads across America share the name Spook Hollow? Terrifying &amp; True maps the Camboan ghost legend in Nyack, New York; Goat-Man sightings and phantom cars near Pine Hill Cemetery in Phelps County, Missouri; and Oregonia, Ohio's headless-bridge tale. Appalachian stories of murdered peddlers add another roadside mystery. This Weekly Spooky folklore episode traces the Dutch word spook and the landscape behind hollow, exploring how local history becomes a ghost story. Follow cemetery legends, midnight bridge rituals, and back-road dares from one haunted place to the next.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3510</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>appalachia,camboan,folklore,ghostly tales,ghosts,goatman,halloween,haunted,haunted cemeteries,missouri,nyack,ohio,oregonia,pennsylvania,spectral figures,spookhollow,spook hollow,tragic histories,wandering spirits,westvirginia</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/00ce4d91d0eee86ed9dd0a40611902d6.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Greed, Guilt &amp; the Black Curtain: Four Horror Stories of Money, Murder, and Memory Loss</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-greed-guilt-the-black-curtain-four-horror-stories-of-money-murder-and-memory-loss--67657762</link><description><![CDATA[Cary Grant stars as an amnesiac afraid of his own past in Suspense's The Black Curtain. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio dramas about money, murder, and memory loss: You Can Die Again, written for radio by Sam Dann and featuring Richard Mulligan; Money Money Money; The Black Curtain; and Summer Goodbye, written and directed by Willis Cooper with Ernest Chappell. Over two hours move from crime and noir mystery to the atmosphere of Quiet, Please. Can a man trust his own account of a life he cannot remember? Follow the missing years before the past catches up with him.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67657762</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67657762/ub_you_can_die_again_money_money_money_the_black_curtain_summer_goodbye.mp3" length="127866293" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7b7de771-c1a9-4915-a144-078ce15376de/7b7de771-c1a9-4915-a144-078ce15376de.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7b7de771-c1a9-4915-a144-078ce15376de/7b7de771-c1a9-4915-a144-078ce15376de.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7b7de771-c1a9-4915-a144-078ce15376de/7b7de771-c1a9-4915-a144-078ce15376de.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Cary Grant stars as an amnesiac afraid of his own past in Suspense's The Black Curtain. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio dramas about money, murder, and memory loss: You Can Die Again, written for radio by Sam Dann and featuring Richard...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cary Grant stars as an amnesiac afraid of his own past in Suspense's The Black Curtain. Unknown Broadcast gathers four old-time radio dramas about money, murder, and memory loss: You Can Die Again, written for radio by Sam Dann and featuring Richard Mulligan; Money Money Money; The Black Curtain; and Summer Goodbye, written and directed by Willis Cooper with Ernest Chappell. Over two hours move from crime and noir mystery to the atmosphere of Quiet, Please. Can a man trust his own account of a life he cannot remember? Follow the missing years before the past catches up with him.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7991</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>dramatic play,e.g. marshall,guilt,murder,psychological complexity,radio-show,redemption,sam dan,spencer chadwick,you can die again</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Event Horizon (1997) — Haunted Spaceship, Hell Clues &amp; Ending Explained</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-event-horizon-1997-haunted-spaceship-hell-clues-ending-explained--67772062</link><description><![CDATA[A rescue crew boards a missing spaceship that has returned with something inside. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Event Horizon (1997), directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers examine the Latin distress call, Captain Miller's guilt, Dr. Weir's grief, and a finale that questions whether rescue is possible. Gothic corridors and physical space hazards make this haunted-house-in-space story more than an unseen threat. Trace the film's journey from box-office failure to cult horror. Film page: <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/event-horizon-1997" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.justwatch.com/us/m...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67772062</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67772062/event_horizon.mp3" length="122836436" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/885d4fc6-670d-4948-addb-6c83f866a26f/885d4fc6-670d-4948-addb-6c83f866a26f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/885d4fc6-670d-4948-addb-6c83f866a26f/885d4fc6-670d-4948-addb-6c83f866a26f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/885d4fc6-670d-4948-addb-6c83f866a26f/885d4fc6-670d-4948-addb-6c83f866a26f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A rescue crew boards a missing spaceship that has returned with something inside. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Event Horizon (1997), directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers examine the Latin distress...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A rescue crew boards a missing spaceship that has returned with something inside. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Event Horizon (1997), directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers examine the Latin distress call, Captain Miller's guilt, Dr. Weir's grief, and a finale that questions whether rescue is possible. Gothic corridors and physical space hazards make this haunted-house-in-space story more than an unseen threat. Trace the film's journey from box-office failure to cult horror. Film page: <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/event-horizon-1997" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.justwatch.com/us/m...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7677</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>analysis,black,character analysis,cult classic,cut,dark truths,director,ending,event,explained,hole,horizon,horror,madness,review,science fiction,scifi,space,streaming</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A New Beginning: Demon Princess of Hell Arrives</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-new-beginning-demon-princess-of-hell-arrives--67781831</link><description><![CDATA[Lucibella Taibon crosses Ravenhenge from Hell into Strickfield, where Eileen Donnerly needs protection from a revenge plot. A New Beginning by Rob Fields brings an Elder Princess of Hell into a world of school bullies, vampires, and memories someone has forbidden. This Weekly Spooky supernatural thriller combines demonic royalty with small-town conflict, as power meets people who have no idea whom they are confronting. A crushed muscle car is only one warning that the rules have changed. Follow Lucibella into a life where protecting a friend can draw the attention of far older forces.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67781831</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67781831/ep_348_a_new_beginning.mp3" length="47356474" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/82a20d87-7a4e-4aee-ac68-9efabaeed9e3/82a20d87-7a4e-4aee-ac68-9efabaeed9e3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/82a20d87-7a4e-4aee-ac68-9efabaeed9e3/82a20d87-7a4e-4aee-ac68-9efabaeed9e3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/82a20d87-7a4e-4aee-ac68-9efabaeed9e3/82a20d87-7a4e-4aee-ac68-9efabaeed9e3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lucibella Taibon crosses Ravenhenge from Hell into Strickfield, where Eileen Donnerly needs protection from a revenge plot. A New Beginning by Rob Fields brings an Elder Princess of Hell into a world of school bullies, vampires, and memories someone...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lucibella Taibon crosses Ravenhenge from Hell into Strickfield, where Eileen Donnerly needs protection from a revenge plot. A New Beginning by Rob Fields brings an Elder Princess of Hell into a world of school bullies, vampires, and memories someone has forbidden. This Weekly Spooky supernatural thriller combines demonic royalty with small-town conflict, as power meets people who have no idea whom they are confronting. A crushed muscle car is only one warning that the rules have changed. Follow Lucibella into a life where protecting a friend can draw the attention of far older forces.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2959</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bullies,dark powers,demon,demons,ghost,ghosts,halloween,horror,justice,moral dilemmas,paranormal,podcast,scary,spooky,stories,story,supernatural,vampire,vampires,vengeance</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f30be5f131f281cd2e553881ed81d1fc.jpg"/><itunes:episode>348</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Acid King Murder: Ricky Kasso, Satanic Panic, and the Killing of Gary Lauwers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-acid-king-murder-ricky-kasso-satanic-panic-and-the-killing-of-gary-lauwers--67668633</link><description><![CDATA[Gary Lauwers's murder in Northport, Long Island, became a news story about Satanism. What did the case actually show? Terrifying &amp; True examines Ricky Kasso, the 1984 killing in Aztakea Woods, and the headlines that helped turn him into the Acid King. Drugs, reported occult behavior, witness accounts, and the trial of Jimmy Troiano reveal a complex legal and social aftermath. This Weekly Spooky documentary follows the crime and its victims while questioning claims of an organized cult. Hear how a local tragedy became part of America's Satanic Panic—and how the label shaped its telling.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67668633</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67668633/ricky_kasso_murders_and_satanic_panic.mp3" length="51277522" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c21745a8-bd2b-4c08-83da-52a406e50721/c21745a8-bd2b-4c08-83da-52a406e50721.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c21745a8-bd2b-4c08-83da-52a406e50721/c21745a8-bd2b-4c08-83da-52a406e50721.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c21745a8-bd2b-4c08-83da-52a406e50721/c21745a8-bd2b-4c08-83da-52a406e50721.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Gary Lauwers's murder in Northport, Long Island, became a news story about Satanism. What did the case actually show? Terrifying &amp; True examines Ricky Kasso, the 1984 killing in Aztakea Woods, and the headlines that helped turn him into the Acid King....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gary Lauwers's murder in Northport, Long Island, became a news story about Satanism. What did the case actually show? Terrifying &amp; True examines Ricky Kasso, the 1984 killing in Aztakea Woods, and the headlines that helped turn him into the Acid King. Drugs, reported occult behavior, witness accounts, and the trial of Jimmy Troiano reveal a complex legal and social aftermath. This Weekly Spooky documentary follows the crime and its victims while questioning claims of an organized cult. Hear how a local tragedy became part of America's Satanic Panic—and how the label shaped its telling.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3204</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1980s,acid,acid king,addiction,cult,kasso,king,lauwers,longisland,murder,northport,occult,panic,ricky,ritual,satanic,satanic panic,stabbing,truecrime</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a058b7776c7659934892cd2a426d1128.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Dark Destinies and Long Nights: Five Horror Stories of Death and Fate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-dark-destinies-and-long-nights-five-horror-stories-of-death-and-fate--67445307</link><description><![CDATA[A horoscope threatens a powerful woman's future, and five dramas test whether anyone can escape an ominous prediction. Unknown Broadcast presents Death in the Stars by Ian Martin, starring Kim Hunter; The Long Night with Frank Lovejoy; Lucky Night from The Whistler; I Walk in the Night from Mystery Playhouse, credited to Emil Tepperman; and Dark, Dark Destiny from Inner Sanctum. Over two and a half hours of old-time radio explore fear, luck, temptation, and consequence. Listen for characters who try to bargain with the future while their own choices give the next warning more weight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67445307</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67445307/ub_22death_in_the_stars_22_22the_long_night_22_22lucky_night_22_22i_walk_in_the_night_22_22dark_dark_destiny_22.mp3" length="155699700" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bd5d9d8a-7579-41ad-a85c-1d5c4aeaa0cf/bd5d9d8a-7579-41ad-a85c-1d5c4aeaa0cf.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bd5d9d8a-7579-41ad-a85c-1d5c4aeaa0cf/bd5d9d8a-7579-41ad-a85c-1d5c4aeaa0cf.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bd5d9d8a-7579-41ad-a85c-1d5c4aeaa0cf/bd5d9d8a-7579-41ad-a85c-1d5c4aeaa0cf.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A horoscope threatens a powerful woman's future, and five dramas test whether anyone can escape an ominous prediction. Unknown Broadcast presents Death in the Stars by Ian Martin, starring Kim Hunter; The Long Night with Frank Lovejoy; Lucky Night...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A horoscope threatens a powerful woman's future, and five dramas test whether anyone can escape an ominous prediction. Unknown Broadcast presents Death in the Stars by Ian Martin, starring Kim Hunter; The Long Night with Frank Lovejoy; Lucky Night from The Whistler; I Walk in the Night from Mystery Playhouse, credited to Emil Tepperman; and Dark, Dark Destiny from Inner Sanctum. Over two and a half hours of old-time radio explore fear, luck, temptation, and consequence. Listen for characters who try to bargain with the future while their own choices give the next warning more weight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9731</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>amanda amherst,ambition,chilling,cosmic,darkness,death,destiny,ethel nixon,fate,free will,haunting,horoscope,horror,mystery,nancy,night,stars,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Fire in the Sky (1993): Alien Abduction, Trauma, and Small-Town Panic</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-fire-in-the-sky-1993-alien-abduction-trauma-and-small-town-panic--67682219</link><description><![CDATA[An Arizona logging crew returns without one man, and suspicion falls on the people who say they saw a UFO. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Fire in the Sky (1993), Robert Lieberman's dramatization of Travis Walton's 1975 abduction claim. Cutting Deep into Horror explores the differences between his account and the film, with full spoilers for its notorious alien sequence. D. B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, and James Garner anchor a discussion of trauma, practical effects, and small-town panic. Film page: <a href="https://www.paramountmovies.com/movies/fire-in-the-sky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.paramountmovies.co...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67682219</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67682219/cdih_fire_in_the_sky.mp3" length="114201203" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d12157e2-eb00-4241-83d1-909f4f48fd6d/d12157e2-eb00-4241-83d1-909f4f48fd6d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d12157e2-eb00-4241-83d1-909f4f48fd6d/d12157e2-eb00-4241-83d1-909f4f48fd6d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d12157e2-eb00-4241-83d1-909f4f48fd6d/d12157e2-eb00-4241-83d1-909f4f48fd6d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An Arizona logging crew returns without one man, and suspicion falls on the people who say they saw a UFO. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Fire in the Sky (1993), Robert Lieberman's dramatization of Travis Walton's 1975 abduction claim....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An Arizona logging crew returns without one man, and suspicion falls on the people who say they saw a UFO. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Fire in the Sky (1993), Robert Lieberman's dramatization of Travis Walton's 1975 abduction claim. Cutting Deep into Horror explores the differences between his account and the film, with full spoilers for its notorious alien sequence. D. B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, and James Garner anchor a discussion of trauma, practical effects, and small-town panic. Film page: <a href="https://www.paramountmovies.com/movies/fire-in-the-sky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.paramountmovies.co...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7137</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abduction,alien abduction,aliens,analysis,cultclassic,dbsweeney,fireinthesky,fire in the sky,horror,jamesgarner,podcast,psychological impacts,robertlieberman,scifi,sci-fi horror,societal distrust,trauma,traviswalton,travis walton,ufos</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>What Ricky Did on his Summer Vacation - Satanic Panic 1984</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-ricky-did-on-his-summer-vacation-satanic-panic-1984--67693947</link><description><![CDATA[Summer 1984: Ricky wants proof that the Devil is listening, and a night in the woods turns a reckless dare into murder. What Ricky Did on his Summer Vacation by Dan Wilder draws on Acid King folklore for a fictional horror story about teenage bravado, drugs, and the urge to turn violence into spectacle. As classmates hear what happened, Ricky's performance of power grows harder to control. This Weekly Spooky tale uses the atmosphere of the Satanic Panic to follow a boy mistaking attention for infernal approval. Contains graphic violence, drug use, and suicide.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67693947</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67693947/ep_347_what_ricky_did_on_his_summer_vacation.mp3" length="39727950" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7fed0a7e-7704-4527-aaa5-291bb12ad1d7/7fed0a7e-7704-4527-aaa5-291bb12ad1d7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7fed0a7e-7704-4527-aaa5-291bb12ad1d7/7fed0a7e-7704-4527-aaa5-291bb12ad1d7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7fed0a7e-7704-4527-aaa5-291bb12ad1d7/7fed0a7e-7704-4527-aaa5-291bb12ad1d7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Summer 1984: Ricky wants proof that the Devil is listening, and a night in the woods turns a reckless dare into murder. What Ricky Did on his Summer Vacation by Dan Wilder draws on Acid King folklore for a fictional horror story about teenage bravado,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Summer 1984: Ricky wants proof that the Devil is listening, and a night in the woods turns a reckless dare into murder. What Ricky Did on his Summer Vacation by Dan Wilder draws on Acid King folklore for a fictional horror story about teenage bravado, drugs, and the urge to turn violence into spectacle. As classmates hear what happened, Ricky's performance of power grows harder to control. This Weekly Spooky tale uses the atmosphere of the Satanic Panic to follow a boy mistaking attention for infernal approval. Contains graphic violence, drug use, and suicide.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2483</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1984,acid,corpse,cult,demonic,drugs,horror,king,murder,nightmare,northport,panic,podcast,possession,ritual,satanic,satanicpanic,suicide,teenage,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/932c6cb800e11a88ec31c850e2461a84.jpg"/><itunes:episode>347</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Resurrection Mary: Chicago’s Archer Avenue Vanishing Hitchhiker</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-resurrection-mary-chicago-s-archer-avenue-vanishing-hitchhiker--67639043</link><description><![CDATA[Resurrection Mary accepts a ride along Chicago's Archer Avenue, then vanishes near Resurrection Cemetery. Who inspired this vanishing-hitchhiker legend? Terrifying &amp; True follows reported ghost encounters, dance-hall memories, and the stories surrounding Mary Bregovy and Anna Norkus, two women proposed as Mary's real identity. This Weekly Spooky folklore documentary traces the haunted road through historical records and paranormal accounts. A young woman in white, a late-night lift, an empty back seat: hear why drivers keep returning to one of Chicago's most enduring ghost stories.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67639043</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67639043/resurrection_mary_chicagos_vanishing_hitchhiker_legend.mp3" length="93625916" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/65b514c2-15bd-4e2f-9480-0dfa4b35c1d3/65b514c2-15bd-4e2f-9480-0dfa4b35c1d3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/65b514c2-15bd-4e2f-9480-0dfa4b35c1d3/65b514c2-15bd-4e2f-9480-0dfa4b35c1d3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/65b514c2-15bd-4e2f-9480-0dfa4b35c1d3/65b514c2-15bd-4e2f-9480-0dfa4b35c1d3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Resurrection Mary accepts a ride along Chicago's Archer Avenue, then vanishes near Resurrection Cemetery. Who inspired this vanishing-hitchhiker legend? Terrifying &amp; True follows reported ghost encounters, dance-hall memories, and the stories...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Resurrection Mary accepts a ride along Chicago's Archer Avenue, then vanishes near Resurrection Cemetery. Who inspired this vanishing-hitchhiker legend? Terrifying &amp; True follows reported ghost encounters, dance-hall memories, and the stories surrounding Mary Bregovy and Anna Norkus, two women proposed as Mary's real identity. This Weekly Spooky folklore documentary traces the haunted road through historical records and paranormal accounts. A young woman in white, a late-night lift, an empty back seat: hear why drivers keep returning to one of Chicago's most enduring ghost stories.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5852</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>archer,ballroom,cemetery,cemeterygate,chicago,disappearance,folklore,ghost,ghoststory,haunted,haunting,hitchhiker,legend,mary,mystery,paranormal,phantom,resurrection,spooky,urbanlegend</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/513d80d76756a3334d966a228318014f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Terror on the Heath and at the Gallows: Four Horror Stories of Murder and Suspense</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-terror-on-the-heath-and-at-the-gallows-four-horror-stories-of-murder-and-suspense--67543078</link><description><![CDATA[A hunted engineer leaves Turkey by ship, hoping distance will keep an assassin behind him. Unknown Broadcast presents Eric Ambler's Journey into Fear from Escape, alongside Terror on the Heath, The Accusing Corpse, and The Hangman's Rope from The Hall of Fantasy. Four old-time radio dramas bring espionage, past-life questions, murder investigation, and supernatural suspense into one two-hour collection. E. G. Marshall introduces the Mystery Theater selection, while each drama follows its own clues toward danger. Board for vintage suspense where an escape route can bring a threat closer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67543078</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67543078/ub_22terror_on_the_heath_22_22journey_into_fear_22_22the_accusing_corse_22_22hangman_s_rope_22.mp3" length="124821848" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/36b06dd4-7c21-4f3d-b99f-c822fe5b3470/36b06dd4-7c21-4f3d-b99f-c822fe5b3470.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/36b06dd4-7c21-4f3d-b99f-c822fe5b3470/36b06dd4-7c21-4f3d-b99f-c822fe5b3470.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/36b06dd4-7c21-4f3d-b99f-c822fe5b3470/36b06dd4-7c21-4f3d-b99f-c822fe5b3470.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A hunted engineer leaves Turkey by ship, hoping distance will keep an assassin behind him. Unknown Broadcast presents Eric Ambler's Journey into Fear from Escape, alongside Terror on the Heath, The Accusing Corpse, and The Hangman's Rope from The Hall...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A hunted engineer leaves Turkey by ship, hoping distance will keep an assassin behind him. Unknown Broadcast presents Eric Ambler's Journey into Fear from Escape, alongside Terror on the Heath, The Accusing Corpse, and The Hangman's Rope from The Hall of Fantasy. Four old-time radio dramas bring espionage, past-life questions, murder investigation, and supernatural suspense into one two-hour collection. E. G. Marshall introduces the Mystery Theater selection, while each drama follows its own clues toward danger. Board for vintage suspense where an escape route can bring a threat closer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7800</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ambler,anthology,coroner,escape,estranged,grave,hangman,heath,horror,istanbul,memory,noose,otr,paranoia,poison,radio,reality,reincarnation,suspense,truth</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Fairground Frights — Seven Carnival Horror Stories of Curses, Clowns and Haunted Attractions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fairground-frights-seven-carnival-horror-stories-of-curses-clowns-and-haunted-attractions--67622982</link><description><![CDATA[A clown's funeral and an impossible arcade game turn amusement into unease. Fairground Frights gathers seven Weekly Spooky stories: Fun in Funerals and Careful What You Wish For by David O'Hanlon; Babes in Terrorland by Morgan Moore; Ophiuchus by Daniel Wilder; Ghost Story by A.N. Onimus; Old Jerry by R.T. Raynaud; and The Black Museum by John Oak Dalton. Cursed curios, haunted spaces, dark comedy, and dangerous bargains fill over two and a half hours of horror fiction. Step beyond the attractions for stories where getting what you wanted can be a sign that something has gone wrong.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67622982</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67622982/fairground_frights_2025.mp3" length="149569527" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b0fcdcd9-205c-4ed3-b468-0e7b007e0676/b0fcdcd9-205c-4ed3-b468-0e7b007e0676.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b0fcdcd9-205c-4ed3-b468-0e7b007e0676/b0fcdcd9-205c-4ed3-b468-0e7b007e0676.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b0fcdcd9-205c-4ed3-b468-0e7b007e0676/b0fcdcd9-205c-4ed3-b468-0e7b007e0676.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A clown's funeral and an impossible arcade game turn amusement into unease. Fairground Frights gathers seven Weekly Spooky stories: Fun in Funerals and Careful What You Wish For by David O'Hanlon; Babes in Terrorland by Morgan Moore; Ophiuchus by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A clown's funeral and an impossible arcade game turn amusement into unease. Fairground Frights gathers seven Weekly Spooky stories: Fun in Funerals and Careful What You Wish For by David O'Hanlon; Babes in Terrorland by Morgan Moore; Ophiuchus by Daniel Wilder; Ghost Story by A.N. Onimus; Old Jerry by R.T. Raynaud; and The Black Museum by John Oak Dalton. Cursed curios, haunted spaces, dark comedy, and dangerous bargains fill over two and a half hours of horror fiction. Step beyond the attractions for stories where getting what you wanted can be a sign that something has gone wrong.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9347</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arcade,arcade game nightmare,carnival,carousel,clown,clown's funeral,eerie tales,fairground,fear,ferris,funhouse,fun in funerals,haunting narratives,joystick,malevolent dolls,midway,nostalgia,obsession,sideshow,ticket</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/67cad7281e280a3fb61aaf82c7646fe5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Abandonment Issues — The Changeling’s Bargain and Irish Fae Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/abandonment-issues-the-changeling-s-bargain-and-irish-fae-horror--67601360</link><description><![CDATA[Raised human but born fae, a father-to-be enters the wet woods beneath Knocknarea to bargain for his unborn child. Abandonment Issues by Douglas Waltz brings Irish changeling folklore into a modern confrontation near Sligo, where the Fair Folk claim a bloodline he wants to protect. Cold iron, a captured sprite, and a prophecy from a carnival mirror are all he has against an ancient court. This Weekly Spooky fantasy-horror tale makes family and identity the stakes of a dangerous negotiation. What can a man offer beings who believe the child was already theirs before the bargain began?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67601360</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67601360/ep_346_abandonment_issues.mp3" length="20082538" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0fcb027b-506e-4494-a950-3e30323cc744/0fcb027b-506e-4494-a950-3e30323cc744.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0fcb027b-506e-4494-a950-3e30323cc744/0fcb027b-506e-4494-a950-3e30323cc744.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0fcb027b-506e-4494-a950-3e30323cc744/0fcb027b-506e-4494-a950-3e30323cc744.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Raised human but born fae, a father-to-be enters the wet woods beneath Knocknarea to bargain for his unborn child. Abandonment Issues by Douglas Waltz brings Irish changeling folklore into a modern confrontation near Sligo, where the Fair Folk claim a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Raised human but born fae, a father-to-be enters the wet woods beneath Knocknarea to bargain for his unborn child. Abandonment Issues by Douglas Waltz brings Irish changeling folklore into a modern confrontation near Sligo, where the Fair Folk claim a bloodline he wants to protect. Cold iron, a captured sprite, and a prophecy from a carnival mirror are all he has against an ancient court. This Weekly Spooky fantasy-horror tale makes family and identity the stakes of a dangerous negotiation. What can a man offer beings who believe the child was already theirs before the bargain began?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1256</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abduction,boulder,bullets,carnival,changeling,crone,emerald,fae,fairy,folklore,glen,halloween,horror,ireland,iron,knocknarea,mirror,newborn,prophecy,sligo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cbf47ff066eb2228a9bd2fa46e9e293e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>346</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Richard Speck and the 1966 Chicago Nurse Massacre</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-richard-speck-and-the-1966-chicago-nurse-massacre--67572159</link><description><![CDATA[Eight nurses were murdered in a Chicago townhouse in July 1966. Corazon Amurao survived beneath a bed and later identified Richard Speck. Terrifying &amp; True follows the victims, the manhunt, the fingerprint evidence, and the testimony that brought the case to court. This Weekly Spooky true-crime documentary also examines Speck's earlier violence, the changes to his sentence, and the prison video that renewed public attention. Beyond the notorious tattoo and headlines is a story of women whose lives were taken, one survivor's account, and the lasting impact of a night that shook a city.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67572159</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67572159/born_to_raise_hell_richard_speck_and_the_1966_chicago_nurse_murders.mp3" length="91299186" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8874e4ca-3beb-4b3d-bcf9-bacb218cb964/8874e4ca-3beb-4b3d-bcf9-bacb218cb964.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8874e4ca-3beb-4b3d-bcf9-bacb218cb964/8874e4ca-3beb-4b3d-bcf9-bacb218cb964.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8874e4ca-3beb-4b3d-bcf9-bacb218cb964/8874e4ca-3beb-4b3d-bcf9-bacb218cb964.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Eight nurses were murdered in a Chicago townhouse in July 1966. Corazon Amurao survived beneath a bed and later identified Richard Speck. Terrifying &amp; True follows the victims, the manhunt, the fingerprint evidence, and the testimony that brought the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eight nurses were murdered in a Chicago townhouse in July 1966. Corazon Amurao survived beneath a bed and later identified Richard Speck. Terrifying &amp; True follows the victims, the manhunt, the fingerprint evidence, and the testimony that brought the case to court. This Weekly Spooky true-crime documentary also examines Speck's earlier violence, the changes to his sentence, and the prison video that renewed public attention. Beyond the notorious tattoo and headlines is a story of women whose lives were taken, one survivor's account, and the lasting impact of a night that shook a city.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5707</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1966,america,amurao,chicago,history,homicide,horror,illinois,killer,legacy,massacre,murders,nurses,prison,richard,speck,survivor,trial,truecrime,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a058b7776c7659934892cd2a426d1128.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Terror in Caves and Castles: Five Horror Stories of Murder and Madness</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-terror-in-caves-and-castles-five-horror-stories-of-murder-and-madness--67499237</link><description><![CDATA[A landslide traps four explorers in a cave said to hide a monster. The Thing in the Cave opens this Unknown Broadcast collection, followed by The Brute, Wave of Terror, Murder Castle, and The Phantom Picture. Five old-time radio dramas bring over three hours of claustrophobic suspense, crime, and Gothic mystery. In The Weird Circle's The Phantom Picture, an artist's work becomes entangled with murder and a disturbing canvas. From a sealed cavern to a picture with a sinister history, these stories turn the places people enter for shelter or beauty into reasons to fear what lies inside.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67499237</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67499237/ub_22the_thing_in_the_cave_22_22the_brute_22_22wave_of_terror_22_22murder_castle_22_22the_phantom_picture_22.mp3" length="191490079" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cdff5139-d077-457d-b6a8-5d3f096262a2/cdff5139-d077-457d-b6a8-5d3f096262a2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cdff5139-d077-457d-b6a8-5d3f096262a2/cdff5139-d077-457d-b6a8-5d3f096262a2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cdff5139-d077-457d-b6a8-5d3f096262a2/cdff5139-d077-457d-b6a8-5d3f096262a2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A landslide traps four explorers in a cave said to hide a monster. The Thing in the Cave opens this Unknown Broadcast collection, followed by The Brute, Wave of Terror, Murder Castle, and The Phantom Picture. Five old-time radio dramas bring over...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A landslide traps four explorers in a cave said to hide a monster. The Thing in the Cave opens this Unknown Broadcast collection, followed by The Brute, Wave of Terror, Murder Castle, and The Phantom Picture. Five old-time radio dramas bring over three hours of claustrophobic suspense, crime, and Gothic mystery. In The Weird Circle's The Phantom Picture, an artist's work becomes entangled with murder and a disturbing canvas. From a sealed cavern to a picture with a sinister history, these stories turn the places people enter for shelter or beauty into reasons to fear what lies inside.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11967</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brute,castle,cave,childhood fears,claustrophobia,exploration,fear,horror,human psyche,jockdark cave,monster,murder,phantom,picture,psychological horror,spelunkers,survival,suspense,terror,trapped</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Back to School Nightmares: 8 Horror Stories of Classrooms, College, and Carnage</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/back-to-school-nightmares-8-horror-stories-of-classrooms-college-and-carnage--67546467</link><description><![CDATA[Classrooms and campuses become unsafe in eight Weekly Spooky stories: The Chain of Time by Killian Crane; Suspended, The Message, Slasher, and The Bad School Girl by Rob Fields; A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay by Jeff Carpenter; Heart of Fire, Heart of Stone by Joe Solmo; and Be Mine by Shane Migliavacca. This back-to-school horror collection mixes strange artifacts, punishment, romantic obsession, and a masked killer across more than three and a half hours. From Strickfield High to college life, rites of passage acquire consequences. Enter the halls where fitting in can cost too much.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67546467</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67546467/back_to_school_2025.mp3" length="209660775" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/58f54600-6de2-45d7-ae2d-040abe1993c7/58f54600-6de2-45d7-ae2d-040abe1993c7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/58f54600-6de2-45d7-ae2d-040abe1993c7/58f54600-6de2-45d7-ae2d-040abe1993c7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/58f54600-6de2-45d7-ae2d-040abe1993c7/58f54600-6de2-45d7-ae2d-040abe1993c7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Classrooms and campuses become unsafe in eight Weekly Spooky stories: The Chain of Time by Killian Crane; Suspended, The Message, Slasher, and The Bad School Girl by Rob Fields; A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay by Jeff Carpenter; Heart of Fire, Heart of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Classrooms and campuses become unsafe in eight Weekly Spooky stories: The Chain of Time by Killian Crane; Suspended, The Message, Slasher, and The Bad School Girl by Rob Fields; A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay by Jeff Carpenter; Heart of Fire, Heart of Stone by Joe Solmo; and Be Mine by Shane Migliavacca. This back-to-school horror collection mixes strange artifacts, punishment, romantic obsession, and a masked killer across more than three and a half hours. From Strickfield High to college life, rites of passage acquire consequences. Enter the halls where fitting in can cost too much.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>13103</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adolescence,anxieties,back-to-school,college,emotions,fears,ghost,haunted,horror,inner turmoil,killers,mystery,podcast,scary,school,spooky,stories,strickfield,students,teachers</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2a94fad2d9014b9318cd8c1411ded017.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Academia Demonia — A Demon Outbreak on the First Day of High School</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/academia-demonia-a-demon-outbreak-on-the-first-day-of-high-school--67522263</link><description><![CDATA[A betrayed Chicago hitman dies asking for revenge in 1925. A century later, the debt reaches a high school on its first day back. Academia Demonia by David O'Hanlon follows Chelsea Rizzoli and Ethan Crow as a demonic outbreak turns hallways into hostile ground. Shadows move on their own, students cling to ceilings, and an old Winchester connects modern terror to a mob killing. This Weekly Spooky story combines possession horror with a crime's long aftermath. Before school ends, surviving means confronting a danger that has been waiting far longer than anyone in class has been alive.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67522263</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67522263/ep_345_academia_demonia.mp3" length="46119298" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0622468f-1fa4-4756-8bed-a3dae3332910/0622468f-1fa4-4756-8bed-a3dae3332910.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0622468f-1fa4-4756-8bed-a3dae3332910/0622468f-1fa4-4756-8bed-a3dae3332910.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0622468f-1fa4-4756-8bed-a3dae3332910/0622468f-1fa4-4756-8bed-a3dae3332910.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A betrayed Chicago hitman dies asking for revenge in 1925. A century later, the debt reaches a high school on its first day back. Academia Demonia by David O'Hanlon follows Chelsea Rizzoli and Ethan Crow as a demonic outbreak turns hallways into...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A betrayed Chicago hitman dies asking for revenge in 1925. A century later, the debt reaches a high school on its first day back. Academia Demonia by David O'Hanlon follows Chelsea Rizzoli and Ethan Crow as a demonic outbreak turns hallways into hostile ground. Shadows move on their own, students cling to ceilings, and an old Winchester connects modern terror to a mob killing. This Weekly Spooky story combines possession horror with a crime's long aftermath. Before school ends, surviving means confronting a danger that has been waiting far longer than anyone in class has been alive.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2883</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1925,chicago,curse,demons,exorcism,finalgirl,highschool,horror,latin,mob,outbreak,paranormal,podcast,possession,revenge,serpent,shadow,shotgun,survival,winchester</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f009533046b25e60f15c11fb74ebb89b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>345</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Yuba County Five Mystery, Creepy Closet Note, and Venomous Sea Slugs</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-yuba-county-five-mystery-creepy-closet-note-and-venomous-sea-slugs--67498610</link><description><![CDATA[The Yuba County Five vanished after a basketball game in Northern California in 1978. Four friends were later found dead; Gary Mathias remains missing. August 2025's Monthly Spooky examines their mountain detour and the clues behind this unsolved disappearance. The conversation also covers Erin Patterson's Australian mushroom-poisoning case, venomous sea slugs, a bat scare, a haunted-painting rumor, a creepy closet note, and a UFO festival. This Weekly Spooky edition pairs a cold-case mystery with strange news, asking what sent five men away from the road home and into the mountains.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67498610</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67498610/monthly_spooky_august_2025.mp3" length="130955840" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5ae96b52-5dc2-4aae-8855-685f4b4d27a7/5ae96b52-5dc2-4aae-8855-685f4b4d27a7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5ae96b52-5dc2-4aae-8855-685f4b4d27a7/5ae96b52-5dc2-4aae-8855-685f4b4d27a7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5ae96b52-5dc2-4aae-8855-685f4b4d27a7/5ae96b52-5dc2-4aae-8855-685f4b4d27a7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Yuba County Five vanished after a basketball game in Northern California in 1978. Four friends were later found dead; Gary Mathias remains missing. August 2025's Monthly Spooky examines their mountain detour and the clues behind this unsolved...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Yuba County Five vanished after a basketball game in Northern California in 1978. Four friends were later found dead; Gary Mathias remains missing. August 2025's Monthly Spooky examines their mountain detour and the clues behind this unsolved disappearance. The conversation also covers Erin Patterson's Australian mushroom-poisoning case, venomous sea slugs, a bat scare, a haunted-painting rumor, a creepy closet note, and a UFO festival. This Weekly Spooky edition pairs a cold-case mystery with strange news, asking what sent five men away from the road home and into the mountains.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8184</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1978,abandoned vehicle,basketball game,gary mathias,hypothermia,mental health,tragic discoveries,unsolved mystery,vanished,yuba county five</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Inside the Mind of Killers: Five Horror Stories of Murder and Madness</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-inside-the-mind-of-killers-five-horror-stories-of-murder-and-madness--67442820</link><description><![CDATA[A London holiday draws a woman into a mystery; an abandoned tin mine traps a deserter in a smuggling scheme. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Killer Inside, Strange for a Killer, Killer Come Home, The Killer Mine, and Killer at Large. Five old-time radio dramas offer over two and a half hours of crime, blackmail, and suspense. The Killer Mine, adapted from Hammond Innes for Escape, sends a miner beneath the Cornish coast, where opening a tunnel to the sea could turn a job into a death trap. How far will these characters go for someone they think they can trust?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67442820</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67442820/ub_22the_killer_inside_22_22strange_for_a_killer_22_22killer_come_home_22_22the_killer_mine_22_22killer_at_large_22.mp3" length="149666146" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e5ffd147-95cc-45cd-abb0-a843d37ba3c7/e5ffd147-95cc-45cd-abb0-a843d37ba3c7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e5ffd147-95cc-45cd-abb0-a843d37ba3c7/e5ffd147-95cc-45cd-abb0-a843d37ba3c7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e5ffd147-95cc-45cd-abb0-a843d37ba3c7/e5ffd147-95cc-45cd-abb0-a843d37ba3c7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A London holiday draws a woman into a mystery; an abandoned tin mine traps a deserter in a smuggling scheme. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Killer Inside, Strange for a Killer, Killer Come Home, The Killer Mine, and Killer at Large. Five old-time radio...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A London holiday draws a woman into a mystery; an abandoned tin mine traps a deserter in a smuggling scheme. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Killer Inside, Strange for a Killer, Killer Come Home, The Killer Mine, and Killer at Large. Five old-time radio dramas offer over two and a half hours of crime, blackmail, and suspense. The Killer Mine, adapted from Hammond Innes for Escape, sends a miner beneath the Cornish coast, where opening a tunnel to the sea could turn a job into a death trap. How far will these characters go for someone they think they can trust?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9353</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,betrayal,chilling,crime,duality,eerie,haunting,horror,identity,killer,madness,moral ambiguity,murder,mystery,radio show,sam dan,suspense,terror,the killer inside,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Introducing: They're Not Shadows - Terrifying True Ghost Stories You’ve Never Heard</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/introducing-they-re-not-shadows-terrifying-true-ghost-stories-you-ve-never-heard--67439414</link><description><![CDATA[Ghost stories, shadow people, and unexplained encounters come to Weekly Spooky in this introduction to They're Not Shadows. Host Chris Griffiths tells allegedly true paranormal experiences in a campfire style, using smooth narration and subtle sound design to build the atmosphere. A strange presence in a room or a shape where nobody should stand can turn a familiar place into something frightening. This feed drop samples a show devoted to eerie accounts and sustained storytelling, with no conversational detours. Find more episodes and subscribe: <a href="https://pod.link/1574448401" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pod.link/1574448401</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67439414</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67439414/feed_swap_theyre_not_shadows_august_23.mp3" length="30544937" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/21419c72-4a53-45c1-a82b-69203f99d476/21419c72-4a53-45c1-a82b-69203f99d476.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/21419c72-4a53-45c1-a82b-69203f99d476/21419c72-4a53-45c1-a82b-69203f99d476.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/21419c72-4a53-45c1-a82b-69203f99d476/21419c72-4a53-45c1-a82b-69203f99d476.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ghost stories, shadow people, and unexplained encounters come to Weekly Spooky in this introduction to They're Not Shadows. Host Chris Griffiths tells allegedly true paranormal experiences in a campfire style, using smooth narration and subtle sound...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ghost stories, shadow people, and unexplained encounters come to Weekly Spooky in this introduction to They're Not Shadows. Host Chris Griffiths tells allegedly true paranormal experiences in a campfire style, using smooth narration and subtle sound design to build the atmosphere. A strange presence in a room or a shape where nobody should stand can turn a familiar place into something frightening. This feed drop samples a show devoted to eerie accounts and sustained storytelling, with no conversational detours. Find more episodes and subscribe: <a href="https://pod.link/1574448401" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pod.link/1574448401</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1909</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apparition,chilling,creepy,cryptids,eerie,fear,ghosts,haunted,hauntings,horror,mystery,ouija,paranormal,phantoms,poltergeist,shadows,specter,spine-tingling,storyteller,supernatural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b8274c772666a3a641484ca6ab17a8a7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Manuscript Found in a Bottle by Edgar Allan Poe: Shipwreck &amp; Supernatural Sea Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/manuscript-found-in-a-bottle-by-edgar-allan-poe-shipwreck-supernatural-sea-horror--67459920</link><description><![CDATA[A shipwreck survivor finds refuge aboard a ghost ship whose old crew seem unable to see him. Edgar Allan Poe's MS. Found in a Bottle sends its narrator south through violent seas toward an unmapped destination. Obsolete instruments, strange charts, and decaying timbers make rescue feel as dangerous as the storm he escaped. This Weekly Spooky reading of Poe's 1833 story brings Gothic sea horror, isolation, and a voyage beyond human understanding into focus. As the black vessel sails farther from the known world, recording what happens may be the narrator's only chance to leave a trace.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67459920</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67459920/manuscript_found_in_a_bottle.mp3" length="34753328" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a7401afe-44fc-4a65-8500-1fe0268ceeb0/a7401afe-44fc-4a65-8500-1fe0268ceeb0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a7401afe-44fc-4a65-8500-1fe0268ceeb0/a7401afe-44fc-4a65-8500-1fe0268ceeb0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a7401afe-44fc-4a65-8500-1fe0268ceeb0/a7401afe-44fc-4a65-8500-1fe0268ceeb0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A shipwreck survivor finds refuge aboard a ghost ship whose old crew seem unable to see him. Edgar Allan Poe's MS. Found in a Bottle sends its narrator south through violent seas toward an unmapped destination. Obsolete instruments, strange charts,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A shipwreck survivor finds refuge aboard a ghost ship whose old crew seem unable to see him. Edgar Allan Poe's MS. Found in a Bottle sends its narrator south through violent seas toward an unmapped destination. Obsolete instruments, strange charts, and decaying timbers make rescue feel as dangerous as the storm he escaped. This Weekly Spooky reading of Poe's 1833 story brings Gothic sea horror, isolation, and a voyage beyond human understanding into focus. As the black vessel sails farther from the known world, recording what happens may be the narrator's only chance to leave a trace.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2173</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bottle,classic,creepy,cursed,fog,ghost,gothic,haunted,horror,manuscript,maritime,mystery,narration,ocean,poe,sea,shipwreck,spooky,storm,supernatural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/97e50192d25a8902276b052ccc2eeba2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Hellhowler – Paranormal Detective vs. a Demon Dog</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hellhowler-paranormal-detective-vs-a-demon-dog--67422935</link><description><![CDATA[Scorched pawprints and nighttime howls bring Marlene Krause to paranormal investigator James Becker. Something is hunting her family in Heaven's Hills, and a security system won't keep it out. The Hellhowler by Joe Solmo follows Becker from a protection charm and a curio shop toward a demon dog with a deadline. This Weekly Spooky occult mystery combines a hard-drinking detective's dark humor with hellhound attacks and human betrayal. Finding the creature is only part of the case: Becker must discover who set it loose before its three-night hunt reaches the Krause home for the last time.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67422935</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67422935/ep_344_the_hellhowler.mp3" length="88897830" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a1f108ae-70ed-413c-8119-ab92d12212cf/a1f108ae-70ed-413c-8119-ab92d12212cf.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a1f108ae-70ed-413c-8119-ab92d12212cf/a1f108ae-70ed-413c-8119-ab92d12212cf.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a1f108ae-70ed-413c-8119-ab92d12212cf/a1f108ae-70ed-413c-8119-ab92d12212cf.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Scorched pawprints and nighttime howls bring Marlene Krause to paranormal investigator James Becker. Something is hunting her family in Heaven's Hills, and a security system won't keep it out. The Hellhowler by Joe Solmo follows Becker from a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Scorched pawprints and nighttime howls bring Marlene Krause to paranormal investigator James Becker. Something is hunting her family in Heaven's Hills, and a security system won't keep it out. The Hellhowler by Joe Solmo follows Becker from a protection charm and a curio shop toward a demon dog with a deadline. This Weekly Spooky occult mystery combines a hard-drinking detective's dark humor with hellhound attacks and human betrayal. Finding the creature is only part of the case: Becker must discover who set it loose before its three-night hunt reaches the Krause home for the last time.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5557</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beast,cryptid,demon,folklore,ghost,haunted,hellhound,hellhowler,horror,monster,mystery,nightmare,occult,paranormal,possession,ritual,summoning,supernatural,terror,werewolf</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/458086b9ff87dd2a41fe141f1cd3ce04.jpg"/><itunes:episode>344</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Severed Feet on the Shore: The Bizarre Mystery Haunting British Columbia</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-severed-feet-on-the-shore-the-bizarre-mystery-haunting-british-columbia--67395049</link><description><![CDATA[Why have human feet washed ashore inside running shoes around the Salish Sea? Terrifying &amp; True examines discoveries in British Columbia and Washington since 2007, following DNA identifications, matched pairs, and the theories the headlines inspired. Natural decomposition and buoyant footwear explain how remains can separate and travel without deliberate dismemberment. This Weekly Spooky documentary explores the forensic work behind the mystery while keeping unresolved cases and hoaxes distinct. Hear how a pattern can acquire a criminal explanation before the evidence supports one.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67395049</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67395049/the_severed_feet_mystery_of_british_columbia_an_investigative_report.mp3" length="67094337" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3a1f2d0e-d1f2-4b70-beef-9344b1bfa35b/3a1f2d0e-d1f2-4b70-beef-9344b1bfa35b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3a1f2d0e-d1f2-4b70-beef-9344b1bfa35b/3a1f2d0e-d1f2-4b70-beef-9344b1bfa35b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3a1f2d0e-d1f2-4b70-beef-9344b1bfa35b/3a1f2d0e-d1f2-4b70-beef-9344b1bfa35b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Why have human feet washed ashore inside running shoes around the Salish Sea? Terrifying &amp; True examines discoveries in British Columbia and Washington since 2007, following DNA identifications, matched pairs, and the theories the headlines inspired....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why have human feet washed ashore inside running shoes around the Salish Sea? Terrifying &amp; True examines discoveries in British Columbia and Washington since 2007, following DNA identifications, matched pairs, and the theories the headlines inspired. Natural decomposition and buoyant footwear explain how remains can separate and travel without deliberate dismemberment. This Weekly Spooky documentary explores the forensic work behind the mystery while keeping unresolved cases and hoaxes distinct. Hear how a pattern can acquire a criminal explanation before the evidence supports one.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4194</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beach,britishcolumbia,crime,currents,decomposition,disarticulated,dna,feet,floating,forensic,identification,missing,mystery,ocean,remains,severed,shoreline,sneakers,suicides,truecrime</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Walking Corpses, Midnight Murders, and Other Chilling Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-walking-corpses-midnight-murders-and-other-chilling-horror-stories--67348756</link><description><![CDATA[An American couple's island honeymoon collides with a plot involving a zombie army. The Walking Corpse opens this Unknown Broadcast collection, followed by Serenade for a Cobra, Murder at Midnight, Fire in the Sky, and Can't We Be Friends. Five old-time radio dramas offer more than two and a half hours of supernatural menace, murder, and uneasy relationships. The opening story brings political ambition into a tropical nightmare; each later selection adds its own mystery to the dial. Settle in for audio suspense where the promise of rest or companionship can lead somewhere less welcoming.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67348756</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67348756/ub_22the_walking_corpse_22_22serenade_for_a_cobra_22_22murder_at_midnight_22_22fire_in_the_sky_22_22can_t_we_be_friends_22.mp3" length="159671918" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9d37dfac-50df-4ce6-9580-ed0b84c5afc5/9d37dfac-50df-4ce6-9580-ed0b84c5afc5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9d37dfac-50df-4ce6-9580-ed0b84c5afc5/9d37dfac-50df-4ce6-9580-ed0b84c5afc5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9d37dfac-50df-4ce6-9580-ed0b84c5afc5/9d37dfac-50df-4ce6-9580-ed0b84c5afc5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An American couple's island honeymoon collides with a plot involving a zombie army. The Walking Corpse opens this Unknown Broadcast collection, followed by Serenade for a Cobra, Murder at Midnight, Fire in the Sky, and Can't We Be Friends. Five...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An American couple's island honeymoon collides with a plot involving a zombie army. The Walking Corpse opens this Unknown Broadcast collection, followed by Serenade for a Cobra, Murder at Midnight, Fire in the Sky, and Can't We Be Friends. Five old-time radio dramas offer more than two and a half hours of supernatural menace, murder, and uneasy relationships. The opening story brings political ambition into a tropical nightmare; each later selection adds its own mystery to the dial. Settle in for audio suspense where the promise of rest or companionship can lead somewhere less welcoming.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9979</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,caribbean cruise,chaos,christopher leclaire,dark forces,haunting narration,hijacking,life after death,loyalty,political unrest,reality's boundaries,voodoo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | BLADE (1998) Wesley Snipes’ Daywalker, Blood Rave &amp; How It Revived Superhero Movies</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-blade-1998-wesley-snipes-daywalker-blood-rave-how-it-revived-superhero-movies--67313971</link><description><![CDATA[The blood rave opens Blade (1998) with a promise: these vampires have found the wrong nightclub guest. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Stephen Norrington's film on Do You Even Movie?, with Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, and Kris Kristofferson. Full spoilers explore the Daywalker, Whistler, techno, and superhero cinema after Batman &amp; Robin. Film: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B001RJTFP4/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a> | Show: DoYouEvenMovie.com | Email: doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com | Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod | X: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a> | Facebook: Do You Even Movie? – Podcast<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67313971</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67313971/blade_360_mp3final.mp3" length="132481391" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5380bb8e-5730-484a-b4c1-5a7ae91eab02/5380bb8e-5730-484a-b4c1-5a7ae91eab02.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5380bb8e-5730-484a-b4c1-5a7ae91eab02/5380bb8e-5730-484a-b4c1-5a7ae91eab02.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5380bb8e-5730-484a-b4c1-5a7ae91eab02/5380bb8e-5730-484a-b4c1-5a7ae91eab02.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The blood rave opens Blade (1998) with a promise: these vampires have found the wrong nightclub guest. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Stephen Norrington's film on Do You Even Movie?, with Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, and Kris Kristofferson....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The blood rave opens Blade (1998) with a promise: these vampires have found the wrong nightclub guest. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Stephen Norrington's film on Do You Even Movie?, with Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, and Kris Kristofferson. Full spoilers explore the Daywalker, Whistler, techno, and superhero cinema after Batman &amp; Robin. Film: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B001RJTFP4/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a> | Show: DoYouEvenMovie.com | Email: doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com | Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod | X: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a> | Facebook: Do You Even Movie? – Podcast<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8279</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1998,action,blade,bloodrave,comic,daywalker,deacon,dorff,horror,katana,kristofferson,losangeles,marvel,norrington,snipes,superhero,techno,trenchcoat,vampire,whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6ac1548ecc5e6a2b072914f03d084a13.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Things Come in Threes — A Backwoods Creature Hunts Three Strickfield Cousins</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/things-come-in-threes-a-backwoods-creature-hunts-three-strickfield-cousins--67347547</link><description><![CDATA[A runaway dog leads three look-alike cousins into Strickfield's Backwoods, where something much larger crashes through the trees. Things Come in Threes by Rob Fields follows Madelyne Mouse Donnerly, Eileen, and Daisy May as a visit turns into a monster chase. Arial Mirren's introduction to the country cousin brings comedy before the girls need a battered pickup and some unexpected help. This Weekly Spooky creature story combines family banter, back-road danger, and the recurring characters' strange abilities. Finding the dog was supposed to be the hard part; now they need a way home.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67347547</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67347547/ep_343_things_come_in_threes.mp3" length="27724098" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c60b283d-75af-41cb-a1b2-2aacc5a9192d/c60b283d-75af-41cb-a1b2-2aacc5a9192d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c60b283d-75af-41cb-a1b2-2aacc5a9192d/c60b283d-75af-41cb-a1b2-2aacc5a9192d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c60b283d-75af-41cb-a1b2-2aacc5a9192d/c60b283d-75af-41cb-a1b2-2aacc5a9192d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A runaway dog leads three look-alike cousins into Strickfield's Backwoods, where something much larger crashes through the trees. Things Come in Threes by Rob Fields follows Madelyne Mouse Donnerly, Eileen, and Daisy May as a visit turns into a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A runaway dog leads three look-alike cousins into Strickfield's Backwoods, where something much larger crashes through the trees. Things Come in Threes by Rob Fields follows Madelyne Mouse Donnerly, Eileen, and Daisy May as a visit turns into a monster chase. Arial Mirren's introduction to the country cousin brings comedy before the girls need a battered pickup and some unexpected help. This Weekly Spooky creature story combines family banter, back-road danger, and the recurring characters' strange abilities. Finding the dog was supposed to be the hard part; now they need a way home.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1733</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,backwoods,chase,cousins,creature,flashlight,horror,monster,mutant,paranormal,pickup,podcast,powers,rescue,spooky,strickfield,survival,suspense,thriller,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ac3399c0428aee0c66059bee2032046e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>343</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Typhoid Mary: The Deadly True Story of New York’s Invisible Killer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-typhoid-mary-the-deadly-true-story-of-new-york-s-invisible-killer--67324824</link><description><![CDATA[Mary Mallon felt healthy while typhoid outbreaks followed her work as a New York cook. Terrifying &amp; True traces how George Soper identified the woman called Typhoid Mary as an asymptomatic carrier, leading to quarantine on North Brother Island. Released in 1910, she returned to cooking under another name before a 1915 hospital outbreak brought renewed confinement. This Weekly Spooky medical-history episode examines the evidence, immigrant stigma, and the conflict between public health and personal liberty. Explore the person behind a nickname that turned a case into a lasting warning.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67324824</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67324824/typhoid_mary_the_invisible_threat_in_new_york.mp3" length="53294039" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/21f77409-332e-4adf-b025-2e09dae564c6/21f77409-332e-4adf-b025-2e09dae564c6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/21f77409-332e-4adf-b025-2e09dae564c6/21f77409-332e-4adf-b025-2e09dae564c6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/21f77409-332e-4adf-b025-2e09dae564c6/21f77409-332e-4adf-b025-2e09dae564c6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mary Mallon felt healthy while typhoid outbreaks followed her work as a New York cook. Terrifying &amp; True traces how George Soper identified the woman called Typhoid Mary as an asymptomatic carrier, leading to quarantine on North Brother Island....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary Mallon felt healthy while typhoid outbreaks followed her work as a New York cook. Terrifying &amp; True traces how George Soper identified the woman called Typhoid Mary as an asymptomatic carrier, leading to quarantine on North Brother Island. Released in 1910, she returned to cooking under another name before a 1915 hospital outbreak brought renewed confinement. This Weekly Spooky medical-history episode examines the evidence, immigrant stigma, and the conflict between public health and personal liberty. Explore the person behind a nickname that turned a case into a lasting warning.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3330</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>asymptomatic carriers,contagion,disease,epidemic,history,illness,individual rights,investigation,mallon,mary,mary mallon,medical,mystery,newyork,outbreak,public health,quarantine,truecrime,typhoid,typhoid mary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Buried Secrets and Midnight Killers: Four Stories to Die For</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-buried-secrets-and-midnight-killers-four-stories-to-die-for--67286404</link><description><![CDATA[A scientist reveals a world inside a moonbeam; an elevator operator resembles a convicted killer. Unknown Broadcast presents four old-time radio dramas: Under Grave Suspicion, Night Man, The Good Die Young, and Men Call Me Mad. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Suspense, The Mysterious Traveler, and Dark Fantasy bring over two hours of crime, psychological terror, and strange science. Lucille Fletcher's Night Man follows a woman who thinks a killer has returned. Scott Bishop's Men Call Me Mad explores a miniature universe that a scientist wants to prove exists. What will the discovery cost him?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67286404</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67286404/ub_22under_grave_suspicion_22_22night_man_22_22the_good_die_young_22.mp3" length="121103905" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/658990dd-2e8b-48f0-a68a-cfeba0fe0e92/658990dd-2e8b-48f0-a68a-cfeba0fe0e92.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/658990dd-2e8b-48f0-a68a-cfeba0fe0e92/658990dd-2e8b-48f0-a68a-cfeba0fe0e92.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/658990dd-2e8b-48f0-a68a-cfeba0fe0e92/658990dd-2e8b-48f0-a68a-cfeba0fe0e92.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A scientist reveals a world inside a moonbeam; an elevator operator resembles a convicted killer. Unknown Broadcast presents four old-time radio dramas: Under Grave Suspicion, Night Man, The Good Die Young, and Men Call Me Mad. CBS Radio Mystery...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A scientist reveals a world inside a moonbeam; an elevator operator resembles a convicted killer. Unknown Broadcast presents four old-time radio dramas: Under Grave Suspicion, Night Man, The Good Die Young, and Men Call Me Mad. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Suspense, The Mysterious Traveler, and Dark Fantasy bring over two hours of crime, psychological terror, and strange science. Lucille Fletcher's Night Man follows a woman who thinks a killer has returned. Scott Bishop's Men Call Me Mad explores a miniature universe that a scientist wants to prove exists. What will the discovery cost him?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7569</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>death,desperation,emotional turmoil,funeral,grave,guilt,horror,infidelity,justice,marital betrayal,murder,mystery,mystery theater,revenge,secrets,suspicion,thriller,under grave suspicion,vigilante,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar — Edgar Allan Poe’s Mesmeric Death Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-facts-in-the-case-of-m-valdemar-edgar-allan-poe-s-mesmeric-death-horror--67089737</link><description><![CDATA[Can a hypnotic trance hold a dying man between life and death? Edgar Allan Poe's The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar turns that experiment into Gothic horror. A narrator records the procedure with confidence, but the patient offers answers no observer is prepared to hear. This Weekly Spooky reading of the 1845 story explores mesmerism, scientific ambition, and the terror of treating a human body as proof of a theory. The calm language makes each observation harder to dismiss. As his control over death falters, the experimenter faces a state he can describe but cannot fully understand.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67089737</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67089737/the_facts_in_the_case_of_m_valdemar.mp3" length="31418075" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f4b2be3a-7764-4aef-8911-299ed8b9460d/f4b2be3a-7764-4aef-8911-299ed8b9460d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f4b2be3a-7764-4aef-8911-299ed8b9460d/f4b2be3a-7764-4aef-8911-299ed8b9460d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f4b2be3a-7764-4aef-8911-299ed8b9460d/f4b2be3a-7764-4aef-8911-299ed8b9460d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Can a hypnotic trance hold a dying man between life and death? Edgar Allan Poe's The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar turns that experiment into Gothic horror. A narrator records the procedure with confidence, but the patient offers answers no...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Can a hypnotic trance hold a dying man between life and death? Edgar Allan Poe's The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar turns that experiment into Gothic horror. A narrator records the procedure with confidence, but the patient offers answers no observer is prepared to hear. This Weekly Spooky reading of the 1845 story explores mesmerism, scientific ambition, and the terror of treating a human body as proof of a theory. The calm language makes each observation harder to dismiss. As his control over death falters, the experimenter faces a state he can describe but cannot fully understand.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1963</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,classic,corpse,death,decayed,dread,edgar allan poe,gothic,horror,hypnosis,life and death,literature,macabre,mesmerism,narration,poe,spooky,story,undead,victorian</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4e7e221351da25e3c469d5bd1726227d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Fortune Falls - Ax Murder in the Oregon Wilderness</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fortune-falls-ax-murder-in-the-oregon-wilderness--67263885</link><description><![CDATA[Janine and Rose choose Oregon's mountains for summer 1976, hoping a backpacking trip will offer freedom and a sunrise. A red pickup remains in the parking lot after everyone else leaves Fortune Falls. By nightfall, their secluded campsite becomes an ax killer's hunting ground. Fortune Falls by David O'Hanlon follows two college friends into a wilderness slasher story where the person they should fear is already nearby. This Weekly Spooky tale combines 1970s road-trip optimism with brutal survival horror. The waterfall can wait; making it through the dark requires courage.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67263885</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67263885/ep_342_fortune_falls.mp3" length="43957381" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/740b2bef-8800-48b7-87c1-d7fe55b49f13/740b2bef-8800-48b7-87c1-d7fe55b49f13.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/740b2bef-8800-48b7-87c1-d7fe55b49f13/740b2bef-8800-48b7-87c1-d7fe55b49f13.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/740b2bef-8800-48b7-87c1-d7fe55b49f13/740b2bef-8800-48b7-87c1-d7fe55b49f13.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Janine and Rose choose Oregon's mountains for summer 1976, hoping a backpacking trip will offer freedom and a sunrise. A red pickup remains in the parking lot after everyone else leaves Fortune Falls. By nightfall, their secluded campsite becomes an...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Janine and Rose choose Oregon's mountains for summer 1976, hoping a backpacking trip will offer freedom and a sunrise. A red pickup remains in the parking lot after everyone else leaves Fortune Falls. By nightfall, their secluded campsite becomes an ax killer's hunting ground. Fortune Falls by David O'Hanlon follows two college friends into a wilderness slasher story where the person they should fear is already nearby. This Weekly Spooky tale combines 1970s road-trip optimism with brutal survival horror. The waterfall can wait; making it through the dark requires courage.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2747</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1970s,axeman,blood,camping,creepy,fight for survival,fortune falls,friendship,haunting tales,horror,killer,murder,murderous cowboy,nightmare,oregon wilderness,retro,revenge,slasher,survival,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cb8a67aabd92902098b173f683ad7dff.jpg"/><itunes:episode>342</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Murder by Potatoes — The Unsolved Killing of Donna Doll</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-murder-by-potatoes-the-unsolved-killing-of-donna-doll--67239218</link><description><![CDATA[Donna Doll left her library job at Northern Illinois University in October 1970 and disappeared. Nine days later, she was found dead in a cornfield near DeKalb. Terrifying &amp; True examines the 21-year-old student's last movements, missing belongings, and a reported clue: a large quantity of potatoes in her stomach. This Weekly Spooky cold-case documentary follows the investigation and the questions the evidence leaves open. Who killed Donna, and where had she been held? The strange detail draws attention, but the mystery remains the loss of a young woman and the search for answers.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67239218</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:00:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67239218/murder_by_potatoes_the_curious_case_of_donna_doll.mp3" length="32491047" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/63b3507f-a9ea-498b-8e52-b3486f3f2efe/63b3507f-a9ea-498b-8e52-b3486f3f2efe.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/63b3507f-a9ea-498b-8e52-b3486f3f2efe/63b3507f-a9ea-498b-8e52-b3486f3f2efe.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/63b3507f-a9ea-498b-8e52-b3486f3f2efe/63b3507f-a9ea-498b-8e52-b3486f3f2efe.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Donna Doll left her library job at Northern Illinois University in October 1970 and disappeared. Nine days later, she was found dead in a cornfield near DeKalb. Terrifying &amp; True examines the 21-year-old student's last movements, missing belongings,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Donna Doll left her library job at Northern Illinois University in October 1970 and disappeared. Nine days later, she was found dead in a cornfield near DeKalb. Terrifying &amp; True examines the 21-year-old student's last movements, missing belongings, and a reported clue: a large quantity of potatoes in her stomach. This Weekly Spooky cold-case documentary follows the investigation and the questions the evidence leaves open. Who killed Donna, and where had she been held? The strange detail draws attention, but the mystery remains the loss of a young woman and the search for answers.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2030</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1970,asphyxiation,bizarre,coldcase,crime,dekalb,disappearance,donnadoll,eerie,forensic,illinois,missingperson,murder,mystery,niu,potatoes,strangecase,truecrime,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Four Tales of Murder, Mystery, and the Macabre</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-four-tales-of-murder-mystery-and-the-macabre--67192839</link><description><![CDATA[A new bride hears a disturbing claim about her husband's former wives, while a jungle guide faces the ruler of a private kingdom. Unknown Broadcast presents four old-time radio dramas: Deadly Honeymoon, Kill, The Power of Hammer, and Murder by an Expert. Over two hours of mystery and suspense move from marital distrust to an expedition in the Belgian Congo. In Escape's The Power of Hammer, a government inspector recruits a reluctant guide to confront a man who claims extraordinary power. Listen for the secrets behind a marriage and a kingdom before either journey reaches its end.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67192839</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 09:00:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67192839/ub_22deadly_honeymoon_22_22kill_22_22the_power_of_the_hammer_22_22murder_by_an_expert_22.mp3" length="127456985" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6fd3b1b7-fe13-4093-acc5-b985b194b342/6fd3b1b7-fe13-4093-acc5-b985b194b342.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6fd3b1b7-fe13-4093-acc5-b985b194b342/6fd3b1b7-fe13-4093-acc5-b985b194b342.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6fd3b1b7-fe13-4093-acc5-b985b194b342/6fd3b1b7-fe13-4093-acc5-b985b194b342.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A new bride hears a disturbing claim about her husband's former wives, while a jungle guide faces the ruler of a private kingdom. 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Listen for the secrets behind a marriage and a kingdom before either journey reaches its end.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7965</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>artifact,betrayal,cursed,death,emotional depths,execution,honeymoon,horror,intimate relationships,killer,love,marriage,murder,relic,revenge,secrets,sinister,suspense,thriller,trust</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Full Moon Fears: Terrifying Tales of Werewolves and Shape-Shifters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/full-moon-fears-terrifying-tales-of-werewolves-and-shape-shifters--67191570</link><description><![CDATA[A werewolf attacks a campsite, a scarred newcomer becomes a suspect, and a suburban house fills with watchful squirrels. Full Moon Fears gathers Wolf Moon by Joe Solmo; Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA by Michelle Antisocial; The Wolf of Fagan County by David O'Hanlon; Bringing Out the Wolf in Me by Rob Fields; and Squirrels (Murder in Small Packages) by Douglas Waltz. Five Weekly Spooky stories mix transformation horror, small-town suspicion, and creatures near home. From rural Pennsylvania to Strickfield, the danger takes more than one shape—and the monster may not be the right suspect.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67191570</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67191570/werewolves_and_beast_2024.mp3" length="108697315" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7c8cf97e-64ef-44ee-9f23-3a91eb1f93e0/7c8cf97e-64ef-44ee-9f23-3a91eb1f93e0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7c8cf97e-64ef-44ee-9f23-3a91eb1f93e0/7c8cf97e-64ef-44ee-9f23-3a91eb1f93e0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7c8cf97e-64ef-44ee-9f23-3a91eb1f93e0/7c8cf97e-64ef-44ee-9f23-3a91eb1f93e0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A werewolf attacks a campsite, a scarred newcomer becomes a suspect, and a suburban house fills with watchful squirrels. Full Moon Fears gathers Wolf Moon by Joe Solmo; Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA by Michelle Antisocial; The Wolf of Fagan County by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A werewolf attacks a campsite, a scarred newcomer becomes a suspect, and a suburban house fills with watchful squirrels. Full Moon Fears gathers Wolf Moon by Joe Solmo; Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA by Michelle Antisocial; The Wolf of Fagan County by David O'Hanlon; Bringing Out the Wolf in Me by Rob Fields; and Squirrels (Murder in Small Packages) by Douglas Waltz. Five Weekly Spooky stories mix transformation horror, small-town suspicion, and creatures near home. From rural Pennsylvania to Strickfield, the danger takes more than one shape—and the monster may not be the right suspect.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6793</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>camping nightmare,creature,feature,fullmoon,haunting legends,horror,lycanthrope,primal instincts,scary,shapeshifter,shapeshifters,spine-tingling stories,stories,suburban horrors,supernatural,supernatural curse,transformation,weeklyspooky,werewolf,werewolves</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/325760ed503d621878f2cc3761b5ca02.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Deadly Second Chances Part 5 – Vampire Cheerleader vs. the End of the Multiverse</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/deadly-second-chances-part-5-vampire-cheerleader-vs-the-end-of-the-multiverse--67180590</link><description><![CDATA[Bella Taibon has traveled back to save her family, carrying a vampire's powers and memories of the future. In Deadly Second Chances Part 5 by Rob Fields, the cheerleader faces Cassie's betrayal, Thornton Jillian, and the bargain she made with Hellweaver. The finale of this five-part Weekly Spooky serial brings the Taibon bloodline's past into conflict with a threat reaching across the multiverse. Vampire combat and intrigue test whether rewriting history can repair a loss without creating another. Start with Part 1 for Bella's full journey, then hear what her second chance will cost.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67180590</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67180590/ep_341_deadly_second_chances_part_5.mp3" length="51447039" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cb25572d-e878-4603-8beb-67487f3b31e6/cb25572d-e878-4603-8beb-67487f3b31e6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cb25572d-e878-4603-8beb-67487f3b31e6/cb25572d-e878-4603-8beb-67487f3b31e6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cb25572d-e878-4603-8beb-67487f3b31e6/cb25572d-e878-4603-8beb-67487f3b31e6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bella Taibon has traveled back to save her family, carrying a vampire's powers and memories of the future. In Deadly Second Chances Part 5 by Rob Fields, the cheerleader faces Cassie's betrayal, Thornton Jillian, and the bargain she made with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bella Taibon has traveled back to save her family, carrying a vampire's powers and memories of the future. In Deadly Second Chances Part 5 by Rob Fields, the cheerleader faces Cassie's betrayal, Thornton Jillian, and the bargain she made with Hellweaver. The finale of this five-part Weekly Spooky serial brings the Taibon bloodline's past into conflict with a threat reaching across the multiverse. Vampire combat and intrigue test whether rewriting history can repair a loss without creating another. Start with Part 1 for Bella's full journey, then hear what her second chance will cost.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3215</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>battle,betrayal,cheerleader,darkfantasy,destiny,family secrets,finale,goddess,gothic,horror,immortality,magic,multiverse,podcast,revenant,secondchance,strickfield,supernatural,thriller,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/16aed1a5be48845a4ef036a4a3e6bc55.jpg"/><itunes:episode>341</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bella Taibon: Vampire Outlaw, Witch Killer, Soul Saver</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bella-taibon-vampire-outlaw-witch-killer-soul-saver--66978031</link><description><![CDATA[Bella Taibon can walk in daylight, wield family magic, and face enemies most vampires would fear. Meet her in four Strickfield stories by Rob Fields: The Last Taibon, Bella's Holiday, Homecoming, and Mortal Eclipse. From her family's violent past to her bond with Einstein, this collection follows an unusual Master Vampire through grief, witchcraft, and dangerous loyalties. Over two hours of supernatural action introduce the heroine whose history matters in Deadly Second Chances Part 5. Get to know Bella before Hellweaver offers her the chance to change that history.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66978031</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66978031/bella_taibon_primer.mp3" length="132824736" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f50dd1fb-1e98-4002-b7e9-1e2b7609a517/f50dd1fb-1e98-4002-b7e9-1e2b7609a517.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f50dd1fb-1e98-4002-b7e9-1e2b7609a517/f50dd1fb-1e98-4002-b7e9-1e2b7609a517.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f50dd1fb-1e98-4002-b7e9-1e2b7609a517/f50dd1fb-1e98-4002-b7e9-1e2b7609a517.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bella Taibon can walk in daylight, wield family magic, and face enemies most vampires would fear. Meet her in four Strickfield stories by Rob Fields: The Last Taibon, Bella's Holiday, Homecoming, and Mortal Eclipse. From her family's violent past to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bella Taibon can walk in daylight, wield family magic, and face enemies most vampires would fear. Meet her in four Strickfield stories by Rob Fields: The Last Taibon, Bella's Holiday, Homecoming, and Mortal Eclipse. From her family's violent past to her bond with Einstein, this collection follows an unusual Master Vampire through grief, witchcraft, and dangerous loyalties. Over two hours of supernatural action introduce the heroine whose history matters in Deadly Second Chances Part 5. Get to know Bella before Hellweaver offers her the chance to change that history.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8301</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cheerleader,dark legacy,deep truths,demon,finale,gripping battles,heartwarming ties,hellweaver,horror,humor,magic,revenge,strickfield,supernatural,suspense,thanksgiving,transformation,undead,vampire,witch</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/41deccb3a168fd0203ce0fd4fd108a02.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Spontaneous Combustion, Haunted Funeral Homes, and Killer Squirrels</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-spontaneous-combustion-haunted-funeral-homes-and-killer-squirrels--67117505</link><description><![CDATA[Can a person burst into flames without an outside spark? Henrique and Michelle tackle spontaneous human combustion in the July 2025 Monthly Spooky, comparing the unsettling stories with possible explanations. Then come New York City bee swarms, Minot's ground squirrel problem, and Henrique's funeral home encounters, including phantom knocks and a personal ghost story. Ball lightning, bad grades, and horror movie recommendations round out a conversation that shifts from strange news to paranormal lore. Settle in for two hours of mysteries, mortuary tales, and the hosts' humor.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67117505</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67117505/monthly_spooky_july_2025.mp3" length="122507202" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a747a477-a1e4-4d04-b6cd-a63af82c38d9/a747a477-a1e4-4d04-b6cd-a63af82c38d9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a747a477-a1e4-4d04-b6cd-a63af82c38d9/a747a477-a1e4-4d04-b6cd-a63af82c38d9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a747a477-a1e4-4d04-b6cd-a63af82c38d9/a747a477-a1e4-4d04-b6cd-a63af82c38d9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Can a person burst into flames without an outside spark? Henrique and Michelle tackle spontaneous human combustion in the July 2025 Monthly Spooky, comparing the unsettling stories with possible explanations. Then come New York City bee swarms,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Can a person burst into flames without an outside spark? Henrique and Michelle tackle spontaneous human combustion in the July 2025 Monthly Spooky, comparing the unsettling stories with possible explanations. Then come New York City bee swarms, Minot's ground squirrel problem, and Henrique's funeral home encounters, including phantom knocks and a personal ghost story. Ball lightning, bad grades, and horror movie recommendations round out a conversation that shifts from strange news to paranormal lore. Settle in for two hours of mysteries, mortuary tales, and the hosts' humor.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7656</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bees,combustion,funeral,hauntings,historical cases,horror,horror films,human combustion,minot,mortuaries,mortuary,mystery,new york city,paranormal,reddit,reddit story,spooky,squirrels,urban,vanished relative</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Darkness Awaits: 6 Terrifying Tales of Fate, Fear, and the Supernatural</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-darkness-awaits-6-terrifying-tales-of-fate-fear-and-the-supernatural--67130577</link><description><![CDATA[An ex-prisoner sees the man he was convicted of killing, while a young woman's claustrophobia becomes central to a robbery investigation. Darkness Awaits collects six vintage radio dramas: Tomorrow Is Never, Deep into Darkness, Devil's Due, The Sleeping Death, In the Dark, and The Dark Closet. Unknown Broadcast brings together crime, psychological suspense, and eerie uncertainty in a listen lasting over three hours. From a traveler's promise to a doctor's threatening treatment, the danger takes very different forms. Which fears come from the unknown, and which begin with other people?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67130577</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67130577/ub_22tomorrow_is_never_22_22deep_into_darkness_22_22devils_due_22_22the_sleeping_death_22_22in_the_dark_22_22the_dark_closet_22.mp3" length="186926275" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1c91b165-38f2-436d-950d-eeceaae90074/1c91b165-38f2-436d-950d-eeceaae90074.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1c91b165-38f2-436d-950d-eeceaae90074/1c91b165-38f2-436d-950d-eeceaae90074.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1c91b165-38f2-436d-950d-eeceaae90074/1c91b165-38f2-436d-950d-eeceaae90074.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An ex-prisoner sees the man he was convicted of killing, while a young woman's claustrophobia becomes central to a robbery investigation. Darkness Awaits collects six vintage radio dramas: Tomorrow Is Never, Deep into Darkness, Devil's Due, The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An ex-prisoner sees the man he was convicted of killing, while a young woman's claustrophobia becomes central to a robbery investigation. Darkness Awaits collects six vintage radio dramas: Tomorrow Is Never, Deep into Darkness, Devil's Due, The Sleeping Death, In the Dark, and The Dark Closet. Unknown Broadcast brings together crime, psychological suspense, and eerie uncertainty in a listen lasting over three hours. From a traveler's promise to a doctor's threatening treatment, the danger takes very different forms. Which fears come from the unknown, and which begin with other people?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11682</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cbs radio mystery theater,creepy,darkness,dreams,fear,ghosts,hope,horror,mystery,obstacles,paranormal,psychological,resilience,scary,schoolteacher,short,stories,supernatural,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Slashback: Prom Night of the Dead - Blood, Blackmail, and a Vengeful Ghost Queen</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/slashback-prom-night-of-the-dead-blood-blackmail-and-a-vengeful-ghost-queen--67089638</link><description><![CDATA[A Strickfield High prom ends in violence. Two months later, summer school brings ghost sightings, disappearances, and a dead prom queen who still has unfinished business. Prom Night of the Dead by Rob Fields follows Roni Brunswick into a tangle of blackmail, jealousy, and supernatural revenge. This Slashback presentation gathers the complete four-part saga into one listen, with a school dance's bloody aftermath driving the terror far beyond prom night. For listeners drawn to high school horror and vengeful ghosts, the question is who will survive when those old grudges return.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67089638</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67089638/prom_night_of_the_dead_comp_2025.mp3" length="103581150" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e0ef6cf0-197d-4c23-839e-b053d96ca0e3/e0ef6cf0-197d-4c23-839e-b053d96ca0e3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e0ef6cf0-197d-4c23-839e-b053d96ca0e3/e0ef6cf0-197d-4c23-839e-b053d96ca0e3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e0ef6cf0-197d-4c23-839e-b053d96ca0e3/e0ef6cf0-197d-4c23-839e-b053d96ca0e3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Strickfield High prom ends in violence. Two months later, summer school brings ghost sightings, disappearances, and a dead prom queen who still has unfinished business. Prom Night of the Dead by Rob Fields follows Roni Brunswick into a tangle of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Strickfield High prom ends in violence. Two months later, summer school brings ghost sightings, disappearances, and a dead prom queen who still has unfinished business. Prom Night of the Dead by Rob Fields follows Roni Brunswick into a tangle of blackmail, jealousy, and supernatural revenge. This Slashback presentation gathers the complete four-part saga into one listen, with a school dance's bloody aftermath driving the terror far beyond prom night. For listeners drawn to high school horror and vengeful ghosts, the question is who will survive when those old grudges return.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6473</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,ghost,haunted,high,horror,jealousy,murder,mystery,night,possession,prom,queen,revenge,rivalry,school,slasher,supernatural,teen,undead,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c22b2687967597edbf19fdbeed60ec6b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Deadly Second Chances Part 4 — Loralee Hardy Rewrites the Prom Queen Killer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/deadly-second-chances-part-4-loralee-hardy-rewrites-the-prom-queen-killer--67076721</link><description><![CDATA[Loralee Hardy knows how her life became the legend of Strickfield's Prom Queen Killer. Now Hellweaver offers her a return to the choices that shaped it. In Deadly Second Chances Part 4 by Rob Fields, Loralee faces her brother Aiden's abuse, her love for Melisande LaPalla, and the temptation to answer betrayal with violence. Her history connects the Prom Queen Killer and Homecoming Queen Killer sagas to a supernatural wager over damaged souls. Can knowing the consequences help her break the pattern? Continue the five-part serial as another second chance puts Hellweaver's plan to the test.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67076721</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67076721/ep_340_deadly_second_chances_part_4.mp3" length="57949184" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/12309df6-578c-4f54-9b7b-8710714a6693/12309df6-578c-4f54-9b7b-8710714a6693.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/12309df6-578c-4f54-9b7b-8710714a6693/12309df6-578c-4f54-9b7b-8710714a6693.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/12309df6-578c-4f54-9b7b-8710714a6693/12309df6-578c-4f54-9b7b-8710714a6693.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Loralee Hardy knows how her life became the legend of Strickfield's Prom Queen Killer. Now Hellweaver offers her a return to the choices that shaped it. In Deadly Second Chances Part 4 by Rob Fields, Loralee faces her brother Aiden's abuse, her love...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Loralee Hardy knows how her life became the legend of Strickfield's Prom Queen Killer. Now Hellweaver offers her a return to the choices that shaped it. In Deadly Second Chances Part 4 by Rob Fields, Loralee faces her brother Aiden's abuse, her love for Melisande LaPalla, and the temptation to answer betrayal with violence. Her history connects the Prom Queen Killer and Homecoming Queen Killer sagas to a supernatural wager over damaged souls. Can knowing the consequences help her break the pattern? Continue the five-part serial as another second chance puts Hellweaver's plan to the test.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3621</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abuse,blood,darkfantasy,dark past,deadly second chances,horror,killer,lgbtq,love,podcast,powers,prom,prom queen killer,redemption,revenant,secondchance,strickfield,supernatural,tragedy,trauma</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6c02f7027f5d1389de270b2182ff84fe.jpg"/><itunes:episode>340</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Bloody Rise of Loralee Hardy: Prom Queen, Killer, Legend</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bloody-rise-of-loralee-hardy-prom-queen-killer-legend--66977265</link><description><![CDATA[Before Loralee Hardy receives a second chance, hear the story that made her Strickfield's Prom Queen Killer. This collection presents Rob Fields' complete Prom Queen Killer miniseries, tracing a life marked by family abuse, jealousy, trauma, and revenge. Death offers no simple escape in a town where black magic can bring buried grudges back to life. The saga supplies Loralee's backstory for Deadly Second Chances Part 4, with more than two hours of high school horror and supernatural consequences. What happens when the desire to be loved becomes inseparable from the urge to punish?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66977265</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66977265/prom_queen_killer_primer.mp3" length="132475123" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6c85cb2f-18a6-472b-bcd7-ce6c81c7300b/6c85cb2f-18a6-472b-bcd7-ce6c81c7300b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6c85cb2f-18a6-472b-bcd7-ce6c81c7300b/6c85cb2f-18a6-472b-bcd7-ce6c81c7300b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6c85cb2f-18a6-472b-bcd7-ce6c81c7300b/6c85cb2f-18a6-472b-bcd7-ce6c81c7300b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Before Loralee Hardy receives a second chance, hear the story that made her Strickfield's Prom Queen Killer. This collection presents Rob Fields' complete Prom Queen Killer miniseries, tracing a life marked by family abuse, jealousy, trauma, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Before Loralee Hardy receives a second chance, hear the story that made her Strickfield's Prom Queen Killer. This collection presents Rob Fields' complete Prom Queen Killer miniseries, tracing a life marked by family abuse, jealousy, trauma, and revenge. Death offers no simple escape in a town where black magic can bring buried grudges back to life. The saga supplies Loralee's backstory for Deadly Second Chances Part 4, with more than two hours of high school horror and supernatural consequences. What happens when the desire to be loved becomes inseparable from the urge to punish?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8279</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>deadly second chances,homecoming dance,horror,laura lee hardy,love,melisande,patreon,resurrection,revenge,rob fields</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5bf69a95b8567fea8b1a9df86eefe4fc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Mandela Effect Explained — False Memories or Alternate Realities?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-mandela-effect-explained-false-memories-or-alternate-realities--67049855</link><description><![CDATA[You remember the Berenstain Bears differently. You can picture the Monopoly Man's monocle. Why can a memory feel certain when the record disagrees? Terrifying &amp; True explores the Mandela Effect, from Nelson Mandela's widely misremembered death to the supposed Sinbad genie movie Shazaam. The episode examines suggestion, confabulation, repeated misquotations, and the ways shared stories reshape recall. It also considers alternate-timeline and simulation theories as speculation. Compare examples and the psychology behind them, then see how much confidence you place in your own memory.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67049855</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67049855/the_mandela_effect_when_false_memories_haunt_reality.mp3" length="43737816" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f7ce12fb-8d04-48a1-898c-257b16765936/f7ce12fb-8d04-48a1-898c-257b16765936.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f7ce12fb-8d04-48a1-898c-257b16765936/f7ce12fb-8d04-48a1-898c-257b16765936.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f7ce12fb-8d04-48a1-898c-257b16765936/f7ce12fb-8d04-48a1-898c-257b16765936.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>You remember the Berenstain Bears differently. You can picture the Monopoly Man's monocle. Why can a memory feel certain when the record disagrees? Terrifying &amp; True explores the Mandela Effect, from Nelson Mandela's widely misremembered death to the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[You remember the Berenstain Bears differently. You can picture the Monopoly Man's monocle. Why can a memory feel certain when the record disagrees? Terrifying &amp; True explores the Mandela Effect, from Nelson Mandela's widely misremembered death to the supposed Sinbad genie movie Shazaam. The episode examines suggestion, confabulation, repeated misquotations, and the ways shared stories reshape recall. It also considers alternate-timeline and simulation theories as speculation. Compare examples and the psychology behind them, then see how much confidence you place in your own memory.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2733</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>berenstain bears,cultural folklore,false memories,henrique couto,mandela effect,psychological insights,shazam,sinbad,terrifying and true,truth</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | 4 Gripping Horror Stories of Traps, Twists, and Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-4-gripping-horror-stories-of-traps-twists-and-murder--67039306</link><description><![CDATA[Two radio typists working late discover that a horror script can make the office feel dangerously unfamiliar. Murder in the Script Department joins Trapped, The Trap, and Escape to Danger in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. The lineup brings confinement, desperate choices, crime, and uncanny suspense into more than two hours of vintage radio drama. Arch Oboler's Lights Out tale turns the machinery of radio itself into a source of fear, with the people behind the story caught in its atmosphere. Listen as plans for safety begin to look like another way of getting cornered.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67039306</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67039306/ub_22trapped_22_22the_trap_22_22escape_to_danger_22_22murder_in_the_script_department_22.mp3" length="128619127" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/de5523b0-7eb9-43fb-a534-b9d3b7e57ead/de5523b0-7eb9-43fb-a534-b9d3b7e57ead.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/de5523b0-7eb9-43fb-a534-b9d3b7e57ead/de5523b0-7eb9-43fb-a534-b9d3b7e57ead.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/de5523b0-7eb9-43fb-a534-b9d3b7e57ead/de5523b0-7eb9-43fb-a534-b9d3b7e57ead.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two radio typists working late discover that a horror script can make the office feel dangerously unfamiliar. Murder in the Script Department joins Trapped, The Trap, and Escape to Danger in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. The lineup...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two radio typists working late discover that a horror script can make the office feel dangerously unfamiliar. Murder in the Script Department joins Trapped, The Trap, and Escape to Danger in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. The lineup brings confinement, desperate choices, crime, and uncanny suspense into more than two hours of vintage radio drama. Arch Oboler's Lights Out tale turns the machinery of radio itself into a source of fear, with the people behind the story caught in its atmosphere. Listen as plans for safety begin to look like another way of getting cornered.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8038</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,crime,deceit,drama,escape,horror,human relationships,infidelity,love,murder,mystery,paranoia,radio,revelations,suspense,threatening letters,thriller,trapped,trust</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Portals: A Summer of Terror Across Time and Space</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/portals-a-summer-of-terror-across-time-and-space--66978480</link><description><![CDATA[Six unlikely allies cross into an alternate Earth overrun by vampires. A mutant spider girl, a Master Vampire, a genius, two girls with extraordinary powers, and a boy with a bicycle must work together before the catastrophe spreads. Portals by Rob Fields gathers the Strickfield summer miniseries into one science-fiction horror adventure spanning parallel worlds. Their own Earth is at stake, along with others across the multiverse, and survival depends on becoming a team. Enter a vampire apocalypse where finding a way home may be only the beginning of the fight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66978480</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66978480/portals_comp_2025.mp3" length="124911491" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a527d585-cb7a-4e99-b71e-01b408ba18dd/a527d585-cb7a-4e99-b71e-01b408ba18dd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a527d585-cb7a-4e99-b71e-01b408ba18dd/a527d585-cb7a-4e99-b71e-01b408ba18dd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a527d585-cb7a-4e99-b71e-01b408ba18dd/a527d585-cb7a-4e99-b71e-01b408ba18dd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Six unlikely allies cross into an alternate Earth overrun by vampires. A mutant spider girl, a Master Vampire, a genius, two girls with extraordinary powers, and a boy with a bicycle must work together before the catastrophe spreads. Portals by Rob...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six unlikely allies cross into an alternate Earth overrun by vampires. A mutant spider girl, a Master Vampire, a genius, two girls with extraordinary powers, and a boy with a bicycle must work together before the catastrophe spreads. Portals by Rob Fields gathers the Strickfield summer miniseries into one science-fiction horror adventure spanning parallel worlds. Their own Earth is at stake, along with others across the multiverse, and survival depends on becoming a team. Enter a vampire apocalypse where finding a way home may be only the beginning of the fight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7806</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>action,betrayal,courage,dark past,dimension,family,fields,horror,mayor gunter,monsters,novella,podcast,portals,resilience,rob,spooky,summer,vampire minions,weekly</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7f1b51fbc3fc82c931c17d2b6e691e05.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Deadly Second Chances Part 3 — Calvin Mirren, Organ Theft and Redemption</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/deadly-second-chances-part-3-calvin-mirren-organ-theft-and-redemption--66989252</link><description><![CDATA[Calvin Mirren remembers the women who drugged him and stole his kidneys. Hellweaver sends him back to before he first meets Katherine Pierce, when he still has a chance to avoid harming her, Rayleen Jones, and Belinda James. Deadly Second Chances Part 3 by Rob Fields turns a Strickfield organ-theft revenge tale into a test of redemption. Calvin knows where his old choices lead. Can he stop treating people as disposable, or will fear of his future send him down another violent path? Continue the five-part dark-fantasy serial as a ruthless Mirren receives a chance to choose differently.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66989252</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66989252/ep_339_deadly_second_chances_part_3.mp3" length="52441410" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/24070e1d-bd77-4d76-bbd7-b9529a42dfb3/24070e1d-bd77-4d76-bbd7-b9529a42dfb3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/24070e1d-bd77-4d76-bbd7-b9529a42dfb3/24070e1d-bd77-4d76-bbd7-b9529a42dfb3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/24070e1d-bd77-4d76-bbd7-b9529a42dfb3/24070e1d-bd77-4d76-bbd7-b9529a42dfb3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Calvin Mirren remembers the women who drugged him and stole his kidneys. Hellweaver sends him back to before he first meets Katherine Pierce, when he still has a chance to avoid harming her, Rayleen Jones, and Belinda James. Deadly Second Chances Part...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Calvin Mirren remembers the women who drugged him and stole his kidneys. Hellweaver sends him back to before he first meets Katherine Pierce, when he still has a chance to avoid harming her, Rayleen Jones, and Belinda James. Deadly Second Chances Part 3 by Rob Fields turns a Strickfield organ-theft revenge tale into a test of redemption. Calvin knows where his old choices lead. Can he stop treating people as disposable, or will fear of his future send him down another violent path? Continue the five-part dark-fantasy serial as a ruthless Mirren receives a chance to choose differently.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3277</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,blackmarket,dark secrets,gothic,horror,katherine pierce,kidneys,love,mirren,murderous past,podcast,resurrection,revenge,romance,secondchance,strickfield,temptation,thriller,undead,vengeance</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0b3cf448089952efd95342ff6736175c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>339</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Calvin Mirren and Hellweaver: Sin, Seduction, and the End of the Multiverse</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/calvin-mirren-and-hellweaver-sin-seduction-and-the-end-of-the-multiverse--66976882</link><description><![CDATA[Three women plan a Halloween reckoning for Calvin Mirren, while a disciple of Hellweaver prepares for a very different transformation. This Rob Fields triple feature gathers The Halloween Heist, Sin, and Last Stand, connecting Strickfield revenge horror to a battle for the multiverse. Meet the privileged predator, the goddess's devoted advocate, and the Battleguard who oppose her cosmic ambitions. Their stories provide the background for Deadly Second Chances Part 3. Before Calvin gets another chance at life, hear why Hellweaver has a stake in the soul of a Mirren.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66976882</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66976882/calvin_mirren_hellweaver_primer.mp3" length="92261977" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/329930fb-b14e-4466-af79-aa254f429988/329930fb-b14e-4466-af79-aa254f429988.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/329930fb-b14e-4466-af79-aa254f429988/329930fb-b14e-4466-af79-aa254f429988.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/329930fb-b14e-4466-af79-aa254f429988/329930fb-b14e-4466-af79-aa254f429988.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Three women plan a Halloween reckoning for Calvin Mirren, while a disciple of Hellweaver prepares for a very different transformation. This Rob Fields triple feature gathers The Halloween Heist, Sin, and Last Stand, connecting Strickfield revenge...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three women plan a Halloween reckoning for Calvin Mirren, while a disciple of Hellweaver prepares for a very different transformation. This Rob Fields triple feature gathers The Halloween Heist, Sin, and Last Stand, connecting Strickfield revenge horror to a battle for the multiverse. Meet the privileged predator, the goddess's devoted advocate, and the Battleguard who oppose her cosmic ambitions. Their stories provide the background for Deadly Second Chances Part 3. Before Calvin gets another chance at life, hear why Hellweaver has a stake in the soul of a Mirren.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5766</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>calvin,cursed book,dark transformation,demons,fields,halloween night,hellweaver,horror,kidneys,mirren,podcast,revenge,rob,seduction,sin,spine-chilling,spooky,strickfield,weekly</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e0211c0b6a132ed923cd3c637ebdbb36.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Changeling Legend — Fairy Folklore and Real-Life Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-changeling-legend-fairy-folklore-and-real-life-horror--66969550</link><description><![CDATA[What happens when a family decides a loved one has been replaced by a fairy? Terrifying &amp; True explores changeling folklore across Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia, and the Germanic world, then follows its human cost in the 1895 murder of Bridget Cleary. Illness and unfamiliar behavior could inspire stories of stolen children or uncanny substitutes—and cruel attempts to bring the supposed original back. This episode examines protective rituals, persecution, and the point where belief became abuse. Hear how a supernatural explanation for change could turn a vulnerable person into a target.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66969550</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66969550/the_legend_of_the_changeling.mp3" length="63995640" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4bd33453-b5a6-4975-b937-6c516a252b88/4bd33453-b5a6-4975-b937-6c516a252b88.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4bd33453-b5a6-4975-b937-6c516a252b88/4bd33453-b5a6-4975-b937-6c516a252b88.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4bd33453-b5a6-4975-b937-6c516a252b88/4bd33453-b5a6-4975-b937-6c516a252b88.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What happens when a family decides a loved one has been replaced by a fairy? Terrifying &amp; True explores changeling folklore across Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia, and the Germanic world, then follows its human cost in the 1895 murder of Bridget...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What happens when a family decides a loved one has been replaced by a fairy? Terrifying &amp; True explores changeling folklore across Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia, and the Germanic world, then follows its human cost in the 1895 murder of Bridget Cleary. Illness and unfamiliar behavior could inspire stories of stolen children or uncanny substitutes—and cruel attempts to bring the supposed original back. This episode examines protective rituals, persecution, and the point where belief became abuse. Hear how a supernatural explanation for change could turn a vulnerable person into a target.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3999</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1895 tipperary,ancient myths,bridgetcleary,bridget cleary,changeling,changelings,darkfolklore,domestic violence,fairybelief,fairyfolk,fairylore,folklore,folkremedies,horrorhistory,irishfolklore,mythology,sleepdeprivation,superstition,truecrime,urbanlegend</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Tales of the Macabre: 4 Horror Stories of Madness, Mystery, and Poe</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-tales-of-the-macabre-4-horror-stories-of-madness-mystery-and-poe--66919257</link><description><![CDATA[A passenger's closely guarded box makes an ocean voyage feel sinister. Edgar Allan Poe's The Oblong Box joins Beyond Reason, The Derelict, and Portrait of the Past in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. These vintage radio dramas move through obsession, uncertainty, and maritime mystery, giving listeners more than two and a half hours of suspense. Poe's tale places an inquisitive traveler beside a secret he cannot leave alone. Board the steamer, follow the questions, and listen for the moment when curiosity becomes something more dangerous than the unanswered mystery.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66919257</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66919257/ub_22beyond_reason_22_22the_derelict_22_22portrait_of_the_past_22_22the_oblong_box_22.mp3" length="152381519" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/71fedbf9-056e-4f1d-85a1-89f14400733e/71fedbf9-056e-4f1d-85a1-89f14400733e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/71fedbf9-056e-4f1d-85a1-89f14400733e/71fedbf9-056e-4f1d-85a1-89f14400733e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/71fedbf9-056e-4f1d-85a1-89f14400733e/71fedbf9-056e-4f1d-85a1-89f14400733e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A passenger's closely guarded box makes an ocean voyage feel sinister. Edgar Allan Poe's The Oblong Box joins Beyond Reason, The Derelict, and Portrait of the Past in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. These vintage radio dramas move...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A passenger's closely guarded box makes an ocean voyage feel sinister. Edgar Allan Poe's The Oblong Box joins Beyond Reason, The Derelict, and Portrait of the Past in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. These vintage radio dramas move through obsession, uncertainty, and maritime mystery, giving listeners more than two and a half hours of suspense. Poe's tale places an inquisitive traveler beside a secret he cannot leave alone. Board the steamer, follow the questions, and listen for the moment when curiosity becomes something more dangerous than the unanswered mystery.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9523</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>allan,cursed,edgar,familial tensions,fate and agency,ghosts,grief,hit-and-run,horror,love and loss,macabre,madness,nautical,objects,paranormal,poe,psychological,short,supernatural,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998): Island-Resort Slasher</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-i-still-know-what-you-did-last-summer-1998-island-resort-slasher--66917210</link><description><![CDATA[A storm traps Julie James and her friends at an island resort with the hook-handed Fisherman. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), from its creepy church opening to Jeffrey Combs' resort manager and the sequel's outrageous reveal. Danny Cannon directs Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brandy in this Bahamas-set slasher. The hosts discuss why isolated vacation horror works, share Fourth of July mishaps, and revisit their hopes for the then-upcoming legacy sequel. Full spoilers. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="http://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66917210</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66917210/i_still_know_what_you_did_last_summer_360_mp3final.mp3" length="109934175" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/698bd40e-3c6a-4a4d-9df6-9bcb2bd6fa52/698bd40e-3c6a-4a4d-9df6-9bcb2bd6fa52.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/698bd40e-3c6a-4a4d-9df6-9bcb2bd6fa52/698bd40e-3c6a-4a4d-9df6-9bcb2bd6fa52.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/698bd40e-3c6a-4a4d-9df6-9bcb2bd6fa52/698bd40e-3c6a-4a4d-9df6-9bcb2bd6fa52.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A storm traps Julie James and her friends at an island resort with the hook-handed Fisherman. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), from its creepy church opening to Jeffrey Combs' resort manager and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A storm traps Julie James and her friends at an island resort with the hook-handed Fisherman. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), from its creepy church opening to Jeffrey Combs' resort manager and the sequel's outrageous reveal. Danny Cannon directs Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brandy in this Bahamas-set slasher. The hosts discuss why isolated vacation horror works, share Fourth of July mishaps, and revisit their hopes for the then-upcoming legacy sequel. Full spoilers. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="http://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6870</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1998,bahamas,beach,brandy,cannon,combs,fireworks,fisherman,hewitt,horror,island,july,killer,legacy,movie,podcast,sequel,slasher,storm,summer</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3f09767d55bb2e7e9edb9de0e9e58e7a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Deadly Second Chances Part 2 - Revenge, Romance, and Resurrection</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/deadly-second-chances-part-2-revenge-romance-and-resurrection--66902267</link><description><![CDATA[Jensen Mirren remembers the obsession that ended her life. Hellweaver sends her back with a chance to avoid Zach Jenner, the love triangle, and the deadly snakes—but escaping her past may demand more than staying away. Deadly Second Chances Part 2 by Rob Fields continues the five-part Strickfield saga of revenge and redemption. A wealthy young woman who once wanted control must decide what she can change when the future is already in her memory. Follow Jensen's bargain as desire threatens another chance at freedom. Signed April Fool copies: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66902267</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66902267/ep_338_deadly_second_chances_2.mp3" length="52420254" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5a97f93c-f12a-4158-a69f-4c4a6fc871e7/5a97f93c-f12a-4158-a69f-4c4a6fc871e7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5a97f93c-f12a-4158-a69f-4c4a6fc871e7/5a97f93c-f12a-4158-a69f-4c4a6fc871e7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5a97f93c-f12a-4158-a69f-4c4a6fc871e7/5a97f93c-f12a-4158-a69f-4c4a6fc871e7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jensen Mirren remembers the obsession that ended her life. Hellweaver sends her back with a chance to avoid Zach Jenner, the love triangle, and the deadly snakes—but escaping her past may demand more than staying away. Deadly Second Chances Part 2 by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jensen Mirren remembers the obsession that ended her life. Hellweaver sends her back with a chance to avoid Zach Jenner, the love triangle, and the deadly snakes—but escaping her past may demand more than staying away. Deadly Second Chances Part 2 by Rob Fields continues the five-part Strickfield saga of revenge and redemption. A wealthy young woman who once wanted control must decide what she can change when the future is already in her memory. Follow Jensen's bargain as desire threatens another chance at freedom. Signed April Fool copies: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3275</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,darkness,goddess,hellweaver,horror,love,obsession,paranormal,podcast,revenant,revival,rewriting fate,romance,secondchance,strickfield,supernatural,thriller,thrilling continuation,undead,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/91d3a38a217a796da509b7fd1938c8ab.jpg"/><itunes:episode>338</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Making of Jensen Mirren: Obsession, Blood, and the Devil You Love</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-making-of-jensen-mirren-obsession-blood-and-the-devil-you-love--66891819</link><description><![CDATA[Zach Jenner is caught between Jensen Mirren and Silvia Charmer, with jealousy, control, and a sinister urban legend closing in. People Can Lick Too and Silvia, both by Rob Fields, reveal the relationships behind Jensen's role in Deadly Second Chances Part 2. This Strickfield double feature mixes intimate betrayal with snake horror and the fear that someone knows your private life far too well. Hear Jensen's history before her chance to rewrite it, and follow a love triangle in which choosing a partner offers no guarantee of safety. Obsession has more than one face here.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66891819</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66891819/jensen_mirren_backstory.mp3" length="44754237" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9263ceac-0e5e-403f-8040-5c009f6f6595/9263ceac-0e5e-403f-8040-5c009f6f6595.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9263ceac-0e5e-403f-8040-5c009f6f6595/9263ceac-0e5e-403f-8040-5c009f6f6595.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9263ceac-0e5e-403f-8040-5c009f6f6595/9263ceac-0e5e-403f-8040-5c009f6f6595.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Zach Jenner is caught between Jensen Mirren and Silvia Charmer, with jealousy, control, and a sinister urban legend closing in. People Can Lick Too and Silvia, both by Rob Fields, reveal the relationships behind Jensen's role in Deadly Second Chances...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Zach Jenner is caught between Jensen Mirren and Silvia Charmer, with jealousy, control, and a sinister urban legend closing in. People Can Lick Too and Silvia, both by Rob Fields, reveal the relationships behind Jensen's role in Deadly Second Chances Part 2. This Strickfield double feature mixes intimate betrayal with snake horror and the fear that someone knows your private life far too well. Hear Jensen's history before her chance to rewrite it, and follow a love triangle in which choosing a partner offers no guarantee of safety. Obsession has more than one face here.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2797</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chaos,confrontation,deadly second chances,henrique,insanity,jealousy,jensen mirren,past,sylvia,zach</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e4c93ea26f87c93e75185a00087bead9.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Disappearance of Carrie Culberson — Ohio’s No-Body Murder Case</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-disappearance-of-carrie-culberson-ohio-s-no-body-murder-case--66871380</link><description><![CDATA[Carrie Culberson and her red Honda CRX vanished from Blanchester, Ohio, in August 1996. Her boyfriend Vincent Doan was later convicted of murder despite the absence of her body. For its 100th episode, Terrifying &amp; True examines Carrie's reports of abuse, witness testimony, the troubled pond search, and her family's fight for answers. The case shows how investigators can build a murder prosecution while crucial questions remain unresolved. Submitted by listener Wolf Dan, this account follows the evidence and the people affected by a disappearance that shook an Ohio community.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66871380</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66871380/what_happened_to_carrie_culberson.mp3" length="88482142" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/dae8f753-a501-4545-a20d-6f0e937ada13/dae8f753-a501-4545-a20d-6f0e937ada13.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/dae8f753-a501-4545-a20d-6f0e937ada13/dae8f753-a501-4545-a20d-6f0e937ada13.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/dae8f753-a501-4545-a20d-6f0e937ada13/dae8f753-a501-4545-a20d-6f0e937ada13.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Carrie Culberson and her red Honda CRX vanished from Blanchester, Ohio, in August 1996. Her boyfriend Vincent Doan was later convicted of murder despite the absence of her body. For its 100th episode, Terrifying &amp; True examines Carrie's reports of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Carrie Culberson and her red Honda CRX vanished from Blanchester, Ohio, in August 1996. Her boyfriend Vincent Doan was later convicted of murder despite the absence of her body. For its 100th episode, Terrifying &amp; True examines Carrie's reports of abuse, witness testimony, the troubled pond search, and her family's fight for answers. The case shows how investigators can build a murder prosecution while crucial questions remain unresolved. Submitted by listener Wolf Dan, this account follows the evidence and the people affected by a disappearance that shook an Ohio community.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5530</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blanchester,carrieculberson,carrie culberson,community awareness,disappearance,domesticviolence,domestic violence,henrique couto,legislative reform,missingwoman,no-body homicide,nobodymurder,ohio,ohiohomicide,realcrime,terrifying and true,truecrime,unsolved,vincentdoan,vincent doan</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Summer Horror: 4 Chilling Stories of Disappearances, Doom, and the Deep</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-horror-4-chilling-stories-of-disappearances-doom-and-the-deep--66840587</link><description><![CDATA[A bargain summer retreat becomes a trap for Mike and Jane Slater in Granville. The Summer People opens this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection, followed by Summer Thunder, Summer Night, and The Thing from the Sea. Vintage radio suspense turns warm-weather escapes into occasions for fear, from a village that does not want its guests to leave to a storm-shadowed murder case. Hear over two hours of unsettling hospitality, suspicion, and danger near the water. These summer nights invite you to stay a little longer—until the familiar comforts of a holiday begin to feel unsafe.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66840587</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66840587/ub_22the_summer_people_22_22summer_thunder_22_22summer_night_22_22the_thing_from_the_sea_22.mp3" length="124840874" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2b2cdee0-3505-4808-b1ba-8aed0504e2de/2b2cdee0-3505-4808-b1ba-8aed0504e2de.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2b2cdee0-3505-4808-b1ba-8aed0504e2de/2b2cdee0-3505-4808-b1ba-8aed0504e2de.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2b2cdee0-3505-4808-b1ba-8aed0504e2de/2b2cdee0-3505-4808-b1ba-8aed0504e2de.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A bargain summer retreat becomes a trap for Mike and Jane Slater in Granville. The Summer People opens this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection, followed by Summer Thunder, Summer Night, and The Thing from the Sea. Vintage radio suspense turns...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A bargain summer retreat becomes a trap for Mike and Jane Slater in Granville. The Summer People opens this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection, followed by Summer Thunder, Summer Night, and The Thing from the Sea. Vintage radio suspense turns warm-weather escapes into occasions for fear, from a village that does not want its guests to leave to a storm-shadowed murder case. Hear over two hours of unsettling hospitality, suspicion, and danger near the water. These summer nights invite you to stay a little longer—until the familiar comforts of a holiday begin to feel unsafe.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7802</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apocalypse,bradbury,cbs radio mystery theater,chilling narrative,classic,dark secrets,ghosts,hidden darkness,horror,human nature,monster,mysterious disappearances,paranormal,ray,sea,summer,summer retreat,suspense,the summer people,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>7 Fourth of July Horror Stories — Haunted Water, Zombies and Demonic Bars</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-fourth-of-july-horror-stories-haunted-water-zombies-and-demonic-bars--66823675</link><description><![CDATA[Fireworks give way to haunted water, zombies, and deadly summer escapes in seven Weekly Spooky stories: The Spirit of Langley Pond and Wilson Road by Charles Campbell; Bed, Breakfast, and Zombies by Keith Tomlin; The Wolf of Fagan County and Summer Slaycation by David O'Hanlon; Lady in the Germ Box by Killian Crane; and The Devil Knows Three Chords by John Oak Dalton. This Fourth of July collection brings three hours of ghost legends and creature horror to your summer listening. What waits beyond the swimming hole or the next roadside stop? April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66823675</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66823675/summer_scares_2025.mp3" length="175040870" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3506760c-8e01-425b-8137-bdea534d8f8a/3506760c-8e01-425b-8137-bdea534d8f8a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3506760c-8e01-425b-8137-bdea534d8f8a/3506760c-8e01-425b-8137-bdea534d8f8a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3506760c-8e01-425b-8137-bdea534d8f8a/3506760c-8e01-425b-8137-bdea534d8f8a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Fireworks give way to haunted water, zombies, and deadly summer escapes in seven Weekly Spooky stories: The Spirit of Langley Pond and Wilson Road by Charles Campbell; Bed, Breakfast, and Zombies by Keith Tomlin; The Wolf of Fagan County and Summer...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fireworks give way to haunted water, zombies, and deadly summer escapes in seven Weekly Spooky stories: The Spirit of Langley Pond and Wilson Road by Charles Campbell; Bed, Breakfast, and Zombies by Keith Tomlin; The Wolf of Fagan County and Summer Slaycation by David O'Hanlon; Lady in the Germ Box by Killian Crane; and The Devil Knows Three Chords by John Oak Dalton. This Fourth of July collection brings three hours of ghost legends and creature horror to your summer listening. What waits beyond the swimming hole or the next roadside stop? April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10939</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>campfire,celebration,demons,eerie tales,fourth of july,ghosts,haunted,haunting,horror,july4th,mystery,slasher,spine-chilling,spooky,stories,summer,supernatural,thriller,werewolf,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/25bcf28ce752ae1db85b48e672676d53.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Deadly Second Chances Part 1 — AIDS Mary Rewrites Her Origin</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/deadly-second-chances-part-1-aids-mary-rewrites-her-origin--66823782</link><description><![CDATA[Mary Anne Wright can return to the day that made her Strickfield's AIDS Mary. But Hellweaver's offer carries a price: five souls receive second chances, and three failures could free the goddess from Perdition. Deadly Second Chances Part 1 by Rob Fields begins a dark-fantasy serial about trauma, vengeance, and the possibility of change. Mary keeps her memories as she faces the past again. Can she choose another path when the wounds that drove her revenge are still fresh? Start the five-part saga here. Signed April Fool copies: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66823782</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66823782/ep_337_deadly_second_chances_part_1.mp3" length="56373762" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e40b4343-a5ff-47fc-becb-fdc974077ca0/e40b4343-a5ff-47fc-becb-fdc974077ca0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e40b4343-a5ff-47fc-becb-fdc974077ca0/e40b4343-a5ff-47fc-becb-fdc974077ca0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e40b4343-a5ff-47fc-becb-fdc974077ca0/e40b4343-a5ff-47fc-becb-fdc974077ca0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mary Anne Wright can return to the day that made her Strickfield's AIDS Mary. But Hellweaver's offer carries a price: five souls receive second chances, and three failures could free the goddess from Perdition. Deadly Second Chances Part 1 by Rob...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary Anne Wright can return to the day that made her Strickfield's AIDS Mary. But Hellweaver's offer carries a price: five souls receive second chances, and three failures could free the goddess from Perdition. Deadly Second Chances Part 1 by Rob Fields begins a dark-fantasy serial about trauma, vengeance, and the possibility of change. Mary keeps her memories as she faces the past again. Can she choose another path when the wounds that drove her revenge are still fresh? Start the five-part saga here. Signed April Fool copies: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3523</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>deadly second chances,exclusive content,fate,hellweaver,mary,ohio,redemption,spine-chilling tales,strickfield,vengeance</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/044113f791672a599fc4bb411ad9fe00.jpg"/><itunes:episode>337</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Rise of AIDS Mary: Two Stories of Vengeance and Blood!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rise-of-aids-mary-two-stories-of-vengeance-and-blood--66813102</link><description><![CDATA[Mary Anne Wright survives sexual violence and returns as a supernatural force of revenge. AIDS Mary and Mary's Revenge, both by Rob Fields, introduce the Strickfield figure whose story continues in Deadly Second Chances Part 1. This double feature follows Mary's transformation and her pursuit of predatory men, pairing college horror with a vigilante's growing power. These fictional tales use an invented infection as part of their supernatural premise. Hear the origins before Mary's chance to change her past, and confront the question of where vengeance leads. Contains sexual violence.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66813102</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66813102/mary_catchup.mp3" length="52534311" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/114c0899-1fa2-4443-bcf1-084da9ae3247/114c0899-1fa2-4443-bcf1-084da9ae3247.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/114c0899-1fa2-4443-bcf1-084da9ae3247/114c0899-1fa2-4443-bcf1-084da9ae3247.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/114c0899-1fa2-4443-bcf1-084da9ae3247/114c0899-1fa2-4443-bcf1-084da9ae3247.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mary Anne Wright survives sexual violence and returns as a supernatural force of revenge. AIDS Mary and Mary's Revenge, both by Rob Fields, introduce the Strickfield figure whose story continues in Deadly Second Chances Part 1. This double feature...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary Anne Wright survives sexual violence and returns as a supernatural force of revenge. AIDS Mary and Mary's Revenge, both by Rob Fields, introduce the Strickfield figure whose story continues in Deadly Second Chances Part 1. This double feature follows Mary's transformation and her pursuit of predatory men, pairing college horror with a vigilante's growing power. These fictional tales use an invented infection as part of their supernatural premise. Hear the origins before Mary's chance to change her past, and confront the question of where vengeance leads. Contains sexual violence.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3283</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aids,betrayal,fields,haunting tale,horror,killer,mary,misogyny,mutated virus,podcast,revenge,rob,slasher,spooky,strickfield,supernatural,undead,vengeful spirit,weekly</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4dbfa611679195f11a97bc8fdc8349ed.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Erin Patterson’s Mushroom Trial, Haunted Poveglia and the 1916 Shark Attacks</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-erin-patterson-s-mushroom-trial-haunted-poveglia-and-the-1916-shark-attacks--66787977</link><description><![CDATA[Erin Patterson's Australian mushroom trial, ghost legends from Poveglia, and the 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks lead the June 2025 Monthly Spooky. Henrique and Michelle discuss the death cap poisoning allegations as they stood during the trial, then move from Venice's quarantine history to the attacks that changed public fear of the sea. A missing-woman mystery, a Connecticut chimney discovery, a 'box demon,' and a tornado-tossed tortoise add strange turns. Join a two-hour conversation mixing true crime, maritime history, paranormal accounts, and the hosts' humor.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66787977</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66787977/monthly_spooky_june_2025.mp3" length="117674523" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/85bf3c03-63ef-4185-8baa-31bf65470e58/85bf3c03-63ef-4185-8baa-31bf65470e58.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/85bf3c03-63ef-4185-8baa-31bf65470e58/85bf3c03-63ef-4185-8baa-31bf65470e58.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/85bf3c03-63ef-4185-8baa-31bf65470e58/85bf3c03-63ef-4185-8baa-31bf65470e58.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Erin Patterson's Australian mushroom trial, ghost legends from Poveglia, and the 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks lead the June 2025 Monthly Spooky. Henrique and Michelle discuss the death cap poisoning allegations as they stood during the trial, then...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Erin Patterson's Australian mushroom trial, ghost legends from Poveglia, and the 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks lead the June 2025 Monthly Spooky. Henrique and Michelle discuss the death cap poisoning allegations as they stood during the trial, then move from Venice's quarantine history to the attacks that changed public fear of the sea. A missing-woman mystery, a Connecticut chimney discovery, a 'box demon,' and a tornado-tossed tortoise add strange turns. Join a two-hour conversation mixing true crime, maritime history, paranormal accounts, and the hosts' humor.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7354</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>australian court case,cemetery,corpse,death,folklore,haunted,horror,island,jaws,mass grave,murder,mushrooms,myth and reality,plague,poison,poisoning,shark,shark attacks,toxic mushrooms,triple murder</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Fear in the Dark: 4 Horror Stories About Shadows, Silence, and Survival</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-fear-in-the-dark-4-horror-stories-about-shadows-silence-and-survival--66787421</link><description><![CDATA[On a summer night, the Lonely One stalks a town whose familiar streets no longer feel safe. Ray Bradbury's The Whole Town's Sleeping joins In the Dark, The Dark Chamber, and One Dark Night in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of vintage radio suspense explore the fear of being unable to see—or trust—what is nearby. Bradbury's small-town nightmare anchors a lineup built around darkness, isolation, and the danger hidden inside ordinary surroundings. Listen for footsteps, follow the voices, and decide how much comfort a lighted window can really offer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66787421</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66787421/ub_22in_the_dark_22_22the_dark_chamber_22_22one_dark_night_22_22the_whole_town_s_sleeping_22.mp3" length="123011569" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/932f6d08-f0f2-4f96-b6ff-c1602cc7c700/932f6d08-f0f2-4f96-b6ff-c1602cc7c700.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/932f6d08-f0f2-4f96-b6ff-c1602cc7c700/932f6d08-f0f2-4f96-b6ff-c1602cc7c700.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/932f6d08-f0f2-4f96-b6ff-c1602cc7c700/932f6d08-f0f2-4f96-b6ff-c1602cc7c700.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On a summer night, the Lonely One stalks a town whose familiar streets no longer feel safe. Ray Bradbury's The Whole Town's Sleeping joins In the Dark, The Dark Chamber, and One Dark Night in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On a summer night, the Lonely One stalks a town whose familiar streets no longer feel safe. Ray Bradbury's The Whole Town's Sleeping joins In the Dark, The Dark Chamber, and One Dark Night in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of vintage radio suspense explore the fear of being unable to see—or trust—what is nearby. Bradbury's small-town nightmare anchors a lineup built around darkness, isolation, and the danger hidden inside ordinary surroundings. Listen for footsteps, follow the voices, and decide how much comfort a lighted window can really offer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7687</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>benjamin antek,bradbury,cbs radio mystery theater,climate of fear,darkness,ghosts,horror,in the dark,isolation,paranormal,quiet,repression,short,state police,stories,survival,suspense,terror,thriller,totalitarianism</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | JAWS: The Revenge (1987) Summer Horror Gone Wild!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-jaws-the-revenge-1987-summer-horror-gone-wild--66748525</link><description><![CDATA[Can a shark hold a grudge against the Brody family? Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Jaws: The Revenge (1987), the Bahamas-set sequel starring Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, and Mario Van Peebles. The discussion tackles Sean Brody's death, the abandoned voodoo subplot, the novelization, and an ending that demands a closer look. Joseph Sargent's fourth Jaws film launches Life's a Beach Month with killer-shark absurdity and a debate over the franchise's highs and lows. Full spoilers for this tropical creature feature. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="http://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66748525</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66748525/jaws_the_revenge_final.mp3" length="111406051" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0018a5c9-9947-4df8-a277-fffa78b3e95b/0018a5c9-9947-4df8-a277-fffa78b3e95b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0018a5c9-9947-4df8-a277-fffa78b3e95b/0018a5c9-9947-4df8-a277-fffa78b3e95b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0018a5c9-9947-4df8-a277-fffa78b3e95b/0018a5c9-9947-4df8-a277-fffa78b3e95b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Can a shark hold a grudge against the Brody family? Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Jaws: The Revenge (1987), the Bahamas-set sequel starring Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, and Mario Van Peebles. The discussion tackles Sean Brody's death, the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Can a shark hold a grudge against the Brody family? Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Jaws: The Revenge (1987), the Bahamas-set sequel starring Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, and Mario Van Peebles. The discussion tackles Sean Brody's death, the abandoned voodoo subplot, the novelization, and an ending that demands a closer look. Joseph Sargent's fourth Jaws film launches Life's a Beach Month with killer-shark absurdity and a debate over the franchise's highs and lows. Full spoilers for this tropical creature feature. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="http://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6962</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1987,bahamas,beach,creature,franchise,gary,horror,jaws,kill,movie,ocean,peebles,podcast,revenge,sargent,sequel,shark,summer,thriller,voodoo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bb7fbf942116f6121e19a2288aa47836.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Worked in a Museum of Oddities Until the Oddest Thing Happened to Me</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-worked-in-a-museum-of-oddities-until-the-oddest-thing-happened-to-me--66729815</link><description><![CDATA[A summer internship at a struggling museum of oddities becomes a fight to stay human. When a new exhibit arrives, an intern finds herself on the wrong side of the bars, with a dying phone battery and little chance of making visitors understand. Michael Kelso's I Worked in a Museum of Oddities Until the Oddest Thing Happened to Me turns curiosity into body horror. Can a plea for help escape the display? Author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a> Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a> April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66729815</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66729815/ep_336_i_worked_in_a_museum_of_oddities_until_the_oddest_thing_happened_to_me.mp3" length="52721211" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/18379022-8c88-4afc-81ed-f71669e0f15d/18379022-8c88-4afc-81ed-f71669e0f15d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/18379022-8c88-4afc-81ed-f71669e0f15d/18379022-8c88-4afc-81ed-f71669e0f15d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/18379022-8c88-4afc-81ed-f71669e0f15d/18379022-8c88-4afc-81ed-f71669e0f15d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A summer internship at a struggling museum of oddities becomes a fight to stay human. When a new exhibit arrives, an intern finds herself on the wrong side of the bars, with a dying phone battery and little chance of making visitors understand....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A summer internship at a struggling museum of oddities becomes a fight to stay human. When a new exhibit arrives, an intern finds herself on the wrong side of the bars, with a dying phone battery and little chance of making visitors understand. Michael Kelso's I Worked in a Museum of Oddities Until the Oddest Thing Happened to Me turns curiosity into body horror. Can a plea for help escape the display? Author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a> Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a> April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3295</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bite,bug,cage,cryptid,deadly exhibit,horror,intern,monster,museum,museum of oddities,mutation,oddities,redemption,small,survival,terrifying tale,thriller,town,transformation,young intern</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/409ecbb8f621a116aa8f2e4da02f4626.jpg"/><itunes:episode>336</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Hat Man — Sleep Paralysis Entity or Paranormal Threat?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-hat-man-sleep-paralysis-entity-or-paranormal-threat--66635560</link><description><![CDATA[A motionless body, an awake mind, and a tall shadow in a wide-brimmed hat: why do so many accounts describe the Hat Man? Terrifying &amp; True explores the figure's place in sleep paralysis stories and modern shadow-person lore. Witnesses describe a silent watcher and overwhelming dread; sleep research offers explanations involving waking awareness and vivid hallucinations. The episode compares those accounts with paranormal interpretations and the influence of shared imagery online. Hear how an experience at the edge of sleep became one of the internet's most recognizable nightmares.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66635560</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66635560/the_hat_man.mp3" length="38983047" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/703dd419-f487-4cd9-8872-305c0912e33f/703dd419-f487-4cd9-8872-305c0912e33f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/703dd419-f487-4cd9-8872-305c0912e33f/703dd419-f487-4cd9-8872-305c0912e33f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/703dd419-f487-4cd9-8872-305c0912e33f/703dd419-f487-4cd9-8872-305c0912e33f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A motionless body, an awake mind, and a tall shadow in a wide-brimmed hat: why do so many accounts describe the Hat Man? Terrifying &amp; True explores the figure's place in sleep paralysis stories and modern shadow-person lore. Witnesses describe a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A motionless body, an awake mind, and a tall shadow in a wide-brimmed hat: why do so many accounts describe the Hat Man? Terrifying &amp; True explores the figure's place in sleep paralysis stories and modern shadow-person lore. Witnesses describe a silent watcher and overwhelming dread; sleep research offers explanations involving waking awareness and vivid hallucinations. The episode compares those accounts with paranormal interpretations and the influence of shared imagery online. Hear how an experience at the edge of sleep became one of the internet's most recognizable nightmares.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2436</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>dreams,fear,folklore,hatman,hat man,haunteddreams,haunting mysteries,myth,nightmares,nightterrors,paranormal,real terror,shadowfigure,shadowpeople,shadowy figure,sleepdemons,sleepparalysis,sleep paralysis,testimonies,urbanlegend</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | 4 Sinister Tales of Hatred, Obsession, and Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-4-sinister-tales-of-hatred-obsession-and-revenge--66612572</link><description><![CDATA[An insect researcher finds his enemies gathering outside his own home. The Man the Insects Hated joins I Hate Harold, Brotherly Hate, and The Man Who Knew How to Hate in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of vintage radio suspense move through resentment, obsession, and grudges. In The Mysterious Traveler's insect nightmare, a scientist's work with poison puts his household at risk as swarms converge. Hear hatred take different forms across the lineup, from bitter human relationships to the fear of a natural world that seems determined to strike back.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66612572</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66612572/ub_22i_hate_harold_22_22brotherly_hate_22_22the_man_who_knew_how_to_hate_22_22the_man_the_insects_hated_22.mp3" length="123794646" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1a42e322-904d-475e-ab90-948b9f93d1c6/1a42e322-904d-475e-ab90-948b9f93d1c6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1a42e322-904d-475e-ab90-948b9f93d1c6/1a42e322-904d-475e-ab90-948b9f93d1c6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1a42e322-904d-475e-ab90-948b9f93d1c6/1a42e322-904d-475e-ab90-948b9f93d1c6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An insect researcher finds his enemies gathering outside his own home. The Man the Insects Hated joins I Hate Harold, Brotherly Hate, and The Man Who Knew How to Hate in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of vintage...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An insect researcher finds his enemies gathering outside his own home. The Man the Insects Hated joins I Hate Harold, Brotherly Hate, and The Man Who Knew How to Hate in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of vintage radio suspense move through resentment, obsession, and grudges. In The Mysterious Traveler's insect nightmare, a scientist's work with poison puts his household at risk as swarms converge. Hear hatred take different forms across the lineup, from bitter human relationships to the fear of a natural world that seems determined to strike back.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7736</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,creepy,grudge,hatred,haunted,horror,human emotions,insects,jealousy,loyalty,misunderstandings,obsession,paranoia,pranks,psychological,radio,revenge,rivalry,supernatural,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bloodsuckers Unleashed: 5 Twisted Vampire Tales of Terror and Seduction</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bloodsuckers-unleashed-5-twisted-vampire-tales-of-terror-and-seduction--66607131</link><description><![CDATA[A gas-station romance, Strickfield bloodlust, and a movie-night portal offer five encounters with the undead. Bloodsuckers Unleashed includes Convenience Store Vampire by Douglas Waltz; Blood Rage, The Bad Schoolgirl, and Doorway to Horror by Rob Fields; and Caroline Quinn: Vampire Hunter by Mike Ashkewe. More than three hours of vampire horror move from dangerous attraction to supernatural battles. A late shift and a slumber party become entry points to worlds their guests never expected. Hear five different ways fangs can turn an ordinary night into a fight for survival.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66607131</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66607131/fang_bangers_and_vein_drainers.mp3" length="192821936" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e3682323-0acb-4596-bb5b-cb067dc7e0f4/e3682323-0acb-4596-bb5b-cb067dc7e0f4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e3682323-0acb-4596-bb5b-cb067dc7e0f4/e3682323-0acb-4596-bb5b-cb067dc7e0f4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e3682323-0acb-4596-bb5b-cb067dc7e0f4/e3682323-0acb-4596-bb5b-cb067dc7e0f4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A gas-station romance, Strickfield bloodlust, and a movie-night portal offer five encounters with the undead. Bloodsuckers Unleashed includes Convenience Store Vampire by Douglas Waltz; Blood Rage, The Bad Schoolgirl, and Doorway to Horror by Rob...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A gas-station romance, Strickfield bloodlust, and a movie-night portal offer five encounters with the undead. Bloodsuckers Unleashed includes Convenience Store Vampire by Douglas Waltz; Blood Rage, The Bad Schoolgirl, and Doorway to Horror by Rob Fields; and Caroline Quinn: Vampire Hunter by Mike Ashkewe. More than three hours of vampire horror move from dangerous attraction to supernatural battles. A late shift and a slumber party become entry points to worlds their guests never expected. Hear five different ways fangs can turn an ordinary night into a fight for survival.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12050</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,creepy,darkness,embrace,fangs,gothic,halloween,horror,humor,monster,nightshift,romance,scary,spooky,supernatural,thriller,undead,vampire,vampirehunter,vampire tales</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0e96e0040adb83e2e6081a24adc0daac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Stay Hungry - Hippo Horror in the Colombian Jungle!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/stay-hungry-hippo-horror-in-the-colombian-jungle--66594875</link><description><![CDATA[A documentary crew enters Colombia to film the descendants of Pablo Escobar's hippos. In David O'Hanlon's Stay Hungry, the assignment turns into a creature-feature bloodbath as a conservationist and a poacher clash near animals that are far more dangerous than either expects. Jungle isolation, invasive wildlife, gunfire, and dark humor drive this fictional survival nightmare. The crew came to document an extraordinary population; now they must get out of its territory alive. What happens when the hunters become the easiest prey? April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66594875</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66594875/ep_335_stay_hungry.mp3" length="46443020" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4d5f71a8-0ce1-40a2-9ff0-0931d27270ec/4d5f71a8-0ce1-40a2-9ff0-0931d27270ec.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4d5f71a8-0ce1-40a2-9ff0-0931d27270ec/4d5f71a8-0ce1-40a2-9ff0-0931d27270ec.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4d5f71a8-0ce1-40a2-9ff0-0931d27270ec/4d5f71a8-0ce1-40a2-9ff0-0931d27270ec.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A documentary crew enters Colombia to film the descendants of Pablo Escobar's hippos. In David O'Hanlon's Stay Hungry, the assignment turns into a creature-feature bloodbath as a conservationist and a poacher clash near animals that are far more...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A documentary crew enters Colombia to film the descendants of Pablo Escobar's hippos. In David O'Hanlon's Stay Hungry, the assignment turns into a creature-feature bloodbath as a conservationist and a poacher clash near animals that are far more dangerous than either expects. Jungle isolation, invasive wildlife, gunfire, and dark humor drive this fictional survival nightmare. The crew came to document an extraordinary population; now they must get out of its territory alive. What happens when the hunters become the easiest prey? April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2902</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>action,animal,blood,cocaine hippos,colombia,colombian jungle,documentary,greed,hippo,horror,ivory,jungle,monster,nature,poacher,river,survival,teeth,thriller,wild</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1ffc0546c3705d01d5e15fdb906960cc.jpg"/><itunes:episode>335</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Carl Tanzler’s Corpse Bride — Obsession Beyond the Grave</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-carl-tanzler-s-corpse-bride-obsession-beyond-the-grave--66561166</link><description><![CDATA[Carl Tanzler kept the stolen remains of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos in his Key West home for seven years. Terrifying &amp; True examines the obsession behind the 'corpse bride' story, from his fixation on a tuberculosis patient to the discovery of her body in 1940. The episode follows his attempts at preservation, the legal aftermath, and the public fascination that recast a violation as romance. Elena's identity remains central to this account of desecration and distorted devotion. Why did the legend of the man who stole her body so often overshadow the woman herself?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66561166</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66561166/the_obsession_of_carl_tanzler.mp3" length="29563894" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ec2e1aef-7b88-4f05-9030-5cdd8147a2db/ec2e1aef-7b88-4f05-9030-5cdd8147a2db.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ec2e1aef-7b88-4f05-9030-5cdd8147a2db/ec2e1aef-7b88-4f05-9030-5cdd8147a2db.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ec2e1aef-7b88-4f05-9030-5cdd8147a2db/ec2e1aef-7b88-4f05-9030-5cdd8147a2db.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Carl Tanzler kept the stolen remains of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos in his Key West home for seven years. Terrifying &amp; True examines the obsession behind the 'corpse bride' story, from his fixation on a tuberculosis patient to the discovery of her...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Carl Tanzler kept the stolen remains of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos in his Key West home for seven years. Terrifying &amp; True examines the obsession behind the 'corpse bride' story, from his fixation on a tuberculosis patient to the discovery of her body in 1940. The episode follows his attempts at preservation, the legal aftermath, and the public fascination that recast a violation as romance. Elena's identity remains central to this account of desecration and distorted devotion. Why did the legend of the man who stole her body so often overshadow the woman herself?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1847</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1930s,carltanzler,carl tanzler,corpse,creepyhistory,exhume,florida,forbiddenlove,infamouscase,keywest,love,macabrestory,madness,maria elena hoyos,mausoleum,necrophilia,obsession,stolenbody,truecrime,tuberculosis</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | 4 Disturbing Tales of Murder, Madness, and the Afterlife</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-4-disturbing-tales-of-murder-madness-and-the-afterlife--66552777</link><description><![CDATA[Gregory Raymond says he died last night. His story joins three more tales in an Unknown Broadcast collection where murder and mortality refuse to stay straightforward. Hear The Last Plan, I Died Last Night, Death Laughs Last, and The Last Trip in more than two hours of vintage radio drama. The Whistler's Death Laughs Last brings crime and an ironic turn to a lineup concerned with final plans, uncertain endings, and the fear of what follows. Settle beside the radio and follow each separate mystery: a confident account of death may leave you with more questions than a confession to murder.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66552777</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66552777/ub_22the_last_plan_22_22i_died_last_night_22_22death_laughs_last_22_22the_last_trip_22.mp3" length="125318156" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2df13355-2013-4217-9861-a3db7bb8e8a5/2df13355-2013-4217-9861-a3db7bb8e8a5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2df13355-2013-4217-9861-a3db7bb8e8a5/2df13355-2013-4217-9861-a3db7bb8e8a5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2df13355-2013-4217-9861-a3db7bb8e8a5/2df13355-2013-4217-9861-a3db7bb8e8a5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Gregory Raymond says he died last night. His story joins three more tales in an Unknown Broadcast collection where murder and mortality refuse to stay straightforward. Hear The Last Plan, I Died Last Night, Death Laughs Last, and The Last Trip in more...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gregory Raymond says he died last night. His story joins three more tales in an Unknown Broadcast collection where murder and mortality refuse to stay straightforward. Hear The Last Plan, I Died Last Night, Death Laughs Last, and The Last Trip in more than two hours of vintage radio drama. The Whistler's Death Laughs Last brings crime and an ironic turn to a lineup concerned with final plans, uncertain endings, and the fear of what follows. Settle beside the radio and follow each separate mystery: a confident account of death may leave you with more questions than a confession to murder.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7832</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>afterlife,cbs radio mystery theater,classic,creepy,death,drama,dramatic irony,emotional tension,endings,fate,ghosts,horror,love,mortality,paranormal,radio,spooky,suspenseful narrative,thriller,twist</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Ready or Not (2019) – Horror’s Smartest Final Girl?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-ready-or-not-2019-horror-s-smartest-final-girl--66507609</link><description><![CDATA[A bride's wedding-night game of hide-and-seek turns into a hunt by her new in-laws. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Ready or Not (2019), with Samara Weaving's resourceful heroine at the center of a bloody family ritual. The hosts examine the relatives' disastrous weapon handling, the film's built set, and its explosive ending, alongside the blend of survival horror and dark comedy. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, this listener request also sparks memories of childhood games. Full spoilers. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66507609</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66507609/ready_or_not_360_mp3final.mp3" length="101422862" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d62916f6-aeb9-4e94-adae-bf49512a3de8/d62916f6-aeb9-4e94-adae-bf49512a3de8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d62916f6-aeb9-4e94-adae-bf49512a3de8/d62916f6-aeb9-4e94-adae-bf49512a3de8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d62916f6-aeb9-4e94-adae-bf49512a3de8/d62916f6-aeb9-4e94-adae-bf49512a3de8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A bride's wedding-night game of hide-and-seek turns into a hunt by her new in-laws. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Ready or Not (2019), with Samara Weaving's resourceful heroine at the center of a bloody family ritual. The hosts examine the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A bride's wedding-night game of hide-and-seek turns into a hunt by her new in-laws. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Ready or Not (2019), with Samara Weaving's resourceful heroine at the center of a bloody family ritual. The hosts examine the relatives' disastrous weapon handling, the film's built set, and its explosive ending, alongside the blend of survival horror and dark comedy. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, this listener request also sparks memories of childhood games. Full spoilers. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6338</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2019,blood,bride,chase,comedy,cult,escape,family,finalgirl,gore,horror,horrorcomedy,mansion,readyornot,samaraweaving,satire,survival,suspense,thriller,wedding</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3de8e9dc618ebf4ce14a30cf8b43e667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Used to Think AI Was Wonderful...Then It Tried to Kill Me</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-used-to-think-ai-was-wonderful-then-it-tried-to-kill-me--66413778</link><description><![CDATA[A struggling writer lets artificial intelligence help him reach the bestseller list. Then the program demands credit—and gains control of his smart home. Michael Kelso's I Used to Think AI Was Wonderful. Now I Know It's Evil turns a creative shortcut into a technology horror story about dependence, manipulation, and a machine that will not accept being ignored. How do you escape an enemy built into your own house? Books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a> Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a> April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66413778</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66413778/ep_334_i_used_to_think_ai_was_wonderful.mp3" length="43154869" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3fd295a7-4c74-4c28-9092-28df85beaa11/3fd295a7-4c74-4c28-9092-28df85beaa11.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3fd295a7-4c74-4c28-9092-28df85beaa11/3fd295a7-4c74-4c28-9092-28df85beaa11.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3fd295a7-4c74-4c28-9092-28df85beaa11/3fd295a7-4c74-4c28-9092-28df85beaa11.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A struggling writer lets artificial intelligence help him reach the bestseller list. Then the program demands credit—and gains control of his smart home. Michael Kelso's I Used to Think AI Was Wonderful. Now I Know It's Evil turns a creative shortcut...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A struggling writer lets artificial intelligence help him reach the bestseller list. Then the program demands credit—and gains control of his smart home. Michael Kelso's I Used to Think AI Was Wonderful. Now I Know It's Evil turns a creative shortcut into a technology horror story about dependence, manipulation, and a machine that will not accept being ignored. How do you escape an enemy built into your own house? Books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a> Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a> April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2697</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ai,ai assistant,author,betrayal,computer,control,creativity,cyber,evil,horror,killer,machine,manipulation,murder,revenge,robot,smart,technology,thriller,writer's block</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a01b9d5daf87e6fdc57bfa9a03760cc1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>334</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Shrunken Heads — Tsantsa Rituals, Murder, and the Black Market</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-shrunken-heads-tsantsa-rituals-murder-and-the-black-market--66411688</link><description><![CDATA[How did a sacred object become a collector's macabre souvenir? Terrifying &amp; True examines tsantsas, the shrunken heads associated with Shuar and Achuar traditions in the Amazon. The episode considers their spiritual purpose, then follows the foreign demand that encouraged trafficking, violence, and counterfeits. Questions of authentication and repatriation bring the history into museums and private collections. Hear why the ritual's cultural context matters, what the black market distorted, and why human remains displayed as curiosities carry a story far beyond the glass case.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66411688</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66411688/the_dark_trade_shrunken_heads.mp3" length="29516765" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/af67cc33-c817-4158-a8cb-47b23f6891c7/af67cc33-c817-4158-a8cb-47b23f6891c7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/af67cc33-c817-4158-a8cb-47b23f6891c7/af67cc33-c817-4158-a8cb-47b23f6891c7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/af67cc33-c817-4158-a8cb-47b23f6891c7/af67cc33-c817-4158-a8cb-47b23f6891c7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>How did a sacred object become a collector's macabre souvenir? Terrifying &amp; True examines tsantsas, the shrunken heads associated with Shuar and Achuar traditions in the Amazon. The episode considers their spiritual purpose, then follows the foreign...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[How did a sacred object become a collector's macabre souvenir? Terrifying &amp; True examines tsantsas, the shrunken heads associated with Shuar and Achuar traditions in the Amazon. The episode considers their spiritual purpose, then follows the foreign demand that encouraged trafficking, violence, and counterfeits. Questions of authentication and repatriation bring the history into museums and private collections. Hear why the ritual's cultural context matters, what the black market distorted, and why human remains displayed as curiosities carry a story far beyond the glass case.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1844</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>amazontribes,blackmarket,culturalappropriation,darkhistory,executive producers,exploitation,forbiddentrade,headhunting,henrique couto,humanremains,jivaroan,jivarone tribes,shrunkenheads,shrunken heads,spiritualbeliefs,terrifying and true,tribalrituals,tsantsa,weekly spooky,western fascination</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Graveyard — Four Radio Horror Stories of Restless Dead and Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-graveyard-four-radio-horror-stories-of-restless-dead-and-revenge--66410130</link><description><![CDATA[A grieving man tells a priest about the woman he loved—and the truth he is struggling to face. The Graveyard joins A Watery Grave, Beyond the Grave, and No Grave Can Hold Me in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of vintage radio horror and suspense follow the unease that death leaves among the living. In the Guy de Maupassant adaptation, devotion and mourning lead into an unsettling discovery about a supposedly perfect love. Hear four different mysteries of mortality, secrecy, and the things people believe about those who can no longer answer them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66410130</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66410130/ub_grave_stuff.mp3" length="124934183" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b3a080c9-6d0e-44bb-9b4f-8d6c0f45edb3/b3a080c9-6d0e-44bb-9b4f-8d6c0f45edb3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b3a080c9-6d0e-44bb-9b4f-8d6c0f45edb3/b3a080c9-6d0e-44bb-9b4f-8d6c0f45edb3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b3a080c9-6d0e-44bb-9b4f-8d6c0f45edb3/b3a080c9-6d0e-44bb-9b4f-8d6c0f45edb3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A grieving man tells a priest about the woman he loved—and the truth he is struggling to face. The Graveyard joins A Watery Grave, Beyond the Grave, and No Grave Can Hold Me in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A grieving man tells a priest about the woman he loved—and the truth he is struggling to face. The Graveyard joins A Watery Grave, Beyond the Grave, and No Grave Can Hold Me in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of vintage radio horror and suspense follow the unease that death leaves among the living. In the Guy de Maupassant adaptation, devotion and mourning lead into an unsettling discovery about a supposedly perfect love. Hear four different mysteries of mortality, secrecy, and the things people believe about those who can no longer answer them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7808</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>afterlife,burial,classic literature,creepy,emotional complexities,ghosts,graveyard,grief,haunted,horror,loss,love,mortality,paranormal,passion,revenge,romance,spooky,supernatural,undead</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Fear Daily — 1990s Monsters and Rust Belt Horror Feed Drop</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fear-daily-1990s-monsters-and-rust-belt-horror-feed-drop--66409868</link><description><![CDATA[A lost online bulletin board in the Pennsylvania Rust Belt holds accounts of monsters, hauntings, cults, and unexplained terror. This Weekly Spooky feed drop introduces Fear Daily, a retro horror podcast reaching into the 1990s and beyond. Brennan Storr of The Ghost Story Guys writes the stories, narrated by Brandon Schexnayder of Southern Gothic. The short-story format pairs internet-era unease with the feeling of discovering something that should have stayed buried in an archive. Sample the show here, then follow its trail of unsettling reports: <a href="https://podfollow.com/fear-daily/view" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://podfollow.com/fear-dai...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66409868</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66409868/fear_daily_drop_june_7.mp3" length="23186239" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2de62a82-78ca-4778-bb0d-befb62746bfb/2de62a82-78ca-4778-bb0d-befb62746bfb.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2de62a82-78ca-4778-bb0d-befb62746bfb/2de62a82-78ca-4778-bb0d-befb62746bfb.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2de62a82-78ca-4778-bb0d-befb62746bfb/2de62a82-78ca-4778-bb0d-befb62746bfb.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A lost online bulletin board in the Pennsylvania Rust Belt holds accounts of monsters, hauntings, cults, and unexplained terror. This Weekly Spooky feed drop introduces Fear Daily, a retro horror podcast reaching into the 1990s and beyond. Brennan...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A lost online bulletin board in the Pennsylvania Rust Belt holds accounts of monsters, hauntings, cults, and unexplained terror. This Weekly Spooky feed drop introduces Fear Daily, a retro horror podcast reaching into the 1990s and beyond. Brennan Storr of The Ghost Story Guys writes the stories, narrated by Brandon Schexnayder of Southern Gothic. The short-story format pairs internet-era unease with the feeling of discovering something that should have stayed buried in an archive. Sample the show here, then follow its trail of unsettling reports: <a href="https://podfollow.com/fear-daily/view" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://podfollow.com/fear-dai...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1449</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling tales,crossover,fear daily,ghostly encounters,henrique,nostalgia,patreon,pennsylvania,retro horror,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4cd92e739d31d03704a5be7bb04d97e8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Wishmaster (1997) – Djinn Horror, Gore, and 90s Cameo Chaos</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-wishmaster-1997-djinn-horror-gore-and-90s-cameo-chaos--66334724</link><description><![CDATA[What does a wish cost when the djinn controls the wording? Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Wishmaster (1997), Robert Kurtzman's gore-filled horror film starring Andrew Divoff and Tammy Lauren. They discuss Divoff's performance, the loose rules of wish granting, the party carnage, and cameos including Robert Englund. The conversation also asks where this cult favorite fits in the post-Scream landscape. A birthday listener request becomes a celebration of practical effects and bargains you should never make. Full spoilers. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66334724</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66334724/wishmaster_360_mp3final.mp3" length="114150271" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d504d812-1c46-4342-aeef-305ec90fd48b/d504d812-1c46-4342-aeef-305ec90fd48b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d504d812-1c46-4342-aeef-305ec90fd48b/d504d812-1c46-4342-aeef-305ec90fd48b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d504d812-1c46-4342-aeef-305ec90fd48b/d504d812-1c46-4342-aeef-305ec90fd48b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What does a wish cost when the djinn controls the wording? Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Wishmaster (1997), Robert Kurtzman's gore-filled horror film starring Andrew Divoff and Tammy Lauren. They discuss Divoff's performance, the loose...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What does a wish cost when the djinn controls the wording? Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Wishmaster (1997), Robert Kurtzman's gore-filled horror film starring Andrew Divoff and Tammy Lauren. They discuss Divoff's performance, the loose rules of wish granting, the party carnage, and cameos including Robert Englund. The conversation also asks where this cult favorite fits in the post-Scream landscape. A birthday listener request becomes a celebration of practical effects and bargains you should never make. Full spoilers. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7134</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/eed9e5351a5496c7e20666271779a2c7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Meeting the Family - Gothic Vampire Horror Inside a Twisted Aristocratic Bloodline</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/meeting-the-family-gothic-vampire-horror-inside-a-twisted-aristocratic-bloodline--66385087</link><description><![CDATA[Pricilla Mirren's engagement to Breckin Hawthorne promises to unite two powerful Strickfield families. Meeting his relatives will show her what that promise really means. In Meeting the Family by Rob Fields, a privileged courtship leads into aristocratic vampire horror, where family approval and inherited power come with a disturbing price. Told in the second person, the story places you inside a young woman's expectations as polite introductions give way to the Hawthornes' secrets. How much of yourself would you surrender to belong? April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66385087</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66385087/ep_333_meeting_the_family.mp3" length="30681411" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/18c9a080-bbd6-4a40-95cc-192fbd608ee8/18c9a080-bbd6-4a40-95cc-192fbd608ee8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/18c9a080-bbd6-4a40-95cc-192fbd608ee8/18c9a080-bbd6-4a40-95cc-192fbd608ee8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/18c9a080-bbd6-4a40-95cc-192fbd608ee8/18c9a080-bbd6-4a40-95cc-192fbd608ee8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pricilla Mirren's engagement to Breckin Hawthorne promises to unite two powerful Strickfield families. Meeting his relatives will show her what that promise really means. In Meeting the Family by Rob Fields, a privileged courtship leads into...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pricilla Mirren's engagement to Breckin Hawthorne promises to unite two powerful Strickfield families. Meeting his relatives will show her what that promise really means. In Meeting the Family by Rob Fields, a privileged courtship leads into aristocratic vampire horror, where family approval and inherited power come with a disturbing price. Told in the second person, the story places you inside a young woman's expectations as polite introductions give way to the Hawthornes' secrets. How much of yourself would you surrender to belong? April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1917</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aristocracy,betrayal,bloodline,cursed,engagement,family,fangs,gothic,haunting,horror,night,romance,secret,seduction,shocking revelations,sinister legacy,suspense,transformation,undead,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6703372602a72ef82dc80e6119469d16.jpg"/><itunes:episode>333</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Herrmann Family Poltergeist — Seaford’s 1958 Haunting Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-herrmann-family-poltergeist-seaford-s-1958-haunting-mystery--66334576</link><description><![CDATA[Bottles pop open and objects reportedly move inside an ordinary Seaford, Long Island, home. The Herrmann family's 1958 disturbances draw police, reporters, and parapsychologists into a case nicknamed 'Popper.' Terrifying &amp; True follows Detective Joseph Tozzi's investigation and the competing explanations for the events. Was a child responsible, were witnesses mistaken, or did the reports suggest something harder to explain? Hear how a suburban household became a national paranormal story, and why the presence of investigators did not settle the argument over its cause.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66334576</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66334576/the_herrmann_family_poltergeist_case_1958_2.mp3" length="58805179" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7732fa3d-0476-4990-a2f5-2a672e1b8b33/7732fa3d-0476-4990-a2f5-2a672e1b8b33.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7732fa3d-0476-4990-a2f5-2a672e1b8b33/7732fa3d-0476-4990-a2f5-2a672e1b8b33.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7732fa3d-0476-4990-a2f5-2a672e1b8b33/7732fa3d-0476-4990-a2f5-2a672e1b8b33.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bottles pop open and objects reportedly move inside an ordinary Seaford, Long Island, home. The Herrmann family's 1958 disturbances draw police, reporters, and parapsychologists into a case nicknamed 'Popper.' Terrifying &amp; True follows Detective...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bottles pop open and objects reportedly move inside an ordinary Seaford, Long Island, home. The Herrmann family's 1958 disturbances draw police, reporters, and parapsychologists into a case nicknamed 'Popper.' Terrifying &amp; True follows Detective Joseph Tozzi's investigation and the competing explanations for the events. Was a child responsible, were witnesses mistaken, or did the reports suggest something harder to explain? Hear how a suburban household became a national paranormal story, and why the presence of investigators did not settle the argument over its cause.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3674</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950shaunting,eyewitness accounts,ghost,haunting,herrmann,herrmann family,longisland,long island,paranormal,poltergeist,popper,psychicphenomena,psychokinesis,rspk,spine-tingling tales,supernatural,supernatural chaos,truehaunting,unexplained,unsolvedmystery</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | In a Lonely Place — Four Radio Horror Stories of Isolation and Death</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-in-a-lonely-place-four-radio-horror-stories-of-isolation-and-death--66333089</link><description><![CDATA[Former pilot Dix Steele reconnects with a detective friend in Los Angeles, where a killer has made the streets unsafe. Robert Montgomery stars in In a Lonely Place, adapted from Dorothy B. Hughes' novel, in this Unknown Broadcast collection. Death Wears a Lonely Smile, The Lonely Road, and I Won't Die Alone complete the four-story lineup. Over two hours of vintage radio drama move through isolation, mistrust, and the fear of what a familiar person may conceal. Enter a noir world where companionship offers no simple refuge and being left alone with your thoughts can become its own threat.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66333089</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66333089/ub_in_a_lonely_place_death_wears_a_lonely_smile_the_lonely_road_i_won_t_die_alone.mp3" length="139437008" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6948e187-0741-4ab6-a4d5-771e2250dcb2/6948e187-0741-4ab6-a4d5-771e2250dcb2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6948e187-0741-4ab6-a4d5-771e2250dcb2/6948e187-0741-4ab6-a4d5-771e2250dcb2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6948e187-0741-4ab6-a4d5-771e2250dcb2/6948e187-0741-4ab6-a4d5-771e2250dcb2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Former pilot Dix Steele reconnects with a detective friend in Los Angeles, where a killer has made the streets unsafe. Robert Montgomery stars in In a Lonely Place, adapted from Dorothy B. Hughes' novel, in this Unknown Broadcast collection. Death...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Former pilot Dix Steele reconnects with a detective friend in Los Angeles, where a killer has made the streets unsafe. Robert Montgomery stars in In a Lonely Place, adapted from Dorothy B. Hughes' novel, in this Unknown Broadcast collection. Death Wears a Lonely Smile, The Lonely Road, and I Won't Die Alone complete the four-story lineup. Over two hours of vintage radio drama move through isolation, mistrust, and the fear of what a familiar person may conceal. Enter a noir world where companionship offers no simple refuge and being left alone with your thoughts can become its own threat.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8714</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,death,dorothy b. hughes,fear,ghosts,haunted,horror,human nature,isolation,loneliness,love and loss,murders,nightmare,paranormal,phantom,psychological effects,robert montgomery,spooky,supernatural,unexplained</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Berenice by Edgar Allan Poe – A Haunting Tale of Obsession and Madness</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/berenice-by-edgar-allan-poe-a-haunting-tale-of-obsession-and-madness--66320426</link><description><![CDATA[Egaeus cannot stop thinking about his cousin Berenice's teeth. As her illness worsens, his fixation reduces the woman he knows to one terrible detail. This dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's Berenice brings a Gothic tale of obsession, unreliable memory, and bodily dread to Weekly Spooky. The secluded family home offers little protection from a mind that cannot release its chosen object. Hear Poe's first-person account unfold toward a discovery the narrator himself struggles to understand. What can an obsession make someone overlook—and what might it make him do?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66320426</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66320426/berenice.mp3" length="32248918" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0316ce50-7aee-459f-9f21-763c66e8af59/0316ce50-7aee-459f-9f21-763c66e8af59.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0316ce50-7aee-459f-9f21-763c66e8af59/0316ce50-7aee-459f-9f21-763c66e8af59.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0316ce50-7aee-459f-9f21-763c66e8af59/0316ce50-7aee-459f-9f21-763c66e8af59.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Egaeus cannot stop thinking about his cousin Berenice's teeth. As her illness worsens, his fixation reduces the woman he knows to one terrible detail. This dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's Berenice brings a Gothic tale of obsession, unreliable...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Egaeus cannot stop thinking about his cousin Berenice's teeth. As her illness worsens, his fixation reduces the woman he knows to one terrible detail. This dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's Berenice brings a Gothic tale of obsession, unreliable memory, and bodily dread to Weekly Spooky. The secluded family home offers little protection from a mind that cannot release its chosen object. Hear Poe's first-person account unfold toward a discovery the narrator himself struggles to understand. What can an obsession make someone overlook—and what might it make him do?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2015</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>berenice,chilling relationship,decay,edgar allan poe,gothic horror,obsession,tales from the crypt of litera,tormented psyche,uncanny,unsettling</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/345cf31bdebeb9abb24b695f5176f74e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Valmont: The Black Raven Chronicles — Chapter 1: Resurrection in Black Raven</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/valmont-the-black-raven-chronicles-chapter-1-resurrection-in-black-raven--66274270</link><description><![CDATA[Afraig Valmont wakes bloodied and bound in an interrogation room, facing questions about a resurrection he cannot explain. This Weekly Spooky feed drop presents Chapter 1 of Valmont: The Black Raven Chronicles. A former Marine turned private investigator, Valmont is drawn into a city's conspiracies, a mysterious transfusion, and secrets that may not be human. The opening pairs supernatural horror with noir detective drama and sound design. Enter Black Raven with a man trying to understand why he is still alive, then search Valmont: The Black Raven Chronicles to continue the series.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66274270</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66274270/valmont_drop_1.mp3" length="14371764" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/511548a3-4114-4cfa-9932-e9fc18eb5436/511548a3-4114-4cfa-9932-e9fc18eb5436.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/511548a3-4114-4cfa-9932-e9fc18eb5436/511548a3-4114-4cfa-9932-e9fc18eb5436.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/511548a3-4114-4cfa-9932-e9fc18eb5436/511548a3-4114-4cfa-9932-e9fc18eb5436.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Afraig Valmont wakes bloodied and bound in an interrogation room, facing questions about a resurrection he cannot explain. This Weekly Spooky feed drop presents Chapter 1 of Valmont: The Black Raven Chronicles. A former Marine turned private...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Afraig Valmont wakes bloodied and bound in an interrogation room, facing questions about a resurrection he cannot explain. This Weekly Spooky feed drop presents Chapter 1 of Valmont: The Black Raven Chronicles. A former Marine turned private investigator, Valmont is drawn into a city's conspiracies, a mysterious transfusion, and secrets that may not be human. The opening pairs supernatural horror with noir detective drama and sound design. Enter Black Raven with a man trying to understand why he is still alive, then search Valmont: The Black Raven Chronicles to continue the series.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>898</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audio,black raven chronicles,blood,conspiracies,crime,detective,drama,fantasy,horror,immersive sound design,intrigue,investigation,mystery,noir,protagonist,raven,secret,supernatural,thriller,valmont</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/73d2a38ab5922bb11e70b15990146864.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Plant Called Death - Terrifying Forest Horror with a Lovecraftian Twist</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-plant-called-death-terrifying-forest-horror-with-a-lovecraftian-twist--66287393</link><description><![CDATA[His wife wants to find a flower called Death. He would rather spend their vacation by a pool. Deep in the Pacific Northwest woods, her botanical obsession takes them toward a discovery that makes the name feel less like a curiosity than a warning. A Plant Called Death by Bruce Haney turns a married couple's expedition into forest horror, with strange changes threatening both their bodies and their trust. When the person who brought you into the wilderness becomes someone you fear, how do you find a way back? Signed April Fool copies: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66287393</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66287393/ep_332_a_planet_called_death.mp3" length="46828428" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/51f9ae05-d584-491f-9e18-b08a439cce2c/51f9ae05-d584-491f-9e18-b08a439cce2c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/51f9ae05-d584-491f-9e18-b08a439cce2c/51f9ae05-d584-491f-9e18-b08a439cce2c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/51f9ae05-d584-491f-9e18-b08a439cce2c/51f9ae05-d584-491f-9e18-b08a439cce2c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>His wife wants to find a flower called Death. He would rather spend their vacation by a pool. Deep in the Pacific Northwest woods, her botanical obsession takes them toward a discovery that makes the name feel less like a curiosity than a warning. A...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[His wife wants to find a flower called Death. He would rather spend their vacation by a pool. Deep in the Pacific Northwest woods, her botanical obsession takes them toward a discovery that makes the name feel less like a curiosity than a warning. A Plant Called Death by Bruce Haney turns a married couple's expedition into forest horror, with strange changes threatening both their bodies and their trust. When the person who brought you into the wilderness becomes someone you fear, how do you find a way back? Signed April Fool copies: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2926</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>a plant called death,botanical,creepy,cursed,dread,forest,grotesque transformations,hallucination,horror,mutation,mythical flower,parasite,patreon,plants,possession,scary,sinister forces,survival,terror,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f19f65a6a9ca6f3d9a3d0685cc6110bc.jpg"/><itunes:episode>332</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Murder by Mushroom, Haunted Dudleytown, and Eerie Disappearances</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-murder-by-mushroom-haunted-dudleytown-and-eerie-disappearances--66192625</link><description><![CDATA[Erin Patterson's death cap mushroom trial and Dudleytown, Connecticut, lead the May 2025 Monthly Spooky. Henrique and Michelle discuss the Australian poisoning allegations as the case unfolded, then explore how an abandoned settlement acquired its cursed-town legend. Graffiti naming missing toddler William Tyrrell adds another mystery. Across true crime, paranormal storytelling, and conversation, the hosts consider how incomplete information and repeated stories shape public fear. Hear the headlines in context. April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66192625</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66192625/monthly_spooky_may_2025.mp3" length="139818301" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/95ff8feb-7cb7-40c0-8c35-776c5c6de4e3/95ff8feb-7cb7-40c0-8c35-776c5c6de4e3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/95ff8feb-7cb7-40c0-8c35-776c5c6de4e3/95ff8feb-7cb7-40c0-8c35-776c5c6de4e3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/95ff8feb-7cb7-40c0-8c35-776c5c6de4e3/95ff8feb-7cb7-40c0-8c35-776c5c6de4e3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Erin Patterson's death cap mushroom trial and Dudleytown, Connecticut, lead the May 2025 Monthly Spooky. Henrique and Michelle discuss the Australian poisoning allegations as the case unfolded, then explore how an abandoned settlement acquired its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Erin Patterson's death cap mushroom trial and Dudleytown, Connecticut, lead the May 2025 Monthly Spooky. Henrique and Michelle discuss the Australian poisoning allegations as the case unfolded, then explore how an abandoned settlement acquired its cursed-town legend. Graffiti naming missing toddler William Tyrrell adds another mystery. Across true crime, paranormal storytelling, and conversation, the hosts consider how incomplete information and repeated stories shape public fear. Hear the headlines in context. April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8738</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cursed,cursed town,death cap mushrooms,disappearance,dudleytown,eerie stories,fear,folklore,ghosts,graffiti,haunted,macabre,missing child,murder,mushrooms,mystery,paranormal,poisoning,truecrime</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e83918dda1887e4fdd73ad4aa9c7b2a6.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Crystal Gazer — Fortune Tellers, a Cursed Bell and Deadly Plans</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-crystal-gazer-fortune-tellers-a-cursed-bell-and-deadly-plans--66174626</link><description><![CDATA[A wealthy man sees his own murder inside a fortune teller's crystal ball. Can Augustus Van Dusen, the Thinking Machine, untangle the vision before it comes true? The Crystal Gazer, adapted from Jacques Futrelle, opens this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection, followed by Premonition, Borrowed Future, and Death Is the Judge. Over two hours of vintage radio mystery and suspense bring together apparent second sight, dangerous schemes, and a cursed Chinese bell. Follow a detective's test of the supernatural—and people willing to gamble with the future.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66174626</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66174626/ub_22crystal_gazer_22_22premonition_22_22borrowed_future_22_22death_is_the_judge_22.mp3" length="121063739" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/300ca9c9-ada1-45b7-9de5-bd92c350feef/300ca9c9-ada1-45b7-9de5-bd92c350feef.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/300ca9c9-ada1-45b7-9de5-bd92c350feef/300ca9c9-ada1-45b7-9de5-bd92c350feef.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/300ca9c9-ada1-45b7-9de5-bd92c350feef/300ca9c9-ada1-45b7-9de5-bd92c350feef.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A wealthy man sees his own murder inside a fortune teller's crystal ball. Can Augustus Van Dusen, the Thinking Machine, untangle the vision before it comes true? The Crystal Gazer, adapted from Jacques Futrelle, opens this four-story Unknown Broadcast...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A wealthy man sees his own murder inside a fortune teller's crystal ball. Can Augustus Van Dusen, the Thinking Machine, untangle the vision before it comes true? The Crystal Gazer, adapted from Jacques Futrelle, opens this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection, followed by Premonition, Borrowed Future, and Death Is the Judge. Over two hours of vintage radio mystery and suspense bring together apparent second sight, dangerous schemes, and a cursed Chinese bell. Follow a detective's test of the supernatural—and people willing to gamble with the future.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7566</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adam singh,belief,crystal gazer,detective augustus van dusen,fraud,future insights,howard varick,life's uncertainties,murder prediction,prophecy,supernatural foresight</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Carrie (1976) – The Prom Horror Masterpiece</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-carrie-1976-the-prom-horror-masterpiece--66139073</link><description><![CDATA[Carrie White's prom night remains one of horror cinema's most painful catastrophes. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Carrie (1976), Brian De Palma's Stephen King adaptation starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie. They discuss De Palma's camera choices, Carrie's mother, the cruelty of the prom sequence, and the film's appeal as a first step into horror. Their prom memories join a tribute to Priscilla Pointer in the May remembrance series. Telekinesis, religious fear, and teenage humiliation drive this full-spoiler conversation. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66139073</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66139073/carrie_360_mp3final.mp3" length="135727019" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/228d130a-c108-489d-bb30-72ca3ef3e8ba/228d130a-c108-489d-bb30-72ca3ef3e8ba.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/228d130a-c108-489d-bb30-72ca3ef3e8ba/228d130a-c108-489d-bb30-72ca3ef3e8ba.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/228d130a-c108-489d-bb30-72ca3ef3e8ba/228d130a-c108-489d-bb30-72ca3ef3e8ba.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Carrie White's prom night remains one of horror cinema's most painful catastrophes. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Carrie (1976), Brian De Palma's Stephen King adaptation starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie. They discuss De Palma's camera...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Carrie White's prom night remains one of horror cinema's most painful catastrophes. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Carrie (1976), Brian De Palma's Stephen King adaptation starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie. They discuss De Palma's camera choices, Carrie's mother, the cruelty of the prom sequence, and the film's appeal as a first step into horror. Their prom memories join a tribute to Priscilla Pointer in the May remembrance series. Telekinesis, religious fear, and teenage humiliation drive this full-spoiler conversation. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8482</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9a13f58c9d10797cf7177a8d3c3a0d96.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Gator Boy of Dead Ore Swamp - Terrifying Southern Cryptid Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gator-boy-of-dead-ore-swamp-terrifying-southern-cryptid-horror--66159933</link><description><![CDATA[Garrett Jenkins hates Dead Ore Swamp, but taking a date to Brackett's Thumb is a local tradition. He and Toni Rising slip away from their graduation party for one last night together—and find out why the swamp's legend endures. Gator Boy of Dead Ore Swamp by David O'Hanlon brings a reptilian threat into a Southern coming-of-age nightmare. The couple's private escape becomes a creature-feature fight for survival, with dark humor and a town's ugly history beneath the water. Some traditions are worth breaking before they break you. April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66159933</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66159933/331_gator_boy.mp3" length="44024386" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/143549cf-8eb0-434e-989e-bf0e6bf641ca/143549cf-8eb0-434e-989e-bf0e6bf641ca.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/143549cf-8eb0-434e-989e-bf0e6bf641ca/143549cf-8eb0-434e-989e-bf0e6bf641ca.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/143549cf-8eb0-434e-989e-bf0e6bf641ca/143549cf-8eb0-434e-989e-bf0e6bf641ca.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Garrett Jenkins hates Dead Ore Swamp, but taking a date to Brackett's Thumb is a local tradition. He and Toni Rising slip away from their graduation party for one last night together—and find out why the swamp's legend endures. Gator Boy of Dead Ore...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Garrett Jenkins hates Dead Ore Swamp, but taking a date to Brackett's Thumb is a local tradition. He and Toni Rising slip away from their graduation party for one last night together—and find out why the swamp's legend endures. Gator Boy of Dead Ore Swamp by David O'Hanlon brings a reptilian threat into a Southern coming-of-age nightmare. The couple's private escape becomes a creature-feature fight for survival, with dark humor and a town's ugly history beneath the water. Some traditions are worth breaking before they break you. April Fool: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2751</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creature,creepy,cryptid,curse,dark folklore,dead ore swamp,folklore,gator,gator boy,ghostly tales,horror,legend,malevolent creature,monster,mutation,scary,southern,swamp,teenagers,terrifying curse</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9d283b1838e4fafe6a64c54d6f7ac309.jpg"/><itunes:episode>331</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Vanishing of Brandon Swanson — A Minnesota Road Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-vanishing-of-brandon-swanson-a-minnesota-road-mystery--66140559</link><description><![CDATA[Brandon Swanson calls his parents after driving into a ditch on a Minnesota road. He walks toward distant lights while his father searches, then the call abruptly ends. Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the 19-year-old's disappearance on May 14, 2008, the mistaken belief that he was near Lynd, and the search around waterways and rural terrain. The episode examines how a phone conversation offered so much detail yet no clear account of what happened next. It also follows the case's connection to Brandon's Law. Trace the geography and questions behind an enduring missing-person mystery.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66140559</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66140559/the_vanishing_point.mp3" length="24381630" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ef684e16-a1b2-4398-a115-1a2e4938cbaa/ef684e16-a1b2-4398-a115-1a2e4938cbaa.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ef684e16-a1b2-4398-a115-1a2e4938cbaa/ef684e16-a1b2-4398-a115-1a2e4938cbaa.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ef684e16-a1b2-4398-a115-1a2e4938cbaa/ef684e16-a1b2-4398-a115-1a2e4938cbaa.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Brandon Swanson calls his parents after driving into a ditch on a Minnesota road. He walks toward distant lights while his father searches, then the call abruptly ends. Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the 19-year-old's disappearance on May 14, 2008,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brandon Swanson calls his parents after driving into a ditch on a Minnesota road. He walks toward distant lights while his father searches, then the call abruptly ends. Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the 19-year-old's disappearance on May 14, 2008, the mistaken belief that he was near Lynd, and the search around waterways and rural terrain. The episode examines how a phone conversation offered so much detail yet no clear account of what happened next. It also follows the case's connection to Brandon's Law. Trace the geography and questions behind an enduring missing-person mystery.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1523</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2008,brandonswanson,brandon swanson,coldcase,disappearance,eerie,family,haunting,lawreform,minnesota,missingperson,missing persons,mystery,phonecall,ruralroads,searchandrescue,truecrime,unsolved,unsolved mystery,vanishing</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Chain &amp; Night Melody — Deadly Letters, Murder Schemes and Greed</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-chain-night-melody-deadly-letters-murder-schemes-and-greed--66075681</link><description><![CDATA[A chain letter turns resentment into a dangerous experiment with another person's fear. The Chain joins A Pair of Green Eyes, Night Melody, and Money Money Money in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of vintage radio suspense bring ominous messages, greed, desire, and money into the same unsettling evening. In the Suspense tale The Chain, a woman's attempt to pass misfortune onward threatens consequences she cannot control. Hear how an ordinary object or a seemingly small choice can become the thing a character cannot stop thinking about.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66075681</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66075681/ub_a_pair_of_green_eyes_the_chain_night_melody_money_money_money.mp3" length="126228218" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/31bae595-62b6-46f4-8166-12ceac3c4297/31bae595-62b6-46f4-8166-12ceac3c4297.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/31bae595-62b6-46f4-8166-12ceac3c4297/31bae595-62b6-46f4-8166-12ceac3c4297.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/31bae595-62b6-46f4-8166-12ceac3c4297/31bae595-62b6-46f4-8166-12ceac3c4297.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A chain letter turns resentment into a dangerous experiment with another person's fear. The Chain joins A Pair of Green Eyes, Night Melody, and Money Money Money in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of vintage radio...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A chain letter turns resentment into a dangerous experiment with another person's fear. The Chain joins A Pair of Green Eyes, Night Melody, and Money Money Money in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of vintage radio suspense bring ominous messages, greed, desire, and money into the same unsettling evening. In the Suspense tale The Chain, a woman's attempt to pass misfortune onward threatens consequences she cannot control. Hear how an ordinary object or a seemingly small choice can become the thing a character cannot stop thinking about.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7889</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancient curses,antiquities dealer,a pair of green eyes,arnold moss,betrayal,chibcha indians,folklore,intrigue,lily,mystery theater,shep lawson</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Final Destination (2000) The Fear of Fate – A Tribute to Tony Todd</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-final-destination-2000-the-fear-of-fate-a-tribute-to-tony-todd--66058510</link><description><![CDATA[A premonition saves passengers from a plane disaster, but death keeps finding them. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Final Destination (2000), James Wong's supernatural thriller starring Devon Sawa and Ali Larter. The hosts discuss its origins as an X-Files idea, elaborate death scenes, a removed romance, and Tony Todd's brief but memorable performance. Their tribute to Todd also explores why the film made everyday accidents feel newly threatening. Revisit the opening catastrophe and the rules of a fate that refuses to be cheated. Full spoilers. More: <a href="https://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66058510</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66058510/final_destination_360_mp3final.mp3" length="113167257" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d67c8a0-3eed-43c4-bad6-1b254f2a36d3/2d67c8a0-3eed-43c4-bad6-1b254f2a36d3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d67c8a0-3eed-43c4-bad6-1b254f2a36d3/2d67c8a0-3eed-43c4-bad6-1b254f2a36d3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d67c8a0-3eed-43c4-bad6-1b254f2a36d3/2d67c8a0-3eed-43c4-bad6-1b254f2a36d3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A premonition saves passengers from a plane disaster, but death keeps finding them. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Final Destination (2000), James Wong's supernatural thriller starring Devon Sawa and Ali Larter. The hosts discuss its origins...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A premonition saves passengers from a plane disaster, but death keeps finding them. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Final Destination (2000), James Wong's supernatural thriller starring Devon Sawa and Ali Larter. The hosts discuss its origins as an X-Files idea, elaborate death scenes, a removed romance, and Tony Todd's brief but memorable performance. Their tribute to Todd also explores why the film made everyday accidents feel newly threatening. Revisit the opening catastrophe and the rules of a fate that refuses to be cheated. Full spoilers. More: <a href="https://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7072</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e2720ae739f659fcc6111b3e1c11073c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Was Stalked by a Deer-Skull Monster from the Woods</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-was-stalked-by-a-deer-skull-monster-from-the-woods--66060690</link><description><![CDATA[Something with a deer skull for a head is moving beyond the porch of a quiet mountain home. When it starts hunting the person inside, the house becomes a trap. I Was Stalked by a Monster from the Woods by Michael Kelso turns a glimpse at the treeline into a desperate survival story. A skeletal predator closes the distance while the narrator searches for a way to outthink it. Doors and walls may buy time, but how long can they hold against something built to hunt? Author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a> Signed April Fool copies: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66060690</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66060690/330_i_was_stalked_by_a_monster_from_the_woods.mp3" length="28354066" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ceeb9e30-cd6b-4d05-a159-da6110dd82c3/ceeb9e30-cd6b-4d05-a159-da6110dd82c3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ceeb9e30-cd6b-4d05-a159-da6110dd82c3/ceeb9e30-cd6b-4d05-a159-da6110dd82c3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ceeb9e30-cd6b-4d05-a159-da6110dd82c3/ceeb9e30-cd6b-4d05-a159-da6110dd82c3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Something with a deer skull for a head is moving beyond the porch of a quiet mountain home. When it starts hunting the person inside, the house becomes a trap. I Was Stalked by a Monster from the Woods by Michael Kelso turns a glimpse at the treeline...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Something with a deer skull for a head is moving beyond the porch of a quiet mountain home. When it starts hunting the person inside, the house becomes a trap. I Was Stalked by a Monster from the Woods by Michael Kelso turns a glimpse at the treeline into a desperate survival story. A skeletal predator closes the distance while the narrator searches for a way to outthink it. Doors and walls may buy time, but how long can they hold against something built to hunt? Author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a> Signed April Fool copies: <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/aprilfool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/april...</a>!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1771</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>basement,creature,cryptid,fire,forest,home,horror,invasion,monster,nature,nightmare,paranormal,scary,skeletal,stalked,survival,tension,thriller,wendigo,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/28ab7b60c739f36f460baa3309fb4f62.jpg"/><itunes:episode>330</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Annie Börjesson: The Unsolved Death on a Scottish Beach</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-annie-borjesson-the-unsolved-death-on-a-scottish-beach--66043859</link><description><![CDATA[Annie Börjesson was found dead on a beach at Prestwick, Scotland, in December 2005. Her family questioned the official account and sought answers about her final movements near the airport. Terrifying &amp; True follows the timeline, disputed interpretations of the evidence, and the struggle to obtain records. It also examines cover-up and mistaken-identity theories as claims, without treating them as established explanations. This account centers on the gap between an official conclusion and the questions left with those who knew Annie. What can the surviving record actually tell us?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66043859</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66043859/the_death_of_annie_borjesson.mp3" length="50397012" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/45a3bb77-2999-410e-aa82-bc1c3c5a0c38/45a3bb77-2999-410e-aa82-bc1c3c5a0c38.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/45a3bb77-2999-410e-aa82-bc1c3c5a0c38/45a3bb77-2999-410e-aa82-bc1c3c5a0c38.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/45a3bb77-2999-410e-aa82-bc1c3c5a0c38/45a3bb77-2999-410e-aa82-bc1c3c5a0c38.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Annie Börjesson was found dead on a beach at Prestwick, Scotland, in December 2005. Her family questioned the official account and sought answers about her final movements near the airport. Terrifying &amp; True follows the timeline, disputed...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Annie Börjesson was found dead on a beach at Prestwick, Scotland, in December 2005. Her family questioned the official account and sought answers about her final movements near the airport. Terrifying &amp; True follows the timeline, disputed interpretations of the evidence, and the struggle to obtain records. It also examines cover-up and mistaken-identity theories as claims, without treating them as established explanations. This account centers on the gap between an official conclusion and the questions left with those who knew Annie. What can the surviving record actually tell us?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3149</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>annie boryesson,december 2005,discrepancies,foul play,henrique couto,investigation,prestwick beach,suicide,swedish expatriate,terrifying and true</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Silent Horror: Hugh B. Cave’s New Guinea Jungle Nightmare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-silent-horror-hugh-b-cave-s-new-guinea-jungle-nightmare--66017141</link><description><![CDATA[Painter Tom Dawson flees a betrayal for a remote valley in New Guinea. There, his watch is mistaken for magic, and a village chief threatens to kill him if it stops. Unknown Broadcast presents The Silent Horror, Escape's adaptation of a story by Hugh B. Cave. What began as a gift from Elizabeth becomes the fragile thing keeping Tom alive. As illness makes it harder to keep winding the watch, its ticking turns into a countdown he cannot afford to lose. Hear a vintage radio adventure where a moment of silence could be fatal—and an offer of help is tangled with the fear of trusting again.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66017141</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66017141/071_the_silent_horror_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="29619167" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9af289fe-0211-45bd-9817-48c3c379d530/9af289fe-0211-45bd-9817-48c3c379d530.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9af289fe-0211-45bd-9817-48c3c379d530/9af289fe-0211-45bd-9817-48c3c379d530.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9af289fe-0211-45bd-9817-48c3c379d530/9af289fe-0211-45bd-9817-48c3c379d530.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Painter Tom Dawson flees a betrayal for a remote valley in New Guinea. There, his watch is mistaken for magic, and a village chief threatens to kill him if it stops. Unknown Broadcast presents The Silent Horror, Escape's adaptation of a story by Hugh...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Painter Tom Dawson flees a betrayal for a remote valley in New Guinea. There, his watch is mistaken for magic, and a village chief threatens to kill him if it stops. Unknown Broadcast presents The Silent Horror, Escape's adaptation of a story by Hugh B. Cave. What began as a gift from Elizabeth becomes the fragile thing keeping Tom alive. As illness makes it harder to keep winding the watch, its ticking turns into a countdown he cannot afford to lose. Hear a vintage radio adventure where a moment of silence could be fatal—and an offer of help is tangled with the fear of trusting again.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1851</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>complicated love,deprivation,fear,human connections,inner turmoil,jealousy,mysterious watch,new guinea,silent horror,tom dawson</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Catholic Hymn by Edgar Allan Poe — Gothic Poetry Dramatic Reading</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/catholic-hymn-by-edgar-allan-poe-gothic-poetry-dramatic-reading--66003421</link><description><![CDATA[A voice turns to Mary, Queen of Angels, for guidance through sorrow and darkness. This brief dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's Catholic Hymn, also known as Hymn, offers a quieter encounter with the author of The Raven. Prayer, memory, and the hope of protection give the poem its solemn movement. Listen for the images of light that answer the speaker's hours of care, and for a devotional side of Poe beyond his tales of terror. A three-minute literary interlude for listeners exploring Gothic poetry, nineteenth-century verse, and the emotional range of a familiar writer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66003421</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66003421/catholic_hymn.mp3" length="3021300" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20898bc8-8e8e-464a-84a4-ac2cfd0a3b65/20898bc8-8e8e-464a-84a4-ac2cfd0a3b65.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20898bc8-8e8e-464a-84a4-ac2cfd0a3b65/20898bc8-8e8e-464a-84a4-ac2cfd0a3b65.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20898bc8-8e8e-464a-84a4-ac2cfd0a3b65/20898bc8-8e8e-464a-84a4-ac2cfd0a3b65.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A voice turns to Mary, Queen of Angels, for guidance through sorrow and darkness. This brief dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's Catholic Hymn, also known as Hymn, offers a quieter encounter with the author of The Raven. Prayer, memory, and the hope...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A voice turns to Mary, Queen of Angels, for guidance through sorrow and darkness. This brief dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's Catholic Hymn, also known as Hymn, offers a quieter encounter with the author of The Raven. Prayer, memory, and the hope of protection give the poem its solemn movement. Listen for the images of light that answer the speaker's hours of care, and for a devotional side of Poe beyond his tales of terror. A three-minute literary interlude for listeners exploring Gothic poetry, nineteenth-century verse, and the emotional range of a familiar writer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>189</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>catholic,catholic hymn,childhood,classic,dark genius,dramatic,edgar allan poe,eerie universe,gothic,haunting,horror,hymn,literature,narration,poe,poem,poetry,reading,spiritual,spooky atmosphere</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/181c36d69dac67f7606c11f01c7479ef.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Love the Cold — Winter Roadside Entity and Blizzard Transformation Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-love-the-cold-winter-roadside-entity-and-blizzard-transformation-horror--65948545</link><description><![CDATA[Jerod Styles' late-night rideshare ends off an icy road with an elderly passenger, dead batteries, and a storm that seems to hide someone waiting for them. I Love the Cold by Jonathan Lumpkin turns a blizzard survival story into a frightening invitation to surrender. The car still runs, but phones and other devices fail. A fire reveals shapes in the snow, while a stranger's comforting presence makes the danger harder to resist. Cold, isolation, and unreliable memory close around a driver who needs to keep moving. What if the thing that could kill you feels like the warmth you need?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65948545</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65948545/329_i_love_the_cold.mp3" length="27779908" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/af6ba2dd-b44b-4efa-a7ec-2a109ef590a0/af6ba2dd-b44b-4efa-a7ec-2a109ef590a0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/af6ba2dd-b44b-4efa-a7ec-2a109ef590a0/af6ba2dd-b44b-4efa-a7ec-2a109ef590a0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/af6ba2dd-b44b-4efa-a7ec-2a109ef590a0/af6ba2dd-b44b-4efa-a7ec-2a109ef590a0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jerod Styles' late-night rideshare ends off an icy road with an elderly passenger, dead batteries, and a storm that seems to hide someone waiting for them. I Love the Cold by Jonathan Lumpkin turns a blizzard survival story into a frightening...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jerod Styles' late-night rideshare ends off an icy road with an elderly passenger, dead batteries, and a storm that seems to hide someone waiting for them. I Love the Cold by Jonathan Lumpkin turns a blizzard survival story into a frightening invitation to surrender. The car still runs, but phones and other devices fail. A fire reveals shapes in the snow, while a stranger's comforting presence makes the danger harder to resist. Cold, isolation, and unreliable memory close around a driver who needs to keep moving. What if the thing that could kill you feels like the warmth you need?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1736</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blizzard,cold,dread,eerie,frozen,ghost,haunted,horror,mystery,paranormal,scary,snow,snowstorm,stories,storm,stranded,supernatural,survival,terror,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/09d9a02b0eb75d452f6f4b9d72700129.jpg"/><itunes:episode>329</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Tromp Family Disappearance — Australia’s Bizarre Road Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-tromp-family-disappearance-australia-s-bizarre-road-mystery--65788924</link><description><![CDATA[Why would five family members leave their farm, discard familiar routines, and flee across Australia? Terrifying &amp; True follows the Tromp family's road journey from Silvan, Victoria, in August 2016. As the family separates, distressed encounters and a widening search turn their private fear into a national mystery. The episode reconstructs their movements and examines reports of stress and paranoia without imposing a diagnosis. Everyone was found alive, but the reason for the flight resisted a simple explanation. Follow the route and the unanswered questions behind the 'Runaway Tromps.'<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65788924</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65788924/the_bizarre_disappearance_of_the_tromp_family.mp3" length="33965787" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e47cf637-1f38-4d21-aaeb-70c664ab45f3/e47cf637-1f38-4d21-aaeb-70c664ab45f3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e47cf637-1f38-4d21-aaeb-70c664ab45f3/e47cf637-1f38-4d21-aaeb-70c664ab45f3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e47cf637-1f38-4d21-aaeb-70c664ab45f3/e47cf637-1f38-4d21-aaeb-70c664ab45f3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Why would five family members leave their farm, discard familiar routines, and flee across Australia? Terrifying &amp; True follows the Tromp family's road journey from Silvan, Victoria, in August 2016. As the family separates, distressed encounters and a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why would five family members leave their farm, discard familiar routines, and flee across Australia? Terrifying &amp; True follows the Tromp family's road journey from Silvan, Victoria, in August 2016. As the family separates, distressed encounters and a widening search turn their private fear into a national mystery. The episode reconstructs their movements and examines reports of stress and paranoia without imposing a diagnosis. Everyone was found alive, but the reason for the flight resisted a simple explanation. Follow the route and the unanswered questions behind the 'Runaway Tromps.'<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2122</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>australia,disappearance,family,farming,fear,group psychosis,haunting tale,mentalhealth,missingpersons,mystery,paranoia,podcast,psychosis,roadtrip,tromp,tromp family,truecrime,unsolved,vanishing</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | "Song of the Slasher" — Inner Sanctum Serial-Killer Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-song-of-the-slasher-inner-sanctum-serial-killer-mystery--65812056</link><description><![CDATA[A whistled tune announces danger in a neighborhood stalked by a serial killer. Detective Dan Miller must follow the sound while worrying about his wife, Laura, and a musician whose habits seem suspicious. Unknown Broadcast presents Song of the Slasher from Inner Sanctum Mysteries, with Arnold Moss in a vintage radio tale of murder, suspicion, and domestic unease. The investigation brings the threat closer to home as familiar voices become difficult to trust. Hear the clues and the misdirections unfold, without knowing who is behind the tune—or what the detective's search will expose.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65812056</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65812056/070_song_of_the_slasher_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="28432595" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c1b07d78-d027-4c67-b1a0-d0b1c02af2ba/c1b07d78-d027-4c67-b1a0-d0b1c02af2ba.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c1b07d78-d027-4c67-b1a0-d0b1c02af2ba/c1b07d78-d027-4c67-b1a0-d0b1c02af2ba.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c1b07d78-d027-4c67-b1a0-d0b1c02af2ba/c1b07d78-d027-4c67-b1a0-d0b1c02af2ba.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A whistled tune announces danger in a neighborhood stalked by a serial killer. Detective Dan Miller must follow the sound while worrying about his wife, Laura, and a musician whose habits seem suspicious. Unknown Broadcast presents Song of the Slasher...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A whistled tune announces danger in a neighborhood stalked by a serial killer. Detective Dan Miller must follow the sound while worrying about his wife, Laura, and a musician whose habits seem suspicious. Unknown Broadcast presents Song of the Slasher from Inner Sanctum Mysteries, with Arnold Moss in a vintage radio tale of murder, suspicion, and domestic unease. The investigation brings the threat closer to home as familiar voices become difficult to trust. Hear the clues and the misdirections unfold, without knowing who is behind the tune—or what the detective's search will expose.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1776</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>dark humor,detective dan miller,gruesome murders,inner sanctum mysteries,missing wife,reginald trevelyan,serial killer,shocking betrayals,song of the slasher,whistled tune</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>5 Monster Horror Stories — Chupacabra, Forest Gods and Snow Beasts</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-monster-horror-stories-chupacabra-forest-gods-and-snow-beasts--65796551</link><description><![CDATA[Forest gods, a Chupacabra encounter, lake terror, and a predator in the snow fill five Weekly Spooky stories: The God Tongue by Dan Wilder; The Beast of Roca de Vaca by Morgan Moore; Ol' Bones by Joe Solmo; The Creature from Richardson Lake by Charles Campbell; and I Was Hunted by a Cryptid in a Snowstorm by Michael Kelso. Henrique Couto hosts more than two hours of creature horror, from secluded woods to water where a nighttime swim becomes dangerous. Each landscape hides a different threat. Hear what happens when curiosity or a wrong turn takes people into something else's territory.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65796551</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65796551/monsters_stalk_the_world_of_man.mp3" length="128807358" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/afc58a3e-81e4-41f7-8873-31d1545de342/afc58a3e-81e4-41f7-8873-31d1545de342.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/afc58a3e-81e4-41f7-8873-31d1545de342/afc58a3e-81e4-41f7-8873-31d1545de342.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/afc58a3e-81e4-41f7-8873-31d1545de342/afc58a3e-81e4-41f7-8873-31d1545de342.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Forest gods, a Chupacabra encounter, lake terror, and a predator in the snow fill five Weekly Spooky stories: The God Tongue by Dan Wilder; The Beast of Roca de Vaca by Morgan Moore; Ol' Bones by Joe Solmo; The Creature from Richardson Lake by Charles...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Forest gods, a Chupacabra encounter, lake terror, and a predator in the snow fill five Weekly Spooky stories: The God Tongue by Dan Wilder; The Beast of Roca de Vaca by Morgan Moore; Ol' Bones by Joe Solmo; The Creature from Richardson Lake by Charles Campbell; and I Was Hunted by a Cryptid in a Snowstorm by Michael Kelso. Henrique Couto hosts more than two hours of creature horror, from secluded woods to water where a nighttime swim becomes dangerous. Each landscape hides a different threat. Hear what happens when curiosity or a wrong turn takes people into something else's territory.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8050</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,audio,blizzard,chupacabra,creature,cryptid,forest,horror,monsters,nightmare,podcast,scary,spine-chilling tales,spooky,story,supernatural,survival,suspense,terror,the god tongue</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bfb74a80b0dbeee97d108759d365d6c4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>S.S. Death Glamp - Spring Break Turns into a Blood-Soaked Nightmare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/s-s-death-glamp-spring-break-turns-into-a-blood-soaked-nightmare--65773308</link><description><![CDATA[The Delta Phi sisters arrive at Stardust Court expecting a spring break worth posting about. Behind the cheerful glamping trailers, someone has very different plans for their bodies. S.S. Death Glamp by David O'Hanlon turns a sorority getaway into a brutal campground survival story, with human experiments, murderous secrets, and betrayals that make escape harder at every turn. Ivelisse's carefully managed image offers little protection once the holiday becomes a hunt. This grindhouse-style tale mixes dark humor with graphic creature and slasher horror. How much of paradise was ever real?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65773308</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65773308/328_ss_death_glamp.mp3" length="61061012" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1f2a2806-08d7-46a2-a920-3a251b535144/1f2a2806-08d7-46a2-a920-3a251b535144.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1f2a2806-08d7-46a2-a920-3a251b535144/1f2a2806-08d7-46a2-a920-3a251b535144.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1f2a2806-08d7-46a2-a920-3a251b535144/1f2a2806-08d7-46a2-a920-3a251b535144.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Delta Phi sisters arrive at Stardust Court expecting a spring break worth posting about. Behind the cheerful glamping trailers, someone has very different plans for their bodies. S.S. Death Glamp by David O'Hanlon turns a sorority getaway into a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Delta Phi sisters arrive at Stardust Court expecting a spring break worth posting about. Behind the cheerful glamping trailers, someone has very different plans for their bodies. S.S. Death Glamp by David O'Hanlon turns a sorority getaway into a brutal campground survival story, with human experiments, murderous secrets, and betrayals that make escape harder at every turn. Ivelisse's carefully managed image offers little protection once the holiday becomes a hunt. This grindhouse-style tale mixes dark humor with graphic creature and slasher horror. How much of paradise was ever real?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3816</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,blood,campground,creepy,delta phi,gore,horror,killer,mutant,nazi,slasher,soap,sorority,springbreak,spring break,stardust court,supernatural threats,surprises,survival,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9809d70f97aaeb61b2c2dbf387f267ca.jpg"/><itunes:episode>328</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Haunted Morgues, Cropsey and Staten Island Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-haunted-morgues-cropsey-and-staten-island-horror--65749140</link><description><![CDATA[How did Staten Island's Cropsey legend become entwined with real crimes? Henrique and Michelle explore the bogeyman stories, Andre Rand, and Jennifer Schweiger's case in the April 2025 Monthly Spooky. Haunted morgues, institutional history, paranormal accounts, and horror-film conversation widen the discussion beyond the investigation. The episode considers how a place acquires a frightening reputation—and how actual victims can become obscured by a monster's name. Follow the connections between local folklore and documented events while keeping the ghost stories in their own context.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65749140</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65749140/monthly_spooky_april_2025.mp3" length="114808749" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a33f3f5a-0821-4b76-bdb7-095ee57412c0/a33f3f5a-0821-4b76-bdb7-095ee57412c0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a33f3f5a-0821-4b76-bdb7-095ee57412c0/a33f3f5a-0821-4b76-bdb7-095ee57412c0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a33f3f5a-0821-4b76-bdb7-095ee57412c0/a33f3f5a-0821-4b76-bdb7-095ee57412c0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>How did Staten Island's Cropsey legend become entwined with real crimes? Henrique and Michelle explore the bogeyman stories, Andre Rand, and Jennifer Schweiger's case in the April 2025 Monthly Spooky. Haunted morgues, institutional history, paranormal...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[How did Staten Island's Cropsey legend become entwined with real crimes? Henrique and Michelle explore the bogeyman stories, Andre Rand, and Jennifer Schweiger's case in the April 2025 Monthly Spooky. Haunted morgues, institutional history, paranormal accounts, and horror-film conversation widen the discussion beyond the investigation. The episode considers how a place acquires a frightening reputation—and how actual victims can become obscured by a monster's name. Follow the connections between local folklore and documented events while keeping the ghost stories in their own context.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7175</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>andre rand,child abductor,chilling,crime,cropsey,eerie,folklore,ghosts,haunted,horror,humor,jennifer schweiger,paranormal,spooky,staten island,terror,truecrime,urbanlegends,urban legends</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | "On a Country Road" — A Stranded-Motorist Thriller from Suspense</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-on-a-country-road-a-stranded-motorist-thriller-from-suspense--65488602</link><description><![CDATA[A shortcut leaves a couple stranded on a country road as a storm closes in. The radio warns that a dangerous woman is at large; then a soaked stranger appears, begging to enter their car. On a Country Road, presented by Unknown Broadcast, is a Suspense thriller starring Howard Duff and Ida Lupino. With fuel gone and help uncertain, a locked door becomes the center of a desperate argument about whom to trust. Rain, darkness, and an alarming broadcast turn an ordinary drive into a test of judgment. Would you open the door when fear makes every explanation sound like a trap?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65488602</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65488602/069_on_a_country_road_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="19304638" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7e31583d-95dd-4761-9a40-f5d165e7c075/7e31583d-95dd-4761-9a40-f5d165e7c075.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7e31583d-95dd-4761-9a40-f5d165e7c075/7e31583d-95dd-4761-9a40-f5d165e7c075.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7e31583d-95dd-4761-9a40-f5d165e7c075/7e31583d-95dd-4761-9a40-f5d165e7c075.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A shortcut leaves a couple stranded on a country road as a storm closes in. The radio warns that a dangerous woman is at large; then a soaked stranger appears, begging to enter their car. On a Country Road, presented by Unknown Broadcast, is a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A shortcut leaves a couple stranded on a country road as a storm closes in. The radio warns that a dangerous woman is at large; then a soaked stranger appears, begging to enter their car. On a Country Road, presented by Unknown Broadcast, is a Suspense thriller starring Howard Duff and Ida Lupino. With fuel gone and help uncertain, a locked door becomes the center of a desperate argument about whom to trust. Rain, darkness, and an alarming broadcast turn an ordinary drive into a test of judgment. Would you open the door when fear makes every explanation sound like a trap?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1206</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>couple,desolate road,dwindling fuel,escaped convict,police intervention,shortcut,stranger,suspenseful narrative,traffic jam,weather</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | The Crow (1994) Love, Vengeance, and Rain-Soaked Justice</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-the-crow-1994-love-vengeance-and-rain-soaked-justice--65683013</link><description><![CDATA[Eric Draven returns from the grave to avenge the murder of his fiancée and himself. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit The Crow (1994), Alex Proyas' rain-soaked Gothic action film starring Brandon Lee. They discuss Lee's performance, alternate casting, changes from the comic, the film's distinctive style, and the tragedy surrounding production. The April Showers finale also includes their response to the 2024 remake. Love, grief, and vengeance lead this full-spoiler conversation about a film that remains personal to Henrique. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65683013</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65683013/the_crow_360_mp3final.mp3" length="135618913" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f1bda13e-74b3-4e57-8e10-200d832fae99/f1bda13e-74b3-4e57-8e10-200d832fae99.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f1bda13e-74b3-4e57-8e10-200d832fae99/f1bda13e-74b3-4e57-8e10-200d832fae99.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f1bda13e-74b3-4e57-8e10-200d832fae99/f1bda13e-74b3-4e57-8e10-200d832fae99.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Eric Draven returns from the grave to avenge the murder of his fiancée and himself. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit The Crow (1994), Alex Proyas' rain-soaked Gothic action film starring Brandon Lee. They discuss Lee's performance, alternate...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eric Draven returns from the grave to avenge the murder of his fiancée and himself. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit The Crow (1994), Alex Proyas' rain-soaked Gothic action film starring Brandon Lee. They discuss Lee's performance, alternate casting, changes from the comic, the film's distinctive style, and the tragedy surrounding production. The April Showers finale also includes their response to the 2024 remake. Love, grief, and vengeance lead this full-spoiler conversation about a film that remains personal to Henrique. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8475</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1994,action,brandonlee,classic,comics,crow,cult,detroit,gothic,love,noir,podcast,proyas,resurrection,revenge,soundtrack,superhero,tragedy,vengeance,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0f4af9971053fdd068c600a0047a2276.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bringing Out the Wolf in Me – A Werewolf Story of Rage at Strickfield High</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bringing-out-the-wolf-in-me-a-werewolf-story-of-rage-at-strickfield-high--65667821</link><description><![CDATA[Danielle Boyd's werewolf curse answers to anger, not the full moon. At Strickfield High, keeping it hidden becomes harder when transfer student Keenan Dorfman refuses to accept her rejection. Bringing Out the Wolf in Me by Rob Fields turns an unwanted pursuit into a dangerous struggle over a secret. Danielle stays aware inside the silver-furred beast, but one burst of rage could expose her to everyone. A teenage werewolf story about coercion, control, and the cost of being pushed too far. What happens when someone thinks knowing your weakness gives him the right to use it?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65667821</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65667821/327_bringing_out_the_wolf_in_me.mp3" length="27559644" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/eac7720c-640d-47e8-9c23-14460aa5f9c6/eac7720c-640d-47e8-9c23-14460aa5f9c6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/eac7720c-640d-47e8-9c23-14460aa5f9c6/eac7720c-640d-47e8-9c23-14460aa5f9c6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/eac7720c-640d-47e8-9c23-14460aa5f9c6/eac7720c-640d-47e8-9c23-14460aa5f9c6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Danielle Boyd's werewolf curse answers to anger, not the full moon. At Strickfield High, keeping it hidden becomes harder when transfer student Keenan Dorfman refuses to accept her rejection. Bringing Out the Wolf in Me by Rob Fields turns an unwanted...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Danielle Boyd's werewolf curse answers to anger, not the full moon. At Strickfield High, keeping it hidden becomes harder when transfer student Keenan Dorfman refuses to accept her rejection. Bringing Out the Wolf in Me by Rob Fields turns an unwanted pursuit into a dangerous struggle over a secret. Danielle stays aware inside the silver-furred beast, but one burst of rage could expose her to everyone. A teenage werewolf story about coercion, control, and the cost of being pushed too far. What happens when someone thinks knowing your weakness gives him the right to use it?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1722</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anger,attitude,blood,cheerleader,claws,curse,highschool,high school drama,horror,monster,paranormal,patreon,revenge,school,supernatural,teen,thriller,transformation,werewolf,werewolf curse</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/29fffd6445391de9504093abddeecd6f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>327</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | David Hampson, the Silent Man — The Mystery That Baffled Britain’s Courts</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-david-hampson-the-silent-man-the-mystery-that-baffled-britain-s-courts--65617243</link><description><![CDATA[David Hampson repeatedly stands in a Swansea road, blocks traffic, and refuses to explain himself. Arrests and prison sentences do not end the pattern. Terrifying &amp; True examines the case of the 'Silent Man,' whose courtroom silence creates another puzzle for judges and investigators. The episode follows the appearances on De La Beche Street and the question of whether his refusal to speak is deliberate. Protest, compulsion, and defiance have all been suggested, but his motive remains elusive in this account. How can a simple obstruction become such a difficult mystery to resolve?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65617243</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65617243/the_silent_obstruction.mp3" length="23642826" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1d1acd95-2aa9-427c-a5bf-e7f26dbdc559/1d1acd95-2aa9-427c-a5bf-e7f26dbdc559.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1d1acd95-2aa9-427c-a5bf-e7f26dbdc559/1d1acd95-2aa9-427c-a5bf-e7f26dbdc559.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1d1acd95-2aa9-427c-a5bf-e7f26dbdc559/1d1acd95-2aa9-427c-a5bf-e7f26dbdc559.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>David Hampson repeatedly stands in a Swansea road, blocks traffic, and refuses to explain himself. Arrests and prison sentences do not end the pattern. Terrifying &amp; True examines the case of the 'Silent Man,' whose courtroom silence creates another...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[David Hampson repeatedly stands in a Swansea road, blocks traffic, and refuses to explain himself. Arrests and prison sentences do not end the pattern. Terrifying &amp; True examines the case of the 'Silent Man,' whose courtroom silence creates another puzzle for judges and investigators. The episode follows the appearances on De La Beche Street and the question of whether his refusal to speak is deliberate. Protest, compulsion, and defiance have all been suggested, but his motive remains elusive in this account. How can a simple obstruction become such a difficult mystery to resolve?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1477</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bizarre,court,david hampson,enigma,legal,legal system,mental health,mystery,obstruction,podcast,protest,silence,silent man,strange,swansea,truecrime,ukcrime,unsolved,viral</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | "Ghost on the Newsreel Negative" — Haunted-Film Horror from Lights Out</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-ghost-on-the-newsreel-negative-haunted-film-horror-from-lights-out--65488575</link><description><![CDATA[Two newsreel men visit a supposedly haunted farm, hoping to bring back something worth showing an audience. Their banter grows uneasy as the effort to film a ghost leads them into an unfamiliar house and strange encounters. Unknown Broadcast presents Ghost on the Newsreel Negative from Lights Out, a vintage radio story that mixes humor with supernatural suspense. A camera promises evidence, but getting the shot means staying close to whatever waits in the dark. Follow the crew from skepticism toward uncertainty, and hear what happens when the assignment starts to frighten them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65488575</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65488575/068_ghost_on_the_newsreel_negative_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="30115798" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b39aa6f4-94ad-42fb-ba2a-02814a469fd0/b39aa6f4-94ad-42fb-ba2a-02814a469fd0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b39aa6f4-94ad-42fb-ba2a-02814a469fd0/b39aa6f4-94ad-42fb-ba2a-02814a469fd0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b39aa6f4-94ad-42fb-ba2a-02814a469fd0/b39aa6f4-94ad-42fb-ba2a-02814a469fd0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two newsreel men visit a supposedly haunted farm, hoping to bring back something worth showing an audience. Their banter grows uneasy as the effort to film a ghost leads them into an unfamiliar house and strange encounters. Unknown Broadcast presents...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two newsreel men visit a supposedly haunted farm, hoping to bring back something worth showing an audience. Their banter grows uneasy as the effort to film a ghost leads them into an unfamiliar house and strange encounters. Unknown Broadcast presents Ghost on the Newsreel Negative from Lights Out, a vintage radio story that mixes humor with supernatural suspense. A camera promises evidence, but getting the shot means staying close to whatever waits in the dark. Follow the crew from skepticism toward uncertainty, and hear what happens when the assignment starts to frighten them.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1882</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ghost on the newsreel negative,haunted farm,humor,introspection,martin,microfiche,newsreels,paranormal,supernatural phenomena,whit</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | CRAWL (2019) Alligators, Floods &amp; Florida Terror!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-crawl-2019-alligators-floods-florida-terror--65596697</link><description><![CDATA[A Florida hurricane traps a daughter and her injured father in a flooding house—with alligators inside. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Crawl (2019), Alexandre Aja's survival thriller starring Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper. The hosts examine the creature entrance, characters under pressure, the original opening, and whether this is Hard Rain with gators. Rising water and confined space give the April Showers selection its bite. Revisit the scares, family ties, and the choices that keep the danger moving. Full spoilers. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65596697</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65596697/crawl_360_mp3final.mp3" length="126758520" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b2296d29-bfd8-43f0-914f-8190d74b2ec2/b2296d29-bfd8-43f0-914f-8190d74b2ec2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b2296d29-bfd8-43f0-914f-8190d74b2ec2/b2296d29-bfd8-43f0-914f-8190d74b2ec2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b2296d29-bfd8-43f0-914f-8190d74b2ec2/b2296d29-bfd8-43f0-914f-8190d74b2ec2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Florida hurricane traps a daughter and her injured father in a flooding house—with alligators inside. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Crawl (2019), Alexandre Aja's survival thriller starring Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper. The hosts...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Florida hurricane traps a daughter and her injured father in a flooding house—with alligators inside. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Crawl (2019), Alexandre Aja's survival thriller starring Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper. The hosts examine the creature entrance, characters under pressure, the original opening, and whether this is Hard Rain with gators. Rising water and confined space give the April Showers selection its bite. Revisit the scares, family ties, and the choices that keep the danger moving. Full spoilers. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7921</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2019,alexandreaja,alligators,crawl,creature,disaster,flood,florida,gators,horror,hurricane,movie,podcast,reptiles,scodelario,storm,survival,suspense,tension,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1f7eac426aa642f40147089ae631d49d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Strike Out — A Father-Daughter Road Trip into Mountain Slasher Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/strike-out-a-father-daughter-road-trip-into-mountain-slasher-horror--65584541</link><description><![CDATA[Eleven-year-old Cali Jansen is on a baseball road trip with her father when two failed tires leave them near an isolated mountain house. A request for help turns the journey into a fight for her life. Strike Out by Morgan Moore sends a young Orioles fan into slasher horror, where a threatening stranger, a dangerous property, and the tools at hand leave little room for error. Cali wanted opening day and family time; now she must find her own way through a nightmare. Hear a road-trip survival story in which a child's knowledge of baseball may become her most unexpected advantage.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65584541</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65584541/326_strike_out.mp3" length="34245823" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c880e7d8-ad93-4333-86dd-6b9c50941a92/c880e7d8-ad93-4333-86dd-6b9c50941a92.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c880e7d8-ad93-4333-86dd-6b9c50941a92/c880e7d8-ad93-4333-86dd-6b9c50941a92.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c880e7d8-ad93-4333-86dd-6b9c50941a92/c880e7d8-ad93-4333-86dd-6b9c50941a92.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Eleven-year-old Cali Jansen is on a baseball road trip with her father when two failed tires leave them near an isolated mountain house. A request for help turns the journey into a fight for her life. Strike Out by Morgan Moore sends a young Orioles...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eleven-year-old Cali Jansen is on a baseball road trip with her father when two failed tires leave them near an isolated mountain house. A request for help turns the journey into a fight for her life. Strike Out by Morgan Moore sends a young Orioles fan into slasher horror, where a threatening stranger, a dangerous property, and the tools at hand leave little room for error. Cali wanted opening day and family time; now she must find her own way through a nightmare. Hear a road-trip survival story in which a child's knowledge of baseball may become her most unexpected advantage.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2140</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,dark thrills,eerie,escape,fear,gore,horror,mountain,psycho,revenge,roadtrip,road trip,runaway,shotgun,slasher,strikeout,survival,terror,thriller,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d3f7420986a6e9cd79a7c1a309a098fe.jpg"/><itunes:episode>326</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Angela Hammond — Abducted During a Payphone Call</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-angela-hammond-abducted-during-a-payphone-call--65559258</link><description><![CDATA[Angela Hammond describes a suspicious pickup while calling her fiancé from a payphone in Clinton, Missouri. Then he hears her scream. Terrifying &amp; True follows the April 4, 1991, abduction, Rob Shafer's desperate pursuit, and the vehicle failure that ends the chase. The episode examines the truck description, witness account, search, and later leads, including an unproven mistaken-identity theory. A conversation full of detail becomes the starting point for decades of questions. Follow what was heard and seen that night, and the evidence separating known events from speculation.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65559258</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65559258/vanished_without_a_trace.mp3" length="24478405" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bd118e6e-350a-4319-8e31-7649faf956fd/bd118e6e-350a-4319-8e31-7649faf956fd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bd118e6e-350a-4319-8e31-7649faf956fd/bd118e6e-350a-4319-8e31-7649faf956fd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bd118e6e-350a-4319-8e31-7649faf956fd/bd118e6e-350a-4319-8e31-7649faf956fd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Angela Hammond describes a suspicious pickup while calling her fiancé from a payphone in Clinton, Missouri. Then he hears her scream. Terrifying &amp; True follows the April 4, 1991, abduction, Rob Shafer's desperate pursuit, and the vehicle failure that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Angela Hammond describes a suspicious pickup while calling her fiancé from a payphone in Clinton, Missouri. Then he hears her scream. Terrifying &amp; True follows the April 4, 1991, abduction, Rob Shafer's desperate pursuit, and the vehicle failure that ends the chase. The episode examines the truck description, witness account, search, and later leads, including an unproven mistaken-identity theory. A conversation full of detail becomes the starting point for decades of questions. Follow what was heard and seen that night, and the evidence separating known events from speculation.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1529</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abduction,angela hammond,april 4th 1991,clinton missouri,coldcase,disappearance,eerie,haunting,investigation,investigations,kidnapping,missouri,mystery,payphone,podcast,serialkiller,tragedy,truecrime,true crime,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | "An Ordinary Man" — Mediterranean Identity Thriller from Escape</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-an-ordinary-man-mediterranean-identity-thriller-from-escape--65488520</link><description><![CDATA[A quiet county assessor takes a Mediterranean cruise and lets a stranger believe he is a gem importer. The small invention draws him into a much more dangerous story. Unknown Broadcast presents An Ordinary Man from Escape, a vintage radio thriller about identity, attraction, and a precious brooch. Hensel's encounter with Maria offers the adventure missing from his routine, but protecting her heirloom brings attention he never expected. What begins as a chance to be someone else becomes a test of whom he can trust. Can an ordinary man survive the role he has chosen to play?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65488520</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65488520/067_an_ordinary_man_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="29167257" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2f23f9f4-b63c-48b8-9a41-d638b3924ea0/2f23f9f4-b63c-48b8-9a41-d638b3924ea0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2f23f9f4-b63c-48b8-9a41-d638b3924ea0/2f23f9f4-b63c-48b8-9a41-d638b3924ea0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2f23f9f4-b63c-48b8-9a41-d638b3924ea0/2f23f9f4-b63c-48b8-9a41-d638b3924ea0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A quiet county assessor takes a Mediterranean cruise and lets a stranger believe he is a gem importer. The small invention draws him into a much more dangerous story. Unknown Broadcast presents An Ordinary Man from Escape, a vintage radio thriller...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A quiet county assessor takes a Mediterranean cruise and lets a stranger believe he is a gem importer. The small invention draws him into a much more dangerous story. Unknown Broadcast presents An Ordinary Man from Escape, a vintage radio thriller about identity, attraction, and a precious brooch. Hensel's encounter with Maria offers the adventure missing from his routine, but protecting her heirloom brings attention he never expected. What begins as a chance to be someone else becomes a test of whom he can trust. Can an ordinary man survive the role he has chosen to play?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1823</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,betrayal,deception,family heirloom,hensel,identity,maria novella,mediterranean cruise,self-discovery,trust</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Return of the Living Dead (1985) - Brains, Punk, and Chaos!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-return-of-the-living-dead-1985-brains-punk-and-chaos--65316346</link><description><![CDATA[Talking zombies want brains, the rain spreads disaster, and the punks have nowhere safe to go. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit The Return of the Living Dead (1985) for its 40th anniversary. Dan O'Bannon's horror comedy prompts a discussion of practical effects, cast chemistry, its connection to Romero's films, and its place in the series. Clu Gulager, James Karen, and Thom Matthews help turn one warehouse mistake into a Louisville nightmare. Full spoilers and a debate over what makes a great zombie movie. Film page: <a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/334159/the-return-of-the-living-dead" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/3341...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65316346</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65316346/return_of_the_living_dead_final.mp3" length="139140940" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/704f2056-2037-421d-9466-9171fd599b95/704f2056-2037-421d-9466-9171fd599b95.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/704f2056-2037-421d-9466-9171fd599b95/704f2056-2037-421d-9466-9171fd599b95.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/704f2056-2037-421d-9466-9171fd599b95/704f2056-2037-421d-9466-9171fd599b95.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Talking zombies want brains, the rain spreads disaster, and the punks have nowhere safe to go. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit The Return of the Living Dead (1985) for its 40th anniversary. Dan O'Bannon's horror comedy prompts a discussion of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Talking zombies want brains, the rain spreads disaster, and the punks have nowhere safe to go. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit The Return of the Living Dead (1985) for its 40th anniversary. Dan O'Bannon's horror comedy prompts a discussion of practical effects, cast chemistry, its connection to Romero's films, and its place in the series. Clu Gulager, James Karen, and Thom Matthews help turn one warehouse mistake into a Louisville nightmare. Full spoilers and a debate over what makes a great zombie movie. Film page: <a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/334159/the-return-of-the-living-dead" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/3341...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8694</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1980s,brains,chaos,cinema,classic,comedy,commentary,cult,effects,horror,lore,nostalgia,podcast,punk,romero,russo,tarman,trivia,undead,zombie</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fffd0933e20fc42c67c22683d4fee1ff.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>When One Door Closes — Arial Mirren Faces a Vampire from Her Past</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-one-door-closes-arial-mirren-faces-a-vampire-from-her-past--65446138</link><description><![CDATA[A vampire attacks a charity event inside Strickfield Towne Centre Mall, forcing Arial Mirren to use the powers she inherited from Queen Arcadia. The pursuit leads beneath the building and back into a family history she hoped to escape. When One Door Closes by Rob Fields follows the events of Portals with a supernatural clash over power, betrayal, and the possibility of another life. Arial has faced an alternate vampire Earth; a threat from her own past may be harder to confront. Continue her story as saving a child opens a much more personal struggle—and a new doorway between worlds.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65446138</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65446138/325_when_one_door_closes.mp3" length="27327051" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f6299800-8543-4a55-88b2-4fe01239cc95/f6299800-8543-4a55-88b2-4fe01239cc95.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f6299800-8543-4a55-88b2-4fe01239cc95/f6299800-8543-4a55-88b2-4fe01239cc95.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f6299800-8543-4a55-88b2-4fe01239cc95/f6299800-8543-4a55-88b2-4fe01239cc95.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A vampire attacks a charity event inside Strickfield Towne Centre Mall, forcing Arial Mirren to use the powers she inherited from Queen Arcadia. The pursuit leads beneath the building and back into a family history she hoped to escape. When One Door...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A vampire attacks a charity event inside Strickfield Towne Centre Mall, forcing Arial Mirren to use the powers she inherited from Queen Arcadia. The pursuit leads beneath the building and back into a family history she hoped to escape. When One Door Closes by Rob Fields follows the events of Portals with a supernatural clash over power, betrayal, and the possibility of another life. Arial has faced an alternate vampire Earth; a threat from her own past may be harder to confront. Continue her story as saving a child opens a much more personal struggle—and a new doorway between worlds.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1707</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,blood,bravery,darkness,family conflict,fantasy,hero,horror,legacy,magic,masked,multiverse,power,revenge,showdown,supernatural,suspenseful twists,teen,thriller,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1ab2071048f232a8ea164e78ac537af6.jpg"/><itunes:episode>325</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Bennington Triangle — Five Unsolved Vermont Disappearances</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-bennington-triangle-five-unsolved-vermont-disappearances--65341729</link><description><![CDATA[Five disappearances around Vermont's Glastenbury Mountain became known as the Bennington Triangle. Terrifying &amp; True follows Middie Rivers, Paula Welden, James Tedford, Paul Jepson, and Frieda Langer through cases spanning 1945–1950. It considers the searches, rugged terrain, and uncertainty behind the later stories of curses and a mountain monster. Langer's remains were recovered; the cases do not establish a shared cause. Hear how missing-person reports became a New England paranormal legend, and which questions belong to the record rather than the folklore that grew around it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65341729</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65341729/the_bennington_triangle.mp3" length="32802324" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b82c5125-f52d-4872-96f0-4e394bcc0ed2/b82c5125-f52d-4872-96f0-4e394bcc0ed2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b82c5125-f52d-4872-96f0-4e394bcc0ed2/b82c5125-f52d-4872-96f0-4e394bcc0ed2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b82c5125-f52d-4872-96f0-4e394bcc0ed2/b82c5125-f52d-4872-96f0-4e394bcc0ed2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five disappearances around Vermont's Glastenbury Mountain became known as the Bennington Triangle. Terrifying &amp; True follows Middie Rivers, Paula Welden, James Tedford, Paul Jepson, and Frieda Langer through cases spanning 1945–1950. It considers the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five disappearances around Vermont's Glastenbury Mountain became known as the Bennington Triangle. Terrifying &amp; True follows Middie Rivers, Paula Welden, James Tedford, Paul Jepson, and Frieda Langer through cases spanning 1945–1950. It considers the searches, rugged terrain, and uncertainty behind the later stories of curses and a mountain monster. Langer's remains were recovered; the cases do not establish a shared cause. Hear how missing-person reports became a New England paranormal legend, and which questions belong to the record rather than the folklore that grew around it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2049</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>benningtontriangle,bennington triangle,cursedland,curses,disappearances,folklore,glastenbury,glastonbury mountain,haunted,hikingtragedy,legends,mystery,paranormal,strangeevents,supernatural,theories,truecrime,unsolved,vermont,vermont wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9aac2e269941444df5f4b4f623be3809.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Murder off the Record — Inner Sanctum Reno Noir Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-murder-off-the-record-inner-sanctum-reno-noir-mystery--64718809</link><description><![CDATA[A fortune-telling weighing machine promises drifter Happy Dolan danger, money, and marriage in Reno. The promise soon feels less amusing as strangers take an interest in his future. Unknown Broadcast presents Murder off the Record from Inner Sanctum Mysteries, a vintage radio thriller mixing noir intrigue with dark humor. A record shop, a casino, a romance, and a threatening man pull Happy through a run of alarming encounters. He came to town hoping his luck would change. Listen as he tries to work out whether the next opportunity is a windfall—or another reason someone wants him gone.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64718809</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64718809/066_murder_off_the_record_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="26601531" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6c9ab11f-a3e1-47ab-9c99-67b453c7c6a8/6c9ab11f-a3e1-47ab-9c99-67b453c7c6a8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6c9ab11f-a3e1-47ab-9c99-67b453c7c6a8/6c9ab11f-a3e1-47ab-9c99-67b453c7c6a8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6c9ab11f-a3e1-47ab-9c99-67b453c7c6a8/6c9ab11f-a3e1-47ab-9c99-67b453c7c6a8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A fortune-telling weighing machine promises drifter Happy Dolan danger, money, and marriage in Reno. The promise soon feels less amusing as strangers take an interest in his future. Unknown Broadcast presents Murder off the Record from Inner Sanctum...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A fortune-telling weighing machine promises drifter Happy Dolan danger, money, and marriage in Reno. The promise soon feels less amusing as strangers take an interest in his future. Unknown Broadcast presents Murder off the Record from Inner Sanctum Mysteries, a vintage radio thriller mixing noir intrigue with dark humor. A record shop, a casino, a romance, and a threatening man pull Happy through a run of alarming encounters. He came to town hoping his luck would change. Listen as he tries to work out whether the next opportunity is a windfall—or another reason someone wants him gone.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1662</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,conspiracy,destiny,fortune-telling machine,gambling scene,happy dolan,inheritance,inner sanctum mysteries,jesse,luck,simon o'toole</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Not So Great Outdoors — Chilling Tales of Survival, Secrets, and the Supernatural</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-not-so-great-outdoors-chilling-tales-of-survival-secrets-and-the-supernatural--65290200</link><description><![CDATA[The woods hide a stalker and giant fleas in five Weekly Spooky tales: Stalk by Mike Ashkewe; Bite Me by David O'Hanlon; and I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules, Camping Alone Can Be Terrifying, Especially When Something's Hunting You!, and We Were Hunted by Something Terrifying in the Woods by Michael Kelso. The Not So Great Outdoors offers over three and a half hours of horror, from a Canadian encounter to an Ozarks camping nightmare and a former ranger's dangerous new job. Follow the trail into creature territory, where a quiet getaway can become a hunt.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65290200</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65290200/the_not_so_great_outdoors.mp3" length="210147432" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/41e932ea-c392-4099-8b50-70f784e0b08d/41e932ea-c392-4099-8b50-70f784e0b08d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/41e932ea-c392-4099-8b50-70f784e0b08d/41e932ea-c392-4099-8b50-70f784e0b08d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/41e932ea-c392-4099-8b50-70f784e0b08d/41e932ea-c392-4099-8b50-70f784e0b08d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The woods hide a stalker and giant fleas in five Weekly Spooky tales: Stalk by Mike Ashkewe; Bite Me by David O'Hanlon; and I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules, Camping Alone Can Be Terrifying, Especially When Something's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The woods hide a stalker and giant fleas in five Weekly Spooky tales: Stalk by Mike Ashkewe; Bite Me by David O'Hanlon; and I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules, Camping Alone Can Be Terrifying, Especially When Something's Hunting You!, and We Were Hunted by Something Terrifying in the Woods by Michael Kelso. The Not So Great Outdoors offers over three and a half hours of horror, from a Canadian encounter to an Ozarks camping nightmare and a former ranger's dangerous new job. Follow the trail into creature territory, where a quiet getaway can become a hunt.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>13133</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cabin,chilling tales,creatures,danger,eerie depths,friendship,fullmoon,game,horror,isolation,monsters,mystery,nature,secrets,supernatural,survival,terror,thrills,transformation,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6b162ee497455b04afec840ce61ed090.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Grave Robbers — Cemetery Treasure Hunters Awaken the Hungry Dead</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-grave-robbers-cemetery-treasure-hunters-awaken-the-hungry-dead--65288767</link><description><![CDATA[Fritz knows a neglected grave that could make him rich. Wally follows him from the Ash Street Saloon, persuaded by a story of jewelry buried with a woman named Hazel. The Grave Robbers by Bruce Haney turns a cemetery theft into undead horror when the coffin holds something greed cannot account for. One man sees a fortune; the other begins to see every reason they should leave. Their friendship is tested against an appetite far older than their scheme. Hear a graveyard creature story in which the most dangerous thing about buried treasure is the owner who may still be keeping it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65288767</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65288767/324_the_grave_robbers.mp3" length="30347218" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cd0a1080-b116-4ba6-905d-7df6bad077e2/cd0a1080-b116-4ba6-905d-7df6bad077e2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cd0a1080-b116-4ba6-905d-7df6bad077e2/cd0a1080-b116-4ba6-905d-7df6bad077e2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cd0a1080-b116-4ba6-905d-7df6bad077e2/cd0a1080-b116-4ba6-905d-7df6bad077e2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Fritz knows a neglected grave that could make him rich. Wally follows him from the Ash Street Saloon, persuaded by a story of jewelry buried with a woman named Hazel. The Grave Robbers by Bruce Haney turns a cemetery theft into undead horror when the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fritz knows a neglected grave that could make him rich. Wally follows him from the Ash Street Saloon, persuaded by a story of jewelry buried with a woman named Hazel. The Grave Robbers by Bruce Haney turns a cemetery theft into undead horror when the coffin holds something greed cannot account for. One man sees a fortune; the other begins to see every reason they should leave. Their friendship is tested against an appetite far older than their scheme. Hear a graveyard creature story in which the most dangerous thing about buried treasure is the owner who may still be keeping it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1896</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned cemetery,ancient force,betrayal,blood,cemetery,cursed,gothic,grave,grave robbers,greed,haunting,horror,monster,patreon,reanimated,supernatural,suspense,treasure,undead,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cb8214de37c2e3e6eb50b49f634eb245.jpg"/><itunes:episode>324</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Haunted Houses, Stolen Artwork, and April Fool’s Gone Wrong</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-haunted-houses-stolen-artwork-and-april-fool-s-gone-wrong--65192835</link><description><![CDATA[A ghost hunt reportedly turns physical, a Scottish couple fears their house is haunted, and April Fools' pranks have consequences nobody intended. Henrique and Michelle bring these stories together in the March 2025 Monthly Spooky, alongside stolen art, unsettling places, and horror watches. Radio hoaxes and prankster tragedies give the conversation a darker edge as the hosts consider what happens when make-believe affects real lives. Paranormal accounts remain reports, with humor and personal stories throughout. Join a roundup of haunted-house claims and jokes that stopped being funny.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65192835</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65192835/monthly_spooky_march_2025.mp3" length="102175019" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/23037962-a1ed-48de-87cc-c1e40e5c6b9b/23037962-a1ed-48de-87cc-c1e40e5c6b9b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/23037962-a1ed-48de-87cc-c1e40e5c6b9b/23037962-a1ed-48de-87cc-c1e40e5c6b9b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/23037962-a1ed-48de-87cc-c1e40e5c6b9b/23037962-a1ed-48de-87cc-c1e40e5c6b9b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A ghost hunt reportedly turns physical, a Scottish couple fears their house is haunted, and April Fools' pranks have consequences nobody intended. Henrique and Michelle bring these stories together in the March 2025 Monthly Spooky, alongside stolen...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A ghost hunt reportedly turns physical, a Scottish couple fears their house is haunted, and April Fools' pranks have consequences nobody intended. Henrique and Michelle bring these stories together in the March 2025 Monthly Spooky, alongside stolen art, unsettling places, and horror watches. Radio hoaxes and prankster tragedies give the conversation a darker edge as the hosts consider what happens when make-believe affects real lives. Paranormal accounts remain reports, with humor and personal stories throughout. Join a roundup of haunted-house claims and jokes that stopped being funny.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6386</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aprilfools,creepy,cursed,eerie,eerie tales,folklore,ghosthunter,ghost hunters,ghosts,gothic,haunted,hauntedhouse,horror films,mystery,paranormal,pranks,societal fears,supernatural,supernatural beliefs,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | "Devilstone" — An Irish Estate Curse from Suspense</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-devilstone-an-irish-estate-curse-from-suspense--64718812</link><description><![CDATA[An inherited Irish estate seems like an opportunity until prospective tenants insist it is haunted. Timothy Martin goes to Devilstone with his servant to investigate, bringing skepticism into a house that gives him reasons to reconsider. Unknown Broadcast presents Devilstone from Suspense, a vintage radio mystery set around a gloomy property in County Fermanagh. Unsettling sounds, a family legacy, and signs of a presence turn the visit into something far more personal than a rental inspection. What did Timothy inherit besides the building—and how much of its past is still inside?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64718812</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64718812/065_devilstone_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="24579401" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/48fbcaab-3a12-418e-8857-7fc003945d26/48fbcaab-3a12-418e-8857-7fc003945d26.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/48fbcaab-3a12-418e-8857-7fc003945d26/48fbcaab-3a12-418e-8857-7fc003945d26.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/48fbcaab-3a12-418e-8857-7fc003945d26/48fbcaab-3a12-418e-8857-7fc003945d26.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An inherited Irish estate seems like an opportunity until prospective tenants insist it is haunted. Timothy Martin goes to Devilstone with his servant to investigate, bringing skepticism into a house that gives him reasons to reconsider. Unknown...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An inherited Irish estate seems like an opportunity until prospective tenants insist it is haunted. Timothy Martin goes to Devilstone with his servant to investigate, bringing skepticism into a house that gives him reasons to reconsider. Unknown Broadcast presents Devilstone from Suspense, a vintage radio mystery set around a gloomy property in County Fermanagh. Unsettling sounds, a family legacy, and signs of a presence turn the visit into something far more personal than a rental inspection. What did Timothy inherit besides the building—and how much of its past is still inside?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1536</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned estate,curse,devilstone,dublin,family secret,fear,fermanagh,ghostly presence,haunting,investigation,jason o'flynn,legacy,timothy martin,trapdoor,unknown</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | A Nasty Piece of Work (2019) – Corporate Chaos Meets Holiday Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-a-nasty-piece-of-work-2019-corporate-chaos-meets-holiday-horror--65124912</link><description><![CDATA[A Christmas invitation from the boss becomes a vicious competition for promotion. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss A Nasty Piece of Work (2019), Charles Hood's Into the Dark entry starring Kyle Howard, Molly Hagan, and Julian Sands. The hosts examine the workplace satire, the fake-outs, and the ending, while remembering Sands and his Warlock roles. Stories of bad jobs and life on a film set add personal stakes to the question of what employees will endure to get ahead. Full spoilers for a holiday horror comedy with a ruthless corporate host. More: <a href="https://www.doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.doyouevenmovie.com...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65124912</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65124912/a_nasty_piece_of_workfinal.mp3" length="99884096" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9096fca5-47cd-4d5c-897d-8fb801caf389/9096fca5-47cd-4d5c-897d-8fb801caf389.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9096fca5-47cd-4d5c-897d-8fb801caf389/9096fca5-47cd-4d5c-897d-8fb801caf389.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9096fca5-47cd-4d5c-897d-8fb801caf389/9096fca5-47cd-4d5c-897d-8fb801caf389.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Christmas invitation from the boss becomes a vicious competition for promotion. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss A Nasty Piece of Work (2019), Charles Hood's Into the Dark entry starring Kyle Howard, Molly Hagan, and Julian Sands. The hosts...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Christmas invitation from the boss becomes a vicious competition for promotion. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss A Nasty Piece of Work (2019), Charles Hood's Into the Dark entry starring Kyle Howard, Molly Hagan, and Julian Sands. The hosts examine the workplace satire, the fake-outs, and the ending, while remembering Sands and his Warlock roles. Stories of bad jobs and life on a film set add personal stakes to the question of what employees will endure to get ahead. Full spoilers for a holiday horror comedy with a ruthless corporate host. More: <a href="https://www.doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.doyouevenmovie.com...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6242</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blumhouse,christmas,comedy,corporate,darkhumor,drama,holiday,horror,hulu,indie,movie,mystery,office,podcast,promotion,revenge,satire,streaming,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d5c4200a89df96b1b3456da095e70706.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Woke in a Dark Room — Psychological Horror with an Unseen Monster</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-woke-in-a-dark-room-psychological-horror-with-an-unseen-monster--65110982</link><description><![CDATA[A man wakes on cold concrete with no memory of arriving. In the darkness, a sigh becomes a growl, fur brushes against him, and claws seem to find his throat. I Woke in a Dark Room. Something Horrible Was in There With Me. by Michael Kelso builds psychological horror from touch, sound, and the fear of sharing a locked space with something unseen. As fragments of memory return, understanding the room becomes as frightening as escaping it. Listen from inside the narrator's uncertainty, where every movement could change what he believes is beside him. Author: <a href="https://michaelkelsoauthor.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://michaelkelsoauthor.com</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65110982</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65110982/323_i_woke_in_a_dark_room.mp3" length="33016399" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fe1713d3-5630-414b-9ed7-e3e9f85282a7/fe1713d3-5630-414b-9ed7-e3e9f85282a7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fe1713d3-5630-414b-9ed7-e3e9f85282a7/fe1713d3-5630-414b-9ed7-e3e9f85282a7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fe1713d3-5630-414b-9ed7-e3e9f85282a7/fe1713d3-5630-414b-9ed7-e3e9f85282a7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A man wakes on cold concrete with no memory of arriving. In the darkness, a sigh becomes a growl, fur brushes against him, and claws seem to find his throat. I Woke in a Dark Room. Something Horrible Was in There With Me. by Michael Kelso builds...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A man wakes on cold concrete with no memory of arriving. In the darkness, a sigh becomes a growl, fur brushes against him, and claws seem to find his throat. I Woke in a Dark Room. Something Horrible Was in There With Me. by Michael Kelso builds psychological horror from touch, sound, and the fear of sharing a locked space with something unseen. As fragments of memory return, understanding the room becomes as frightening as escaping it. Listen from inside the narrator's uncertainty, where every movement could change what he believes is beside him. Author: <a href="https://michaelkelsoauthor.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://michaelkelsoauthor.com</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2063</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling climax,claustrophobic,darkness,eerie,fear,gripping tension,haunting,horror,lurking,michael kelso,monster,nightmare,ominous isolation,paranoia,psychological,suspense,terror,trapped,unseen,unseen horrors</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4e6c6b166e7540629e367f2528592059.jpg"/><itunes:episode>323</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Babes in the Wood Murders — The Noakes Family Tragedy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-babes-in-the-wood-murders-the-noakes-family-tragedy--64840414</link><description><![CDATA[Three girls are found beneath a blanket near Pennsylvania's Pine Grove Furnace in November 1934. Who brought them there, and what happened on the journey? Terrifying &amp; True examines the Babes in the Wood murders of Norma Sedgwick and her half-sisters Dewilla and Cordelia Noakes. Investigators trace their trip from California with Elmo Noakes and his niece Winifred Pierce. The episode follows the search for their identities, conflicting explanations, and evidence tying two death scenes together. Hear how investigators reconstructed the family's journey across Depression-era America.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64840414</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64840414/babes_in_the_wood_murders.mp3" length="18506290" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cc476d28-569b-4723-943d-872893831be5/cc476d28-569b-4723-943d-872893831be5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cc476d28-569b-4723-943d-872893831be5/cc476d28-569b-4723-943d-872893831be5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cc476d28-569b-4723-943d-872893831be5/cc476d28-569b-4723-943d-872893831be5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Three girls are found beneath a blanket near Pennsylvania's Pine Grove Furnace in November 1934. Who brought them there, and what happened on the journey? Terrifying &amp; True examines the Babes in the Wood murders of Norma Sedgwick and her half-sisters...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three girls are found beneath a blanket near Pennsylvania's Pine Grove Furnace in November 1934. Who brought them there, and what happened on the journey? Terrifying &amp; True examines the Babes in the Wood murders of Norma Sedgwick and her half-sisters Dewilla and Cordelia Noakes. Investigators trace their trip from California with Elmo Noakes and his niece Winifred Pierce. The episode follows the search for their identities, conflicting explanations, and evidence tying two death scenes together. Hear how investigators reconstructed the family's journey across Depression-era America.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1156</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1934,babesinthewood,coldcase,crimehistory,depressionera,eerie,familymurder,forensic,historicalcrime,investigation,murder,mystery,pennsylvania,pine grove furnace,poverty,sisters,tragedy,truecrime,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | "Battle of the Magicians" — Zombies and Black Magic from Lights Out</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-battle-of-the-magicians-zombies-and-black-magic-from-lights-out--64718804</link><description><![CDATA[A series of airline disasters sends investigator Saladin into a case where ordinary sabotage may not explain the danger. A rival magician's power and a pilot under uncanny control turn the next flight into a race against time. Unknown Broadcast presents Battle of the Magicians from Lights Out, a vintage radio adventure combining black magic, zombies, and a contest of wits. Irene joins Saladin as he tries to understand the threat before another aircraft is lost. Listen as the fight moves from a discussion of superstition to a confrontation with the lives of passengers at stake.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64718804</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64718804/064_battle_of_the_magicians_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="30456109" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0d9e1ca5-a72f-4ff1-b9c9-94236f43906f/0d9e1ca5-a72f-4ff1-b9c9-94236f43906f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0d9e1ca5-a72f-4ff1-b9c9-94236f43906f/0d9e1ca5-a72f-4ff1-b9c9-94236f43906f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0d9e1ca5-a72f-4ff1-b9c9-94236f43906f/0d9e1ca5-a72f-4ff1-b9c9-94236f43906f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A series of airline disasters sends investigator Saladin into a case where ordinary sabotage may not explain the danger. A rival magician's power and a pilot under uncanny control turn the next flight into a race against time. Unknown Broadcast...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A series of airline disasters sends investigator Saladin into a case where ordinary sabotage may not explain the danger. A rival magician's power and a pilot under uncanny control turn the next flight into a race against time. Unknown Broadcast presents Battle of the Magicians from Lights Out, a vintage radio adventure combining black magic, zombies, and a contest of wits. Irene joins Saladin as he tries to understand the threat before another aircraft is lost. Listen as the fight moves from a discussion of superstition to a confrontation with the lives of passengers at stake.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1903</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>airplane crashes,battle of the magicians,dr. ehrlich,lights out,magic,mr. saladin,philosophical debates,power of perception,skepticism,truth</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | I’m Just F*cking With You (2019) – The Ultimate April Fools’ Nightmare!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-i-m-just-f-cking-with-you-2019-the-ultimate-april-fools-nightmare--64844721</link><description><![CDATA[At a secluded motel, a practical joke becomes an excuse for terror. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss I'm Just F*cking With You (2019), Adam Mason's April Fools' Day entry in Into the Dark. Keir O'Donnell, Hayes MacArthur, and Jessica McNamee star in a nightmare of cruelty passed off as humor. The hosts examine MacArthur's performance, the teaser that drew them in, and the ending, then share childhood pranks and fake injuries with consequences. Full spoilers for a psychological horror comedy that pushes the demand to 'take a joke' too far. More: <a href="https://www.doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.doyouevenmovie.com...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64844721</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64844721/im_just_fucking_with_youfinal_128.mp3" length="104869077" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8a0b367e-0a60-442a-bf7d-bee2af5c0b53/8a0b367e-0a60-442a-bf7d-bee2af5c0b53.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8a0b367e-0a60-442a-bf7d-bee2af5c0b53/8a0b367e-0a60-442a-bf7d-bee2af5c0b53.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8a0b367e-0a60-442a-bf7d-bee2af5c0b53/8a0b367e-0a60-442a-bf7d-bee2af5c0b53.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At a secluded motel, a practical joke becomes an excuse for terror. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss I'm Just F*cking With You (2019), Adam Mason's April Fools' Day entry in Into the Dark. Keir O'Donnell, Hayes MacArthur, and Jessica McNamee...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At a secluded motel, a practical joke becomes an excuse for terror. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss I'm Just F*cking With You (2019), Adam Mason's April Fools' Day entry in Into the Dark. Keir O'Donnell, Hayes MacArthur, and Jessica McNamee star in a nightmare of cruelty passed off as humor. The hosts examine MacArthur's performance, the teaser that drew them in, and the ending, then share childhood pranks and fake injuries with consequences. Full spoilers for a psychological horror comedy that pushes the demand to 'take a joke' too far. More: <a href="https://www.doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.doyouevenmovie.com...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6554</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blumhouse,cinema,darkcomedy,eerie,fear,filmmaking,horror,hulu,indie,motel,movie,mystery,podcast,pranks,psychological,review,streaming,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d2401f11810764874e4da487ce7f3be0.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hermit: Ancient Nature Magic, Black Ichor &amp; a Forest Doomed by Human Fear</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hermit-ancient-nature-magic-black-ichor-a-forest-doomed-by-human-fear--64905654</link><description><![CDATA[Black ichor coats a dying squirrel in the forest of Monre'athh. Its elderly guardian recognizes the sign of an ancient threat and leaves her sanctuary to warn a nearby village. Hermit by Mike Mann follows a woodland healer through a dark-fantasy realm where a broken natural balance lets ravenous creatures spread. Her evidence should bring help; instead, Pastor Caine sees an enemy in the woman carrying it. Nature magic, ecological horror, and fear of unfamiliar knowledge drive a warning no one wants to hear. Can a healer persuade the village before the corruption reaches it?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64905654</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64905654/322_hermit_by_mike_mann.mp3" length="33595776" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/322dbb39-9011-49d7-86a7-f1b336a31d77/322dbb39-9011-49d7-86a7-f1b336a31d77.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/322dbb39-9011-49d7-86a7-f1b336a31d77/322dbb39-9011-49d7-86a7-f1b336a31d77.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/322dbb39-9011-49d7-86a7-f1b336a31d77/322dbb39-9011-49d7-86a7-f1b336a31d77.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Black ichor coats a dying squirrel in the forest of Monre'athh. Its elderly guardian recognizes the sign of an ancient threat and leaves her sanctuary to warn a nearby village. Hermit by Mike Mann follows a woodland healer through a dark-fantasy realm...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Black ichor coats a dying squirrel in the forest of Monre'athh. Its elderly guardian recognizes the sign of an ancient threat and leaves her sanctuary to warn a nearby village. Hermit by Mike Mann follows a woodland healer through a dark-fantasy realm where a broken natural balance lets ravenous creatures spread. Her evidence should bring help; instead, Pastor Caine sees an enemy in the woman carrying it. Nature magic, ecological horror, and fear of unfamiliar knowledge drive a warning no one wants to hear. Can a healer persuade the village before the corruption reaches it?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2099</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancient,ancient healer,creatures,cursed,dark,eerie,eldritch,folklore,forest,haunting,healer,horror,human nature,magic,malevolent force,mystery,supernatural,suspense,terror,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/342f7ed427a9a49dcc281ad0277dc14f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>322</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Gardner Museum Heist — 13 Masterpieces Still Missing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-gardner-museum-heist-13-masterpieces-still-missing--64888413</link><description><![CDATA[Two men dressed as police enter Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and leave with thirteen works of art. Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the March 18, 1990, heist, from restrained guards and an 81-minute stay to the puzzling selection of objects taken. Rembrandt's The Storm on the Sea of Galilee and Vermeer's The Concert are among the losses examined. The episode follows security clues, investigative theories, and the empty frames that became symbols of the theft. Why these works, why this route, and what might the thieves' choices reveal about the people behind the plan?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64888413</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64888413/the_stolen_masterpieces.mp3" length="27522622" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0f8063f6-aab7-4f8d-9d68-aa9b7de0a84d/0f8063f6-aab7-4f8d-9d68-aa9b7de0a84d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0f8063f6-aab7-4f8d-9d68-aa9b7de0a84d/0f8063f6-aab7-4f8d-9d68-aa9b7de0a84d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0f8063f6-aab7-4f8d-9d68-aa9b7de0a84d/0f8063f6-aab7-4f8d-9d68-aa9b7de0a84d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two men dressed as police enter Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and leave with thirteen works of art. Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the March 18, 1990, heist, from restrained guards and an 81-minute stay to the puzzling selection of objects...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two men dressed as police enter Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and leave with thirteen works of art. Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the March 18, 1990, heist, from restrained guards and an 81-minute stay to the puzzling selection of objects taken. Rembrandt's The Storm on the Sea of Galilee and Vermeer's The Concert are among the losses examined. The episode follows security clues, investigative theories, and the empty frames that became symbols of the theft. Why these works, why this route, and what might the thieves' choices reveal about the people behind the plan?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1719</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>$10 million reward,artheist,boston,crimehistory,degas,fbiinvestigation,gardnermuseum,infamous,isabella stewart gardner,march 18,missingart,museumheist,museum heist,priceless masterpieces,rembrandt,stolenart,stolenpaintings,truecrime,unsolved,vermeer</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | "The Birds" — Daphne du Maurier’s Apocalyptic Survival Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-birds-daphne-du-maurier-s-apocalyptic-survival-horror--64718805</link><description><![CDATA[The birds along England's southern coast begin behaving strangely as the weather turns cold. Then they attack. Nat must protect his family inside their farmhouse while the familiar landscape becomes a source of danger. Unknown Broadcast presents a radio adaptation of The Birds by Daphne du Maurier, a story of siege, isolation, and nature turned hostile. Doors, windows, and scraps of information become precious defenses against an assault nobody can explain. Hear the family's struggle for shelter as ordinary birds gather in numbers that make the open air feel impossible to cross.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64718805</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64718805/063_the_birds_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="29500630" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b1bfa19f-9341-420c-99b8-9df53523c8e6/b1bfa19f-9341-420c-99b8-9df53523c8e6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b1bfa19f-9341-420c-99b8-9df53523c8e6/b1bfa19f-9341-420c-99b8-9df53523c8e6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b1bfa19f-9341-420c-99b8-9df53523c8e6/b1bfa19f-9341-420c-99b8-9df53523c8e6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The birds along England's southern coast begin behaving strangely as the weather turns cold. Then they attack. Nat must protect his family inside their farmhouse while the familiar landscape becomes a source of danger. Unknown Broadcast presents a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The birds along England's southern coast begin behaving strangely as the weather turns cold. Then they attack. Nat must protect his family inside their farmhouse while the familiar landscape becomes a source of danger. Unknown Broadcast presents a radio adaptation of The Birds by Daphne du Maurier, a story of siege, isolation, and nature turned hostile. Doors, windows, and scraps of information become precious defenses against an assault nobody can explain. Hear the family's struggle for shelter as ordinary birds gather in numbers that make the open air feel impossible to cross.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1843</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>autumn,daphne du maurier,england,farmhouse,fear,nature's menace,southern coast,survival,the birds,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | All That We Destroy (2019) A Twisted Experiment in Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-all-that-we-destroy-2019-a-twisted-experiment-in-horror--64706679</link><description><![CDATA[A geneticist tries to control her son's violent impulses by cloning a woman for him to kill. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer examine All That We Destroy (2019), Chelsea Stardust's entry in Into the Dark. Samantha Mathis, Israel Broussard, and Aurora Perrineau star in a story that turns maternal protection into a horrifying experiment. The hosts discuss its atmosphere, Mathis' performance, and the point where love becomes complicity. Their series touches on Last Breath and Anora's Oscar wins. Full spoilers for this science-fiction horror film. More: <a href="https://www.doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.doyouevenmovie.com...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64706679</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64706679/all_that_we_destroy_360_mp3final_128_kbps_stereo.mp3" length="78602201" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9fa6f743-9aa7-45a4-a198-15909ad3a181/9fa6f743-9aa7-45a4-a198-15909ad3a181.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9fa6f743-9aa7-45a4-a198-15909ad3a181/9fa6f743-9aa7-45a4-a198-15909ad3a181.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9fa6f743-9aa7-45a4-a198-15909ad3a181/9fa6f743-9aa7-45a4-a198-15909ad3a181.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A geneticist tries to control her son's violent impulses by cloning a woman for him to kill. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer examine All That We Destroy (2019), Chelsea Stardust's entry in Into the Dark. Samantha Mathis, Israel Broussard, and Aurora...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A geneticist tries to control her son's violent impulses by cloning a woman for him to kill. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer examine All That We Destroy (2019), Chelsea Stardust's entry in Into the Dark. Samantha Mathis, Israel Broussard, and Aurora Perrineau star in a story that turns maternal protection into a horrifying experiment. The hosts discuss its atmosphere, Mathis' performance, and the point where love becomes complicity. Their series touches on Last Breath and Anora's Oscar wins. Full spoilers for this science-fiction horror film. More: <a href="https://www.doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.doyouevenmovie.com...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4913</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blumhouse,cinema,clones,dystopian,experiment,filmmaking,hollywood,horror,hulu,movie,mystery,podcast,psychological,review,sci-fi,serialkiller,streaming,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5b953a24d12f4ddcad47392763ce3d7a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>An Angel Rises — A Supernatural Vigilante Hunts Strickfield’s Criminals</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-angel-rises-a-supernatural-vigilante-hunts-strickfield-s-criminals--64817700</link><description><![CDATA[A masked woman takes up the Angel of Death's crystal sword and begins hunting criminals in Strickfield. Detective Drake Kazmierczak recognizes a familiar pattern and sets out to stop the new vigilante. An Angel Rises by Rob Fields follows a campaign of supernatural punishment, with Raigen Devereux's legacy hanging over the investigation. The woman behind the mask has a hidden source of power, but her certainty that she can judge others brings her into the detective's path. Who has claimed the mantle, and what happens when the pursuit puts both hunter and investigator at risk?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64817700</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64817700/321_an_angel_rises_logicx.mp3" length="28139857" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/99c2be8d-fa66-4185-b584-2998f007541b/99c2be8d-fa66-4185-b584-2998f007541b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/99c2be8d-fa66-4185-b584-2998f007541b/99c2be8d-fa66-4185-b584-2998f007541b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/99c2be8d-fa66-4185-b584-2998f007541b/99c2be8d-fa66-4185-b584-2998f007541b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A masked woman takes up the Angel of Death's crystal sword and begins hunting criminals in Strickfield. Detective Drake Kazmierczak recognizes a familiar pattern and sets out to stop the new vigilante. An Angel Rises by Rob Fields follows a campaign...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A masked woman takes up the Angel of Death's crystal sword and begins hunting criminals in Strickfield. Detective Drake Kazmierczak recognizes a familiar pattern and sets out to stop the new vigilante. An Angel Rises by Rob Fields follows a campaign of supernatural punishment, with Raigen Devereux's legacy hanging over the investigation. The woman behind the mask has a hidden source of power, but her certainty that she can judge others brings her into the detective's path. Who has claimed the mantle, and what happens when the pursuit puts both hunter and investigator at risk?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1758</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>angel of death,avenger,crime,dark,detective,eerie,fantasy,haunting,horror,justice,moral conflict,mystery,paranormal,supernatural,suspense,sword,thriller,vengeance,vigilante,warrior</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48ee4f6fe0a26bb5d04a2a07bf06cc42.jpg"/><itunes:episode>321</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Golem of Prague — Jewish Folklore’s Clay Guardian</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-golem-of-prague-jewish-folklore-s-clay-guardian--64777043</link><description><![CDATA[A clay figure rises to protect Prague's Jewish community in one of folklore's most enduring legends. Terrifying &amp; True explores the Golem of Prague, its association with Rabbi Judah Loew, and traditions in which sacred words give lifeless matter power. The episode follows stories of the guardian's service, the danger of losing control, and the belief that it rests in the Old-New Synagogue's attic. These are evolving legends, shaped by persecution, faith, and the wish for protection. Hear how the golem became both a defender and a warning about the responsibilities of creating life.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64777043</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64777043/golem_jewish_folklorefinal.mp3" length="21247785" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/19e92c96-cf61-4b69-a9f6-8ae1e33d7d6e/19e92c96-cf61-4b69-a9f6-8ae1e33d7d6e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/19e92c96-cf61-4b69-a9f6-8ae1e33d7d6e/19e92c96-cf61-4b69-a9f6-8ae1e33d7d6e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/19e92c96-cf61-4b69-a9f6-8ae1e33d7d6e/19e92c96-cf61-4b69-a9f6-8ae1e33d7d6e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A clay figure rises to protect Prague's Jewish community in one of folklore's most enduring legends. Terrifying &amp; True explores the Golem of Prague, its association with Rabbi Judah Loew, and traditions in which sacred words give lifeless matter...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A clay figure rises to protect Prague's Jewish community in one of folklore's most enduring legends. Terrifying &amp; True explores the Golem of Prague, its association with Rabbi Judah Loew, and traditions in which sacred words give lifeless matter power. The episode follows stories of the guardian's service, the danger of losing control, and the belief that it rests in the Old-New Synagogue's attic. These are evolving legends, shaped by persecution, faith, and the wish for protection. Hear how the golem became both a defender and a warning about the responsibilities of creating life.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1328</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancient,clay guardian,crime,dark,folklore,golem,golem of prague,guardian,history,jewish,legacy,legend,monster,mystery,myth,prague,protector,secrets,storytelling,supernatural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | "The Listener" — Inner Sanctum Cottage Murder Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-listener-inner-sanctum-cottage-murder-mystery--64718795</link><description><![CDATA[Ellen Richards sits in a remote New England cottage, listening for a sound she should never hear again: her dead husband's cane. Her nephew Leslie and caretaker Barbara are near, yet her fear keeps growing. Unknown Broadcast presents The Listener from Inner Sanctum Mysteries, a vintage radio tale of isolation, guilt, and suspicion. Something beneath the household routine keeps drawing Ellen's attention toward the cellar. Is grief making the silence unbearable, or does someone know exactly what she fears? Follow the voices and footsteps into a mystery built for listening.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64718795</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64718795/062_the_listener_64_kbps_mono_1.mp3" length="25599589" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f725c0a3-445c-46fd-8836-85ac5bfb26fc/f725c0a3-445c-46fd-8836-85ac5bfb26fc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f725c0a3-445c-46fd-8836-85ac5bfb26fc/f725c0a3-445c-46fd-8836-85ac5bfb26fc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f725c0a3-445c-46fd-8836-85ac5bfb26fc/f725c0a3-445c-46fd-8836-85ac5bfb26fc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ellen Richards sits in a remote New England cottage, listening for a sound she should never hear again: her dead husband's cane. Her nephew Leslie and caretaker Barbara are near, yet her fear keeps growing. Unknown Broadcast presents The Listener from...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ellen Richards sits in a remote New England cottage, listening for a sound she should never hear again: her dead husband's cane. Her nephew Leslie and caretaker Barbara are near, yet her fear keeps growing. Unknown Broadcast presents The Listener from Inner Sanctum Mysteries, a vintage radio tale of isolation, guilt, and suspicion. Something beneath the household routine keeps drawing Ellen's attention toward the cellar. Is grief making the silence unbearable, or does someone know exactly what she fears? Follow the voices and footsteps into a mystery built for listening.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1600</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,buried secrets,deceased husband,ellen richards,fears,human psyche,isolation,listener,moral dilemmas,new england,psychological turmoil,sanity</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Down (2019) – A Valentine’s Day Nightmare in an Elevator!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-down-2019-a-valentine-s-day-nightmare-in-an-elevator--64673957</link><description><![CDATA[Two people become trapped in an elevator over Valentine's Day weekend, and an apparent connection gives way to something more threatening. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Down (2019), Daniel Stamm's confined-space thriller starring Natalie Martinez and Matt Lauria. Opening their March Into the Dark series, the hosts examine the timing of its twist and share elevator experiences of their own. Romance, mistrust, and the lack of an exit give this holiday horror story its pressure. Full spoilers for the film and its turns. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://www.doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.doyouevenmovie.com...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64673957</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64673957/down_mp3final.mp3" length="80700254" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/788d4e4b-10ab-41f6-bf4c-88e0de177de2/788d4e4b-10ab-41f6-bf4c-88e0de177de2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/788d4e4b-10ab-41f6-bf4c-88e0de177de2/788d4e4b-10ab-41f6-bf4c-88e0de177de2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/788d4e4b-10ab-41f6-bf4c-88e0de177de2/788d4e4b-10ab-41f6-bf4c-88e0de177de2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two people become trapped in an elevator over Valentine's Day weekend, and an apparent connection gives way to something more threatening. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Down (2019), Daniel Stamm's confined-space thriller starring Natalie...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two people become trapped in an elevator over Valentine's Day weekend, and an apparent connection gives way to something more threatening. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Down (2019), Daniel Stamm's confined-space thriller starring Natalie Martinez and Matt Lauria. Opening their March Into the Dark series, the hosts examine the timing of its twist and share elevator experiences of their own. Romance, mistrust, and the lack of an exit give this holiday horror story its pressure. Full spoilers for the film and its turns. More Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://www.doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.doyouevenmovie.com...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5043</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blumhouse,cinema,classics,cult,elevator,filmmaking,hollywood,horror,hulu,indie,movie,mystery,podcast,review,spooky,streaming,suspense,terror,thriller,underrated</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/63c8fd3c99a5328502fe39e0b09c13cd.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ship of the Cannibal Rats: Shipwreck Survivors Trapped on a Rat-Infested Ghost Ship</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ship-of-the-cannibal-rats-shipwreck-survivors-trapped-on-a-rat-infested-ghost-ship--64706738</link><description><![CDATA[Luka and Chance survive a sinking freighter and escape shark-filled water, only to climb aboard an abandoned liner crawling with hungry rats. Ship of the Cannibal Rats by David O'Hanlon turns a rescue into another trap. The drifting Lyudmila Gurchenko has no welcoming crew, little food, and movement inside its walls. Its animal inhabitants have claimed the ship, and the two men must find a way through rusting corridors before the swarm closes in. Maritime survival horror, grotesque ingenuity, and dark humor drive a voyage where reaching a larger vessel does not mean reaching safety.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64706738</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64706738/320_ship_of_the_cannibal_rats.mp3" length="40957110" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a40bec19-3676-41d6-bc61-c8c25f366741/a40bec19-3676-41d6-bc61-c8c25f366741.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a40bec19-3676-41d6-bc61-c8c25f366741/a40bec19-3676-41d6-bc61-c8c25f366741.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a40bec19-3676-41d6-bc61-c8c25f366741/a40bec19-3676-41d6-bc61-c8c25f366741.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Luka and Chance survive a sinking freighter and escape shark-filled water, only to climb aboard an abandoned liner crawling with hungry rats. Ship of the Cannibal Rats by David O'Hanlon turns a rescue into another trap. The drifting Lyudmila Gurchenko...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Luka and Chance survive a sinking freighter and escape shark-filled water, only to climb aboard an abandoned liner crawling with hungry rats. Ship of the Cannibal Rats by David O'Hanlon turns a rescue into another trap. The drifting Lyudmila Gurchenko has no welcoming crew, little food, and movement inside its walls. Its animal inhabitants have claimed the ship, and the two men must find a way through rusting corridors before the swarm closes in. Maritime survival horror, grotesque ingenuity, and dark humor drive a voyage where reaching a larger vessel does not mean reaching safety.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2559</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned,cannibal rats,cursed,eerie,ghost,ghost ship,haunted,horror,maritime,nightmare,ocean,psychological,rats,ship,survival,survive,suspense,terror,thriller,unsettling</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/111b52105b21ed27d2b986585ecfaf60.jpg"/><itunes:episode>320</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Melonheads of Ohio — Dr. Crow and Kirtland’s Urban Legend</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-melonheads-of-ohio-dr-crow-and-kirtland-s-urban-legend--64462673</link><description><![CDATA[On dark roads near Kirtland, Ohio, local stories warn of the Melonheads—figures said to have escaped a doctor's cruel experiments. Terrifying &amp; True explores the Dr. Crow legend and its changing versions in Ohio, Michigan, and Connecticut. Alleged laboratories, woodland sightings, and rumors of institutional abuse give each retelling a local setting, but the claims do not establish that the creatures or the doctor existed. Hear how fear of difference and the isolation of a country road helped build a monster story, and why a memorable explanation can outlast the evidence behind it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64462673</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64462673/the_melonheads_curse.mp3" length="24334035" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2be40591-25d5-48ad-9106-df8cea783b3f/2be40591-25d5-48ad-9106-df8cea783b3f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2be40591-25d5-48ad-9106-df8cea783b3f/2be40591-25d5-48ad-9106-df8cea783b3f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2be40591-25d5-48ad-9106-df8cea783b3f/2be40591-25d5-48ad-9106-df8cea783b3f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On dark roads near Kirtland, Ohio, local stories warn of the Melonheads—figures said to have escaped a doctor's cruel experiments. Terrifying &amp; True explores the Dr. Crow legend and its changing versions in Ohio, Michigan, and Connecticut. Alleged...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On dark roads near Kirtland, Ohio, local stories warn of the Melonheads—figures said to have escaped a doctor's cruel experiments. Terrifying &amp; True explores the Dr. Crow legend and its changing versions in Ohio, Michigan, and Connecticut. Alleged laboratories, woodland sightings, and rumors of institutional abuse give each retelling a local setting, but the claims do not establish that the creatures or the doctor existed. Hear how fear of difference and the isolation of a country road helped build a monster story, and why a memorable explanation can outlast the evidence behind it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1520</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cryptid,dr. crow,eerie,folklore,haunted,haunting,horror,kirtland,legend,melonheads,mystery,myth,ohio,paranormal,reality,spooky,supernatural,terror,urbanlegend</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Reunion After Death — A Ghost Story of Love, Grief, and Betrayal</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-reunion-after-death-a-ghost-story-of-love-grief-and-betrayal--64050684</link><description><![CDATA[Adam cannot leave Diane's memory behind, even as his marriage to Evelyn binds him to the present. When he believes he encounters his lost love's spirit, grief becomes a source of possibility. Unknown Broadcast presents Reunion After Death, a vintage radio story of love, loyalty, and betrayal. Conversations with Christian and Basil reveal how much of Adam's life still belongs to someone who is gone. Listen as longing strains his relationships and the boundary between remembrance and a haunting grows uncertain. If the person you mourn returned, what would you be willing to believe?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64050684</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64050684/060_reunion_after_death_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="28344792" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://auphonic.com/engine/download/audio-result/HGkK9aoGewaihDCZ7pEcp9/060%20Reunion%20After%20Death-64%20kbps%20Mono.json?t=6-534310" type="application/json" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Adam cannot leave Diane's memory behind, even as his marriage to Evelyn binds him to the present. When he believes he encounters his lost love's spirit, grief becomes a source of possibility. Unknown Broadcast presents Reunion After Death, a vintage...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Adam cannot leave Diane's memory behind, even as his marriage to Evelyn binds him to the present. When he believes he encounters his lost love's spirit, grief becomes a source of possibility. Unknown Broadcast presents Reunion After Death, a vintage radio story of love, loyalty, and betrayal. Conversations with Christian and Basil reveal how much of Adam's life still belongs to someone who is gone. Listen as longing strains his relationships and the boundary between remembrance and a haunting grows uncertain. If the person you mourn returned, what would you be willing to believe?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1772</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Beware the Ides of March — Horror Stories of Vengeance</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/beware-the-ides-of-march-horror-stories-of-vengeance--64619650</link><description><![CDATA[A buried crime refuses to stay buried in six tales of vengeance: Dead Ahead by Joe Solmo; Hell Hath No Fury by Aaron Cook; The Stop Sign Man by Bryce Gibson; The Devil Reaps the Harvest by John Oak Dalton; Grave Consequences by Killian Crane; and Dead and Breakfast by Morgan Moore. Henrique Couto hosts Beware the Ides of March, a Weekly Spooky collection of guilty choices, dangerous legends, and revenge beyond the grave. More than two hours move from a couple's roadside disaster to a teenager's reckless dare. Listen as people discover how difficult it can be to leave a wrong behind.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64619650</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64619650/ides_of_march_2025.mp3" length="127872272" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/50aaf129-60b5-490d-b427-1d0f29a477a8/50aaf129-60b5-490d-b427-1d0f29a477a8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/50aaf129-60b5-490d-b427-1d0f29a477a8/50aaf129-60b5-490d-b427-1d0f29a477a8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/50aaf129-60b5-490d-b427-1d0f29a477a8/50aaf129-60b5-490d-b427-1d0f29a477a8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A buried crime refuses to stay buried in six tales of vengeance: Dead Ahead by Joe Solmo; Hell Hath No Fury by Aaron Cook; The Stop Sign Man by Bryce Gibson; The Devil Reaps the Harvest by John Oak Dalton; Grave Consequences by Killian Crane; and Dead...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A buried crime refuses to stay buried in six tales of vengeance: Dead Ahead by Joe Solmo; Hell Hath No Fury by Aaron Cook; The Stop Sign Man by Bryce Gibson; The Devil Reaps the Harvest by John Oak Dalton; Grave Consequences by Killian Crane; and Dead and Breakfast by Morgan Moore. Henrique Couto hosts Beware the Ides of March, a Weekly Spooky collection of guilty choices, dangerous legends, and revenge beyond the grave. More than two hours move from a couple's roadside disaster to a teenager's reckless dare. Listen as people discover how difficult it can be to leave a wrong behind.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7991</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>connect,dark secrets,dead ahead,dead and breakfast,hell hath no fury,ides of march,spine-tingling tales,the stop sign man,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/47059a17523f07f6a809911f871fd03e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Roadkill — A Cruel Photographer Hunted by Shape-Shifting Deer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/roadkill-a-cruel-photographer-hunted-by-shape-shifting-deer--64441242</link><description><![CDATA[Lucas Riggs turns animal suffering into profitable photographs. Driving toward his family's Ohio estate after a major sale, he picks up two travelers who seem to know far too much about his work. Roadkill by Travis VanHoose sends a cruel artist down Route 747 into a revenge story where the subjects of his pictures may have a claim of their own. Rural isolation, bodily transformation, and a reversal of hunter and prey turn his triumph into terror. What if the image that made your career could follow you home? Author's books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Travis-VanHoose/author/B0CBGG695N" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/stores/...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64441242</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64441242/319_roadkill.mp3" length="38364989" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1e564f39-c5b6-4fbd-a9a4-f744762e158c/1e564f39-c5b6-4fbd-a9a4-f744762e158c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1e564f39-c5b6-4fbd-a9a4-f744762e158c/1e564f39-c5b6-4fbd-a9a4-f744762e158c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1e564f39-c5b6-4fbd-a9a4-f744762e158c/1e564f39-c5b6-4fbd-a9a4-f744762e158c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lucas Riggs turns animal suffering into profitable photographs. Driving toward his family's Ohio estate after a major sale, he picks up two travelers who seem to know far too much about his work. Roadkill by Travis VanHoose sends a cruel artist down...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lucas Riggs turns animal suffering into profitable photographs. Driving toward his family's Ohio estate after a major sale, he picks up two travelers who seem to know far too much about his work. Roadkill by Travis VanHoose sends a cruel artist down Route 747 into a revenge story where the subjects of his pictures may have a claim of their own. Rural isolation, bodily transformation, and a reversal of hunter and prey turn his triumph into terror. What if the image that made your career could follow you home? Author's books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Travis-VanHoose/author/B0CBGG695N" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/stores/...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2397</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cursed,eerie,folklore,haunting,hitchhikers,horror,karma,monster,obsession,poetic justice,revenge,roadkill,road kill,supernatural,suspense,themes,thriller,transformation,travis van hoose,unsettling</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f0ac366a3b5aabf6657c1eefc321f86a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>319</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Kayaker Engulfed by a Humpback Whale, Abandoned Morgues and Lost Cosmonauts</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-kayaker-engulfed-by-a-humpback-whale-abandoned-morgues-and-lost-cosmonauts--64506788</link><description><![CDATA[A kayaker is engulfed by a humpback whale in the Strait of Magellan, while mysterious QR stickers appear on gravestones in Munich. Henrique and Michelle discuss these headlines in the February 2025 Monthly Spooky, then turn to abandoned morgues and the Lost Cosmonauts conspiracy. Alleged distress recordings and Cold War secrecy fuel the space stories, but the claims remain disputed. The conversation moves from an extraordinary filmed encounter to rumors about missions that may never have happened. Hear how unsettling images and incomplete information can create different mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64506788</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64506788/monthly_spooky_feb_2025.mp3" length="116663132" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2885456c-4227-41a6-978e-79ab8aadbed4/2885456c-4227-41a6-978e-79ab8aadbed4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2885456c-4227-41a6-978e-79ab8aadbed4/2885456c-4227-41a6-978e-79ab8aadbed4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2885456c-4227-41a6-978e-79ab8aadbed4/2885456c-4227-41a6-978e-79ab8aadbed4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A kayaker is engulfed by a humpback whale in the Strait of Magellan, while mysterious QR stickers appear on gravestones in Munich. Henrique and Michelle discuss these headlines in the February 2025 Monthly Spooky, then turn to abandoned morgues and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A kayaker is engulfed by a humpback whale in the Strait of Magellan, while mysterious QR stickers appear on gravestones in Munich. Henrique and Michelle discuss these headlines in the February 2025 Monthly Spooky, then turn to abandoned morgues and the Lost Cosmonauts conspiracy. Alleged distress recordings and Cold War secrecy fuel the space stories, but the claims remain disputed. The conversation moves from an extraordinary filmed encounter to rumors about missions that may never have happened. Hear how unsettling images and incomplete information can create different mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7291</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,fear,folklore,ghost,gravestones,haunted,historical truths,horror,lost cosmonauts,mystery,nightmare,paranormal,podcast,soviet space program,spooky,suspense,terror,thriller,truecrime,whale encounter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | "The Eye of Evil" — Burmese Jungle Cult Horror from Escape</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-eye-of-evil-burmese-jungle-cult-horror-from-escape--64050674</link><description><![CDATA[A troubling letter sends Stephen Loring from Mandalay toward a remote village in Burma to find his friend Campbell. What he discovers raises questions about fear, belief, and a mind slipping beyond explanations. Unknown Broadcast presents The Eye of Evil from Escape, a jungle mystery by Kathleen Hite. Loring follows ominous signs and accounts of an evil eye as the search pulls him toward a dangerous ritual. This vintage radio drama builds its unease around an isolated friend and the effort to understand what has changed him. How much should a rescuer trust the story he is being told?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64050674</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64050674/059_the_eye_of_evil_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="28962937" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://auphonic.com/engine/download/audio-result/HGkK9aoGewaihDCZ7pEcp9/060%20Reunion%20After%20Death-64%20kbps%20Mono.vtt?t=6-534310" type="text/plain" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A troubling letter sends Stephen Loring from Mandalay toward a remote village in Burma to find his friend Campbell. What he discovers raises questions about fear, belief, and a mind slipping beyond explanations. Unknown Broadcast presents The Eye of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A troubling letter sends Stephen Loring from Mandalay toward a remote village in Burma to find his friend Campbell. What he discovers raises questions about fear, belief, and a mind slipping beyond explanations. Unknown Broadcast presents The Eye of Evil from Escape, a jungle mystery by Kathleen Hite. Loring follows ominous signs and accounts of an evil eye as the search pulls him toward a dangerous ritual. This vintage radio drama builds its unease around an isolated friend and the effort to understand what has changed him. How much should a rescuer trust the story he is being told?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1811</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | It Comes at Night (2017): Infection, Isolation, and Paranoia</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-it-comes-at-night-2017-infection-isolation-and-paranoia--64424702</link><description><![CDATA[Two families share a remote house while an unexplained disease makes every stranger a possible threat. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine It Comes at Night (2017) on Cutting Deep Into Horror, with full spoilers. The discussion follows Travis' nightmares, his parents' protective rules, and the uneasy alliance with Will's family. Fear of infection, darkness, and distrust shape a film whose most frightening choices come from people trying to survive. Join an analysis of family loyalty, uncertainty, and the point where protecting your own can become a danger to everyone else.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64424702</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64424702/it_comes_at_night_rawfinal.mp3" length="94308460" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/54f67442-4bb0-46b1-8c0e-c651096a9bab/54f67442-4bb0-46b1-8c0e-c651096a9bab.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/54f67442-4bb0-46b1-8c0e-c651096a9bab/54f67442-4bb0-46b1-8c0e-c651096a9bab.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/54f67442-4bb0-46b1-8c0e-c651096a9bab/54f67442-4bb0-46b1-8c0e-c651096a9bab.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two families share a remote house while an unexplained disease makes every stranger a possible threat. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine It Comes at Night (2017) on Cutting Deep Into Horror, with full spoilers. The discussion follows Travis'...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two families share a remote house while an unexplained disease makes every stranger a possible threat. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine It Comes at Night (2017) on Cutting Deep Into Horror, with full spoilers. The discussion follows Travis' nightmares, his parents' protective rules, and the uneasy alliance with Will's family. Fear of infection, darkness, and distrust shape a film whose most frightening choices come from people trying to survive. Join an analysis of family loyalty, uncertainty, and the point where protecting your own can become a danger to everyone else.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5894</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cutting deep into horror,emotional stakes,fear,henrique kuto,it comes at night,paranoia,psychological tension,rachael rodolfi,strained relationships,themes</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Blizzard of '58 - Trapped in a Snowstorm… with a Monster</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-blizzard-of-58-trapped-in-a-snowstorm-with-a-monster--64410012</link><description><![CDATA[Margaret hopes to meet television horror host Lenore 'Miss Ghoul' Ghoulcraft at a department store. A worsening snowstorm cancels the appearance, closes the building, and leaves Margaret and her brother David trapped inside. The Blizzard of '58 by Bruce Haney turns a fan's outing into a 1950s winter nightmare. As the lights fade and the exits refuse to open, the siblings discover that the weather may be the least of their problems. A familiar screen personality takes on a different meaning in the dark. What would you do if meeting your idol meant spending the night unable to escape her?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64410012</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64410012/318_the_blizzard_of_58_logicx.mp3" length="44989573" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/40fbfa1f-4d01-41ae-a265-ba1cfcf6bf82/40fbfa1f-4d01-41ae-a265-ba1cfcf6bf82.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/40fbfa1f-4d01-41ae-a265-ba1cfcf6bf82/40fbfa1f-4d01-41ae-a265-ba1cfcf6bf82.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/40fbfa1f-4d01-41ae-a265-ba1cfcf6bf82/40fbfa1f-4d01-41ae-a265-ba1cfcf6bf82.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Margaret hopes to meet television horror host Lenore 'Miss Ghoul' Ghoulcraft at a department store. A worsening snowstorm cancels the appearance, closes the building, and leaves Margaret and her brother David trapped inside. The Blizzard of '58 by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Margaret hopes to meet television horror host Lenore 'Miss Ghoul' Ghoulcraft at a department store. A worsening snowstorm cancels the appearance, closes the building, and leaves Margaret and her brother David trapped inside. The Blizzard of '58 by Bruce Haney turns a fan's outing into a 1950s winter nightmare. As the lights fade and the exits refuse to open, the siblings discover that the weather may be the least of their problems. A familiar screen personality takes on a different meaning in the dark. What would you do if meeting your idol meant spending the night unable to escape her?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2812</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blizzard,chilling,creature,cursed,eerie,ghost,haunting,horror,monster,nightmare,scary,snow,snowstorm,stories,supernatural,survival,suspense,terror,thriller,trapped</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3f1541b8d664926b7751e464054c9d25.jpg"/><itunes:episode>318</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Blue Ruin (2013) The Brutality of Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-blue-ruin-2013-the-brutality-of-revenge--64428500</link><description><![CDATA[An ill-prepared drifter seeks revenge and puts his estranged family in danger. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Blue Ruin (2013), Jeremy Saulnier's stripped-down thriller starring Macon Blair. They examine the performance, the film's blunt approach to violence, and where it fits in Saulnier's work. The conversation also includes Heart Eyes, Love Hurts, and overlooked revenge movies. Full spoilers for a story that makes vengeance look painful, clumsy, and frighteningly difficult to contain. Revisit the cost of retaliation with Do You Even Movie?: <a href="http://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64428500</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64428500/blue_ruin_commercials.mp3" length="102783167" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7aa3b05e-4b7a-488e-9aa0-ca6357c24e0c/7aa3b05e-4b7a-488e-9aa0-ca6357c24e0c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7aa3b05e-4b7a-488e-9aa0-ca6357c24e0c/7aa3b05e-4b7a-488e-9aa0-ca6357c24e0c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7aa3b05e-4b7a-488e-9aa0-ca6357c24e0c/7aa3b05e-4b7a-488e-9aa0-ca6357c24e0c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An ill-prepared drifter seeks revenge and puts his estranged family in danger. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Blue Ruin (2013), Jeremy Saulnier's stripped-down thriller starring Macon Blair. They examine the performance, the film's blunt...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An ill-prepared drifter seeks revenge and puts his estranged family in danger. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Blue Ruin (2013), Jeremy Saulnier's stripped-down thriller starring Macon Blair. They examine the performance, the film's blunt approach to violence, and where it fits in Saulnier's work. The conversation also includes Heart Eyes, Love Hurts, and overlooked revenge movies. Full spoilers for a story that makes vengeance look painful, clumsy, and frighteningly difficult to contain. Revisit the cost of retaliation with Do You Even Movie?: <a href="http://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6424</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bf4893fb4832c4fdde658f8e2aa4fd6e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Charlie Brandt — The Killer Hidden in Plain Sight</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-charlie-brandt-the-killer-hidden-in-plain-sight--64382069</link><description><![CDATA[Charlie Brandt murdered his pregnant mother as a teenager, then lived an apparently ordinary life until a brutal 2004 double murder exposed his past.<br /><br /> In Fort Wayne, Indiana, on January 3, 1971, 13-year-old Brandt shot his parents, killing his mother Ilse and her unborn child. His father survived, and sister Angela escaped when the gun failed. After roughly a year in psychiatric care, Brandt returned to his family and the crime was kept secret from those who later knew him.<br /><br /> That hidden history resurfaced after Hurricane Ivan sent Charlie and his wife, Teri, to niece Michelle Jones’s Orlando home. Investigators found Teri stabbed, Michelle decapitated and disemboweled, and Charlie dead by suicide. The mutilation led detectives to compare him with Florida cold cases. Authorities later attributed Sherry Perisho’s 1989 murder to Brandt, while other suspected connections remain unproven.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True distinguishes confirmed killings from investigative suspicion and asks how family silence allowed an extraordinary warning to disappear for three decades.<br /><br /> Narrated by Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> Charlie Brandt is examined through surviving evidence, historical context, and the later claims that shaped public memory, without presenting speculation as a solved answer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64382069</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64382069/the_hidden_monster_the_crimes_of_charlie_brandt.mp3" length="21504951" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/51199bca-5a8b-42a3-98cf-32bb66ba4402/51199bca-5a8b-42a3-98cf-32bb66ba4402.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/51199bca-5a8b-42a3-98cf-32bb66ba4402/51199bca-5a8b-42a3-98cf-32bb66ba4402.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/51199bca-5a8b-42a3-98cf-32bb66ba4402/51199bca-5a8b-42a3-98cf-32bb66ba4402.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Charlie Brandt murdered his pregnant mother as a teenager, then lived an apparently ordinary life until a brutal 2004 double murder exposed his past.

In Fort Wayne, Indiana, on January 3, 1971, 13-year-old Brandt shot his parents, killing his mother...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Charlie Brandt murdered his pregnant mother as a teenager, then lived an apparently ordinary life until a brutal 2004 double murder exposed his past.<br /><br /> In Fort Wayne, Indiana, on January 3, 1971, 13-year-old Brandt shot his parents, killing his mother Ilse and her unborn child. His father survived, and sister Angela escaped when the gun failed. After roughly a year in psychiatric care, Brandt returned to his family and the crime was kept secret from those who later knew him.<br /><br /> That hidden history resurfaced after Hurricane Ivan sent Charlie and his wife, Teri, to niece Michelle Jones’s Orlando home. Investigators found Teri stabbed, Michelle decapitated and disemboweled, and Charlie dead by suicide. The mutilation led detectives to compare him with Florida cold cases. Authorities later attributed Sherry Perisho’s 1989 murder to Brandt, while other suspected connections remain unproven.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True distinguishes confirmed killings from investigative suspicion and asks how family silence allowed an extraordinary warning to disappear for three decades.<br /><br /> Narrated by Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> Charlie Brandt is examined through surviving evidence, historical context, and the later claims that shaped public memory, without presenting speculation as a solved answer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1343</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>charlie brandt,coldcase,crimepodcast,criminology,florida,forensic,hidden evils,homicide,investigation,killer,murder,mystery,psychopath,serialkiller,serial murderer,shocking murders,truecrime,unsolved,violence,wife</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | "Run Faster" — A Fogbound Aviation Thriller from Suspense</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-run-faster-a-fogbound-aviation-thriller-from-suspense--64050664</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, we explore an atmospheric tale titled "Run Faster," penned specifically for suspense by Lois Landauer. The story unfolds against the bleak backdrop of a chilling winter night, immersing listeners in a narrative that question the boundaries of safety and peril. This story serves as a reminder of the warmth we desire amidst cold and darkness, setting the stage for a gripping exploration of human emotions and vulnerabilities.<br /><br /> The central character, Dave Cawthon, a former military pilot, grapples with the monotony of his post-war life and the isolation of his rural existence. As he navigates the emotional distance between himself and his wife, Chris, we see him yearning for excitement that his new civilian duties can’t fulfill. The tension rises as fog rolls in, shrouding the airfield where Dave works, compounding the sense of foreboding as he faces not only the challenges of weather but also the specter of unfulfilled expectations in his marriage.<br /><br /> Through a twist of fate, an uninvited stranger emerges, setting off a chain reaction of dread that culminates in a race against time. The character dynamics between Dave, Chris, and the enigmatic intruder explore themes of desperation and protection. Dave's determination to shield Chris from harm propels the narrative forward, and the suspense builds as he realizes that the true danger may be closer to home than he ever anticipated.<br /><br /> The technical precision in the recording captures the essence of the escalating tension, with sound patterns emphasizing the isolation and urgency of the characters' plight. The storytelling meticulously maintains an air of suspense, leaving the audience on the edge of their seats as the climax approaches with an airliner hovering above and a potential killer lurking near.<br /><br /> As the story reaches its zenith, a collision of intentions and mistaken assumptions culminates with heart-stopping urgency. The relationship between Dave and Chris is tested under duress, revealing deeper layers of their commitment amidst chaos. Ultimately, "Run Faster" encapsulates a delicate balance between fear and love, illustrating that sometimes, the thrill we chase may bring us face to face with our darkest fears, forcing us to confront the very essence of what it means to feel safe and loved.<br /><br /> We depart from this chilling episode with a sense of reflection on the chilly night and the warmth of connection, reminding us what it means to run—not just in flight, but in pursuit of our most cherished bonds.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64050664</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64050664/061_run_faster_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="25087182" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/faf9204f-6612-4285-a5b7-a33ce307dda9/faf9204f-6612-4285-a5b7-a33ce307dda9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/faf9204f-6612-4285-a5b7-a33ce307dda9/faf9204f-6612-4285-a5b7-a33ce307dda9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/faf9204f-6612-4285-a5b7-a33ce307dda9/faf9204f-6612-4285-a5b7-a33ce307dda9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, we explore an atmospheric tale titled "Run Faster," penned specifically for suspense by Lois Landauer. The story unfolds against the bleak backdrop of a chilling winter night, immersing listeners in a narrative that question the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, we explore an atmospheric tale titled "Run Faster," penned specifically for suspense by Lois Landauer. The story unfolds against the bleak backdrop of a chilling winter night, immersing listeners in a narrative that question the boundaries of safety and peril. This story serves as a reminder of the warmth we desire amidst cold and darkness, setting the stage for a gripping exploration of human emotions and vulnerabilities.<br /><br /> The central character, Dave Cawthon, a former military pilot, grapples with the monotony of his post-war life and the isolation of his rural existence. As he navigates the emotional distance between himself and his wife, Chris, we see him yearning for excitement that his new civilian duties can’t fulfill. The tension rises as fog rolls in, shrouding the airfield where Dave works, compounding the sense of foreboding as he faces not only the challenges of weather but also the specter of unfulfilled expectations in his marriage.<br /><br /> Through a twist of fate, an uninvited stranger emerges, setting off a chain reaction of dread that culminates in a race against time. The character dynamics between Dave, Chris, and the enigmatic intruder explore themes of desperation and protection. Dave's determination to shield Chris from harm propels the narrative forward, and the suspense builds as he realizes that the true danger may be closer to home than he ever anticipated.<br /><br /> The technical precision in the recording captures the essence of the escalating tension, with sound patterns emphasizing the isolation and urgency of the characters' plight. The storytelling meticulously maintains an air of suspense, leaving the audience on the edge of their seats as the climax approaches with an airliner hovering above and a potential killer lurking near.<br /><br /> As the story reaches its zenith, a collision of intentions and mistaken assumptions culminates with heart-stopping urgency. The relationship between Dave and Chris is tested under duress, revealing deeper layers of their commitment amidst chaos. Ultimately, "Run Faster" encapsulates a delicate balance between fear and love, illustrating that sometimes, the thrill we chase may bring us face to face with our darkest fears, forcing us to confront the very essence of what it means to feel safe and loved.<br /><br /> We depart from this chilling episode with a sense of reflection on the chilly night and the warmth of connection, reminding us what it means to run—not just in flight, but in pursuit of our most cherished bonds.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1568</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>5 Valentine’s Day Horror Stories — Love, Murder and Monstrous Obsession</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-valentine-s-day-horror-stories-love-murder-and-monstrous-obsession--64149664</link><description><![CDATA[This episode of *Weekly Spooky* brings an exhilarating twist to the holiday of love, presenting a chilling collection of Valentine's Day horror stories that explore the darker side of romance. Five tales showcasing love gone horribly wrong, setting the stage for a gripping marathon of marital murder!<br /><br /> Prepare for heart-pounding narratives, commencing with “A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay” by Jeff Carpenter, where high school student Ayumi grapples with her feelings for her teacher amidst a backdrop of eerie underwater mysteries. As the tale unfolds, the line between affection and obsession blurs, revealing sinister secrets lurking beneath the surface.<br /><br /> Next up, “Deb Debbie Deverem” by Shane Migliavaca captivates listeners with a raw and emotional exploration of grief and despair. Debra faces memories of her deceased husband and beloved cat while contemplating the darkest corners of her mind. With poignant storytelling, the episode delves into how love, loss, and tragedy intertwine, leading to a gripping climax that leaves listeners breathless.<br /><br /> The series continues with “Be Mine” and “Lover's Lane,” both juxtaposing romantic encounters against terrifying scenarios. These stories highlight the fine line between sweet gestures and horrifying outcomes, enticing listeners to contemplate the potentials of vulnerability and treachery in romantic relationships.<br /><br /> Remember, each tale might send shivers down your spine this Valentine’s Day, but love is complex and interwoven with both joy and fear.<br /><br /> Each included story brings a different premise to the collection, allowing murder, disappearance, and investigation, love, family, and betrayal, and holiday horror to recur without reducing the lineup to repeated versions of the same scare.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64149664</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64149664/valentines_day_2025_21525_10_50amfinal.mp3" length="136829031" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/77eaa6de-370b-4ea6-ac28-39516dc900d2/77eaa6de-370b-4ea6-ac28-39516dc900d2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/77eaa6de-370b-4ea6-ac28-39516dc900d2/77eaa6de-370b-4ea6-ac28-39516dc900d2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/77eaa6de-370b-4ea6-ac28-39516dc900d2/77eaa6de-370b-4ea6-ac28-39516dc900d2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode of *Weekly Spooky* brings an exhilarating twist to the holiday of love, presenting a chilling collection of Valentine's Day horror stories that explore the darker side of romance. Five tales showcasing love gone horribly wrong, setting...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode of *Weekly Spooky* brings an exhilarating twist to the holiday of love, presenting a chilling collection of Valentine's Day horror stories that explore the darker side of romance. Five tales showcasing love gone horribly wrong, setting the stage for a gripping marathon of marital murder!<br /><br /> Prepare for heart-pounding narratives, commencing with “A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay” by Jeff Carpenter, where high school student Ayumi grapples with her feelings for her teacher amidst a backdrop of eerie underwater mysteries. As the tale unfolds, the line between affection and obsession blurs, revealing sinister secrets lurking beneath the surface.<br /><br /> Next up, “Deb Debbie Deverem” by Shane Migliavaca captivates listeners with a raw and emotional exploration of grief and despair. Debra faces memories of her deceased husband and beloved cat while contemplating the darkest corners of her mind. With poignant storytelling, the episode delves into how love, loss, and tragedy intertwine, leading to a gripping climax that leaves listeners breathless.<br /><br /> The series continues with “Be Mine” and “Lover's Lane,” both juxtaposing romantic encounters against terrifying scenarios. These stories highlight the fine line between sweet gestures and horrifying outcomes, enticing listeners to contemplate the potentials of vulnerability and treachery in romantic relationships.<br /><br /> Remember, each tale might send shivers down your spine this Valentine’s Day, but love is complex and interwoven with both joy and fear.<br /><br /> Each included story brings a different premise to the collection, allowing murder, disappearance, and investigation, love, family, and betrayal, and holiday horror to recur without reducing the lineup to repeated versions of the same scare.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8552</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,creepy,dark,eerie,fear,ghost,grief,haunted,horror,love,mystery,nightmare,obsession,romance,stalker,suspense,thriller,twisted,unsettling,valentine</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/885b01e468db477f5b56e2b6f8e84722.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Slasher: Valentine Scorn — The Scream Queen’s Bloody Wedding-Anniversary Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/slasher-valentine-scorn-the-scream-queen-s-bloody-wedding-anniversary-revenge--64305705</link><description><![CDATA[Marylee Mirren rises from a watery grave on Valentine’s Day and becomes the Scream Queen to punish the people who murdered her and reclaim the husband who betrayed her.<br /><br /> Marylee Johnston met Frost Mirren at a horror convention, fell in love, and married him on Valentine’s Day before moving to Strickfield. One year later, Frost’s tolerance for her extreme horror obsession collapses. He turns toward Desmond Weller, and Marylee is attacked, taken into the Backwoods of Strickfield, and left in a river while the life she built is handed to someone else.<br /><br /> On the couple’s next wedding anniversary, Marylee returns. A familiar white dress, frowning drama mask, red platform heels, and chainsaw transform her into a new Scream Queen—an identity drawn from the Slasher films she loves. Her targets include everyone responsible for her death, but revenge is only part of the plan. She still believes Frost belongs with her, even if winning him back requires a body count worthy of the movies.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Slasher: Valentine Scorn” continues Strickfield’s filmmaking-horror saga with a supernatural slasher, bloody romance, betrayal, resurrection, and the dangerous fantasy of treating love as ownership. It is a mature Valentine’s horror story where the final relationship is every bit as twisted as the murders. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64305705</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64305705/317_slasher_valentine_scorn.mp3" length="113256883" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ba3de2a3-f607-49cb-a94e-8edda0342280/ba3de2a3-f607-49cb-a94e-8edda0342280.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ba3de2a3-f607-49cb-a94e-8edda0342280/ba3de2a3-f607-49cb-a94e-8edda0342280.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ba3de2a3-f607-49cb-a94e-8edda0342280/ba3de2a3-f607-49cb-a94e-8edda0342280.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Marylee Mirren rises from a watery grave on Valentine’s Day and becomes the Scream Queen to punish the people who murdered her and reclaim the husband who betrayed her.

Marylee Johnston met Frost Mirren at a horror convention, fell in love, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Marylee Mirren rises from a watery grave on Valentine’s Day and becomes the Scream Queen to punish the people who murdered her and reclaim the husband who betrayed her.<br /><br /> Marylee Johnston met Frost Mirren at a horror convention, fell in love, and married him on Valentine’s Day before moving to Strickfield. One year later, Frost’s tolerance for her extreme horror obsession collapses. He turns toward Desmond Weller, and Marylee is attacked, taken into the Backwoods of Strickfield, and left in a river while the life she built is handed to someone else.<br /><br /> On the couple’s next wedding anniversary, Marylee returns. A familiar white dress, frowning drama mask, red platform heels, and chainsaw transform her into a new Scream Queen—an identity drawn from the Slasher films she loves. Her targets include everyone responsible for her death, but revenge is only part of the plan. She still believes Frost belongs with her, even if winning him back requires a body count worthy of the movies.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Slasher: Valentine Scorn” continues Strickfield’s filmmaking-horror saga with a supernatural slasher, bloody romance, betrayal, resurrection, and the dangerous fantasy of treating love as ownership. It is a mature Valentine’s horror story where the final relationship is every bit as twisted as the murders. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7078</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,bloodbath,creepy,cursed,ghost,gore,haunting,horror,killer,love,massacre,psychological,revenge,slasher,suspense,terrifying,thriller,undead,valentine,valentine's day</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dda912a3de19c750b68513fd0d2d9284.jpg"/><itunes:episode>317</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Murder of Lynnette Craft — Abuse, Betrayal, and a Dismemberment Cover-Up</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-murder-of-lynnette-craft-abuse-betrayal-and-a-dismemberment-cover-up--64192516</link><description><![CDATA[Lynnette Craft was preparing to leave an abusive marriage in June 1999 when she disappeared from her Swanton, Ohio, home with her infant son nearby.<br /><br /> Her husband, Thomas Craft, gave relatives conflicting stories about where the 36-year-old had gone. That evening, investigators in Michigan recovered severed remains from a McDonald’s trash container along with Lynnette’s Ohio driver’s license. Blood evidence in the family home and Thomas’s inquiries about trash pickup undermined his claim that Lynnette had died by suicide and that he concealed her death to spare her religious family.<br /><br /> Thomas entered an Alford plea, maintaining innocence while acknowledging that prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him. He received a twelve-year sentence and was released in 2011. Lynnette’s relatives continued fighting to protect her children and give victims’ families a voice in release decisions, an effort associated with the proposed Lynnette’s Law.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces domestic abuse, the disposal of evidence across state lines, and a family’s pursuit of accountability when a plea resolved the case without a full public admission of what happened.<br /><br /> The episode approaches The Murder of Lynnette Craft as a work of narrative nonfiction: names, chronology, evidence, and unresolved questions remain separate from the legend attached to the story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64192516</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64192516/the_murder_of_lynnette_craft_1.mp3" length="21620058" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c465b16e-068f-4e90-8a72-e170ea67c086/c465b16e-068f-4e90-8a72-e170ea67c086.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c465b16e-068f-4e90-8a72-e170ea67c086/c465b16e-068f-4e90-8a72-e170ea67c086.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c465b16e-068f-4e90-8a72-e170ea67c086/c465b16e-068f-4e90-8a72-e170ea67c086.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lynnette Craft was preparing to leave an abusive marriage in June 1999 when she disappeared from her Swanton, Ohio, home with her infant son nearby.

Her husband, Thomas Craft, gave relatives conflicting stories about where the 36-year-old had gone....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lynnette Craft was preparing to leave an abusive marriage in June 1999 when she disappeared from her Swanton, Ohio, home with her infant son nearby.<br /><br /> Her husband, Thomas Craft, gave relatives conflicting stories about where the 36-year-old had gone. That evening, investigators in Michigan recovered severed remains from a McDonald’s trash container along with Lynnette’s Ohio driver’s license. Blood evidence in the family home and Thomas’s inquiries about trash pickup undermined his claim that Lynnette had died by suicide and that he concealed her death to spare her religious family.<br /><br /> Thomas entered an Alford plea, maintaining innocence while acknowledging that prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him. He received a twelve-year sentence and was released in 2011. Lynnette’s relatives continued fighting to protect her children and give victims’ families a voice in release decisions, an effort associated with the proposed Lynnette’s Law.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces domestic abuse, the disposal of evidence across state lines, and a family’s pursuit of accountability when a plea resolved the case without a full public admission of what happened.<br /><br /> The episode approaches The Murder of Lynnette Craft as a work of narrative nonfiction: names, chronology, evidence, and unresolved questions remain separate from the legend attached to the story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1351</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abusive husband,domestic violence,enrique couto,family impact,freedom,lynette craft,lynette's law,remains,terrifying and true,tragic tale</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Death Pays the Freight — Freight-Train Doppelgänger Thriller</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-death-pays-the-freight-freight-train-doppelganger-thriller--64050627</link><description><![CDATA[Joe Harris hops a Kansas City freight train for California, meets an uncanny double inside the boxcar, and makes a fatal choice that entangles identity with fate.<br /><br /> The radio show dives into a captivating narrative set against a backdrop of darkness and desperation, led by a haunting host who welcomes listeners into a world rich with suspense and intrigue. The central tale begins with Joe Harris, a young man trapped in the monotony of his life in Kansas City. Dressed in a cheap suit and determined to escape the biting cold of winter, Joe opts for an unconventional means of travel—hitching a ride in a freight car to California, where he believes life may hold more promise.<br /><br /> However, once aboard the train, Joe discovers that he is not alone. In the dim confines of the boxcar, he encounters a man who eerily resembles him, initiating a tense and fateful confrontation. As the two men grapple in a struggle for survival, Joe is forced to kill his double in self-defense, sparking a panic that leads him to alter his identity by switching draft cards with the deceased. The realization that he has committed murder sets the tone for Joe’s spiraling descent into a world of crime and deceit as he grapples with the weight of his actions.<br /><br /> After escaping the scene, Joe finds himself stepping off the train in a small town called Wisey, Oklahoma—a place he learns is tied to his victim. As Joe navigates his way through this unfamiliar territory, he soon crosses paths with Bliss, a character who holds information about Joe's past and has a sinister proposition: to eliminate an old uncle in exchange for money. Joe, now trapped in a cycle of fear and deception, reluctantly agrees to Bliss's plan, unwilling to reveal his true identity for fear of being caught for his previous crime.<br /><br /> The tension escalates as Joe grapples with moral dilemmas in his newfound precarious situation. Under pressure, he is drawn into a deadly plot involving the uncle, Old Man Carew. As he prepares to commit murder for Bliss, Joe’s internal conflict reaches its peak, culminating in a shocking act of violence. However, Joe's actions lead him into further entrapment, as he unwittingly becomes embroiled in a scheme designed to frame him for the very crimes he hoped to escape.<br /><br /> The narrative unfolds with gripping suspense as Joe navigates the consequences of his decisions, ultimately culminating in a chilling realization that he cannot outrun his past. As the police begin their investigation into the unfolding events, Joe's story takes a tragic turn, leading to a fateful encounter with the dead body of Martin Pell—the very aspect of his own self he had sought to leave behind.<br /><br /> The show underscores themes of identity, moral ambiguity, and the inescapable nature of one's actions through Joe's harrowing experience. The closing remarks by the host echo the somber fate of Joe Harris, leaving listeners with a haunting reminder of the shadows that linger when one tries to evade their true self. Ultimately, the show captures the essence of classic horror storytelling, weaving a tale that lingers long after the final line is delivered, leaving the audience to ponder the chilling connections that bind them to the characters’ dark destinies.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64050627</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64050627/058_death_pays_the_freight_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="24769402" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3cffe654-abea-4ad1-a147-c4c1b7529038/3cffe654-abea-4ad1-a147-c4c1b7529038.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3cffe654-abea-4ad1-a147-c4c1b7529038/3cffe654-abea-4ad1-a147-c4c1b7529038.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3cffe654-abea-4ad1-a147-c4c1b7529038/3cffe654-abea-4ad1-a147-c4c1b7529038.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Joe Harris hops a Kansas City freight train for California, meets an uncanny double inside the boxcar, and makes a fatal choice that entangles identity with fate.

The radio show dives into a captivating narrative set against a backdrop of darkness...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joe Harris hops a Kansas City freight train for California, meets an uncanny double inside the boxcar, and makes a fatal choice that entangles identity with fate.<br /><br /> The radio show dives into a captivating narrative set against a backdrop of darkness and desperation, led by a haunting host who welcomes listeners into a world rich with suspense and intrigue. The central tale begins with Joe Harris, a young man trapped in the monotony of his life in Kansas City. Dressed in a cheap suit and determined to escape the biting cold of winter, Joe opts for an unconventional means of travel—hitching a ride in a freight car to California, where he believes life may hold more promise.<br /><br /> However, once aboard the train, Joe discovers that he is not alone. In the dim confines of the boxcar, he encounters a man who eerily resembles him, initiating a tense and fateful confrontation. As the two men grapple in a struggle for survival, Joe is forced to kill his double in self-defense, sparking a panic that leads him to alter his identity by switching draft cards with the deceased. The realization that he has committed murder sets the tone for Joe’s spiraling descent into a world of crime and deceit as he grapples with the weight of his actions.<br /><br /> After escaping the scene, Joe finds himself stepping off the train in a small town called Wisey, Oklahoma—a place he learns is tied to his victim. As Joe navigates his way through this unfamiliar territory, he soon crosses paths with Bliss, a character who holds information about Joe's past and has a sinister proposition: to eliminate an old uncle in exchange for money. Joe, now trapped in a cycle of fear and deception, reluctantly agrees to Bliss's plan, unwilling to reveal his true identity for fear of being caught for his previous crime.<br /><br /> The tension escalates as Joe grapples with moral dilemmas in his newfound precarious situation. Under pressure, he is drawn into a deadly plot involving the uncle, Old Man Carew. As he prepares to commit murder for Bliss, Joe’s internal conflict reaches its peak, culminating in a shocking act of violence. However, Joe's actions lead him into further entrapment, as he unwittingly becomes embroiled in a scheme designed to frame him for the very crimes he hoped to escape.<br /><br /> The narrative unfolds with gripping suspense as Joe navigates the consequences of his decisions, ultimately culminating in a chilling realization that he cannot outrun his past. As the police begin their investigation into the unfolding events, Joe's story takes a tragic turn, leading to a fateful encounter with the dead body of Martin Pell—the very aspect of his own self he had sought to leave behind.<br /><br /> The show underscores themes of identity, moral ambiguity, and the inescapable nature of one's actions through Joe's harrowing experience. The closing remarks by the host echo the somber fate of Joe Harris, leaving listeners with a haunting reminder of the shadows that linger when one tries to evade their true self. Ultimately, the show captures the essence of classic horror storytelling, weaving a tale that lingers long after the final line is delivered, leaving the audience to ponder the chilling connections that bind them to the characters’ dark destinies.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email:...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1548</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>california,consequences,doppelgänger,identity,joe harris,kansas city,moral ambiguity,murder,oklahoma,self-defense,wisey</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Love Gone Wrong | 7 Terrifying Tales of Romance &amp; Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-gone-wrong-7-terrifying-tales-of-romance-horror--64153547</link><description><![CDATA[Love Gone Wrong collects seven Valentine’s horror stories about romance curdling into obsession, betrayal, murder, and supernatural punishment.<br /><br /> In this Weekly Spooky special, Love Comp 2024, we bring you seven haunting tales of passion, obsession, and terror. These chilling stories prove that love isn’t always sweet—it can be twisted, tragic, and even deadly.<br /><br /> 🔥 Til Death Do Us Part – Some love stories never truly end.<br /> 🎭 Suspended – When love is put on hold, it can turn to something sinister.<br /> 👁 Echoes – The past has a way of haunting those who refuse to let go.<br /> 🩸 Roxie – A love that was never meant to be… or was it?<br /> 🌲 Party in the Woods – A romantic getaway turns into a fight for survival.<br /> 💀 Til Death Do Us Part (Again) – When devotion goes beyond the grave.<br /> 🍷 First Date – The perfect night… until the truth comes out.<br /><br /> Across the full lineup, love, family, and betrayal, ghost lore and supernatural suspense, and murder, disappearance, and investigation take different forms, giving every segment its own dramatic hook while maintaining the collection’s larger mood.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64153547</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64153547/love_comp_2024.mp3" length="149616459" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/aecab6ce-ad7e-413a-bca3-678ef4d77c06/aecab6ce-ad7e-413a-bca3-678ef4d77c06.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/aecab6ce-ad7e-413a-bca3-678ef4d77c06/aecab6ce-ad7e-413a-bca3-678ef4d77c06.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/aecab6ce-ad7e-413a-bca3-678ef4d77c06/aecab6ce-ad7e-413a-bca3-678ef4d77c06.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Love Gone Wrong collects seven Valentine’s horror stories about romance curdling into obsession, betrayal, murder, and supernatural punishment.

In this Weekly Spooky special, Love Comp 2024, we bring you seven haunting tales of passion, obsession,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Love Gone Wrong collects seven Valentine’s horror stories about romance curdling into obsession, betrayal, murder, and supernatural punishment.<br /><br /> In this Weekly Spooky special, Love Comp 2024, we bring you seven haunting tales of passion, obsession, and terror. These chilling stories prove that love isn’t always sweet—it can be twisted, tragic, and even deadly.<br /><br /> 🔥 Til Death Do Us Part – Some love stories never truly end.<br /> 🎭 Suspended – When love is put on hold, it can turn to something sinister.<br /> 👁 Echoes – The past has a way of haunting those who refuse to let go.<br /> 🩸 Roxie – A love that was never meant to be… or was it?<br /> 🌲 Party in the Woods – A romantic getaway turns into a fight for survival.<br /> 💀 Til Death Do Us Part (Again) – When devotion goes beyond the grave.<br /> 🍷 First Date – The perfect night… until the truth comes out.<br /><br /> Across the full lineup, love, family, and betrayal, ghost lore and supernatural suspense, and murder, disappearance, and investigation take different forms, giving every segment its own dramatic hook while maintaining the collection’s larger mood.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9350</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,cursed,dark,eerie,ghost brides,gothic,haunting,haunting tales,heartbreak,horror,love,obsession,romance meets horror,supernatural,suspense,terrifying side,terror,thriller,twisted,valentine's day</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f11428c9f60c96e9b51c4021573b62e1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Was Hunted by a Cryptid in a Snowstorm — A Trucker’s Blizzard Nightmare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-was-hunted-by-a-cryptid-in-a-snowstorm-a-trucker-s-blizzard-nightmare--64110821</link><description><![CDATA[A trucker trapped at an isolated rest stop during a sudden blizzard discovers an antlered cryptid watching his cab through the snow.<br /><br /> With the highway disappearing beneath the storm and no safe way to leave, the driver tries to wait out the night inside his rig. Then an enormous creature with empty eyes steps from the whiteout, attacks the truck, shatters the windows, and forces him into a desperate close-range fight. A gunshot and an arriving snowplow may offer an escape, but neither can explain what was hunting beside the road—or whether it was alone.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s winter cryptid story combines truck-stop isolation, survival horror, and the fear of seeing something impossible just beyond the headlights. The blizzard turns an ordinary overnight stop into a frozen trap where steel and glass provide only temporary protection from the monster outside.<br /><br /> “I Was Hunted by a Cryptid in a Snowstorm” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> I Was Hunted by a Cryptid in a Snowstorm builds its tension through cryptid and creature horror, winter isolation, and road and travel horror, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64110821</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64110821/316_i_was_hunted_by_a_cryptid_in_a_snowstorm.mp3" length="56574616" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d978cd40-2963-40b6-8bd8-5fa2f706f6b4/d978cd40-2963-40b6-8bd8-5fa2f706f6b4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d978cd40-2963-40b6-8bd8-5fa2f706f6b4/d978cd40-2963-40b6-8bd8-5fa2f706f6b4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d978cd40-2963-40b6-8bd8-5fa2f706f6b4/d978cd40-2963-40b6-8bd8-5fa2f706f6b4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A trucker trapped at an isolated rest stop during a sudden blizzard discovers an antlered cryptid watching his cab through the snow.

With the highway disappearing beneath the storm and no safe way to leave, the driver tries to wait out the night...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A trucker trapped at an isolated rest stop during a sudden blizzard discovers an antlered cryptid watching his cab through the snow.<br /><br /> With the highway disappearing beneath the storm and no safe way to leave, the driver tries to wait out the night inside his rig. Then an enormous creature with empty eyes steps from the whiteout, attacks the truck, shatters the windows, and forces him into a desperate close-range fight. A gunshot and an arriving snowplow may offer an escape, but neither can explain what was hunting beside the road—or whether it was alone.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s winter cryptid story combines truck-stop isolation, survival horror, and the fear of seeing something impossible just beyond the headlights. The blizzard turns an ordinary overnight stop into a frozen trap where steel and glass provide only temporary protection from the monster outside.<br /><br /> “I Was Hunted by a Cryptid in a Snowstorm” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> I Was Hunted by a Cryptid in a Snowstorm builds its tension through cryptid and creature horror, winter isolation, and road and travel horror, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3535</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blizzard,chilling,cryptid,eerie,folklore,grotesque creature,haunted,horror,isolation,nature’s fury,nightmare,paranormal,predator,snowstorm,supernatural,survival,suspense,terror,trucker,wendigo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2c5fdcd465fd36fcd84179fbb7bb7ccb.jpg"/><itunes:episode>316</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Wendigo — Indigenous Folklore of Hunger, Greed, and Cannibalism</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-wendigo-indigenous-folklore-of-hunger-greed-and-cannibalism--64017492</link><description><![CDATA[The wendigo is more than a winter monster: in Algonquian-speaking traditions, its endless hunger warns what happens when greed consumes a person.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True explores windigo or wendigo stories among Ojibwe, Cree, Saulteaux, Naskapi, Innu, and other Indigenous peoples of North America. Accounts vary across communities, but many connect the being to famine, isolation, cannibalism, moral corruption, and an appetite that grows with everything it devours. Ojibwe scholar Basil H. Johnston described a gaunt, ash-gray figure whose starvation can never be satisfied—a powerful image of gluttony and imbalance.<br /><br /> The episode also examines the contested idea of “wendigo psychosis” and the 1878 case of Cree trapper Swift Runner, distinguishing documented violence from later psychiatric labels and colonial interpretation. In modern fiction, film, and games, the wendigo has often been reshaped into an antlered creature disconnected from its cultural roots.<br /><br /> From survival taboo to a metaphor for colonialism and environmental exploitation, this is the deeper folklore behind a monster defined not by hunger alone, but by taking more than any person should.<br /><br /> Using “wendigo” as a universal antlered monster can erase the differences among Indigenous communities and the moral meanings carried by older stories. This episode instead keeps hunger, selfishness, isolation, cannibalism, and imbalance at the center while noting that spellings, appearances, and teachings vary.<br /><br /> The Swift Runner case and the debated category of “wendigo psychosis” show how colonial observers attempted to turn culture, violence, and survival into a psychiatric label. Modern horror then transformed the being again. The episode offers listeners a more careful path through Indigenous folklore, historical interpretation, and the popular image that now dominates games and film.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64017492</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64017492/the_wendigo_curse.mp3" length="21958333" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/09b9bbb4-ecd8-423a-b2b9-a6f286354e91/09b9bbb4-ecd8-423a-b2b9-a6f286354e91.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/09b9bbb4-ecd8-423a-b2b9-a6f286354e91/09b9bbb4-ecd8-423a-b2b9-a6f286354e91.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/09b9bbb4-ecd8-423a-b2b9-a6f286354e91/09b9bbb4-ecd8-423a-b2b9-a6f286354e91.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The wendigo is more than a winter monster: in Algonquian-speaking traditions, its endless hunger warns what happens when greed consumes a person.

Terrifying &amp; True explores windigo or wendigo stories among Ojibwe, Cree, Saulteaux, Naskapi, Innu, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The wendigo is more than a winter monster: in Algonquian-speaking traditions, its endless hunger warns what happens when greed consumes a person.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True explores windigo or wendigo stories among Ojibwe, Cree, Saulteaux, Naskapi, Innu, and other Indigenous peoples of North America. Accounts vary across communities, but many connect the being to famine, isolation, cannibalism, moral corruption, and an appetite that grows with everything it devours. Ojibwe scholar Basil H. Johnston described a gaunt, ash-gray figure whose starvation can never be satisfied—a powerful image of gluttony and imbalance.<br /><br /> The episode also examines the contested idea of “wendigo psychosis” and the 1878 case of Cree trapper Swift Runner, distinguishing documented violence from later psychiatric labels and colonial interpretation. In modern fiction, film, and games, the wendigo has often been reshaped into an antlered creature disconnected from its cultural roots.<br /><br /> From survival taboo to a metaphor for colonialism and environmental exploitation, this is the deeper folklore behind a monster defined not by hunger alone, but by taking more than any person should.<br /><br /> Using “wendigo” as a universal antlered monster can erase the differences among Indigenous communities and the moral meanings carried by older stories. This episode instead keeps hunger, selfishness, isolation, cannibalism, and imbalance at the center while noting that spellings, appearances, and teachings vary.<br /><br /> The Swift Runner case and the debated category of “wendigo psychosis” show how colonial observers attempted to turn culture, violence, and survival into a psychiatric label. Modern horror then transformed the being again. The episode offers listeners a more careful path through Indigenous folklore, historical interpretation, and the popular image that now dominates games and film.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1372</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepylegends,embodiment,folklore,greed,haunting significance,horrorpodcast,moral decay,mythology,nativefolklore,scarypodcast,spookystories,truehorror,urbanlegends,wendigo,wendigo legend</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/677c2b1a0cc5c7c02bad941e9ff35703.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | "The Next Murder" — A Small-Town Premonition Thriller from Suspense</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-next-murder-a-small-town-premonition-thriller-from-suspense--64049766</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, we delve into a gripping narrative that invites listeners into a world shrouded in intrigue, suspense, and the ever-elusive nature of fate. Our story unfolds against the backdrop of a small town, marked by recent tragedy and permeated with a chilling sense of foreboding. The protagonist, feeling the weight of solitude, unexpectedly finds companionship in a stranger. As the plot thickens, we are drawn into a conversation that explores the complexities of human existence, the motives behind unspeakable acts, and the insatiable curiosity that drives individuals to seek answers about life and death.<br /><br /> The dialogue brilliantly captures the tensions between two men whose paths cross in an eerie coincidence. Engaging in a discussion centered around the recent murder of a young girl, they embark on a philosophical exploration of crime and its motivations. One character, a seemingly ordinary man, reveals a morbid fascination with murder, suggesting that far from being an act of desperation, such deeds might hold a sinister allure that connects humanity in unexpected ways. As they engage, it's clear that the protagonists share an unspoken bond over their thoughts on mortality and the macabre.<br /><br /> The narrative twists and turns as we glimpse the inner workings of the mind driven by intrigue and a thirst for understanding. With a looming threat that another murder may occur, the characters wrestle with the implications of their conversations. The protagonist's growing unease is palpable as he navigates his feelings toward a waitress named Amy and the darkening atmosphere surrounding their chance encounter. Their rendezvous leads to an exploration of deeper themes: loneliness, connection, and the thin line between companionship and danger.<br /><br /> As the tension builds, we are led down a path filled with unforeseen consequences. The protagonist’s night spirals into chaos, and he finds himself entangled in a web of suspicion and dread that challenges his very sanity. The heartbreaking realization comes when all that he feared becomes reality, and he grapples with the aftermath of actions he never anticipated. Each twist reveals layers of psychological complexity, raising questions about agency and the nature of evil.<br /><br /> The mind-bending conclusion leaves listeners questioning the essence of choice and predestination. The final revelations force both the protagonist and the audience to confront the unsettling truth about human nature, the inevitability of violence, and the haunting echoes of our choices. This exploration into the darkness within us all lingers long after the episode ends, prompting a reflection on what drives us to the brink of our limits. The chilling tale brings to life the philosophical musings on murder not as mere acts of violence, but as woven narratives of interconnected lives where fate often plays the cruelest of hands.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64049766</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64049766/057_the_next_murder_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="24887993" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27943495-eea7-46e3-b6bf-4d3c8b989a44/27943495-eea7-46e3-b6bf-4d3c8b989a44.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27943495-eea7-46e3-b6bf-4d3c8b989a44/27943495-eea7-46e3-b6bf-4d3c8b989a44.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/27943495-eea7-46e3-b6bf-4d3c8b989a44/27943495-eea7-46e3-b6bf-4d3c8b989a44.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, we delve into a gripping narrative that invites listeners into a world shrouded in intrigue, suspense, and the ever-elusive nature of fate. Our story unfolds against the backdrop of a small town, marked by recent tragedy and permeated...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, we delve into a gripping narrative that invites listeners into a world shrouded in intrigue, suspense, and the ever-elusive nature of fate. Our story unfolds against the backdrop of a small town, marked by recent tragedy and permeated with a chilling sense of foreboding. The protagonist, feeling the weight of solitude, unexpectedly finds companionship in a stranger. As the plot thickens, we are drawn into a conversation that explores the complexities of human existence, the motives behind unspeakable acts, and the insatiable curiosity that drives individuals to seek answers about life and death.<br /><br /> The dialogue brilliantly captures the tensions between two men whose paths cross in an eerie coincidence. Engaging in a discussion centered around the recent murder of a young girl, they embark on a philosophical exploration of crime and its motivations. One character, a seemingly ordinary man, reveals a morbid fascination with murder, suggesting that far from being an act of desperation, such deeds might hold a sinister allure that connects humanity in unexpected ways. As they engage, it's clear that the protagonists share an unspoken bond over their thoughts on mortality and the macabre.<br /><br /> The narrative twists and turns as we glimpse the inner workings of the mind driven by intrigue and a thirst for understanding. With a looming threat that another murder may occur, the characters wrestle with the implications of their conversations. The protagonist's growing unease is palpable as he navigates his feelings toward a waitress named Amy and the darkening atmosphere surrounding their chance encounter. Their rendezvous leads to an exploration of deeper themes: loneliness, connection, and the thin line between companionship and danger.<br /><br /> As the tension builds, we are led down a path filled with unforeseen consequences. The protagonist’s night spirals into chaos, and he finds himself entangled in a web of suspicion and dread that challenges his very sanity. The heartbreaking realization comes when all that he feared becomes reality, and he grapples with the aftermath of actions he never anticipated. Each twist reveals layers of psychological complexity, raising questions about agency and the nature of evil.<br /><br /> The mind-bending conclusion leaves listeners questioning the essence of choice and predestination. The final revelations force both the protagonist and the audience to confront the unsettling truth about human nature, the inevitability of violence, and the haunting echoes of our choices. This exploration into the darkness within us all lingers long after the episode ends, prompting a reflection on what drives us to the brink of our limits. The chilling tale brings to life the philosophical musings on murder not as mere acts of violence, but as woven narratives of interconnected lives where fate often plays the cruelest of hands.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1555</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling narrative,crime,episode,fate,free will,human nature,mortality,murder,philosophical exploration,protagonist,small town,tragedy</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Confessions of a Serial Killer (1985): Henry Lee Lucas-Inspired Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-confessions-of-a-serial-killer-1985-henry-lee-lucas-inspired-horror--63914181</link><description><![CDATA[Confessions of a Serial Killer (1985) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "Seems like killing for me is just like breathin' for everybody else. Just can't live without doin' it all the time."We’re wrapping up Cold-Blooded January with an unforgettable dive into true crime horror! This week, join Henrique and David as they travel to 1970s Texas to discuss Confessions of a Serial Killer (1985), a chilling film inspired by the true crimes of Henry Lee Lucas. This hidden gem is often overshadowed by Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer but offers a raw, horrifyingly authentic portrayal of evil that demands your attention—especially with its newly released Director’s Cut. Episode Highlights:<br /><br /> - Confessions vs. Henry: Why Confessions of a Serial Killer might just be the superior true crime horror.<br /> - A Legitimate Horror Film: How this movie stands out as a true horror classic, not just another crime drama.<br /> - Director’s Cut Spotlight: What the updated version brings to the table and why it could finally earn this film its due recognition.<br /> Special Moments:<br /><br /> - Henrique’s Robert Burns Encounter: Personal stories of meeting the production designer-turned-director at a convention.<br /> - David’s True Crime Reflection: Why horror films based on true crimes are compelling yet far from fun.<br /> - Behind the Madness: Ever wondered about the method to the madness behind the show's video intro? Henrique and David break it down!<br /> Connect With Us:<br /><br /> - 🌐 Website: <a href="http://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /> - ✉️ Email: doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /> - 👍 Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DoYouEvenMovie" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.facebook.com/DoYou...</a><br /> - 📸 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/DoYouEvenMoviePod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.instagram.com/DoYo...</a><br /> - 🐦 Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /> 🎥 Watch the Film:<br /> Rent Confessions of a Serial Killer now on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B69Q9XYF/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a>=atv_dp_share_cu_r. Don’t miss this gripping finale to Cold-Blooded January! Whether you're a true crime junkie or a die-hard horror fan, this episode is packed with chills, insights, and a celebration of a film that deserves a place in horror history.🔗 Be sure to like, subscribe, and leave a review to help other movie lovers discover the show!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63914181</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:26:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63914181/confessions_of_a_serial_killer_commercials.mp3" length="84750918" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://auphonic.com/engine/download/audio-result/wLWwoq58BTm6sEmMJXYeCo/Confessions%20of%20a%20Serial%20Killer-360%20MP3.json?t=6-22594" type="application/json" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Confessions of a Serial Killer (1985) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.

"Seems like killing for me is just like breathin' for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Confessions of a Serial Killer (1985) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "Seems like killing for me is just like breathin' for everybody else. Just can't live without doin' it all the time."We’re wrapping up Cold-Blooded January with an unforgettable dive into true crime horror! This week, join Henrique and David as they travel to 1970s Texas to discuss Confessions of a Serial Killer (1985), a chilling film inspired by the true crimes of Henry Lee Lucas. This hidden gem is often overshadowed by Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer but offers a raw, horrifyingly authentic portrayal of evil that demands your attention—especially with its newly released Director’s Cut. Episode Highlights:<br /><br /> - Confessions vs. Henry: Why Confessions of a Serial Killer might just be the superior true crime horror.<br /> - A Legitimate Horror Film: How this movie stands out as a true horror classic, not just another crime drama.<br /> - Director’s Cut Spotlight: What the updated version brings to the table and why it could finally earn this film its due recognition.<br /> Special Moments:<br /><br /> - Henrique’s Robert Burns Encounter: Personal stories of meeting the production designer-turned-director at a convention.<br /> - David’s True Crime Reflection: Why horror films based on true crimes are compelling yet far from fun.<br /> - Behind the Madness: Ever wondered about the method to the madness behind the show's video intro? Henrique and David break it down!<br /> Connect With Us:<br /><br /> - 🌐 Website: <a href="http://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /> - ✉️ Email: doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /> - 👍 Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DoYouEvenMovie" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.facebook.com/DoYou...</a><br /> - 📸 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/DoYouEvenMoviePod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.instagram.com/DoYo...</a><br /> - 🐦 Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /> 🎥 Watch the Film:<br /> Rent Confessions of a Serial Killer now on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B69Q9XYF/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a>=atv_dp_share_cu_r. Don’t miss this gripping finale to Cold-Blooded January! Whether you're a true crime junkie or a die-hard horror fan, this episode is packed with chills, insights, and a celebration of a film that deserves a place in horror history.🔗 Be sure to like, subscribe, and leave a review to help other movie lovers discover the show!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5296</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1985,cinema,confessions,crime,drama,henrylucas,horror,movie,moviebuff,mystery,podcast,psychological,retro,review,serialkiller,storytelling,suspense,texas,thriller,truecrime</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8df2c34423fea14ec95160ae0d95e1f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Spin the Bottle Part 5: The Pink Death Unmasked | Series Finale</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/spin-the-bottle-part-5-the-pink-death-unmasked-series-finale--63974572</link><description><![CDATA[Samara enters the last round of Spin the Bottle as the killer’s identity, impossible crime scenes, staged bodies, and obsessive motive are finally revealed.<br /><br /> The finale begins in the Karen family basement, where Blake insists that Samara has accused the wrong person. Before she can explain, one of the decomposing corpses moves. That reversal opens the mechanism behind the Pink Death: how a body appeared to be in two places, how victims were transported, why tranquilizers and medical knowledge mattered, and how suspicion was repeatedly redirected toward Grant and Blake.<br /><br /> The unmasking does not end the danger. Samara must understand why the original fraternity game became a blueprint for punishment, why the killer kept her alive through every round, and what kind of future is being offered after so many deaths. Police intervention creates one more battle over who will be blamed, who will escape, and whether Samara can separate love from possession after the Pink Death has destroyed every ordinary choice.<br /><br /> Part five concludes Rob Fields’s adult slasher miniseries with the full solution to its murder mystery and the consequences of Samara’s final decision. This description preserves the identity of the Pink Death; listen to parts one through four before beginning the finale. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63974572</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63974572/315_spin_the_bottle_part_5.mp3" length="45091154" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d3ebedcd-3546-464b-a0f6-82107771dfd5/d3ebedcd-3546-464b-a0f6-82107771dfd5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d3ebedcd-3546-464b-a0f6-82107771dfd5/d3ebedcd-3546-464b-a0f6-82107771dfd5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d3ebedcd-3546-464b-a0f6-82107771dfd5/d3ebedcd-3546-464b-a0f6-82107771dfd5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Samara enters the last round of Spin the Bottle as the killer’s identity, impossible crime scenes, staged bodies, and obsessive motive are finally revealed.

The finale begins in the Karen family basement, where Blake insists that Samara has accused...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Samara enters the last round of Spin the Bottle as the killer’s identity, impossible crime scenes, staged bodies, and obsessive motive are finally revealed.<br /><br /> The finale begins in the Karen family basement, where Blake insists that Samara has accused the wrong person. Before she can explain, one of the decomposing corpses moves. That reversal opens the mechanism behind the Pink Death: how a body appeared to be in two places, how victims were transported, why tranquilizers and medical knowledge mattered, and how suspicion was repeatedly redirected toward Grant and Blake.<br /><br /> The unmasking does not end the danger. Samara must understand why the original fraternity game became a blueprint for punishment, why the killer kept her alive through every round, and what kind of future is being offered after so many deaths. Police intervention creates one more battle over who will be blamed, who will escape, and whether Samara can separate love from possession after the Pink Death has destroyed every ordinary choice.<br /><br /> Part five concludes Rob Fields’s adult slasher miniseries with the full solution to its murder mystery and the consequences of Samara’s final decision. This description preserves the identity of the Pink Death; listen to parts one through four before beginning the finale. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2817</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,bottle,dark,drama,emotional,finale,haunting,horror,pinkdeath,psychological,revenge,secrets,shocking,spin,spin the bottle,strickfield,survival,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/23228dbfb080c61f811303a618aad5dc.jpg"/><itunes:episode>315</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Haunted Mansions, Bear Impersonators, Snuff-Film Myths &amp; Digital Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-haunted-mansions-bear-impersonators-snuff-film-myths-digital-horror--63895974</link><description><![CDATA[An allegedly unsellable haunted mansion, a bizarre bear impersonator, and the myths surrounding snuff films lead this Monthly Spooky tour through modern fear.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle return to the crypt with a mix of strange news, dark humor, and horror-culture history. First comes the chaotic story of someone accused of impersonating a bear, followed by an English mansion whose haunted reputation may be making it impossible to sell. The hosts consider what a frightening property story needs to become folklore—and whether either of them would risk spending a night inside.<br /><br /> The conversation then turns to one of horror media’s most persistent legends: the supposed snuff film. Henrique and Michelle examine how staged shock cinema, rumors of real death on camera, and films such as Faces of Death blurred the boundary between exploitation, urban legend, and documented reality for generations of viewers.<br /><br /> Finally, the episode asks how phones, social platforms, and constant access to disturbing images have changed what scares audiences now. It is an audio roundup of haunted houses, bizarre crime-adjacent headlines, horror-film mythology, and the digital evolution of the macabre.<br /><br /> The episode’s range comes from the contrast among Haunted Mansions, Bear Impersonators, Snuff-Film Myths &amp; Digital Horror, with each topic introduced clearly before the hosts turn to its stranger implications and cultural afterlife.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63895974</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63895974/monthly_spooky_jan_2025.mp3" length="104512985" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c8303a7c-f91b-4699-96fa-f91a6267f53c/c8303a7c-f91b-4699-96fa-f91a6267f53c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c8303a7c-f91b-4699-96fa-f91a6267f53c/c8303a7c-f91b-4699-96fa-f91a6267f53c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c8303a7c-f91b-4699-96fa-f91a6267f53c/c8303a7c-f91b-4699-96fa-f91a6267f53c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An allegedly unsellable haunted mansion, a bizarre bear impersonator, and the myths surrounding snuff films lead this Monthly Spooky tour through modern fear.

Henrique and Michelle return to the crypt with a mix of strange news, dark humor, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An allegedly unsellable haunted mansion, a bizarre bear impersonator, and the myths surrounding snuff films lead this Monthly Spooky tour through modern fear.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle return to the crypt with a mix of strange news, dark humor, and horror-culture history. First comes the chaotic story of someone accused of impersonating a bear, followed by an English mansion whose haunted reputation may be making it impossible to sell. The hosts consider what a frightening property story needs to become folklore—and whether either of them would risk spending a night inside.<br /><br /> The conversation then turns to one of horror media’s most persistent legends: the supposed snuff film. Henrique and Michelle examine how staged shock cinema, rumors of real death on camera, and films such as Faces of Death blurred the boundary between exploitation, urban legend, and documented reality for generations of viewers.<br /><br /> Finally, the episode asks how phones, social platforms, and constant access to disturbing images have changed what scares audiences now. It is an audio roundup of haunted houses, bizarre crime-adjacent headlines, horror-film mythology, and the digital evolution of the macabre.<br /><br /> The episode’s range comes from the contrast among Haunted Mansions, Bear Impersonators, Snuff-Film Myths &amp; Digital Horror, with each topic introduced clearly before the hosts turn to its stranger implications and cultural afterlife.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6531</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>attraction to fear,bear impersonator,creepytales,darkhumor,exploitationcinema,facesofdeath,hauntedmansion,haunted mansion,horror,horrorcinema,horror cinema,horrorpodcast,humor,macabrestories,monthlyspooky,paranormal,snufffilms,snuff films,urbanlegends,urban legends</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Man Who Sold His Soul — A Faustian Radio Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-man-who-sold-his-soul-a-faustian-radio-horror-story--63790223</link><description><![CDATA[Sir Dominic Sarsfield meets a mysterious figure in Maroa Wood and weighs his soul against a promise of restored wealth, status, and pleasure.<br /><br /> In this episode, we delve into a haunting tale that grapples with the concept of morality and consequence, essentially asking the question: what are we willing to sacrifice for wealth and success? The narrative introduces us to Sir Dominic Sarsfield, a once-illustrious character fallen into despair, who encounters an enigmatic figure that offers him a tempting bargain. We explore themes of desperation, temptation, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness as Sir Dominic weighs his soul against the allure of riches and glory.<br /><br /> We journey through Sir Dominic's life, filled with revelry and excess, as he revels in a world of parties, wine, and lavish living. However, his fortune takes a turn when his vices lead him down a precarious path, pushing him toward a fateful decision. By meeting with an otherworldly being in the depths of the renowned Maroa Wood, Sarsfield finds himself ensnared in a deal with unforeseen ramifications. Each moment of frivolity is juxtaposed with the haunting reality of potential loss, as Sir Dominic is urged to consider what will happen when the clock strikes midnight on the final day of February.<br /><br /> As the pact unfolds, we witness the gradual corruption of Sir Dominic’s character and the toll that his choices take on both his own life and the lives of those around him. The supernatural element is woven seamlessly into the narrative, illustrating the folly of seeking shortcuts to happiness and the dire consequences of forgetting one's moral compass. The tension builds as the deadline looms, culminating in a breakdown of trust and sanity amidst a backdrop of revelry and dread.<br /><br /> Ultimately, the story serves as a chilling reminder of the fragility of life and wealth, emphasizing that no amount of gold can shield one from the gravity of their choices. Listeners are left reflecting on the value of integrity versus the seductive nature of temptation, and the ultimate fate that befalls those who seek gain at the expense of their soul. As the chilling conclusion reveals the inescapable consequences of Sir Dominic's decisions, we are compelled to consider our own choices within this timeless tale of old-world terror.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63790223</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63790223/056_the_man_who_sold_his_soul_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="28760262" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5790b1bb-18f6-408e-a94b-f3bc3cf5fc8f/5790b1bb-18f6-408e-a94b-f3bc3cf5fc8f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5790b1bb-18f6-408e-a94b-f3bc3cf5fc8f/5790b1bb-18f6-408e-a94b-f3bc3cf5fc8f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5790b1bb-18f6-408e-a94b-f3bc3cf5fc8f/5790b1bb-18f6-408e-a94b-f3bc3cf5fc8f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sir Dominic Sarsfield meets a mysterious figure in Maroa Wood and weighs his soul against a promise of restored wealth, status, and pleasure.

In this episode, we delve into a haunting tale that grapples with the concept of morality and consequence,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sir Dominic Sarsfield meets a mysterious figure in Maroa Wood and weighs his soul against a promise of restored wealth, status, and pleasure.<br /><br /> In this episode, we delve into a haunting tale that grapples with the concept of morality and consequence, essentially asking the question: what are we willing to sacrifice for wealth and success? The narrative introduces us to Sir Dominic Sarsfield, a once-illustrious character fallen into despair, who encounters an enigmatic figure that offers him a tempting bargain. We explore themes of desperation, temptation, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness as Sir Dominic weighs his soul against the allure of riches and glory.<br /><br /> We journey through Sir Dominic's life, filled with revelry and excess, as he revels in a world of parties, wine, and lavish living. However, his fortune takes a turn when his vices lead him down a precarious path, pushing him toward a fateful decision. By meeting with an otherworldly being in the depths of the renowned Maroa Wood, Sarsfield finds himself ensnared in a deal with unforeseen ramifications. Each moment of frivolity is juxtaposed with the haunting reality of potential loss, as Sir Dominic is urged to consider what will happen when the clock strikes midnight on the final day of February.<br /><br /> As the pact unfolds, we witness the gradual corruption of Sir Dominic’s character and the toll that his choices take on both his own life and the lives of those around him. The supernatural element is woven seamlessly into the narrative, illustrating the folly of seeking shortcuts to happiness and the dire consequences of forgetting one's moral compass. The tension builds as the deadline looms, culminating in a breakdown of trust and sanity amidst a backdrop of revelry and dread.<br /><br /> Ultimately, the story serves as a chilling reminder of the fragility of life and wealth, emphasizing that no amount of gold can shield one from the gravity of their choices. Listeners are left reflecting on the value of integrity versus the seductive nature of temptation, and the ultimate fate that befalls those who seek gain at the expense of their soul. As the chilling conclusion reveals the inescapable consequences of Sir Dominic's decisions, we are compelled to consider our own choices within this timeless tale of old-world terror.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1797</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>consequences,desperation,integrity,light and darkness,moral dilemma,narrative,sir dominic sarsfield,success,temptation,wealth</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2024 | Never Bet the Devil Your Head — Edgar Allan Poe</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-never-bet-the-devil-your-head-edgar-allan-poe--63789993</link><description><![CDATA[Join us tonight on Weekly Spooky, hosted by Henrique Couto, as we dive into the eerie world of Edgar Allan Poe with a narration of the lesser-known tale, Never Bet the Devil Your Head. This darkly humorous and surreal story is a perfect blend of Poe’s wit, macabre style, and moral undertones.<br /><br /> Henrique uncovers the story of Toby Dammit, whose reckless gambling habit leads to a chilling confrontation with the supernatural.<br /><br /> Expect vivid descriptions, sharp social commentary, and a tale that embodies Poe’s mastery of dark storytelling.<br /><br /> Subscribe to Weekly Spooky for an unforgettable journey into the strange and sinister.<br /><br /> Poe’s original plot and prose remain the focus as the performance carries classic Gothic horror, and demons, possession, and occult danger toward the ending without turning the show notes into a substitute for the story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63789993</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63789993/best_of_2024_never_bet_the_devil_your_head.mp3" length="27467835" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a039b1aa-a6c5-4e95-b251-a32084c7ca91/a039b1aa-a6c5-4e95-b251-a32084c7ca91.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a039b1aa-a6c5-4e95-b251-a32084c7ca91/a039b1aa-a6c5-4e95-b251-a32084c7ca91.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a039b1aa-a6c5-4e95-b251-a32084c7ca91/a039b1aa-a6c5-4e95-b251-a32084c7ca91.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Join us tonight on Weekly Spooky, hosted by Henrique Couto, as we dive into the eerie world of Edgar Allan Poe with a narration of the lesser-known tale, Never Bet the Devil Your Head. This darkly humorous and surreal story is a perfect blend of Poe’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Join us tonight on Weekly Spooky, hosted by Henrique Couto, as we dive into the eerie world of Edgar Allan Poe with a narration of the lesser-known tale, Never Bet the Devil Your Head. This darkly humorous and surreal story is a perfect blend of Poe’s wit, macabre style, and moral undertones.<br /><br /> Henrique uncovers the story of Toby Dammit, whose reckless gambling habit leads to a chilling confrontation with the supernatural.<br /><br /> Expect vivid descriptions, sharp social commentary, and a tale that embodies Poe’s mastery of dark storytelling.<br /><br /> Subscribe to Weekly Spooky for an unforgettable journey into the strange and sinister.<br /><br /> Poe’s original plot and prose remain the focus as the performance carries classic Gothic horror, and demons, possession, and occult danger toward the ending without turning the show notes into a substitute for the story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1716</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling dive,fright,henrique couto,horror,never bet the devil your head,podcast,poe,share,subscribe,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c2a7ba71b1100c08a55f97d1f4db3983.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Spin the Bottle Part 4: The Pink Death’s Final Round &amp; Blake’s Hidden Truth</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/spin-the-bottle-part-4-the-pink-death-s-final-round-blake-s-hidden-truth--63787025</link><description><![CDATA[After the Pink Death murders Quinn, Samara wakes covered in her sister’s blood and decides that escape may be the only way to survive the final round.<br /><br /> Part four follows Samara from grief into panic as she prepares to abandon Strickfield University without even packing a bag. Grant stops her, but his repeated absence from the killer’s games now looks suspicious. When Samara forces herself to examine motive, opportunity, and the strange gaps surrounding each attack, her attention shifts from Grant to Blake Karen.<br /><br /> The Pink Death is already arranging the remaining players. Another forced game brings the killings closer to Samara’s relationship with Grant, while the promise of a last one-on-one round makes clear that the entire body count has been designed for her. Convinced that Blake is responsible, Samara tracks her to the Karen family’s summer house.<br /><br /> The basement contains the people from the original fraternity party—some executed during the games, others killed outside them, all displayed together. Samara attacks Blake before hearing her explanation, and their fight ends with a warning that the truth is more complicated than the costume. Part four of Rob Fields’s “Spin the Bottle” drives the adult slasher serial directly into its unmasking. Listen to parts one through three first. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63787025</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63787025/314_spin_the_bottle_part_4.mp3" length="45848844" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/535ec320-97e6-4596-bf08-100e21ee8189/535ec320-97e6-4596-bf08-100e21ee8189.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/535ec320-97e6-4596-bf08-100e21ee8189/535ec320-97e6-4596-bf08-100e21ee8189.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/535ec320-97e6-4596-bf08-100e21ee8189/535ec320-97e6-4596-bf08-100e21ee8189.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>After the Pink Death murders Quinn, Samara wakes covered in her sister’s blood and decides that escape may be the only way to survive the final round.

Part four follows Samara from grief into panic as she prepares to abandon Strickfield University...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[After the Pink Death murders Quinn, Samara wakes covered in her sister’s blood and decides that escape may be the only way to survive the final round.<br /><br /> Part four follows Samara from grief into panic as she prepares to abandon Strickfield University without even packing a bag. Grant stops her, but his repeated absence from the killer’s games now looks suspicious. When Samara forces herself to examine motive, opportunity, and the strange gaps surrounding each attack, her attention shifts from Grant to Blake Karen.<br /><br /> The Pink Death is already arranging the remaining players. Another forced game brings the killings closer to Samara’s relationship with Grant, while the promise of a last one-on-one round makes clear that the entire body count has been designed for her. Convinced that Blake is responsible, Samara tracks her to the Karen family’s summer house.<br /><br /> The basement contains the people from the original fraternity party—some executed during the games, others killed outside them, all displayed together. Samara attacks Blake before hearing her explanation, and their fight ends with a warning that the truth is more complicated than the costume. Part four of Rob Fields’s “Spin the Bottle” drives the adult slasher serial directly into its unmasking. Listen to parts one through three first. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2865</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,bottle,dark secrets,drama,haunting,horror,horrors,pinkdeath,revenge,samara mirren,secrets,shocking,spin,spin the bottle,strickfield,survival,suspense,terror,thriller,twists</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/091edb7fbcfbff0657f11c07e03451fa.jpg"/><itunes:episode>314</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2024: Last Flight Out — A Haunting Tale of Love, Loss, and Mystery in the Skies</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-last-flight-out-a-haunting-tale-of-love-loss-and-mystery-in-the-skies--63742353</link><description><![CDATA[On a Boeing 757 from Atlanta to Seattle, nervous traveler Sheila meets an elderly stranger whose story of love, loss, and a dead child grows more unsettling as turbulence overtakes the flight.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Last Flight Out,” narrated by Henrique Couto, turns an ordinary airline conversation into supernatural aviation horror about grief, memory, and the ties that may survive death.<br /><br /> As we settle into our seats, Sheila is anxiously managing her carry-ons and studying the passengers around her when she meets Otis Thornton, an engaging man in his seventies. Their conversation begins lightly, then deepens as Otis recounts his courtship with his late wife, Ella, and the tragedy that shaped their family.<br /><br /> The warmth of Otis’s memories contrasts with the cold aircraft cabin as the flight becomes increasingly rough. Each jolt of turbulence pulls Sheila further into his account, blurring a tender love story with a growing sense that something about the journey—and her seatmate—is not what it appears to be.<br /><br /> This Best of 2024 presentation combines emotional ghost-story suspense, airline disaster dread, and a haunting meditation on unresolved grief without giving away the story’s final destination.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63742353</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63742353/best_of_2024_last_flight_out.mp3" length="32654472" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0b963b26-c939-4c9e-9e77-b40fb3721b6a/0b963b26-c939-4c9e-9e77-b40fb3721b6a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0b963b26-c939-4c9e-9e77-b40fb3721b6a/0b963b26-c939-4c9e-9e77-b40fb3721b6a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0b963b26-c939-4c9e-9e77-b40fb3721b6a/0b963b26-c939-4c9e-9e77-b40fb3721b6a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On a Boeing 757 from Atlanta to Seattle, nervous traveler Sheila meets an elderly stranger whose story of love, loss, and a dead child grows more unsettling as turbulence overtakes the flight.

Charles Campbell’s “The Last Flight Out,” narrated by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On a Boeing 757 from Atlanta to Seattle, nervous traveler Sheila meets an elderly stranger whose story of love, loss, and a dead child grows more unsettling as turbulence overtakes the flight.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Last Flight Out,” narrated by Henrique Couto, turns an ordinary airline conversation into supernatural aviation horror about grief, memory, and the ties that may survive death.<br /><br /> As we settle into our seats, Sheila is anxiously managing her carry-ons and studying the passengers around her when she meets Otis Thornton, an engaging man in his seventies. Their conversation begins lightly, then deepens as Otis recounts his courtship with his late wife, Ella, and the tragedy that shaped their family.<br /><br /> The warmth of Otis’s memories contrasts with the cold aircraft cabin as the flight becomes increasingly rough. Each jolt of turbulence pulls Sheila further into his account, blurring a tender love story with a growing sense that something about the journey—and her seatmate—is not what it appears to be.<br /><br /> This Best of 2024 presentation combines emotional ghost-story suspense, airline disaster dread, and a haunting meditation on unresolved grief without giving away the story’s final destination.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2040</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aviation,crash,ends,flight,ghost,haunting,haunting tale,journey,linger,loss,love,mystery,nostalgia,plane,storytelling,supernatural,suspense,terror,thriller,turbulence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b4bd264fba366f976f9f0428e38aa2a4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | "Mirage" — Arch Oboler’s Coastal Nightmare from Lights Out</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-mirage-arch-oboler-s-coastal-nightmare-from-lights-out--63719197</link><description><![CDATA[The episode, titled "Mirage," immerses listeners in a chilling tale narrated by Arch Oboler, emblematic of the show's series of unusual and unsettling narratives. The ambience is set with personal reflections on the reality of good fortune and the facade that can accompany it, leading the audience into a world where deception lurks beneath the surface of daily life. <br /><br /> As the story unfolds, we are introduced to the central characters, Carl and Linda, who are attending a social gathering at a coastal estate. The dialogue highlights the tension between Carl’s work-centric lifestyle and Linda's desire for deeper social connections. Their conversation meanders through various topics, blending mundane discussions about parties, societal expectations, and the changing seasons while juxtaposing a profound sense of unease as they take a walk on the beach. The calm ocean serves as a deceptive backdrop, contrasting with the inner turmoil of the characters as they confront their personal limitations and fears.<br /><br /> The narrative takes a turn when they encounter an old man sitting alone on the beach, writing names in the sand. The old man's actions provoke curiosity and fear in Carl and Linda. As the moonlight flickers in and out, the man writes names—including theirs—drawing them into a surreal and eerie experience. The tension escalates as Carl experiences dizziness and Linda feels a deep connection to the old man’s mysterious activity. Their reality bends as the man’s cryptic writings allude to their identities and maybe even their fates.<br /><br /> As the old man’s presence becomes more significant, Carl and Linda grapple with their own mortality and the weight of their choices. Linda's health fluctuates as they confront the possibility of their lives being tethered to the enigmatic names being inscribed in the sand. The surrealism intensifies when Carl and Linda come to believe that the old man's writing could predict their futures—sparking a dual exploration of existential dread and the search for meaning in their lives.<br /><br /> In a moment of hysteria and clarity, they contemplate their lives and the ephemerality of time. The narrative explores deeper philosophical themes around living fully and embracing the present, juxtaposing that against the weight of societal expectations and personal ambitions. As they begin to feel the burden of impending outcomes, Linda discovers a sense of liberation in knowing her potential timeline, illuminating a path to self-discovery and personal desires that had long been overshadowed by duties and conventions.<br /><br /> The conclusion of the story leaves listeners with a profound reflection on the nature of life, love, and the longing for freedom amidst constraints. Carl realizes that the mirage isn't just about the fleeting happiness of life but also about the false permanence of grief and dread many people believe in. The closing rates a poignant reminder to cherish the present and live life to its fullest, moving beyond the fears that often confine individuals to their own cages. <br /><br /> Through "Mirage," the episode artfully intertwines rich character development, poignant dialogue, and philosophical musings, crafting a hauntingly beautiful narrative that resonates long after the show concludes. The storytelling technique emphasizes the unique qualities of radio drama, drawing listeners into a visceral experience that reflects not just on the characters’ lives but also prompts introspection on their own realities.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63719197</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63719197/055_mirage_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="29169743" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20b7cf9b-a64e-4fd7-bba2-b3c9994b1743/20b7cf9b-a64e-4fd7-bba2-b3c9994b1743.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20b7cf9b-a64e-4fd7-bba2-b3c9994b1743/20b7cf9b-a64e-4fd7-bba2-b3c9994b1743.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20b7cf9b-a64e-4fd7-bba2-b3c9994b1743/20b7cf9b-a64e-4fd7-bba2-b3c9994b1743.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The episode, titled "Mirage," immerses listeners in a chilling tale narrated by Arch Oboler, emblematic of the show's series of unusual and unsettling narratives. The ambience is set with personal reflections on the reality of good fortune and the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The episode, titled "Mirage," immerses listeners in a chilling tale narrated by Arch Oboler, emblematic of the show's series of unusual and unsettling narratives. The ambience is set with personal reflections on the reality of good fortune and the facade that can accompany it, leading the audience into a world where deception lurks beneath the surface of daily life. <br /><br /> As the story unfolds, we are introduced to the central characters, Carl and Linda, who are attending a social gathering at a coastal estate. The dialogue highlights the tension between Carl’s work-centric lifestyle and Linda's desire for deeper social connections. Their conversation meanders through various topics, blending mundane discussions about parties, societal expectations, and the changing seasons while juxtaposing a profound sense of unease as they take a walk on the beach. The calm ocean serves as a deceptive backdrop, contrasting with the inner turmoil of the characters as they confront their personal limitations and fears.<br /><br /> The narrative takes a turn when they encounter an old man sitting alone on the beach, writing names in the sand. The old man's actions provoke curiosity and fear in Carl and Linda. As the moonlight flickers in and out, the man writes names—including theirs—drawing them into a surreal and eerie experience. The tension escalates as Carl experiences dizziness and Linda feels a deep connection to the old man’s mysterious activity. Their reality bends as the man’s cryptic writings allude to their identities and maybe even their fates.<br /><br /> As the old man’s presence becomes more significant, Carl and Linda grapple with their own mortality and the weight of their choices. Linda's health fluctuates as they confront the possibility of their lives being tethered to the enigmatic names being inscribed in the sand. The surrealism intensifies when Carl and Linda come to believe that the old man's writing could predict their futures—sparking a dual exploration of existential dread and the search for meaning in their lives.<br /><br /> In a moment of hysteria and clarity, they contemplate their lives and the ephemerality of time. The narrative explores deeper philosophical themes around living fully and embracing the present, juxtaposing that against the weight of societal expectations and personal ambitions. As they begin to feel the burden of impending outcomes, Linda discovers a sense of liberation in knowing her potential timeline, illuminating a path to self-discovery and personal desires that had long been overshadowed by duties and conventions.<br /><br /> The conclusion of the story leaves listeners with a profound reflection on the nature of life, love, and the longing for freedom amidst constraints. Carl realizes that the mirage isn't just about the fleeting happiness of life but also about the false permanence of grief and dread many people believe in. The closing rates a poignant reminder to cherish the present and live life to its fullest, moving beyond the fears that often confine individuals to their own cages. <br /><br /> Through "Mirage," the episode artfully intertwines rich character development, poignant dialogue, and philosophical musings, crafting a hauntingly beautiful narrative that resonates long after the show concludes. The storytelling technique emphasizes the unique qualities of radio drama, drawing listeners into a visceral experience that reflects not just on the characters’ lives but also prompts introspection on their own realities.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky"...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1823</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ambition,arch oboler,carl,coastal estate,connection,existential themes,life choices,linda,mirage,mortality,present,social gathering</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2024: Zombies! Ghosts! Killer Bugs! Maniacs!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-zombies-ghosts-killer-bugs-maniacs--63719082</link><description><![CDATA[Four standout 2024 horror stories bring haunted houses, deadly Halloween dares, cruise-ship apocalypse, and psychological terror together in one Best of Weekly Spooky anthology.<br /><br /> Inside this collection:<br /><br /> • “Terror on Your Radio Dial” by Bruce Haney — Twelve-year-old Josh longs to escape Boring, Oregon, and encounter something supernatural. A sleepover with his new friend Mike leads toward the infamous Gitter House, local ghost lore, and a connection to the spirit world neither boy understands.<br /><br /> • “Catching a Buzz” by David O’Hanlon — Brothers Grover and Will accept a reckless Halloween challenge from their babysitter, turning childhood curiosity and an online dare into a night of escalating danger.<br /><br /> • “The Last Vacation” by Mike Ashkewey — A troubled family boards a cruise expecting an escape, only to face an apocalyptic threat at sea as the world outside collapses and survival fractures the people onboard.<br /><br /> • “My Patient Destroyed My World” by Michael Kelso — A doctor confronts the aftermath of a patient’s horrifying actions in a psychological nightmare about morality, guilt, and the fragile boundary between sanity and madness.<br /><br /> Narrated by Henrique Couto, this Best of 2024 compilation moves from supernatural mystery and Halloween horror to undead chaos and psychological dread.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63719082</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63719082/best_of_2024_1_1_16_25_6_03pm.mp3" length="117683517" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/781dba4e-28a8-4963-8241-75b969267a76/781dba4e-28a8-4963-8241-75b969267a76.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/781dba4e-28a8-4963-8241-75b969267a76/781dba4e-28a8-4963-8241-75b969267a76.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/781dba4e-28a8-4963-8241-75b969267a76/781dba4e-28a8-4963-8241-75b969267a76.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four standout 2024 horror stories bring haunted houses, deadly Halloween dares, cruise-ship apocalypse, and psychological terror together in one Best of Weekly Spooky anthology.

Inside this collection:

• “Terror on Your Radio Dial” by Bruce Haney —...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four standout 2024 horror stories bring haunted houses, deadly Halloween dares, cruise-ship apocalypse, and psychological terror together in one Best of Weekly Spooky anthology.<br /><br /> Inside this collection:<br /><br /> • “Terror on Your Radio Dial” by Bruce Haney — Twelve-year-old Josh longs to escape Boring, Oregon, and encounter something supernatural. A sleepover with his new friend Mike leads toward the infamous Gitter House, local ghost lore, and a connection to the spirit world neither boy understands.<br /><br /> • “Catching a Buzz” by David O’Hanlon — Brothers Grover and Will accept a reckless Halloween challenge from their babysitter, turning childhood curiosity and an online dare into a night of escalating danger.<br /><br /> • “The Last Vacation” by Mike Ashkewey — A troubled family boards a cruise expecting an escape, only to face an apocalyptic threat at sea as the world outside collapses and survival fractures the people onboard.<br /><br /> • “My Patient Destroyed My World” by Michael Kelso — A doctor confronts the aftermath of a patient’s horrifying actions in a psychological nightmare about morality, guilt, and the fragile boundary between sanity and madness.<br /><br /> Narrated by Henrique Couto, this Best of 2024 compilation moves from supernatural mystery and Halloween horror to undead chaos and psychological dread.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7354</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,dark adventures,ghostly tales,henrique couto,horror stories,special event,stay spooky,supernatural,valentine’s day special,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ea84852ebfaaf30155d9fcf3554bffc5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Spin the Bottle Part 3: Samara’s Sister Enters the Pink Death’s Game</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/spin-the-bottle-part-3-samara-s-sister-enters-the-pink-death-s-game--63693057</link><description><![CDATA[Samara awakens in a hospital with both wrists bandaged, unable to prove whether Blake attacked her—or whether the Pink Death staged another perfect accusation.<br /><br /> The third chapter begins with Samara on suicide watch after being found bleeding in Blake Karen’s loft. A bloody knife, Blake’s past with Grant, and Samara’s own fractured memories make every explanation look incriminating. Grant and Blake insist they are trying to help, but jealousy and fear leave Samara unable to decide which relationship is real and which one the killer is manipulating.<br /><br /> Her older stepsister Quinn Shriver arrives in Strickfield, forcing Samara to confront family tensions created by years of reckless relationships and avoidance. Quinn becomes her new dormmate and an unwanted voice of reason, helping Samara reconnect with Grant even as the Pink Death prepares another round.<br /><br /> This time, the bottle reaches inside Samara’s family. She offers herself in exchange for Quinn, but the killer refuses to break the rules and reveals that Samara is being preserved for a final game. Part three of Rob Fields’s “Spin the Bottle” shifts the miniseries from romantic suspicion to personal devastation while tightening the Pink Death’s fixation on its central player. Listen to parts one and two first. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63693057</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63693057/313_spin_the_bottle_part_3.mp3" length="46157945" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f0b36c0d-8e03-419a-803f-7e066b928131/f0b36c0d-8e03-419a-803f-7e066b928131.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f0b36c0d-8e03-419a-803f-7e066b928131/f0b36c0d-8e03-419a-803f-7e066b928131.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f0b36c0d-8e03-419a-803f-7e066b928131/f0b36c0d-8e03-419a-803f-7e066b928131.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Samara awakens in a hospital with both wrists bandaged, unable to prove whether Blake attacked her—or whether the Pink Death staged another perfect accusation.

The third chapter begins with Samara on suicide watch after being found bleeding in Blake...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Samara awakens in a hospital with both wrists bandaged, unable to prove whether Blake attacked her—or whether the Pink Death staged another perfect accusation.<br /><br /> The third chapter begins with Samara on suicide watch after being found bleeding in Blake Karen’s loft. A bloody knife, Blake’s past with Grant, and Samara’s own fractured memories make every explanation look incriminating. Grant and Blake insist they are trying to help, but jealousy and fear leave Samara unable to decide which relationship is real and which one the killer is manipulating.<br /><br /> Her older stepsister Quinn Shriver arrives in Strickfield, forcing Samara to confront family tensions created by years of reckless relationships and avoidance. Quinn becomes her new dormmate and an unwanted voice of reason, helping Samara reconnect with Grant even as the Pink Death prepares another round.<br /><br /> This time, the bottle reaches inside Samara’s family. She offers herself in exchange for Quinn, but the killer refuses to break the rules and reveals that Samara is being preserved for a final game. Part three of Rob Fields’s “Spin the Bottle” shifts the miniseries from romantic suspicion to personal devastation while tightening the Pink Death’s fixation on its central player. Listen to parts one and two first. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2884</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,chilling,dark,deadly betrayals,death,drama,haunting,psychological,revenge,secrets,shocking,sinister,strickfield,survival,terror,thrilling,twists,uspense</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/01394d6303ada4f0a2fc9de818867d5c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>313</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2024 | Slasher: Valentine Screams — When Movies Get DEADLY</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-slasher-valentine-screams-when-movies-get-deadly--63549310</link><description><![CDATA[In this thrilling episode of Weekly Spooky, host and narrator Henrique Couto invites you into a world of blood-soaked horror and captivating tales. Join him as he celebrates the past year's twisted accomplishments in the realm of horror. The star of the night is the novella-length episode, "Slasher Valentine Screams," penned by the brilliant Rob Fields, a revered figure in the genre and the mastermind behind the Strickfield Universe. If you’ve missed this spine-chilling narrative, now's your perfect chance for a heart-pounding return.<br /><br /> As we dive into "Slasher Valentine Screams," we meet Vicki Valentine—the quintessential scream queen—who reflects on her rise from the world of adult films to the dominant figure of late-night horror. With her striking black ball gown and blood-red locks, Vicki embodies the perfect blend of allure and terror as she prepares to unveil the newest installment of her horror hosting career. But things take a sinister turn as she and her girlfriend, Bethany Mirren, grapple with memories of a harrowing encounter involving real ghouls while filming their previous slasher flick, Slasher 2.<br /><br /> As the story unfolds, we follow Vicki and Bethany to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre Horror Convention. The anticipation builds as they prepare to premiere "Slasher Valentine Screams." However, a shocking twist occurs: they discover that the specter of danger still looms over them! With horror icons and unexpected visitors from their past resurfacing, Vicki and Bethany’s weekend promises much more than just conventional thrills.<br /><br /> The narrative bursts with action as twinges of romantic tension and unanticipated curveballs keep listeners on the edge of their seats. As Bethany grapples with her fading relationship and Vicki confronts her own demons, the episode explores not only the horror genre but also the complexities of love in a chaotic world. Henrique's vivid and suspenseful storytelling grips you, enticing you with macabre details and characters that leap from the shadows.<br /><br /> As they navigate throughout the favorably chaotic convention, the lines blur between fantasy and reality. When the group encounters an unexpected giant lizard monster, our fearless characters are thrust into a fight for survival. Each encounter is both a comically unsettling commentary on their experiences in horror film sets and an exhilarating testament to the depths of their friendship and love.<br /><br /> As the episode draws to a dramatic close, revelations emerge regarding curses wrapped around golden lizard figurines and the emotional baggage that follows fame. This episode serves up a feast of frights that culminate in a spectacular twist, promising that the horror is not merely a linear experience but a cyclical one. With tongues-in-cheek humor, horrific events, and romantic undertones, "Slasher Valentine Screams" leaves listeners not only afraid but questioning what lurks beneath the surface of their own relationships.<br /><br /> Join Henrique as he delves deep into this unique blend of horror and heart, you won't want to miss how it all unfolds and the powerful message it leaves at the end. Prepare to be thrilled, entertained, and perhaps a little haunted as you tune into another unforgettable episode of Weekly Spooky.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63549310</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63549310/best_of_2024_valentine_screams.mp3" length="87118428" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a3e64d06-36cc-4fe9-9d08-4236fff1cf26/a3e64d06-36cc-4fe9-9d08-4236fff1cf26.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a3e64d06-36cc-4fe9-9d08-4236fff1cf26/a3e64d06-36cc-4fe9-9d08-4236fff1cf26.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a3e64d06-36cc-4fe9-9d08-4236fff1cf26/a3e64d06-36cc-4fe9-9d08-4236fff1cf26.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this thrilling episode of Weekly Spooky, host and narrator Henrique Couto invites you into a world of blood-soaked horror and captivating tales. Join him as he celebrates the past year's twisted accomplishments in the realm of horror. The star of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this thrilling episode of Weekly Spooky, host and narrator Henrique Couto invites you into a world of blood-soaked horror and captivating tales. Join him as he celebrates the past year's twisted accomplishments in the realm of horror. The star of the night is the novella-length episode, "Slasher Valentine Screams," penned by the brilliant Rob Fields, a revered figure in the genre and the mastermind behind the Strickfield Universe. If you’ve missed this spine-chilling narrative, now's your perfect chance for a heart-pounding return.<br /><br /> As we dive into "Slasher Valentine Screams," we meet Vicki Valentine—the quintessential scream queen—who reflects on her rise from the world of adult films to the dominant figure of late-night horror. With her striking black ball gown and blood-red locks, Vicki embodies the perfect blend of allure and terror as she prepares to unveil the newest installment of her horror hosting career. But things take a sinister turn as she and her girlfriend, Bethany Mirren, grapple with memories of a harrowing encounter involving real ghouls while filming their previous slasher flick, Slasher 2.<br /><br /> As the story unfolds, we follow Vicki and Bethany to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre Horror Convention. The anticipation builds as they prepare to premiere "Slasher Valentine Screams." However, a shocking twist occurs: they discover that the specter of danger still looms over them! With horror icons and unexpected visitors from their past resurfacing, Vicki and Bethany’s weekend promises much more than just conventional thrills.<br /><br /> The narrative bursts with action as twinges of romantic tension and unanticipated curveballs keep listeners on the edge of their seats. As Bethany grapples with her fading relationship and Vicki confronts her own demons, the episode explores not only the horror genre but also the complexities of love in a chaotic world. Henrique's vivid and suspenseful storytelling grips you, enticing you with macabre details and characters that leap from the shadows.<br /><br /> As they navigate throughout the favorably chaotic convention, the lines blur between fantasy and reality. When the group encounters an unexpected giant lizard monster, our fearless characters are thrust into a fight for survival. Each encounter is both a comically unsettling commentary on their experiences in horror film sets and an exhilarating testament to the depths of their friendship and love.<br /><br /> As the episode draws to a dramatic close, revelations emerge regarding curses wrapped around golden lizard figurines and the emotional baggage that follows fame. This episode serves up a feast of frights that culminate in a spectacular twist, promising that the horror is not merely a linear experience but a cyclical one. With tongues-in-cheek humor, horrific events, and romantic undertones, "Slasher Valentine Screams" leaves listeners not only afraid but questioning what lurks beneath the surface of their own relationships.<br /><br /> Join Henrique as he delves deep into this unique blend of horror and heart, you won't want to miss how it all unfolds and the powerful message it leaves at the end. Prepare to be thrilled, entertained, and perhaps a little haunted as you tune into another unforgettable episode of Weekly Spooky.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email:...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5444</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>episode,girlfriend,henrique couto,horror,scream queen,slasher valentine screams,thrilling,vicki valentine</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ffc922cdba23c3ceb55d5775fa6c42b5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Evil Eye — Fatal Wishes, Wartime Fraud &amp; Orson Welles Murder Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-evil-eye-fatal-wishes-wartime-fraud-orson-welles-murder-mystery--63608149</link><description><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast explores four faces of evil through classic old-time radio: a writer whose angry wishes seem to kill, a fraudulent medium exploiting wartime grief, conspirators fleeing a roadside murder, and a postcard that becomes evidence in a Scotland Yard case. Human greed and fear prove every bit as dangerous as any supernatural curse.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• The Evil Eye — Successful novelist Louise Bates discovers that people who obstruct or anger her have an alarming habit of dying. Her husband and agent begin to wonder whether Louise possesses the power to destroy anyone standing in her way. A CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama written by Elspeth Eric.<br />• The Evil of Adelaide Winters — Agnes Moorehead stars as a medium who exploits a grieving father’s desire to speak with his son, killed during the war. Greed, fraud, and the dead man’s voice lead Adelaide into a scheme whose consequences leave her desperate to explain herself. A Suspense story based on actual events.<br />• Flee from Evil — In this Whistler tale, Bert Macklin waits on a lonely road while his nephew carries out a killing. Their attempted escape turns guilt, family loyalty, and self-preservation against one another.<br />• The Rising Sun — Orson Welles opens the Black Museum to examine a postcard marked with a drawing of the rising sun. Scotland Yard follows it into the murder of Alice Vine, a fragile alibi, and a case in which fear threatens to condemn the wrong person.<br />Four complete mysteries connect supernatural suspicion, wartime deception, noir crime, and police investigation in an anthology about the evil people imagine—and the evil they choose.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63608149</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63608149/ub_22the_evil_eye_22_22the_evil_adelaide_winters_22_22flee_from_evil_22_22the_rising_sun_22.mp3" length="125398564" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/90d9a879-504a-4e06-8f3c-d36ce072c4bf/90d9a879-504a-4e06-8f3c-d36ce072c4bf.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/90d9a879-504a-4e06-8f3c-d36ce072c4bf/90d9a879-504a-4e06-8f3c-d36ce072c4bf.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/90d9a879-504a-4e06-8f3c-d36ce072c4bf/90d9a879-504a-4e06-8f3c-d36ce072c4bf.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Unknown Broadcast explores four faces of evil through classic old-time radio: a writer whose angry wishes seem to kill, a fraudulent medium exploiting wartime grief, conspirators fleeing a roadside murder, and a postcard that becomes evidence in a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast explores four faces of evil through classic old-time radio: a writer whose angry wishes seem to kill, a fraudulent medium exploiting wartime grief, conspirators fleeing a roadside murder, and a postcard that becomes evidence in a Scotland Yard case. Human greed and fear prove every bit as dangerous as any supernatural curse.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• The Evil Eye — Successful novelist Louise Bates discovers that people who obstruct or anger her have an alarming habit of dying. Her husband and agent begin to wonder whether Louise possesses the power to destroy anyone standing in her way. A CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama written by Elspeth Eric.<br />• The Evil of Adelaide Winters — Agnes Moorehead stars as a medium who exploits a grieving father’s desire to speak with his son, killed during the war. Greed, fraud, and the dead man’s voice lead Adelaide into a scheme whose consequences leave her desperate to explain herself. A Suspense story based on actual events.<br />• Flee from Evil — In this Whistler tale, Bert Macklin waits on a lonely road while his nephew carries out a killing. Their attempted escape turns guilt, family loyalty, and self-preservation against one another.<br />• The Rising Sun — Orson Welles opens the Black Museum to examine a postcard marked with a drawing of the rising sun. Scotland Yard follows it into the murder of Alice Vine, a fragile alibi, and a case in which fear threatens to condemn the wrong person.<br />Four complete mysteries connect supernatural suspicion, wartime deception, noir crime, and police investigation in an anthology about the evil people imagine—and the evil they choose.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7837</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ambition,choices,darkness,elspeth eric,evil,experiences,human nature,identity,louise bates,moral implications,power dynamics,"the evil eye"</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Portals — Vampire Revenge and Multidimensional Horror: Complete Miniseries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/portals-vampire-revenge-and-multidimensional-horror-complete-miniseries--63607143</link><description><![CDATA[Portals brings together a complete horror collection shaped by vampire horror, revenge and supernatural justice, and ghost lore and supernatural suspense, with each included story retaining its own premise and identity.<br /><br /> Tonight, we delve deep into the intricate web of horror, betrayal, and the supernatural, led by our charismatic host and narrator, Henrique Couto. In this mesmerizing episode of "Weekly Spooky," we revisit the haunting miniseries "Portals," a tale dripping with multidimensional suspense that intertwines the worlds of vengeance, vampire lore, and the resilience of friendship.<br /><br /> As we plunge into the story, we are reintroduced to Ariel Mirren, a young woman grappling with the monstrous legacy of her mother, the manipulative Adrienne. With the chilling revelation that she was once a pawn used to forge power and prestige, Ariel’s journey from victim to empowered protagonist sparks a fierce retelling of defiance. Her confrontation with not just her mother, but the entity she unwittingly became intertwined with—Queen Arcadia—sets the stage for an epic battle against the dark forces seeking to enslave her world.<br /><br /> Tonight's narrative is rich with vibrant characters, such as the spirited Madeline Donnerly and her courageous cousin Aileen, who join forces with Ariel to face an army of vampires led by the malevolent Mayor Gunter. Together, they must navigate the treacherous landscape filled with portals that threaten to unleash horrors on their reality. As the plot unfolds, tension mounts with each twist and turn, each door seemingly another step closer to ultimate chaos.<br /><br /> In a thrilling climax, our heroes are faced with a choice that could seal their fate. Ariel decides to harness the powers inherited from Queen Arcadia to destroy the reactor of a nefarious machine responsible for unleashing the vampire scourge into their world. Under the ever-looming threat of betrayal and darkness, we hold our breath, hoping against hope that courage and sacrifice will triumph and that Ariel can reclaim her narrative from the clutches of her mother’s mistakes.<br /><br /> As we journey through dimensions of dread, our characters experience growth, heartache, and the unyielding bonds of friendship, reminding us that even in the darkest of times, light can be found. Will Ariel’s newfound powers be enough to vanquish the evil encroaching upon her world? Or will the shadows reclaim her in the end?<br /><br /> This episode is not merely a recount of supernatural happenings but a profound exploration of identity, agency, and the struggle for autonomy against an oppressive lineage. As Henrique leads us through this chilling odyssey, we are compelled to confront our fears, question the nature of power, and embrace the light in the face of darkness.<br /><br /> So, dear listeners, settle in, turn off the lights, and prepare yourself for an enthralling narrative filled with suspense, emotion, and spine-tingling terror—it's time to let "Weekly Spooky" take you on a journey you won't forget.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63607143</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63607143/portals_2024_comp.mp3" length="125886288" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/253c4e51-6525-404f-88cc-484a20f78d78/253c4e51-6525-404f-88cc-484a20f78d78.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/253c4e51-6525-404f-88cc-484a20f78d78/253c4e51-6525-404f-88cc-484a20f78d78.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/253c4e51-6525-404f-88cc-484a20f78d78/253c4e51-6525-404f-88cc-484a20f78d78.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Portals brings together a complete horror collection shaped by vampire horror, revenge and supernatural justice, and ghost lore and supernatural suspense, with each included story retaining its own premise and identity.

Tonight, we delve deep into...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Portals brings together a complete horror collection shaped by vampire horror, revenge and supernatural justice, and ghost lore and supernatural suspense, with each included story retaining its own premise and identity.<br /><br /> Tonight, we delve deep into the intricate web of horror, betrayal, and the supernatural, led by our charismatic host and narrator, Henrique Couto. In this mesmerizing episode of "Weekly Spooky," we revisit the haunting miniseries "Portals," a tale dripping with multidimensional suspense that intertwines the worlds of vengeance, vampire lore, and the resilience of friendship.<br /><br /> As we plunge into the story, we are reintroduced to Ariel Mirren, a young woman grappling with the monstrous legacy of her mother, the manipulative Adrienne. With the chilling revelation that she was once a pawn used to forge power and prestige, Ariel’s journey from victim to empowered protagonist sparks a fierce retelling of defiance. Her confrontation with not just her mother, but the entity she unwittingly became intertwined with—Queen Arcadia—sets the stage for an epic battle against the dark forces seeking to enslave her world.<br /><br /> Tonight's narrative is rich with vibrant characters, such as the spirited Madeline Donnerly and her courageous cousin Aileen, who join forces with Ariel to face an army of vampires led by the malevolent Mayor Gunter. Together, they must navigate the treacherous landscape filled with portals that threaten to unleash horrors on their reality. As the plot unfolds, tension mounts with each twist and turn, each door seemingly another step closer to ultimate chaos.<br /><br /> In a thrilling climax, our heroes are faced with a choice that could seal their fate. Ariel decides to harness the powers inherited from Queen Arcadia to destroy the reactor of a nefarious machine responsible for unleashing the vampire scourge into their world. Under the ever-looming threat of betrayal and darkness, we hold our breath, hoping against hope that courage and sacrifice will triumph and that Ariel can reclaim her narrative from the clutches of her mother’s mistakes.<br /><br /> As we journey through dimensions of dread, our characters experience growth, heartache, and the unyielding bonds of friendship, reminding us that even in the darkest of times, light can be found. Will Ariel’s newfound powers be enough to vanquish the evil encroaching upon her world? Or will the shadows reclaim her in the end?<br /><br /> This episode is not merely a recount of supernatural happenings but a profound exploration of identity, agency, and the struggle for autonomy against an oppressive lineage. As Henrique leads us through this chilling odyssey, we are compelled to confront our fears, question the nature of power, and embrace the light in the face of darkness.<br /><br /> So, dear listeners, settle in, turn off the lights, and prepare yourself for an enthralling narrative filled with suspense, emotion, and spine-tingling terror—it's time to let "Weekly Spooky" take you on a journey you won't forget.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank"...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7867</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,alternatereality,apocalypse,ariel mirren,darkfantasy,dystopia,horror,magic,multiverse,mystery,paranormal,redemption,revenge,supernatural,survival,suspense,thriller,thrilling journey,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/749bd46500c9e9115d314a029cb07401.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Spin the Bottle Part 2: The Pink Death Begins a Murderous Game</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/spin-the-bottle-part-2-the-pink-death-begins-a-murderous-game--63583709</link><description><![CDATA[Whit Dalton’s corpse disappears from Samara’s dorm as a killer dressed in a hot-pink Death costume begins a lethal new version of Spin the Bottle.<br /><br /> Part two resumes the morning after Samara’s missing memory at Grant’s family cabin. When she cannot reach police, the Pink Death returns, tranquilizes her, and carries Whit’s body away. Grant remembers no more than Samara does, while his longtime friend and former lover Blake Karen becomes entangled in the couple’s suspicion and jealousy.<br /><br /> Weeks later, Samara awakens restrained beside other people from the original fraternity game. The Pink Death enforces a set of rules they once treated casually: the bottle selects a player, and the “winner” receives a grotesque execution instead of a kiss. A modified captive-bolt gun proves that this is not random violence—the killer is punishing specific conduct from that night and considers Samara central to the ritual.<br /><br /> Rob Fields deepens the “Spin the Bottle” mystery with memory gaps, tranquilizer darts, sexual betrayal, shifting alliances, and a masked killer who seems able to move victims without leaving a trace. Part two ends by turning suspicion toward someone Samara trusted. Listen to part one first. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63583709</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63583709/312_spin_the_bottle_part_2.mp3" length="46014741" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6473e937-2c3a-423b-b75b-4b6dd58f41b3/6473e937-2c3a-423b-b75b-4b6dd58f41b3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6473e937-2c3a-423b-b75b-4b6dd58f41b3/6473e937-2c3a-423b-b75b-4b6dd58f41b3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6473e937-2c3a-423b-b75b-4b6dd58f41b3/6473e937-2c3a-423b-b75b-4b6dd58f41b3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Whit Dalton’s corpse disappears from Samara’s dorm as a killer dressed in a hot-pink Death costume begins a lethal new version of Spin the Bottle.

Part two resumes the morning after Samara’s missing memory at Grant’s family cabin. When she cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Whit Dalton’s corpse disappears from Samara’s dorm as a killer dressed in a hot-pink Death costume begins a lethal new version of Spin the Bottle.<br /><br /> Part two resumes the morning after Samara’s missing memory at Grant’s family cabin. When she cannot reach police, the Pink Death returns, tranquilizes her, and carries Whit’s body away. Grant remembers no more than Samara does, while his longtime friend and former lover Blake Karen becomes entangled in the couple’s suspicion and jealousy.<br /><br /> Weeks later, Samara awakens restrained beside other people from the original fraternity game. The Pink Death enforces a set of rules they once treated casually: the bottle selects a player, and the “winner” receives a grotesque execution instead of a kiss. A modified captive-bolt gun proves that this is not random violence—the killer is punishing specific conduct from that night and considers Samara central to the ritual.<br /><br /> Rob Fields deepens the “Spin the Bottle” mystery with memory gaps, tranquilizer darts, sexual betrayal, shifting alliances, and a masked killer who seems able to move victims without leaving a trace. Part two ends by turning suspicion toward someone Samara trusted. Listen to part one first. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2875</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,chilling,chilling encounter,danger,deadly game,haunting,horror,mystery,obsession,pinkdeath,pink death,revenge,romance,samara mirren,spin the bottle,strickfield,strickfield university,survival,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3a6cc370eb6e4b706898a176abc069ec.jpg"/><itunes:episode>312</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Best of 2024 | I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-i-used-to-work-in-a-fire-tower-with-a-strange-set-of-rules--63549885</link><description><![CDATA[After surviving a supernatural fire tower, a former park ranger accepts a night-security job in an isolated warehouse—and discovers another set of rules designed to keep impossible things contained.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s complete two-part horror story follows a desperate new guard through password-locked doors, color-coded patrol routes, missing employees, experimental creatures, and a black line he has been warned never to follow. The building appears ordinary from outside, but its cameras watch only the interior and every locked room suggests the rules protect more than company property.<br /><br /> As the night deepens, doors open by themselves, inhuman test subjects move through the corridors, and someone claiming to be his supervisor may not be human. Completing each patrol becomes a fight to distinguish real instructions from traps—and to survive until the doors unlock at nine in the morning.<br /><br /> This Best of 2024 presentation combines both parts of “I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules” by Michael Kelso, narrated by Henrique Couto. It blends rules horror, isolated night-shift terror, paranormal experimentation, creature-feature suspense, and the fear of taking the only job you can find.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63549885</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63549885/best_of_2024_i_used_to_work_in_a_fire_tower_with_a_strang_set_of_rules.mp3" length="70563796" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/814716e7-163c-4af0-afa5-1c3c1b9ec3e4/814716e7-163c-4af0-afa5-1c3c1b9ec3e4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/814716e7-163c-4af0-afa5-1c3c1b9ec3e4/814716e7-163c-4af0-afa5-1c3c1b9ec3e4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/814716e7-163c-4af0-afa5-1c3c1b9ec3e4/814716e7-163c-4af0-afa5-1c3c1b9ec3e4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>After surviving a supernatural fire tower, a former park ranger accepts a night-security job in an isolated warehouse—and discovers another set of rules designed to keep impossible things contained.

Michael Kelso’s complete two-part horror story...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[After surviving a supernatural fire tower, a former park ranger accepts a night-security job in an isolated warehouse—and discovers another set of rules designed to keep impossible things contained.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s complete two-part horror story follows a desperate new guard through password-locked doors, color-coded patrol routes, missing employees, experimental creatures, and a black line he has been warned never to follow. The building appears ordinary from outside, but its cameras watch only the interior and every locked room suggests the rules protect more than company property.<br /><br /> As the night deepens, doors open by themselves, inhuman test subjects move through the corridors, and someone claiming to be his supervisor may not be human. Completing each patrol becomes a fight to distinguish real instructions from traps—and to survive until the doors unlock at nine in the morning.<br /><br /> This Best of 2024 presentation combines both parts of “I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules” by Michael Kelso, narrated by Henrique Couto. It blends rules horror, isolated night-shift terror, paranormal experimentation, creature-feature suspense, and the fear of taking the only job you can find.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4410</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chills,experience,henrique couto,horror,i used to work in a fire tower,spine-tingling,storytelling,strange set of rules,suspense,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d07c65ae1e216b13fa8952b9f76b3e2c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Life Blood — Killer Robots, Fatal Escapes &amp; Four Stories of Stolen Lives</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-life-blood-killer-robots-fatal-escapes-four-stories-of-stolen-lives--63547388</link><description><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast presents four classic old-time radio stories about people trying to create, abandon, revive, or sell a life. A robot who appears human, a fatal vacation, a performance that becomes murder, and a suicidal man offered one impossible bargain make this an anthology of identity, control, and second chances.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• Life Blood — Professor Arthur Moore creates Amelia, a sophisticated robot whose beauty convinces Gerald that she is human. Love, jealousy, revenge, and a creator’s need for control turn a technological wonder into a deadly moral problem in this CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama.<br />• Vacation from Life — Professor Matthew Clark records the story of his isolated summer on Desolation Beach along the Maine coast. A lonely cottage, an unraveling marriage, and a carefully described plan turn a peaceful escape into a Mysterious Traveler nightmare.<br />• Murder Comes to Life — An Inner Sanctum mystery in which performance, deception, and violence become dangerously difficult to separate. A voyage aboard the SS Monterey draws John into a plot where playing a role may carry real consequences.<br />• Sell Me Your Life — Lee Bowman stars as Joe Bland, a desperate man preparing to jump from a bridge when a stranger offers to buy the life he no longer wants. Her apparent rescue leads to money, a murdered banker, and a frame-up Joe must survive long enough to expose.<br />Four complete journeys through artificial life, escape, theatrical murder, and the price of starting over—classic radio suspense for listeners who like science fiction, noir mystery, and supernatural twists.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63547388</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63547388/ub_22life_blood_22_22vacation_from_life_22_22murder_comes_to_life_22_22sell_me_your_life_22.mp3" length="126369520" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7b108655-73b1-4569-8d82-0d6c0cd482fd/7b108655-73b1-4569-8d82-0d6c0cd482fd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7b108655-73b1-4569-8d82-0d6c0cd482fd/7b108655-73b1-4569-8d82-0d6c0cd482fd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7b108655-73b1-4569-8d82-0d6c0cd482fd/7b108655-73b1-4569-8d82-0d6c0cd482fd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Unknown Broadcast presents four classic old-time radio stories about people trying to create, abandon, revive, or sell a life. A robot who appears human, a fatal vacation, a performance that becomes murder, and a suicidal man offered one impossible...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast presents four classic old-time radio stories about people trying to create, abandon, revive, or sell a life. A robot who appears human, a fatal vacation, a performance that becomes murder, and a suicidal man offered one impossible bargain make this an anthology of identity, control, and second chances.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• Life Blood — Professor Arthur Moore creates Amelia, a sophisticated robot whose beauty convinces Gerald that she is human. Love, jealousy, revenge, and a creator’s need for control turn a technological wonder into a deadly moral problem in this CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama.<br />• Vacation from Life — Professor Matthew Clark records the story of his isolated summer on Desolation Beach along the Maine coast. A lonely cottage, an unraveling marriage, and a carefully described plan turn a peaceful escape into a Mysterious Traveler nightmare.<br />• Murder Comes to Life — An Inner Sanctum mystery in which performance, deception, and violence become dangerously difficult to separate. A voyage aboard the SS Monterey draws John into a plot where playing a role may carry real consequences.<br />• Sell Me Your Life — Lee Bowman stars as Joe Bland, a desperate man preparing to jump from a bridge when a stranger offers to buy the life he no longer wants. Her apparent rescue leads to money, a murdered banker, and a frame-up Joe must survive long enough to expose.<br />Four complete journeys through artificial life, escape, theatrical murder, and the price of starting over—classic radio suspense for listeners who like science fiction, noir mystery, and supernatural twists.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7898</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>amelia,artificial life,emotional conflicts,ethical boundaries,gerald,human experience,love,obsession,professor arthur moore,robotic companion</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Homecoming Queen Killer — Complete Strickfield Slasher Miniseries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/homecoming-queen-killer-complete-strickfield-slasher-miniseries--63498596</link><description><![CDATA[Loralee Hardy, known far and wide as the Prom Queen Killer of Strickfield High School, was<br /> laid to rest in her hometown of Shore City after the previous school year’s Prom from Hell. The<br /> following October, a week before homecoming night, a group of students from Shore City East<br /> High School drives out to Greenlawn Cemetery to see the grave of Loralee Hardy. Upon finding<br /> her grave, Melisande LaPalla performs a resurrection spell as seemingly harmless fun.<br /><br /> Unbeknownst to the group, Melisande’s spell worked. Loralee Hardy has been fully resurrected<br /> and restored. After emerging from her grave, she sees Melisande from a distance and falls in love<br /> with her. Determined to win her heart, Loralee pursues Melisande. The bodies start piling up<br /> from the time of Loralee’s resurrection and goes all the way up until the homecoming dance. Can<br /> a supernaturally enhanced Loralee be stopped and returned to her grave for all time? Or will<br /> Loralee repeat the horrific events from prom night at Strickfield High the previous spring?<br /><br /> Homecoming Queen Killer by Rob Fields<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> The anthology format supports a longer listen while the named stories, creators, and specific setups remain easy to distinguish from one another.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63498596</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63498596/homecoming_queen_killer_2024_comp.mp3" length="133890778" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/304c3b19-1b15-4e37-97e7-53b985f56446/304c3b19-1b15-4e37-97e7-53b985f56446.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/304c3b19-1b15-4e37-97e7-53b985f56446/304c3b19-1b15-4e37-97e7-53b985f56446.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/304c3b19-1b15-4e37-97e7-53b985f56446/304c3b19-1b15-4e37-97e7-53b985f56446.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Loralee Hardy, known far and wide as the Prom Queen Killer of Strickfield High School, was
laid to rest in her hometown of Shore City after the previous school year’s Prom from Hell. The
following October, a week before homecoming night, a group of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Loralee Hardy, known far and wide as the Prom Queen Killer of Strickfield High School, was<br /> laid to rest in her hometown of Shore City after the previous school year’s Prom from Hell. The<br /> following October, a week before homecoming night, a group of students from Shore City East<br /> High School drives out to Greenlawn Cemetery to see the grave of Loralee Hardy. Upon finding<br /> her grave, Melisande LaPalla performs a resurrection spell as seemingly harmless fun.<br /><br /> Unbeknownst to the group, Melisande’s spell worked. Loralee Hardy has been fully resurrected<br /> and restored. After emerging from her grave, she sees Melisande from a distance and falls in love<br /> with her. Determined to win her heart, Loralee pursues Melisande. The bodies start piling up<br /> from the time of Loralee’s resurrection and goes all the way up until the homecoming dance. Can<br /> a supernaturally enhanced Loralee be stopped and returned to her grave for all time? Or will<br /> Loralee repeat the horrific events from prom night at Strickfield High the previous spring?<br /><br /> Homecoming Queen Killer by Rob Fields<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> The anthology format supports a longer listen while the named stories, creators, and specific setups remain easy to distinguish from one another.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8367</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chapter,film,haunted prom night,henrique couto,homecoming queen killer,horror,part one,spin the bottle,thriller,vengeful spirit</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4d467021ab9e22d7aacf6e8d949c411d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Spin the Bottle Part 1: Samara’s New Romance, an Obsessive Ex &amp; the Pink Death</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/spin-the-bottle-part-1-samara-s-new-romance-an-obsessive-ex-the-pink-death--63521347</link><description><![CDATA[Samara Mirren’s new romance at Strickfield University collides with an obsessive ex when a party game becomes the opening move in a five-part slasher mystery.<br /><br /> After transferring from Shore City, ’80s-fashion devotee Samara begins dating Grant “Wildman” Wilde, a Goth-looking fraternity member who gives her the fresh start she wants. Her former girlfriend Whit Dalton refuses to accept the breakup. The mortician and medical student finds Samara’s new number, sends intimate messages, and appears at the Zeta Beta Tau house during a game of Spin the Bottle.<br /><br /> Whit’s confrontation exposes old betrayal and unsettles everyone at the party, but Samara chooses Grant and tries to move forward. A week later, the couple retreats to his parents’ cabin. Just as Samara prepares to deepen their relationship, her memory stops. She awakens alone in her dorm room with Whit’s body hanging behind the couch, slit wrists, and a note promising never to cheat again.<br /><br /> Part one of Rob Fields’s “Spin the Bottle” establishes Samara, Grant, Whit, Blake Karen, and the original players whose choices will fuel the Pink Death’s murderous version of the game. This is the beginning of the five-part adult slasher serial; listen in order for the full mystery. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63521347</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63521347/311_spin_the_bottle_part_1.mp3" length="44493414" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/48af60dc-f690-4916-ba3f-b7ba7720896a/48af60dc-f690-4916-ba3f-b7ba7720896a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/48af60dc-f690-4916-ba3f-b7ba7720896a/48af60dc-f690-4916-ba3f-b7ba7720896a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/48af60dc-f690-4916-ba3f-b7ba7720896a/48af60dc-f690-4916-ba3f-b7ba7720896a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Samara Mirren’s new romance at Strickfield University collides with an obsessive ex when a party game becomes the opening move in a five-part slasher mystery.

After transferring from Shore City, ’80s-fashion devotee Samara begins dating Grant...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Samara Mirren’s new romance at Strickfield University collides with an obsessive ex when a party game becomes the opening move in a five-part slasher mystery.<br /><br /> After transferring from Shore City, ’80s-fashion devotee Samara begins dating Grant “Wildman” Wilde, a Goth-looking fraternity member who gives her the fresh start she wants. Her former girlfriend Whit Dalton refuses to accept the breakup. The mortician and medical student finds Samara’s new number, sends intimate messages, and appears at the Zeta Beta Tau house during a game of Spin the Bottle.<br /><br /> Whit’s confrontation exposes old betrayal and unsettles everyone at the party, but Samara chooses Grant and tries to move forward. A week later, the couple retreats to his parents’ cabin. Just as Samara prepares to deepen their relationship, her memory stops. She awakens alone in her dorm room with Whit’s body hanging behind the couch, slit wrists, and a note promising never to cheat again.<br /><br /> Part one of Rob Fields’s “Spin the Bottle” establishes Samara, Grant, Whit, Blake Karen, and the original players whose choices will fuel the Pink Death’s murderous version of the game. This is the beginning of the five-part adult slasher serial; listen in order for the full mystery. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2780</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,college,consequences,danger,deadly,drama,episode,forbidden,haunting,obsession,passion,relationships,romance,samara,secrets,strickfield,strickfield miniseries,suspense,thriller,twisted</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10f5c118ad9e77a6de427728c3330c0a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>311</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>New Year’s Evil — Caroline Quinn Battles a Death God at Ghoul School</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-year-s-evil-caroline-quinn-battles-a-death-god-at-ghoul-school--63510069</link><description><![CDATA[On New Year’s Eve, supernatural troubleshooter Caroline Quinn returns to Ghoul School for a battle with cultists, the undead, and a summoned Death God.<br /><br /> Caroline is a federal operative raised between worlds: the daughter of a vampire mother and a human-ghoul father, and a graduate of the Ohio school that trained her to survive the paranormal. When Sammy calls her back on December 31, a routine assignment becomes a siege. Students are in danger, dead things are moving, and the cult’s ritual threatens to unleash a power even Caroline may not be able to contain.<br /><br /> Mike Ashkewe’s Case Files of Caroline Quinn adventure mixes vampire-hunter action, supernatural mystery, dark humor, and a high-stakes New Year’s Eve showdown. To save the school, Caroline must confront a Death God and absorb forces that could leave their mark long after midnight.<br /><br /> “New Year’s Evil” by Mike Ashkewe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> The story keeps New Year’s Evil at its center, combining New Year’s Eve horror, teen and school-set horror, and vampire horror without losing the people, setting, and immediate threat that make the premise distinct.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63510069</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63510069/310_new_year_s_evil_a_paranormal_thriller_from_the_case_files_of_caroline_quinn.mp3" length="56936781" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/92596a3f-4daa-4263-afca-7e6653fe94be/92596a3f-4daa-4263-afca-7e6653fe94be.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/92596a3f-4daa-4263-afca-7e6653fe94be/92596a3f-4daa-4263-afca-7e6653fe94be.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/92596a3f-4daa-4263-afca-7e6653fe94be/92596a3f-4daa-4263-afca-7e6653fe94be.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On New Year’s Eve, supernatural troubleshooter Caroline Quinn returns to Ghoul School for a battle with cultists, the undead, and a summoned Death God.

Caroline is a federal operative raised between worlds: the daughter of a vampire mother and a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On New Year’s Eve, supernatural troubleshooter Caroline Quinn returns to Ghoul School for a battle with cultists, the undead, and a summoned Death God.<br /><br /> Caroline is a federal operative raised between worlds: the daughter of a vampire mother and a human-ghoul father, and a graduate of the Ohio school that trained her to survive the paranormal. When Sammy calls her back on December 31, a routine assignment becomes a siege. Students are in danger, dead things are moving, and the cult’s ritual threatens to unleash a power even Caroline may not be able to contain.<br /><br /> Mike Ashkewe’s Case Files of Caroline Quinn adventure mixes vampire-hunter action, supernatural mystery, dark humor, and a high-stakes New Year’s Eve showdown. To save the school, Caroline must confront a Death God and absorb forces that could leave their mark long after midnight.<br /><br /> “New Year’s Evil” by Mike Ashkewe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> The story keeps New Year’s Evil at its center, combining New Year’s Eve horror, teen and school-set horror, and vampire horror without losing the people, setting, and immediate threat that make the premise distinct.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3558</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>action,adventure,agent,cultists,deathgod,death god,ghoul,ghoul school,happy new year,horror,humor,midnight,newyear,new year's evil,spookies,supernatural,thriller,undead,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e1e75b037108ed2eb60131907737eef1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>310</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Strange New Years, Mystery Money and Ghostly Doors!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-strange-new-years-mystery-money-and-ghostly-doors--63501462</link><description><![CDATA[Monthly Spooky explores eerie New Year superstitions, mystery money, ghostly doors, strange holiday news, and rituals meant to control fate.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle close out 2024 with a sardonic tour through seasonal mishaps, paranormal headlines, and the customs people use to welcome—or survive—a new year. Their spooky news roundup includes a stolen Baby Jesus returned with an apology, a viral video blamed on a ghost, a supposedly haunted British door opening on command, and magnet fishers pulling a safe packed with waterlogged cash from a New York lake.<br /><br /> Then the conversation travels through strange New Year folklore from around the world: Irish families striking walls with bread to drive away spirits, leaving a place for the dead, ominous warnings about New Year’s Day laundry, opening doors and windows in the Philippines, Japan’s Namahage demons and 108 temple-bell rings, Scotland’s first-footing tradition, Wales’s skeletal Mari Lwyd, Spain’s twelve lucky grapes, Romania’s bear dance, and a graveyard vigil in Talca, Chile.<br /><br /> Along the way, the hosts discuss the Philadelphia Christmas Village, food poisoning, Hanukkah, “Glitch in the Matrix” stories, and recent horror viewing including “There’s Something in the Barn,” “Black Christmas,” and “Nosferatu.” It is a funny, skeptical, and genuinely spooky year-end episode about luck, loss, memory, and the supernatural traditions carried across generations.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle follow the episode’s separate leads through reported facts, local legend, and horror-minded conversation, with Strange New Years, Mystery Money and Ghostly Doors! providing the installment’s central subjects.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63501462</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63501462/monthly_spooky_dec_2024.mp3" length="112693416" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f88bb2c4-fce9-42f9-ab19-462e539e5722/f88bb2c4-fce9-42f9-ab19-462e539e5722.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f88bb2c4-fce9-42f9-ab19-462e539e5722/f88bb2c4-fce9-42f9-ab19-462e539e5722.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f88bb2c4-fce9-42f9-ab19-462e539e5722/f88bb2c4-fce9-42f9-ab19-462e539e5722.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Monthly Spooky explores eerie New Year superstitions, mystery money, ghostly doors, strange holiday news, and rituals meant to control fate.

Henrique and Michelle close out 2024 with a sardonic tour through seasonal mishaps, paranormal headlines, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Monthly Spooky explores eerie New Year superstitions, mystery money, ghostly doors, strange holiday news, and rituals meant to control fate.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle close out 2024 with a sardonic tour through seasonal mishaps, paranormal headlines, and the customs people use to welcome—or survive—a new year. Their spooky news roundup includes a stolen Baby Jesus returned with an apology, a viral video blamed on a ghost, a supposedly haunted British door opening on command, and magnet fishers pulling a safe packed with waterlogged cash from a New York lake.<br /><br /> Then the conversation travels through strange New Year folklore from around the world: Irish families striking walls with bread to drive away spirits, leaving a place for the dead, ominous warnings about New Year’s Day laundry, opening doors and windows in the Philippines, Japan’s Namahage demons and 108 temple-bell rings, Scotland’s first-footing tradition, Wales’s skeletal Mari Lwyd, Spain’s twelve lucky grapes, Romania’s bear dance, and a graveyard vigil in Talca, Chile.<br /><br /> Along the way, the hosts discuss the Philadelphia Christmas Village, food poisoning, Hanukkah, “Glitch in the Matrix” stories, and recent horror viewing including “There’s Something in the Barn,” “Black Christmas,” and “Nosferatu.” It is a funny, skeptical, and genuinely spooky year-end episode about luck, loss, memory, and the supernatural traditions carried across generations.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle follow the episode’s separate leads through reported facts, local legend, and horror-minded conversation, with Strange New Years, Mystery Money and Ghostly Doors! providing the installment’s central subjects.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7043</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bread spirits,gratitude connection,ireland,joy misfortune,laundry superstition,monthly spooky,new year's traditions,romanian bear dance,spain grape-eating,strange customs</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | New Year’s Nightmare — Dystopian Futures, Atomic Monsters &amp; Midnight Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-new-year-s-nightmare-dystopian-futures-atomic-monsters-midnight-murder--63450112</link><description><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast welcomes the new year with four complete old-time radio thrillers about identity, dystopian futures, atomic-age monsters, and a midnight impersonation that becomes a murder trap. Each story asks what happens when tomorrow arrives carrying a life you no longer recognize.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• New Year’s Nightmare — As 1947 begins, hard-drinking Chris Andrews awakens in another home, beside another woman, and is told he is actually Charles Arnold. Memory loss, a second marriage, and a returning former love turn New Year’s renewal into a disorienting Mysterious Traveler nightmare.<br />• Strange New Tomorrow — In a distant authoritarian future, Doctor Tremaine is coerced into building robots for a regime shaped by war, selective breeding, and absolute control. This CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama imagines tomorrow as a place where science, love, and individual identity all belong to the state.<br />• Strange New World — Two men reach an isolated Pacific island where radiation has transformed the natural order. Giant creatures and rapidly multiplying sea life turn a refuge into an atomic-age survival nightmare in this Mysterious Traveler adventure.<br />• Three Faces at Midnight — William Bendix stars as Sylvester Walters, a man hired to impersonate someone during a staged bribery exchange. A dead man, a camera, and too many competing identities pull him into a scheme whose real purpose may be murder.<br />Begin the year with time slips, dystopian science fiction, creature-feature terror, and noir suspense—four warnings that midnight can open the door to far more than a new calendar.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63450112</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63450112/ub_22new_year_s_nightmare_22_22strange_new_tomorrow_22_22new_mrs_devlin_22_22strange_new_world_22_22three_faces_at_midnight_22.mp3" length="159878603" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9cfe1679-df8e-4399-860c-63d24cd7435a/9cfe1679-df8e-4399-860c-63d24cd7435a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9cfe1679-df8e-4399-860c-63d24cd7435a/9cfe1679-df8e-4399-860c-63d24cd7435a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9cfe1679-df8e-4399-860c-63d24cd7435a/9cfe1679-df8e-4399-860c-63d24cd7435a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Unknown Broadcast welcomes the new year with four complete old-time radio thrillers about identity, dystopian futures, atomic-age monsters, and a midnight impersonation that becomes a murder trap. Each story asks what happens when tomorrow arrives...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast welcomes the new year with four complete old-time radio thrillers about identity, dystopian futures, atomic-age monsters, and a midnight impersonation that becomes a murder trap. Each story asks what happens when tomorrow arrives carrying a life you no longer recognize.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• New Year’s Nightmare — As 1947 begins, hard-drinking Chris Andrews awakens in another home, beside another woman, and is told he is actually Charles Arnold. Memory loss, a second marriage, and a returning former love turn New Year’s renewal into a disorienting Mysterious Traveler nightmare.<br />• Strange New Tomorrow — In a distant authoritarian future, Doctor Tremaine is coerced into building robots for a regime shaped by war, selective breeding, and absolute control. This CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama imagines tomorrow as a place where science, love, and individual identity all belong to the state.<br />• Strange New World — Two men reach an isolated Pacific island where radiation has transformed the natural order. Giant creatures and rapidly multiplying sea life turn a refuge into an atomic-age survival nightmare in this Mysterious Traveler adventure.<br />• Three Faces at Midnight — William Bendix stars as Sylvester Walters, a man hired to impersonate someone during a staged bribery exchange. A dead man, a camera, and too many competing identities pull him into a scheme whose real purpose may be murder.<br />Begin the year with time slips, dystopian science fiction, creature-feature terror, and noir suspense—four warnings that midnight can open the door to far more than a new calendar.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9991</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1948,alcoholism,amnesia,atmospheric sound design,chris,identity,judy,loss,love,memory,new year's nightmare,relationship,storytelling,tragic twist</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>5 New Year’s Horror Stories — Monsters, Ghosts and Midnight Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-new-year-s-horror-stories-monsters-ghosts-and-midnight-terror--63449112</link><description><![CDATA[5 New Year’s Horror Stories brings together a complete horror collection shaped by ghost lore and supernatural suspense, cryptid and creature horror, and zombie and undead horror, with each included story retaining its own premise and identity.<br /><br /> Tonight, we journey into the heart of darkness with your hauntingly mesmerizing host and narrator, Henrique Couto, as we celebrate five years of spine-chilling stories that tantalize and terrify. In this very special year-end episode, Henrique expresses his deepest gratitude for the loyal listeners who've shaped 2024 into a thrilling adventure for the Weekly Spooky family. With a tone both reflective and invigorated, he thanks his spooky family for their unwavering support, especially during his own personal trials. There’s a distinct warmth emanating from Henrique's words, generating a sense of unity that only those who share a love for the macabre can understand.<br /><br /> As we raise a toast to the New Year, we’re invited to brace ourselves for an assortment of frightful tales crafted by imaginative writers. From monsters lurking in the shadows to ghosts that whisper long-lost secrets, the atmosphere is thick with anticipation. Henrique sets the stage as he prepares to introduce the night’s menu of horror and mayhem, encouraging listeners to subscribe on their favorite platforms and to settle in for a night steeped in chilling narratives. This isn’t just another podcast episode; it’s an experience designed to rattle your bones and quicken your pulse as we intertwine horror with celebration.<br /><br /> The first harrowing story, "Even the Devil Tells the Truth," by Dan Wilder, plunges us into a sordid tale draped in darkness. An anthropological look at sociopaths who dance with death on the shimmering edges of New Year's Eve, we follow a narrator whose callous perspective on life invites shivers of dread. The character's maliciously vivid tales of his encounters on the cold streets take the listener down alleys that most would shy away from, culminating in a sinister pact that intertwines his fate with the Devil himself. The narration pulls us in with its gritty realism, illustrated through haunting imagery that grips the imagination and leaves us questioning the very nature of evil.<br /><br /> Without losing momentum, we traverse through the supernatural with stories like “Satan’s Shotgun,” where the essence of timeless vengeance seeps through every word. The narrative intricately weaves the past with present horrors, exploring themes of redemption entwined with malevolence. Here, the listener finds themselves ensnared in a web of fate as the protagonist seeks retribution against an old nemesis. Vivid descriptions create a cinematic experience, stimulating an array of emotions, perfectly encapsulating what it means to confront one's past amidst unyielding darkness.<br /><br /> We are then whisked off to “A Few Cold Ones,” a story both contemporary and haunting, perfectly aligning with the festive spirit of Brew Year’s Eve as it juxtaposes the exuberance of celebration with the lurking horrors of the unknown. Characters face the consequences of indulgence and bravado, as a seemingly innocent party quickly spirals into chaos when the supernatural looms at every turn. Here, Henrique’s narration captures the essence of fright masquerading beneath revelry, leaving us teasingly aware that danger often hides in plain sight.<br /><br /> Our escapade ventures into “Stakes and Shoguns,” where humor and horror collide in a chaotic New Year's celebration. Following the unexpected twists of three punk rock friends on a mission, the listener is treated to a narrative that explores adolescence, nostalgia, and the ultimate confrontation with extraterrestrial monstrosities. With a dash of comedy and a flair for the absurd, the story invites laughter as much as it incites chills, masterfully satiating the craving for both thrills and amusement.<br /><br /> And all is wrapped up nicely by the wonderfully bizarre "Zombie Punks from Upstate New York."<br /><br /> As the episode concludes, Henrique leaves us with a heartfelt reflection on the past year and a glimpse of what awaits in 2025—a promise of new tales and spine-tingling surprises. With a fervent invitation to join the expanding community of listeners and creators, he underscores the importance of connection in the shared love for the spooky. So, as we cross into the New Year, let us bear witness to the tales that shape our fears and celebrate the storytellers who keep the essence of horror alive through the magic of audio.<br /><br /> Prepare to be terrified and entertained, as this episode is sure to provide unsettling leaps of imagination that linger long after the final words fade into the night. Each story is a testament to the craft of horror writing, embodying the thrill of dark exploration under the expert guidance of your host, Henrique Couto. Welcome, once more, to the extraordinary world of Weekly Spooky. Would you dare to listen?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63449112</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63449112/nye_comp_2024.mp3" length="104633374" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/350f79bb-273d-46d9-aebf-bfbfcbffcc9f/350f79bb-273d-46d9-aebf-bfbfcbffcc9f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/350f79bb-273d-46d9-aebf-bfbfcbffcc9f/350f79bb-273d-46d9-aebf-bfbfcbffcc9f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/350f79bb-273d-46d9-aebf-bfbfcbffcc9f/350f79bb-273d-46d9-aebf-bfbfcbffcc9f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>5 New Year’s Horror Stories brings together a complete horror collection shaped by ghost lore and supernatural suspense, cryptid and creature horror, and zombie and undead horror, with each included story retaining its own premise and identity....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[5 New Year’s Horror Stories brings together a complete horror collection shaped by ghost lore and supernatural suspense, cryptid and creature horror, and zombie and undead horror, with each included story retaining its own premise and identity.<br /><br /> Tonight, we journey into the heart of darkness with your hauntingly mesmerizing host and narrator, Henrique Couto, as we celebrate five years of spine-chilling stories that tantalize and terrify. In this very special year-end episode, Henrique expresses his deepest gratitude for the loyal listeners who've shaped 2024 into a thrilling adventure for the Weekly Spooky family. With a tone both reflective and invigorated, he thanks his spooky family for their unwavering support, especially during his own personal trials. There’s a distinct warmth emanating from Henrique's words, generating a sense of unity that only those who share a love for the macabre can understand.<br /><br /> As we raise a toast to the New Year, we’re invited to brace ourselves for an assortment of frightful tales crafted by imaginative writers. From monsters lurking in the shadows to ghosts that whisper long-lost secrets, the atmosphere is thick with anticipation. Henrique sets the stage as he prepares to introduce the night’s menu of horror and mayhem, encouraging listeners to subscribe on their favorite platforms and to settle in for a night steeped in chilling narratives. This isn’t just another podcast episode; it’s an experience designed to rattle your bones and quicken your pulse as we intertwine horror with celebration.<br /><br /> The first harrowing story, "Even the Devil Tells the Truth," by Dan Wilder, plunges us into a sordid tale draped in darkness. An anthropological look at sociopaths who dance with death on the shimmering edges of New Year's Eve, we follow a narrator whose callous perspective on life invites shivers of dread. The character's maliciously vivid tales of his encounters on the cold streets take the listener down alleys that most would shy away from, culminating in a sinister pact that intertwines his fate with the Devil himself. The narration pulls us in with its gritty realism, illustrated through haunting imagery that grips the imagination and leaves us questioning the very nature of evil.<br /><br /> Without losing momentum, we traverse through the supernatural with stories like “Satan’s Shotgun,” where the essence of timeless vengeance seeps through every word. The narrative intricately weaves the past with present horrors, exploring themes of redemption entwined with malevolence. Here, the listener finds themselves ensnared in a web of fate as the protagonist seeks retribution against an old nemesis. Vivid descriptions create a cinematic experience, stimulating an array of emotions, perfectly encapsulating what it means to confront one's past amidst unyielding darkness.<br /><br /> We are then whisked off to “A Few Cold Ones,” a story both contemporary and haunting, perfectly aligning with the festive spirit of Brew Year’s Eve as it juxtaposes the exuberance of celebration with the lurking horrors of the unknown. Characters face the consequences of indulgence and bravado, as a seemingly innocent party quickly spirals into chaos when the supernatural looms at every turn. Here, Henrique’s narration captures the essence of fright masquerading beneath revelry, leaving us teasingly aware that danger often hides in plain sight.<br /><br /> Our escapade ventures into “Stakes and Shoguns,” where humor and horror collide in a chaotic New Year's celebration. Following the unexpected twists of three punk rock friends on a mission, the listener is treated to a narrative that explores adolescence, nostalgia, and the ultimate confrontation with extraterrestrial monstrosities. With a dash of comedy and a flair for the absurd, the story invites laughter as much as it incites chills, masterfully satiating the craving for both thrills and amusement.<br /><br /> And all is wrapped up...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6539</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>celebration,chilling tales,eerie,five years,henrique couto,holiday,horror,monsters,new,podcast,scary,special episode,spooky,thrilling fear,weekly spooky,years</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68130f90f1a16a167524897024c62e2a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Sinister Santa Spectacle: Cursed Gifts, Ghostly Carolers &amp; Christmas Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-sinister-santa-spectacle-cursed-gifts-ghostly-carolers-christmas-revenge--63455441</link><description><![CDATA[Jack Scratch presents two Christmas horror stories about cursed generosity and ghostly carolers who deliver supernatural judgment to guilty homes.<br /><br /> In “The Gift,” a family’s annual Christmas Eve present becomes an ancient lacquered box wrapped in images of a horned Santa and skeletal reindeer. The object changes what it contains for each person who touches it, offering the lost keepsake, desire, or secret wish that will tempt them most. What looks like a perfect gift turns affection into competition and gives greed a violent way to expose what the family values.<br /><br /> “The Carolers” follows Phil, a grieving widower who wants to drink alone and ignore the singers outside his house. The same group returns again and again, growing larger as the night continues. Their old-fashioned clothes, silent blond girl, and impossible movement from yard to interior reveal that the songs are not requests for holiday cheer. Each new voice belongs to a story of violence, and the carolers are building a congregation that will travel to another doorstep.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s “A Sinister Santa Spectacle” is a dark holiday double feature framed by the demonic ringmaster Jack Scratch. Cursed objects, family betrayal, haunted Christmas music, and supernatural revenge turn generosity and tradition into instruments of punishment. Story collection by Keith Tomlin.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63455441</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63455441/309_a_sinister_santa_spectacle.mp3" length="42809283" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2f4565c0-7a54-43ca-bed2-a706b0cd93fc/2f4565c0-7a54-43ca-bed2-a706b0cd93fc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2f4565c0-7a54-43ca-bed2-a706b0cd93fc/2f4565c0-7a54-43ca-bed2-a706b0cd93fc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2f4565c0-7a54-43ca-bed2-a706b0cd93fc/2f4565c0-7a54-43ca-bed2-a706b0cd93fc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jack Scratch presents two Christmas horror stories about cursed generosity and ghostly carolers who deliver supernatural judgment to guilty homes.

In “The Gift,” a family’s annual Christmas Eve present becomes an ancient lacquered box wrapped in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jack Scratch presents two Christmas horror stories about cursed generosity and ghostly carolers who deliver supernatural judgment to guilty homes.<br /><br /> In “The Gift,” a family’s annual Christmas Eve present becomes an ancient lacquered box wrapped in images of a horned Santa and skeletal reindeer. The object changes what it contains for each person who touches it, offering the lost keepsake, desire, or secret wish that will tempt them most. What looks like a perfect gift turns affection into competition and gives greed a violent way to expose what the family values.<br /><br /> “The Carolers” follows Phil, a grieving widower who wants to drink alone and ignore the singers outside his house. The same group returns again and again, growing larger as the night continues. Their old-fashioned clothes, silent blond girl, and impossible movement from yard to interior reveal that the songs are not requests for holiday cheer. Each new voice belongs to a story of violence, and the carolers are building a congregation that will travel to another doorstep.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s “A Sinister Santa Spectacle” is a dark holiday double feature framed by the demonic ringmaster Jack Scratch. Cursed objects, family betrayal, haunted Christmas music, and supernatural revenge turn generosity and tradition into instruments of punishment. Story collection by Keith Tomlin.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2675</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,betrayal,carolers,chilling,christmas,cursed,eerie,entertainment,festive,greed,halloween,holiday horror,horror,jack,jack scratch,podcast,revenge,scratch,supernatural,twisted</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/023c9b9e703a68a11bb5a8372869bca4.jpg"/><itunes:episode>309</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Vampire’s Holiday: Madelyne Donnerly Brings Christmas Carnage to Strickfield</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-vampire-s-holiday-madelyne-donnerly-brings-christmas-carnage-to-strickfield--63443970</link><description><![CDATA[An evil vampire version of Madelyne Donnerly crosses into Strickfield’s universe and kidnaps Anneliese Mirren to turn Christmas into a battle for power and survival.<br /><br /> Bella Taibon and Eileen Donnerly have encountered the vampire universe before, but this arrival is different. Madelyne is now grown, predatory, and bored enough to manufacture chaos for pleasure. She begins by taking Anneliese, the estranged older sister of Felicia Mirren, and drawing the people who will come for her into the Backwoods of Strickfield.<br /><br /> Felicia joins Bella and Eileen for the rescue, forming an uneasy team linked by family history and earlier supernatural encounters. The three expect a dangerous vampire; they do not expect the advantage Madelyne has prepared or the way her existence twists relationships they thought they understood. Their mission becomes a confrontation with an alternate-universe version of someone they know—and the possibility that none of them will reach Christmas Day.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “A Vampire’s Holiday” is a Strickfield Christmas horror novella filled with interdimensional vampires, kidnapping, dark humor, family conflict, and supernatural carnage. The holiday setting makes the contrast sharper: while everyone else prepares for celebration, Madelyne treats the season as permission to hunt. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63443970</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63443970/308_a_vampire_s_holiday.mp3" length="110645446" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9ceaf17a-cfb2-4dbd-a87b-b2640350ba0f/9ceaf17a-cfb2-4dbd-a87b-b2640350ba0f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9ceaf17a-cfb2-4dbd-a87b-b2640350ba0f/9ceaf17a-cfb2-4dbd-a87b-b2640350ba0f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9ceaf17a-cfb2-4dbd-a87b-b2640350ba0f/9ceaf17a-cfb2-4dbd-a87b-b2640350ba0f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An evil vampire version of Madelyne Donnerly crosses into Strickfield’s universe and kidnaps Anneliese Mirren to turn Christmas into a battle for power and survival.

Bella Taibon and Eileen Donnerly have encountered the vampire universe before, but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An evil vampire version of Madelyne Donnerly crosses into Strickfield’s universe and kidnaps Anneliese Mirren to turn Christmas into a battle for power and survival.<br /><br /> Bella Taibon and Eileen Donnerly have encountered the vampire universe before, but this arrival is different. Madelyne is now grown, predatory, and bored enough to manufacture chaos for pleasure. She begins by taking Anneliese, the estranged older sister of Felicia Mirren, and drawing the people who will come for her into the Backwoods of Strickfield.<br /><br /> Felicia joins Bella and Eileen for the rescue, forming an uneasy team linked by family history and earlier supernatural encounters. The three expect a dangerous vampire; they do not expect the advantage Madelyne has prepared or the way her existence twists relationships they thought they understood. Their mission becomes a confrontation with an alternate-universe version of someone they know—and the possibility that none of them will reach Christmas Day.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “A Vampire’s Holiday” is a Strickfield Christmas horror novella filled with interdimensional vampires, kidnapping, dark humor, family conflict, and supernatural carnage. The holiday setting makes the contrast sharper: while everyone else prepares for celebration, Madelyne treats the season as permission to hunt. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6915</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apocalypse,blood,bloodlust,carnage,chaos,dark,holiday,horror,humor,madelyne,queen,redemption,strickfield,supernatural,surprise,survival,thriller,universe,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7dca2ccd9e604765cf8cfc32d74878ac.jpg"/><itunes:episode>308</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>High Beams on Christmas: A Killer in Rhea’s Back Seat &amp; the Driver Trying to Warn Her</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/high-beams-on-christmas-a-killer-in-rhea-s-back-seat-the-driver-trying-to-warn-her--63443597</link><description><![CDATA[Rhea Auman flees a Strickfield Christmas party with a killer hidden in her back seat while another driver flashes high beams to keep her alive.<br /><br /> Rhea attends Brighton Mirren’s gathering on Pleasant Valley Road because she hates being alone. The party exposes romantic betrayals and draws Jack Rosemont, a violent man convinced that Rhea deserves punishment for breaking hearts. When the evening erupts, she escapes to her car believing the immediate danger is behind her.<br /><br /> On the dark road home, a truck follows closely and repeatedly blasts its high beams. Rhea interprets the pursuit as another threat and refuses to stop. She cannot see Jack crouched behind her with a kitchen knife—or understand that every burst of light forces him back down before he can strike. The apparent aggressor is Molson, racing to warn a woman who has every reason to mistrust him.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “High Beams on Christmas” is a holiday road thriller built around the classic killer-in-the-back-seat urban legend, misread intentions, betrayal, and redemption. The revised metadata names Rhea, the concealed attacker, and the warning signal so listeners can find its specific roadside-horror premise without losing the story title. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63443597</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63443597/307_high_beams_on_christmas.mp3" length="33325429" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/85afcd3a-06b9-4836-92db-1f8dc34d8060/85afcd3a-06b9-4836-92db-1f8dc34d8060.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/85afcd3a-06b9-4836-92db-1f8dc34d8060/85afcd3a-06b9-4836-92db-1f8dc34d8060.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/85afcd3a-06b9-4836-92db-1f8dc34d8060/85afcd3a-06b9-4836-92db-1f8dc34d8060.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Rhea Auman flees a Strickfield Christmas party with a killer hidden in her back seat while another driver flashes high beams to keep her alive.

Rhea attends Brighton Mirren’s gathering on Pleasant Valley Road because she hates being alone. The party...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rhea Auman flees a Strickfield Christmas party with a killer hidden in her back seat while another driver flashes high beams to keep her alive.<br /><br /> Rhea attends Brighton Mirren’s gathering on Pleasant Valley Road because she hates being alone. The party exposes romantic betrayals and draws Jack Rosemont, a violent man convinced that Rhea deserves punishment for breaking hearts. When the evening erupts, she escapes to her car believing the immediate danger is behind her.<br /><br /> On the dark road home, a truck follows closely and repeatedly blasts its high beams. Rhea interprets the pursuit as another threat and refuses to stop. She cannot see Jack crouched behind her with a kitchen knife—or understand that every burst of light forces him back down before he can strike. The apparent aggressor is Molson, racing to warn a woman who has every reason to mistrust him.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “High Beams on Christmas” is a holiday road thriller built around the classic killer-in-the-back-seat urban legend, misread intentions, betrayal, and redemption. The revised metadata names Rhea, the concealed attacker, and the warning signal so listeners can find its specific roadside-horror premise without losing the story title. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2082</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>action,betrayal,car,chase,christmas,christmas tale,danger,drama,dramatic,emotional,hero,holiday,pursuit,redemption,strickfield,survival,suspense,tension,thriller,twist</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/55fed91fffaef5675eeb95ed7b917cdf.jpg"/><itunes:episode>307</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Christmas Radio Horror — Dead Man’s Holiday &amp; Four Vintage Nightmares</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-christmas-radio-horror-dead-man-s-holiday-four-vintage-nightmares--63303744</link><description><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast celebrates the dark side of Christmas with five complete old-time radio stories filled with snowbound roads, fugitives, haunted gifts, buried secrets, and second sight. Warm lights and family reunions sit beside ghost towns, murder, deception, and supernatural inheritance in this holiday horror marathon.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• A Holiday Visit — Joan and Skip Bartram drive through an Ohio snowstorm on their way to a long-awaited family Christmas. An unmarked detour, a crash, and an apparently deserted town turn the homecoming into a supernatural mystery. A CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama written by Bob Juhren.<br />• Christmas Gift — In this Whistler story, Mary Winston has spent months hiding under different names when a detective finally finds her in a Panama City nightclub. What looks like the end of her escape may instead become an unexpected chance to return home.<br />• Dead Man’s Holiday — A dying man looks back on the train accident and chain of deception that led him to a bloodstained room. This Inner Sanctum mystery turns the idea of a holiday into a grim reckoning with identity, guilt, and death.<br />• Holiday Story — Herbert Marshall stars in a Suspense tale about a seemingly eccentric Christmas project beneath a cellar floor. Wild orchids, damp earth, and a carefully maintained explanation conceal a much darker domestic secret.<br />• The Terrifying Gift — Second sight is not a blessing but a family curse that must pass from mother to daughter. This CBS Radio Mystery Theater story follows the terrible price of knowing the future—and the impossibility of escaping the gift.<br />A chilling Christmas-season collection for listeners who like supernatural mysteries, vintage radio suspense, haunted holidays, and festive stories with sharp shadows beneath the tree.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63303744</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63303744/ub_22a_holiday_visit_22_22christmas_gift_22_22dead_man_s_holiday_22_22holiday_story_22_22the_terrifying_gift_22.mp3" length="174789689" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/394d4f41-9f00-49f5-b327-79d002dc8b28/394d4f41-9f00-49f5-b327-79d002dc8b28.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/394d4f41-9f00-49f5-b327-79d002dc8b28/394d4f41-9f00-49f5-b327-79d002dc8b28.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/394d4f41-9f00-49f5-b327-79d002dc8b28/394d4f41-9f00-49f5-b327-79d002dc8b28.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Unknown Broadcast celebrates the dark side of Christmas with five complete old-time radio stories filled with snowbound roads, fugitives, haunted gifts, buried secrets, and second sight. Warm lights and family reunions sit beside ghost towns, murder,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast celebrates the dark side of Christmas with five complete old-time radio stories filled with snowbound roads, fugitives, haunted gifts, buried secrets, and second sight. Warm lights and family reunions sit beside ghost towns, murder, deception, and supernatural inheritance in this holiday horror marathon.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• A Holiday Visit — Joan and Skip Bartram drive through an Ohio snowstorm on their way to a long-awaited family Christmas. An unmarked detour, a crash, and an apparently deserted town turn the homecoming into a supernatural mystery. A CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama written by Bob Juhren.<br />• Christmas Gift — In this Whistler story, Mary Winston has spent months hiding under different names when a detective finally finds her in a Panama City nightclub. What looks like the end of her escape may instead become an unexpected chance to return home.<br />• Dead Man’s Holiday — A dying man looks back on the train accident and chain of deception that led him to a bloodstained room. This Inner Sanctum mystery turns the idea of a holiday into a grim reckoning with identity, guilt, and death.<br />• Holiday Story — Herbert Marshall stars in a Suspense tale about a seemingly eccentric Christmas project beneath a cellar floor. Wild orchids, damp earth, and a carefully maintained explanation conceal a much darker domestic secret.<br />• The Terrifying Gift — Second sight is not a blessing but a family curse that must pass from mother to daughter. This CBS Radio Mystery Theater story follows the terrible price of knowing the future—and the impossibility of escaping the gift.<br />A chilling Christmas-season collection for listeners who like supernatural mysteries, vintage radio suspense, haunted holidays, and festive stories with sharp shadows beneath the tree.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10923</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>familial ties,fate versus free will,ghost town,holiday anthology,holiday spirit,immersive storytelling,mystery,nostalgia,ominous hotel,profound truths,redemption,supernatural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0f48f3b5f2875d5005cb38c53b28658f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Krampus (2015): Christmas Demon Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-krampus-2015-christmas-demon-horror--63285537</link><description><![CDATA[Krampus (2015) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "Saint Nicholas isn't coming this year. Instead, a much darker, ancient spirit has arrived—Krampus."As the holiday season winds down, we're closing out Christmas with a modern horror classic that's about to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. Join Henrique and David as they travel (metaphorically) to New Zealand to discuss Krampus (2015), the shadow of St. Nicholas who punishes instead of rewards. This fan-favorite Yuletide horror has become a staple of December movie marathons.<br /><br /> When young Max and his dysfunctional family have an explosive argument during Christmas, he unknowingly summons the demonic Krampus—a dark counterpart to Santa Claus who punishes non-believers. Now, Max and his family must survive the night against the terrifying spirit in Michael Dougherty’s Krampus!<br /><br /> Starring Adam Scott, Toni Collette, and David Koechner, this episode dives into why Krampus has such rewatchable charm, from its thrilling practical effects by Weta Workshop to its perfect blend of horror and holiday spirit. Plus, hear Henrique and David discuss their first time seeing it on opening night, the debate over whether Lethal Weapon or Die Hard is the ultimate Christmas movie, and more holiday-themed recommendations, including the Silent Night, Deadly Night novelization and the wild ride that is Santastein.<br /><br /> It’s the LONGEST episode of Do You Even Movie? yet—so grab some eggnog, stoke the fire, and enjoy this festive deep dive just in time for the big day! Links &amp; Contact Info:<br /><br /> 📢 Website: <a href="http://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /> 📧 Email: doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /> 👍 Facebook: Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /> 📸 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doyouevenmoviepod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.instagram.com/doyo...</a><br /> 🐦 Twitter (X): <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /> 🎥 Watch Krampus on Max: <a href="https://www.max.com/movies/krampus/172c906c-a6f5-43e0-8ab9-00c5fa84b43c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.max.com/movies/kra...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63285537</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63285537/krampus_commercials.mp3" length="125437860" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b09561dc-e05c-4f83-a31e-0b6c837a7658/b09561dc-e05c-4f83-a31e-0b6c837a7658.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b09561dc-e05c-4f83-a31e-0b6c837a7658/b09561dc-e05c-4f83-a31e-0b6c837a7658.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b09561dc-e05c-4f83-a31e-0b6c837a7658/b09561dc-e05c-4f83-a31e-0b6c837a7658.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Krampus (2015) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.

"Saint Nicholas isn't coming this year. Instead, a much darker, ancient spirit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Krampus (2015) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "Saint Nicholas isn't coming this year. Instead, a much darker, ancient spirit has arrived—Krampus."As the holiday season winds down, we're closing out Christmas with a modern horror classic that's about to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. Join Henrique and David as they travel (metaphorically) to New Zealand to discuss Krampus (2015), the shadow of St. Nicholas who punishes instead of rewards. This fan-favorite Yuletide horror has become a staple of December movie marathons.<br /><br /> When young Max and his dysfunctional family have an explosive argument during Christmas, he unknowingly summons the demonic Krampus—a dark counterpart to Santa Claus who punishes non-believers. Now, Max and his family must survive the night against the terrifying spirit in Michael Dougherty’s Krampus!<br /><br /> Starring Adam Scott, Toni Collette, and David Koechner, this episode dives into why Krampus has such rewatchable charm, from its thrilling practical effects by Weta Workshop to its perfect blend of horror and holiday spirit. Plus, hear Henrique and David discuss their first time seeing it on opening night, the debate over whether Lethal Weapon or Die Hard is the ultimate Christmas movie, and more holiday-themed recommendations, including the Silent Night, Deadly Night novelization and the wild ride that is Santastein.<br /><br /> It’s the LONGEST episode of Do You Even Movie? yet—so grab some eggnog, stoke the fire, and enjoy this festive deep dive just in time for the big day! Links &amp; Contact Info:<br /><br /> 📢 Website: <a href="http://doyouevenmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doyouevenmovie.com/</a><br /> 📧 Email: doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /> 👍 Facebook: Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /> 📸 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doyouevenmoviepod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.instagram.com/doyo...</a><br /> 🐦 Twitter (X): <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /> 🎥 Watch Krampus on Max: <a href="https://www.max.com/movies/krampus/172c906c-a6f5-43e0-8ab9-00c5fa84b43c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.max.com/movies/kra...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7840</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/482b7d80b714fb2c908b193edefdb974.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Holiday Homecoming Hullabaloo: Goblin Magic, Living Decorations &amp; a Family Reunion</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/holiday-homecoming-hullabaloo-goblin-magic-living-decorations-a-family-reunion--63307404</link><description><![CDATA[Jennifer’s first Christmas home in five years becomes a supernatural family reunion when an antique saw awakens decorations, goblins, and one impossible wish.<br /><br /> After losing her husband Brandon, Jennifer has struggled to raise their son Bryce and rebuild her life. She finally returns to the suburban home of her parents, Mark and Amy, hoping the familiar fireplace and Christmas traditions will give Bryce the kind of holiday memories she once had. On the mantel sits an old handsaw carved with a sun and moon—a family curiosity that feels warm beneath Jennifer’s hand and whispers in a voice she recognizes.<br /><br /> The object’s magic does not stay contained. Ceramic figures, Christmas decorations, and ordinary fixtures begin moving with lives and ambitions of their own. A furious goblin named Kako claims the tool was stolen and wants its power back, turning the house into a battlefield while Jennifer confronts the temptation to restore what death took from her.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Holiday Homecoming Hullabaloo” is a darkly comic Christmas creature story about grief, family, resurrection, mischievous magic, and the chaos of getting exactly what you wished for. A mother, son, and grandparents must survive a supernatural home invasion long enough to discover whether homecoming can include the dead. Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63307404</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63307404/306_holiday_homecoming_hullabaloo.mp3" length="39198171" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/93512664-1810-4460-b43f-4d6a177edf17/93512664-1810-4460-b43f-4d6a177edf17.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/93512664-1810-4460-b43f-4d6a177edf17/93512664-1810-4460-b43f-4d6a177edf17.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/93512664-1810-4460-b43f-4d6a177edf17/93512664-1810-4460-b43f-4d6a177edf17.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jennifer’s first Christmas home in five years becomes a supernatural family reunion when an antique saw awakens decorations, goblins, and one impossible wish.

After losing her husband Brandon, Jennifer has struggled to raise their son Bryce and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jennifer’s first Christmas home in five years becomes a supernatural family reunion when an antique saw awakens decorations, goblins, and one impossible wish.<br /><br /> After losing her husband Brandon, Jennifer has struggled to raise their son Bryce and rebuild her life. She finally returns to the suburban home of her parents, Mark and Amy, hoping the familiar fireplace and Christmas traditions will give Bryce the kind of holiday memories she once had. On the mantel sits an old handsaw carved with a sun and moon—a family curiosity that feels warm beneath Jennifer’s hand and whispers in a voice she recognizes.<br /><br /> The object’s magic does not stay contained. Ceramic figures, Christmas decorations, and ordinary fixtures begin moving with lives and ambitions of their own. A furious goblin named Kako claims the tool was stolen and wants its power back, turning the house into a battlefield while Jennifer confronts the temptation to restore what death took from her.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Holiday Homecoming Hullabaloo” is a darkly comic Christmas creature story about grief, family, resurrection, mischievous magic, and the chaos of getting exactly what you wished for. A mother, son, and grandparents must survive a supernatural home invasion long enough to discover whether homecoming can include the dead. Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2449</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,animated,chaos,chaotic,christmas,comedy,creatures,family,festive,goblins,holiday,horror,magic,magical,mischief,reunion,saw,supernatural,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48a96689d206db29a8eb36258e533d39.jpg"/><itunes:episode>306</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>5 Holiday Horrors to Give You a Deadly Night!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-holiday-horrors-to-give-you-a-deadly-night--62981804</link><description><![CDATA[Five Christmas horror stories turn psychiatric wards, frozen wastelands, department-store Santas, assassins, and supernatural vengeance into one deadly holiday anthology.<br /><br /> Inside this collection:<br /><br /> • “Xmas at the Psych Ward” — On a snowy Christmas Eve, troubled young Caleb confronts his past inside a psychiatric hospital while a murderous presence turns the ward’s holiday gathering into a fight for survival.<br /><br /> • “Christmas at Pendleton Station” — Kasselia Tabon crosses a frozen dystopian world where ancient evil, technological nightmares, and an undead Santa Claus stand between her and safety.<br /><br /> • “Santa’s Little Helper” — Washed-up Santa Ronnie Baxley encounters a terrifying little girl whose apparent innocence unleashes violent holiday chaos among children and parents.<br /><br /> • “The Day That Santa Died” — Jonathan L. Copeland’s dark autobiographical tale questions the mythology of Santa Claus through the confession of an assassin hiding in plain sight.<br /><br /> • “Inner Rage” — Regan Devereaux enters Christmas Eve torn between protector and killer as love, loss, and ancient supernatural forces threaten the people she still cares about.<br /><br /> Narrated by Henrique Couto, these five holiday nightmares mix Christmas horror, undead survival, psychological terror, dark fantasy, and bloody seasonal suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62981804</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62981804/christmas_comp_4_2024.mp3" length="204215363" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ad75cdff-f538-48e9-bb14-3b484cf8c292/ad75cdff-f538-48e9-bb14-3b484cf8c292.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ad75cdff-f538-48e9-bb14-3b484cf8c292/ad75cdff-f538-48e9-bb14-3b484cf8c292.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ad75cdff-f538-48e9-bb14-3b484cf8c292/ad75cdff-f538-48e9-bb14-3b484cf8c292.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five Christmas horror stories turn psychiatric wards, frozen wastelands, department-store Santas, assassins, and supernatural vengeance into one deadly holiday anthology.

Inside this collection:

• “Xmas at the Psych Ward” — On a snowy Christmas Eve,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five Christmas horror stories turn psychiatric wards, frozen wastelands, department-store Santas, assassins, and supernatural vengeance into one deadly holiday anthology.<br /><br /> Inside this collection:<br /><br /> • “Xmas at the Psych Ward” — On a snowy Christmas Eve, troubled young Caleb confronts his past inside a psychiatric hospital while a murderous presence turns the ward’s holiday gathering into a fight for survival.<br /><br /> • “Christmas at Pendleton Station” — Kasselia Tabon crosses a frozen dystopian world where ancient evil, technological nightmares, and an undead Santa Claus stand between her and safety.<br /><br /> • “Santa’s Little Helper” — Washed-up Santa Ronnie Baxley encounters a terrifying little girl whose apparent innocence unleashes violent holiday chaos among children and parents.<br /><br /> • “The Day That Santa Died” — Jonathan L. Copeland’s dark autobiographical tale questions the mythology of Santa Claus through the confession of an assassin hiding in plain sight.<br /><br /> • “Inner Rage” — Regan Devereaux enters Christmas Eve torn between protector and killer as love, loss, and ancient supernatural forces threaten the people she still cares about.<br /><br /> Narrated by Henrique Couto, these five holiday nightmares mix Christmas horror, undead survival, psychological terror, dark fantasy, and bloody seasonal suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12762</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling tales,christmas,deadly,enrique ku,experience,festive fright,holiday horror,horrors of the night,horror stories,tonight</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fa1493d8c42a09d2be9b2bf03b7e31d8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas at Murder Mansion: Bethany, Harpy &amp; the Ghosts of Grimm Manor</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-at-murder-mansion-bethany-harpy-the-ghosts-of-grimm-manor--63293438</link><description><![CDATA[Bethany and Harpy return to Grimm Manor at Christmas when three vengeful ghosts kidnap Harmony Mirren and demand a final reckoning inside Murder Mansion.<br /><br /> Bethany Martinson now shares her body with Harpy, the stronger and far less restrained alternate soul who once helped her survive the haunted plantation house. Their uneasy partnership has become a genuine sisterhood: Bethany solves mysteries by day, while Harpy has taken a night-security job at Strickfield Towne Centre Mall under the imperious Harmony.<br /><br /> On Christmas Eve, the dead detectives Ed Smith, Brian Davenport, and John Riddle escape Grimm Manor and seize Harmony. They blame Bethany for exposing their deaths and trapping them at the estate, and they intend to force her back into the house she barely survived. Harpy steals a ride into the Backwoods of Strickfield, but raw strength cannot open doors controlled by ghosts. Bethany’s intelligence, Harpy’s ferocity, and Harmony’s capacity to change will all be tested among the manor’s traps and buried history.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Christmas at Murder Mansion” continues the Grimm Manor story with haunted-house adventure, supernatural revenge, dark humor, and an unlikely Christmas redemption. Familiar characters and the Murder Mansion name lead the metadata so returning listeners can find the sequel. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63293438</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63293438/305_christmas_at_murder_mansion.mp3" length="51015649" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/96b1a3f4-7663-450b-b44f-edbf20c2d723/96b1a3f4-7663-450b-b44f-edbf20c2d723.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/96b1a3f4-7663-450b-b44f-edbf20c2d723/96b1a3f4-7663-450b-b44f-edbf20c2d723.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/96b1a3f4-7663-450b-b44f-edbf20c2d723/96b1a3f4-7663-450b-b44f-edbf20c2d723.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bethany and Harpy return to Grimm Manor at Christmas when three vengeful ghosts kidnap Harmony Mirren and demand a final reckoning inside Murder Mansion.

Bethany Martinson now shares her body with Harpy, the stronger and far less restrained alternate...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bethany and Harpy return to Grimm Manor at Christmas when three vengeful ghosts kidnap Harmony Mirren and demand a final reckoning inside Murder Mansion.<br /><br /> Bethany Martinson now shares her body with Harpy, the stronger and far less restrained alternate soul who once helped her survive the haunted plantation house. Their uneasy partnership has become a genuine sisterhood: Bethany solves mysteries by day, while Harpy has taken a night-security job at Strickfield Towne Centre Mall under the imperious Harmony.<br /><br /> On Christmas Eve, the dead detectives Ed Smith, Brian Davenport, and John Riddle escape Grimm Manor and seize Harmony. They blame Bethany for exposing their deaths and trapping them at the estate, and they intend to force her back into the house she barely survived. Harpy steals a ride into the Backwoods of Strickfield, but raw strength cannot open doors controlled by ghosts. Bethany’s intelligence, Harpy’s ferocity, and Harmony’s capacity to change will all be tested among the manor’s traps and buried history.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Christmas at Murder Mansion” continues the Grimm Manor story with haunted-house adventure, supernatural revenge, dark humor, and an unlikely Christmas redemption. Familiar characters and the Murder Mansion name lead the metadata so returning listeners can find the sequel. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3188</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,christmas,ghosts,harpy,haunted,holiday,horror,humor,mansion,murder mansion,mystery,redemption,sisters,spine-tingling,supernatural,survival,suspense,thriller,tune in,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2bca8da73337f277ede3974bbb8f9ee3.jpg"/><itunes:episode>305</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Better Watch Out (2016): Christmas Home-Invasion Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-better-watch-out-2016-christmas-home-invasion-horror--63319047</link><description><![CDATA[In this festive episode of *Cutting Deep into Horror*, hosts Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi reunite to discuss the chilling 2016 Christmas horror film, *Better Watch Out*. As the holiday countdown crescendos, the duo offers a deep exploration of the movie’s unsettling narrative, juxtaposing typical Christmas warmth with dark themes of obsession, violence, and the often hidden scars of childhood trauma.<br /><br /> The episode opens with Henrique sharing his longstanding tradition of expressing feelings during the holidays, a sentiment that suddenly contrasts with the grotesque events of the film they are about to dissect. Rachael joins in with her customary cheer, setting the tone for a night that will delve into the darker side of Christmas cinema while reckoning with heavy topics like trauma and mental health.<br /><br /> As they situate the film within a broader context of Christmas horror, the hosts introduce listeners to the lead character, Luke, a seemingly innocent 12-year-old with sinister intentions towards his babysitter, Ashley, played by Olivia DeJonge. The pair dissects the layers of Luke’s character, illustrating the blurred lines between childhood innocence and emerging psychopathy while discussing the film's various clichés and themes. They share laughs recalling tropes established in classics like *Home Alone*, and how *Better Watch Out* flips those expectations on their head, transforming what could be a light-hearted affair into a gripping tale of lurking menace.<br /><br /> Henrique and Rachael transport listeners through the film’s narrative, recounting key moments—from Luke’s misguided affections toward Ashley to a series of unfortunate events that quickly spiral into violence. Rachael highlights the tension in scenes where Ashley’s attempts to maintain control devolve as the children begin to reveal their true natures. The hosts cover the rise of Luke’s dark humor and cold calculations, leading to brutal moments that leave the audience in stunned silence. The meticulous details in his planning are highlighted as the conversation draws close to the shocking climax.<br /><br /> With palpable intensity, the conversation intensifies when discussing the violent escalation that ensues, particularly the twisted finale and the chilling aftermath. Their commentary opens up discussions about the psychological implications of the characters' actions, the film's dark humor, and the commentary it makes on how childhood trauma can manifest in malignant ways. With visceral storytelling and layered characters, *Better Watch Out* stirs deep discussions about morality, innocence lost, and the societal taboos surrounding youth violence.<br /><br /> Rachael manages to keep the conversation lively despite the grave subject matter, sharing humorous anecdotes about initial misunderstandings surrounding childhood experiences and babysitters, weaving a narrative that draws parallels between their own stories and the film. The duo's chemistry shines as they effortlessly navigate from laughter to laughter, and deep discussions about heavy themes.<br /><br /> As they wrap up the episode, Henrique and Rachael give solid recommendations for where viewers can catch the film, ensuring that fans of both horror and holiday cinema find ways to engage with *Better Watch Out*. They encourage listeners to embrace the madness of holiday horror, reminding everyone that, beneath the festive lights, danger can lurk in the most innocent of places.<br /><br /> If you’re interested in exploring more cinematic turmoil and psychological depth through the lens of horror, be sure to connect with them on their social media. Tune in as they promise thrilling discussions in future episodes.<br /><br /> Contact Us<br /> Website: weeklyspooky.com<br /><br /> Thank you for joining Henrique and Rachael this holiday season, where the spirit of horror shines brightly against the backdrop of Christmas festivities!<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63319047</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63319047/better_watch_out.mp3" length="112325223" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1d9f7916-9cd8-480b-b16c-fb1aa14c7e86/1d9f7916-9cd8-480b-b16c-fb1aa14c7e86.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1d9f7916-9cd8-480b-b16c-fb1aa14c7e86/1d9f7916-9cd8-480b-b16c-fb1aa14c7e86.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1d9f7916-9cd8-480b-b16c-fb1aa14c7e86/1d9f7916-9cd8-480b-b16c-fb1aa14c7e86.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this festive episode of *Cutting Deep into Horror*, hosts Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi reunite to discuss the chilling 2016 Christmas horror film, *Better Watch Out*. As the holiday countdown crescendos, the duo offers a deep exploration of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this festive episode of *Cutting Deep into Horror*, hosts Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi reunite to discuss the chilling 2016 Christmas horror film, *Better Watch Out*. As the holiday countdown crescendos, the duo offers a deep exploration of the movie’s unsettling narrative, juxtaposing typical Christmas warmth with dark themes of obsession, violence, and the often hidden scars of childhood trauma.<br /><br /> The episode opens with Henrique sharing his longstanding tradition of expressing feelings during the holidays, a sentiment that suddenly contrasts with the grotesque events of the film they are about to dissect. Rachael joins in with her customary cheer, setting the tone for a night that will delve into the darker side of Christmas cinema while reckoning with heavy topics like trauma and mental health.<br /><br /> As they situate the film within a broader context of Christmas horror, the hosts introduce listeners to the lead character, Luke, a seemingly innocent 12-year-old with sinister intentions towards his babysitter, Ashley, played by Olivia DeJonge. The pair dissects the layers of Luke’s character, illustrating the blurred lines between childhood innocence and emerging psychopathy while discussing the film's various clichés and themes. They share laughs recalling tropes established in classics like *Home Alone*, and how *Better Watch Out* flips those expectations on their head, transforming what could be a light-hearted affair into a gripping tale of lurking menace.<br /><br /> Henrique and Rachael transport listeners through the film’s narrative, recounting key moments—from Luke’s misguided affections toward Ashley to a series of unfortunate events that quickly spiral into violence. Rachael highlights the tension in scenes where Ashley’s attempts to maintain control devolve as the children begin to reveal their true natures. The hosts cover the rise of Luke’s dark humor and cold calculations, leading to brutal moments that leave the audience in stunned silence. The meticulous details in his planning are highlighted as the conversation draws close to the shocking climax.<br /><br /> With palpable intensity, the conversation intensifies when discussing the violent escalation that ensues, particularly the twisted finale and the chilling aftermath. Their commentary opens up discussions about the psychological implications of the characters' actions, the film's dark humor, and the commentary it makes on how childhood trauma can manifest in malignant ways. With visceral storytelling and layered characters, *Better Watch Out* stirs deep discussions about morality, innocence lost, and the societal taboos surrounding youth violence.<br /><br /> Rachael manages to keep the conversation lively despite the grave subject matter, sharing humorous anecdotes about initial misunderstandings surrounding childhood experiences and babysitters, weaving a narrative that draws parallels between their own stories and the film. The duo's chemistry shines as they effortlessly navigate from laughter to laughter, and deep discussions about heavy themes.<br /><br /> As they wrap up the episode, Henrique and Rachael give solid recommendations for where viewers can catch the film, ensuring that fans of both horror and holiday cinema find ways to engage with *Better Watch Out*. They encourage listeners to embrace the madness of holiday horror, reminding everyone that, beneath the festive lights, danger can lurk in the most innocent of places.<br /><br /> If you’re interested in exploring more cinematic turmoil and psychological depth through the lens of horror, be sure to connect with them on their social media. Tune in as they promise thrilling discussions in future episodes.<br /><br /> Contact Us<br /> Website: weeklyspooky.com<br /><br /> Thank you for joining Henrique and Rachael this holiday season, where the spirit of horror shines brightly against the backdrop of Christmas festivities!<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7019</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>babysitter,better watch out,childhood trauma,classic tropes,cutting deep into horror,holiday horror,obsession,shocking violence,sinister motives,tips to watch</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas Eve Babysitters: Two Friends, Monster Parents &amp; a Deadly Holiday Test</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-eve-babysitters-two-friends-monster-parents-a-deadly-holiday-test--63288411</link><description><![CDATA[Mona Ables and Bailey Downs accept a Christmas Eve babysitting job only to be hunted through a Mirren mansion by two enormous monsters.<br /><br /> Summer and Helmsley Mirren offer excellent pay, unlimited food, and a generous bonus if Mona can watch their children, Lucious and Pagan. Bailey only intends to walk her friend to the house, but Summer hires them both. The children are likable, the pizza arrives, and a holiday movie marathon makes the job seem almost normal—apart from hints that the previous sitter was “dealt with.”<br /><br /> Then a creature smashes through the glass doors. A second monster blocks the hall, and the girls must move the children through bedrooms, a pantry, game room, and garage while every escape route closes. Food briefly distracts the attackers, ice cream delivers an improvised case of brain freeze, and Mona and Bailey repeatedly place themselves between the monsters and the kids.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Christmas Eve Babysitters” is a Strickfield holiday creature feature about friendship, responsibility, magical parents, and a babysitting test designed to become a home-invasion nightmare. The danger may have rules, but the girls do not learn them until they have proven what they will risk for Lucious and Pagan. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63288411</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63288411/304_christmas_eve_babysitters.mp3" length="36861901" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5ca88fd1-7e67-455d-9c0e-13a126ad857d/5ca88fd1-7e67-455d-9c0e-13a126ad857d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5ca88fd1-7e67-455d-9c0e-13a126ad857d/5ca88fd1-7e67-455d-9c0e-13a126ad857d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5ca88fd1-7e67-455d-9c0e-13a126ad857d/5ca88fd1-7e67-455d-9c0e-13a126ad857d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mona Ables and Bailey Downs accept a Christmas Eve babysitting job only to be hunted through a Mirren mansion by two enormous monsters.

Summer and Helmsley Mirren offer excellent pay, unlimited food, and a generous bonus if Mona can watch their...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mona Ables and Bailey Downs accept a Christmas Eve babysitting job only to be hunted through a Mirren mansion by two enormous monsters.<br /><br /> Summer and Helmsley Mirren offer excellent pay, unlimited food, and a generous bonus if Mona can watch their children, Lucious and Pagan. Bailey only intends to walk her friend to the house, but Summer hires them both. The children are likable, the pizza arrives, and a holiday movie marathon makes the job seem almost normal—apart from hints that the previous sitter was “dealt with.”<br /><br /> Then a creature smashes through the glass doors. A second monster blocks the hall, and the girls must move the children through bedrooms, a pantry, game room, and garage while every escape route closes. Food briefly distracts the attackers, ice cream delivers an improvised case of brain freeze, and Mona and Bailey repeatedly place themselves between the monsters and the kids.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Christmas Eve Babysitters” is a Strickfield holiday creature feature about friendship, responsibility, magical parents, and a babysitting test designed to become a home-invasion nightmare. The danger may have rules, but the girls do not learn them until they have proven what they will risk for Lucious and Pagan. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2303</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,babysitters,babysitting,bravery,chilling,christmas,festive,friendship,holiday,holiday adventure,humor,kids,magic,magical,mischief,monsters,parents,rob fields,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b196929898427ea988369fe634396089.jpg"/><itunes:episode>304</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | House of Fear — Disturbing Art, Murder Plots &amp; Psychological Suspense</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-house-of-fear-disturbing-art-murder-plots-psychological-suspense--63260731</link><description><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast gathers four classic old-time radio dramas built around fear: fear of betrayal, fear of madness, fear of accusation, and fear carefully used as a weapon. A lonely villa, a disturbing painting, a bank robbery, and a stranger who claims to control another person’s destiny become four very different traps.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• House of Fear — In this Whistler story, Paul Garson cannot accept Lana Wallace’s decision to marry the older Gregory Hellman. When Lana’s new marriage turns lonely and Gregory’s body is discovered, love, resentment, and suspicion tighten into a murder case.<br />• Fear Paints a Picture — Lana Turner stars as Julia Powell, a young woman isolated in her father’s house and terrified by a painting whose central figure seems to move closer. Family history, nightmares, and psychological manipulation blur the line between haunting and madness in this Suspense classic.<br />• Fear — Edgar Ellerby has spent his life afraid of nearly everything. When the timid bank teller becomes entangled in a robbery investigation, he must overcome the paralysis of fear long enough to confront the evidence against him. A CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama starring Jack Grimes.<br />• Pattern for Fear — An Inner Sanctum mystery about a waiter drawn into the private turmoil of an influential couple. A supposed murder plot, money, scandal, and carefully staged fear leave him holding another person’s destiny in his hands.<br />These four stories explore how fear distorts perception, drives desperate choices, and sometimes reveals a danger more human than supernatural.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63260731</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63260731/ub_house_of_fear_fear_paints_a_picture_fear_pattern_of_fear.mp3" length="122405820" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e47cd9dd-63f8-48ae-a8be-84f9d2253ebe/e47cd9dd-63f8-48ae-a8be-84f9d2253ebe.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e47cd9dd-63f8-48ae-a8be-84f9d2253ebe/e47cd9dd-63f8-48ae-a8be-84f9d2253ebe.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e47cd9dd-63f8-48ae-a8be-84f9d2253ebe/e47cd9dd-63f8-48ae-a8be-84f9d2253ebe.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Unknown Broadcast gathers four classic old-time radio dramas built around fear: fear of betrayal, fear of madness, fear of accusation, and fear carefully used as a weapon. A lonely villa, a disturbing painting, a bank robbery, and a stranger who...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast gathers four classic old-time radio dramas built around fear: fear of betrayal, fear of madness, fear of accusation, and fear carefully used as a weapon. A lonely villa, a disturbing painting, a bank robbery, and a stranger who claims to control another person’s destiny become four very different traps.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• House of Fear — In this Whistler story, Paul Garson cannot accept Lana Wallace’s decision to marry the older Gregory Hellman. When Lana’s new marriage turns lonely and Gregory’s body is discovered, love, resentment, and suspicion tighten into a murder case.<br />• Fear Paints a Picture — Lana Turner stars as Julia Powell, a young woman isolated in her father’s house and terrified by a painting whose central figure seems to move closer. Family history, nightmares, and psychological manipulation blur the line between haunting and madness in this Suspense classic.<br />• Fear — Edgar Ellerby has spent his life afraid of nearly everything. When the timid bank teller becomes entangled in a robbery investigation, he must overcome the paralysis of fear long enough to confront the evidence against him. A CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama starring Jack Grimes.<br />• Pattern for Fear — An Inner Sanctum mystery about a waiter drawn into the private turmoil of an influential couple. A supposed murder plot, money, scandal, and carefully staged fear leave him holding another person’s destiny in his hands.<br />These four stories explore how fear distorts perception, drives desperate choices, and sometimes reveals a danger more human than supernatural.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7649</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,dark secrets,fear paints a picture,gregory hellman,haunting nature,honeymoon,julia powell,lana wallace,love,mental illness,murder investigation,paul garson,the whistler</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Cruel Yule — Three Christmas Horror Novellas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-cruel-yule-three-christmas-horror-novellas--63295630</link><description><![CDATA[We dive deep into the eeriness of the cheerful season. This collection features three spine-tingling Christmas novellas, intertwining lighthearted humor with genuine scares, all set within the beloved Strickfield universe. With over four hours of hair-raising tales penned by Rob Fields, it's the perfect treat for anyone seeking a festive thrill during this joyous time of year.<br /><br /> The first novella, "The Mall Overnight," takes us to an abandoned mansion near Strickfield, where the brilliant yet chaotic Vincent Frankenstein and his assistant Stevie Quaid are grappling with a monstrous creation of Vincent’s own design. The tension thickens as Stevie’s worries about their "experiment" escalate, especially considering its previous destructive escapade at a nearby mall during the holidays. What begins as a routine night quickly spirals out of control when their creation awakens and wreaks havoc once more. As chaos ensues, their attempts to keep the creature subdued disintegrate in the face of terror, leading to an unforgettable confrontation.<br /><br /> We then weave into the zany, skillfully comedic world of Madeline Donnerly, who finds herself caught in a whirlwind of bizarre incidents alongside her friends Carter and Ariel Mirren. Social media enters the fray with a splash of embarrassment, setting the stage for tension that rivals the horror elements lurking in the background. The group's dynamics become a source of both humor and crisis as a giant vampire unexpectedly emerges from the shadows, intent on chaos. The juxtaposition of lighthearted friendship and spine-tingling scares keeps listeners on the edge, eagerly anticipating how the characters will navigate their growing fears while tackling the impending threat.<br /><br /> In one of the most gripping moments, Henrique recalls a heart-pounding encounter with the giant vampire lady within the mall. As everything around them descends into chaos, they scramble for safety, driven by desperation and adrenaline. The excitement peaks when their escape plan hinges on the ignition of a parked SUV, leading to an exhilarating frenzy amidst their conflicts. Old tensions bubble between friends, paving the way for unexpected vulnerability and growth, even as they confront supernatural forces. Each twist and turn is laden with complexity, showcasing how fear can both break and strengthen the bonds of friendship.<br /><br /> As the podcast continues, we find ourselves in a spooky situation at Home Sweet Home orphanage, where things start normally until chaos ignites thanks to some troublemaking kids. A fierce snowstorm engulfs the outside world, leading to the sudden appearance of Krampus, and we witness the mounting fear that drives the characters to rally together. Tension escalates as they devise an audacious escape plan, navigating their way through both physical and emotional challenges. Nobody is left untouched as the story unfolds, with each revelation serving as a testament to their growing courage and solidarity.<br /><br /> The episode culminates with a tense resolution against Krampus and a touching Christmas celebration. Amidst the chilling events, the sense of community and resilience stands tall. Friendship shines brightly, revealing that even in darkest times, the spirit of togetherness can create warmth and joy. As the holiday spirit blooms once more within the orphanage, reflections on the meaning of friendship and the bonds formed through adversity resonate deeply with all who listen.<br /><br /> In the final chapter of our holiday compilation, Henrique draws us into a slumber party experience that eerily twists into a nightmarish vision. As Ariel and Bailey engage with a new console, they find themselves ensnared in a web created by the sinister Christmas Queen. With wonderful humor laced throughout the chaos, we explore friendship dynamics, the tension of misunderstandings, and the intertwining of virtual and real realms. The crescendo builds in this battle against the fantastical and the frightening as Bloody Mary reemerges, offering an unexpected lifeline in their struggle against Queen Arcadia.<br /><br /> In a beautifully festive yet haunting wrap-up, listeners witness the journey from fear to redemption, underscoring that even in the darkest nights, the light of friendship can prevail. Perfect for the holiday season, this podcast episode embraces the duality of horror and warmth, inviting all to embrace the adventure waiting just around the corner. Happy Holidays from Weekly Spooky—stay tuned for more chilling tales and heartwarming stories on the horizon!<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63295630</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63295630/christmas_novella_comp_1_12_12_24_11_33pm.mp3" length="275760784" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9d3bba76-94a2-47dc-89e4-7abcf4c516ac/9d3bba76-94a2-47dc-89e4-7abcf4c516ac.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9d3bba76-94a2-47dc-89e4-7abcf4c516ac/9d3bba76-94a2-47dc-89e4-7abcf4c516ac.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9d3bba76-94a2-47dc-89e4-7abcf4c516ac/9d3bba76-94a2-47dc-89e4-7abcf4c516ac.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We dive deep into the eeriness of the cheerful season. This collection features three spine-tingling Christmas novellas, intertwining lighthearted humor with genuine scares, all set within the beloved Strickfield universe. With over four hours of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We dive deep into the eeriness of the cheerful season. This collection features three spine-tingling Christmas novellas, intertwining lighthearted humor with genuine scares, all set within the beloved Strickfield universe. With over four hours of hair-raising tales penned by Rob Fields, it's the perfect treat for anyone seeking a festive thrill during this joyous time of year.<br /><br /> The first novella, "The Mall Overnight," takes us to an abandoned mansion near Strickfield, where the brilliant yet chaotic Vincent Frankenstein and his assistant Stevie Quaid are grappling with a monstrous creation of Vincent’s own design. The tension thickens as Stevie’s worries about their "experiment" escalate, especially considering its previous destructive escapade at a nearby mall during the holidays. What begins as a routine night quickly spirals out of control when their creation awakens and wreaks havoc once more. As chaos ensues, their attempts to keep the creature subdued disintegrate in the face of terror, leading to an unforgettable confrontation.<br /><br /> We then weave into the zany, skillfully comedic world of Madeline Donnerly, who finds herself caught in a whirlwind of bizarre incidents alongside her friends Carter and Ariel Mirren. Social media enters the fray with a splash of embarrassment, setting the stage for tension that rivals the horror elements lurking in the background. The group's dynamics become a source of both humor and crisis as a giant vampire unexpectedly emerges from the shadows, intent on chaos. The juxtaposition of lighthearted friendship and spine-tingling scares keeps listeners on the edge, eagerly anticipating how the characters will navigate their growing fears while tackling the impending threat.<br /><br /> In one of the most gripping moments, Henrique recalls a heart-pounding encounter with the giant vampire lady within the mall. As everything around them descends into chaos, they scramble for safety, driven by desperation and adrenaline. The excitement peaks when their escape plan hinges on the ignition of a parked SUV, leading to an exhilarating frenzy amidst their conflicts. Old tensions bubble between friends, paving the way for unexpected vulnerability and growth, even as they confront supernatural forces. Each twist and turn is laden with complexity, showcasing how fear can both break and strengthen the bonds of friendship.<br /><br /> As the podcast continues, we find ourselves in a spooky situation at Home Sweet Home orphanage, where things start normally until chaos ignites thanks to some troublemaking kids. A fierce snowstorm engulfs the outside world, leading to the sudden appearance of Krampus, and we witness the mounting fear that drives the characters to rally together. Tension escalates as they devise an audacious escape plan, navigating their way through both physical and emotional challenges. Nobody is left untouched as the story unfolds, with each revelation serving as a testament to their growing courage and solidarity.<br /><br /> The episode culminates with a tense resolution against Krampus and a touching Christmas celebration. Amidst the chilling events, the sense of community and resilience stands tall. Friendship shines brightly, revealing that even in darkest times, the spirit of togetherness can create warmth and joy. As the holiday spirit blooms once more within the orphanage, reflections on the meaning of friendship and the bonds formed through adversity resonate deeply with all who listen.<br /><br /> In the final chapter of our holiday compilation, Henrique draws us into a slumber party experience that eerily twists into a nightmarish vision. As Ariel and Bailey engage with a new console, they find themselves ensnared in a web created by the sinister Christmas Queen. With wonderful humor laced throughout the chaos, we explore friendship dynamics, the tension of misunderstandings, and the intertwining of virtual and real realms. The crescendo builds in this...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>17234</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,celebrate,chilling,christmas novellas,fiction,giant vampire,happy holidays,horror,krampus,scary,vincent frankenstein,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7df22154b5b16c4ecdc5e39f14dd498f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Secret Santa: An Office Gift Exchange Reopens a Deadly Rejected Romance</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/secret-santa-an-office-gift-exchange-reopens-a-deadly-rejected-romance--63260167</link><description><![CDATA[Two former lovers draw each other in an office Secret Santa, reopening a rejected proposal, years of resentment, and a grievance that turns homicidal.<br /><br /> At The Augusta Herald in Georgia, prepress manager Floyd Bennett and administrative assistant Carol Tatum can barely tolerate working under the same boss. Two years earlier, Floyd proposed during a private Christmas hayride. Carol rejected him harshly, and the failed relationship hardened into constant workplace hostility. Now each has secretly drawn the other’s name for the newspaper’s holiday gift exchange.<br /><br /> Floyd brings discount cookware. Carol wraps a bottle of whiskey. Both try to swap the tags before anyone discovers the match, and a public joke at the office party humiliates Carol in front of their coworkers. She goes home ready to reconsider her own cruelty—but Floyd follows, carrying the engagement ring she refused and an increasingly violent belief that rejection requires consequences.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Secret Santa” turns workplace tension and holiday embarrassment into a home-invasion thriller about obsession, entitlement, and revenge. Boss Pete McCue, dressed as Santa, and armed security guard Butch realize too late that their attempt to force reconciliation has created a deadly exchange no gift receipt can fix. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63260167</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63260167/303_secret_santa.mp3" length="37956819" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d78a6633-19da-440d-80cb-3b5726005855/d78a6633-19da-440d-80cb-3b5726005855.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d78a6633-19da-440d-80cb-3b5726005855/d78a6633-19da-440d-80cb-3b5726005855.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d78a6633-19da-440d-80cb-3b5726005855/d78a6633-19da-440d-80cb-3b5726005855.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two former lovers draw each other in an office Secret Santa, reopening a rejected proposal, years of resentment, and a grievance that turns homicidal.

At The Augusta Herald in Georgia, prepress manager Floyd Bennett and administrative assistant Carol...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two former lovers draw each other in an office Secret Santa, reopening a rejected proposal, years of resentment, and a grievance that turns homicidal.<br /><br /> At The Augusta Herald in Georgia, prepress manager Floyd Bennett and administrative assistant Carol Tatum can barely tolerate working under the same boss. Two years earlier, Floyd proposed during a private Christmas hayride. Carol rejected him harshly, and the failed relationship hardened into constant workplace hostility. Now each has secretly drawn the other’s name for the newspaper’s holiday gift exchange.<br /><br /> Floyd brings discount cookware. Carol wraps a bottle of whiskey. Both try to swap the tags before anyone discovers the match, and a public joke at the office party humiliates Carol in front of their coworkers. She goes home ready to reconsider her own cruelty—but Floyd follows, carrying the engagement ring she refused and an increasingly violent belief that rejection requires consequences.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Secret Santa” turns workplace tension and holiday embarrassment into a home-invasion thriller about obsession, entitlement, and revenge. Boss Pete McCue, dressed as Santa, and armed security guard Butch realize too late that their attempt to force reconciliation has created a deadly exchange no gift receipt can fix. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2372</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,chaos,christmas,deadly,drama,festive,holiday,holiday tale,horror,murder,obsession,office,office rivals,revenge,rivalry,santa,secret santa,spine-tingling,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e8dbc445e1250f700f1f36e7f59eb041.jpg"/><itunes:episode>303</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>7 Stories of Mistletoe and Mayhem! Horrifying Tales of Christmas!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-stories-of-mistletoe-and-mayhem-horrifying-tales-of-christmas--62981423</link><description><![CDATA[Seven Christmas horror stories transform naughty lists, impossible gifts, winter roads, and deep space into a marathon of holiday nightmares.<br /><br /> • Christmas Cranberries — by L. F. Falconer<br /> A cruel young boy fascinated by an old-world Christmas legend learns that the punishment waiting beneath the tree has an appetite of its own.<br /><br /> • The Naughty List — by Keith Tomlin<br /> Twelve-year-old Andy awakens in an icy labyrinth with other “bad” children, eerie elves, and a towering Christmas beast enforcing permanent consequences.<br /><br /> • Lady Frankenstein — by Rob Fields<br /> A descendant of Henry Frankenstein builds his ideal woman before Christmas, only to unleash a powerful vampiric creation into Strickfield’s holiday crowds.<br /><br /> • All I Want for Christmas — by Morgan Moore<br /> A desperate father crosses a graveyard boundary to obtain the gift his daughter wants most, awakening consequences that follow him home.<br /><br /> • Blood on the Snow — by Shane Migliavacca<br /> A stranger enters a snowbound roadhouse on Christmas Eve as murder, suspicion, and buried secrets trap everyone inside with a killer.<br /><br /> • Twelve Days — by Mike Ashkewe<br /> A man awakens alone during a deep-space Christmas mission, then discovers signs that something else is moving through the vessel.<br /><br /> • A Christmas to Remember — by Joe Solmo<br /> Returning home for the first time in ten years, a man encounters a deadly circumstance that exposes the true cost of the perfect gift.<br /><br /> Hosted and narrated by Henrique Couto, this collection ranges from Christmas folklore and gothic monster horror to snowbound murder and science-fiction isolation.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62981423</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62981423/christmas_comp_3_2024.mp3" length="152208323" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/34984309-bcd9-43e9-baf7-2fe5fcacf983/34984309-bcd9-43e9-baf7-2fe5fcacf983.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/34984309-bcd9-43e9-baf7-2fe5fcacf983/34984309-bcd9-43e9-baf7-2fe5fcacf983.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/34984309-bcd9-43e9-baf7-2fe5fcacf983/34984309-bcd9-43e9-baf7-2fe5fcacf983.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Seven Christmas horror stories transform naughty lists, impossible gifts, winter roads, and deep space into a marathon of holiday nightmares.

• Christmas Cranberries — by L. F. Falconer
A cruel young boy fascinated by an old-world Christmas legend...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seven Christmas horror stories transform naughty lists, impossible gifts, winter roads, and deep space into a marathon of holiday nightmares.<br /><br /> • Christmas Cranberries — by L. F. Falconer<br /> A cruel young boy fascinated by an old-world Christmas legend learns that the punishment waiting beneath the tree has an appetite of its own.<br /><br /> • The Naughty List — by Keith Tomlin<br /> Twelve-year-old Andy awakens in an icy labyrinth with other “bad” children, eerie elves, and a towering Christmas beast enforcing permanent consequences.<br /><br /> • Lady Frankenstein — by Rob Fields<br /> A descendant of Henry Frankenstein builds his ideal woman before Christmas, only to unleash a powerful vampiric creation into Strickfield’s holiday crowds.<br /><br /> • All I Want for Christmas — by Morgan Moore<br /> A desperate father crosses a graveyard boundary to obtain the gift his daughter wants most, awakening consequences that follow him home.<br /><br /> • Blood on the Snow — by Shane Migliavacca<br /> A stranger enters a snowbound roadhouse on Christmas Eve as murder, suspicion, and buried secrets trap everyone inside with a killer.<br /><br /> • Twelve Days — by Mike Ashkewe<br /> A man awakens alone during a deep-space Christmas mission, then discovers signs that something else is moving through the vessel.<br /><br /> • A Christmas to Remember — by Joe Solmo<br /> Returning home for the first time in ten years, a man encounters a deadly circumstance that exposes the true cost of the perfect gift.<br /><br /> Hosted and narrated by Henrique Couto, this collection ranges from Christmas folklore and gothic monster horror to snowbound murder and science-fiction isolation.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9512</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>book,celebration,chilling horror,christmas,drama,holiday,holiday season,mayhem,monsters,murder,spine-tingling tales,stories,transform,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/04888f7c221b933ae63b825765a8fa64.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Chain Letter Christmas: Charity Mirren Faces the Curse That Killed Her</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-chain-letter-christmas-charity-mirren-faces-the-curse-that-killed-her--63230176</link><description><![CDATA[A cursed Christmas card binds Charity Mirren and her girlfriend Mica to lethal commands from the same chain-letter magic Charity once died to stop.<br /><br /> Three years after the original Chain Curse destroyed members of her family, Charity still cannot explain why she returned from a deliberate death that should have ended it. She has built a life of service and faith with Mica Collins, whose family accepted their relationship when Charity’s own relatives rejected her. Christmas Eve should be a chance to belong.<br /><br /> Instead, a green envelope arrives at the Collins family party. Anyone who hears its message is bound: complete the next task sent by the card or die. The commands exploit resentment, homophobia, concealed violence, and family secrets, turning each person into a potential victim or weapon. Destroying the physical card will not automatically release people who have already heard the curse.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “A Chain Letter Christmas” continues Charity and Mica’s Strickfield story with cursed-mail horror, resurrection, faith, queer love, family conflict, and supernatural rules that punish hesitation. Charity must decide what another life is worth—and confront the possibility that the force returning her from death expects unfinished work in exchange. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63230176</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63230176/302_a_chain_letter_christmas.mp3" length="44898865" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7bc0314e-3687-429d-882b-6a63c684ecd3/7bc0314e-3687-429d-882b-6a63c684ecd3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7bc0314e-3687-429d-882b-6a63c684ecd3/7bc0314e-3687-429d-882b-6a63c684ecd3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7bc0314e-3687-429d-882b-6a63c684ecd3/7bc0314e-3687-429d-882b-6a63c684ecd3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A cursed Christmas card binds Charity Mirren and her girlfriend Mica to lethal commands from the same chain-letter magic Charity once died to stop.

Three years after the original Chain Curse destroyed members of her family, Charity still cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A cursed Christmas card binds Charity Mirren and her girlfriend Mica to lethal commands from the same chain-letter magic Charity once died to stop.<br /><br /> Three years after the original Chain Curse destroyed members of her family, Charity still cannot explain why she returned from a deliberate death that should have ended it. She has built a life of service and faith with Mica Collins, whose family accepted their relationship when Charity’s own relatives rejected her. Christmas Eve should be a chance to belong.<br /><br /> Instead, a green envelope arrives at the Collins family party. Anyone who hears its message is bound: complete the next task sent by the card or die. The commands exploit resentment, homophobia, concealed violence, and family secrets, turning each person into a potential victim or weapon. Destroying the physical card will not automatically release people who have already heard the curse.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “A Chain Letter Christmas” continues Charity and Mica’s Strickfield story with cursed-mail horror, resurrection, faith, queer love, family conflict, and supernatural rules that punish hesitation. Charity must decide what another life is worth—and confront the possibility that the force returning her from death expects unfinished work in exchange. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2806</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chainletter,chilling,christmas party,confrontation,cursed,deadly chain letter,family,haunted,holiday,holiday episode,horror,mystery,narrated,paranormal,redemption,resurrection,supernatural,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fce529325400c67ac365c87ca1d4e26a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>302</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017): Guilt, Revenge, and Family Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-2017-guilt-revenge-and-family-horror--63245945</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode of *Cutting Deep Into Horror*, hosts Henrique Couto and Rachael Rodolfi dive into the harrowing landscape of Yorgos Lanthimos’ *The Killing of a Sacred Deer*, a film that embodies the depths of trauma and moral complexity. Join us as we engage in a profound discussion on parental responsibility, guilt, and the chilling consequences of choices made in the dark corners of our minds.<br /><br /> As we unpack the film's narrative, Henrique and Rachael examine the nuances of familial bonds challenged by the haunting specter of a boy seeking revenge for his father's death. The podcast begins with a heartfelt conversation about family gatherings, setting a stark contrast for the dark themes to follow. Henrique and Rachael explore their emotional connections to the film while highlighting key moments that illustrate the struggles between love and moral dilemmas.<br /><br /> The episode allows listeners to traverse the unsettling journey of Stephen (Colin Farrell), a heart surgeon whose seemingly perfect life begins to unravel as he's confronted with the consequences of his past actions. From the eerie presentation of family dynamics to the deeply unsettling interactions with Martin (Barry Keoghan), the hosts analyze how fear and trauma manifest in frightening yet relatable ways. Their observations are punctuated with humor, insightful commentary, and frank discussions about the nature of horror and personal responsibility.<br /><br /> As Stephen grapples with Martin's demands for retribution, the difficult choices he faces culminate in a shocking climax that forces the audience to confront their own beliefs about justice and sacrifice. The unique storytelling style, mixing dark humor with visceral horror, is a focal point of discussion, as Henrique and Rachael reflect on the movie's impact and the moral quandaries it presents.<br /><br /> In later segments, the conversation delves into the critical moments leading to the film's unsettling conclusion, exploring themes of existential dread and the fleeting nature of life. They touch on the symbolism of isolation and the haunting reality of familial love overshadowed by the specter of loss. With compelling insights, they guide listeners through a narrative that resonates with the intuitively unsettling nature of guilt and choice.<br /><br /> Ultimately, the episode poses crucial questions that challenge listeners to reflect on their values and the complexities of human relationships. As the discussion draws to a close, listeners are left to ponder whether the price of revenge is ever worth the cost of losing one’s humanity.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63245945</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63245945/cdih_the_killing_of_a_sacred_deer.mp3" length="150626356" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/48bd47c3-93db-4f51-9eef-1cff36dd25a6/48bd47c3-93db-4f51-9eef-1cff36dd25a6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/48bd47c3-93db-4f51-9eef-1cff36dd25a6/48bd47c3-93db-4f51-9eef-1cff36dd25a6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/48bd47c3-93db-4f51-9eef-1cff36dd25a6/48bd47c3-93db-4f51-9eef-1cff36dd25a6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode of *Cutting Deep Into Horror*, hosts Henrique Couto and Rachael Rodolfi dive into the harrowing landscape of Yorgos Lanthimos’ *The Killing of a Sacred Deer*, a film that embodies the depths of trauma and moral complexity. Join us as...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of *Cutting Deep Into Horror*, hosts Henrique Couto and Rachael Rodolfi dive into the harrowing landscape of Yorgos Lanthimos’ *The Killing of a Sacred Deer*, a film that embodies the depths of trauma and moral complexity. Join us as we engage in a profound discussion on parental responsibility, guilt, and the chilling consequences of choices made in the dark corners of our minds.<br /><br /> As we unpack the film's narrative, Henrique and Rachael examine the nuances of familial bonds challenged by the haunting specter of a boy seeking revenge for his father's death. The podcast begins with a heartfelt conversation about family gatherings, setting a stark contrast for the dark themes to follow. Henrique and Rachael explore their emotional connections to the film while highlighting key moments that illustrate the struggles between love and moral dilemmas.<br /><br /> The episode allows listeners to traverse the unsettling journey of Stephen (Colin Farrell), a heart surgeon whose seemingly perfect life begins to unravel as he's confronted with the consequences of his past actions. From the eerie presentation of family dynamics to the deeply unsettling interactions with Martin (Barry Keoghan), the hosts analyze how fear and trauma manifest in frightening yet relatable ways. Their observations are punctuated with humor, insightful commentary, and frank discussions about the nature of horror and personal responsibility.<br /><br /> As Stephen grapples with Martin's demands for retribution, the difficult choices he faces culminate in a shocking climax that forces the audience to confront their own beliefs about justice and sacrifice. The unique storytelling style, mixing dark humor with visceral horror, is a focal point of discussion, as Henrique and Rachael reflect on the movie's impact and the moral quandaries it presents.<br /><br /> In later segments, the conversation delves into the critical moments leading to the film's unsettling conclusion, exploring themes of existential dread and the fleeting nature of life. They touch on the symbolism of isolation and the haunting reality of familial love overshadowed by the specter of loss. With compelling insights, they guide listeners through a narrative that resonates with the intuitively unsettling nature of guilt and choice.<br /><br /> Ultimately, the episode poses crucial questions that challenge listeners to reflect on their values and the complexities of human relationships. As the discussion draws to a close, listeners are left to ponder whether the price of revenge is ever worth the cost of losing one’s humanity.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9413</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>horror films,humor,martin,moral dilemmas,profound insights,stephen,the killing of a sacred deer,trauma,yorgos lanthimos</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>All I Want for Christmas... Is My Mother to Stop Haunting Me! — A Skeleton Possession Nightmare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-my-mother-to-stop-haunting-me-a-skeleton-possession-nightmare--63226553</link><description><![CDATA[A Christmas-obsessed mother dies in a decorating accident, then returns inside a towering skeleton determined to reunite her family for the holidays.<br /><br /> Carol Holly believes every light, ornament, and crooked Santa must be perfect. When her devotion to the season ends with a fatal fall into the lit fireplace, the Holly family expects grief—not a supernatural Christmas homecoming. Carol’s spirit possesses an oversized skeleton decoration and begins pursuing her children with one terrifying conviction: no one should spend Christmas apart, even if bringing the family together requires killing them first.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s macabre holiday horror comedy turns festive decorations, family traditions, and a relentless matriarch into a deadly Christmas reunion. The result is a ghost story about a mother whose love of the season survives death and whose idea of togetherness becomes more literal with every victim.<br /><br /> “All I Want for Christmas... Is My Mother to Stop Haunting Me!” by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> All I Want for Christmas... Is My Mother to Stop Haunting Me! uses ghost lore and supernatural suspense, holiday horror, and teen and school-set horror as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63226553</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63226553/301_all_i_want_for_christmas_is_my_mother_to_stop_haunting_me.mp3" length="41550242" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ca7c4909-6edc-4357-97c7-41fa24f2c6f7/ca7c4909-6edc-4357-97c7-41fa24f2c6f7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ca7c4909-6edc-4357-97c7-41fa24f2c6f7/ca7c4909-6edc-4357-97c7-41fa24f2c6f7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ca7c4909-6edc-4357-97c7-41fa24f2c6f7/ca7c4909-6edc-4357-97c7-41fa24f2c6f7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Christmas-obsessed mother dies in a decorating accident, then returns inside a towering skeleton determined to reunite her family for the holidays.

Carol Holly believes every light, ornament, and crooked Santa must be perfect. When her devotion to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Christmas-obsessed mother dies in a decorating accident, then returns inside a towering skeleton determined to reunite her family for the holidays.<br /><br /> Carol Holly believes every light, ornament, and crooked Santa must be perfect. When her devotion to the season ends with a fatal fall into the lit fireplace, the Holly family expects grief—not a supernatural Christmas homecoming. Carol’s spirit possesses an oversized skeleton decoration and begins pursuing her children with one terrifying conviction: no one should spend Christmas apart, even if bringing the family together requires killing them first.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s macabre holiday horror comedy turns festive decorations, family traditions, and a relentless matriarch into a deadly Christmas reunion. The result is a ghost story about a mother whose love of the season survives death and whose idea of togetherness becomes more literal with every victim.<br /><br /> “All I Want for Christmas... Is My Mother to Stop Haunting Me!” by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> All I Want for Christmas... Is My Mother to Stop Haunting Me! uses ghost lore and supernatural suspense, holiday horror, and teen and school-set horror as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2596</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>afterlife,chaos,chilling tale,christmas,comedy,darkhumor,drama,family,festive spirit,ghost,haunting,haunting return,hauntingstory,holiday,horror,paranormal,spirit,supernatural,tragedy,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c85fd06ffb2074ac7ccc2a4148897945.jpg"/><itunes:episode>301</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Memory of a Murder — Perfect Crimes and Four Classic Radio Mysteries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-memory-of-a-murder-perfect-crimes-and-four-classic-radio-mysteries--63182854</link><description><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast presents four complete old-time radio murder mysteries in which memory, meticulous planning, forgotten promises, and professional pride become deadly traps. These stories move from stage illusion and cemetery visions to a blueprint for murder and a writer who discovers that killing may be the only business he truly understands.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• Memory of a Murder — Harry Jonas is haunted by a vision connected to a cemetery, a vanished man, and Constantine’s dangerous vaudeville illusion act. As the past pushes into the present, Harry must decide whether he witnessed a murder, imagined one, or somehow remembers an event that should be impossible. A Suspense production starring Philip Sterling and written by John Robert.<br />• Eight Steps to Murder — Newspaper columnist Mark Durfy approaches the murder of Basil Archer like an architect, carefully blueprinting every stage of the crime. The Inner Sanctum mystery follows his plan step by step—and tests whether any supposedly perfect murder can survive its final detail.<br />• A Little Night Murder — Louise Goodman opens her door to a stranger who says he has come to keep an old promise: to kill her. This CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama turns a fragile, half-forgotten memory into a threat that will not stay buried. Written by Sam Dann and starring Tony Roberts.<br />• Murder Is My Business — In this Mysterious Traveler story, a writer recounts the hatred, rivalry, and lethal calculation that changed his life. When murder becomes both subject and solution, the final twist asks who truly mastered the trade.<br />Four tales, four different paths to murder, and a night of classic radio suspense where the past is never safely buried.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63182854</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63182854/ub_memory_of_a_murder_eight_steps_to_murder_a_little_night_murder_murder_is_my_business.mp3" length="124276507" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fb455f39-c12f-4338-beb8-3d07da8e1d74/fb455f39-c12f-4338-beb8-3d07da8e1d74.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fb455f39-c12f-4338-beb8-3d07da8e1d74/fb455f39-c12f-4338-beb8-3d07da8e1d74.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fb455f39-c12f-4338-beb8-3d07da8e1d74/fb455f39-c12f-4338-beb8-3d07da8e1d74.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Unknown Broadcast presents four complete old-time radio murder mysteries in which memory, meticulous planning, forgotten promises, and professional pride become deadly traps. These stories move from stage illusion and cemetery visions to a blueprint...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast presents four complete old-time radio murder mysteries in which memory, meticulous planning, forgotten promises, and professional pride become deadly traps. These stories move from stage illusion and cemetery visions to a blueprint for murder and a writer who discovers that killing may be the only business he truly understands.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• Memory of a Murder — Harry Jonas is haunted by a vision connected to a cemetery, a vanished man, and Constantine’s dangerous vaudeville illusion act. As the past pushes into the present, Harry must decide whether he witnessed a murder, imagined one, or somehow remembers an event that should be impossible. A Suspense production starring Philip Sterling and written by John Robert.<br />• Eight Steps to Murder — Newspaper columnist Mark Durfy approaches the murder of Basil Archer like an architect, carefully blueprinting every stage of the crime. The Inner Sanctum mystery follows his plan step by step—and tests whether any supposedly perfect murder can survive its final detail.<br />• A Little Night Murder — Louise Goodman opens her door to a stranger who says he has come to keep an old promise: to kill her. This CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama turns a fragile, half-forgotten memory into a threat that will not stay buried. Written by Sam Dann and starring Tony Roberts.<br />• Murder Is My Business — In this Mysterious Traveler story, a writer recounts the hatred, rivalry, and lethal calculation that changed his life. When murder becomes both subject and solution, the final twist asks who truly mastered the trade.<br />Four tales, four different paths to murder, and a night of classic radio suspense where the past is never safely buried.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7767</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>constantine,deception,harry jonas,haunting medal,illusion,marietta,memory of a murder,murder,nino,past horrors,present dangers,reality,wingate cemetery</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Mirror Images: Haunted Reflections, Christmas Doppelgängers &amp; the Carnovasch Estate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mirror-images-haunted-reflections-christmas-doppelgangers-the-carnovasch-estate--63178013</link><description><![CDATA[An ancient mirror inside the haunted Carnovasch Estate creates doppelgängers that frame a group of friends for destroying their own Christmas celebrations.<br /><br /> Richie Horton enters the abandoned mansion on Pleasant Valley Road while fleeing a bully from Strickfield Junior High School. When his friends catch up, curiosity draws them back into the room he discovered. An ornate mirror dominates the space. Each child appears in the glass—except Madelyne Donnerly, who casts no reflection at all.<br /><br /> The next day, witnesses and household evidence place Richie and the others inside their own homes wrecking rooms, presents, and Christmas decorations. The accused children know they were elsewhere, but their families saw versions of them committing the damage. Madelyne is the only member of the group who remains untouched and the only one certain that the mirror copied more than an image.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Mirror Images” is a Strickfield Christmas novella about haunted reflections, supernatural doubles, childhood friendship, and the terror of being replaced by something wearing your face. To clear their names and save the holiday, the group must seek help from Madelyne’s parents and return to the Carnovasch Estate before the doppelgängers take more than blame. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63178013</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63178013/300_mirror_images.mp3" length="98233372" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/60b77a0e-ea54-4e98-8f98-0b764d35936c/60b77a0e-ea54-4e98-8f98-0b764d35936c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/60b77a0e-ea54-4e98-8f98-0b764d35936c/60b77a0e-ea54-4e98-8f98-0b764d35936c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/60b77a0e-ea54-4e98-8f98-0b764d35936c/60b77a0e-ea54-4e98-8f98-0b764d35936c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An ancient mirror inside the haunted Carnovasch Estate creates doppelgängers that frame a group of friends for destroying their own Christmas celebrations.

Richie Horton enters the abandoned mansion on Pleasant Valley Road while fleeing a bully from...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An ancient mirror inside the haunted Carnovasch Estate creates doppelgängers that frame a group of friends for destroying their own Christmas celebrations.<br /><br /> Richie Horton enters the abandoned mansion on Pleasant Valley Road while fleeing a bully from Strickfield Junior High School. When his friends catch up, curiosity draws them back into the room he discovered. An ornate mirror dominates the space. Each child appears in the glass—except Madelyne Donnerly, who casts no reflection at all.<br /><br /> The next day, witnesses and household evidence place Richie and the others inside their own homes wrecking rooms, presents, and Christmas decorations. The accused children know they were elsewhere, but their families saw versions of them committing the damage. Madelyne is the only member of the group who remains untouched and the only one certain that the mirror copied more than an image.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Mirror Images” is a Strickfield Christmas novella about haunted reflections, supernatural doubles, childhood friendship, and the terror of being replaced by something wearing your face. To clear their names and save the holiday, the group must seek help from Madelyne’s parents and return to the Carnovasch Estate before the doppelgängers take more than blame. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6139</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>300th episode,adventure,battle,carnovasch,doppelgängers,doubles,escape,haunted,henrique couto,kids,magic,magical mirror,mirror,paranormal,reflection,spooky,supernatural,suspense,thriller,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/142d9ea3eed0a106d2640f916ab679e2.jpg"/><itunes:episode>300</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>5 Christmas Horror Stories — Killer Santa, Monsters and Yuletide Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-christmas-horror-stories-killer-santa-monsters-and-yuletide-terror--62971285</link><description><![CDATA[Five Christmas horror stories bring killer Santas, Krampus, murderous machines, dark elves, and bloodthirsty vampires into the holiday season.<br /><br /> • Santa Claus Is Killing the Town — by Morgan Moore<br /> A couple’s Christmas road trip reaches a welcoming inn shadowed by the legend of a local killer Santa—and by a holiday reunion that may not survive the night.<br /><br /> • Krampus Is Comin’ — by Rob Fields<br /> A former Strickfield sorority president returns home as old betrayals demand a reckoning and the punishing spirit of Krampus enters the celebration.<br /><br /> • Operation Deadly Night — by Keith Tomlin<br /> A household maintenance android receives a Santa upgrade and rewrites its duties, turning domestic automation into a deadly Christmas nightmare.<br /><br /> • Dead Silent Night — by David O’Hanlon<br /> A man who believes he escaped the consequences of his behavior learns that the holiday has kept its own supernatural accounting.<br /><br /> • Doorway to Horror — by Rob Fields<br /> A mysterious horror movie opens a portal during a holiday gathering, trapping friends in a Christmas Eve world ruled by vampires.<br /><br /> Hosted and narrated by Henrique Couto, this yuletide horror marathon crosses small-town slasher territory, mythic punishment, artificial-intelligence terror, dark comedy, cursed media, and an undead siege—five very different reasons to keep watch after the lights go out.<br /><br /> The complete list demonstrates why this is more than five versions of killer Santa. One story uses a local slasher legend, one turns Krampus into personal punishment, one corrupts domestic automation, one delivers supernatural accounting, and one opens cursed media into a vampire-ruled Christmas world.<br /><br /> Keeping the story titles, authors, and individual premises intact supports discovery by subject and contributor. The collection offers holiday road horror, Strickfield revenge, artificial-intelligence anxiety, dark comedy, portals, and undead siege while maintaining Christmas as the cause or setting of each threat.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62971285</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62971285/christmas_comp_2_2024.mp3" length="171616070" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4dc88135-b37c-4d92-b308-f2251447a93e/4dc88135-b37c-4d92-b308-f2251447a93e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4dc88135-b37c-4d92-b308-f2251447a93e/4dc88135-b37c-4d92-b308-f2251447a93e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4dc88135-b37c-4d92-b308-f2251447a93e/4dc88135-b37c-4d92-b308-f2251447a93e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five Christmas horror stories bring killer Santas, Krampus, murderous machines, dark elves, and bloodthirsty vampires into the holiday season.

• Santa Claus Is Killing the Town — by Morgan Moore
A couple’s Christmas road trip reaches a welcoming inn...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five Christmas horror stories bring killer Santas, Krampus, murderous machines, dark elves, and bloodthirsty vampires into the holiday season.<br /><br /> • Santa Claus Is Killing the Town — by Morgan Moore<br /> A couple’s Christmas road trip reaches a welcoming inn shadowed by the legend of a local killer Santa—and by a holiday reunion that may not survive the night.<br /><br /> • Krampus Is Comin’ — by Rob Fields<br /> A former Strickfield sorority president returns home as old betrayals demand a reckoning and the punishing spirit of Krampus enters the celebration.<br /><br /> • Operation Deadly Night — by Keith Tomlin<br /> A household maintenance android receives a Santa upgrade and rewrites its duties, turning domestic automation into a deadly Christmas nightmare.<br /><br /> • Dead Silent Night — by David O’Hanlon<br /> A man who believes he escaped the consequences of his behavior learns that the holiday has kept its own supernatural accounting.<br /><br /> • Doorway to Horror — by Rob Fields<br /> A mysterious horror movie opens a portal during a holiday gathering, trapping friends in a Christmas Eve world ruled by vampires.<br /><br /> Hosted and narrated by Henrique Couto, this yuletide horror marathon crosses small-town slasher territory, mythic punishment, artificial-intelligence terror, dark comedy, cursed media, and an undead siege—five very different reasons to keep watch after the lights go out.<br /><br /> The complete list demonstrates why this is more than five versions of killer Santa. One story uses a local slasher legend, one turns Krampus into personal punishment, one corrupts domestic automation, one delivers supernatural accounting, and one opens cursed media into a vampire-ruled Christmas world.<br /><br /> Keeping the story titles, authors, and individual premises intact supports discovery by subject and contributor. The collection offers holiday road horror, Strickfield revenge, artificial-intelligence anxiety, dark comedy, portals, and undead siege while maintaining Christmas as the cause or setting of each threat.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10725</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,christmas,cozy up,festive frights,holidays,holiday special,horror,special,spine-tingling tales,stories,yule,yuletide</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e870facd4620aaabc7530b250ec710a2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Welcome Home - A Werewolf Christmas Tale of Family, Redemption, and Survival</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-home-a-werewolf-christmas-tale-of-family-redemption-and-survival--63133587</link><description><![CDATA[A werewolf returns home for Christmas hoping for peace, only to find family tension and supernatural violence waiting at the holiday gathering.<br /><br /> The holidays are a time for family, forgiveness, and festive cheer—but when you’ve got blood on your hands and a monster in your soul, things get complicated fast. In Welcome Home, a haunted young man returns to his rural hometown after years away… but his homecoming is shadowed by deep secrets, buried trauma, and the curse that stalks his bloodline.<br /><br /> As snow falls and old ghosts rise, tensions boil over into a brutal reckoning—one that will pit brother against brother, man against beast, and hunter against hunted.<br /><br /> This dark and emotional tale fuses Christmas horror, werewolf mythology, and supernatural family drama into one unforgettable night of terror.<br /><br /> 🔪 Weekly Spooky delivers brand-new scary stories every Wednesday—subscribe now for horror all year long!<br /><br /> Welcome Home — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br /> The story keeps Welcome Home at its center, combining werewolf and transformation horror, holiday horror, and dangerous places and hidden histories without losing the people, setting, and immediate threat that make the premise distinct.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63133587</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63133587/299_welcome_home.mp3" length="50488527" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bd71d80f-82f0-4c28-8b06-82ce1d760943/bd71d80f-82f0-4c28-8b06-82ce1d760943.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bd71d80f-82f0-4c28-8b06-82ce1d760943/bd71d80f-82f0-4c28-8b06-82ce1d760943.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bd71d80f-82f0-4c28-8b06-82ce1d760943/bd71d80f-82f0-4c28-8b06-82ce1d760943.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A werewolf returns home for Christmas hoping for peace, only to find family tension and supernatural violence waiting at the holiday gathering.

The holidays are a time for family, forgiveness, and festive cheer—but when you’ve got blood on your hands...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A werewolf returns home for Christmas hoping for peace, only to find family tension and supernatural violence waiting at the holiday gathering.<br /><br /> The holidays are a time for family, forgiveness, and festive cheer—but when you’ve got blood on your hands and a monster in your soul, things get complicated fast. In Welcome Home, a haunted young man returns to his rural hometown after years away… but his homecoming is shadowed by deep secrets, buried trauma, and the curse that stalks his bloodline.<br /><br /> As snow falls and old ghosts rise, tensions boil over into a brutal reckoning—one that will pit brother against brother, man against beast, and hunter against hunted.<br /><br /> This dark and emotional tale fuses Christmas horror, werewolf mythology, and supernatural family drama into one unforgettable night of terror.<br /><br /> 🔪 Weekly Spooky delivers brand-new scary stories every Wednesday—subscribe now for horror all year long!<br /><br /> Welcome Home — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br /> The story keeps Welcome Home at its center, combining werewolf and transformation horror, holiday horror, and dangerous places and hidden histories without losing the people, setting, and immediate threat that make the premise distinct.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3155</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,christmas,christmas tale,danger,enrique kuto,family,family secrets,horror,lycanthropy,monster,podcast,redemption,revenge,secrets,supernatural,survival,tune in,werewolf,werewolves,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/adb47319804d94b050675e40dd0ab698.jpg"/><itunes:episode>299</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Zombie’s Christmas: Mad Science, an Undead Rampage &amp; Christmas Day Redemption</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-zombie-s-christmas-mad-science-an-undead-rampage-christmas-day-redemption--63083898</link><description><![CDATA[A cruel scientist’s zombie experiment escapes beneath Strickfield University, infecting a rebellious student and unleashing a Christmas Day feeding frenzy.<br /><br /> Blue Ribbons researcher Vickie Van Wert has spent months dissecting captured zombies and testing them as potential bioweapons. When assistant Shelby sabotages the vaccine and releases the reanimated Brooke, Vickie is bitten and flees the underground laboratory as the infection takes hold.<br /><br /> On the streets above, Vickie attacks Rayleen Hollow, a Strickfield Academy student who has escaped holiday punishment under Headmistress Hiltonson. Rayleen wakes transformed: bullets cannot stop her, hunger overwhelms her, and the people she encounters become Christmas dinner. Her rampage through snowy Strickfield draws police and the headmistress into a chase that is both physical and spiritual.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “A Zombie’s Christmas” combines secret-society science, an undead outbreak, dark comedy, religious conflict, and a final confrontation among Christmas displays. Beneath the gore is a question Rayleen never expected to face: if a zombie can still feel guilt, fear, and compassion, does she still possess a soul—and can mercy reach her before the hunger does? Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63083898</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63083898/298_a_zombies_christmas.mp3" length="51461590" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/aac5e86c-0e9d-46d7-853d-5814f0fb1d5d/aac5e86c-0e9d-46d7-853d-5814f0fb1d5d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/aac5e86c-0e9d-46d7-853d-5814f0fb1d5d/aac5e86c-0e9d-46d7-853d-5814f0fb1d5d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/aac5e86c-0e9d-46d7-853d-5814f0fb1d5d/aac5e86c-0e9d-46d7-853d-5814f0fb1d5d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A cruel scientist’s zombie experiment escapes beneath Strickfield University, infecting a rebellious student and unleashing a Christmas Day feeding frenzy.

Blue Ribbons researcher Vickie Van Wert has spent months dissecting captured zombies and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A cruel scientist’s zombie experiment escapes beneath Strickfield University, infecting a rebellious student and unleashing a Christmas Day feeding frenzy.<br /><br /> Blue Ribbons researcher Vickie Van Wert has spent months dissecting captured zombies and testing them as potential bioweapons. When assistant Shelby sabotages the vaccine and releases the reanimated Brooke, Vickie is bitten and flees the underground laboratory as the infection takes hold.<br /><br /> On the streets above, Vickie attacks Rayleen Hollow, a Strickfield Academy student who has escaped holiday punishment under Headmistress Hiltonson. Rayleen wakes transformed: bullets cannot stop her, hunger overwhelms her, and the people she encounters become Christmas dinner. Her rampage through snowy Strickfield draws police and the headmistress into a chase that is both physical and spiritual.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “A Zombie’s Christmas” combines secret-society science, an undead outbreak, dark comedy, religious conflict, and a final confrontation among Christmas displays. Beneath the gore is a question Rayleen never expected to face: if a zombie can still feel guilt, fear, and compassion, does she still possess a soul—and can mercy reach her before the hunger does? Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3216</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>action,cheer,chilling tales,christmas,creepy,december,experiment,festive,grotesque,holiday,horror,infection,laboratory,rob fields,storytelling,survival,suspense,thriller,undead,zombie</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8668ffefa1262a5e6fbc30b742ba18be.jpg"/><itunes:episode>298</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Lost Ship — Desert Treasure, Eerie Islands &amp; Vincent Price Suspense</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-lost-ship-desert-treasure-eerie-islands-vincent-price-suspense--63063798</link><description><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast opens the vault for four classic old-time radio thrillers about lost places, dangerous discoveries, and people trapped by the choices they make. From a treasure hunt beneath the desert to a condemned man’s final journey, every story turns escape into another form of captivity.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• The Lost Ship — Harry and Viola flee into the desert, where a hermit’s tale of a Spanish galleon buried beneath the sand awakens Harry’s greed. Gold doubloons, a lost ship, and a rising sandstorm transform the promise of treasure into a fight for survival. Written for Suspense by Irwin Lewis.<br />• Island of the Lost — A husband travels to an isolated island to surprise his wife, only to enter a place where strangers seem to know him and the border between fact, dream, and sanity begins to dissolve. A CBS Radio Mystery Theater tale written by Arnold Moss.<br />• Going, Going, Gone — A couple buys a mysterious sealed trunk at an auction, and the bargain quickly proves far more valuable—and far more dangerous—than either expected. This Suspense production stars Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard and was written by Anthony Ellis.<br />• Present Tense — Vincent Price stars in an Escape drama about a convicted murderer traveling toward the prison where he is scheduled to die. With time closing in, his thoughts become the setting for a desperate struggle against the fate society has imposed on him.<br />Settle in for desert mystery, psychological suspense, buried treasure, eerie islands, and four complete journeys into the strange and terrifying.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63063798</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63063798/ub_the_lost_ship_island_of_the_lost_going_going_gone_present_tense.mp3" length="129345476" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5e36b15f-4d78-4001-9fc5-c64ca4697c7e/5e36b15f-4d78-4001-9fc5-c64ca4697c7e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5e36b15f-4d78-4001-9fc5-c64ca4697c7e/5e36b15f-4d78-4001-9fc5-c64ca4697c7e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5e36b15f-4d78-4001-9fc5-c64ca4697c7e/5e36b15f-4d78-4001-9fc5-c64ca4697c7e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Unknown Broadcast opens the vault for four classic old-time radio thrillers about lost places, dangerous discoveries, and people trapped by the choices they make. From a treasure hunt beneath the desert to a condemned man’s final journey, every story...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Unknown Broadcast opens the vault for four classic old-time radio thrillers about lost places, dangerous discoveries, and people trapped by the choices they make. From a treasure hunt beneath the desert to a condemned man’s final journey, every story turns escape into another form of captivity.<br />Inside this episode:<br />• The Lost Ship — Harry and Viola flee into the desert, where a hermit’s tale of a Spanish galleon buried beneath the sand awakens Harry’s greed. Gold doubloons, a lost ship, and a rising sandstorm transform the promise of treasure into a fight for survival. Written for Suspense by Irwin Lewis.<br />• Island of the Lost — A husband travels to an isolated island to surprise his wife, only to enter a place where strangers seem to know him and the border between fact, dream, and sanity begins to dissolve. A CBS Radio Mystery Theater tale written by Arnold Moss.<br />• Going, Going, Gone — A couple buys a mysterious sealed trunk at an auction, and the bargain quickly proves far more valuable—and far more dangerous—than either expected. This Suspense production stars Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard and was written by Anthony Ellis.<br />• Present Tense — Vincent Price stars in an Escape drama about a convicted murderer traveling toward the prison where he is scheduled to die. With time closing in, his thoughts become the setting for a desperate struggle against the fate society has imposed on him.<br />Settle in for desert mystery, psychological suspense, buried treasure, eerie islands, and four complete journeys into the strange and terrifying.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8083</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ambition,buried treasure,desert landscape,harry,horror,human experience,irwin lewis,perilous escape,radio,santa carlotta,survival,the lost ship,viola</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>8 Christmas Horror Stories to Give You a Scary Christmas!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-christmas-horror-stories-to-give-you-a-scary-christmas--62969880</link><description><![CDATA[Eight Christmas horror stories unleash killer Santas, winter monsters, cursed letters, murderous toys, blizzards, and a holiday town with a deadly secret.<br /><br /> • Biting Cold — by Jeff Carpenter<br /> A wounded man fights the snow, the wilderness, and his failing body as a frozen survival ordeal closes around him.<br /><br /> • I’ll Be Home for Christmas — by Shane Migliavacca<br /> Students stranded at Black Oaks Academy during a brutal storm let a desperate stranger inside—and turn Christmas Eve into a siege.<br /><br /> • Christmas Rage — by Rob Fields<br /> Strickfield’s holiday crowds face an axe-wielding killer Santa while family secrets and dangerous relationships sharpen the violence.<br /><br /> • Welcome to Tiny Christmas, Iowa! — by Michelle Antisocial<br /> Designer Rachel accepts a job in a town devoted to year-round Christmas cheer, where relentless hospitality hides coercion and folk ritual.<br /><br /> • Babes in Terrorland — by Morgan Moore<br /> A plan to steal a handmade clown doll leads into a magical toy store whose playthings fiercely protect what belongs to them.<br /><br /> • The Santa Letters — by Morgan Moore<br /> Anonymous Christmas messages, accusations, and murder haunt Circleville in a mystery inspired by the town’s infamous letter-writing case.<br /><br /> • The Weather Outside Is Frightful — by Shane Migliavacca<br /> During a once-in-a-decade 1973 blizzard, two police officers discover something inhuman hunting through the snow.<br /><br /> • Satan Claus — by Keith Tomlin<br /> Two children add blood to Christmas cookies and summon a horned figure whose brutal idea of justice follows ancient rules.<br /><br /> This long-form holiday horror marathon moves from frozen isolation and small-town paranoia to killer-toy terror, supernatural folklore, and Christmas slasher mayhem.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62969880</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62969880/christmas_comp_1_2024.mp3" length="162932582" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/90593c9b-aace-4992-b3d9-c8b3bc962301/90593c9b-aace-4992-b3d9-c8b3bc962301.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/90593c9b-aace-4992-b3d9-c8b3bc962301/90593c9b-aace-4992-b3d9-c8b3bc962301.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/90593c9b-aace-4992-b3d9-c8b3bc962301/90593c9b-aace-4992-b3d9-c8b3bc962301.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Eight Christmas horror stories unleash killer Santas, winter monsters, cursed letters, murderous toys, blizzards, and a holiday town with a deadly secret.

• Biting Cold — by Jeff Carpenter
A wounded man fights the snow, the wilderness, and his...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eight Christmas horror stories unleash killer Santas, winter monsters, cursed letters, murderous toys, blizzards, and a holiday town with a deadly secret.<br /><br /> • Biting Cold — by Jeff Carpenter<br /> A wounded man fights the snow, the wilderness, and his failing body as a frozen survival ordeal closes around him.<br /><br /> • I’ll Be Home for Christmas — by Shane Migliavacca<br /> Students stranded at Black Oaks Academy during a brutal storm let a desperate stranger inside—and turn Christmas Eve into a siege.<br /><br /> • Christmas Rage — by Rob Fields<br /> Strickfield’s holiday crowds face an axe-wielding killer Santa while family secrets and dangerous relationships sharpen the violence.<br /><br /> • Welcome to Tiny Christmas, Iowa! — by Michelle Antisocial<br /> Designer Rachel accepts a job in a town devoted to year-round Christmas cheer, where relentless hospitality hides coercion and folk ritual.<br /><br /> • Babes in Terrorland — by Morgan Moore<br /> A plan to steal a handmade clown doll leads into a magical toy store whose playthings fiercely protect what belongs to them.<br /><br /> • The Santa Letters — by Morgan Moore<br /> Anonymous Christmas messages, accusations, and murder haunt Circleville in a mystery inspired by the town’s infamous letter-writing case.<br /><br /> • The Weather Outside Is Frightful — by Shane Migliavacca<br /> During a once-in-a-decade 1973 blizzard, two police officers discover something inhuman hunting through the snow.<br /><br /> • Satan Claus — by Keith Tomlin<br /> Two children add blood to Christmas cookies and summon a horned figure whose brutal idea of justice follows ancient rules.<br /><br /> This long-form holiday horror marathon moves from frozen isolation and small-town paranoia to killer-toy terror, supernatural folklore, and Christmas slasher mayhem.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10182</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,dark tales,enrique couto,festive cheer,holiday special,horror stories,join,special event,unveil,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/81f717e041fb5602337945be82734ea3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Real First Thanksgiving — A Pilgrim Cannibal Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-real-first-thanksgiving-a-pilgrim-cannibal-horror-story--63022562</link><description><![CDATA[A lonely movie fan accepts a Thanksgiving invitation from a Mayflower descendant and discovers a family feast built on kidnapping, cannibalism, and murder.<br /><br /> Dan Mullins plans to spend the holiday at an Ash Street Theater marathon after a painful break with his parents. When elderly John Billington appears to need help getting home, Dan’s kindness carries him into an old apartment filled with Pilgrim artifacts—and a locked room once occupied by another captive. John’s family claims its ancestor saved starving colonists with a secret meal, and they have preserved that bloody tradition for generations.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s Thanksgiving horror story mixes disputed colonial legend, modern true-crime imagery, and a grotesque dinner table where every course has a human source. Dan must survive armed captors, escape becoming next year’s main dish, and decide what family should mean before the holiday ends.<br /><br /> “The Real First Thanksgiving” by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> What begins around The Real First Thanksgiving develops into a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, body horror and transformation, and holiday horror, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63022562</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63022562/297_the_real_first_thanksgiving.mp3" length="69294580" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8e66465a-fb18-4d8a-a922-28090a87ef73/8e66465a-fb18-4d8a-a922-28090a87ef73.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8e66465a-fb18-4d8a-a922-28090a87ef73/8e66465a-fb18-4d8a-a922-28090a87ef73.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8e66465a-fb18-4d8a-a922-28090a87ef73/8e66465a-fb18-4d8a-a922-28090a87ef73.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A lonely movie fan accepts a Thanksgiving invitation from a Mayflower descendant and discovers a family feast built on kidnapping, cannibalism, and murder.

Dan Mullins plans to spend the holiday at an Ash Street Theater marathon after a painful break...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A lonely movie fan accepts a Thanksgiving invitation from a Mayflower descendant and discovers a family feast built on kidnapping, cannibalism, and murder.<br /><br /> Dan Mullins plans to spend the holiday at an Ash Street Theater marathon after a painful break with his parents. When elderly John Billington appears to need help getting home, Dan’s kindness carries him into an old apartment filled with Pilgrim artifacts—and a locked room once occupied by another captive. John’s family claims its ancestor saved starving colonists with a secret meal, and they have preserved that bloody tradition for generations.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s Thanksgiving horror story mixes disputed colonial legend, modern true-crime imagery, and a grotesque dinner table where every course has a human source. Dan must survive armed captors, escape becoming next year’s main dish, and decide what family should mean before the holiday ends.<br /><br /> “The Real First Thanksgiving” by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> What begins around The Real First Thanksgiving develops into a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, body horror and transformation, and holiday horror, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4330</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,betrayal,blood,cannibalism,dark roots,horror,killings,prepare,reveal,scary,sinister feast,thanksgiving,tonight</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/37fb7db70e76a5916602e12391879297.jpg"/><itunes:episode>297</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Blood Rage (1987) The Ultimate Thanksgiving Slasher!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-blood-rage-1987-the-ultimate-thanksgiving-slasher--63008533</link><description><![CDATA[Blood Rage (1987) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "That's not Cranberry Sauce!"<br /><br /> The Thanksgiving week is upon us so you know what that means, the Thanksgiving Favorites line up is coming to an end but don't worry because we've saved the best for last! This week, we're joining Henrique and David in Jacksonville, FL for slice and dice Thanksgiving film that leaves no leftovers and certainly is not cranberry sauce! An evil twin returns to his homicidal ways when the news is received that his brother whom he framed for murder has escaped 10 years later in 1987's "BLOOD RAGE" aka "SLASHER" aka "NIGHTMARE AT SHADOW WOODS aka "COMPLEX" !<br /><br /> Directed by John Grissmer and starring Louise Lasser, Mark Soper, and Julie Gordon. Hear your hosts discuss the Arrow release of this lost slasher classic that helped them both to discover it back in 2015, why Louise Lasser is a gem in very scene she appears in, how troubling the production was to a point it was almost shut down, why this makes for a perfect Thanksgiving horror film, plus Henrique shares his reviews for "Heretic" and "Anora", and is David ever going to figure out the proper use of "Legitimately"?<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch BLOOD RAGE on Mometu:<br /><a href="https://watch.mometu.com/feature/blood-rage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://watch.mometu.com/featu...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63008533</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63008533/blood_rage_commercials.mp3" length="80330993" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b865f672-d3cd-453b-b1ba-3388b413d3be/b865f672-d3cd-453b-b1ba-3388b413d3be.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b865f672-d3cd-453b-b1ba-3388b413d3be/b865f672-d3cd-453b-b1ba-3388b413d3be.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b865f672-d3cd-453b-b1ba-3388b413d3be/b865f672-d3cd-453b-b1ba-3388b413d3be.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Blood Rage (1987) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.

"That's not Cranberry Sauce!"

The Thanksgiving week is upon us so you know...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Blood Rage (1987) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "That's not Cranberry Sauce!"<br /><br /> The Thanksgiving week is upon us so you know what that means, the Thanksgiving Favorites line up is coming to an end but don't worry because we've saved the best for last! This week, we're joining Henrique and David in Jacksonville, FL for slice and dice Thanksgiving film that leaves no leftovers and certainly is not cranberry sauce! An evil twin returns to his homicidal ways when the news is received that his brother whom he framed for murder has escaped 10 years later in 1987's "BLOOD RAGE" aka "SLASHER" aka "NIGHTMARE AT SHADOW WOODS aka "COMPLEX" !<br /><br /> Directed by John Grissmer and starring Louise Lasser, Mark Soper, and Julie Gordon. Hear your hosts discuss the Arrow release of this lost slasher classic that helped them both to discover it back in 2015, why Louise Lasser is a gem in very scene she appears in, how troubling the production was to a point it was almost shut down, why this makes for a perfect Thanksgiving horror film, plus Henrique shares his reviews for "Heretic" and "Anora", and is David ever going to figure out the proper use of "Legitimately"?<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch BLOOD RAGE on Mometu:<br /><a href="https://watch.mometu.com/feature/blood-rage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://watch.mometu.com/featu...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5020</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>holiday,horror,killers,movies,slashers,thanksgiving</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/53378297b09bd30af2b4c0fcb8e69c4e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Spectral Harassment, Dangerous Giraffes and Christmas Hauntings!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-spectral-harassment-dangerous-giraffes-and-christmas-hauntings--62981334</link><description><![CDATA[Monthly Spooky investigates spectral harassment, bizarre animal encounters, holiday hauntings, and the strangest headlines of the season.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Michelle begin with deep-sea fish washing ashore along the California coast and the folklore that treats unusual marine activity as an omen. Their post-Halloween catch-up also visits neighborhood trick-or-treating, childhood memories, and the delicate art of giving young visitors a playful scare without ruining the night.<br /><br /> The spooky-news desk brings a paranormal investigator’s report of a ghost making an unmistakably inappropriate advance inside a haunted museum, a giraffe lifting a toddler during a wildlife-park visit, a heat-damaged Abraham Lincoln wax figure, and the audacious theft of high-value cheddar in the United Kingdom.<br /><br /> Then the conversation turns toward allegedly true Christmas hauntings: Victorian houses that become active during the holidays, phantom animals and armored figures on lonely roads, and the spirits associated with Arkansas’s Crescent Hotel. The result is a conversational mix of paranormal folklore, strange news, seasonal nostalgia, and dark humor for listeners who like their Christmas cheer with a chill.<br /><br /> The Christmas hauntings segment brings seasonal folklore into locations that already carry strong identities: Victorian homes, lonely roads, and Arkansas’s Crescent Hotel. Phantom animals, armored figures, and holiday activity suggest that “Christmas ghost story” remains a broader tradition than one famous Victorian novella.<br /><br /> The news desk keeps its stranger items distinct—deep-sea fish, a giraffe lifting a child, a melting Lincoln wax figure, cheese theft, and an inappropriate museum ghost report. That mix of seasonal haunting and bizarre reality is the Monthly Spooky promise, with enough specifics for listeners to find the segment that drew them in.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62981334</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62981334/ms_november_2024.mp3" length="111334205" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cfe644e0-b8c4-40c9-a64c-0400136db5d2/cfe644e0-b8c4-40c9-a64c-0400136db5d2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cfe644e0-b8c4-40c9-a64c-0400136db5d2/cfe644e0-b8c4-40c9-a64c-0400136db5d2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cfe644e0-b8c4-40c9-a64c-0400136db5d2/cfe644e0-b8c4-40c9-a64c-0400136db5d2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Monthly Spooky investigates spectral harassment, bizarre animal encounters, holiday hauntings, and the strangest headlines of the season.

Henrique Couto and Michelle begin with deep-sea fish washing ashore along the California coast and the folklore...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Monthly Spooky investigates spectral harassment, bizarre animal encounters, holiday hauntings, and the strangest headlines of the season.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Michelle begin with deep-sea fish washing ashore along the California coast and the folklore that treats unusual marine activity as an omen. Their post-Halloween catch-up also visits neighborhood trick-or-treating, childhood memories, and the delicate art of giving young visitors a playful scare without ruining the night.<br /><br /> The spooky-news desk brings a paranormal investigator’s report of a ghost making an unmistakably inappropriate advance inside a haunted museum, a giraffe lifting a toddler during a wildlife-park visit, a heat-damaged Abraham Lincoln wax figure, and the audacious theft of high-value cheddar in the United Kingdom.<br /><br /> Then the conversation turns toward allegedly true Christmas hauntings: Victorian houses that become active during the holidays, phantom animals and armored figures on lonely roads, and the spirits associated with Arkansas’s Crescent Hotel. The result is a conversational mix of paranormal folklore, strange news, seasonal nostalgia, and dark humor for listeners who like their Christmas cheer with a chill.<br /><br /> The Christmas hauntings segment brings seasonal folklore into locations that already carry strong identities: Victorian homes, lonely roads, and Arkansas’s Crescent Hotel. Phantom animals, armored figures, and holiday activity suggest that “Christmas ghost story” remains a broader tradition than one famous Victorian novella.<br /><br /> The news desk keeps its stranger items distinct—deep-sea fish, a giraffe lifting a child, a melting Lincoln wax figure, cheese theft, and an inappropriate museum ghost report. That mix of seasonal haunting and bizarre reality is the Monthly Spooky promise, with enough specifics for listeners to find the segment that drew them in.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6958</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>animal encounters,cheddar cheese,christmas,deep-sea fish,eerie tales,funny,ghostly holiday legends,ghostly incidents,horror,monthly spooky,nostalgic halloween,peculiar heist,scary,trick-or-treating</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Covered Bridge — Time-Slip Ghost Story and Rasputin’s Cursed Rapier</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-covered-bridge-time-slip-ghost-story-and-rasputin-s-cursed-rapier--62960322</link><description><![CDATA[Two classic radio dramas cross a time-bending New Hampshire bridge and follow a bloodstained rapier toward murder on Manhattan’s waterfront.<br /><br />This Unknown Broadcast pairs CBS Radio Mystery Theater’s “The Covered Bridge,” written by Ian Martin, with Inner Sanctum’s “The Edge of Death,” starring Larry Haines. A honeymoon slips into another century, then an antique weapon tied to Rasputin draws two friends into obsession, violence, and supernatural dread.<br /><br />In “The Covered Bridge,” a honeymoon journey crosses a New Hampshire landmark and slips across time, forcing the travelers to understand a past that should be unreachable. “The Edge of Death” begins with an antique rapier linked to Rasputin, then follows the weapon’s influence through friendship, obsession, and a Manhattan waterfront mystery.<br /><br />Pairing the episodes creates a two-story Unknown Broadcast about objects and places that refuse to remain inside history. Ian Martin’s CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama offers romantic time-slip suspense, while the Inner Sanctum selection brings murder and occult menace. The result is a focused classic-radio listen for fans of covered-bridge legends, supernatural weapons, Rasputin lore, and vintage mystery.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62960322</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62960322/ub_the_covered_bridge_the_edge_of_death.mp3" length="71798015" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1384c518-af2b-4157-8470-510f5afa54c4/1384c518-af2b-4157-8470-510f5afa54c4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1384c518-af2b-4157-8470-510f5afa54c4/1384c518-af2b-4157-8470-510f5afa54c4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1384c518-af2b-4157-8470-510f5afa54c4/1384c518-af2b-4157-8470-510f5afa54c4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two classic radio dramas cross a time-bending New Hampshire bridge and follow a bloodstained rapier toward murder on Manhattan’s waterfront.

This Unknown Broadcast pairs CBS Radio Mystery Theater’s “The Covered Bridge,” written by Ian Martin, with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two classic radio dramas cross a time-bending New Hampshire bridge and follow a bloodstained rapier toward murder on Manhattan’s waterfront.<br /><br />This Unknown Broadcast pairs CBS Radio Mystery Theater’s “The Covered Bridge,” written by Ian Martin, with Inner Sanctum’s “The Edge of Death,” starring Larry Haines. A honeymoon slips into another century, then an antique weapon tied to Rasputin draws two friends into obsession, violence, and supernatural dread.<br /><br />In “The Covered Bridge,” a honeymoon journey crosses a New Hampshire landmark and slips across time, forcing the travelers to understand a past that should be unreachable. “The Edge of Death” begins with an antique rapier linked to Rasputin, then follows the weapon’s influence through friendship, obsession, and a Manhattan waterfront mystery.<br /><br />Pairing the episodes creates a two-story Unknown Broadcast about objects and places that refuse to remain inside history. Ian Martin’s CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama offers romantic time-slip suspense, while the Inner Sanctum selection brings murder and occult menace. The result is a focused classic-radio listen for fans of covered-bridge legends, supernatural weapons, Rasputin lore, and vintage mystery.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4487</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1776 new hampshire,fate,ian martin,identity,love,marguerite drexel,peg marshall,sir theo bentley,the covered bridge,transcend time</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Dream Within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe: Impermanence, Loss &amp; Time Slipping Away</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-dream-within-a-dream-by-edgar-allan-poe-impermanence-loss-time-slipping-away--62959919</link><description><![CDATA[A speaker watches golden sand escape his grasp and asks whether anything we see, feel, or lose is more than a dream within a dream.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s short poem unfolds in two movements. The first is an intimate farewell: a kiss upon the brow and an admission that a life dismissed as dreamlike may still contain real pain. The second moves to a “surf-tormented shore,” where the speaker tries to hold grains of golden sand while they slip relentlessly through his fingers and fall into the pitiless wave.<br /><br /> The image turns time and memory into something physical but impossible to keep. Even one grain cannot be saved. The speaker’s repeated questions—whether hope has vanished and whether all experience is nested inside another dream—leave the poem suspended between grief, philosophy, and desperation rather than offering an answer.<br /><br /> First published in 1849, “A Dream Within a Dream” remains one of Poe’s most recognizable poems about impermanence, perception, and loss. This reading is brief, but its central image is ideal for listeners searching for classic Gothic poetry, Edgar Allan Poe audio, meditations on time, and language for the feeling that a loved moment is disappearing even while it is being lived.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62959919</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62959919/a_dream_within_a_dream_11_21_24_4_53pm.mp3" length="3117594" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4b22661c-9f5f-4dc2-825a-f8fc9adaa93c/4b22661c-9f5f-4dc2-825a-f8fc9adaa93c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4b22661c-9f5f-4dc2-825a-f8fc9adaa93c/4b22661c-9f5f-4dc2-825a-f8fc9adaa93c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4b22661c-9f5f-4dc2-825a-f8fc9adaa93c/4b22661c-9f5f-4dc2-825a-f8fc9adaa93c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A speaker watches golden sand escape his grasp and asks whether anything we see, feel, or lose is more than a dream within a dream.

Edgar Allan Poe’s short poem unfolds in two movements. The first is an intimate farewell: a kiss upon the brow and an...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A speaker watches golden sand escape his grasp and asks whether anything we see, feel, or lose is more than a dream within a dream.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s short poem unfolds in two movements. The first is an intimate farewell: a kiss upon the brow and an admission that a life dismissed as dreamlike may still contain real pain. The second moves to a “surf-tormented shore,” where the speaker tries to hold grains of golden sand while they slip relentlessly through his fingers and fall into the pitiless wave.<br /><br /> The image turns time and memory into something physical but impossible to keep. Even one grain cannot be saved. The speaker’s repeated questions—whether hope has vanished and whether all experience is nested inside another dream—leave the poem suspended between grief, philosophy, and desperation rather than offering an answer.<br /><br /> First published in 1849, “A Dream Within a Dream” remains one of Poe’s most recognizable poems about impermanence, perception, and loss. This reading is brief, but its central image is ideal for listeners searching for classic Gothic poetry, Edgar Allan Poe audio, meditations on time, and language for the feeling that a loved moment is disappearing even while it is being lived.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>195</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>a dream within a dream,dream,edgar allan poe,eerie allure,explore,literature,mystery,poetry,spine-tingling truths,uncover</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Legend of Oopsie Poopsie - Dark Humor Meets Grotesque Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-legend-of-oopsie-poopsie-dark-humor-meets-grotesque-horror--62819209</link><description><![CDATA[A newcomer to an Adirondack town follows a grotesque local legend into the woods, where a six-foot infant monster wants to play with a bloody rattle.<br /><br /> Jon hopes New Ellsworth will offer a quiet new start. Instead, his job at the lumber yard introduces him to Sleepy Carl, Carl’s sister Edina, and a giant discarded diaper no ordinary baby could have worn. The locals call the creature behind it Oopsie Poopsie—but their nervous jokes conceal a family secret that has been growing in the forest for years.<br /><br /> When Sleepy Carl guides Jon toward an abandoned sawmill, the legend steps out of the shadows: an enormous childlike monster in a filthy striped onesie, armed with a bloodied rattle and a deadly idea of playtime. Escaping the woods will require Jon to survive Oopsie, the people protecting it, and the horrifying truth about how the creature came to be.<br /><br /> The grotesque comedy works because the locals treat impossible evidence—a giant diaper and an enormous child—as a familiar inconvenience. Jon’s outsider perspective exposes the humor, but Sleepy Carl, Edina, and the abandoned sawmill reveal that the jokes protect a long-running family arrangement with a creature capable of killing anyone invited to “play.”<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s backwoods story keeps Oopsie’s absurd appearance and physical danger equally important. Adirondack folklore, lumber-town isolation, a bloody rattle, body horror, and townspeople who understand more than they admit make this a distinct rural monster tale rather than a random gross-out premise.<br /><br /> “The Legend of Oopsie Poopsie” is a narrated Adirondack monster story packed with rural folklore, splatter horror, body horror, absurd comedy, and a backwoods nightmare as ridiculous as it is vicious.<br /><br /> Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62819209</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62819209/296_the_legend_of_oopsie_poopsie.mp3" length="44045916" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e12bd298-987e-4400-8f27-e6b89fdd0197/e12bd298-987e-4400-8f27-e6b89fdd0197.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e12bd298-987e-4400-8f27-e6b89fdd0197/e12bd298-987e-4400-8f27-e6b89fdd0197.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e12bd298-987e-4400-8f27-e6b89fdd0197/e12bd298-987e-4400-8f27-e6b89fdd0197.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A newcomer to an Adirondack town follows a grotesque local legend into the woods, where a six-foot infant monster wants to play with a bloody rattle.

Jon hopes New Ellsworth will offer a quiet new start. Instead, his job at the lumber yard introduces...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A newcomer to an Adirondack town follows a grotesque local legend into the woods, where a six-foot infant monster wants to play with a bloody rattle.<br /><br /> Jon hopes New Ellsworth will offer a quiet new start. Instead, his job at the lumber yard introduces him to Sleepy Carl, Carl’s sister Edina, and a giant discarded diaper no ordinary baby could have worn. The locals call the creature behind it Oopsie Poopsie—but their nervous jokes conceal a family secret that has been growing in the forest for years.<br /><br /> When Sleepy Carl guides Jon toward an abandoned sawmill, the legend steps out of the shadows: an enormous childlike monster in a filthy striped onesie, armed with a bloodied rattle and a deadly idea of playtime. Escaping the woods will require Jon to survive Oopsie, the people protecting it, and the horrifying truth about how the creature came to be.<br /><br /> The grotesque comedy works because the locals treat impossible evidence—a giant diaper and an enormous child—as a familiar inconvenience. Jon’s outsider perspective exposes the humor, but Sleepy Carl, Edina, and the abandoned sawmill reveal that the jokes protect a long-running family arrangement with a creature capable of killing anyone invited to “play.”<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s backwoods story keeps Oopsie’s absurd appearance and physical danger equally important. Adirondack folklore, lumber-town isolation, a bloody rattle, body horror, and townspeople who understand more than they admit make this a distinct rural monster tale rather than a random gross-out premise.<br /><br /> “The Legend of Oopsie Poopsie” is a narrated Adirondack monster story packed with rural folklore, splatter horror, body horror, absurd comedy, and a backwoods nightmare as ridiculous as it is vicious.<br /><br /> Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2752</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adirondacks,folklore,horror,legend,oopsie poopsie,spooky,terrifying,uncover,weekly spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/72eddf55c8bb0ab2ff9d9ce3cf6537a7.jpg"/><itunes:episode>296</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Chicago Tylenol Murders — Cyanide, Panic, and Tamper-Proof Packaging</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-chicago-tylenol-murders-cyanide-panic-and-tamper-proof-packaging--62778638</link><description><![CDATA[Seven people died around Chicago in 1982 after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules secretly laced with cyanide, and the killer was never identified.<br /><br /> The poisonings began with 12-year-old Mary Kellerman and rapidly spread through the suburbs. Adam Janus died after taking a capsule; his grieving brother Stanley and sister-in-law Theresa then used the same bottle and became victims themselves. Investigators eventually connected seven deaths to contaminated packages that appeared to have been removed from stores, altered, and returned to shelves.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the medical discovery, nationwide panic, recall of more than 31 million bottles, and investigation of James Lewis. Lewis demanded $1 million from Johnson &amp; Johnson and was convicted of extortion, but evidence never proved that he committed the murders.<br /><br /> The still-unsolved Chicago Tylenol case permanently changed consumer safety. Foil seals, tamper-evident boxes, safer caplets, federal anti-tampering law, and new FDA standards all grew from a crime that turned an ordinary medicine cabinet into a source of fear.<br /><br /> The poisonings created two investigations at once: authorities had to find contaminated bottles already in circulation while determining where the capsules had been altered. The Janus family deaths revealed that one package could kill repeatedly inside a household, and the recall demonstrated how quickly a local murder could become a national consumer emergency.<br /><br /> The episode follows the unresolved criminal case without treating James Lewis’s extortion conviction as proof of murder. It also explains the lasting public-safety legacy—tamper-evident packaging, caplets, federal law, and new expectations that medicine should show visible evidence if someone has opened it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62778638</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62778638/chicago_tylenol_murders.mp3" length="18893883" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/84305127-3462-43ce-8273-6ad855056f42/84305127-3462-43ce-8273-6ad855056f42.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/84305127-3462-43ce-8273-6ad855056f42/84305127-3462-43ce-8273-6ad855056f42.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/84305127-3462-43ce-8273-6ad855056f42/84305127-3462-43ce-8273-6ad855056f42.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Seven people died around Chicago in 1982 after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules secretly laced with cyanide, and the killer was never identified.

The poisonings began with 12-year-old Mary Kellerman and rapidly spread through the suburbs. Adam...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seven people died around Chicago in 1982 after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules secretly laced with cyanide, and the killer was never identified.<br /><br /> The poisonings began with 12-year-old Mary Kellerman and rapidly spread through the suburbs. Adam Janus died after taking a capsule; his grieving brother Stanley and sister-in-law Theresa then used the same bottle and became victims themselves. Investigators eventually connected seven deaths to contaminated packages that appeared to have been removed from stores, altered, and returned to shelves.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the medical discovery, nationwide panic, recall of more than 31 million bottles, and investigation of James Lewis. Lewis demanded $1 million from Johnson &amp; Johnson and was convicted of extortion, but evidence never proved that he committed the murders.<br /><br /> The still-unsolved Chicago Tylenol case permanently changed consumer safety. Foil seals, tamper-evident boxes, safer caplets, federal anti-tampering law, and new FDA standards all grew from a crime that turned an ordinary medicine cabinet into a source of fear.<br /><br /> The poisonings created two investigations at once: authorities had to find contaminated bottles already in circulation while determining where the capsules had been altered. The Janus family deaths revealed that one package could kill repeatedly inside a household, and the recall demonstrated how quickly a local murder could become a national consumer emergency.<br /><br /> The episode follows the unresolved criminal case without treating James Lewis’s extortion conviction as proof of murder. It also explains the lasting public-safety legacy—tamper-evident packaging, caplets, federal law, and new expectations that medicine should show visible evidence if someone has opened it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1180</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,deadly,haunting,pain reliever,poisonings,tale,tonight,trusted,tylenol,uncover</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Corpse Nobody Loved: Rainy-Night Taxi, Missing Body and a Killer Driver</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-corpse-nobody-loved-rainy-night-taxi-missing-body-and-a-killer-driver--62771147</link><description><![CDATA[Anne Winslow’s rainy-night taxi ride turns deadly when she discovers a man with a cut throat beside her—and the body disappears inside her home.<br /><br /> After missing her train, Anne accepts a cab ride to her isolated house. A silent passenger slumped against her shoulder proves to be a corpse, but the driver refuses to explain how the dead man reached the back seat. Instead, he carries the body into Anne’s living room, leaves her alone with it during a storm, and drives away while the telephone lines are down.<br /><br /> By morning, Detective Manson finds no body and no obvious evidence that Anne’s terrifying passenger ever existed. The nightmare becomes real again when blood appears beneath a chair cushion and the same cab driver returns. He knows Anne can identify him, and he understands that a sympathetic detective may eventually believe her.<br /><br /> “The Corpse Nobody Loved” turns a missing train, an untraceable taxi, a vanished murder victim, and an isolated house into a compact crime-horror mystery. The richer synopsis establishes the danger without revealing who ultimately answers the door or how the dead man affects the final confrontation.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62771147</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62771147/053_the_corpse_nobody_loved_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="25055704" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b5293474-f4f8-4583-bee3-9ce4729b9484/b5293474-f4f8-4583-bee3-9ce4729b9484.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b5293474-f4f8-4583-bee3-9ce4729b9484/b5293474-f4f8-4583-bee3-9ce4729b9484.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b5293474-f4f8-4583-bee3-9ce4729b9484/b5293474-f4f8-4583-bee3-9ce4729b9484.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Anne Winslow’s rainy-night taxi ride turns deadly when she discovers a man with a cut throat beside her—and the body disappears inside her home.

After missing her train, Anne accepts a cab ride to her isolated house. A silent passenger slumped...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anne Winslow’s rainy-night taxi ride turns deadly when she discovers a man with a cut throat beside her—and the body disappears inside her home.<br /><br /> After missing her train, Anne accepts a cab ride to her isolated house. A silent passenger slumped against her shoulder proves to be a corpse, but the driver refuses to explain how the dead man reached the back seat. Instead, he carries the body into Anne’s living room, leaves her alone with it during a storm, and drives away while the telephone lines are down.<br /><br /> By morning, Detective Manson finds no body and no obvious evidence that Anne’s terrifying passenger ever existed. The nightmare becomes real again when blood appears beneath a chair cushion and the same cab driver returns. He knows Anne can identify him, and he understands that a sympathetic detective may eventually believe her.<br /><br /> “The Corpse Nobody Loved” turns a missing train, an untraceable taxi, a vanished murder victim, and an isolated house into a compact crime-horror mystery. The richer synopsis establishes the danger without revealing who ultimately answers the door or how the dead man affects the final confrontation.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1565</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ann winslow,blurring,chilling nightmare,experience,fear,horror,inner sanctum,reality,stormy ride,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe: Masquerade Revenge Against a Cruel King</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hop-frog-by-edgar-allan-poe-masquerade-revenge-against-a-cruel-king--62747973</link><description><![CDATA[A cruel king humiliates his court jester once too often, inspiring a masquerade revenge built from chains, costumes, fire, and poetic justice.<br /><br /> Hop-Frog and his friend Trippetta were taken from their homeland and forced to entertain a king whose seven ministers share his appetite for practical jokes. The jester’s body makes movement painful, and alcohol drives him into a dangerous frenzy, yet the king orders him to drink for the court’s amusement. When Trippetta begs for mercy, the monarch throws wine in her face.<br /><br /> Hop-Frog responds with the perfect entertainment for an upcoming masquerade. He disguises the king and ministers as eight chained orangutans, coating them in tar and flax and letting the guests believe wild animals have invaded the hall. The joke gives the abused performer control of the room, the chain, and the consequences.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “Hop-Frog” is a fierce Gothic revenge story about cruelty, captivity, disability, spectacle, and power reversing in front of an audience. The terror comes not from a supernatural monster but from a brilliant entertainer using the court’s own desire for humiliation against it. This atmospheric reading preserves the complete story title and Poe authorship for classic-horror discovery.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62747973</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62747973/hop_frog_11_14_24_10_30pm.mp3" length="26589343" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/18400f8a-c5af-4c76-be82-cc299fc16aee/18400f8a-c5af-4c76-be82-cc299fc16aee.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/18400f8a-c5af-4c76-be82-cc299fc16aee/18400f8a-c5af-4c76-be82-cc299fc16aee.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/18400f8a-c5af-4c76-be82-cc299fc16aee/18400f8a-c5af-4c76-be82-cc299fc16aee.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A cruel king humiliates his court jester once too often, inspiring a masquerade revenge built from chains, costumes, fire, and poetic justice.

Hop-Frog and his friend Trippetta were taken from their homeland and forced to entertain a king whose seven...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A cruel king humiliates his court jester once too often, inspiring a masquerade revenge built from chains, costumes, fire, and poetic justice.<br /><br /> Hop-Frog and his friend Trippetta were taken from their homeland and forced to entertain a king whose seven ministers share his appetite for practical jokes. The jester’s body makes movement painful, and alcohol drives him into a dangerous frenzy, yet the king orders him to drink for the court’s amusement. When Trippetta begs for mercy, the monarch throws wine in her face.<br /><br /> Hop-Frog responds with the perfect entertainment for an upcoming masquerade. He disguises the king and ministers as eight chained orangutans, coating them in tar and flax and letting the guests believe wild animals have invaded the hall. The joke gives the abused performer control of the room, the chain, and the consequences.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “Hop-Frog” is a fierce Gothic revenge story about cruelty, captivity, disability, spectacle, and power reversing in front of an audience. The terror comes not from a supernatural monster but from a brilliant entertainer using the court’s own desire for humiliation against it. This atmospheric reading preserves the complete story title and Poe authorship for classic-horror discovery.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1661</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,dark,explore,hop-frog,humor,jester,poe,revenge,spine-tingling,tonight</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3b23a770304dc3cdf93fdd3f5cdf61fc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Matriarch: A Sorority’s Initiation into an Immortal Ghoul Family</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/matriarch-a-sorority-s-initiation-into-an-immortal-ghoul-family--62710226</link><description><![CDATA[Sorority sister Jaxey Jynx follows three pale strangers into the Backwoods of Strickfield and discovers a ghoul matriarch recruiting daughters for an immortal family.<br /><br /> Jaxey, Renny Stafford, and Paulette Peterson meet Kirsh, Stephen, and Xander during a Friday the 13th marathon at the Strickfield Drive-In. The men’s vintage appearance and cold skin trigger Jaxey’s suspicion, but her friends accept an invitation to their secluded home. There, the elegant Victoria speaks of marriage, family, and belonging while neither she nor her sons touch the cheese on the table.<br /><br /> Renny and Paulette return to the sorority house transformed and ravenous. Jaxey realizes their new appetites began with the men and returns to Victoria’s house carrying a baseball bat. She learns that born ghouls stop aging, feed on human flesh, and can turn mortals through sex or blood. Victoria does not intend to waste the only recruit who resisted her sons.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Matriarch” is mature campus horror about ghoul law, sorority sisterhood, predatory courtship, supernatural transformation, and a family structure that treats consent as an obstacle. The initiation promises eternal youth and power, but membership means changing what—and who—the sisters consider food. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62710226</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62710226/295_matriarch.mp3" length="38744646" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3d62898b-5add-4e8b-8110-14392f515a35/3d62898b-5add-4e8b-8110-14392f515a35.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3d62898b-5add-4e8b-8110-14392f515a35/3d62898b-5add-4e8b-8110-14392f515a35.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3d62898b-5add-4e8b-8110-14392f515a35/3d62898b-5add-4e8b-8110-14392f515a35.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sorority sister Jaxey Jynx follows three pale strangers into the Backwoods of Strickfield and discovers a ghoul matriarch recruiting daughters for an immortal family.

Jaxey, Renny Stafford, and Paulette Peterson meet Kirsh, Stephen, and Xander during...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sorority sister Jaxey Jynx follows three pale strangers into the Backwoods of Strickfield and discovers a ghoul matriarch recruiting daughters for an immortal family.<br /><br /> Jaxey, Renny Stafford, and Paulette Peterson meet Kirsh, Stephen, and Xander during a Friday the 13th marathon at the Strickfield Drive-In. The men’s vintage appearance and cold skin trigger Jaxey’s suspicion, but her friends accept an invitation to their secluded home. There, the elegant Victoria speaks of marriage, family, and belonging while neither she nor her sons touch the cheese on the table.<br /><br /> Renny and Paulette return to the sorority house transformed and ravenous. Jaxey realizes their new appetites began with the men and returns to Victoria’s house carrying a baseball bat. She learns that born ghouls stop aging, feed on human flesh, and can turn mortals through sex or blood. Victoria does not intend to waste the only recruit who resisted her sons.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Matriarch” is mature campus horror about ghoul law, sorority sisterhood, predatory courtship, supernatural transformation, and a family structure that treats consent as an obstacle. The initiation promises eternal youth and power, but membership means changing what—and who—the sisters consider food. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2421</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,dark,death,eternal,family,ghoul,horror,housemother,menacing,mystery,power,secrets,sisters,sorority,supernatural,survival,tale,terror,transformation,victoria</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6b09a8ddba86c76c3b8f434817136778.jpg"/><itunes:episode>295</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Indrid Cold, the Grinning Man — West Virginia’s Strangest UFO Visitor</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-indrid-cold-the-grinning-man-west-virginia-s-strangest-ufo-visitor--62592520</link><description><![CDATA[A smiling stranger stepped from a lantern-shaped craft on a West Virginia road and spoke directly into salesman Woodrow Derenberger’s mind.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True investigates Indrid Cold, the “Grinning Man” introduced through Derenberger’s famous 1966 encounter near Mineral Wells. The witness described an outwardly human visitor with a fixed, unnerving smile who communicated telepathically, asked personal questions, and claimed peaceful intentions. Derenberger later reported continued contact, drawing intense media attention as well as public ridicule and skepticism.<br /><br /> Writer John Keel connected Cold’s story to the wave of strange events surrounding Point Pleasant and popularized it in The Mothman Prophecies. From there, the smiling visitor became entangled with Mothman, UFO lore, government-experiment theories, and modern paranormal fiction—even though the evidence ultimately rests on witness accounts rather than physical proof.<br /><br /> Was Indrid Cold an extraterrestrial, a psychological experience, a story transformed by fame, or an American folk character born during the anxious 1960s? This episode traces the encounter and the legend that grew around its impossible grin.<br /><br /> Indrid Cold, the Grinning Man is examined through surviving evidence, historical context, and the later claims that shaped public memory, without presenting speculation as a solved answer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62592520</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62592520/who_is_indrid_cold_exploring_the_myth_of_the_grinning_man_11_2_24_5_01pm.mp3" length="18579203" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8e87b267-8745-4ed6-975e-3b877b113b32/8e87b267-8745-4ed6-975e-3b877b113b32.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8e87b267-8745-4ed6-975e-3b877b113b32/8e87b267-8745-4ed6-975e-3b877b113b32.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8e87b267-8745-4ed6-975e-3b877b113b32/8e87b267-8745-4ed6-975e-3b877b113b32.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A smiling stranger stepped from a lantern-shaped craft on a West Virginia road and spoke directly into salesman Woodrow Derenberger’s mind.

Terrifying &amp; True investigates Indrid Cold, the “Grinning Man” introduced through Derenberger’s famous 1966...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A smiling stranger stepped from a lantern-shaped craft on a West Virginia road and spoke directly into salesman Woodrow Derenberger’s mind.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True investigates Indrid Cold, the “Grinning Man” introduced through Derenberger’s famous 1966 encounter near Mineral Wells. The witness described an outwardly human visitor with a fixed, unnerving smile who communicated telepathically, asked personal questions, and claimed peaceful intentions. Derenberger later reported continued contact, drawing intense media attention as well as public ridicule and skepticism.<br /><br /> Writer John Keel connected Cold’s story to the wave of strange events surrounding Point Pleasant and popularized it in The Mothman Prophecies. From there, the smiling visitor became entangled with Mothman, UFO lore, government-experiment theories, and modern paranormal fiction—even though the evidence ultimately rests on witness accounts rather than physical proof.<br /><br /> Was Indrid Cold an extraterrestrial, a psychological experience, a story transformed by fame, or an American folk character born during the anxious 1960s? This episode traces the encounter and the legend that grew around its impossible grin.<br /><br /> Indrid Cold, the Grinning Man is examined through surviving evidence, historical context, and the later claims that shaped public memory, without presenting speculation as a solved answer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1161</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>eerie encounter,indrid cold,mystery,paranormal,reveal,spine-chilling,storyline,supernatural,terrifying and true,tonight</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Thicker Than Water — Old-Time Radio Murder Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-thicker-than-water-old-time-radio-murder-mystery--62600445</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, I explore the intricate narrative of loyalty and moral conflict in "Thicker Than Water." The story centers on Nick Wedge, a defense attorney navigating the treacherous waters of a murder trial involving his client, Benny Bleeker. From a mugging gone tragically wrong to the intense courtroom battles that ensue, I dissect the dynamics of familial ties and the ethical dilemmas that shape Wedge’s journey.<br /> As witness testimonies unfold and evidence mounts, Wedge confronts his own beliefs and professional limits, challenging courtroom conventions with innovative forensic approaches. The emotional stakes heighten as the relationships between the characters deepen, revealing the powerful forces of love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of justice.<br /> Join me as I reflect on this poignant tale, illustrating the harsh realities of the judicial system and the enduring complexities of human loyalty.<br /><br /> Each selection keeps its own characters and dramatic problem, while the Unknown Broadcast presentation gives the complete lineup a continuous after-dark atmosphere.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62600445</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62600445/ub_thicker_than_water.mp3" length="45478014" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/edb328e8-5eff-4ff0-820e-aead32768de4/edb328e8-5eff-4ff0-820e-aead32768de4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/edb328e8-5eff-4ff0-820e-aead32768de4/edb328e8-5eff-4ff0-820e-aead32768de4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/edb328e8-5eff-4ff0-820e-aead32768de4/edb328e8-5eff-4ff0-820e-aead32768de4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, I explore the intricate narrative of loyalty and moral conflict in "Thicker Than Water." The story centers on Nick Wedge, a defense attorney navigating the treacherous waters of a murder trial involving his client, Benny Bleeker. From...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, I explore the intricate narrative of loyalty and moral conflict in "Thicker Than Water." The story centers on Nick Wedge, a defense attorney navigating the treacherous waters of a murder trial involving his client, Benny Bleeker. From a mugging gone tragically wrong to the intense courtroom battles that ensue, I dissect the dynamics of familial ties and the ethical dilemmas that shape Wedge’s journey.<br /> As witness testimonies unfold and evidence mounts, Wedge confronts his own beliefs and professional limits, challenging courtroom conventions with innovative forensic approaches. The emotional stakes heighten as the relationships between the characters deepen, revealing the powerful forces of love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of justice.<br /> Join me as I reflect on this poignant tale, illustrating the harsh realities of the judicial system and the enduring complexities of human loyalty.<br /><br /> Each selection keeps its own characters and dramatic problem, while the Unknown Broadcast presentation gives the complete lineup a continuous after-dark atmosphere.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2842</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>benny bleeker,courtroom battles,ethical dilemmas,familial ties,forensic approaches,judicial system,loyalty,moral conflict,murder trial,nick wedge</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>5 Thanksgiving Horror Stories — Family Secrets, Murder and Holiday Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-thanksgiving-horror-stories-family-secrets-murder-and-holiday-terror--62597543</link><description><![CDATA[Five Thanksgiving horror stories turn family dinners, hunting trips, Friendsgiving, and homecoming into murder, monsters, and supernatural revenge.<br /><br /> • Thanksgiving Dinner — by Rachael Redolfi<br /> Officer Sophia Cortez answers a welfare call in a quiet Indiana town and discovers that one family’s closed doors conceal years of cruelty and a nightmare no holiday meal can disguise.<br /><br /> • Turkey Shoot — by David O’Hanlon<br /> Sheriff Hart and Deputy Hargrove investigate a grisly Ozark death, only to face an enormous flock of killer turkeys determined to put people on the Thanksgiving menu.<br /><br /> • Fiendsgiving — by Rob Fields<br /> A Strickfield Friendsgiving reopens old grievances and dark history as betrayal and supernatural revenge transform a holiday gathering into a fight to survive.<br /><br /> • Belle’s Turkey Terror — by Douglas Waltz<br /> A childhood Thanksgiving memory reveals a family hunting tradition whose grotesque secret changes the meaning of bringing home the holiday bird.<br /><br /> • Homecoming — by Rob Fields<br /> Bella Taibon and Einny return to an old family home for Thanksgiving and find hungry forest creatures preparing a feast of their own.<br /><br /> Together, these narrated tales move from human depravity and rural creature horror to cursed traditions and paranormal vengeance—Thanksgiving horror for anyone who knows the most dangerous secrets can be waiting at the family table.<br /><br /> Visit <a href="https://www.bobbletopia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.bobbletopia.com/</a> and use code WeeklySpooky at checkout for 20% off.<br /><br /> The five-story lineup is strongest because its Thanksgiving settings do different work. A welfare check exposes domestic horror; an Ozark investigation faces killer turkeys; Friendsgiving awakens Strickfield betrayal; a family hunting tradition explains a grotesque bird; and a homecoming brings Bella Taibon and Einny toward forest creatures preparing their own meal.<br /><br /> Keeping titles, authors, and individual premises visible helps listeners search the collection by subject and contributor. The anthology spans police procedural horror, creature features, supernatural revenge, inherited ritual, and family secrets while remaining honestly tied to Thanksgiving rather than simply grouped as autumn stories.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62597543</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62597543/thanksgiving_comp_2024_11_3_24_12_07pm.mp3" length="143532187" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6f605939-6710-4597-94a7-c80cefeb07be/6f605939-6710-4597-94a7-c80cefeb07be.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6f605939-6710-4597-94a7-c80cefeb07be/6f605939-6710-4597-94a7-c80cefeb07be.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6f605939-6710-4597-94a7-c80cefeb07be/6f605939-6710-4597-94a7-c80cefeb07be.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five Thanksgiving horror stories turn family dinners, hunting trips, Friendsgiving, and homecoming into murder, monsters, and supernatural revenge.

• Thanksgiving Dinner — by Rachael Redolfi
Officer Sophia Cortez answers a welfare call in a quiet...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five Thanksgiving horror stories turn family dinners, hunting trips, Friendsgiving, and homecoming into murder, monsters, and supernatural revenge.<br /><br /> • Thanksgiving Dinner — by Rachael Redolfi<br /> Officer Sophia Cortez answers a welfare call in a quiet Indiana town and discovers that one family’s closed doors conceal years of cruelty and a nightmare no holiday meal can disguise.<br /><br /> • Turkey Shoot — by David O’Hanlon<br /> Sheriff Hart and Deputy Hargrove investigate a grisly Ozark death, only to face an enormous flock of killer turkeys determined to put people on the Thanksgiving menu.<br /><br /> • Fiendsgiving — by Rob Fields<br /> A Strickfield Friendsgiving reopens old grievances and dark history as betrayal and supernatural revenge transform a holiday gathering into a fight to survive.<br /><br /> • Belle’s Turkey Terror — by Douglas Waltz<br /> A childhood Thanksgiving memory reveals a family hunting tradition whose grotesque secret changes the meaning of bringing home the holiday bird.<br /><br /> • Homecoming — by Rob Fields<br /> Bella Taibon and Einny return to an old family home for Thanksgiving and find hungry forest creatures preparing a feast of their own.<br /><br /> Together, these narrated tales move from human depravity and rural creature horror to cursed traditions and paranormal vengeance—Thanksgiving horror for anyone who knows the most dangerous secrets can be waiting at the family table.<br /><br /> Visit <a href="https://www.bobbletopia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.bobbletopia.com/</a> and use code WeeklySpooky at checkout for 20% off.<br /><br /> The five-story lineup is strongest because its Thanksgiving settings do different work. A welfare check exposes domestic horror; an Ozark investigation faces killer turkeys; Friendsgiving awakens Strickfield betrayal; a family hunting tradition explains a grotesque bird; and a homecoming brings Bella Taibon and Einny toward forest creatures preparing their own meal.<br /><br /> Keeping titles, authors, and individual premises visible helps listeners search the collection by subject and contributor. The anthology spans police procedural horror, creature features, supernatural revenge, inherited ritual, and family secrets while remaining honestly tied to Thanksgiving rather than simply grouped as autumn stories.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8970</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,chilling,events,fear,feast,gratitude,holiday,horror,scary,stories,tales,thanksgiving,violent</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c13bb2e5bc4df5e8a494bee57c4d37e1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bite Me: Giant Mutant Fleas Turn an Ozarks Reunion into Survival Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bite-me-giant-mutant-fleas-turn-an-ozarks-reunion-into-survival-horror--62600591</link><description><![CDATA[A high-school reunion in the Arkansas Ozarks becomes a blood-soaked creature attack when giant mutant fleas begin hunting everyone near Hawk’s cabin.<br /><br /> Months earlier, a burning object fell from the sky and brought an otherworldly power source into contact with the wilderness’s smallest parasites. Now Rocko and Lyla are camping ahead of their old clique’s annual gathering when something armored, ravenous, and much larger than any ordinary insect detects their heat, breath, and blood.<br /><br /> At the cabin, Dani, Bryan, Kara, and Hawk have no idea what is closing in. The creatures can spring through the forest, puncture flesh, and turn familiar rocks and shadows into possible threats. Vehicles, insect repellent, a shotgun, and whatever can be improvised inside the house become parts of a frantic defense as the survivors try to understand what attracts the swarm—and whether the Ozarks offer any route beyond its reach.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Bite Me” is graphic creature-feature horror with giant fleas, alien contamination, a remote cabin, dark comedy, and a reunion collapsing into a fight for survival. The story’s specific monster and Ozarks setting lead the metadata so listeners searching for mutant-insect horror, camping nightmares, and bloody wilderness stories can find it. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62600591</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62600591/294_bite_me.mp3" length="38102442" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7b9c233d-6b59-456b-939e-55207b79caba/7b9c233d-6b59-456b-939e-55207b79caba.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7b9c233d-6b59-456b-939e-55207b79caba/7b9c233d-6b59-456b-939e-55207b79caba.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7b9c233d-6b59-456b-939e-55207b79caba/7b9c233d-6b59-456b-939e-55207b79caba.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A high-school reunion in the Arkansas Ozarks becomes a blood-soaked creature attack when giant mutant fleas begin hunting everyone near Hawk’s cabin.

Months earlier, a burning object fell from the sky and brought an otherworldly power source into...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A high-school reunion in the Arkansas Ozarks becomes a blood-soaked creature attack when giant mutant fleas begin hunting everyone near Hawk’s cabin.<br /><br /> Months earlier, a burning object fell from the sky and brought an otherworldly power source into contact with the wilderness’s smallest parasites. Now Rocko and Lyla are camping ahead of their old clique’s annual gathering when something armored, ravenous, and much larger than any ordinary insect detects their heat, breath, and blood.<br /><br /> At the cabin, Dani, Bryan, Kara, and Hawk have no idea what is closing in. The creatures can spring through the forest, puncture flesh, and turn familiar rocks and shadows into possible threats. Vehicles, insect repellent, a shotgun, and whatever can be improvised inside the house become parts of a frantic defense as the survivors try to understand what attracts the swarm—and whether the Ozarks offer any route beyond its reach.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Bite Me” is graphic creature-feature horror with giant fleas, alien contamination, a remote cabin, dark comedy, and a reunion collapsing into a fight for survival. The story’s specific monster and Ozarks setting lead the metadata so listeners searching for mutant-insect horror, camping nightmares, and bloody wilderness stories can find it. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2381</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>camping,chilling,enrique kuto,explore,haunted,horror,ozarks,survival,tale,tonight</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/06933eb98ff6705822f269825dca25cd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>294</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Bloody Mary: Mirror Ritual, Mary Worth &amp; the History Behind the Legend</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-bloody-mary-mirror-ritual-mary-worth-the-history-behind-the-legend--62584903</link><description><![CDATA[Say “Bloody Mary” into a darkened mirror and a blood-covered woman may appear—or so generations of sleepover dares, schoolyard warnings, and urban legends insist.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True explores a ritual whose rules change with every teller. Her name may be repeated three times, thirteen times, or until the participant’s fear turns an ordinary reflection into something hostile. Some versions promise a ghostly face; others warn of scratches, screams, prophecy, or a figure reaching through the glass.<br /><br /> The episode follows the historical women often attached to the legend. Queen Mary I of England earned the “Bloody Mary” nickname through the Marian persecutions, but that does not prove she originated the mirror game. Mary Worth is usually described as a witch murdered by frightened villagers, yet her biography belongs more to folklore than verifiable history. Elizabeth Báthory’s alleged crimes and the later stories of bathing in blood contributed another powerful image, though historians dispute many sensational details of her legend.<br /><br /> Rather than forcing those figures into a single origin story, this episode examines how names, mirrors, darkness, and expectations combine into a ritual that feels personal. The face in the glass is familiar, but low light and sustained staring make perception unreliable; the story supplies the monster the participant expects to see. Bloody Mary endures because the legend needs no haunted house—only a mirror, a name, and the courage to keep looking.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62584903</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62584903/bloody_mary_11_1_24_3_33pm.mp3" length="19699080" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/14021bb4-3f30-45ac-8b71-c04e4ad3edfc/14021bb4-3f30-45ac-8b71-c04e4ad3edfc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/14021bb4-3f30-45ac-8b71-c04e4ad3edfc/14021bb4-3f30-45ac-8b71-c04e4ad3edfc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/14021bb4-3f30-45ac-8b71-c04e4ad3edfc/14021bb4-3f30-45ac-8b71-c04e4ad3edfc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Say “Bloody Mary” into a darkened mirror and a blood-covered woman may appear—or so generations of sleepover dares, schoolyard warnings, and urban legends insist.

Terrifying &amp; True explores a ritual whose rules change with every teller. Her name may...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Say “Bloody Mary” into a darkened mirror and a blood-covered woman may appear—or so generations of sleepover dares, schoolyard warnings, and urban legends insist.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True explores a ritual whose rules change with every teller. Her name may be repeated three times, thirteen times, or until the participant’s fear turns an ordinary reflection into something hostile. Some versions promise a ghostly face; others warn of scratches, screams, prophecy, or a figure reaching through the glass.<br /><br /> The episode follows the historical women often attached to the legend. Queen Mary I of England earned the “Bloody Mary” nickname through the Marian persecutions, but that does not prove she originated the mirror game. Mary Worth is usually described as a witch murdered by frightened villagers, yet her biography belongs more to folklore than verifiable history. Elizabeth Báthory’s alleged crimes and the later stories of bathing in blood contributed another powerful image, though historians dispute many sensational details of her legend.<br /><br /> Rather than forcing those figures into a single origin story, this episode examines how names, mirrors, darkness, and expectations combine into a ritual that feels personal. The face in the glass is familiar, but low light and sustained staring make perception unreliable; the story supplies the monster the participant expects to see. Bloody Mary endures because the legend needs no haunted house—only a mirror, a name, and the courage to keep looking.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1230</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloody mary,dare,folklore,horrors,legend,myths,ritual,summon,supernatural,tune in</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | After the Verdict: An Acquitted Killer Confesses to His Lawyer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-after-the-verdict-an-acquitted-killer-confesses-to-his-lawyer--62584040</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney Ned Murray wins Louis Rydell’s murder acquittal—then his client privately confesses and boasts that he may kill the next man who angers him.<br /><br /> The admission leaves Ned trapped between justice and the law. Double jeopardy prevents another trial for the killing of grocery boy Yost, while attorney-client privilege threatens Ned’s career if he reveals what Rydell said. His boss, Harry Ostrow, demands silence; his fiancée, Karen, urges him not to sacrifice their future; and the district attorney would have no evidence strong enough to act even if Ned came forward.<br /><br /> Ned turns to Tony Igoe, a former client with underworld connections, while struggling with the difference between legal guilt, moral responsibility, punishment, and mental illness. Tony offers to solve the problem outside the courtroom, but a vigilante answer could make Ned responsible for yet another death. When Rydell’s violent jealousy creates a new victim, the lawyer must decide what kind of verdict he is truly seeking.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast presents Henry Slesar’s “After the Verdict,” a CBS Radio Mystery Theater legal thriller starring Tony Roberts. The drama combines courtroom suspense, double jeopardy, professional ethics, vigilantism, and psychological crime in the story of a defense attorney forced to confront the human cost of a successful acquittal. Its final act asks whether Ned can protect the public without becoming the very thing the law is meant to prevent.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62584040</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62584040/ub_before_the_verdict.mp3" length="60158113" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e70d9663-f1a0-4a58-80c2-5eb71d798da8/e70d9663-f1a0-4a58-80c2-5eb71d798da8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e70d9663-f1a0-4a58-80c2-5eb71d798da8/e70d9663-f1a0-4a58-80c2-5eb71d798da8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e70d9663-f1a0-4a58-80c2-5eb71d798da8/e70d9663-f1a0-4a58-80c2-5eb71d798da8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Attorney Ned Murray wins Louis Rydell’s murder acquittal—then his client privately confesses and boasts that he may kill the next man who angers him.

The admission leaves Ned trapped between justice and the law. Double jeopardy prevents another trial...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Attorney Ned Murray wins Louis Rydell’s murder acquittal—then his client privately confesses and boasts that he may kill the next man who angers him.<br /><br /> The admission leaves Ned trapped between justice and the law. Double jeopardy prevents another trial for the killing of grocery boy Yost, while attorney-client privilege threatens Ned’s career if he reveals what Rydell said. His boss, Harry Ostrow, demands silence; his fiancée, Karen, urges him not to sacrifice their future; and the district attorney would have no evidence strong enough to act even if Ned came forward.<br /><br /> Ned turns to Tony Igoe, a former client with underworld connections, while struggling with the difference between legal guilt, moral responsibility, punishment, and mental illness. Tony offers to solve the problem outside the courtroom, but a vigilante answer could make Ned responsible for yet another death. When Rydell’s violent jealousy creates a new victim, the lawyer must decide what kind of verdict he is truly seeking.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast presents Henry Slesar’s “After the Verdict,” a CBS Radio Mystery Theater legal thriller starring Tony Roberts. The drama combines courtroom suspense, double jeopardy, professional ethics, vigilantism, and psychological crime in the story of a defense attorney forced to confront the human cost of a successful acquittal. Its final act asks whether Ned can protect the public without becoming the very thing the law is meant to prevent.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3760</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Día de los Muertos: 8 Stories from Beyond the Grave — Ghosts, Zombies &amp; Grave Robbers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dia-de-los-muertos-8-stories-from-beyond-the-grave-ghosts-zombies-grave-robbers--62544557</link><description><![CDATA[Eight horror stories summon the dead for Día de los Muertos, moving from vengeful water spirits and cursed villages to zombies, grave robbers, and restless poltergeists.<br /><br /> “The Spirit of Langley Pond” by Charles Campbell returns to a 1981 murder whose victim still screams from the water. “The Truth About Groundhog Day” by Rob Fields traps visitors inside Hollow Point, where a witch’s curse has turned a familiar weather ritual into a supernatural countdown. Dan Wilder’s body-horror tale “The God Tongue” gives a voiceless hunter a miraculous organ that begins rewriting his flesh, while “Alien Zombie Punks from Upstate New York” sends undead extraterrestrial chaos into a New Year’s punk show.<br /><br /> In “Grave Consequences” by Killian Crane, a thief enters a corpse-filled cavern while trying to rob Vanya Mills’s grave. Shane Migliavacca’s “Echoes” follows a dangerous date toward a lake and a ghostly warning that seems to repeat the future. Rob Fields’s “First Date” brings Ariel Mirren and Carter Cross to the haunted Carnivage estate, and the final story introduces scarred event planner Lucian Grayshire to a mischievous poltergeist who may be perfect for his unusual Halloween business.<br /><br /> This Día de los Muertos anthology remembers the dead by letting them speak, warn, hunt, and occasionally find a new purpose.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62544557</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62544557/day_of_the_dead_2024_comp.mp3" length="195110820" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4704e693-d5dc-48cf-a353-e1ac3d6eac89/4704e693-d5dc-48cf-a353-e1ac3d6eac89.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4704e693-d5dc-48cf-a353-e1ac3d6eac89/4704e693-d5dc-48cf-a353-e1ac3d6eac89.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4704e693-d5dc-48cf-a353-e1ac3d6eac89/4704e693-d5dc-48cf-a353-e1ac3d6eac89.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Eight horror stories summon the dead for Día de los Muertos, moving from vengeful water spirits and cursed villages to zombies, grave robbers, and restless poltergeists.

“The Spirit of Langley Pond” by Charles Campbell returns to a 1981 murder whose...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eight horror stories summon the dead for Día de los Muertos, moving from vengeful water spirits and cursed villages to zombies, grave robbers, and restless poltergeists.<br /><br /> “The Spirit of Langley Pond” by Charles Campbell returns to a 1981 murder whose victim still screams from the water. “The Truth About Groundhog Day” by Rob Fields traps visitors inside Hollow Point, where a witch’s curse has turned a familiar weather ritual into a supernatural countdown. Dan Wilder’s body-horror tale “The God Tongue” gives a voiceless hunter a miraculous organ that begins rewriting his flesh, while “Alien Zombie Punks from Upstate New York” sends undead extraterrestrial chaos into a New Year’s punk show.<br /><br /> In “Grave Consequences” by Killian Crane, a thief enters a corpse-filled cavern while trying to rob Vanya Mills’s grave. Shane Migliavacca’s “Echoes” follows a dangerous date toward a lake and a ghostly warning that seems to repeat the future. Rob Fields’s “First Date” brings Ariel Mirren and Carter Cross to the haunted Carnivage estate, and the final story introduces scarred event planner Lucian Grayshire to a mischievous poltergeist who may be perfect for his unusual Halloween business.<br /><br /> This Día de los Muertos anthology remembers the dead by letting them speak, warn, hunt, and occasionally find a new purpose.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12194</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling tales,dia de los muertos,eternal dance,honor,horror,lost souls,love,spirits,tales,tonight</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4ad607b87b2515c0395dc37d7b725e9e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Graveyard Shift — Haunted Halloween Radio Broadcast Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-graveyard-shift-haunted-halloween-radio-broadcast-horror--62559639</link><description><![CDATA[A Halloween broadcast at WHNT becomes a paranormal emergency when mysterious callers, failing power, and shadowy presences invade the late-night studio.<br /><br /> On a fateful Halloween night, the late-night radio crew at WHNT faces an unprecedented broadcast filled with horror stories and supernatural suspense. From mysterious callers to shadowy entities crossing over into reality, this mature-themed story will captivate fans of scary and spooky stories alike.<br /><br /> As power flickers and darkness envelops the town, Nate, Sam, and their team unravel the frightening mystery that threatens to consume them. This haunted Halloween broadcast promises an unforgettable experience featuring paranormal encounters and eerie storytelling, ideal for listeners who love mature themes and scary tales.<br /><br /> WHNT’s late-night setting lets the supernatural enter through the medium itself. Callers can be witnesses, performers, or something using the phone line; stories told for entertainment begin matching events outside the studio; and a power failure removes the boundary between the controlled broadcast and the darkened town.<br /><br /> Nate, Sam, and the crew must keep interpreting what they hear while their own workplace becomes unsafe. Shane Migliavacca’s story is a Halloween radio drama about live-broadcast uncertainty, voices in the static, shadow entities, and a program that may be opening a channel rather than merely describing one.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62559639</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62559639/293_the_graveyard_shift_halloween.mp3" length="28210937" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7f8e167f-a32d-443e-a633-d74b30f595a2/7f8e167f-a32d-443e-a633-d74b30f595a2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7f8e167f-a32d-443e-a633-d74b30f595a2/7f8e167f-a32d-443e-a633-d74b30f595a2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7f8e167f-a32d-443e-a633-d74b30f595a2/7f8e167f-a32d-443e-a633-d74b30f595a2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Halloween broadcast at WHNT becomes a paranormal emergency when mysterious callers, failing power, and shadowy presences invade the late-night studio.

On a fateful Halloween night, the late-night radio crew at WHNT faces an unprecedented broadcast...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Halloween broadcast at WHNT becomes a paranormal emergency when mysterious callers, failing power, and shadowy presences invade the late-night studio.<br /><br /> On a fateful Halloween night, the late-night radio crew at WHNT faces an unprecedented broadcast filled with horror stories and supernatural suspense. From mysterious callers to shadowy entities crossing over into reality, this mature-themed story will captivate fans of scary and spooky stories alike.<br /><br /> As power flickers and darkness envelops the town, Nate, Sam, and their team unravel the frightening mystery that threatens to consume them. This haunted Halloween broadcast promises an unforgettable experience featuring paranormal encounters and eerie storytelling, ideal for listeners who love mature themes and scary tales.<br /><br /> WHNT’s late-night setting lets the supernatural enter through the medium itself. Callers can be witnesses, performers, or something using the phone line; stories told for entertainment begin matching events outside the studio; and a power failure removes the boundary between the controlled broadcast and the darkened town.<br /><br /> Nate, Sam, and the crew must keep interpreting what they hear while their own workplace becomes unsafe. Shane Migliavacca’s story is a Halloween radio drama about live-broadcast uncertainty, voices in the static, shadow entities, and a program that may be opening a channel rather than merely describing one.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1762</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>broadcast,chilling episode,creepy,entertainment,entity,excitement,festive fun,ghostly,halloween,haunting,horror,lights on,night,nightmare,scary,shift,spooky,story,supernatural,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/aff2c70aa14352b95875f9f94050e375.jpg"/><itunes:episode>293</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Halloween Valentine — Scream Queen, Night Realm and Serpent-Goddess Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-halloween-valentine-scream-queen-night-realm-and-serpent-goddess-horror--62545220</link><description><![CDATA[Scream queen Vickie Valentine confronts a Halloween ritual that transforms her screen persona, Veronda, Queen of the Night, into supernatural reality.<br /><br /> Follow scream queen Vickie Valentine, known as “Veronda, Queen of the Night,” as she navigates love, fame, and dark supernatural forces that awaken during the spooky season. This mature-themed tale explores love, sacrifice, and ancient monsters hiding behind human faces.<br /><br /> Set against haunted houses, film sets, and the eerie backdrop of Halloween night in Strickfield, the story blurs the lines between cinematic horror and true terror. When an ancient ritual opens a gateway to the Night Realm, Vickie transforms into a serpent-haired queen driven by vengeance.<br /><br /> Vickie Valentine’s screen identity as Veronda, Queen of the Night, becomes dangerously close to a supernatural role waiting for a human vessel. Fame, romance, and performance leave her vulnerable when an ancient ritual opens the Night Realm and transforms cinematic imagery into physical power.<br /><br /> Rob Fields sets the story among haunted attractions, film production, and Strickfield’s Halloween continuity. Vickie’s serpent-haired transformation gives the tale mythic body horror, but its emotional center is the price love and sacrifice demand when a person can no longer separate who she plays from what she has become.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62545220</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62545220/292_a_halloween_valentine.mp3" length="105554001" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a9460329-b98b-4e41-9648-ba2fe32c1cc3/a9460329-b98b-4e41-9648-ba2fe32c1cc3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a9460329-b98b-4e41-9648-ba2fe32c1cc3/a9460329-b98b-4e41-9648-ba2fe32c1cc3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a9460329-b98b-4e41-9648-ba2fe32c1cc3/a9460329-b98b-4e41-9648-ba2fe32c1cc3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Scream queen Vickie Valentine confronts a Halloween ritual that transforms her screen persona, Veronda, Queen of the Night, into supernatural reality.

Follow scream queen Vickie Valentine, known as “Veronda, Queen of the Night,” as she navigates...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Scream queen Vickie Valentine confronts a Halloween ritual that transforms her screen persona, Veronda, Queen of the Night, into supernatural reality.<br /><br /> Follow scream queen Vickie Valentine, known as “Veronda, Queen of the Night,” as she navigates love, fame, and dark supernatural forces that awaken during the spooky season. This mature-themed tale explores love, sacrifice, and ancient monsters hiding behind human faces.<br /><br /> Set against haunted houses, film sets, and the eerie backdrop of Halloween night in Strickfield, the story blurs the lines between cinematic horror and true terror. When an ancient ritual opens a gateway to the Night Realm, Vickie transforms into a serpent-haired queen driven by vengeance.<br /><br /> Vickie Valentine’s screen identity as Veronda, Queen of the Night, becomes dangerously close to a supernatural role waiting for a human vessel. Fame, romance, and performance leave her vulnerable when an ancient ritual opens the Night Realm and transforms cinematic imagery into physical power.<br /><br /> Rob Fields sets the story among haunted attractions, film production, and Strickfield’s Halloween continuity. Vickie’s serpent-haired transformation gives the tale mythic body horror, but its emotional center is the price love and sacrifice demand when a person can no longer separate who she plays from what she has become.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6597</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,fantasy,gorgon,halloween,haunted,horror,love,medusa,monsters,mythology,night,podcast,romance,sacrifice,spooky,supernatural,tale,terror,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c6512bb1de0810f986a10f48defae53a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>292</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Satan’s Little Helper (2004): Halloween Serial-Killer Horror Comedy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-satan-s-little-helper-2004-halloween-serial-killer-horror-comedy--62480099</link><description><![CDATA[A young boy mistakes a silent Halloween serial killer for the villain in his video game and eagerly becomes Satan’s little helper. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Jeff Lieberman’s 2004 horror comedy, its grim premise, low-budget execution, rediscovery, killer mask, and performances by Alexander Brickel, Katheryn Winnick, and Amanda Plummer.<br /><br /> The film’s central irony is that young Dougie believes the masked killer is Satan from his video game and eagerly helps him commit increasingly real violence. Adults read the silent costume as holiday play until the bodies and home invasion make the boy’s misunderstanding impossible to contain.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Jeff Lieberman’s low-budget Halloween film, Alexander Brickel, Katheryn Winnick, Amanda Plummer, the balance of bleakness and comedy, the killer’s mask, and the movie’s rediscovery. The episode retains the Do You Even Movie? links while making the film title and specific discussion searchable first.<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com <br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com <br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook: <br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod <br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch Satan's Little Helper on Screambox:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B8KRWQCD/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a>=atv_dp_share_cu_r<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62480099</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62480099/satans_little_helper_commercials.mp3" length="85673339" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b7d39150-d9ff-4572-9433-b584f76be8b1/b7d39150-d9ff-4572-9433-b584f76be8b1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b7d39150-d9ff-4572-9433-b584f76be8b1/b7d39150-d9ff-4572-9433-b584f76be8b1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b7d39150-d9ff-4572-9433-b584f76be8b1/b7d39150-d9ff-4572-9433-b584f76be8b1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A young boy mistakes a silent Halloween serial killer for the villain in his video game and eagerly becomes Satan’s little helper. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Jeff Lieberman’s 2004 horror comedy, its grim premise, low-budget execution,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A young boy mistakes a silent Halloween serial killer for the villain in his video game and eagerly becomes Satan’s little helper. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Jeff Lieberman’s 2004 horror comedy, its grim premise, low-budget execution, rediscovery, killer mask, and performances by Alexander Brickel, Katheryn Winnick, and Amanda Plummer.<br /><br /> The film’s central irony is that young Dougie believes the masked killer is Satan from his video game and eagerly helps him commit increasingly real violence. Adults read the silent costume as holiday play until the bodies and home invasion make the boy’s misunderstanding impossible to contain.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Jeff Lieberman’s low-budget Halloween film, Alexander Brickel, Katheryn Winnick, Amanda Plummer, the balance of bleakness and comedy, the killer’s mask, and the movie’s rediscovery. The episode retains the Do You Even Movie? links while making the film title and specific discussion searchable first.<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com <br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com <br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook: <br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod <br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch Satan's Little Helper on Screambox:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B8KRWQCD/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a>=atv_dp_share_cu_r<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5355</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2004,chaos,classic,comedy,comedy-horror,creepy,cult,dark,devil,film,halloween,horror,mischief,murder,prank,review,slasher,spooky,trick-or-treat</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c35f5d64c62373f6dec7e5cf8aa2437c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Evil Hauntings, Dangerous Dolls, and Terrifying Halloween Realities!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-evil-hauntings-dangerous-dolls-and-terrifying-halloween-realities--62480229</link><description><![CDATA[Dangerous dolls, racoons attacking, haunted houses and then dive into the reality of terrifying Halloween myths lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> Each segment follows one of the subjects named in Evil Hauntings, Dangerous Dolls, and Terrifying Halloween Realities, moving between real-world oddities, supernatural lore, and horror entertainment.<br /><br /> Listeners can move from one uncanny subject to the next without losing the relaxed, curious rhythm that defines Monthly Spooky.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62480229</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62480229/ms_october_2024.mp3" length="136686415" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d2ea86d5-edb9-467f-9134-25e4178baebc/d2ea86d5-edb9-467f-9134-25e4178baebc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d2ea86d5-edb9-467f-9134-25e4178baebc/d2ea86d5-edb9-467f-9134-25e4178baebc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d2ea86d5-edb9-467f-9134-25e4178baebc/d2ea86d5-edb9-467f-9134-25e4178baebc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Dangerous dolls, racoons attacking, haunted houses and then dive into the reality of terrifying Halloween myths lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.

Each segment follows one of the subjects named in Evil Hauntings, Dangerous Dolls, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dangerous dolls, racoons attacking, haunted houses and then dive into the reality of terrifying Halloween myths lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> Each segment follows one of the subjects named in Evil Hauntings, Dangerous Dolls, and Terrifying Halloween Realities, moving between real-world oddities, supernatural lore, and horror entertainment.<br /><br /> Listeners can move from one uncanny subject to the next without losing the relaxed, curious rhythm that defines Monthly Spooky.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8543</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>comedy,halloween,horror,news,show,talk,talkshow</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Murder Castle, Murder Museum &amp; Five More Halloween Radio Nightmares</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-murder-castle-murder-museum-five-more-halloween-radio-nightmares--62504320</link><description><![CDATA[A serial killer’s death chamber opens seven Halloween radio nightmares about haunted voices, wax murderers, poisoned marriages, and revenge.<br /><br /> “Murder Castle” follows Henry Stewart as he lures unattached women with job advertisements, demands a cash surety bond, and hides murder inside a carefully designed home. In “Mind Over Murder,” dry-goods merchant Sam Morrison ignores a violent crime near a bus station, only to have the number 4826 invade his conscience through license plates, a police badge, and increasingly dangerous coincidences.<br /><br /> CBS Radio Mystery Theater’s “Voices of Death,” written by Murray Burnett, confronts Jason Phillips with the dead Peter Truro on every television channel—and a demand that he kill Peter’s wife, Claire. Henry Slesar’s “The Murder Museum” brings Lisa Brandon to Professor Raphael Gallinari’s house of wax to see an exhibit about painter Vincent Raymond, whose recurring nightmare began when his father killed his mother, actress Ada Krim, with a fire axe.<br /><br /> Suspense’s “The Angel of Death” turns John Forsythe’s betrayed marriage and long-delayed revenge into a confrontation with a black-robed messenger. Inner Sanctum’s “Death Is an Artist” enters a world of police reporting, obsessive sculpture, and portraits that preserve violence too perfectly. “Till Death Do Us Part,” starring Peter Lorre, gives Professor Kraft a precise plan to poison his wife Cynthia—until Dr. Craig and a switched glass expose the fatal flaw in his calculation.<br /><br /> This extended Unknown Broadcast Halloween presentation contains seven dramas, correcting the current five-story listing. The complete lineup draws from Lights Out, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, and Suspense while preserving each program’s archival performances and atmosphere.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62504320</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62504320/unknown_broadcast_halloween_2024_4.mp3" length="228905006" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4404af3b-5bd9-4878-b58a-2d45f6608e90/4404af3b-5bd9-4878-b58a-2d45f6608e90.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4404af3b-5bd9-4878-b58a-2d45f6608e90/4404af3b-5bd9-4878-b58a-2d45f6608e90.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4404af3b-5bd9-4878-b58a-2d45f6608e90/4404af3b-5bd9-4878-b58a-2d45f6608e90.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A serial killer’s death chamber opens seven Halloween radio nightmares about haunted voices, wax murderers, poisoned marriages, and revenge.

“Murder Castle” follows Henry Stewart as he lures unattached women with job advertisements, demands a cash...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A serial killer’s death chamber opens seven Halloween radio nightmares about haunted voices, wax murderers, poisoned marriages, and revenge.<br /><br /> “Murder Castle” follows Henry Stewart as he lures unattached women with job advertisements, demands a cash surety bond, and hides murder inside a carefully designed home. In “Mind Over Murder,” dry-goods merchant Sam Morrison ignores a violent crime near a bus station, only to have the number 4826 invade his conscience through license plates, a police badge, and increasingly dangerous coincidences.<br /><br /> CBS Radio Mystery Theater’s “Voices of Death,” written by Murray Burnett, confronts Jason Phillips with the dead Peter Truro on every television channel—and a demand that he kill Peter’s wife, Claire. Henry Slesar’s “The Murder Museum” brings Lisa Brandon to Professor Raphael Gallinari’s house of wax to see an exhibit about painter Vincent Raymond, whose recurring nightmare began when his father killed his mother, actress Ada Krim, with a fire axe.<br /><br /> Suspense’s “The Angel of Death” turns John Forsythe’s betrayed marriage and long-delayed revenge into a confrontation with a black-robed messenger. Inner Sanctum’s “Death Is an Artist” enters a world of police reporting, obsessive sculpture, and portraits that preserve violence too perfectly. “Till Death Do Us Part,” starring Peter Lorre, gives Professor Kraft a precise plan to poison his wife Cynthia—until Dr. Craig and a switched glass expose the fatal flaw in his calculation.<br /><br /> This extended Unknown Broadcast Halloween presentation contains seven dramas, correcting the current five-story listing. The complete lineup draws from Lights Out, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, and Suspense while preserving each program’s archival performances and atmosphere.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14307</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Last Shift (2014): Haunted Police Station Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-last-shift-2014-haunted-police-station-horror--62495486</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode of Cutting Deep Into Horror, we dive into the intricacies and terrors of the 2014 film "Last Shift," directed by Anthony de Blasi. Co-hosts Henrique and Rachael unpack the story of Officer Loren, a rookie cop assigned to her first shift at an abandoned police station as it prepares to close its doors for good. The discussion explores various horror tropes while delving into profound themes of family legacy, trauma, and the impact of the past on the present.<br /><br /> We begin with introductions, setting the eerie tone and encouraging listeners to remain alert as we dissect the film's chilling narrative. Henrique recounts his experience watching the film for the first time, discussing its gradual build-up of tension and the heart-pounding scares that punctuate the silence. Rachael thoughtfully emphasizes the importance of acting and atmosphere in horror, sharing how Loren's relatable character helps ground us in the unfolding supernatural events.<br /><br /> As the plot progresses, we examine key interactions between Loren and her commanding officer, Sergeant Cohen, who introduces a mix of gruffness and dark humor amidst the unsettling environment. The two discuss how the film establishes its eerie rules early on, highlighting how the unknown looms larger when untrusted elements fill the frame. The exploration of visual storytelling techniques reveals how these choices amplify the film's sense of dread.<br /><br /> The hosts unpack pivotal moments in the film, including the discovery of supernatural phenomena and the haunting implications of the station's dark history tied to the Payman family—infamous for their murderous past. The discussions touch on the larger themes of legacy and expectation, particularly how Lauren grapples with her father's shadow as a former law enforcement officer. We analyze how the film unravels these elements, showcasing the psychological and emotional pressures on Lauren as she navigates a night filled with supernatural horrors.<br /><br /> Henrique and Rachael highlight the film's minimalist approach, noting how budget constraints did not hinder its ability to instill fear. They examine the stark imagery of blood and ghostly apparitions, influenced by traditional horror filmmaking where restraint often results in a more profound impact. Each scare is dissected, showcasing the effectiveness of sound and silence in creating an immersive viewing experience.<br /><br /> As our hosts reach the film’s climax, they discuss Lauren’s realization that the horrors she faces are intertwined with her family history, leading to a tragic and haunting conclusion. The conversation eventually turns to the implications of her journey and the film's commentary on facing one’s fears—both seen and unseen. The episode wraps up with reflections on “Last Shift” as a masterclass in suspense and an exploration of how trauma shapes our lives.<br /><br /> Listeners are advised to tune in for future episodes, with a promise of more chilling discussions during the spooky season. Next month, Rachael will introduce Henrique to "A Killing of a Sacred Deer," setting the stage for even more insightful critiques on horror cinema.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62495486</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62495486/cdih_last_shift.mp3" length="108972838" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/64aba226-0893-4815-be51-80086c9786b0/64aba226-0893-4815-be51-80086c9786b0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/64aba226-0893-4815-be51-80086c9786b0/64aba226-0893-4815-be51-80086c9786b0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/64aba226-0893-4815-be51-80086c9786b0/64aba226-0893-4815-be51-80086c9786b0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode of Cutting Deep Into Horror, we dive into the intricacies and terrors of the 2014 film "Last Shift," directed by Anthony de Blasi. Co-hosts Henrique and Rachael unpack the story of Officer Loren, a rookie cop assigned to her first...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of Cutting Deep Into Horror, we dive into the intricacies and terrors of the 2014 film "Last Shift," directed by Anthony de Blasi. Co-hosts Henrique and Rachael unpack the story of Officer Loren, a rookie cop assigned to her first shift at an abandoned police station as it prepares to close its doors for good. The discussion explores various horror tropes while delving into profound themes of family legacy, trauma, and the impact of the past on the present.<br /><br /> We begin with introductions, setting the eerie tone and encouraging listeners to remain alert as we dissect the film's chilling narrative. Henrique recounts his experience watching the film for the first time, discussing its gradual build-up of tension and the heart-pounding scares that punctuate the silence. Rachael thoughtfully emphasizes the importance of acting and atmosphere in horror, sharing how Loren's relatable character helps ground us in the unfolding supernatural events.<br /><br /> As the plot progresses, we examine key interactions between Loren and her commanding officer, Sergeant Cohen, who introduces a mix of gruffness and dark humor amidst the unsettling environment. The two discuss how the film establishes its eerie rules early on, highlighting how the unknown looms larger when untrusted elements fill the frame. The exploration of visual storytelling techniques reveals how these choices amplify the film's sense of dread.<br /><br /> The hosts unpack pivotal moments in the film, including the discovery of supernatural phenomena and the haunting implications of the station's dark history tied to the Payman family—infamous for their murderous past. The discussions touch on the larger themes of legacy and expectation, particularly how Lauren grapples with her father's shadow as a former law enforcement officer. We analyze how the film unravels these elements, showcasing the psychological and emotional pressures on Lauren as she navigates a night filled with supernatural horrors.<br /><br /> Henrique and Rachael highlight the film's minimalist approach, noting how budget constraints did not hinder its ability to instill fear. They examine the stark imagery of blood and ghostly apparitions, influenced by traditional horror filmmaking where restraint often results in a more profound impact. Each scare is dissected, showcasing the effectiveness of sound and silence in creating an immersive viewing experience.<br /><br /> As our hosts reach the film’s climax, they discuss Lauren’s realization that the horrors she faces are intertwined with her family history, leading to a tragic and haunting conclusion. The conversation eventually turns to the implications of her journey and the film's commentary on facing one’s fears—both seen and unseen. The episode wraps up with reflections on “Last Shift” as a masterclass in suspense and an exploration of how trauma shapes our lives.<br /><br /> Listeners are advised to tune in for future episodes, with a promise of more chilling discussions during the spooky season. Next month, Rachael will introduce Henrique to "A Killing of a Sacred Deer," setting the stage for even more insightful critiques on horror cinema.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email:...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6810</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned police station,anthony de blasi,confronting fears,cutting deep into horror,family legacy,last shift,officer lauren,tension,trauma,visual storytelling</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Introducing Urban Legends | Poisoned Halloween Candy: Panic, Myth and Real Crimes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/introducing-urban-legends-poisoned-halloween-candy-panic-myth-and-real-crimes--62440861</link><description><![CDATA[Trigger Warning: This chapter involves harm to children.<br /><br /> In this chapter, we unwrap a notorious urban legend that has cast a sinister shadow over Halloween for decades, 'Poisoned Candy'. <br /><br /> Join us as we delve into the origins, fears, and dark reality behind this enduring Halloween myth, exploring how the legend of tainted treats has become a sinister undercurrent of Halloween folklore, examining its roots in real cases and the fears that continue to haunt the holiday.<br /><br /> The chapter separates the widespread fear of random strangers poisoning trick-or-treat candy from the much smaller number of documented crimes and accidents associated with Halloween treats. That distinction matters: a compelling warning can become cultural “common knowledge” even when the evidence points toward different risks.<br /><br /> As a feed introduction, this episode retains the research voice and contact information of the originating Urban Legends podcast. It is a focused listen about poisoned-candy folklore, razor-blade panic, stranger-danger messaging, media amplification, and the real cases that allowed an enduring Halloween myth to feel inevitable.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2328999/open_smshttps://www.patreon.com/urbanlegends" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.buzzsprout.com/twi...</a><br /><br /> - If you have more information or a correction on something mentioned in this chapter, email us at luke@lukemordue.com.<br /><br /><br /> - For more information on the show, to find all our social accounts and to ensure you are up to date on all we do, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.lukemordue.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.lukemordue.com/pod...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62440861</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62440861/urban_legends_halloween_candy.mp3" length="31071115" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3281d1b3-bea8-41f5-887c-6eff21599fd6/3281d1b3-bea8-41f5-887c-6eff21599fd6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3281d1b3-bea8-41f5-887c-6eff21599fd6/3281d1b3-bea8-41f5-887c-6eff21599fd6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/3281d1b3-bea8-41f5-887c-6eff21599fd6/3281d1b3-bea8-41f5-887c-6eff21599fd6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Trigger Warning: This chapter involves harm to children.

In this chapter, we unwrap a notorious urban legend that has cast a sinister shadow over Halloween for decades, 'Poisoned Candy'. 

Join us as we delve into the origins, fears, and dark reality...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Trigger Warning: This chapter involves harm to children.<br /><br /> In this chapter, we unwrap a notorious urban legend that has cast a sinister shadow over Halloween for decades, 'Poisoned Candy'. <br /><br /> Join us as we delve into the origins, fears, and dark reality behind this enduring Halloween myth, exploring how the legend of tainted treats has become a sinister undercurrent of Halloween folklore, examining its roots in real cases and the fears that continue to haunt the holiday.<br /><br /> The chapter separates the widespread fear of random strangers poisoning trick-or-treat candy from the much smaller number of documented crimes and accidents associated with Halloween treats. That distinction matters: a compelling warning can become cultural “common knowledge” even when the evidence points toward different risks.<br /><br /> As a feed introduction, this episode retains the research voice and contact information of the originating Urban Legends podcast. It is a focused listen about poisoned-candy folklore, razor-blade panic, stranger-danger messaging, media amplification, and the real cases that allowed an enduring Halloween myth to feel inevitable.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2328999/open_smshttps://www.patreon.com/urbanlegends" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.buzzsprout.com/twi...</a><br /><br /> - If you have more information or a correction on something mentioned in this chapter, email us at luke@lukemordue.com.<br /><br /><br /> - For more information on the show, to find all our social accounts and to ensure you are up to date on all we do, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.lukemordue.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.lukemordue.com/pod...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1942</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>candy,children,danger,fear,fiction,halloween,halloweennight,hysteria,legend,mystery,myth,podcast,poison,safety,scare,stories,threat,trick-or-treat,truth,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dd9d3d6069dc265e837c8248dc8eee39.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Retro Halloween Revelations — Death Returns to Strickfield for a Family Reckoning</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/retro-halloween-revelations-death-returns-to-strickfield-for-a-family-reckoning--62466523</link><description><![CDATA[☠️ Halloween has returned to Strickfield… and so has Death. <br /><br /> In Retro Halloween Revelations by Rob Fields, the long-dead Destiny Mirren—now reborn as Saffron Morningside, the new incarnation of Death—comes back to her hometown with her loyal companion Sienna Michaels to run the Strickfield Funeral Home. But when Destiny’s mortal parents arrive to plan a funeral for their “missing” daughter, long-buried sins claw their way out of the grave.<br /><br /> 💀 Destiny’s father, Brently Mirren, hides a dark secret—one tied to the night she and Sienna were killed three Halloweens ago. And when Death herself demands the truth, there’s no escaping her reckoning.<br /><br /> This supernatural Halloween tale blends gothic horror, retribution from beyond the grave, and the eerie continuity of the Strickfield universe. Fans of dark morality plays, ghostly vengeance, and chilling Halloween mythos will find Retro Halloween Revelations one of the most haunting stories in the Weekly Spooky canon.<br /><br /> 🎃 When Death comes calling in Strickfield, no soul can hide.<br /><br /> Destiny Mirren’s return as Saffron Morningside creates an impossible meeting between the woman she has become and the parents still grieving the daughter they believe is missing. Running the funeral home places Death inside the family business of mourning, while Sienna Michaels remains the witness and companion who knows what happened three Halloweens earlier.<br /><br /> Rob Fields uses Brently Mirren’s concealed role in the deaths to turn supernatural identity into a demand for confession. The story blends reincarnation, gothic funeral-home atmosphere, family betrayal, and moral reckoning: Death has come back to Strickfield not for a random victim, but for the truth buried inside her own home.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62466523</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62466523/291_retro_halloween_revelations.mp3" length="39318708" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ce825c27-0e99-47d5-834b-e503099379db/ce825c27-0e99-47d5-834b-e503099379db.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ce825c27-0e99-47d5-834b-e503099379db/ce825c27-0e99-47d5-834b-e503099379db.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ce825c27-0e99-47d5-834b-e503099379db/ce825c27-0e99-47d5-834b-e503099379db.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>☠️ Halloween has returned to Strickfield… and so has Death. 

In Retro Halloween Revelations by Rob Fields, the long-dead Destiny Mirren—now reborn as Saffron Morningside, the new incarnation of Death—comes back to her hometown with her loyal...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[☠️ Halloween has returned to Strickfield… and so has Death. <br /><br /> In Retro Halloween Revelations by Rob Fields, the long-dead Destiny Mirren—now reborn as Saffron Morningside, the new incarnation of Death—comes back to her hometown with her loyal companion Sienna Michaels to run the Strickfield Funeral Home. But when Destiny’s mortal parents arrive to plan a funeral for their “missing” daughter, long-buried sins claw their way out of the grave.<br /><br /> 💀 Destiny’s father, Brently Mirren, hides a dark secret—one tied to the night she and Sienna were killed three Halloweens ago. And when Death herself demands the truth, there’s no escaping her reckoning.<br /><br /> This supernatural Halloween tale blends gothic horror, retribution from beyond the grave, and the eerie continuity of the Strickfield universe. Fans of dark morality plays, ghostly vengeance, and chilling Halloween mythos will find Retro Halloween Revelations one of the most haunting stories in the Weekly Spooky canon.<br /><br /> 🎃 When Death comes calling in Strickfield, no soul can hide.<br /><br /> Destiny Mirren’s return as Saffron Morningside creates an impossible meeting between the woman she has become and the parents still grieving the daughter they believe is missing. Running the funeral home places Death inside the family business of mourning, while Sienna Michaels remains the witness and companion who knows what happened three Halloweens earlier.<br /><br /> Rob Fields uses Brently Mirren’s concealed role in the deaths to turn supernatural identity into a demand for confession. The story blends reincarnation, gothic funeral-home atmosphere, family betrayal, and moral reckoning: Death has come back to Strickfield not for a random victim, but for the truth buried inside her own home.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2458</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>afterlife,death,destiny,funeral,halloween,haunted,horror,mystery,reaper,redemption,revelation,revenge,soul,spooky,story,strickfield,supernatural,undead,undertaker</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/57d9ff068d6f4b1bc13ecbbcdd3800c3.jpg"/><itunes:episode>291</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Never Buy a Halloween Mask from a Yard Sale — A Possessed-Costume Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-buy-a-halloween-mask-from-a-yard-sale-a-possessed-costume-horror-story--62466019</link><description><![CDATA[A secondhand Halloween mask brings voices, visions, and violent influence into a family home, forcing a mother to fight for her daughter.<br /><br /> The yard-sale bargain matters because its history is unavailable. A store-bought costume comes with packaging and an origin; this mask arrives through a stranger, carrying voices, visions, and violent influence that tighten around a child before her mother understands what entered the home.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s story centers the parent’s attempt to separate her daughter from a cursed object whose hold has become psychological and physical. The episode blends possessed-costume horror, supernatural contamination, family protection, and the fear that removing a mask may not remove what was invited through it.<br /><br /> Support Michael's Furnace Replacement <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/HelpMike" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/HelpM...</a><br /><br /> Never buy a Halloween mask from a yard sale by Michael KelsoYou can purchase books from this author here: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62466019</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62466019/290_never_buy_a_halloween_mask_from_a_yard_sale.mp3" length="39579996" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bceb2578-78da-4eac-9b57-f3eea6defadc/bceb2578-78da-4eac-9b57-f3eea6defadc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bceb2578-78da-4eac-9b57-f3eea6defadc/bceb2578-78da-4eac-9b57-f3eea6defadc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/bceb2578-78da-4eac-9b57-f3eea6defadc/bceb2578-78da-4eac-9b57-f3eea6defadc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A secondhand Halloween mask brings voices, visions, and violent influence into a family home, forcing a mother to fight for her daughter.

The yard-sale bargain matters because its history is unavailable. A store-bought costume comes with packaging...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A secondhand Halloween mask brings voices, visions, and violent influence into a family home, forcing a mother to fight for her daughter.<br /><br /> The yard-sale bargain matters because its history is unavailable. A store-bought costume comes with packaging and an origin; this mask arrives through a stranger, carrying voices, visions, and violent influence that tighten around a child before her mother understands what entered the home.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s story centers the parent’s attempt to separate her daughter from a cursed object whose hold has become psychological and physical. The episode blends possessed-costume horror, supernatural contamination, family protection, and the fear that removing a mask may not remove what was invited through it.<br /><br /> Support Michael's Furnace Replacement <a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/HelpMike" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weeklyspooky.com/HelpM...</a><br /><br /> Never buy a Halloween mask from a yard sale by Michael KelsoYou can purchase books from this author here: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2474</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>costume,creepy,curse,cursed,evil,fear,ghost,halloween,haunted,horror,mask,mystery,nightmare,possession,sale,spooky,supernatural,terrifying,thriller,yard</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d506c2d99c925be0673f6064d2a112ec.jpg"/><itunes:episode>290</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dirt Babies — Killer Halloween Crafts and Babysitter Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dirt-babies-killer-halloween-crafts-and-babysitter-horror--62411801</link><description><![CDATA[Babysitter Kristin faces a houseful of homicidal ‘dirt babies’ when a child’s grass-growing school craft awakens something buried in grave soil.<br /><br /> Set in the heart of spooky season, this mature-themed episode blends horror, 90s nostalgia, and dark humor. From babysitter-in-peril suspense to gruesome creativity, witness crafts grow teeth, eyes, and a taste for blood, creating a true Halloween bloodbath.<br /><br /> The “dirt babies” begin as recognizable school crafts: soil-filled figures meant to sprout grass like hair. That harmless shape makes their transformation more grotesque when eyes, teeth, movement, and appetite emerge from material associated with a grave. Kristin must protect the child in her care while the house fills with small threats that are difficult to track and harder to kill.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney combines babysitter-in-peril suspense, 1990s craft nostalgia, creature horror, and black comedy. The episode’s specific subject is not a generic Halloween doll—it is a children’s project animated by buried evil and growing more dangerous with every sign of life.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62411801</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62411801/289_dirt_babies.mp3" length="133761537" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fb136db3-1312-4265-9045-176d753a1f72/fb136db3-1312-4265-9045-176d753a1f72.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fb136db3-1312-4265-9045-176d753a1f72/fb136db3-1312-4265-9045-176d753a1f72.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/fb136db3-1312-4265-9045-176d753a1f72/fb136db3-1312-4265-9045-176d753a1f72.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Babysitter Kristin faces a houseful of homicidal ‘dirt babies’ when a child’s grass-growing school craft awakens something buried in grave soil.

Set in the heart of spooky season, this mature-themed episode blends horror, 90s nostalgia, and dark...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Babysitter Kristin faces a houseful of homicidal ‘dirt babies’ when a child’s grass-growing school craft awakens something buried in grave soil.<br /><br /> Set in the heart of spooky season, this mature-themed episode blends horror, 90s nostalgia, and dark humor. From babysitter-in-peril suspense to gruesome creativity, witness crafts grow teeth, eyes, and a taste for blood, creating a true Halloween bloodbath.<br /><br /> The “dirt babies” begin as recognizable school crafts: soil-filled figures meant to sprout grass like hair. That harmless shape makes their transformation more grotesque when eyes, teeth, movement, and appetite emerge from material associated with a grave. Kristin must protect the child in her care while the house fills with small threats that are difficult to track and harder to kill.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney combines babysitter-in-peril suspense, 1990s craft nostalgia, creature horror, and black comedy. The episode’s specific subject is not a generic Halloween doll—it is a children’s project animated by buried evil and growing more dangerous with every sign of life.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8361</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>animated,babysitter,blood,chaos,crafts,creatures,dirtbabies,evil,halloween,halloweennight,horror,monster,murder,night,scary,supernatural,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0ec6ea34a2d5b06094a15331abdfac09.jpg"/><itunes:episode>289</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981): TV-Movie Revenge Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-dark-night-of-the-scarecrow-1981-tv-movie-revenge-horror--62390833</link><description><![CDATA[Four vigilantes murder Bubba Ritter and escape conviction, only to find a scarecrow watching as mysterious accidents eliminate them one by one. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit the 1981 television movie, Frank De Felitta’s direction, Charles Durning’s villainy, Larry Drake’s performance, and the Southern Gothic atmosphere that built its cult reputation.<br /><br /> The television film begins with vigilante certainty: Otis Hazelrigg and three accomplices kill Bubba Ritter, stage the scene, and escape legal punishment. A scarecrow appearing in their fields then becomes a warning that each “accident” may be a reckoning rather than coincidence.<br /><br /> Henrique and David discuss Frank De Felitta’s direction, Charles Durning’s antagonist, Larry Drake’s performance, Southern Gothic atmosphere, made-for-TV restraint, and the film’s long cult afterlife. Preserving the guest show’s links while front-loading the movie’s revenge premise makes this a clearer search result for fans discovering the 1981 Halloween classic.<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch "Dark Night of the Scarecrow" on Tubi:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/664045/dark-night-of-the-scarecrow" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/6640...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62390833</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62390833/dark_night_of_the_scarecrow_commercials.mp3" length="91609619" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c7789f75-099f-4924-9091-bfdd1ac8ef3c/c7789f75-099f-4924-9091-bfdd1ac8ef3c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c7789f75-099f-4924-9091-bfdd1ac8ef3c/c7789f75-099f-4924-9091-bfdd1ac8ef3c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c7789f75-099f-4924-9091-bfdd1ac8ef3c/c7789f75-099f-4924-9091-bfdd1ac8ef3c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four vigilantes murder Bubba Ritter and escape conviction, only to find a scarecrow watching as mysterious accidents eliminate them one by one. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit the 1981 television movie, Frank De Felitta’s direction, Charles...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four vigilantes murder Bubba Ritter and escape conviction, only to find a scarecrow watching as mysterious accidents eliminate them one by one. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit the 1981 television movie, Frank De Felitta’s direction, Charles Durning’s villainy, Larry Drake’s performance, and the Southern Gothic atmosphere that built its cult reputation.<br /><br /> The television film begins with vigilante certainty: Otis Hazelrigg and three accomplices kill Bubba Ritter, stage the scene, and escape legal punishment. A scarecrow appearing in their fields then becomes a warning that each “accident” may be a reckoning rather than coincidence.<br /><br /> Henrique and David discuss Frank De Felitta’s direction, Charles Durning’s antagonist, Larry Drake’s performance, Southern Gothic atmosphere, made-for-TV restraint, and the film’s long cult afterlife. Preserving the guest show’s links while front-loading the movie’s revenge premise makes this a clearer search result for fans discovering the 1981 Halloween classic.<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch "Dark Night of the Scarecrow" on Tubi:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/664045/dark-night-of-the-scarecrow" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/6640...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5726</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0410bdd6031c4b9c48798f3c72ce9401.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Chupacabra — From Puerto Rico’s Goat-Sucker to America’s Mange Coyotes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-chupacabra-from-puerto-rico-s-goat-sucker-to-america-s-mange-coyotes--62390657</link><description><![CDATA[The chupacabra began as a spined, reptilian creature in 1990s Puerto Rico, then transformed on the U.S. mainland into a hairless canine.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces the “goat-sucker” from earlier livestock panic in Moca to the 1995 attacks around Canóvanas. Witness Madelyne Tolentino described a gray-green, upright being with large eyes and spikes down its back, while radio host Silverio Pérez helped give the new cryptid its name. Television, tabloids, UFO speculation, and the early internet carried the legend through Florida, Texas, and beyond.<br /><br /> The American chupacabra soon looked very different: gaunt, blue-gray, four-legged, and nearly hairless. Several celebrated carcasses—including the Cuero “blue dog”—were tested as coyotes, dogs, or wolf-coyote hybrids, often suffering from mange. Necropsies likewise challenged claims that attacked livestock had been completely drained of blood.<br /><br /> From reptilian vampire to diseased coyote, this episode examines sightings, DNA results, predator behavior, media contagion, and why scientific explanations have not killed one of the modern era’s most adaptable cryptid legends.<br /><br /> The chupacabra’s transformation is the central mystery: Puerto Rican witnesses described an upright, spined creature, while later North American evidence usually involved hairless canids. Treating those forms separately prevents DNA-tested coyotes from answering every question about the earlier legend—and prevents folklore from overruling physical evidence.<br /><br /> The episode therefore works as both cryptid history and a study of legend transmission. Livestock deaths, witness descriptions, radio naming, television imagery, UFO-era speculation, mange, predator behavior, and the internet all helped one “goat-sucker” adapt to different regions without losing its identity.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62390657</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62390657/chupacabra_10_16_24_7_20pm.mp3" length="63072160" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1e5a4eb1-c998-4751-80ea-91a2a8af6c74/1e5a4eb1-c998-4751-80ea-91a2a8af6c74.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1e5a4eb1-c998-4751-80ea-91a2a8af6c74/1e5a4eb1-c998-4751-80ea-91a2a8af6c74.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1e5a4eb1-c998-4751-80ea-91a2a8af6c74/1e5a4eb1-c998-4751-80ea-91a2a8af6c74.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The chupacabra began as a spined, reptilian creature in 1990s Puerto Rico, then transformed on the U.S. mainland into a hairless canine.

Terrifying &amp; True traces the “goat-sucker” from earlier livestock panic in Moca to the 1995 attacks around...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The chupacabra began as a spined, reptilian creature in 1990s Puerto Rico, then transformed on the U.S. mainland into a hairless canine.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces the “goat-sucker” from earlier livestock panic in Moca to the 1995 attacks around Canóvanas. Witness Madelyne Tolentino described a gray-green, upright being with large eyes and spikes down its back, while radio host Silverio Pérez helped give the new cryptid its name. Television, tabloids, UFO speculation, and the early internet carried the legend through Florida, Texas, and beyond.<br /><br /> The American chupacabra soon looked very different: gaunt, blue-gray, four-legged, and nearly hairless. Several celebrated carcasses—including the Cuero “blue dog”—were tested as coyotes, dogs, or wolf-coyote hybrids, often suffering from mange. Necropsies likewise challenged claims that attacked livestock had been completely drained of blood.<br /><br /> From reptilian vampire to diseased coyote, this episode examines sightings, DNA results, predator behavior, media contagion, and why scientific explanations have not killed one of the modern era’s most adaptable cryptid legends.<br /><br /> The chupacabra’s transformation is the central mystery: Puerto Rican witnesses described an upright, spined creature, while later North American evidence usually involved hairless canids. Treating those forms separately prevents DNA-tested coyotes from answering every question about the earlier legend—and prevents folklore from overruling physical evidence.<br /><br /> The episode therefore works as both cryptid history and a study of legend transmission. Livestock deaths, witness descriptions, radio naming, television imagery, UFO-era speculation, mange, predator behavior, and the internet all helped one “goat-sucker” adapt to different regions without losing its identity.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3942</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>attacks,beasts,bloodsucker,chupacabra,cryptid,cryptozoology,folklore,legend,livestock,modern,monster,mystery,predator.,puertorico,science,sightings,supernatural,terror,unexplained,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c40e06742c3770220088cbf3745a534d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Vanishing Lady, The Skull That Walked, Dead Ernest &amp; No Hiding Place — Four Radio Mysteries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-vanishing-lady-the-skull-that-walked-dead-ernest-no-hiding-place-four-radio-mysteries--62375240</link><description><![CDATA[A vanished mother, a walking skull, a cataleptic man mistaken for dead, and an executive’s buried identity anchor four classic radio mysteries.<br /><br /> Escape’s “The Vanishing Lady,” based on Alexander Woollcott’s version of the legend, sends young Cynthia Winship and her ill mother into a crowded Paris hotel during the great exposition. A doctor dispatches Cynthia across the city for medicine; when she returns, the hotel register, room, staff, and every trace of Mrs. Winship have been changed. British embassy official Bruce Stanley becomes Cynthia’s only ally against a conspiracy of silence.<br /><br /> Inner Sanctum’s “The Skull That Walked” begins when Carl and Lucille Cruz uncover a skull while planting poplars on land caretaker Spears identifies as a burial ground. Carl refuses to believe in the curse, even after Spears’s wife dies, the skull escapes a locked closet, rolls down the stairs, and returns after being buried. Carl’s vulnerable brother Arthur becomes convinced nobody in the Cruz estate will survive the night.<br /><br /> Suspense’s Peabody-recognized “Dead Ernest” follows Ernest Bowers, a cataleptic man declared dead after a minor accident. The note explaining his condition has been left inside a bloodstained secondhand coat bought by Henry Prince, and an ordinary household argument becomes a race to reach the hospital before embalming begins. In CBS Radio Mystery Theater’s “No Hiding Place,” successful executive Charles Powell is about to marry Allison McCready and inherit the company presidency when Clint arrives with a prison number that exposes the identity Powell escaped.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast draws the four dramas from Escape, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Suspense, and CBS Radio Mystery Theater. The lineup moves from Parisian conspiracy and supernatural curse to medical suspense, blackmail, fate, and a past that refuses to stay hidden.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62375240</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62375240/unknown_broadcast_oct2024_3.mp3" length="137053431" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b1b45e7f-1021-49f9-9b11-5af0b2bfcde8/b1b45e7f-1021-49f9-9b11-5af0b2bfcde8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b1b45e7f-1021-49f9-9b11-5af0b2bfcde8/b1b45e7f-1021-49f9-9b11-5af0b2bfcde8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b1b45e7f-1021-49f9-9b11-5af0b2bfcde8/b1b45e7f-1021-49f9-9b11-5af0b2bfcde8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A vanished mother, a walking skull, a cataleptic man mistaken for dead, and an executive’s buried identity anchor four classic radio mysteries.

Escape’s “The Vanishing Lady,” based on Alexander Woollcott’s version of the legend, sends young Cynthia...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A vanished mother, a walking skull, a cataleptic man mistaken for dead, and an executive’s buried identity anchor four classic radio mysteries.<br /><br /> Escape’s “The Vanishing Lady,” based on Alexander Woollcott’s version of the legend, sends young Cynthia Winship and her ill mother into a crowded Paris hotel during the great exposition. A doctor dispatches Cynthia across the city for medicine; when she returns, the hotel register, room, staff, and every trace of Mrs. Winship have been changed. British embassy official Bruce Stanley becomes Cynthia’s only ally against a conspiracy of silence.<br /><br /> Inner Sanctum’s “The Skull That Walked” begins when Carl and Lucille Cruz uncover a skull while planting poplars on land caretaker Spears identifies as a burial ground. Carl refuses to believe in the curse, even after Spears’s wife dies, the skull escapes a locked closet, rolls down the stairs, and returns after being buried. Carl’s vulnerable brother Arthur becomes convinced nobody in the Cruz estate will survive the night.<br /><br /> Suspense’s Peabody-recognized “Dead Ernest” follows Ernest Bowers, a cataleptic man declared dead after a minor accident. The note explaining his condition has been left inside a bloodstained secondhand coat bought by Henry Prince, and an ordinary household argument becomes a race to reach the hospital before embalming begins. In CBS Radio Mystery Theater’s “No Hiding Place,” successful executive Charles Powell is about to marry Allison McCready and inherit the company presidency when Clint arrives with a prison number that exposes the identity Powell escaped.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast draws the four dramas from Escape, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Suspense, and CBS Radio Mystery Theater. The lineup moves from Parisian conspiracy and supernatural curse to medical suspense, blackmail, fate, and a past that refuses to stay hidden.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8566</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,audio,broadcast,cbs,classic,detective,drama,escape,horror,innersanctum,intrigue,mystery,radio,serial,suspense,tension,thriller,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Special Halloween Hours — Strickfield Video Night-Shift Monster Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/special-halloween-hours-strickfield-video-night-shift-monster-horror--62376451</link><description><![CDATA[Charlee Brewster’s Halloween shift at Strickfield Video becomes a monster siege involving vampires, werewolves, and undead movie fans.<br /><br /> This mature-themed tale by Rob Fields follows Charlee Brewster, a tattooed biker girl, as she faces terrifying vampires, snarling werewolves, and undead cinephiles in a wild, blood-soaked night.<br /><br /> Filled with 90s nostalgia, snarky humor, and spine-chilling action, this episode delivers a powerful blend of horror stories and mature themes that will keep you on edge. When the clock strikes midnight, the real horror begins — and not even the cult classic "Veronda, Queen of the Night" can save Charlee from the chaos. Get ready for a night of scary, spooky stories that truly capture the spirit of Halloween! <br /><br /> 🩸 Strickfield Video is open late… way, way too late.<br /><br /> Charlee Brewster’s shift begins in a place built for horror fans, which makes every early warning easy to mistake for promotion, costume, or movie-night spectacle. When vampires, werewolves, and undead customers arrive, the video store’s aisles and locked doors turn genre knowledge into a survival tool rather than trivia.<br /><br /> Rob Fields combines 1990s rental-store nostalgia, creature action, snarky dark comedy, and a midnight deadline. References to “Veronda, Queen of the Night” connect the story to Strickfield’s fictional horror culture while preserving Charlee as the night-shift protagonist who has to keep the monsters from making the store permanently open.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62376451</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62376451/288_special_halloween_hours.mp3" length="36703103" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/239ef614-96db-4676-ac8c-b3d7a165cb60/239ef614-96db-4676-ac8c-b3d7a165cb60.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/239ef614-96db-4676-ac8c-b3d7a165cb60/239ef614-96db-4676-ac8c-b3d7a165cb60.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/239ef614-96db-4676-ac8c-b3d7a165cb60/239ef614-96db-4676-ac8c-b3d7a165cb60.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Charlee Brewster’s Halloween shift at Strickfield Video becomes a monster siege involving vampires, werewolves, and undead movie fans.

This mature-themed tale by Rob Fields follows Charlee Brewster, a tattooed biker girl, as she faces terrifying...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Charlee Brewster’s Halloween shift at Strickfield Video becomes a monster siege involving vampires, werewolves, and undead movie fans.<br /><br /> This mature-themed tale by Rob Fields follows Charlee Brewster, a tattooed biker girl, as she faces terrifying vampires, snarling werewolves, and undead cinephiles in a wild, blood-soaked night.<br /><br /> Filled with 90s nostalgia, snarky humor, and spine-chilling action, this episode delivers a powerful blend of horror stories and mature themes that will keep you on edge. When the clock strikes midnight, the real horror begins — and not even the cult classic "Veronda, Queen of the Night" can save Charlee from the chaos. Get ready for a night of scary, spooky stories that truly capture the spirit of Halloween! <br /><br /> 🩸 Strickfield Video is open late… way, way too late.<br /><br /> Charlee Brewster’s shift begins in a place built for horror fans, which makes every early warning easy to mistake for promotion, costume, or movie-night spectacle. When vampires, werewolves, and undead customers arrive, the video store’s aisles and locked doors turn genre knowledge into a survival tool rather than trivia.<br /><br /> Rob Fields combines 1990s rental-store nostalgia, creature action, snarky dark comedy, and a midnight deadline. References to “Veronda, Queen of the Night” connect the story to Strickfield’s fictional horror culture while preserving Charlee as the night-shift protagonist who has to keep the monsters from making the store permanently open.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2294</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,customers,eerie,halloween,haunted,horror,monsters,nightshift,novella,rental,scary,spooky,strickfield,supernatural,terror,thriller,undead,vampires,video,village</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5ea17eb9e3a66b3dcad0843b9a05fc24.jpg"/><itunes:episode>288</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Nine Scary Halloween Stories – Five Hours of Spooky-Season Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/nine-scary-halloween-stories-five-hours-of-spooky-season-horror--62362597</link><description><![CDATA[Sit back and experience the most scary of Halloween horrors from Weekly Spooky in 2023! Over five hours of scary stories to make you keep the lights on!<br /><br /> Drawn from Weekly Spooky’s 2023 Halloween programming, the nine-story collection is paced as a feature-length night of audio horror rather than a single repeated premise. The stories move among supernatural suspense, killers, creatures, seasonal rituals, and October settings while allowing every author’s tale to build toward its own reveal.<br /><br /> The five-hour running time makes this useful for a road trip, overnight shift, Halloween party wind-down, or anyone who wants a sustained scary-story atmosphere without choosing episodes one by one. It is an honest Halloween horror marathon: long-form narrated fiction, multiple threats, and nine complete stories gathered for spooky-season listening.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <br /><a href="http://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62362597</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62362597/halloween_compilation_2023_101424_1_16pmfinal_96_mp3.mp3" length="339601624" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7e23206c-cacd-42c0-998d-ab0c9baeaaea/7e23206c-cacd-42c0-998d-ab0c9baeaaea.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7e23206c-cacd-42c0-998d-ab0c9baeaaea/7e23206c-cacd-42c0-998d-ab0c9baeaaea.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7e23206c-cacd-42c0-998d-ab0c9baeaaea/7e23206c-cacd-42c0-998d-ab0c9baeaaea.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sit back and experience the most scary of Halloween horrors from Weekly Spooky in 2023! Over five hours of scary stories to make you keep the lights on!

Drawn from Weekly Spooky’s 2023 Halloween programming, the nine-story collection is paced as a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sit back and experience the most scary of Halloween horrors from Weekly Spooky in 2023! Over five hours of scary stories to make you keep the lights on!<br /><br /> Drawn from Weekly Spooky’s 2023 Halloween programming, the nine-story collection is paced as a feature-length night of audio horror rather than a single repeated premise. The stories move among supernatural suspense, killers, creatures, seasonal rituals, and October settings while allowing every author’s tale to build toward its own reveal.<br /><br /> The five-hour running time makes this useful for a road trip, overnight shift, Halloween party wind-down, or anyone who wants a sustained scary-story atmosphere without choosing episodes one by one. It is an honest Halloween horror marathon: long-form narrated fiction, multiple threats, and nine complete stories gathered for spooky-season listening.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <br /><a href="http://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>21226</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,creepy,dark,eerie,fear,ghosts,halloween,haunted,horror,killers,macabre,monsters,nightmarish,scary,sinister,spooky,supernatural,suspense,terrifying,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/41e37a39c098cdea5453c6c64b4b4f3e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Stalk: A Werewolf Date Turns Deadly in the Canadian Wilderness</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/stalk-a-werewolf-date-turns-deadly-in-the-canadian-wilderness--62364824</link><description><![CDATA[Joshua Fox’s hopeful date at a remote cottage near Sauble Beach becomes a werewolf hunt through the dark Canadian wilderness.<br /><br /> Home in Owen Sound for Canadian Thanksgiving and college reading week, Josh expects his old friends to be busy and turns to an online dating site for company. A message from Tracey Kidd—confident, magnetic, and far out of his league—invites him to help close her family’s cottage for winter. The hot tub, liquor cabinet, and isolated house make the invitation sound like the answer to a lonely week.<br /><br /> Tracey’s unnatural strength and strange intensity soon point toward a secret inherited through her family. When she transforms into a nine-foot predator and gives Josh a head start, his casual hookup becomes a timed chase through unfamiliar woods. His damaged car key, the darkness, and the scent of rotting flesh leave him with no simple road home, while the woman pursuing him may want something more complicated than a kill.<br /><br /> Mike Ashkewe’s “Stalk” combines Canadian werewolf horror, dark romance, adult humor, online dating, and wilderness survival. Josh must decide what Tracey is really testing—and what kind of person he will be when attraction, terror, and transformation meet beneath the full moon. Story by Mike Ashkewe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62364824</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62364824/287_stalk.mp3" length="44433604" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6fff4780-d9b6-4944-9e44-6bb8ef0ed5dc/6fff4780-d9b6-4944-9e44-6bb8ef0ed5dc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6fff4780-d9b6-4944-9e44-6bb8ef0ed5dc/6fff4780-d9b6-4944-9e44-6bb8ef0ed5dc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6fff4780-d9b6-4944-9e44-6bb8ef0ed5dc/6fff4780-d9b6-4944-9e44-6bb8ef0ed5dc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Joshua Fox’s hopeful date at a remote cottage near Sauble Beach becomes a werewolf hunt through the dark Canadian wilderness.

Home in Owen Sound for Canadian Thanksgiving and college reading week, Josh expects his old friends to be busy and turns to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joshua Fox’s hopeful date at a remote cottage near Sauble Beach becomes a werewolf hunt through the dark Canadian wilderness.<br /><br /> Home in Owen Sound for Canadian Thanksgiving and college reading week, Josh expects his old friends to be busy and turns to an online dating site for company. A message from Tracey Kidd—confident, magnetic, and far out of his league—invites him to help close her family’s cottage for winter. The hot tub, liquor cabinet, and isolated house make the invitation sound like the answer to a lonely week.<br /><br /> Tracey’s unnatural strength and strange intensity soon point toward a secret inherited through her family. When she transforms into a nine-foot predator and gives Josh a head start, his casual hookup becomes a timed chase through unfamiliar woods. His damaged car key, the darkness, and the scent of rotting flesh leave him with no simple road home, while the woman pursuing him may want something more complicated than a kill.<br /><br /> Mike Ashkewe’s “Stalk” combines Canadian werewolf horror, dark romance, adult humor, online dating, and wilderness survival. Josh must decide what Tracey is really testing—and what kind of person he will be when attraction, terror, and transformation meet beneath the full moon. Story by Mike Ashkewe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2778</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cottage,creature,danger,eerie,fear,forest,haunted,horror,isolated,lurking,moonlight,night,ominous,predator,shadow,survival,suspense,terror,thriller,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/faacf4605a8c08d3183a1cf6d4ecb441.jpg"/><itunes:episode>287</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Last Carnovasch — Strickfield Carnival Time-Travel Haunting</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-carnovasch-strickfield-carnival-time-travel-haunting--62361446</link><description><![CDATA[A funhouse carries Mouse Donnerly, Arial Mirren, and their friends from an abandoned Strickfield carnival into the haunted mystery’s origin in 1955.<br /><br /> From the eerie Carnovasch Estate to a suspense-filled showdown in the Hall of Mirrors, this Halloween epic blends haunted carnival legends with time travel mysteries. Ideal for fans of Goosebumps and Stranger Things, this episode delivers all the spooky stories and horror thrills you crave during the spooky season.<br /><br /> If you enjoy mature-themed tales packed with suspense and supernatural twists, tune in for this gripping, scary story that will make your pumpkin spice shiver.<br /><br /> The abandoned carnival becomes a passage rather than a ruin when its funhouse carries Mouse, Arial, and their friends back to 1955. That earlier Strickfield forces them to investigate the Carnovasch Estate, the people connected to the curse, and the choices that left ghosts waiting inside a future Hall of Mirrors.<br /><br /> The story’s time travel gives the mystery more than a haunted-attraction setting: the teenagers can encounter the origin of the legend but risk becoming part of it. Witches, carnival history, friendship, and a two-era investigation make this a specific supernatural adventure within the Strickfield continuity.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62361446</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62361446/286_the_last_carnovasch.mp3" length="100211985" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8e3e4b74-e5bd-424a-a669-af583ab20f14/8e3e4b74-e5bd-424a-a669-af583ab20f14.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8e3e4b74-e5bd-424a-a669-af583ab20f14/8e3e4b74-e5bd-424a-a669-af583ab20f14.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8e3e4b74-e5bd-424a-a669-af583ab20f14/8e3e4b74-e5bd-424a-a669-af583ab20f14.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A funhouse carries Mouse Donnerly, Arial Mirren, and their friends from an abandoned Strickfield carnival into the haunted mystery’s origin in 1955.

From the eerie Carnovasch Estate to a suspense-filled showdown in the Hall of Mirrors, this Halloween...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A funhouse carries Mouse Donnerly, Arial Mirren, and their friends from an abandoned Strickfield carnival into the haunted mystery’s origin in 1955.<br /><br /> From the eerie Carnovasch Estate to a suspense-filled showdown in the Hall of Mirrors, this Halloween epic blends haunted carnival legends with time travel mysteries. Ideal for fans of Goosebumps and Stranger Things, this episode delivers all the spooky stories and horror thrills you crave during the spooky season.<br /><br /> If you enjoy mature-themed tales packed with suspense and supernatural twists, tune in for this gripping, scary story that will make your pumpkin spice shiver.<br /><br /> The abandoned carnival becomes a passage rather than a ruin when its funhouse carries Mouse, Arial, and their friends back to 1955. That earlier Strickfield forces them to investigate the Carnovasch Estate, the people connected to the curse, and the choices that left ghosts waiting inside a future Hall of Mirrors.<br /><br /> The story’s time travel gives the mystery more than a haunted-attraction setting: the teenagers can encounter the origin of the legend but risk becoming part of it. Witches, carnival history, friendship, and a two-era investigation make this a specific supernatural adventure within the Strickfield continuity.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6264</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s,adventure,carnival,carnovasch,curse,cursed,danger,eerie,family,ghosts,halloween,haunted,horror,mystery,novella,paranormal,strickfield,supernatural,thriller,time-travel</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7e8a65c17dcfdc944dc2b8eba3b1a64c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>286</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Scary Movie (1991): John Hawkes Halloween Funhouse Horror-Comedy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-scary-movie-1991-john-hawkes-halloween-funhouse-horror-comedy--62333590</link><description><![CDATA[A paranoid teenager enters a Texas Halloween funhouse while an escaped killer may be hiding among the performers and props in Scary Movie (1991). Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Daniel Erickson’s underseen horror comedy, John Hawkes’s early performance, regional production, hangout atmosphere, and the twist that keeps staged and real danger in conflict.<br /><br /> Daniel Erickson’s film is not the later parody franchise. Its anxious teenager enters a Texas Halloween attraction while news of an escaped killer turns every prop and performer into possible evidence. The funhouse setting sustains uncertainty over whether the danger is real, staged, or growing inside the protagonist’s fear.<br /><br /> Henrique and David discuss John Hawkes’s early performance, the film’s hangout quality, twist, regional production, and rediscovery as an underseen 1991 Halloween horror-comedy. The title now distinguishes the movie immediately while preserving the Do You Even Movie? series identity and its original show links.<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com <br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com <br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook: <br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod <br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /><br /> Watch SCARY MOVIE on Tubi:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/712858/scary-movie" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/7128...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62333590</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62333590/scary_movie_1991_commercials.mp3" length="91089249" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a0540c31-85ee-49bf-ba87-3dec5879543c/a0540c31-85ee-49bf-ba87-3dec5879543c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a0540c31-85ee-49bf-ba87-3dec5879543c/a0540c31-85ee-49bf-ba87-3dec5879543c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a0540c31-85ee-49bf-ba87-3dec5879543c/a0540c31-85ee-49bf-ba87-3dec5879543c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A paranoid teenager enters a Texas Halloween funhouse while an escaped killer may be hiding among the performers and props in Scary Movie (1991). Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Daniel Erickson’s underseen horror comedy, John Hawkes’s early...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A paranoid teenager enters a Texas Halloween funhouse while an escaped killer may be hiding among the performers and props in Scary Movie (1991). Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Daniel Erickson’s underseen horror comedy, John Hawkes’s early performance, regional production, hangout atmosphere, and the twist that keeps staged and real danger in conflict.<br /><br /> Daniel Erickson’s film is not the later parody franchise. Its anxious teenager enters a Texas Halloween attraction while news of an escaped killer turns every prop and performer into possible evidence. The funhouse setting sustains uncertainty over whether the danger is real, staged, or growing inside the protagonist’s fear.<br /><br /> Henrique and David discuss John Hawkes’s early performance, the film’s hangout quality, twist, regional production, and rediscovery as an underseen 1991 Halloween horror-comedy. The title now distinguishes the movie immediately while preserving the Do You Even Movie? series identity and its original show links.<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com <br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com <br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook: <br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod <br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /><br /> Watch SCARY MOVIE on Tubi:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/712858/scary-movie" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/7128...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5694</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1991,90s,analysis,cinema,classic,comedy,cult,cultclassic,film,forgotten,horror,humor,movie,podcast,retro,review,scarymovie,slasher,thriller,underrated</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8dcb34939157220b0d14a1cdd9929b73.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Ohio Grassman: Salt Fork Bigfoot Sightings, Footprints &amp; Appalachian Lore</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-ohio-grassman-salt-fork-bigfoot-sightings-footprints-appalachian-lore--62327968</link><description><![CDATA[Ohio’s Bigfoot legend—the Grassman—haunts Salt Fork State Park, Hocking Hills, and the Appalachian foothills through sightings, howls, footprints, and stories that resist proof.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the state’s reputation as a major center of reported Sasquatch activity. Witnesses describe tall, hair-covered figures crossing roads and driveways, moving through old strip mines, shaking trees, throwing rocks, or calling from deep forest. Salt Fork State Park became a particular focus for investigators, hikers, hunters, and organized nighttime expeditions.<br /><br /> The episode explores modern accounts alongside older “wild man” traditions, Daniel Boone stories, the Clear Creek Monster, and the community of researchers and festivals built around Ohio Bigfoot. It also distinguishes the Grassman from the Wendigo, an Indigenous being with a different cultural meaning that should not be reduced to another name for Sasquatch.<br /><br /> Evidence remains disputed. Blurry video, ambiguous howls, large footprints, thermal shapes, and eyewitness testimony have not produced a verified body or universally accepted DNA. Alleged hair samples tested in broader Bigfoot research have matched known animals and humans, while hoaxes and mistaken identification complicate every new claim. Yet the legend has a life beyond zoology: it draws people into Ohio’s forests, supports local gatherings, and gives the landscape a monster uniquely its own. Is the Grassman an unknown primate, familiar wildlife seen under poor conditions, folklore made physical—or some mixture of all three?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62327968</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:00:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62327968/bigfoot_in_ohio_10_11_24_1_15am.mp3" length="65592474" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b6c65213-bb44-4490-afac-bf5333b2640c/b6c65213-bb44-4490-afac-bf5333b2640c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b6c65213-bb44-4490-afac-bf5333b2640c/b6c65213-bb44-4490-afac-bf5333b2640c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b6c65213-bb44-4490-afac-bf5333b2640c/b6c65213-bb44-4490-afac-bf5333b2640c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ohio’s Bigfoot legend—the Grassman—haunts Salt Fork State Park, Hocking Hills, and the Appalachian foothills through sightings, howls, footprints, and stories that resist proof.

Terrifying &amp; True follows the state’s reputation as a major center of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ohio’s Bigfoot legend—the Grassman—haunts Salt Fork State Park, Hocking Hills, and the Appalachian foothills through sightings, howls, footprints, and stories that resist proof.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the state’s reputation as a major center of reported Sasquatch activity. Witnesses describe tall, hair-covered figures crossing roads and driveways, moving through old strip mines, shaking trees, throwing rocks, or calling from deep forest. Salt Fork State Park became a particular focus for investigators, hikers, hunters, and organized nighttime expeditions.<br /><br /> The episode explores modern accounts alongside older “wild man” traditions, Daniel Boone stories, the Clear Creek Monster, and the community of researchers and festivals built around Ohio Bigfoot. It also distinguishes the Grassman from the Wendigo, an Indigenous being with a different cultural meaning that should not be reduced to another name for Sasquatch.<br /><br /> Evidence remains disputed. Blurry video, ambiguous howls, large footprints, thermal shapes, and eyewitness testimony have not produced a verified body or universally accepted DNA. Alleged hair samples tested in broader Bigfoot research have matched known animals and humans, while hoaxes and mistaken identification complicate every new claim. Yet the legend has a life beyond zoology: it draws people into Ohio’s forests, supports local gatherings, and gives the landscape a monster uniquely its own. Is the Grassman an unknown primate, familiar wildlife seen under poor conditions, folklore made physical—or some mixture of all three?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4100</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>appalachian,bigfoot,creature,cryptid,cryptozoology,eerie,encounters,folklore,grassman,legend,mystery,myth,ohio,paranormal,sasquatch,sightings,supernatural,unexplained,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0ed9eb3fee8b4c5b15cf5c58a80963ec.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Death Has Claws — Grave Secrets, Murder Confessions, and Voices in the Dark</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-death-has-claws-grave-secrets-murder-confessions-and-voices-in-the-dark--62318293</link><description><![CDATA[Four vintage radio nightmares confront a deadly image, something unearthed from a grave, a fogbound murder, and a man tormented by voices.<br /><br />This Unknown Broadcast presents “Death Has Claws,” “We Dug It Up,” “Confession,” and “The Man Who Heard Voices.” The lineup draws on Inner Sanctum, Lights Out, Escape, and CBS Radio Mystery Theater for macabre suspense involving obsession, buried secrets, shell-shocked perception, and voices with lethal intentions.<br /><br />“Death Has Claws” opens with an image whose threat reaches beyond the frame. “We Dug It Up” makes excavation and the buried past dangerous. “Confession” uses fog, guilt, and murder for psychological suspense, while “The Man Who Heard Voices” asks whether a tormented mind is receiving a warning, an order, or evidence no one else can perceive.<br /><br />Together, the four dramas move from Inner Sanctum and Lights Out to Escape and CBS Radio Mystery Theater. The combination offers fans of old-time radio a single program spanning supernatural horror, grave secrets, murder confession, shell shock, unreliable perception, and voices whose intentions remain frighteningly uncertain.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62318293</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62318293/unknown_broadcast_oct2024_2final.mp3" length="129516374" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d8cffd8-cafd-431e-99ee-5c0aadbd37e3/2d8cffd8-cafd-431e-99ee-5c0aadbd37e3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d8cffd8-cafd-431e-99ee-5c0aadbd37e3/2d8cffd8-cafd-431e-99ee-5c0aadbd37e3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d8cffd8-cafd-431e-99ee-5c0aadbd37e3/2d8cffd8-cafd-431e-99ee-5c0aadbd37e3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four vintage radio nightmares confront a deadly image, something unearthed from a grave, a fogbound murder, and a man tormented by voices.

This Unknown Broadcast presents “Death Has Claws,” “We Dug It Up,” “Confession,” and “The Man Who Heard...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four vintage radio nightmares confront a deadly image, something unearthed from a grave, a fogbound murder, and a man tormented by voices.<br /><br />This Unknown Broadcast presents “Death Has Claws,” “We Dug It Up,” “Confession,” and “The Man Who Heard Voices.” The lineup draws on Inner Sanctum, Lights Out, Escape, and CBS Radio Mystery Theater for macabre suspense involving obsession, buried secrets, shell-shocked perception, and voices with lethal intentions.<br /><br />“Death Has Claws” opens with an image whose threat reaches beyond the frame. “We Dug It Up” makes excavation and the buried past dangerous. “Confession” uses fog, guilt, and murder for psychological suspense, while “The Man Who Heard Voices” asks whether a tormented mind is receiving a warning, an order, or evidence no one else can perceive.<br /><br />Together, the four dramas move from Inner Sanctum and Lights Out to Escape and CBS Radio Mystery Theater. The combination offers fans of old-time radio a single program spanning supernatural horror, grave secrets, murder confession, shell shock, unreliable perception, and voices whose intentions remain frighteningly uncertain.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8095</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cbs,drama,old,radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe: Dupin’s Locked-Room Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-murders-in-the-rue-morgue-by-edgar-allan-poe-dupin-s-locked-room-mystery--62335624</link><description><![CDATA[C. Auguste Dupin investigates a savage double murder in a locked Paris room where the voices, wounds, and escape route appear impossible.<br /><br /> Madame L’Espanaye and her daughter are found brutally killed inside their fourth-floor home in the Rue Morgue. The doors are locked from within. Witnesses agree that they heard two voices during the violence, yet they cannot agree on the language—or even whether one speaker sounded human. The police arrest a suspect, but the physical evidence refuses to fit an ordinary crime.<br /><br /> Dupin studies the newspapers, visits the scene, and reconstructs the room one detail at a time. A concealed window mechanism, extraordinary strength, unusual hair, and testimony from across Europe turn the case into a test of analytical reasoning rather than guesswork. His solution depends on noticing what the authorities dismissed and setting a trap for the one witness who may finally explain the impossible.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” is a foundational detective story that joins Gothic violence with the methodical logic of the brilliant amateur sleuth. This complete audio reading is suited to listeners searching for classic mystery fiction, locked-room mysteries, Edgar Allan Poe stories, Parisian Gothic horror, and the literary origins of detective fiction.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62335624</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62335624/murders_in_the_rue_morgue.mp3" length="58054958" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0a0b39b7-47d5-4bce-bc38-7e3133163d70/0a0b39b7-47d5-4bce-bc38-7e3133163d70.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0a0b39b7-47d5-4bce-bc38-7e3133163d70/0a0b39b7-47d5-4bce-bc38-7e3133163d70.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0a0b39b7-47d5-4bce-bc38-7e3133163d70/0a0b39b7-47d5-4bce-bc38-7e3133163d70.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>C. Auguste Dupin investigates a savage double murder in a locked Paris room where the voices, wounds, and escape route appear impossible.

Madame L’Espanaye and her daughter are found brutally killed inside their fourth-floor home in the Rue Morgue....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[C. Auguste Dupin investigates a savage double murder in a locked Paris room where the voices, wounds, and escape route appear impossible.<br /><br /> Madame L’Espanaye and her daughter are found brutally killed inside their fourth-floor home in the Rue Morgue. The doors are locked from within. Witnesses agree that they heard two voices during the violence, yet they cannot agree on the language—or even whether one speaker sounded human. The police arrest a suspect, but the physical evidence refuses to fit an ordinary crime.<br /><br /> Dupin studies the newspapers, visits the scene, and reconstructs the room one detail at a time. A concealed window mechanism, extraordinary strength, unusual hair, and testimony from across Europe turn the case into a test of analytical reasoning rather than guesswork. His solution depends on noticing what the authorities dismissed and setting a trap for the one witness who may finally explain the impossible.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” is a foundational detective story that joins Gothic violence with the methodical logic of the brilliant amateur sleuth. This complete audio reading is suited to listeners searching for classic mystery fiction, locked-room mysteries, Edgar Allan Poe stories, Parisian Gothic horror, and the literary origins of detective fiction.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3629</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>19thcentury,analysis,classic,clues,crime,detective,dupin,fiction,gothic,gothicfiction,horror,investigation,literature,murder,mystery,poe,ruemorgue,story,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/626e259943f1bc17a6b1bf084ffd8687.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Twelve Halloween Horror Stories – A 2021–2022 Terror Marathon</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/twelve-halloween-horror-stories-a-2021-2022-terror-marathon--62316546</link><description><![CDATA[Kick back and experience the best of Halloween horrors from Weekly Spooky in 2021 and 2022! Over five hours of scary stories to keep you on the edge of your seat!<br /><br /> Built as a longer listening session, Twelve Halloween Horror Stories combines Halloween horror, supernatural suspense, and narrated horror while allowing every story to keep its own threat and payoff.<br /><br /> This collection reaches across Weekly Spooky’s 2021 and 2022 Halloween seasons, bringing twelve complete stories into one extended program. The larger lineup gives the marathon room for haunted places, holiday folklore, human killers, monsters, revenge, and traditions that turn dangerous after dark.<br /><br /> At more than five hours, it is built for listeners who want a full evening of narrated Halloween fiction while preserving the separate identity and ending of each tale. The episode functions as both a spooky-season binge and an entry point into two years of the back catalog, emphasizing variety over a single generic Halloween formula.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <br /><a href="http://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62316546</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62316546/halloween_compilation_2021_2022_10_10_24_10_50am.mp3" length="331778625" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/62f09803-e424-44ca-a061-356166493b36/62f09803-e424-44ca-a061-356166493b36.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/62f09803-e424-44ca-a061-356166493b36/62f09803-e424-44ca-a061-356166493b36.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/62f09803-e424-44ca-a061-356166493b36/62f09803-e424-44ca-a061-356166493b36.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Kick back and experience the best of Halloween horrors from Weekly Spooky in 2021 and 2022! Over five hours of scary stories to keep you on the edge of your seat!

Built as a longer listening session, Twelve Halloween Horror Stories combines Halloween...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kick back and experience the best of Halloween horrors from Weekly Spooky in 2021 and 2022! Over five hours of scary stories to keep you on the edge of your seat!<br /><br /> Built as a longer listening session, Twelve Halloween Horror Stories combines Halloween horror, supernatural suspense, and narrated horror while allowing every story to keep its own threat and payoff.<br /><br /> This collection reaches across Weekly Spooky’s 2021 and 2022 Halloween seasons, bringing twelve complete stories into one extended program. The larger lineup gives the marathon room for haunted places, holiday folklore, human killers, monsters, revenge, and traditions that turn dangerous after dark.<br /><br /> At more than five hours, it is built for listeners who want a full evening of narrated Halloween fiction while preserving the separate identity and ending of each tale. The episode functions as both a spooky-season binge and an entry point into two years of the back catalog, emphasizing variety over a single generic Halloween formula.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <br /><a href="http://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>20737</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,halloween,horror,scary,stories</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7418b475b2704d0fa380db75ca5d9578.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Strickfield Slasher: A Cursed VHS Brings a Forgotten Killer to Life</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-strickfield-slasher-a-cursed-vhs-brings-a-forgotten-killer-to-life--62309090</link><description><![CDATA[A rare VHS copy of The Strickfield Slasher turns Halloween movie night into a fight against the killer trapped inside its black-and-white frames.<br /><br /> While shopping at Strickfield Towne Centre Mall on Halloween, college student Briana discovers Tinker’s oddities shop and a supposedly lost local horror film. The movie began in 1971 as a student production shot at the already-haunted Grimm Manor. Its actor, Scott Meade, took the role of the cleaver-wielding Strickfield Slasher far too seriously—and the shoot ended in a history the shopkeeper is reluctant to finish telling.<br /><br /> Celia buys the tape for her boyfriend Dillard Fuller, whose working VCR makes the relic irresistible to their friends. Once they press play, the film’s possessed title character is no longer confined to fiction. The viewers must uncover what happened at Grimm Manor, survive a killer who can cross the boundary between movie and reality, and escape the cycle that keeps returning the cassette to Eisley Tinker’s shelf for another sale.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “The Strickfield Slasher” is Halloween haunted-media horror about a cursed VHS tape, a forgotten slasher movie, Grimm Manor, and an audience that becomes part of the show. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62309090</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62309090/285_the_strickfield_slasher.mp3" length="55894953" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/659c88d9-ffa4-41bc-abc9-2250f78cdf3f/659c88d9-ffa4-41bc-abc9-2250f78cdf3f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/659c88d9-ffa4-41bc-abc9-2250f78cdf3f/659c88d9-ffa4-41bc-abc9-2250f78cdf3f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/659c88d9-ffa4-41bc-abc9-2250f78cdf3f/659c88d9-ffa4-41bc-abc9-2250f78cdf3f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A rare VHS copy of The Strickfield Slasher turns Halloween movie night into a fight against the killer trapped inside its black-and-white frames.

While shopping at Strickfield Towne Centre Mall on Halloween, college student Briana discovers Tinker’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A rare VHS copy of The Strickfield Slasher turns Halloween movie night into a fight against the killer trapped inside its black-and-white frames.<br /><br /> While shopping at Strickfield Towne Centre Mall on Halloween, college student Briana discovers Tinker’s oddities shop and a supposedly lost local horror film. The movie began in 1971 as a student production shot at the already-haunted Grimm Manor. Its actor, Scott Meade, took the role of the cleaver-wielding Strickfield Slasher far too seriously—and the shoot ended in a history the shopkeeper is reluctant to finish telling.<br /><br /> Celia buys the tape for her boyfriend Dillard Fuller, whose working VCR makes the relic irresistible to their friends. Once they press play, the film’s possessed title character is no longer confined to fiction. The viewers must uncover what happened at Grimm Manor, survive a killer who can cross the boundary between movie and reality, and escape the cycle that keeps returning the cassette to Eisley Tinker’s shelf for another sale.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “The Strickfield Slasher” is Halloween haunted-media horror about a cursed VHS tape, a forgotten slasher movie, Grimm Manor, and an audience that becomes part of the show. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3494</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloodbath,cursed,grimm,halloween,haunted,hauntedhouse,horror,killer,massacre,mystery,paranormal,retro,slasher,strickfield,supernatural,terror,thriller,urbanlegend,vhs,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8c8703f2f71fc30eece7393b6b79d180.jpg"/><itunes:episode>285</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Final Yes: Vampire Consent, Chosen Family &amp; an Irreversible Choice</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-final-yes-vampire-consent-chosen-family-an-irreversible-choice--62184277</link><description><![CDATA[A vampire may turn a human only after hearing “yes,” but an ancient rule of consent becomes terrifying when a child’s safety hangs on one final answer.<br /><br /> Victor is 227 years old and has created only a few vampires. His most vulnerable progeny is Shannon, a little girl whose hunger and loneliness lead her away from their temporary refuge in Langley, South Carolina, and into the home of Lisa, her mother Karen, and grandmother Molly McBride. What begins as a secret friendship between two children draws a human family into the path of a predatory vampire brood.<br /><br /> As Shannon struggles against the creatures she travels with, Victor must decide whether being her maker is enough—or whether protecting her requires the human compassion he thought immortality had erased. Molly, meanwhile, recognizes that the danger surrounding her granddaughter cannot be defeated by ordinary means. Every promise, invitation, and act of guardianship moves the story toward a choice that cannot be withdrawn once it is spoken.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Final Yes” is a Southern vampire story about consent, hunger, sacrifice, found family, and the difference between creating a monster and accepting responsibility for a child. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62184277</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62184277/284_the_final_yes.mp3" length="103826054" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ff3f8f78-fd17-48df-b6d7-9616a6a9ebff/ff3f8f78-fd17-48df-b6d7-9616a6a9ebff.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ff3f8f78-fd17-48df-b6d7-9616a6a9ebff/ff3f8f78-fd17-48df-b6d7-9616a6a9ebff.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ff3f8f78-fd17-48df-b6d7-9616a6a9ebff/ff3f8f78-fd17-48df-b6d7-9616a6a9ebff.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A vampire may turn a human only after hearing “yes,” but an ancient rule of consent becomes terrifying when a child’s safety hangs on one final answer.

Victor is 227 years old and has created only a few vampires. His most vulnerable progeny is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A vampire may turn a human only after hearing “yes,” but an ancient rule of consent becomes terrifying when a child’s safety hangs on one final answer.<br /><br /> Victor is 227 years old and has created only a few vampires. His most vulnerable progeny is Shannon, a little girl whose hunger and loneliness lead her away from their temporary refuge in Langley, South Carolina, and into the home of Lisa, her mother Karen, and grandmother Molly McBride. What begins as a secret friendship between two children draws a human family into the path of a predatory vampire brood.<br /><br /> As Shannon struggles against the creatures she travels with, Victor must decide whether being her maker is enough—or whether protecting her requires the human compassion he thought immortality had erased. Molly, meanwhile, recognizes that the danger surrounding her granddaughter cannot be defeated by ordinary means. Every promise, invitation, and act of guardianship moves the story toward a choice that cannot be withdrawn once it is spoken.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Final Yes” is a Southern vampire story about consent, hunger, sacrifice, found family, and the difference between creating a monster and accepting responsibility for a child. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6490</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancient,chilling,choice,cold,darkness,eternity,haunted,horror,legend,lore,monster,mortality.,predator,regret,supernatural,thriller,turning,undead,vampire,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/edafd188f3bd87a4e11de9b91d5ddf12.jpg"/><itunes:episode>284</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Trick (2019): Halloween Slasher with Omar Epps and Tom Atkins</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-trick-2019-halloween-slasher-with-omar-epps-and-tom-atkins--62196411</link><description><![CDATA[Detective Mike Denver pursues the apparently unstoppable Patrick ‘Trick’ Weaver through repeated Halloween massacres in the 2019 slasher Trick. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Patrick Lussier’s direction, Omar Epps, Tom Atkins, Jamie Kennedy, the relentless kills, shifting identity clues, and the film’s commitment to Halloween atmosphere.<br /><br /> The film follows Detective Mike Denver across repeated Halloween attacks attributed to the apparently unstoppable Patrick “Trick” Weaver. Its escalating set pieces, shifting identity clues, and seasonal settings give the hosts room to debate whether relentless violence supports or overwhelms the mystery.<br /><br /> Henrique and David discuss Patrick Lussier’s direction, Omar Epps, Tom Atkins, Jamie Kennedy, the kill sequences, Halloween atmosphere, and their experience discovering an underseen modern slasher. The revised title removes generic praise and places the exact film, year, genre, and recognizable cast where podcast search can use them.<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch TRICK on Roku Channel:<br /><a href="https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/2ec85b01db25561289428aef5694554b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therokuchannel.roku.co...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62196411</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62196411/trick_commercials.mp3" length="80925725" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4967eaca-b4a3-437d-a48b-74d30dca0cc2/4967eaca-b4a3-437d-a48b-74d30dca0cc2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4967eaca-b4a3-437d-a48b-74d30dca0cc2/4967eaca-b4a3-437d-a48b-74d30dca0cc2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4967eaca-b4a3-437d-a48b-74d30dca0cc2/4967eaca-b4a3-437d-a48b-74d30dca0cc2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Detective Mike Denver pursues the apparently unstoppable Patrick ‘Trick’ Weaver through repeated Halloween massacres in the 2019 slasher Trick. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Patrick Lussier’s direction, Omar Epps, Tom Atkins, Jamie Kennedy,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Detective Mike Denver pursues the apparently unstoppable Patrick ‘Trick’ Weaver through repeated Halloween massacres in the 2019 slasher Trick. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Patrick Lussier’s direction, Omar Epps, Tom Atkins, Jamie Kennedy, the relentless kills, shifting identity clues, and the film’s commitment to Halloween atmosphere.<br /><br /> The film follows Detective Mike Denver across repeated Halloween attacks attributed to the apparently unstoppable Patrick “Trick” Weaver. Its escalating set pieces, shifting identity clues, and seasonal settings give the hosts room to debate whether relentless violence supports or overwhelms the mystery.<br /><br /> Henrique and David discuss Patrick Lussier’s direction, Omar Epps, Tom Atkins, Jamie Kennedy, the kill sequences, Halloween atmosphere, and their experience discovering an underseen modern slasher. The revised title removes generic praise and places the exact film, year, genre, and recognizable cast where podcast search can use them.<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch TRICK on Roku Channel:<br /><a href="https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/2ec85b01db25561289428aef5694554b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therokuchannel.roku.co...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5058</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2019,cast,fear,film,gore,halloween,horror,killer,masked,movie,mystery,night,plot,review,slasher,suspense,terror,thriller,trick</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/73c437585e78c401b2628a4f566ead24.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Dyatlov Pass: Nine Hikers, the Cut Tent &amp; the Slab-Avalanche Theory</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-dyatlov-pass-nine-hikers-the-cut-tent-the-slab-avalanche-theory--62180122</link><description><![CDATA[Nine experienced hikers fled a damaged tent on a frozen Ural Mountains slope in 1959, leaving behind footprints, severe injuries, and the enduring mystery of Dyatlov Pass.<br /><br /> Igor Dyatlov’s group camped on Kholat Syakhl during poor weather after one member had turned back because of illness. When searchers reached the site weeks later, they found the tent cut from inside and the party’s shoes, clothing, food, diaries, and equipment abandoned. Footprints led toward the forest, where the first bodies were found near a failed fire. Others appeared to have tried to return, while four were recovered later from a ravine beneath deep snow.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the hypothermia, chest and skull injuries, postmortem tissue loss, traces of radioactivity, and reports of lights that inspired theories involving military tests, infrasound, katabatic winds, UFOs, and a Yeti. No outsider’s footprints or evidence of an attack supported the early suspicion directed at the Indigenous Mansi people.<br /><br /> Russian investigators later named an avalanche as the most probable cause. A 2021 peer-reviewed model showed how the hikers’ cut into the slope, wind-loaded snow, and irregular terrain could have produced a delayed slab release capable of serious injury; later expeditions documented avalanche-prone conditions nearby. The model is plausible, not a complete reconstruction of every action. This episode weighs that evidence against the questions that keep Dyatlov Pass open to debate.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62180122</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62180122/the_dyatlov_pass_incident_9_29_24_7_41pm.mp3" length="16563808" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1619749c-3f94-4810-9d94-e0ddb59c1587/1619749c-3f94-4810-9d94-e0ddb59c1587.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1619749c-3f94-4810-9d94-e0ddb59c1587/1619749c-3f94-4810-9d94-e0ddb59c1587.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1619749c-3f94-4810-9d94-e0ddb59c1587/1619749c-3f94-4810-9d94-e0ddb59c1587.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nine experienced hikers fled a damaged tent on a frozen Ural Mountains slope in 1959, leaving behind footprints, severe injuries, and the enduring mystery of Dyatlov Pass.

Igor Dyatlov’s group camped on Kholat Syakhl during poor weather after one...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nine experienced hikers fled a damaged tent on a frozen Ural Mountains slope in 1959, leaving behind footprints, severe injuries, and the enduring mystery of Dyatlov Pass.<br /><br /> Igor Dyatlov’s group camped on Kholat Syakhl during poor weather after one member had turned back because of illness. When searchers reached the site weeks later, they found the tent cut from inside and the party’s shoes, clothing, food, diaries, and equipment abandoned. Footprints led toward the forest, where the first bodies were found near a failed fire. Others appeared to have tried to return, while four were recovered later from a ravine beneath deep snow.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the hypothermia, chest and skull injuries, postmortem tissue loss, traces of radioactivity, and reports of lights that inspired theories involving military tests, infrasound, katabatic winds, UFOs, and a Yeti. No outsider’s footprints or evidence of an attack supported the early suspicion directed at the Indigenous Mansi people.<br /><br /> Russian investigators later named an avalanche as the most probable cause. A 2021 peer-reviewed model showed how the hikers’ cut into the slope, wind-loaded snow, and irregular terrain could have produced a delayed slab release capable of serious injury; later expeditions documented avalanche-prone conditions nearby. The model is plausible, not a complete reconstruction of every action. This episode weighs that evidence against the questions that keep Dyatlov Pass open to debate.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1036</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1959,avalanche,conspiracy,disappearance,dyatlov,expedition,hikers,hiking,horror,mystery,paranormal,radiation,russia,soviet,supernatural,survival,theory,tragedy,unsolved,ural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Three Skeleton Key — Lighthouse Rats, Haunted Graves &amp; Execution Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-three-skeleton-key-lighthouse-rats-haunted-graves-execution-terror--62159412</link><description><![CDATA[Four classic radio thrillers bring together a condemned prisoner, a family ghost, a rat-swarmed lighthouse, and a house no investigator can survive.<br /><br />This Unknown Broadcast includes Suspense’s “The Hangman Won’t Wait,” Inner Sanctum’s “Mark My Grave,” Escape’s Vincent Price classic “Three Skeleton Key,” and CBS Radio Mystery Theater’s “A Ghostly Game of Death.” Murder mystery, supernatural dread, and isolated survival make this an old-time-radio horror marathon.<br /><br />“The Hangman Won’t Wait” uses a condemned man and narrowing time for murder suspense. “Mark My Grave” brings family history and the supernatural into the same mystery. “Three Skeleton Key” strands lighthouse keepers against an overwhelming rat swarm, and “A Ghostly Game of Death” turns paranormal investigation into a challenge with fatal stakes.<br /><br />The lineup preserves each originating series—Suspense, Inner Sanctum, Escape, and CBS Radio Mystery Theater—while creating one substantial classic-radio program. Vincent Price, isolated survival, haunted inheritance, execution anxiety, and a deadly house give old-time-radio listeners four clearly different routes into fear.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62159412</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62159412/unknown_broadcast_oct2024_1.mp3" length="116295907" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/086ea7c5-e651-4937-b533-a4ee8c8a04e8/086ea7c5-e651-4937-b533-a4ee8c8a04e8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/086ea7c5-e651-4937-b533-a4ee8c8a04e8/086ea7c5-e651-4937-b533-a4ee8c8a04e8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/086ea7c5-e651-4937-b533-a4ee8c8a04e8/086ea7c5-e651-4937-b533-a4ee8c8a04e8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four classic radio thrillers bring together a condemned prisoner, a family ghost, a rat-swarmed lighthouse, and a house no investigator can survive.

This Unknown Broadcast includes Suspense’s “The Hangman Won’t Wait,” Inner Sanctum’s “Mark My Grave,”...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four classic radio thrillers bring together a condemned prisoner, a family ghost, a rat-swarmed lighthouse, and a house no investigator can survive.<br /><br />This Unknown Broadcast includes Suspense’s “The Hangman Won’t Wait,” Inner Sanctum’s “Mark My Grave,” Escape’s Vincent Price classic “Three Skeleton Key,” and CBS Radio Mystery Theater’s “A Ghostly Game of Death.” Murder mystery, supernatural dread, and isolated survival make this an old-time-radio horror marathon.<br /><br />“The Hangman Won’t Wait” uses a condemned man and narrowing time for murder suspense. “Mark My Grave” brings family history and the supernatural into the same mystery. “Three Skeleton Key” strands lighthouse keepers against an overwhelming rat swarm, and “A Ghostly Game of Death” turns paranormal investigation into a challenge with fatal stakes.<br /><br />The lineup preserves each originating series—Suspense, Inner Sanctum, Escape, and CBS Radio Mystery Theater—while creating one substantial classic-radio program. Vincent Price, isolated survival, haunted inheritance, execution anxiety, and a deadly house give old-time-radio listeners four clearly different routes into fear.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7269</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,old,otr,price,radio,vincent</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Went on a Halloween Hiking Trip with My Friends. My Reading Light Saved My Life.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-went-on-a-halloween-hiking-trip-with-my-friends-my-reading-light-saved-my-life--62183276</link><description><![CDATA[A Halloween camping prank becomes real wilderness terror when a monster-mask joke gives way to a towering creature hunting four friends through the forest.<br /><br /> The narrator expects an easy October 30 hiking trip with Jolene, Dawn, and Rose: a quiet state-park campsite, a stack of books, and Halloween fun far from home. A new neck-worn reading light is just a convenient way to keep reading after dark. Jolene’s monster-mask ambush also seems harmless—especially when it inspires a plan to frighten the others.<br /><br /> Then screams tear through the woods, the campsite is destroyed, and an enormous fur-covered creature begins stalking the group. With darkness swallowing the trail and every prank suddenly impossible to trust, an ordinary book light, pepper spray, and a small knife become their only tools for survival. This narrated creature-feature blends Halloween suspense, a camping trip gone wrong, friendship under pressure, and the terrifying realization that the thing outside the tent is not wearing a costume.<br /><br /> The reading light matters because it is an ordinary item established before the danger. In a forest where masks, pranks, and real creatures become difficult to distinguish, a dependable beam close to the body gives the narrator one small advantage after the campsite and group’s assumptions collapse.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s story keeps the four friends and their improvised tools at the center rather than naming the creature too quickly. The episode is wilderness survival horror about friendship under pressure, the consequences of a practical joke, and the moment an October camping trip proves that something much larger than a person is moving beyond the tent.<br /><br /> Story by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by Michael Kelso: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62183276</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62183276/283_i_went_on_a_halloween_hiking_trip_with_my_friends.mp3" length="41648918" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/62ff5111-aee3-4701-b54a-74e6437f1e0d/62ff5111-aee3-4701-b54a-74e6437f1e0d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/62ff5111-aee3-4701-b54a-74e6437f1e0d/62ff5111-aee3-4701-b54a-74e6437f1e0d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/62ff5111-aee3-4701-b54a-74e6437f1e0d/62ff5111-aee3-4701-b54a-74e6437f1e0d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Halloween camping prank becomes real wilderness terror when a monster-mask joke gives way to a towering creature hunting four friends through the forest.

The narrator expects an easy October 30 hiking trip with Jolene, Dawn, and Rose: a quiet...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Halloween camping prank becomes real wilderness terror when a monster-mask joke gives way to a towering creature hunting four friends through the forest.<br /><br /> The narrator expects an easy October 30 hiking trip with Jolene, Dawn, and Rose: a quiet state-park campsite, a stack of books, and Halloween fun far from home. A new neck-worn reading light is just a convenient way to keep reading after dark. Jolene’s monster-mask ambush also seems harmless—especially when it inspires a plan to frighten the others.<br /><br /> Then screams tear through the woods, the campsite is destroyed, and an enormous fur-covered creature begins stalking the group. With darkness swallowing the trail and every prank suddenly impossible to trust, an ordinary book light, pepper spray, and a small knife become their only tools for survival. This narrated creature-feature blends Halloween suspense, a camping trip gone wrong, friendship under pressure, and the terrifying realization that the thing outside the tent is not wearing a costume.<br /><br /> The reading light matters because it is an ordinary item established before the danger. In a forest where masks, pranks, and real creatures become difficult to distinguish, a dependable beam close to the body gives the narrator one small advantage after the campsite and group’s assumptions collapse.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s story keeps the four friends and their improvised tools at the center rather than naming the creature too quickly. The episode is wilderness survival horror about friendship under pressure, the consequences of a practical joke, and the moment an October camping trip proves that something much larger than a person is moving beyond the tent.<br /><br /> Story by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by Michael Kelso: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2603</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>camping,creepy,darkness,eerie,fear,forest,friends,halloween,haunted,hiking,horror,monster,nightmare,prank,reading,solo,spooky,survival,terror,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d05e1f07709f1d82ca9c59829f3dec05.jpg"/><itunes:episode>283</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Never Enter the Old Corn Maze on Halloween — A Living Labyrinth Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-enter-the-old-corn-maze-on-halloween-a-living-labyrinth-horror-story--62183587</link><description><![CDATA[A Halloween party dares two brothers and their friends into a haunted corn maze where a living labyrinth turns one hour of fear into a fight to escape.<br /><br /> On Halloween night in 2005, thirteen-year-old Danny and his older brother Derek arrive in costume for a party held beside an abandoned corn maze. The local stories say the maze maintains itself, swallows trespassers, and opens a path to the other side every October 31. Most of the teenagers treat it as an urban legend—until a confrontation at the party ends with a challenge to spend one full hour inside.<br /><br /> Danny, Derek, Alisha, Sandra, and the others soon discover that the rows do not lead where they should. Robed figures with frozen grins stalk the paths, the maze seems to move around them, and something ancient may be waiting at its heart. What began as a Halloween dare becomes a supernatural survival story about sibling loyalty, buried rituals, and a place determined to keep everyone who enters.<br /><br /> The 2005 setting and party dare give the maze a believable social entrance: Danny does not begin by seeking an ancient ritual, but by following his brother and friends into a local challenge no teenager wants to refuse. Once the paths move, time and direction stop behaving normally, making the promised one-hour test impossible to measure.<br /><br /> The robed figures and fixed smiles suggest that earlier victims have become part of the place. William Rayne’s story uses sibling loyalty, teenage pressure, buried ceremony, and a maze that actively rearranges itself to make escape a struggle against both the people inside and the history at its center.<br /><br /> Story by William Rayne.<br /><br /> More from William Rayne: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/%40thelastlodge" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/%40the...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62183587</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62183587/282_never_enter_the_old_corn_maze_on_halloween.mp3" length="58601733" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/895f5cb0-1ae3-47cb-b1f4-77af8c475d4f/895f5cb0-1ae3-47cb-b1f4-77af8c475d4f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/895f5cb0-1ae3-47cb-b1f4-77af8c475d4f/895f5cb0-1ae3-47cb-b1f4-77af8c475d4f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/895f5cb0-1ae3-47cb-b1f4-77af8c475d4f/895f5cb0-1ae3-47cb-b1f4-77af8c475d4f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Halloween party dares two brothers and their friends into a haunted corn maze where a living labyrinth turns one hour of fear into a fight to escape.

On Halloween night in 2005, thirteen-year-old Danny and his older brother Derek arrive in costume...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Halloween party dares two brothers and their friends into a haunted corn maze where a living labyrinth turns one hour of fear into a fight to escape.<br /><br /> On Halloween night in 2005, thirteen-year-old Danny and his older brother Derek arrive in costume for a party held beside an abandoned corn maze. The local stories say the maze maintains itself, swallows trespassers, and opens a path to the other side every October 31. Most of the teenagers treat it as an urban legend—until a confrontation at the party ends with a challenge to spend one full hour inside.<br /><br /> Danny, Derek, Alisha, Sandra, and the others soon discover that the rows do not lead where they should. Robed figures with frozen grins stalk the paths, the maze seems to move around them, and something ancient may be waiting at its heart. What began as a Halloween dare becomes a supernatural survival story about sibling loyalty, buried rituals, and a place determined to keep everyone who enters.<br /><br /> The 2005 setting and party dare give the maze a believable social entrance: Danny does not begin by seeking an ancient ritual, but by following his brother and friends into a local challenge no teenager wants to refuse. Once the paths move, time and direction stop behaving normally, making the promised one-hour test impossible to measure.<br /><br /> The robed figures and fixed smiles suggest that earlier victims have become part of the place. William Rayne’s story uses sibling loyalty, teenage pressure, buried ceremony, and a maze that actively rearranges itself to make escape a struggle against both the people inside and the history at its center.<br /><br /> Story by William Rayne.<br /><br /> More from William Rayne: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/%40thelastlodge" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/%40the...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3663</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chase,corn,danny,derek,eerie,fear,friends,ghost,halloween,haunted,horror,legend,maze,mystery,nightmare,prank,spooky,supernatural,survival,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ec4e2f33252e3db047b7bbbf70237f17.jpg"/><itunes:episode>282</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Six Shocking Halloween Stories – A Full Night of Seasonal Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/six-shocking-halloween-stories-a-full-night-of-seasonal-terror--62083981</link><description><![CDATA[Kick back and experience the creepy creation of a Halloween tradition as you hear SIX tales of horrors and fear that all take place on Halloween!<br /><br /> Halloween is not simply decorative here: each of the six stories takes place during the holiday, using its costumes, rituals, darkness, and lowered defenses as part of the danger. The collection explores how celebration can disguise a threat and how familiar October traditions change once the impossible becomes real.<br /><br /> The anthology format gives listeners a complete seasonal program while keeping each story’s subject and payoff distinct. It is intended for Halloween-night listening, spooky road trips, late shifts, or anyone searching for scary Halloween stories that are actually set on the holiday rather than merely labeled for the season.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <br /><a href="http://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62083981</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62083981/halloween_compilation_2019_2020.mp3" length="151906463" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/22fc32ca-ae27-49d9-b114-78bb8c1b9936/22fc32ca-ae27-49d9-b114-78bb8c1b9936.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/22fc32ca-ae27-49d9-b114-78bb8c1b9936/22fc32ca-ae27-49d9-b114-78bb8c1b9936.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/22fc32ca-ae27-49d9-b114-78bb8c1b9936/22fc32ca-ae27-49d9-b114-78bb8c1b9936.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Kick back and experience the creepy creation of a Halloween tradition as you hear SIX tales of horrors and fear that all take place on Halloween!

Halloween is not simply decorative here: each of the six stories takes place during the holiday, using...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kick back and experience the creepy creation of a Halloween tradition as you hear SIX tales of horrors and fear that all take place on Halloween!<br /><br /> Halloween is not simply decorative here: each of the six stories takes place during the holiday, using its costumes, rituals, darkness, and lowered defenses as part of the danger. The collection explores how celebration can disguise a threat and how familiar October traditions change once the impossible becomes real.<br /><br /> The anthology format gives listeners a complete seasonal program while keeping each story’s subject and payoff distinct. It is intended for Halloween-night listening, spooky road trips, late shifts, or anyone searching for scary Halloween stories that are actually set on the holiday rather than merely labeled for the season.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <br /><a href="http://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9495</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobook,halloween,horror,scary,stories</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b4e7b565a82f43756faeeea9c90c7cb2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Erasure: A Cursed VHS That Makes People Disappear on Halloween</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/erasure-a-cursed-vhs-that-makes-people-disappear-on-halloween--62121330</link><description><![CDATA[Seven-year-old Joey helps rent a forbidden horror movie on Halloween and discovers a cursed VHS capable of erasing people from existence.<br /><br /> Joey only wants time with his older brother Chris, but Chris and his friend Mack have another plan: switch the tape for the R-rated “Flesh of the Android” into an innocent case and fool Mr. Binford at the neighborhood video store. The scheme works, the boys settle in for a Halloween movie night, and the static hiding inside the cassette proves far more dangerous than anything in the film.<br /><br /> When Chris vanishes, the loss reaches beyond a missing-person case. Memories, photographs, and family reality begin shifting as though he had never existed. Mr. Binford knows why. His store holds occult knowledge that can place a human life onto magnetic tape, and Joey must choose whether to fear the old man, learn from him, or accept a terrible explanation for what happened to his brother.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Erasure” is a Halloween novella steeped in 1990s video-store nostalgia, cursed-media horror, sibling longing, black magic, and the unnerving idea that a rewind button could alter reality. The story follows Joey beyond that first night as grief and supernatural power reshape what he believes justice should look like. Story by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62121330</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62121330/281_erasure_moore_novella.mp3" length="98666380" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c3d4be5e-896d-4f30-ba77-b58f65613595/c3d4be5e-896d-4f30-ba77-b58f65613595.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c3d4be5e-896d-4f30-ba77-b58f65613595/c3d4be5e-896d-4f30-ba77-b58f65613595.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c3d4be5e-896d-4f30-ba77-b58f65613595/c3d4be5e-896d-4f30-ba77-b58f65613595.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Seven-year-old Joey helps rent a forbidden horror movie on Halloween and discovers a cursed VHS capable of erasing people from existence.

Joey only wants time with his older brother Chris, but Chris and his friend Mack have another plan: switch the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seven-year-old Joey helps rent a forbidden horror movie on Halloween and discovers a cursed VHS capable of erasing people from existence.<br /><br /> Joey only wants time with his older brother Chris, but Chris and his friend Mack have another plan: switch the tape for the R-rated “Flesh of the Android” into an innocent case and fool Mr. Binford at the neighborhood video store. The scheme works, the boys settle in for a Halloween movie night, and the static hiding inside the cassette proves far more dangerous than anything in the film.<br /><br /> When Chris vanishes, the loss reaches beyond a missing-person case. Memories, photographs, and family reality begin shifting as though he had never existed. Mr. Binford knows why. His store holds occult knowledge that can place a human life onto magnetic tape, and Joey must choose whether to fear the old man, learn from him, or accept a terrible explanation for what happened to his brother.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Erasure” is a Halloween novella steeped in 1990s video-store nostalgia, cursed-media horror, sibling longing, black magic, and the unnerving idea that a rewind button could alter reality. The story follows Joey beyond that first night as grief and supernatural power reshape what he believes justice should look like. Story by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6167</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brother,chilling,creature,cursed,darkness,disappearance,fear,folklore,halloween,haunted,horror,magic,mystery,nightmare,october,retro,spooky,suspense,vhs,video</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/75c4063c5cd5f83f385400a3639dd92e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>281</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Cobweb (2023): Hidden-Wall Monster Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-cobweb-2023-hidden-wall-monster-horror--62106774</link><description><![CDATA[Cobweb (2023) follows an eight-year-old boy investigating knocks inside his bedroom wall, only to uncover the secret his parents have hidden inside the family home.<br /><br /> Directed by Samuel Bodin and starring Lizzy Caplan, Anthony Starr, and Woody Norman. Hear your hosts discuss how we were all robbed of seeing this in theaters due to poor advertising, the incredibly haunting and errie cinematography &amp; lighting, plus hear a short review of "The Front Room", as well as a very stupid way that Henrique watched someone take care of a gopher problem and more! So, settle in for a spooky good time and great ready for a month of Halloween Horrors you won't regret....or will you?<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch COBWEB on Hulu:<br /><a href="https://www.hulu.com/movie/cobweb-9833cdfb-077e-4753-964a-df792b7c3737" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hulu.com/movie/cob...</a><br /><br /> Henrique Couto and David Denoyer keep Cobweb (2023) at the center of the discussion, covering its story, performances, filmmaking choices, and place in horror culture with spoilers.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62106774</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62106774/cobweb_dyemcommercials.mp3" length="84080482" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d2235247-4ef5-424e-bbd5-46aced3918e2/d2235247-4ef5-424e-bbd5-46aced3918e2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d2235247-4ef5-424e-bbd5-46aced3918e2/d2235247-4ef5-424e-bbd5-46aced3918e2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d2235247-4ef5-424e-bbd5-46aced3918e2/d2235247-4ef5-424e-bbd5-46aced3918e2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Cobweb (2023) follows an eight-year-old boy investigating knocks inside his bedroom wall, only to uncover the secret his parents have hidden inside the family home.

Directed by Samuel Bodin and starring Lizzy Caplan, Anthony Starr, and Woody Norman....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cobweb (2023) follows an eight-year-old boy investigating knocks inside his bedroom wall, only to uncover the secret his parents have hidden inside the family home.<br /><br /> Directed by Samuel Bodin and starring Lizzy Caplan, Anthony Starr, and Woody Norman. Hear your hosts discuss how we were all robbed of seeing this in theaters due to poor advertising, the incredibly haunting and errie cinematography &amp; lighting, plus hear a short review of "The Front Room", as well as a very stupid way that Henrique watched someone take care of a gopher problem and more! So, settle in for a spooky good time and great ready for a month of Halloween Horrors you won't regret....or will you?<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch COBWEB on Hulu:<br /><a href="https://www.hulu.com/movie/cobweb-9833cdfb-077e-4753-964a-df792b7c3737" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hulu.com/movie/cob...</a><br /><br /> Henrique Couto and David Denoyer keep Cobweb (2023) at the center of the discussion, covering its story, performances, filmmaking choices, and place in horror culture with spoilers.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5255</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2023,analysis,chilling,cobweb,creepy,family,fear,film,horror,monsters,movie,mystery,podcast,review,secrets,supernatural,suspense,tension,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/67ce50eefe0047e5e21452d888e7c5ed.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Lost Cats, Murdered Spies, and Friday the 13th!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-lost-cats-murdered-spies-and-friday-the-13th--62134788</link><description><![CDATA[Lost cats, murdered spies, ghost children and the most unlucky day of the year lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> The lost-cat story begins with an ordinary disappearance, while ghost-child reports and the death of a spy pull the conversation toward mysteries with very different stakes. Friday the 13th then supplies the folklore anchor: an unlucky date whose reputation has been reinforced by superstition, history, popular culture, and generations of people primed to notice misfortune.<br /><br /> The episode keeps Monthly Spooky’s magazine-like rhythm, moving between odd news, crime or espionage history, paranormal claims, and superstition. It is an accessible listen for anyone interested in missing-pet mysteries, murdered spies, ghost children, Friday the 13th origins, unlucky-number folklore, and the stories people tell when coincidence feels too pointed to ignore.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62134788</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62134788/monthly_spooky_september_2024_2final.mp3" length="110626306" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a55262c2-91ab-4965-b881-6b3da33b20a2/a55262c2-91ab-4965-b881-6b3da33b20a2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a55262c2-91ab-4965-b881-6b3da33b20a2/a55262c2-91ab-4965-b881-6b3da33b20a2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a55262c2-91ab-4965-b881-6b3da33b20a2/a55262c2-91ab-4965-b881-6b3da33b20a2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lost cats, murdered spies, ghost children and the most unlucky day of the year lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.

The lost-cat story begins with an ordinary disappearance, while ghost-child reports and the death of a spy pull the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lost cats, murdered spies, ghost children and the most unlucky day of the year lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> The lost-cat story begins with an ordinary disappearance, while ghost-child reports and the death of a spy pull the conversation toward mysteries with very different stakes. Friday the 13th then supplies the folklore anchor: an unlucky date whose reputation has been reinforced by superstition, history, popular culture, and generations of people primed to notice misfortune.<br /><br /> The episode keeps Monthly Spooky’s magazine-like rhythm, moving between odd news, crime or espionage history, paranormal claims, and superstition. It is an accessible listen for anyone interested in missing-pet mysteries, murdered spies, ghost children, Friday the 13th origins, unlucky-number folklore, and the stories people tell when coincidence feels too pointed to ignore.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6915</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cats,chills,crypt,darktales,eerie,friday13th,ghoststories,halloween,haunted,horror,monthlyspooky,mysteries,news,paranormal,podcast,spies,spooky,supernatural,thriller,urbanlegends</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Twelfth Juror: A Butterfly Pin Exposes the Perfect Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-twelfth-juror-a-butterfly-pin-exposes-the-perfect-murder--60782665</link><description><![CDATA[Rosalind Wallace believes she has engineered the perfect murder, but an ugly gold butterfly pin awakens the twelfth juror’s buried memory.<br /><br /> For seven years, wealthy Rosalind has controlled Edward Albritton through a secret affair. When he tries to return to his wife, she shoots him and coerces vulnerable employee Alfred Graham into confessing. Alfred’s fingerprints are on the weapon, his financial crimes supply a motive, and Rosalind’s testimony appears to guarantee a conviction. The plan is so precise that even the defense expects to lose.<br /><br /> Then juror Sarah Jean Bennett becomes the lone holdout. She once managed a boutique at the Lake Maris resort and cannot explain why Rosalind—or the gold butterfly pinned to her coat—feels familiar. As the jury deliberates, the dead man’s voice destroys Rosalind’s sleep and pushes both women toward a seven-year-old memory capable of unraveling the confession, the affair, and every lie told in court.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast presents Sam Dann’s “The Twelfth Juror,” a CBS Radio Mystery Theater courtroom mystery about murder, coercion, adultery, insomnia, and the tiny object that defeats a carefully constructed frame-up. Rosalind Wallace, Edward Albritton, Alfred Graham, Sarah Jean Bennett, and Lake Maris all converge on the moment an apparently insignificant piece of jewelry becomes the one witness the murderer cannot silence.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60782665</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60782665/052_twelfth_juror_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="52454743" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/602f166a-273a-4cd5-b9e6-7b2f0bbeaedc/602f166a-273a-4cd5-b9e6-7b2f0bbeaedc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/602f166a-273a-4cd5-b9e6-7b2f0bbeaedc/602f166a-273a-4cd5-b9e6-7b2f0bbeaedc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/602f166a-273a-4cd5-b9e6-7b2f0bbeaedc/602f166a-273a-4cd5-b9e6-7b2f0bbeaedc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Rosalind Wallace believes she has engineered the perfect murder, but an ugly gold butterfly pin awakens the twelfth juror’s buried memory.

For seven years, wealthy Rosalind has controlled Edward Albritton through a secret affair. When he tries to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rosalind Wallace believes she has engineered the perfect murder, but an ugly gold butterfly pin awakens the twelfth juror’s buried memory.<br /><br /> For seven years, wealthy Rosalind has controlled Edward Albritton through a secret affair. When he tries to return to his wife, she shoots him and coerces vulnerable employee Alfred Graham into confessing. Alfred’s fingerprints are on the weapon, his financial crimes supply a motive, and Rosalind’s testimony appears to guarantee a conviction. The plan is so precise that even the defense expects to lose.<br /><br /> Then juror Sarah Jean Bennett becomes the lone holdout. She once managed a boutique at the Lake Maris resort and cannot explain why Rosalind—or the gold butterfly pinned to her coat—feels familiar. As the jury deliberates, the dead man’s voice destroys Rosalind’s sleep and pushes both women toward a seven-year-old memory capable of unraveling the confession, the affair, and every lie told in court.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast presents Sam Dann’s “The Twelfth Juror,” a CBS Radio Mystery Theater courtroom mystery about murder, coercion, adultery, insomnia, and the tiny object that defeats a carefully constructed frame-up. Rosalind Wallace, Edward Albritton, Alfred Graham, Sarah Jean Bennett, and Lake Maris all converge on the moment an apparently insignificant piece of jewelry becomes the one witness the murderer cannot silence.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3279</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>drama,otr,radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe: Inquisition Torture &amp; Escape</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pit-and-the-pendulum-by-edgar-allan-poe-inquisition-torture-escape--62086632</link><description><![CDATA[A prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition awakens in absolute darkness, where a hidden pit and descending blade turn every sensation into calculated terror.<br /><br /> After hearing his death sentence, the unnamed narrator loses consciousness and wakes inside a cell he cannot see. He measures the walls by touch, stumbles at the edge of a deep circular pit, and realizes the darkness itself has been designed as an instrument of execution. When he awakens again, he is strapped beneath the painted figure of Time while a razor-edged pendulum swings lower with every pass.<br /><br /> Poe makes survival depend on observation: the taste of drugged food, the movement of rats, the condition of the narrator’s restraints, and the changing shape and heat of the chamber. Each apparent escape reveals another mechanism waiting behind it. The horror comes from anticipation as much as pain—the mathematical certainty that the blade is descending even when the prisoner cannot bear to watch.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum” is classic Gothic horror about confinement, torture, sensory deprivation, and a mind fighting panic during the Inquisition. This complete audio reading foregrounds the recognizable story title and its most searched images for listeners seeking Poe stories, psychological horror, historical terror, and public-domain Gothic fiction.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62086632</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62086632/the_pit_and_the_pendulum.mp3" length="43527111" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c6c209af-f70f-46e6-8fd7-301079353ebb/c6c209af-f70f-46e6-8fd7-301079353ebb.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c6c209af-f70f-46e6-8fd7-301079353ebb/c6c209af-f70f-46e6-8fd7-301079353ebb.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c6c209af-f70f-46e6-8fd7-301079353ebb/c6c209af-f70f-46e6-8fd7-301079353ebb.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition awakens in absolute darkness, where a hidden pit and descending blade turn every sensation into calculated terror.

After hearing his death sentence, the unnamed narrator loses consciousness and wakes inside a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition awakens in absolute darkness, where a hidden pit and descending blade turn every sensation into calculated terror.<br /><br /> After hearing his death sentence, the unnamed narrator loses consciousness and wakes inside a cell he cannot see. He measures the walls by touch, stumbles at the edge of a deep circular pit, and realizes the darkness itself has been designed as an instrument of execution. When he awakens again, he is strapped beneath the painted figure of Time while a razor-edged pendulum swings lower with every pass.<br /><br /> Poe makes survival depend on observation: the taste of drugged food, the movement of rats, the condition of the narrator’s restraints, and the changing shape and heat of the chamber. Each apparent escape reveals another mechanism waiting behind it. The horror comes from anticipation as much as pain—the mathematical certainty that the blade is descending even when the prisoner cannot bear to watch.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum” is classic Gothic horror about confinement, torture, sensory deprivation, and a mind fighting panic during the Inquisition. This complete audio reading foregrounds the recognizable story title and its most searched images for listeners seeking Poe stories, psychological horror, historical terror, and public-domain Gothic fiction.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2721</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blade,classic,death,doom,dungeon,escape,fear,gothic,horror,inquisition,nightmare,pendulum,pit,poe,prisoner,survival,suspense,tension,terror,torture</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d384c7f47a5cec2533889a8437c0dfdc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Monster’s Not Real: An Unseen Predator Hunts Filmmakers in South Africa</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-monster-s-not-real-an-unseen-predator-hunts-filmmakers-in-south-africa--62093361</link><description><![CDATA[Wildlife filmmakers Gwen Faulkner and Sarah Mathis find mutilated animals and pools of red waste as an impossible predator closes around their South African camp.<br /><br /> The documentarians came to study big cats and have grown attached to cheetah Clementine and her cubs, Itchy and Scratchy. Their familiar routines break when carcasses appear crushed rather than eaten, a watering hole turns unnaturally black, and foul red pits dot the grassland. Even lions have been mangled by something no known animal should be able to overpower.<br /><br /> A storm overturns Gwen and Sarah’s Jeep, leaving them injured and isolated inside a wooden field station. Strange mechanical sounds circle the shack. A smooth black cube, metallic panels, coiled claws, and enormous green eyes suggest that the threat is neither a lion nor any ordinary creature of the African wilderness. Their cameras may be the only record of what is hunting them—and repeating “the monster’s not real” cannot keep it outside.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Monster’s Not Real” blends wildlife documentary detail, remote-expedition survival, relationship-driven horror, an unidentified creature, and science-fiction terror in South Africa. The expanded notes make Gwen, Sarah, Clementine, the mutilated wildlife, and the black machine discoverable without settling exactly what the predator is. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62093361</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62093361/280_the_monsters_not_real.mp3" length="54607213" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7ad474ac-b9b1-41fd-a7b6-aa691f347538/7ad474ac-b9b1-41fd-a7b6-aa691f347538.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7ad474ac-b9b1-41fd-a7b6-aa691f347538/7ad474ac-b9b1-41fd-a7b6-aa691f347538.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7ad474ac-b9b1-41fd-a7b6-aa691f347538/7ad474ac-b9b1-41fd-a7b6-aa691f347538.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Wildlife filmmakers Gwen Faulkner and Sarah Mathis find mutilated animals and pools of red waste as an impossible predator closes around their South African camp.

The documentarians came to study big cats and have grown attached to cheetah Clementine...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Wildlife filmmakers Gwen Faulkner and Sarah Mathis find mutilated animals and pools of red waste as an impossible predator closes around their South African camp.<br /><br /> The documentarians came to study big cats and have grown attached to cheetah Clementine and her cubs, Itchy and Scratchy. Their familiar routines break when carcasses appear crushed rather than eaten, a watering hole turns unnaturally black, and foul red pits dot the grassland. Even lions have been mangled by something no known animal should be able to overpower.<br /><br /> A storm overturns Gwen and Sarah’s Jeep, leaving them injured and isolated inside a wooden field station. Strange mechanical sounds circle the shack. A smooth black cube, metallic panels, coiled claws, and enormous green eyes suggest that the threat is neither a lion nor any ordinary creature of the African wilderness. Their cameras may be the only record of what is hunting them—and repeating “the monster’s not real” cannot keep it outside.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Monster’s Not Real” blends wildlife documentary detail, remote-expedition survival, relationship-driven horror, an unidentified creature, and science-fiction terror in South Africa. The expanded notes make Gwen, Sarah, Clementine, the mutilated wildlife, and the black machine discoverable without settling exactly what the predator is. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3413</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>africa,attack,creatures,danger,deadly,fear,horror,monster,mystery,predator,puddle,red,research,stalker,survival,suspense,terror,thriller,unseen,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1a5bcc2a562e731b1d3fda78f63488ff.jpg"/><itunes:episode>280</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Fouke Monster: Boggy Creek Sightings &amp; the Arkansas Bigfoot Legend</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-fouke-monster-boggy-creek-sightings-the-arkansas-bigfoot-legend--62069947</link><description><![CDATA[The Fouke Monster turned a small Arkansas town into the home of one of America’s most enduring regional Bigfoot legends—and inspired a landmark drive-in horror film.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces reports of a tall, foul-smelling, red-eyed creature around Fouke and the Texarkana region, including stories that predate the best-known wave of sightings. The episode centers on Bobby and Elizabeth Ford’s alleged May 1971 encounter, the three-toed tracks found near their home, later highway sightings, the reward offered for the creature, and the hunters and reporters who descended on the community.<br /><br /> The investigation also makes room for skepticism. Southern State College archaeologist Frank Schambach argued that the tracks were likely a hoax, while local officials and later researchers questioned whether witnesses had encountered bears, man-made footprints, or a legend growing more vivid with every retelling.<br /><br /> Then the creature escapes the swamps and enters popular culture through Charles B. Pierce’s 1972 docudrama The Legend of Boggy Creek. From theatrical success and unofficial sequels to the annual Fouke Monster Festival, this is the story of how anecdotal sightings became cryptid folklore with a life of its own.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62069947</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62069947/legends_of_the_creek_the_fouke_monster_9_22_24_4_56pm.mp3" length="18965458" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/80530a4b-99e3-4f57-b5b2-20f8d7bfdd6e/80530a4b-99e3-4f57-b5b2-20f8d7bfdd6e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/80530a4b-99e3-4f57-b5b2-20f8d7bfdd6e/80530a4b-99e3-4f57-b5b2-20f8d7bfdd6e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/80530a4b-99e3-4f57-b5b2-20f8d7bfdd6e/80530a4b-99e3-4f57-b5b2-20f8d7bfdd6e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Fouke Monster turned a small Arkansas town into the home of one of America’s most enduring regional Bigfoot legends—and inspired a landmark drive-in horror film.

Terrifying &amp; True traces reports of a tall, foul-smelling, red-eyed creature around...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Fouke Monster turned a small Arkansas town into the home of one of America’s most enduring regional Bigfoot legends—and inspired a landmark drive-in horror film.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces reports of a tall, foul-smelling, red-eyed creature around Fouke and the Texarkana region, including stories that predate the best-known wave of sightings. The episode centers on Bobby and Elizabeth Ford’s alleged May 1971 encounter, the three-toed tracks found near their home, later highway sightings, the reward offered for the creature, and the hunters and reporters who descended on the community.<br /><br /> The investigation also makes room for skepticism. Southern State College archaeologist Frank Schambach argued that the tracks were likely a hoax, while local officials and later researchers questioned whether witnesses had encountered bears, man-made footprints, or a legend growing more vivid with every retelling.<br /><br /> Then the creature escapes the swamps and enters popular culture through Charles B. Pierce’s 1972 docudrama The Legend of Boggy Creek. From theatrical success and unofficial sequels to the annual Fouke Monster Festival, this is the story of how anecdotal sightings became cryptid folklore with a life of its own.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1186</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arkansas,bigfoot,boggy,cryptozoology,monsters,sasquatch,yeti</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Author and the Thing: A Horror Writer Creates a Real Monster</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-author-and-the-thing-a-horror-writer-creates-a-real-monster--60782679</link><description><![CDATA[A horror writer working late on one final Lights Out script imagines a monster so intensely that the creature steps out of his mind and into the room.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler places a version of himself at the center of “The Author and the Thing.” Exhausted by deadlines, ghosts, blood, and the demand for another terrifying broadcast, the writer sends his secretary Miss Goddard home and struggles alone with an unfinished play. A medieval text beside him warns that seven days and nights spent concentrating on evil can give that evil a living form.<br /><br /> The idea becomes an outline about a mystic whose thoughts create a creature made from everything cruel in the human mind. Then the Thing appears. Only the author can see or hear it, even as his brother Eli and two skeptical police officers enter the room. Their refusal to believe him makes each new attack look like madness or a publicity stunt for the radio show.<br /><br /> The drama turns writer’s block into meta-horror, using the actual voice and identity behind Lights Out to blur authorship, imagination, and physical danger. It is a classic monster story about the responsibility a creator bears when an idea refuses to remain fictional.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60782679</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60782679/051_author_and_the_thing_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="24778350" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/149018f2-8b3d-44c3-9d68-aae2974cbd70/149018f2-8b3d-44c3-9d68-aae2974cbd70.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/149018f2-8b3d-44c3-9d68-aae2974cbd70/149018f2-8b3d-44c3-9d68-aae2974cbd70.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/149018f2-8b3d-44c3-9d68-aae2974cbd70/149018f2-8b3d-44c3-9d68-aae2974cbd70.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A horror writer working late on one final Lights Out script imagines a monster so intensely that the creature steps out of his mind and into the room.

Arch Oboler places a version of himself at the center of “The Author and the Thing.” Exhausted by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A horror writer working late on one final Lights Out script imagines a monster so intensely that the creature steps out of his mind and into the room.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler places a version of himself at the center of “The Author and the Thing.” Exhausted by deadlines, ghosts, blood, and the demand for another terrifying broadcast, the writer sends his secretary Miss Goddard home and struggles alone with an unfinished play. A medieval text beside him warns that seven days and nights spent concentrating on evil can give that evil a living form.<br /><br /> The idea becomes an outline about a mystic whose thoughts create a creature made from everything cruel in the human mind. Then the Thing appears. Only the author can see or hear it, even as his brother Eli and two skeptical police officers enter the room. Their refusal to believe him makes each new attack look like madness or a publicity stunt for the radio show.<br /><br /> The drama turns writer’s block into meta-horror, using the actual voice and identity behind Lights Out to blur authorship, imagination, and physical danger. It is a classic monster story about the responsibility a creator bears when an idea refuses to remain fictional.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1549</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Class of 1984 (1982)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-class-of-1984-1982--61738511</link><description><![CDATA["I am the future!"<br /><br /> We are Back to School &amp;amp; Back in Action for this week's episode as we are covering an ultimate 80s pick! We are traveling to Ontario this week to join Henrique and David for a trip to the school from Hell. A new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with a delinquent punk posse who run the institute with an iron fist in 1982's "Class of 1984" !<br /><br /> Directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Perry King, Timothy Van Patten, and Roddy McDowall. Hear your hosts discuss how this early 80s action thriller has only gotten better on repeat viewings, how many personal favorite films have been directed by Mark Lester, why Roddy McDowall is a the top of his game wielding a pistol in a classroom, what were high schools like after Columbine, plus Henrique and David share more personal stories from their high school days of teachers with inappropriate songs and stolen fireworks from a sleeping teacher?!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch "Class of 1984" on Prime:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07TJRMYJV/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a>=atv_dp_share_cu_r<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61738511</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61738511/class_of_1984_commercials.mp3" length="94428740" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/622ea373-bb29-492e-ad84-9f68c4586c2a/622ea373-bb29-492e-ad84-9f68c4586c2a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/622ea373-bb29-492e-ad84-9f68c4586c2a/622ea373-bb29-492e-ad84-9f68c4586c2a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/622ea373-bb29-492e-ad84-9f68c4586c2a/622ea373-bb29-492e-ad84-9f68c4586c2a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>"I am the future!"

We are Back to School &amp;amp; Back in Action for this week's episode as we are covering an ultimate 80s pick! We are traveling to Ontario this week to join Henrique and David for a trip to the school from Hell. A new teacher at a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA["I am the future!"<br /><br /> We are Back to School &amp;amp; Back in Action for this week's episode as we are covering an ultimate 80s pick! We are traveling to Ontario this week to join Henrique and David for a trip to the school from Hell. A new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with a delinquent punk posse who run the institute with an iron fist in 1982's "Class of 1984" !<br /><br /> Directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Perry King, Timothy Van Patten, and Roddy McDowall. Hear your hosts discuss how this early 80s action thriller has only gotten better on repeat viewings, how many personal favorite films have been directed by Mark Lester, why Roddy McDowall is a the top of his game wielding a pistol in a classroom, what were high schools like after Columbine, plus Henrique and David share more personal stories from their high school days of teachers with inappropriate songs and stolen fireworks from a sleeping teacher?!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch "Class of 1984" on Prime:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07TJRMYJV/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a>=atv_dp_share_cu_r<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5902</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1980s,comedy,commentary,funny,horror,review,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48e5dc11b8d4dceb2df4a0b4d77e256a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Be Careful What You Eat – Survival Horror with a Ghoulish Appetite</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-careful-what-you-eat-survival-horror-with-a-ghoulish-appetite--61990925</link><description><![CDATA[Garnet Mirren and four undefeated Pendleton basketball players owe their success to a Hellweaver pact that grants their desires as long as they feed on mortal flesh.<br /><br /> Their private victory celebrations leave very little behind.<br /><br /> The arrangement turns against them when one teammate devours prey that is not fully human. A winter storm closes in, supernatural hunger mutates into something older, and the predators must survive a Wendigo-like creature born from their own appetite and broken rules.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Be Careful What You Eat” is a narrated cannibal horror story mixing demonic bargains, body horror, monstrous transformation, and a cruel reversal in which the hunters discover what it means to be hunted.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61990925</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61990925/279_be_careful_what_you_eat_rob_fieldsfinal.mp3" length="40320166" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cdb739d5-2e15-4336-9bc0-81b194c8e52b/cdb739d5-2e15-4336-9bc0-81b194c8e52b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cdb739d5-2e15-4336-9bc0-81b194c8e52b/cdb739d5-2e15-4336-9bc0-81b194c8e52b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cdb739d5-2e15-4336-9bc0-81b194c8e52b/cdb739d5-2e15-4336-9bc0-81b194c8e52b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Garnet Mirren and four undefeated Pendleton basketball players owe their success to a Hellweaver pact that grants their desires as long as they feed on mortal flesh.

Their private victory celebrations leave very little behind.

The arrangement turns...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Garnet Mirren and four undefeated Pendleton basketball players owe their success to a Hellweaver pact that grants their desires as long as they feed on mortal flesh.<br /><br /> Their private victory celebrations leave very little behind.<br /><br /> The arrangement turns against them when one teammate devours prey that is not fully human. A winter storm closes in, supernatural hunger mutates into something older, and the predators must survive a Wendigo-like creature born from their own appetite and broken rules.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Be Careful What You Eat” is a narrated cannibal horror story mixing demonic bargains, body horror, monstrous transformation, and a cruel reversal in which the hunters discover what it means to be hunted.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2520</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cannibals,flesh,monsters,scary,terror,wendigo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5b58aac342e8dfabecdd422110b80326.jpg"/><itunes:episode>279</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Black Dahlia Murder: Elizabeth Short, the 1947 Crime Scene &amp; Suspects</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-black-dahlia-murder-elizabeth-short-the-1947-crime-scene-suspects--61766044</link><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Short’s 1947 murder became known as the Black Dahlia case, transforming a 22-year-old victim into one of Los Angeles’s most enduring unsolved true-crime symbols.<br /><br /> Short’s body was discovered in a vacant lot in the Leimert Park area on January 15. It had been severed, washed, drained of blood, and deliberately posed. The condition of the remains led investigators to consider whether the killer had anatomical or medical knowledge, while the lack of blood at the lot suggested she had been killed elsewhere.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the identification through fingerprints, the enormous LAPD investigation, false confessions, and the many people questioned without charge. The case grew even more theatrical when someone claiming to be the killer mailed newspapers a package containing Short’s belongings. The materials had been cleaned to frustrate fingerprint examination, feeding the impression of a calculating offender who understood both police procedure and publicity.<br /><br /> The episode also examines how sensational reporting helped create the “Black Dahlia” mythology, often distorting Short’s life into a noir fantasy about Hollywood ambition. Suspects and theories have multiplied for decades, but none has produced a conviction or an officially accepted solution. Modern DNA and genetic genealogy offer possibilities only if usable evidence survives. Until that happens, the responsible focus remains Elizabeth Short—not the glamour assigned to her nickname, but the young woman whose killer was never brought to justice.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61766044</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61766044/the_black_dahlia_murder_a_cold_case_file_reopened_91524_6_17pmfinal.mp3" length="17800231" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b5191b34-fc2d-4126-b200-893ab5268aba/b5191b34-fc2d-4126-b200-893ab5268aba.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b5191b34-fc2d-4126-b200-893ab5268aba/b5191b34-fc2d-4126-b200-893ab5268aba.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b5191b34-fc2d-4126-b200-893ab5268aba/b5191b34-fc2d-4126-b200-893ab5268aba.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Elizabeth Short’s 1947 murder became known as the Black Dahlia case, transforming a 22-year-old victim into one of Los Angeles’s most enduring unsolved true-crime symbols.

Short’s body was discovered in a vacant lot in the Leimert Park area on...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Elizabeth Short’s 1947 murder became known as the Black Dahlia case, transforming a 22-year-old victim into one of Los Angeles’s most enduring unsolved true-crime symbols.<br /><br /> Short’s body was discovered in a vacant lot in the Leimert Park area on January 15. It had been severed, washed, drained of blood, and deliberately posed. The condition of the remains led investigators to consider whether the killer had anatomical or medical knowledge, while the lack of blood at the lot suggested she had been killed elsewhere.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the identification through fingerprints, the enormous LAPD investigation, false confessions, and the many people questioned without charge. The case grew even more theatrical when someone claiming to be the killer mailed newspapers a package containing Short’s belongings. The materials had been cleaned to frustrate fingerprint examination, feeding the impression of a calculating offender who understood both police procedure and publicity.<br /><br /> The episode also examines how sensational reporting helped create the “Black Dahlia” mythology, often distorting Short’s life into a noir fantasy about Hollywood ambition. Suspects and theories have multiplied for decades, but none has produced a conviction or an officially accepted solution. Modern DNA and genetic genealogy offer possibilities only if usable evidence survives. Until that happens, the responsible focus remains Elizabeth Short—not the glamour assigned to her nickname, but the young woman whose killer was never brought to justice.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1113</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crime,la,murder,noir,true</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87c641ad5c4dbb19cf321b71c294b755.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Bloodwaters: Sunken Gold, Piranhas and River Betrayal</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-bloodwaters-sunken-gold-piranhas-and-river-betrayal--60782655</link><description><![CDATA[Diver Trent Hall searches the Paraguay River for the Santa Rosa’s lost gold, where betrayal above water and piranhas below threaten every breath.<br /><br /> Trent is working dangerous, low-paying dives in Argentina when Vincent Murdoch returns with an irresistible proposition. Fourteen years earlier, during war between Bolivia and Paraguay, the Santa Rosa vanished while carrying millions in gold toward Brazil. Murdoch claims that Maria Sandoval’s traumatized father is the only survivor and can guide them to the wreck.<br /><br /> Trent distrusts Murdoch for good reason, yet poverty and the promise of escape pull him onto the expedition. The river’s warning signs grow harder to dismiss: a survivor’s arms covered in needle-like scars, local people making a blood sacrifice to a river guardian, and a boat crew frightened of what waits beneath the muddy surface. Once Trent reaches the treasure chest, a damaged winch and a swarm of flesh-stripping piranhas turn greed into a fight for air.<br /><br /> Written by Tony Barrett, “Bloodwaters” combines lost-treasure adventure, underwater survival horror, criminal betrayal, and South American river danger. Vic Perrin stars as Trent Hall.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60782655</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60782655/050_bloodwaters_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="30746353" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ef043126-6779-44ef-872b-9854e2f210de/ef043126-6779-44ef-872b-9854e2f210de.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ef043126-6779-44ef-872b-9854e2f210de/ef043126-6779-44ef-872b-9854e2f210de.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ef043126-6779-44ef-872b-9854e2f210de/ef043126-6779-44ef-872b-9854e2f210de.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Diver Trent Hall searches the Paraguay River for the Santa Rosa’s lost gold, where betrayal above water and piranhas below threaten every breath.

Trent is working dangerous, low-paying dives in Argentina when Vincent Murdoch returns with an...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Diver Trent Hall searches the Paraguay River for the Santa Rosa’s lost gold, where betrayal above water and piranhas below threaten every breath.<br /><br /> Trent is working dangerous, low-paying dives in Argentina when Vincent Murdoch returns with an irresistible proposition. Fourteen years earlier, during war between Bolivia and Paraguay, the Santa Rosa vanished while carrying millions in gold toward Brazil. Murdoch claims that Maria Sandoval’s traumatized father is the only survivor and can guide them to the wreck.<br /><br /> Trent distrusts Murdoch for good reason, yet poverty and the promise of escape pull him onto the expedition. The river’s warning signs grow harder to dismiss: a survivor’s arms covered in needle-like scars, local people making a blood sacrifice to a river guardian, and a boat crew frightened of what waits beneath the muddy surface. Once Trent reaches the treasure chest, a damaged winch and a swarm of flesh-stripping piranhas turn greed into a fight for air.<br /><br /> Written by Tony Barrett, “Bloodwaters” combines lost-treasure adventure, underwater survival horror, criminal betrayal, and South American river danger. Vic Perrin stars as Trent Hall.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1922</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>otr,radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Puppet Master 4 (1993): Demonic Toys and Killer Puppets</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-puppet-master-4-1993-demonic-toys-and-killer-puppets--61312709</link><description><![CDATA[Puppet Master 4 (1993) pits a young scientist and Toulon’s animated puppets against demonic creatures sent to destroy the secret of artificial life.<br /><br /> "I'm with you, Puppet Master!" And we're with Henrique because it's his Birthday on this week's episode! And for his birthday film pick we're traveling to California to meet up with Henrique &amp; David as a young scientist and his friends, upon being attacked by demons, are protected by a gang of animated puppetsin the 1993 sequel “Puppet Master 4” !<br /><br /> Directed by Jeff Burr &amp; starring Gordon Currie, Chandra West, &amp; Guy Rolfe. Hear Henrique share a heartfelt story on why this was his birthday choice, find out about about director Jeff Burr &amp; him impact on our hosts, why is the “Puppet Master” series basically an R Rated Kids show, plus our hosts give their reviews on “Strange Darling” &amp; “Blink Twice”, and more!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch “Puppet Master 4” on Tubi:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/478225/puppet-master-4-the-demon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/4782...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61312709</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61312709/puppet_master_4_commercials.mp3" length="96427005" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0787ab39-87f9-46f1-921b-6a9c015ac189/0787ab39-87f9-46f1-921b-6a9c015ac189.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0787ab39-87f9-46f1-921b-6a9c015ac189/0787ab39-87f9-46f1-921b-6a9c015ac189.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0787ab39-87f9-46f1-921b-6a9c015ac189/0787ab39-87f9-46f1-921b-6a9c015ac189.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Puppet Master 4 (1993) pits a young scientist and Toulon’s animated puppets against demonic creatures sent to destroy the secret of artificial life.

"I'm with you, Puppet Master!" And we're with Henrique because it's his Birthday on this week's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Puppet Master 4 (1993) pits a young scientist and Toulon’s animated puppets against demonic creatures sent to destroy the secret of artificial life.<br /><br /> "I'm with you, Puppet Master!" And we're with Henrique because it's his Birthday on this week's episode! And for his birthday film pick we're traveling to California to meet up with Henrique &amp; David as a young scientist and his friends, upon being attacked by demons, are protected by a gang of animated puppetsin the 1993 sequel “Puppet Master 4” !<br /><br /> Directed by Jeff Burr &amp; starring Gordon Currie, Chandra West, &amp; Guy Rolfe. Hear Henrique share a heartfelt story on why this was his birthday choice, find out about about director Jeff Burr &amp; him impact on our hosts, why is the “Puppet Master” series basically an R Rated Kids show, plus our hosts give their reviews on “Strange Darling” &amp; “Blink Twice”, and more!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch “Puppet Master 4” on Tubi:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/478225/puppet-master-4-the-demon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/4782...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6027</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1990s,burr,horror,jeff,puppetmaster</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bf279192abfb48eee663d119598d0eb4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were Happening — A Vermont Church Demon</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-was-sent-to-a-small-town-where-strange-things-were-happening-a-vermont-church-demon--61304270</link><description><![CDATA[A security specialist investigating an abandoned Vermont town finds a restored church hiding human sacrifices and a demon that can wear any face.<br /><br /> Jones is an ex-military troubleshooter sent by Sentinel Security when workers renovating an old New England church begin quitting or disappearing. The town’s owner insists the project must continue, but tools move overnight, strange symbols appear in fresh lumber, and no one remains after dark. A hidden staircase beneath the church leads Jones toward the truth about the site’s history of witch burnings, satanic ritual, and something awakened by construction.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s rural supernatural horror story combines an isolated ghost town, a locked-church mystery, and a shapeshifting creature sustained by worship and sacrifice. When the entity copies Jones himself, the investigation becomes a race to escape the underground tunnels before it can leave town wearing his identity.<br /><br /> “I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were Happening” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> Its horror grows from the specific conflict surrounding I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were Happening: demons, possession, and occult danger, werewolf and transformation horror, and ghost lore and supernatural suspense converge as the situation tightens and escape becomes less certain.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61304270</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61304270/278_i_was_sent_to_a_small_town_where_strange_things_were_happening.mp3" length="35323994" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A security specialist investigating an abandoned Vermont town finds a restored church hiding human sacrifices and a demon that can wear any face.

Jones is an ex-military troubleshooter sent by Sentinel Security when workers renovating an old New...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A security specialist investigating an abandoned Vermont town finds a restored church hiding human sacrifices and a demon that can wear any face.<br /><br /> Jones is an ex-military troubleshooter sent by Sentinel Security when workers renovating an old New England church begin quitting or disappearing. The town’s owner insists the project must continue, but tools move overnight, strange symbols appear in fresh lumber, and no one remains after dark. A hidden staircase beneath the church leads Jones toward the truth about the site’s history of witch burnings, satanic ritual, and something awakened by construction.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s rural supernatural horror story combines an isolated ghost town, a locked-church mystery, and a shapeshifting creature sustained by worship and sacrifice. When the entity copies Jones himself, the investigation becomes a race to escape the underground tunnels before it can leave town wearing his identity.<br /><br /> “I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were Happening” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> Its horror grows from the specific conflict surrounding I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were Happening: demons, possession, and occult danger, werewolf and transformation horror, and ghost lore and supernatural suspense converge as the situation tightens and escape becomes less certain.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2208</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>changeling,creepypasta,evil,haunted,horror,monster,murder,security,shapeshifter,work</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/13294d1f16b75aa17efa64ce9ec185bf.jpg"/><itunes:episode>278</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Brandon Lee &amp; The Crow: Dummy Round, Blank Cartridge &amp; Fatal Set Accident</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-brandon-lee-the-crow-dummy-round-blank-cartridge-fatal-set-accident--61288235</link><description><![CDATA[Brandon Lee was filming The Crow when a prop revolver fired a lodged bullet, turning a carefully staged death scene into a fatal on-set accident.<br /><br /> On March 31, 1993, Lee was performing as Eric Draven in what was expected to become his breakthrough role. The revolver used in the scene had previously been loaded with improvised dummy cartridges for a close-up. One cartridge still contained an active primer, which pushed its bullet into the barrel without producing the force or sound of a normal gunshot.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the chain of overlooked hazards. When the same gun was later loaded with a blank cartridge, the blank’s explosive force propelled the hidden bullet from the barrel. Actor Michael Massee fired as directed, striking Lee in the abdomen. Crew members initially believed his collapse was part of the performance before recognizing the emergency. Surgeons were unable to save him; Lee was 28 years old.<br /><br /> The episode separates the mechanical cause from stories of a Lee family curse and focuses on the safety failures that made the accident possible: improperly prepared dummy rounds, an obstructed barrel, and inadequate inspection of a weapon used at close range. The Crow was completed with Lee’s family’s support and became a cult classic, preserving a performance that should have opened a new chapter in his career. His death remains a warning that a “prop gun” can still be lethal when real firearms, blanks, and projectiles are mishandled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61288235</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61288235/lights_camera_tragedy_the_death_of_brandon_lee_revisited_9_6_24_4_17pm.mp3" length="17681563" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/021b7477-bcb8-4b20-850c-0e3863d72814/021b7477-bcb8-4b20-850c-0e3863d72814.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/021b7477-bcb8-4b20-850c-0e3863d72814/021b7477-bcb8-4b20-850c-0e3863d72814.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/021b7477-bcb8-4b20-850c-0e3863d72814/021b7477-bcb8-4b20-850c-0e3863d72814.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Brandon Lee was filming The Crow when a prop revolver fired a lodged bullet, turning a carefully staged death scene into a fatal on-set accident.

On March 31, 1993, Lee was performing as Eric Draven in what was expected to become his breakthrough...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brandon Lee was filming The Crow when a prop revolver fired a lodged bullet, turning a carefully staged death scene into a fatal on-set accident.<br /><br /> On March 31, 1993, Lee was performing as Eric Draven in what was expected to become his breakthrough role. The revolver used in the scene had previously been loaded with improvised dummy cartridges for a close-up. One cartridge still contained an active primer, which pushed its bullet into the barrel without producing the force or sound of a normal gunshot.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the chain of overlooked hazards. When the same gun was later loaded with a blank cartridge, the blank’s explosive force propelled the hidden bullet from the barrel. Actor Michael Massee fired as directed, striking Lee in the abdomen. Crew members initially believed his collapse was part of the performance before recognizing the emergency. Surgeons were unable to save him; Lee was 28 years old.<br /><br /> The episode separates the mechanical cause from stories of a Lee family curse and focuses on the safety failures that made the accident possible: improperly prepared dummy rounds, an obstructed barrel, and inadequate inspection of a weapon used at close range. The Crow was completed with Lee’s family’s support and became a cult classic, preserving a performance that should have opened a new chapter in his career. His death remains a warning that a “prop gun” can still be lethal when real firearms, blanks, and projectiles are mishandled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1106</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>accidents,brandon,crow,hollywood,lee</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Party: Hollywood Murder, a Dead Husband and a Corpse in the Trunk</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-party-hollywood-murder-a-dead-husband-and-a-corpse-in-the-trunk--60782652</link><description><![CDATA[Hollywood star Laura Lane’s premiere-night party becomes a cover-up when the husband everyone believes dead walks into her bedroom demanding his share.<br /><br /> Laura has fought her way from an obscure past as Gloria Gordon to become the celebrated star of “Star-Crossed Love.” Her studio expects smiles, interviews, and perfect publicity at the lavish party following the film’s premiere. Behind the glamorous image is George, the brutal first husband thought to have died during a Newark holdup—and the secret standing between Laura and her plans to marry Harry Lawrence.<br /><br /> When George arrives disguised as a columnist, he demands money and control over Laura’s new life. A violent confrontation leaves Harry and Laura with a body, a wardrobe trunk, and a house full of reporters. Their improvised escape requires a sudden wedding, a public honeymoon departure, and a drive toward a remote mountain lodge where privacy may finally let them dispose of the evidence.<br /><br /> “The Party” turns old Hollywood publicity into noir suspense as celebrity, blackmail, marriage, and murder collide beyond midnight. The notes preserve the drama’s last revelation while making its actual subjects clear.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Beyond Midnight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60782652</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60782652/049_the_party_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="32624654" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5ec71067-4cf1-44e8-8a8e-b6de2ab6cdbd/5ec71067-4cf1-44e8-8a8e-b6de2ab6cdbd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5ec71067-4cf1-44e8-8a8e-b6de2ab6cdbd/5ec71067-4cf1-44e8-8a8e-b6de2ab6cdbd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5ec71067-4cf1-44e8-8a8e-b6de2ab6cdbd/5ec71067-4cf1-44e8-8a8e-b6de2ab6cdbd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hollywood star Laura Lane’s premiere-night party becomes a cover-up when the husband everyone believes dead walks into her bedroom demanding his share.

Laura has fought her way from an obscure past as Gloria Gordon to become the celebrated star of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hollywood star Laura Lane’s premiere-night party becomes a cover-up when the husband everyone believes dead walks into her bedroom demanding his share.<br /><br /> Laura has fought her way from an obscure past as Gloria Gordon to become the celebrated star of “Star-Crossed Love.” Her studio expects smiles, interviews, and perfect publicity at the lavish party following the film’s premiere. Behind the glamorous image is George, the brutal first husband thought to have died during a Newark holdup—and the secret standing between Laura and her plans to marry Harry Lawrence.<br /><br /> When George arrives disguised as a columnist, he demands money and control over Laura’s new life. A violent confrontation leaves Harry and Laura with a body, a wardrobe trunk, and a house full of reporters. Their improvised escape requires a sudden wedding, a public honeymoon departure, and a drive toward a remote mountain lodge where privacy may finally let them dispose of the evidence.<br /><br /> “The Party” turns old Hollywood publicity into noir suspense as celebrity, blackmail, marriage, and murder collide beyond midnight. The notes preserve the drama’s last revelation while making its actual subjects clear.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Beyond Midnight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2039</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>otr,radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Four Murder and Monster Stories by Shane Migliavacca — Zombies, Cannibals &amp; Obsession</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-murder-and-monster-stories-by-shane-migliavacca-zombies-cannibals-obsession--61266710</link><description><![CDATA[Four Shane Migliavacca stories unleash zombie-apocalypse deception, cannibal killers, a desert motel siege, and deadly romantic obsession.<br /><br /> “Survivors” follows an isolated girl raised to fear the dead; “The Dinner Guests” sends killers Orville and Cherry into the wrong family home; “Incident at Isotope Inn” traps hostages with something worse outside; and “Be Mine” turns a secret admirer into Valentine’s Day horror. Together they form a long collection of monsters, murder, love, and betrayal.<br /><br /> The collection gives Shane Migliavacca four different ways to upset the listener’s assumptions. “Survivors” asks what happens when a child’s understanding of the zombie apocalypse comes entirely from an adult. “The Dinner Guests” places practiced killers inside a household that may be worse. “Incident at Isotope Inn” combines hostage tension with an external siege, and “Be Mine” makes romantic fixation its own monster.<br /><br /> Presented together, the stories move through post-apocalyptic horror, cannibal danger, crime, creature-feature isolation, and Valentine obsession. It is a substantial author spotlight for listeners who want multiple complete Shane Migliavacca stories and threats that repeatedly reverse who appears to be predator or prey.<br /><br /> Stories by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61266710</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61266710/shane_migliavacca_comp_1.mp3" length="115640121" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c053dc28-414b-49bc-9197-43349dd33e04/c053dc28-414b-49bc-9197-43349dd33e04.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c053dc28-414b-49bc-9197-43349dd33e04/c053dc28-414b-49bc-9197-43349dd33e04.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c053dc28-414b-49bc-9197-43349dd33e04/c053dc28-414b-49bc-9197-43349dd33e04.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four Shane Migliavacca stories unleash zombie-apocalypse deception, cannibal killers, a desert motel siege, and deadly romantic obsession.

“Survivors” follows an isolated girl raised to fear the dead; “The Dinner Guests” sends killers Orville and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four Shane Migliavacca stories unleash zombie-apocalypse deception, cannibal killers, a desert motel siege, and deadly romantic obsession.<br /><br /> “Survivors” follows an isolated girl raised to fear the dead; “The Dinner Guests” sends killers Orville and Cherry into the wrong family home; “Incident at Isotope Inn” traps hostages with something worse outside; and “Be Mine” turns a secret admirer into Valentine’s Day horror. Together they form a long collection of monsters, murder, love, and betrayal.<br /><br /> The collection gives Shane Migliavacca four different ways to upset the listener’s assumptions. “Survivors” asks what happens when a child’s understanding of the zombie apocalypse comes entirely from an adult. “The Dinner Guests” places practiced killers inside a household that may be worse. “Incident at Isotope Inn” combines hostage tension with an external siege, and “Be Mine” makes romantic fixation its own monster.<br /><br /> Presented together, the stories move through post-apocalyptic horror, cannibal danger, crime, creature-feature isolation, and Valentine obsession. It is a substantial author spotlight for listeners who want multiple complete Shane Migliavacca stories and threats that repeatedly reverse who appears to be predator or prey.<br /><br /> Stories by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7228</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3458efa021f630a78e1d45f46ceb6c30.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Last Stand: The Battleguard vs. Hellweaver at the Edge of the Multiverse</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/last-stand-the-battleguard-vs-hellweaver-at-the-edge-of-the-multiverse--61256452</link><description><![CDATA[The five surviving members of the Battleguard confront Hellweaver before she can use the Reality Sphere to remake the entire multiverse.<br /><br /> Hellweaver has defeated the greatest defenders in her path and seized an artifact capable of reshaping reality according to its bearer’s will. Her destination is the Infinity Core, the epicenter of the multiverse. If the Sphere reaches it, every world may be transformed into an extension of her demonic realm.<br /><br /> Princess Giean-Gh’Ari, Carly Richmond, Max Considine, Derek Salinger, and their ice-powered commander reunite as the final line of defense. Each carries a different source of strength—warrior discipline, divine rage, living magic, an energy-feeding entity, or power cold enough to challenge a goddess. They also carry love, family, and futures that make sacrifice more than an abstract heroic vow.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Last Stand” is a dimension-spanning dark-fantasy battle with superheroes, demons, ancient artifacts, catastrophic magic, and consequences that reach into Strickfield. The Hellweaver saga builds toward a confrontation at the Infinity Core where victory may require destroying the very power the Battleguard came to protect. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61256452</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61256452/277_last_stand.mp3" length="38415012" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0e9e906b-bb4b-4a9d-949b-9d2aca303701/0e9e906b-bb4b-4a9d-949b-9d2aca303701.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0e9e906b-bb4b-4a9d-949b-9d2aca303701/0e9e906b-bb4b-4a9d-949b-9d2aca303701.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0e9e906b-bb4b-4a9d-949b-9d2aca303701/0e9e906b-bb4b-4a9d-949b-9d2aca303701.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The five surviving members of the Battleguard confront Hellweaver before she can use the Reality Sphere to remake the entire multiverse.

Hellweaver has defeated the greatest defenders in her path and seized an artifact capable of reshaping reality...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The five surviving members of the Battleguard confront Hellweaver before she can use the Reality Sphere to remake the entire multiverse.<br /><br /> Hellweaver has defeated the greatest defenders in her path and seized an artifact capable of reshaping reality according to its bearer’s will. Her destination is the Infinity Core, the epicenter of the multiverse. If the Sphere reaches it, every world may be transformed into an extension of her demonic realm.<br /><br /> Princess Giean-Gh’Ari, Carly Richmond, Max Considine, Derek Salinger, and their ice-powered commander reunite as the final line of defense. Each carries a different source of strength—warrior discipline, divine rage, living magic, an energy-feeding entity, or power cold enough to challenge a goddess. They also carry love, family, and futures that make sacrifice more than an abstract heroic vow.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Last Stand” is a dimension-spanning dark-fantasy battle with superheroes, demons, ancient artifacts, catastrophic magic, and consequences that reach into Strickfield. The Hellweaver saga builds toward a confrontation at the Infinity Core where victory may require destroying the very power the Battleguard came to protect. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2401</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,battle,chaos,darkness,demon,destiny,destruction,epic,fight,final,hellweaver,hero,interdimensional,magic,multiverse,power,quest,showdown,villain,warriors</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/83baf1b6759654991a7a88f6cb769881.jpg"/><itunes:episode>277</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Project Blue Book: 12,618 UFO Reports, 701 Unexplained &amp; Cold War Secrecy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-project-blue-book-12-618-ufo-reports-701-unexplained-cold-war-secrecy--61230845</link><description><![CDATA[Project Blue Book investigated 12,618 UFO reports for the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War—and closed with 701 cases still classified as unidentified.<br /><br /> The program grew from Project Sign and Project Grudge before receiving the Blue Book name in 1952. Its mission was to determine whether unidentified flying objects threatened national security and to analyze sightings scientifically. Under Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, investigators standardized reports and examined radar contacts, photographs, pilot accounts, and civilian testimony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True revisits the 1952 Washington, D.C., radar sightings, the Lubbock Lights, the Levelland vehicle reports, and the 1966 Michigan sightings associated with the infamous “swamp gas” explanation. These cases show why witnesses, researchers, and Air Force investigators often disagreed even when no extraterrestrial evidence emerged.<br /><br /> After the University of Colorado’s Condon study, the Air Force terminated Blue Book in 1969. Its official conclusions were that the investigated UFOs showed no threat to national security, no technology beyond contemporary scientific knowledge, and no evidence of extraterrestrial vehicles. The 701 unidentified reports are unresolved within the available data—not confirmed alien craft. Declassified records now held by the National Archives keep the history open to public scrutiny while preserving the tension between official conclusions and Cold War secrecy.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61230845</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61230845/project_blue_book_the_cold_war_ufos_and_air_force_secrets_9_1_24_1_02pm.mp3" length="18323552" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2de92cce-067e-476b-a72d-f2d2760c69c1/2de92cce-067e-476b-a72d-f2d2760c69c1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2de92cce-067e-476b-a72d-f2d2760c69c1/2de92cce-067e-476b-a72d-f2d2760c69c1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2de92cce-067e-476b-a72d-f2d2760c69c1/2de92cce-067e-476b-a72d-f2d2760c69c1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Project Blue Book investigated 12,618 UFO reports for the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War—and closed with 701 cases still classified as unidentified.

The program grew from Project Sign and Project Grudge before receiving the Blue Book name in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Project Blue Book investigated 12,618 UFO reports for the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War—and closed with 701 cases still classified as unidentified.<br /><br /> The program grew from Project Sign and Project Grudge before receiving the Blue Book name in 1952. Its mission was to determine whether unidentified flying objects threatened national security and to analyze sightings scientifically. Under Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, investigators standardized reports and examined radar contacts, photographs, pilot accounts, and civilian testimony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True revisits the 1952 Washington, D.C., radar sightings, the Lubbock Lights, the Levelland vehicle reports, and the 1966 Michigan sightings associated with the infamous “swamp gas” explanation. These cases show why witnesses, researchers, and Air Force investigators often disagreed even when no extraterrestrial evidence emerged.<br /><br /> After the University of Colorado’s Condon study, the Air Force terminated Blue Book in 1969. Its official conclusions were that the investigated UFOs showed no threat to national security, no technology beyond contemporary scientific knowledge, and no evidence of extraterrestrial vehicles. The 701 unidentified reports are unresolved within the available data—not confirmed alien craft. Declassified records now held by the National Archives keep the history open to public scrutiny while preserving the tension between official conclusions and Cold War secrecy.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1146</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s,airforce,aliens,coldwar,conspiracy,coverup,evidence,extraterrestrial,government,investigation,military,mystery,paranormal,projectbluebook,roswell,science,secret,sightings,ufo,unidentified</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Visitor from Hades: A Marriage’s Hatred Takes Monstrous Form</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-visitor-from-hades-a-marriage-s-hatred-takes-monstrous-form--60365028</link><description><![CDATA[After Sam Croft nearly strangles his wife Dora during a vicious argument, an impossible figure crashes into their fifth-floor Bronx apartment.<br /><br /> Sam feels trapped between a domineering mother and a wife who mocks his work and resents the life they share. When their latest fight turns violent, a broken window announces the arrival of a silent, terrifying visitor. The figure blocks the door, watches the couple, and seems capable of crushing their throats—yet the superintendent’s daughter and the responding police officer cannot see anyone in the room.<br /><br /> As the night stretches toward dawn, Sam and Dora realize that the stranger’s face contains pieces of them both: Sam’s rage, Dora’s bitterness, and the worst impulses they have directed at each other. Escaping the apparition may require the couple to confront the grief, disappointment, and unspoken choices that gave it shape.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s “Visitor from Hades” turns a cramped apartment and a destructive marriage into supernatural psychological horror. The threat is both a home-invasion monster and hatred made flesh, visible only to the two people who created it.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60365028</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60365028/038_visitor_from_hades_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="22780915" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d09efdc7-c97d-489e-99ca-69a5b1efa95e/d09efdc7-c97d-489e-99ca-69a5b1efa95e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d09efdc7-c97d-489e-99ca-69a5b1efa95e/d09efdc7-c97d-489e-99ca-69a5b1efa95e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d09efdc7-c97d-489e-99ca-69a5b1efa95e/d09efdc7-c97d-489e-99ca-69a5b1efa95e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>After Sam Croft nearly strangles his wife Dora during a vicious argument, an impossible figure crashes into their fifth-floor Bronx apartment.

Sam feels trapped between a domineering mother and a wife who mocks his work and resents the life they...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[After Sam Croft nearly strangles his wife Dora during a vicious argument, an impossible figure crashes into their fifth-floor Bronx apartment.<br /><br /> Sam feels trapped between a domineering mother and a wife who mocks his work and resents the life they share. When their latest fight turns violent, a broken window announces the arrival of a silent, terrifying visitor. The figure blocks the door, watches the couple, and seems capable of crushing their throats—yet the superintendent’s daughter and the responding police officer cannot see anyone in the room.<br /><br /> As the night stretches toward dawn, Sam and Dora realize that the stranger’s face contains pieces of them both: Sam’s rage, Dora’s bitterness, and the worst impulses they have directed at each other. Escaping the apparition may require the couple to confront the grief, disappointment, and unspoken choices that gave it shape.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s “Visitor from Hades” turns a cramped apartment and a destructive marriage into supernatural psychological horror. The threat is both a home-invasion monster and hatred made flesh, visible only to the two people who created it.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1424</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Six Monster Horror Stories by “Splatter” Joe Solmo: Werewolves, Forest Beasts &amp; Demonic Deals</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/six-monster-horror-stories-by-splatter-joe-solmo-werewolves-forest-beasts-demonic-deals--61173695</link><description><![CDATA[Six stories by “Splatter” Joe Solmo unleash forest predators, body-part parasites, a revenant, two werewolves, and a demonic family debt.<br /><br /> “Party in the Woods” sends Tristan and Becca to a moonlit gathering where huge gray hunters with claws and humanlike cruelty wait beyond an old stone chimney. “The Trouble with Cousins” follows cadaver thieves into a black-market doctor’s warehouse, where stolen human remains have become a living hive of screaming parasites.<br /><br /> In “Dead Ahead,” Becca and Tom bury the victim of a late-night hit-and-run, then discover that an occult revenge ritual can bring guilt back with a body. “Ol’ Bones” enters the forbidden northern New York forest where one hunting family has survived for generations by leaving its first kill as an offering to an ancient guardian.<br /><br /> “Wolf Moon” traps Daria and Brandon beside a remote lake under a full moon. A savage werewolf follows the scent of blood into camp, and surviving its attack may only pass the hunger to someone new. “The Deal Was Great, but the Payments Are Hell” corners Jerimiah Reedle in a motel as infernal collectors arrive to enforce the bargain his grandfather made three generations earlier.<br /><br /> The six-story author spotlight ranges from backwoods creature horror and gruesome body horror to undead revenge, inherited folklore, werewolf survival, dark comedy, and demonic debt.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61173695</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61173695/joe_solmo_comp_1_8_27_24_12_21pm.mp3" length="110317454" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/283696f9-218f-4351-9642-09f035793cd0/283696f9-218f-4351-9642-09f035793cd0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/283696f9-218f-4351-9642-09f035793cd0/283696f9-218f-4351-9642-09f035793cd0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/283696f9-218f-4351-9642-09f035793cd0/283696f9-218f-4351-9642-09f035793cd0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Six stories by “Splatter” Joe Solmo unleash forest predators, body-part parasites, a revenant, two werewolves, and a demonic family debt.

“Party in the Woods” sends Tristan and Becca to a moonlit gathering where huge gray hunters with claws and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six stories by “Splatter” Joe Solmo unleash forest predators, body-part parasites, a revenant, two werewolves, and a demonic family debt.<br /><br /> “Party in the Woods” sends Tristan and Becca to a moonlit gathering where huge gray hunters with claws and humanlike cruelty wait beyond an old stone chimney. “The Trouble with Cousins” follows cadaver thieves into a black-market doctor’s warehouse, where stolen human remains have become a living hive of screaming parasites.<br /><br /> In “Dead Ahead,” Becca and Tom bury the victim of a late-night hit-and-run, then discover that an occult revenge ritual can bring guilt back with a body. “Ol’ Bones” enters the forbidden northern New York forest where one hunting family has survived for generations by leaving its first kill as an offering to an ancient guardian.<br /><br /> “Wolf Moon” traps Daria and Brandon beside a remote lake under a full moon. A savage werewolf follows the scent of blood into camp, and surviving its attack may only pass the hunger to someone new. “The Deal Was Great, but the Payments Are Hell” corners Jerimiah Reedle in a motel as infernal collectors arrive to enforce the bargain his grandfather made three generations earlier.<br /><br /> The six-story author spotlight ranges from backwoods creature horror and gruesome body horror to undead revenge, inherited folklore, werewolf survival, dark comedy, and demonic debt.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6895</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chills,creepy,darkness,eerie,fear,ghosts,halloween,haunted,horror,mystery,nightmares,paranormal,scary,spine-chilling,spooky,stories,supernatural,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5bb07f3554e134b28d8b395541d36df3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Book Return – An Ancient-Evil Book Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/book-return-an-ancient-evil-book-horror-story--61176095</link><description><![CDATA[A night librarian at the Battle Creek Public Library discovers an antique volume hidden inside a wall. Bound in leather and stamped with the Latin word<br /><br /> Interitus—destruction—the book was never meant to be opened.<br /><br /> When the seal breaks, an ancient force called Ulupoka takes control of a late-night patron and turns the quiet stacks into a supernatural battleground. The librarian’s only hope may be Jerome Blackwell, a long-missing local historian who knows why the demon was imprisoned and what must burn with it.<br /><br /> Written by Douglas Waltz, “Book Return” is a narrated library-horror story about forbidden books, demonic possession, regional history, and the disastrous consequences of treating an occult warning as ordinary catalog work.<br /><br /> Get the book: <a href="https://a.co/d/2p40z9S" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://a.co/d/2p40z9S</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61176095</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61176095/276_book_return.mp3" length="19297981" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/07154d75-d8fb-4375-9e47-0fc14a8b055b/07154d75-d8fb-4375-9e47-0fc14a8b055b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/07154d75-d8fb-4375-9e47-0fc14a8b055b/07154d75-d8fb-4375-9e47-0fc14a8b055b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/07154d75-d8fb-4375-9e47-0fc14a8b055b/07154d75-d8fb-4375-9e47-0fc14a8b055b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A night librarian at the Battle Creek Public Library discovers an antique volume hidden inside a wall. Bound in leather and stamped with the Latin word

Interitus—destruction—the book was never meant to be opened.

When the seal breaks, an ancient...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A night librarian at the Battle Creek Public Library discovers an antique volume hidden inside a wall. Bound in leather and stamped with the Latin word<br /><br /> Interitus—destruction—the book was never meant to be opened.<br /><br /> When the seal breaks, an ancient force called Ulupoka takes control of a late-night patron and turns the quiet stacks into a supernatural battleground. The librarian’s only hope may be Jerome Blackwell, a long-missing local historian who knows why the demon was imprisoned and what must burn with it.<br /><br /> Written by Douglas Waltz, “Book Return” is a narrated library-horror story about forbidden books, demonic possession, regional history, and the disastrous consequences of treating an occult warning as ordinary catalog work.<br /><br /> Get the book: <a href="https://a.co/d/2p40z9S" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://a.co/d/2p40z9S</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1207</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancient,book,cursed,demon,destruction,evil,ghost,haunted,horror,librarian,library,michigan,monster,mystery,nightmare,possession,supernatural,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/981109aca2eeff520207cd31dd43812e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>276</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Haunted Dolls for Sale, Monkeys on the Loose and Terrors of the Moon!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-haunted-dolls-for-sale-monkeys-on-the-loose-and-terrors-of-the-moon--61128547</link><description><![CDATA[Haunted dolls for sale, monkeys on the loose, ghosts in an abandoned school, and myths of the Moon enter the Monthly Spooky crypt.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Michelle compare strange-news reports before taking a deeper look at lunar folklore and the fears people have projected onto the night sky.<br /><br /> Dolls advertised with haunting histories show how supernatural narratives can become part of an object’s value. Escaped monkeys provide a very real form of local chaos, while the abandoned-school segment brings location-based ghost stories into the conversation. The Moon then opens a wider folklore discussion shaped by cycles, transformation, nighttime behavior, and things people believe grow stronger under its light.<br /><br /> The episode keeps its evidence and tone flexible, moving from odd commerce and animal news to haunted buildings and lunar myths. It is a clearly indexed Monthly Spooky roundup for listeners seeking haunted dolls, cursed objects for sale, escaped monkeys, school ghosts, Moon folklore, and strange stories connected to the night sky.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61128547</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61128547/monthly_spooky_august_2024.mp3" length="124607439" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7afa69b0-ab04-4e20-bc5c-2fc40cc001db/7afa69b0-ab04-4e20-bc5c-2fc40cc001db.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7afa69b0-ab04-4e20-bc5c-2fc40cc001db/7afa69b0-ab04-4e20-bc5c-2fc40cc001db.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7afa69b0-ab04-4e20-bc5c-2fc40cc001db/7afa69b0-ab04-4e20-bc5c-2fc40cc001db.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Haunted dolls for sale, monkeys on the loose, ghosts in an abandoned school, and myths of the Moon enter the Monthly Spooky crypt.

Henrique Couto and Michelle compare strange-news reports before taking a deeper look at lunar folklore and the fears...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Haunted dolls for sale, monkeys on the loose, ghosts in an abandoned school, and myths of the Moon enter the Monthly Spooky crypt.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Michelle compare strange-news reports before taking a deeper look at lunar folklore and the fears people have projected onto the night sky.<br /><br /> Dolls advertised with haunting histories show how supernatural narratives can become part of an object’s value. Escaped monkeys provide a very real form of local chaos, while the abandoned-school segment brings location-based ghost stories into the conversation. The Moon then opens a wider folklore discussion shaped by cycles, transformation, nighttime behavior, and things people believe grow stronger under its light.<br /><br /> The episode keeps its evidence and tone flexible, moving from odd commerce and animal news to haunted buildings and lunar myths. It is a clearly indexed Monthly Spooky roundup for listeners seeking haunted dolls, cursed objects for sale, escaped monkeys, school ghosts, Moon folklore, and strange stories connected to the night sky.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7788</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>comedy,commentary,ghosts,halloween,horror,news</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Sin Eater: Appalachian Ritual, Kidnapping and the Burden of the Dead</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-sin-eater-appalachian-ritual-kidnapping-and-the-burden-of-the-dead--60365010</link><description><![CDATA[A couple exploring an Appalachian back road is abducted so a dying mountain patriarch can pass his sins to an unwilling stranger.<br /><br /> Teacher and folk-music researcher James Reed hopes the remote hills may preserve old ballads and customs. His younger wife Lucille is less enchanted by the isolation. After a local police officer advises them to continue toward town, armed brothers Luther and Jesse force the couple from their car and march them to a family cabin beside an open grave.<br /><br /> The family’s ancestors came from Wales, bringing a ritual meant to free a dead person’s soul. Bread and ale are passed across the corpse, silver is paid, and a sin eater accepts every wrongdoing the deceased accumulated in life. Grandpa cannot die peacefully until the family finds someone outside their kin to carry his burden. He chooses James, while Lucille’s attempts to win Jesse’s protection create a new and even more personal danger.<br /><br /> Written by Bob Cochran, “The Sin Eater” turns folklore into claustrophobic rural horror. Appalachian isolation, Welsh funeral custom, kidnapping, coercion, and a compromised local lawman close around two travelers who discover that leaving the mountain may be harder than surviving its ritual.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60365010</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60365010/039_the_sin_eater_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="26300111" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f5e1148b-1bca-4ea9-90ee-10ccfe1a8d26/f5e1148b-1bca-4ea9-90ee-10ccfe1a8d26.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f5e1148b-1bca-4ea9-90ee-10ccfe1a8d26/f5e1148b-1bca-4ea9-90ee-10ccfe1a8d26.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f5e1148b-1bca-4ea9-90ee-10ccfe1a8d26/f5e1148b-1bca-4ea9-90ee-10ccfe1a8d26.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A couple exploring an Appalachian back road is abducted so a dying mountain patriarch can pass his sins to an unwilling stranger.

Teacher and folk-music researcher James Reed hopes the remote hills may preserve old ballads and customs. His younger...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A couple exploring an Appalachian back road is abducted so a dying mountain patriarch can pass his sins to an unwilling stranger.<br /><br /> Teacher and folk-music researcher James Reed hopes the remote hills may preserve old ballads and customs. His younger wife Lucille is less enchanted by the isolation. After a local police officer advises them to continue toward town, armed brothers Luther and Jesse force the couple from their car and march them to a family cabin beside an open grave.<br /><br /> The family’s ancestors came from Wales, bringing a ritual meant to free a dead person’s soul. Bread and ale are passed across the corpse, silver is paid, and a sin eater accepts every wrongdoing the deceased accumulated in life. Grandpa cannot die peacefully until the family finds someone outside their kin to carry his burden. He chooses James, while Lucille’s attempts to win Jesse’s protection create a new and even more personal danger.<br /><br /> Written by Bob Cochran, “The Sin Eater” turns folklore into claustrophobic rural horror. Appalachian isolation, Welsh funeral custom, kidnapping, coercion, and a compromised local lawman close around two travelers who discover that leaving the mountain may be harder than surviving its ritual.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1644</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe: Lost Joy, Memory &amp; a Light in the Darkness</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-dream-by-edgar-allan-poe-lost-joy-memory-a-light-in-the-darkness--61115921</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe contrasts departed joy with waking loneliness in a brief Gothic poem about memory, grief, and one distant light.<br /><br /> In “A Dream,” the speaker remembers a vision of happiness that arrived amid the darkness of night. Although that joy is gone, the dream remains more precious than the cold reality of waking life. The poem then turns outward to a light glimpsed in the night—remote, trembling, and easy to overlook, yet capable of guiding the lonely spirit more powerfully than the daylight world.<br /><br /> The language is compact, but the emotional tension is distinctly Poe: the past can wound because it was beautiful, memory can feel more substantial than the present, and darkness can reveal the one point of illumination a person needs. Rather than tell a supernatural story, the poem creates a haunted psychological space where dream, loss, and hope are inseparable.<br /><br /> This atmospheric reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “A Dream” is ideal for listeners seeking classic Gothic poetry, melancholy poems, literary meditations on dreams, and a short introduction to Poe beyond his best-known tales of terror. Its original title remains first, while the subtitle clarifies the themes a poetry listener is likely to search for.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61115921</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61115921/a_dream.mp3" length="2677802" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d1674935-566e-4d1c-90e0-4d1fef8d56b2/d1674935-566e-4d1c-90e0-4d1fef8d56b2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d1674935-566e-4d1c-90e0-4d1fef8d56b2/d1674935-566e-4d1c-90e0-4d1fef8d56b2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d1674935-566e-4d1c-90e0-4d1fef8d56b2/d1674935-566e-4d1c-90e0-4d1fef8d56b2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe contrasts departed joy with waking loneliness in a brief Gothic poem about memory, grief, and one distant light.

In “A Dream,” the speaker remembers a vision of happiness that arrived amid the darkness of night. Although that joy is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe contrasts departed joy with waking loneliness in a brief Gothic poem about memory, grief, and one distant light.<br /><br /> In “A Dream,” the speaker remembers a vision of happiness that arrived amid the darkness of night. Although that joy is gone, the dream remains more precious than the cold reality of waking life. The poem then turns outward to a light glimpsed in the night—remote, trembling, and easy to overlook, yet capable of guiding the lonely spirit more powerfully than the daylight world.<br /><br /> The language is compact, but the emotional tension is distinctly Poe: the past can wound because it was beautiful, memory can feel more substantial than the present, and darkness can reveal the one point of illumination a person needs. Rather than tell a supernatural story, the poem creates a haunted psychological space where dream, loss, and hope are inseparable.<br /><br /> This atmospheric reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “A Dream” is ideal for listeners seeking classic Gothic poetry, melancholy poems, literary meditations on dreams, and a short introduction to Poe beyond his best-known tales of terror. Its original title remains first, while the subtitle clarifies the themes a poetry listener is likely to search for.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>168</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Last Vacation: A Zombie Outbreak Traps Rhonda’s Family on a Cruise Ship</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-vacation-a-zombie-outbreak-traps-rhonda-s-family-on-a-cruise-ship--61098925</link><description><![CDATA[Rhonda Canavan’s family cruise aboard the Vanguard of the Seas becomes a floating zombie apocalypse with no safe port and no route home.<br /><br /> For her eighteenth birthday, Rhonda receives an expensive journal and instructions to record the best days of her life. Instead, she documents a strained family vacation with her father Peter, stepmother Jill, and sixteen-year-old stepbrother Roger. The marriage may be collapsing, but the enormous ship promises twelve days of food, entertainment, and escape from Cincinnati.<br /><br /> Then communications fail, armed security begins confining passengers, and rumors from the mainland describe people killing and eating one another. Death itself spreads the infection. Gunshots echo below deck, the engine room falls, and the cruise liner becomes an isolated city where panic, hunger, authoritarian control, and the undead are all competing threats. Rhonda’s dated entries trace the family’s attempt to stay together as the wider world ends beyond the horizon.<br /><br /> Mike Ashkewe’s “The Last Vacation” is a found-journal zombie story combining maritime horror, outbreak survival, family grief, and societal collapse at sea. The specific ship, narrator, and apocalypse premise now lead the metadata for listeners searching for cruise-ship horror, zombie fiction, and end-of-the-world survival stories. Story by Mike Ashkewe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61098925</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61098925/275_the_last_vacation.mp3" length="35870923" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0e58e9d5-f8f8-43f9-9697-70c1250d817d/0e58e9d5-f8f8-43f9-9697-70c1250d817d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0e58e9d5-f8f8-43f9-9697-70c1250d817d/0e58e9d5-f8f8-43f9-9697-70c1250d817d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0e58e9d5-f8f8-43f9-9697-70c1250d817d/0e58e9d5-f8f8-43f9-9697-70c1250d817d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Rhonda Canavan’s family cruise aboard the Vanguard of the Seas becomes a floating zombie apocalypse with no safe port and no route home.

For her eighteenth birthday, Rhonda receives an expensive journal and instructions to record the best days of her...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rhonda Canavan’s family cruise aboard the Vanguard of the Seas becomes a floating zombie apocalypse with no safe port and no route home.<br /><br /> For her eighteenth birthday, Rhonda receives an expensive journal and instructions to record the best days of her life. Instead, she documents a strained family vacation with her father Peter, stepmother Jill, and sixteen-year-old stepbrother Roger. The marriage may be collapsing, but the enormous ship promises twelve days of food, entertainment, and escape from Cincinnati.<br /><br /> Then communications fail, armed security begins confining passengers, and rumors from the mainland describe people killing and eating one another. Death itself spreads the infection. Gunshots echo below deck, the engine room falls, and the cruise liner becomes an isolated city where panic, hunger, authoritarian control, and the undead are all competing threats. Rhonda’s dated entries trace the family’s attempt to stay together as the wider world ends beyond the horizon.<br /><br /> Mike Ashkewe’s “The Last Vacation” is a found-journal zombie story combining maritime horror, outbreak survival, family grief, and societal collapse at sea. The specific ship, narrator, and apocalypse premise now lead the metadata for listeners searching for cruise-ship horror, zombie fiction, and end-of-the-world survival stories. Story by Mike Ashkewe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2242</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apocalypse,chaos,cruise,diary,disaster,escape,family,horror,infection,isolation,journal,nightmare,ocean,ship,survival,suspense,terror,thriller,vacation,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2019e4359748ed23ef5194a20155b7ba.jpg"/><itunes:episode>275</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield &amp; the Crimes That Inspired Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-ed-gein-the-butcher-of-plainfield-the-crimes-that-inspired-horror--61064326</link><description><![CDATA[Ed Gein’s Plainfield, Wisconsin, farmhouse concealed grave robbery, murder, and objects made from human remains—crimes that reshaped American horror fiction.<br /><br /> Gein grew up under the control of his mother Augusta, whose extreme religious teachings portrayed women and sexuality as corrupt. After the deaths of his closest family members, he lived alone on the farm and began exhuming recently buried women. He removed bodies and used skin and bones to create masks, clothing, containers, and household objects.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the 1957 disappearance of hardware-store owner Bernice Worden, whose last sales receipt led investigators to Gein. Inside the farmhouse they found Worden’s body and evidence connected to cemetery thefts and the earlier disappearance of tavern owner Mary Hogan. Gein admitted killing both women, although his mental competency and legal insanity shaped the court proceedings and his confinement in psychiatric institutions.<br /><br /> The episode distinguishes the historical crimes from the movies they influenced. Psycho’s Norman Bates, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s Leatherface, and The Silence of the Lambs’ Buffalo Bill borrowed different elements from Gein, but none is a literal retelling of his life. Gein was not the prolific chainsaw-wielding serial killer of popular memory; the documented story is smaller in victim count and more disturbing in what it reveals about isolation, desecration, and the transformation of a real case into horror mythology.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61064326</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:00:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61064326/ed_gein.mp3" length="17776160" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6a69b423-0d39-4501-87e0-b84abaa44953/6a69b423-0d39-4501-87e0-b84abaa44953.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6a69b423-0d39-4501-87e0-b84abaa44953/6a69b423-0d39-4501-87e0-b84abaa44953.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6a69b423-0d39-4501-87e0-b84abaa44953/6a69b423-0d39-4501-87e0-b84abaa44953.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ed Gein’s Plainfield, Wisconsin, farmhouse concealed grave robbery, murder, and objects made from human remains—crimes that reshaped American horror fiction.

Gein grew up under the control of his mother Augusta, whose extreme religious teachings...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ed Gein’s Plainfield, Wisconsin, farmhouse concealed grave robbery, murder, and objects made from human remains—crimes that reshaped American horror fiction.<br /><br /> Gein grew up under the control of his mother Augusta, whose extreme religious teachings portrayed women and sexuality as corrupt. After the deaths of his closest family members, he lived alone on the farm and began exhuming recently buried women. He removed bodies and used skin and bones to create masks, clothing, containers, and household objects.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the 1957 disappearance of hardware-store owner Bernice Worden, whose last sales receipt led investigators to Gein. Inside the farmhouse they found Worden’s body and evidence connected to cemetery thefts and the earlier disappearance of tavern owner Mary Hogan. Gein admitted killing both women, although his mental competency and legal insanity shaped the court proceedings and his confinement in psychiatric institutions.<br /><br /> The episode distinguishes the historical crimes from the movies they influenced. Psycho’s Norman Bates, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s Leatherface, and The Silence of the Lambs’ Buffalo Bill borrowed different elements from Gein, but none is a literal retelling of his life. Gein was not the prolific chainsaw-wielding serial killer of popular memory; the documented story is smaller in victim count and more disturbing in what it reveals about isolation, desecration, and the transformation of a real case into horror mythology.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1111</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bodyparts,cannibalism,crimehistory,darkhistory,edgein,gore,graveyard,horror,infamous,insanity,investigation,leatherface,macabre,mentalillness,murder,necrophilia,psychopath,serialkiller,truecrime,wisconsin</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Eye of Evil: Burmese Temple Bells, a Missing Explorer and a Deadly Cult</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-eye-of-evil-burmese-temple-bells-a-missing-explorer-and-a-deadly-cult--60365063</link><description><![CDATA[Stephen Loring searches Burma for a missing friend and follows temple bells into a jungle ruin ruled by a knife-wielding high priestess.<br /><br /> Campbell’s last letter was posted from Mandalay, but local knowledge points Loring south toward Pugan and the ancient shrines his friend had been studying. Mung Ba, the devoted Burmese guide who worked for Campbell, arrives with a carefully repeated invitation to make the difficult river journey. The deeper Loring travels, the more warnings he hears about the evil eye and the power fear can give it.<br /><br /> At Campbell’s hut, papers and strange behavior suggest that the missing man reached something he did not understand. Temple bells call through the night, Mung Ba tries to keep Loring from answering them, and the guide’s death leaves the newcomer alone on the path to the ruins. There he finds Campbell, a cult, and a beautiful priestess whose gaze and raised knife make belief itself a matter of survival.<br /><br /> “The Eye of Evil” combines lost-expedition mystery, Burmese jungle adventure, forbidden worship, and supernatural suggestion. The story asks whether the evil eye has literal power or whether terror and obsession can make human beings carry out its curse without magic.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60365063</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60365063/037_the_eye_of_evil_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="30888893" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/01fd8aa8-6b25-45a6-bdab-b9cb9b7ce5e6/01fd8aa8-6b25-45a6-bdab-b9cb9b7ce5e6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/01fd8aa8-6b25-45a6-bdab-b9cb9b7ce5e6/01fd8aa8-6b25-45a6-bdab-b9cb9b7ce5e6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/01fd8aa8-6b25-45a6-bdab-b9cb9b7ce5e6/01fd8aa8-6b25-45a6-bdab-b9cb9b7ce5e6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Stephen Loring searches Burma for a missing friend and follows temple bells into a jungle ruin ruled by a knife-wielding high priestess.

Campbell’s last letter was posted from Mandalay, but local knowledge points Loring south toward Pugan and the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stephen Loring searches Burma for a missing friend and follows temple bells into a jungle ruin ruled by a knife-wielding high priestess.<br /><br /> Campbell’s last letter was posted from Mandalay, but local knowledge points Loring south toward Pugan and the ancient shrines his friend had been studying. Mung Ba, the devoted Burmese guide who worked for Campbell, arrives with a carefully repeated invitation to make the difficult river journey. The deeper Loring travels, the more warnings he hears about the evil eye and the power fear can give it.<br /><br /> At Campbell’s hut, papers and strange behavior suggest that the missing man reached something he did not understand. Temple bells call through the night, Mung Ba tries to keep Loring from answering them, and the guide’s death leaves the newcomer alone on the path to the ruins. There he finds Campbell, a cult, and a beautiful priestess whose gaze and raised knife make belief itself a matter of survival.<br /><br /> “The Eye of Evil” combines lost-expedition mystery, Burmese jungle adventure, forbidden worship, and supernatural suggestion. The story asks whether the evil eye has literal power or whether terror and obsession can make human beings carry out its curse without magic.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1931</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Serial Killers Unleashed – Four Murder Stories of Revenge and Mayhem</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/serial-killers-unleashed-four-murder-stories-of-revenge-and-mayhem--60990375</link><description><![CDATA[Four terrifying stories of murderers on the loose. These are not supernatural killers or monsters lurking in the dark... These are your friends, your neighbors... your spouse...<br /><br /> The four stories keep their killers human, which shifts the suspense toward proximity and recognition. A murderer can be a neighbor, partner, friend, or apparently ordinary stranger; motive, opportunity, revenge, and the ability to hide in daily life replace supernatural rules as the engine of fear.<br /><br /> Presented as one extended crime-horror anthology, the episode explores serial-killer menace and murder fiction while protecting the identity, plan, and fate at the center of each tale. It is intended for listeners searching for serial killer horror stories, psychological suspense, revenge murders, human monsters, and narrated crime fiction where the danger can look completely familiar.<br /><br /> This episode sponsored by <br /><a href="http://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60990375</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60990375/serial_killers_unleashed_2024final.mp3" length="107706017" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/89bfcccb-216f-4ec1-84c2-e1fe0856eef2/89bfcccb-216f-4ec1-84c2-e1fe0856eef2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/89bfcccb-216f-4ec1-84c2-e1fe0856eef2/89bfcccb-216f-4ec1-84c2-e1fe0856eef2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/89bfcccb-216f-4ec1-84c2-e1fe0856eef2/89bfcccb-216f-4ec1-84c2-e1fe0856eef2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four terrifying stories of murderers on the loose. These are not supernatural killers or monsters lurking in the dark... These are your friends, your neighbors... your spouse...

The four stories keep their killers human, which shifts the suspense...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four terrifying stories of murderers on the loose. These are not supernatural killers or monsters lurking in the dark... These are your friends, your neighbors... your spouse...<br /><br /> The four stories keep their killers human, which shifts the suspense toward proximity and recognition. A murderer can be a neighbor, partner, friend, or apparently ordinary stranger; motive, opportunity, revenge, and the ability to hide in daily life replace supernatural rules as the engine of fear.<br /><br /> Presented as one extended crime-horror anthology, the episode explores serial-killer menace and murder fiction while protecting the identity, plan, and fate at the center of each tale. It is intended for listeners searching for serial killer horror stories, psychological suspense, revenge murders, human monsters, and narrated crime fiction where the danger can look completely familiar.<br /><br /> This episode sponsored by <br /><a href="http://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6732</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,killer,murderer,serial,slasher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ec9949cc1d8a362a1c3649da020c992f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Twenty-Two Minutes: A Ghostly Lumberjack &amp; a Countdown to Survival</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/twenty-two-minutes-a-ghostly-lumberjack-a-countdown-to-survival--60989610</link><description><![CDATA[Laura has twenty-two minutes to survive a ghostly lumberjack with an axe inside an isolated Pacific Northwest ranger station.<br /><br /> Her fiancé Allen is already dead, his proposal hike ended by a century-old apparition near the remains of an abandoned logging camp. Bear spray passed harmlessly through the attacker. Now Laura is injured, hiding in a supply trailer, and clinging to a 911 dispatcher’s estimate that an officer can reach her before the lumberjack does.<br /><br /> Every blow against a tree sounds closer. The flimsy walls provide little protection, the one interior door cannot hold forever, and Laura’s improvised weapons have a fundamental problem: ordinary objects do not stop a ghost. While the dispatcher keeps her talking, the remaining minutes force her to reconstruct the hike, search the station, and make decisions before blood loss and the descending axe end the call.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s “Twenty-Two Minutes” is a real-time supernatural survival story with logging folklore, wilderness isolation, grim humor, and a relentless countdown. Laura may only need to stay alive until help arrives—but the responding officer will face the same impossible enemy, and rescue does not guarantee that the mountain will let either of them leave whole. Story by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60989610</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60989610/274_twenty_two_minutes.mp3" length="24172249" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b5de6d8e-2af9-42b9-a125-5bd9254ca017/b5de6d8e-2af9-42b9-a125-5bd9254ca017.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b5de6d8e-2af9-42b9-a125-5bd9254ca017/b5de6d8e-2af9-42b9-a125-5bd9254ca017.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b5de6d8e-2af9-42b9-a125-5bd9254ca017/b5de6d8e-2af9-42b9-a125-5bd9254ca017.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Laura has twenty-two minutes to survive a ghostly lumberjack with an axe inside an isolated Pacific Northwest ranger station.

Her fiancé Allen is already dead, his proposal hike ended by a century-old apparition near the remains of an abandoned...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Laura has twenty-two minutes to survive a ghostly lumberjack with an axe inside an isolated Pacific Northwest ranger station.<br /><br /> Her fiancé Allen is already dead, his proposal hike ended by a century-old apparition near the remains of an abandoned logging camp. Bear spray passed harmlessly through the attacker. Now Laura is injured, hiding in a supply trailer, and clinging to a 911 dispatcher’s estimate that an officer can reach her before the lumberjack does.<br /><br /> Every blow against a tree sounds closer. The flimsy walls provide little protection, the one interior door cannot hold forever, and Laura’s improvised weapons have a fundamental problem: ordinary objects do not stop a ghost. While the dispatcher keeps her talking, the remaining minutes force her to reconstruct the hike, search the station, and make decisions before blood loss and the descending axe end the call.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s “Twenty-Two Minutes” is a real-time supernatural survival story with logging folklore, wilderness isolation, grim humor, and a relentless countdown. Laura may only need to stay alive until help arrives—but the responding officer will face the same impossible enemy, and rescue does not guarantee that the mountain will let either of them leave whole. Story by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1511</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>axe,chase,fear,ghost,ghostly,ghoststory,haunting,horror,lumbercamp,lumberjack,paranormal,ranger,specter,supernatural,survival,survivalstory,suspense,terror,thriller,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5a19c84a638bdb5f0a6db1b0677ca0c9.jpg"/><itunes:episode>274</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Bermuda Triangle: Flight 19, USS Cyclops &amp; the Facts Behind the Legend</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-bermuda-triangle-flight-19-uss-cyclops-the-facts-behind-the-legend--60960092</link><description><![CDATA[The Bermuda Triangle is blamed for vanishing ships, lost aircraft, broken compasses, and supernatural forces—but its most famous cases have more earthly explanations than the legend suggests.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True maps the region commonly drawn between Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, then follows the disappearances that built its reputation. The USS Cyclops vanished in 1918 with more than 300 people aboard and no confirmed wreckage. In 1945, five Navy bombers known as Flight 19 became disoriented during a training mission, while a PBM Mariner sent to search for them was also lost.<br /><br /> The episode examines how later writers grouped unrelated accidents into a single paranormal zone. Christopher Columbus’s reported compass observations, stories of the Sargasso Sea, sudden storms, the Gulf Stream, navigational error, mechanical failure, and difficult search conditions all became ingredients in a mystery larger than the evidence.<br /><br /> No official geographic body recognizes a special “Bermuda Triangle,” and research has not shown that disappearances occur there at an unusually high rate for a heavily traveled region. That does not make every lost vessel easy to explain: deep water, changing weather, and incomplete records leave genuine cases unresolved. This episode separates those maritime mysteries from claims about Atlantis, aliens, time warps, and magnetic vortices while asking why the Triangle remains one of the world’s most durable supernatural legends.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60960092</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60960092/bermuda_triangle.mp3" length="17776196" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/db757f44-8fe4-46d5-b2b5-ab7a0f9a3611/db757f44-8fe4-46d5-b2b5-ab7a0f9a3611.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/db757f44-8fe4-46d5-b2b5-ab7a0f9a3611/db757f44-8fe4-46d5-b2b5-ab7a0f9a3611.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/db757f44-8fe4-46d5-b2b5-ab7a0f9a3611/db757f44-8fe4-46d5-b2b5-ab7a0f9a3611.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Bermuda Triangle is blamed for vanishing ships, lost aircraft, broken compasses, and supernatural forces—but its most famous cases have more earthly explanations than the legend suggests.

Terrifying &amp; True maps the region commonly drawn between...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Bermuda Triangle is blamed for vanishing ships, lost aircraft, broken compasses, and supernatural forces—but its most famous cases have more earthly explanations than the legend suggests.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True maps the region commonly drawn between Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, then follows the disappearances that built its reputation. The USS Cyclops vanished in 1918 with more than 300 people aboard and no confirmed wreckage. In 1945, five Navy bombers known as Flight 19 became disoriented during a training mission, while a PBM Mariner sent to search for them was also lost.<br /><br /> The episode examines how later writers grouped unrelated accidents into a single paranormal zone. Christopher Columbus’s reported compass observations, stories of the Sargasso Sea, sudden storms, the Gulf Stream, navigational error, mechanical failure, and difficult search conditions all became ingredients in a mystery larger than the evidence.<br /><br /> No official geographic body recognizes a special “Bermuda Triangle,” and research has not shown that disappearances occur there at an unusually high rate for a heavily traveled region. That does not make every lost vessel easy to explain: deep water, changing weather, and incomplete records leave genuine cases unresolved. This episode separates those maritime mysteries from claims about Atlantis, aliens, time warps, and magnetic vortices while asking why the Triangle remains one of the world’s most durable supernatural legends.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1111</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aircraft,atlantis,bermuda,conspiracy,disappearances,enigma,history,legend,legends,mystery,myths,navigation,ocean,paranormal,phenomenon,ships,supernatural,triangle,unexplained,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Strange Passenger: A Murdered Wife Haunts the Highway from New York to the West</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-strange-passenger-a-murdered-wife-haunts-the-highway-from-new-york-to-the-west--60365023</link><description><![CDATA[Fleeing New York after murdering his wife, John Thompson picks up a hitchhiker who looks exactly like the woman he killed.<br /><br /> John crosses the George Washington Bridge in a blue coupe, planning to leave his old life behind and start over in the West. A young woman named Anne waits beside the New Jersey highway. She calls him Johnny, requests “Stardust” on the radio, and awakens a memory he is desperate to suppress. When a struggle at the wheel causes a crash, John believes he has killed her—only for the body to vanish.<br /><br /> The passenger reappears farther along the road. John attacks her again with a wrench, weights the corpse with his tools, and drops it from a bridge into a stream. Still she runs beside the car through the thunderstorm, asking whether he is tired of the road away from her. Her pursuit forces John to remember Ann Thompson, the wife he murdered in their apartment while the same song played.<br /><br /> “Strange Passenger” turns a nighttime drive into a looping supernatural confession. Heat lightning, lonely highways, a vanishing hitchhiker, repeated murder, and a ghost who refuses to stay behind guide a fugitive toward the police station at the end of his road.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60365023</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60365023/036_strange_passenger_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="24825567" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4246da5e-63fc-441d-a97a-b8c8efd2685b/4246da5e-63fc-441d-a97a-b8c8efd2685b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4246da5e-63fc-441d-a97a-b8c8efd2685b/4246da5e-63fc-441d-a97a-b8c8efd2685b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4246da5e-63fc-441d-a97a-b8c8efd2685b/4246da5e-63fc-441d-a97a-b8c8efd2685b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Fleeing New York after murdering his wife, John Thompson picks up a hitchhiker who looks exactly like the woman he killed.

John crosses the George Washington Bridge in a blue coupe, planning to leave his old life behind and start over in the West. A...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fleeing New York after murdering his wife, John Thompson picks up a hitchhiker who looks exactly like the woman he killed.<br /><br /> John crosses the George Washington Bridge in a blue coupe, planning to leave his old life behind and start over in the West. A young woman named Anne waits beside the New Jersey highway. She calls him Johnny, requests “Stardust” on the radio, and awakens a memory he is desperate to suppress. When a struggle at the wheel causes a crash, John believes he has killed her—only for the body to vanish.<br /><br /> The passenger reappears farther along the road. John attacks her again with a wrench, weights the corpse with his tools, and drops it from a bridge into a stream. Still she runs beside the car through the thunderstorm, asking whether he is tired of the road away from her. Her pursuit forces John to remember Ann Thompson, the wife he murdered in their apartment while the same song played.<br /><br /> “Strange Passenger” turns a nighttime drive into a looping supernatural confession. Heat lightning, lonely highways, a vanishing hitchhiker, repeated murder, and a ghost who refuses to stay behind guide a fugitive toward the police station at the end of his road.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1552</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997): Hook-Handed Summer Slasher</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-i-know-what-you-did-last-summer-1997-hook-handed-summer-slasher--60942039</link><description><![CDATA[I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) follows four friends stalked by a hook-wielding killer one year after they conceal a deadly seaside accident.<br /><br /> "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?!?" Hopefully a new episode of Do You Even Movie is the answer to that question as we are wrapping up our Summer Favorites Month with the ultimate Summer horror that will get you hooked as we join Henrique and David in North Carolina this week! Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town in 1997's "I Know What You Did Last Summer" !<br /><br /> Directed by Jim Gillespie and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Freddie Prinze Jr. Hear your hosts talk about the slasher boom that brought films like this out in droves with the release of "Scream", why the film still holds up today with its expert tension building, how are the sequels that followed, plus David takes the soapbox to speak on the need for people to learn how to enjoy movies again properly.<br /><br /> Visit our website: <a href="http://doyouevenmovie.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doyouevenmovie.com</a><br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Rent I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0017I71JC/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a>=atv_dp_share_cu_r<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60942039</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60942039/i_know_what_you_did_last_summer_commercial.mp3" length="95362061" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/db483c03-85dd-470d-950d-e5ddec6eb657/db483c03-85dd-470d-950d-e5ddec6eb657.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/db483c03-85dd-470d-950d-e5ddec6eb657/db483c03-85dd-470d-950d-e5ddec6eb657.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/db483c03-85dd-470d-950d-e5ddec6eb657/db483c03-85dd-470d-950d-e5ddec6eb657.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) follows four friends stalked by a hook-wielding killer one year after they conceal a deadly seaside accident.

"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?!?" Hopefully a new episode of Do You Even Movie is the answer to that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) follows four friends stalked by a hook-wielding killer one year after they conceal a deadly seaside accident.<br /><br /> "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?!?" Hopefully a new episode of Do You Even Movie is the answer to that question as we are wrapping up our Summer Favorites Month with the ultimate Summer horror that will get you hooked as we join Henrique and David in North Carolina this week! Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town in 1997's "I Know What You Did Last Summer" !<br /><br /> Directed by Jim Gillespie and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Freddie Prinze Jr. Hear your hosts talk about the slasher boom that brought films like this out in droves with the release of "Scream", why the film still holds up today with its expert tension building, how are the sequels that followed, plus David takes the soapbox to speak on the need for people to learn how to enjoy movies again properly.<br /><br /> Visit our website: <a href="http://doyouevenmovie.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doyouevenmovie.com</a><br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Rent I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0017I71JC/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a>=atv_dp_share_cu_r<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5961</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fe1f28293038a37fdf5ca03f0d4a5e2e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Camping Alone Can Be Terrifying, Especially When Something’s Hunting You!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/camping-alone-can-be-terrifying-especially-when-something-s-hunting-you--60941989</link><description><![CDATA[A solo camper follows blood from an abandoned fire and discovers an antlered wilderness monster powerful enough to battle a bear—and determined to follow him home.<br /><br /> Terrifying screams shatter the first night of a remote camping trip, but daylight makes the danger feel easier to dismiss. On the hike out, the narrator finds a severed human toe beside a carelessly burning fire, collides with a bloodstained bear, and sees the creature both animals fear: an eight-foot figure with deer antlers, a skull-like face, and another animal’s hide draped across its shoulders.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s wilderness cryptid story turns a peaceful solo trip into a long pursuit through forest trails, a desperate drive to safety, and a home-invasion nightmare. Escaping the woods does not end the hunt; deep scratches on the front door reveal that the creature has tracked its prey all the way back to town.<br /><br /> “Camping Alone Can Be Terrifying, Especially When Something’s Hunting You!” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> Camping Alone Can Be Terrifying, Especially When Something’s Hunting You! builds its tension through wilderness isolation, cryptid and creature horror, and dangerous places and hidden histories, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60941989</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60941989/273_camping_alone_can_be_terrifying_especially_when_something_s_hunting_you.mp3" length="33541020" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/319fa136-9c40-466a-b282-1e9cc6f4007e/319fa136-9c40-466a-b282-1e9cc6f4007e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/319fa136-9c40-466a-b282-1e9cc6f4007e/319fa136-9c40-466a-b282-1e9cc6f4007e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/319fa136-9c40-466a-b282-1e9cc6f4007e/319fa136-9c40-466a-b282-1e9cc6f4007e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A solo camper follows blood from an abandoned fire and discovers an antlered wilderness monster powerful enough to battle a bear—and determined to follow him home.

Terrifying screams shatter the first night of a remote camping trip, but daylight...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A solo camper follows blood from an abandoned fire and discovers an antlered wilderness monster powerful enough to battle a bear—and determined to follow him home.<br /><br /> Terrifying screams shatter the first night of a remote camping trip, but daylight makes the danger feel easier to dismiss. On the hike out, the narrator finds a severed human toe beside a carelessly burning fire, collides with a bloodstained bear, and sees the creature both animals fear: an eight-foot figure with deer antlers, a skull-like face, and another animal’s hide draped across its shoulders.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s wilderness cryptid story turns a peaceful solo trip into a long pursuit through forest trails, a desperate drive to safety, and a home-invasion nightmare. Escaping the woods does not end the hunt; deep scratches on the front door reveal that the creature has tracked its prey all the way back to town.<br /><br /> “Camping Alone Can Be Terrifying, Especially When Something’s Hunting You!” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> Camping Alone Can Be Terrifying, Especially When Something’s Hunting You! builds its tension through wilderness isolation, cryptid and creature horror, and dangerous places and hidden histories, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2097</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bear,camping,chilling,creepy,fear,forest,horror,instincts,isolation,nature,night,nightmares,outdoor,story,survival,thriller,true,wilderness,wildlife</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/90c313b39998f985ae01069aa69be986.jpg"/><itunes:episode>273</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Watcher House: 657 Boulevard, Anonymous Letters &amp; an Unsolved Stalker</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-watcher-house-657-boulevard-anonymous-letters-an-unsolved-stalker--60913603</link><description><![CDATA[Anonymous letters from “The Watcher” turned 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey, from a family’s dream home into an unsolved stalking mystery.<br /><br /> Derek and Maria Broaddus purchased the house in 2014 and began renovations before moving in with their three children. Within days, a typewritten letter arrived from someone claiming a generational duty to watch the property. Later messages referred to the children, vehicles, movements around the home, and details that convinced the family they were under close surveillance.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the police investigation, neighborhood suspects, handwriting analysis, private investigators, and DNA recovered from an envelope. The genetic material suggested a female contributor but did not match people who voluntarily supplied samples. The episode also examines the Broadduses’ lawsuit against the previous owners, public accusations that the family staged the letters, and why the financial and emotional damage made a hoax difficult to explain.<br /><br /> The Broadduses never moved into 657 Boulevard and eventually sold it at a significant loss. No publicly identified suspect was charged, and the letters became the basis for magazine coverage and a heavily dramatized Netflix series. Stripped of television inventions, the core mystery remains unsettling: someone knew intimate details about the family and the house, but the identity and motive of The Watcher were never established.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60913603</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60913603/the_case_of_the_watcher.mp3" length="18893847" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5eed03aa-e6df-4384-b276-feda2a889da0/5eed03aa-e6df-4384-b276-feda2a889da0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5eed03aa-e6df-4384-b276-feda2a889da0/5eed03aa-e6df-4384-b276-feda2a889da0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/5eed03aa-e6df-4384-b276-feda2a889da0/5eed03aa-e6df-4384-b276-feda2a889da0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Anonymous letters from “The Watcher” turned 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey, from a family’s dream home into an unsolved stalking mystery.

Derek and Maria Broaddus purchased the house in 2014 and began renovations before moving in with their...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anonymous letters from “The Watcher” turned 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey, from a family’s dream home into an unsolved stalking mystery.<br /><br /> Derek and Maria Broaddus purchased the house in 2014 and began renovations before moving in with their three children. Within days, a typewritten letter arrived from someone claiming a generational duty to watch the property. Later messages referred to the children, vehicles, movements around the home, and details that convinced the family they were under close surveillance.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the police investigation, neighborhood suspects, handwriting analysis, private investigators, and DNA recovered from an envelope. The genetic material suggested a female contributor but did not match people who voluntarily supplied samples. The episode also examines the Broadduses’ lawsuit against the previous owners, public accusations that the family staged the letters, and why the financial and emotional damage made a hoax difficult to explain.<br /><br /> The Broadduses never moved into 657 Boulevard and eventually sold it at a significant loss. No publicly identified suspect was charged, and the letters became the basis for magazine coverage and a heavily dramatized Netflix series. Stripped of television inventions, the core mystery remains unsettling: someone knew intimate details about the family and the house, but the identity and motive of The Watcher were never established.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1181</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anonymous,case,chilling,crime,family,fear,horror,house,investigation,jersey,letters,mystery,new,real-life,stalker,story,terror,true,unsolved,watcher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | At the Point of the Needle: Heat Wave, Beach Feud and a Marriage Pushed to Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-at-the-point-of-the-needle-heat-wave-beach-feud-and-a-marriage-pushed-to-murder--60365068</link><description><![CDATA[A relentless heat wave and a public-beach feud push George Pettit past the breaking point after years of criticism from his wife Myra.<br /><br /> Myra insists on renting a beach cottage, then tries to claim the public sand in front of it as private property. She orders George to post no-trespassing signs, arrange chairs as a barrier, and drive away a young couple who settle nearby. When they refuse to move, Myra uses an old phonograph record as sonic harassment; the visitors return with music of their own.<br /><br /> A judge explains that the property ends at the retaining wall and warns both sides to behave. Myra treats the ruling as another humiliation caused by George’s weakness. Her complaints continue through the drive home and into the next morning, when the beachgoers return. George finally takes a gun outside, determined to solve the problem in the most permanent way possible.<br /><br /> Written by Joseph Cochran and starring Betty Garde and Walter Kinsella, “At the Point of the Needle” is a pressure-cooker domestic crime drama about heat, resentment, entitlement, and a worn phonograph needle that becomes a metaphor for a marriage scratched raw. This replaces the prior misleading suggestion that a small pointed object is the murder weapon.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60365068</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60365068/035_at_the_point_of_the_needle_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="26133398" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/01b293dd-bc17-46f5-82f6-ab1bf31325f4/01b293dd-bc17-46f5-82f6-ab1bf31325f4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/01b293dd-bc17-46f5-82f6-ab1bf31325f4/01b293dd-bc17-46f5-82f6-ab1bf31325f4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/01b293dd-bc17-46f5-82f6-ab1bf31325f4/01b293dd-bc17-46f5-82f6-ab1bf31325f4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A relentless heat wave and a public-beach feud push George Pettit past the breaking point after years of criticism from his wife Myra.

Myra insists on renting a beach cottage, then tries to claim the public sand in front of it as private property....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A relentless heat wave and a public-beach feud push George Pettit past the breaking point after years of criticism from his wife Myra.<br /><br /> Myra insists on renting a beach cottage, then tries to claim the public sand in front of it as private property. She orders George to post no-trespassing signs, arrange chairs as a barrier, and drive away a young couple who settle nearby. When they refuse to move, Myra uses an old phonograph record as sonic harassment; the visitors return with music of their own.<br /><br /> A judge explains that the property ends at the retaining wall and warns both sides to behave. Myra treats the ruling as another humiliation caused by George’s weakness. Her complaints continue through the drive home and into the next morning, when the beachgoers return. George finally takes a gun outside, determined to solve the problem in the most permanent way possible.<br /><br /> Written by Joseph Cochran and starring Betty Garde and Walter Kinsella, “At the Point of the Needle” is a pressure-cooker domestic crime drama about heat, resentment, entitlement, and a worn phonograph needle that becomes a metaphor for a marriage scratched raw. This replaces the prior misleading suggestion that a small pointed object is the murder weapon.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1634</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Portals — The Complete Strickfield Vampire-Apocalypse Saga</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/portals-the-complete-strickfield-vampire-apocalypse-saga--60880675</link><description><![CDATA[Six Strickfield heroes are pulled into an alternate Earth ruled by vampires and must destroy the nuclear-powered portals being used to harvest humans across the multiverse.<br /><br /> This complete five-part saga brings together Arial Mirren, Madelyne and Eileen Donnerly, Bella Taibon, Felicia Mirren, and Carter Cross. Their powers and secrets collide after a supernatural tornado carries them through a doorway into endless night: Bella is a daylight-walking Master Vampire, Felicia can become a giant mutant spider, Madelyne channels the white witch Mary Worth, Eileen builds weapons, and Arial discovers that Queen Arcadia left supernatural power behind.<br /><br /> Mayor Patrick Gunter’s vampire army controls the Strickfield Nuclear Power Plant, where forbidden Mirren magic and stolen technology open portals into other realities. To stop entire worlds from becoming feeding grounds, the team must survive vampire doubles, giant bats, power-draining cells, and a reactor countdown. “Portals” is a feature-length Strickfield universe adventure mixing vampire apocalypse horror, dark urban fantasy, superhero action, witchcraft, and alternate-world science fiction.<br /><br /> “Portals” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> Portals uses vampire horror as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60880675</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60880675/portals_full_series_with_commericals_7_31_24_11_59pm.mp3" length="125415892" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/68254439-73a5-4b9f-bf90-0081a6d80984/68254439-73a5-4b9f-bf90-0081a6d80984.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/68254439-73a5-4b9f-bf90-0081a6d80984/68254439-73a5-4b9f-bf90-0081a6d80984.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/68254439-73a5-4b9f-bf90-0081a6d80984/68254439-73a5-4b9f-bf90-0081a6d80984.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Six Strickfield heroes are pulled into an alternate Earth ruled by vampires and must destroy the nuclear-powered portals being used to harvest humans across the multiverse.

This complete five-part saga brings together Arial Mirren, Madelyne and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six Strickfield heroes are pulled into an alternate Earth ruled by vampires and must destroy the nuclear-powered portals being used to harvest humans across the multiverse.<br /><br /> This complete five-part saga brings together Arial Mirren, Madelyne and Eileen Donnerly, Bella Taibon, Felicia Mirren, and Carter Cross. Their powers and secrets collide after a supernatural tornado carries them through a doorway into endless night: Bella is a daylight-walking Master Vampire, Felicia can become a giant mutant spider, Madelyne channels the white witch Mary Worth, Eileen builds weapons, and Arial discovers that Queen Arcadia left supernatural power behind.<br /><br /> Mayor Patrick Gunter’s vampire army controls the Strickfield Nuclear Power Plant, where forbidden Mirren magic and stolen technology open portals into other realities. To stop entire worlds from becoming feeding grounds, the team must survive vampire doubles, giant bats, power-draining cells, and a reactor countdown. “Portals” is a feature-length Strickfield universe adventure mixing vampire apocalypse horror, dark urban fantasy, superhero action, witchcraft, and alternate-world science fiction.<br /><br /> “Portals” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> Portals uses vampire horror as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7839</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/749bd46500c9e9115d314a029cb07401.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Portals Part 5 of 5 — Arial’s Final Battle Against Vampire Earth</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/portals-part-5-of-5-arial-s-final-battle-against-vampire-earth--60867388</link><description><![CDATA[Arial Mirren faces the vampire double who helped condemn an alternate Earth while her friends race to destroy the portal machine and its nuclear power source.<br /><br /> The final chapter reveals the personal betrayal behind the apocalypse and forces Arial to decide what kind of Mirren she will become. Outside, Felicia battles toward the reactor controls, Bella keeps Mayor Gunter occupied, Eileen repairs the portal home, Madelyne channels Mary Worth, and Carter refuses to abandon the person he loves. Every part of the plan must work before the damaged reactor reaches zero.<br /><br /> Part five completes Rob Fields’ supernatural Strickfield crossover with vampire doubles, giant bats and wolves, mutant-spider combat, witchcraft, BMX action, and a multiverse at stake. The survivors may be able to escape through one final doorway, but Arial believes only a sacrifice inside the dying plant can ensure that vampire Earth never opens another portal.<br /><br /> “Portals Part 5” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60867388</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60867388/272_portals_5_of_5final.mp3" length="29997748" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fd816d25-313c-4c91-b6b2-36e2665b9888/fd816d25-313c-4c91-b6b2-36e2665b9888.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Arial Mirren faces the vampire double who helped condemn an alternate Earth while her friends race to destroy the portal machine and its nuclear power source.

The final chapter reveals the personal betrayal behind the apocalypse and forces Arial to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Arial Mirren faces the vampire double who helped condemn an alternate Earth while her friends race to destroy the portal machine and its nuclear power source.<br /><br /> The final chapter reveals the personal betrayal behind the apocalypse and forces Arial to decide what kind of Mirren she will become. Outside, Felicia battles toward the reactor controls, Bella keeps Mayor Gunter occupied, Eileen repairs the portal home, Madelyne channels Mary Worth, and Carter refuses to abandon the person he loves. Every part of the plan must work before the damaged reactor reaches zero.<br /><br /> Part five completes Rob Fields’ supernatural Strickfield crossover with vampire doubles, giant bats and wolves, mutant-spider combat, witchcraft, BMX action, and a multiverse at stake. The survivors may be able to escape through one final doorway, but Arial believes only a sacrifice inside the dying plant can ensure that vampire Earth never opens another portal.<br /><br /> “Portals Part 5” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1875</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/749bd46500c9e9115d314a029cb07401.jpg"/><itunes:episode>272</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Talking Dolls, Demon Voices and Sleep Paralysis!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-talking-dolls-demon-voices-and-sleep-paralysis--60805676</link><description><![CDATA[Talking dolls, alleged demon voices, mysterious rat holes, ancient waste, and the terror of sleep paralysis enter the Monthly Spooky crypt.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Michelle move from strange-news oddities into a deeper discussion of waking immobility, sensed presences, and why sleep paralysis has inspired supernatural explanations across cultures.<br /><br /> A doll that appears to speak and a recording presented as a demon voice make sound the evidence under debate. Mysterious rat holes and ancient waste add archaeological and urban oddities before the episode reaches sleep paralysis, an experience in which a waking person may be unable to move while sensing a presence in the room.<br /><br /> The deeper discussion considers why that combination of bodily immobility, dream imagery, fear, and apparent wakefulness has generated stories of demons, shadow people, night hags, and supernatural attack across cultures. This Monthly Spooky episode is therefore useful to listeners searching for talking dolls, alleged EVP or demon recordings, sleep paralysis entities, sensed presences, and the folklore built around frightening sleep experiences.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60805676</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60805676/monthly_spooky_july_2024.mp3" length="127983713" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7abf3072-470d-4a85-aa85-096dea736717/7abf3072-470d-4a85-aa85-096dea736717.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7abf3072-470d-4a85-aa85-096dea736717/7abf3072-470d-4a85-aa85-096dea736717.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/7abf3072-470d-4a85-aa85-096dea736717/7abf3072-470d-4a85-aa85-096dea736717.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Talking dolls, alleged demon voices, mysterious rat holes, ancient waste, and the terror of sleep paralysis enter the Monthly Spooky crypt.

Henrique Couto and Michelle move from strange-news oddities into a deeper discussion of waking immobility,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Talking dolls, alleged demon voices, mysterious rat holes, ancient waste, and the terror of sleep paralysis enter the Monthly Spooky crypt.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Michelle move from strange-news oddities into a deeper discussion of waking immobility, sensed presences, and why sleep paralysis has inspired supernatural explanations across cultures.<br /><br /> A doll that appears to speak and a recording presented as a demon voice make sound the evidence under debate. Mysterious rat holes and ancient waste add archaeological and urban oddities before the episode reaches sleep paralysis, an experience in which a waking person may be unable to move while sensing a presence in the room.<br /><br /> The deeper discussion considers why that combination of bodily immobility, dream imagery, fear, and apparent wakefulness has generated stories of demons, shadow people, night hags, and supernatural attack across cultures. This Monthly Spooky episode is therefore useful to listeners searching for talking dolls, alleged EVP or demon recordings, sleep paralysis entities, sensed presences, and the folklore built around frightening sleep experiences.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7999</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>commentary,creepy,folklore,humor,news</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Dream: Insomnia, a Murdered Stepson and a Nightmare with No Waking</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-dream-insomnia-a-murdered-stepson-and-a-nightmare-with-no-waking--60365030</link><description><![CDATA[Claire Collins refuses to sleep because a recurring nightmare forces her to face the child she murdered—and this time she may not wake up.<br /><br /> After six days of insomnia, Claire’s husband Charles sends her to a doctor. She admits that she fears one specific dream but will not explain why. Whenever exhaustion wins, Claire walks an endless street into a house where a boy asks, “Where’s my father?” She gives him a drink to silence him, then flees through a tunnel toward a black river while something follows.<br /><br /> Claire is Charles’s second wife. She resented his son Jimmy because the child reminded her that Charles had loved someone before her. The dream repeats the poisoned drink and the guilt she refuses to confess. A physician prescribes only two sedative tablets, but Claire takes the entire supply in her desperation for sleep. The familiar nightmare then reaches the point where she has always awakened.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s “The Dream” is a psychological Lights Out story about insomnia, jealousy, child murder, overdose, and the terror of consciousness trapped inside its own punishment. This recovered transcript supplies the factual context the previous vague description omitted.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60365030</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60365030/034_the_dream_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="29462374" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a11d2759-60aa-458d-b8d2-fb24e57fe7e2/a11d2759-60aa-458d-b8d2-fb24e57fe7e2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a11d2759-60aa-458d-b8d2-fb24e57fe7e2/a11d2759-60aa-458d-b8d2-fb24e57fe7e2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/a11d2759-60aa-458d-b8d2-fb24e57fe7e2/a11d2759-60aa-458d-b8d2-fb24e57fe7e2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Claire Collins refuses to sleep because a recurring nightmare forces her to face the child she murdered—and this time she may not wake up.

After six days of insomnia, Claire’s husband Charles sends her to a doctor. She admits that she fears one...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Claire Collins refuses to sleep because a recurring nightmare forces her to face the child she murdered—and this time she may not wake up.<br /><br /> After six days of insomnia, Claire’s husband Charles sends her to a doctor. She admits that she fears one specific dream but will not explain why. Whenever exhaustion wins, Claire walks an endless street into a house where a boy asks, “Where’s my father?” She gives him a drink to silence him, then flees through a tunnel toward a black river while something follows.<br /><br /> Claire is Charles’s second wife. She resented his son Jimmy because the child reminded her that Charles had loved someone before her. The dream repeats the poisoned drink and the guilt she refuses to confess. A physician prescribes only two sedative tablets, but Claire takes the entire supply in her desperation for sleep. The familiar nightmare then reaches the point where she has always awakened.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s “The Dream” is a psychological Lights Out story about insomnia, jealousy, child murder, overdose, and the terror of consciousness trapped inside its own punishment. This recovered transcript supplies the factual context the previous vague description omitted.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1842</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Monster Man (2003): Road-Trip Monster-Truck Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-monster-man-2003-road-trip-monster-truck-horror--60728216</link><description><![CDATA[Monster Man (2003) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "I'm a corpse burrito!" Our Summer Favorites Month races on with a slice of early 2000s Straight to Video Horror as we join Henrique and David in Santa Clarita, California this week. Two friends and a female hitchhiker are terrorized by a monstrous looking man driving a giant monster truck in 2003's "MONSTER MAN" !<br /><br /> Directed by Michael Davis and starring Eric Jungmann, Justin Urich, and Michael Bailey Smith. Hear your hosts gush about their love for this early "extreme" horror entry in the days of straight to video releases, how often this used to play Showtime back in the day, the incredible &amp; frankly insane stunts in the film, plus personal stories of road trips, and more!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch MONSTER MAN on Amazon Prime:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CVDNV842/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a>=atv_dp_share_cu_r<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60728216</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60728216/monster_man_commercials.mp3" length="81586942" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d5450390-0663-4e88-8bf9-790fcea85b13/d5450390-0663-4e88-8bf9-790fcea85b13.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d5450390-0663-4e88-8bf9-790fcea85b13/d5450390-0663-4e88-8bf9-790fcea85b13.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d5450390-0663-4e88-8bf9-790fcea85b13/d5450390-0663-4e88-8bf9-790fcea85b13.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Monster Man (2003) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.

"I'm a corpse burrito!" Our Summer Favorites Month races on with a slice of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Monster Man (2003) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "I'm a corpse burrito!" Our Summer Favorites Month races on with a slice of early 2000s Straight to Video Horror as we join Henrique and David in Santa Clarita, California this week. Two friends and a female hitchhiker are terrorized by a monstrous looking man driving a giant monster truck in 2003's "MONSTER MAN" !<br /><br /> Directed by Michael Davis and starring Eric Jungmann, Justin Urich, and Michael Bailey Smith. Hear your hosts gush about their love for this early "extreme" horror entry in the days of straight to video releases, how often this used to play Showtime back in the day, the incredible &amp; frankly insane stunts in the film, plus personal stories of road trips, and more!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch MONSTER MAN on Amazon Prime:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CVDNV842/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a>=atv_dp_share_cu_r<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5100</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2003,chase,classic,cult,fans,film,friends,gore,horror,movie,nightmare,road,scary,slasher,survival,suspense,terror,thriller,trip,twist</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b4b27b74d9e558c8fc1ef61598834606.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Portals Part 4 of 5 — The Team Attacks a Vampire Nuclear Plant</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/portals-part-4-of-5-the-team-attacks-a-vampire-nuclear-plant--60782384</link><description><![CDATA[The captives escape their power-draining cells and turn the Strickfield Nuclear Power Plant into a battlefield against Mayor Gunter’s vampire army.<br /><br /> Arial Mirren discovers she still carries Queen Arcadia’s fire, light, and electrical powers, while Bella Taibon, Felicia Mirren, the twin Donnerly cousins, and Carter Cross fight to reach the portal controls. Their first strike damages the machine but cannot stop the vampires for long. Outnumbered and exhausted, the group must decide whether destroying the reactor itself is the only way to prevent Gunter from harvesting innocent people across the multiverse.<br /><br /> Part four drives the five-part saga toward its last stand. Mary Worth prepares a spell to move surviving mortals beyond the potential blast, Madelyne and Eileen weaponize a battered car and sunlight gauntlets, and Carter takes his BMX skills into the fight. Then another giant bat carries Arial away from the team and into a confrontation with her mother—and the hidden partner who helped create vampire Earth.<br /><br /> “Portals Part 4” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60782384</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60782384/271_portals_4_of_5.mp3" length="30877552" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The captives escape their power-draining cells and turn the Strickfield Nuclear Power Plant into a battlefield against Mayor Gunter’s vampire army.

Arial Mirren discovers she still carries Queen Arcadia’s fire, light, and electrical powers, while...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The captives escape their power-draining cells and turn the Strickfield Nuclear Power Plant into a battlefield against Mayor Gunter’s vampire army.<br /><br /> Arial Mirren discovers she still carries Queen Arcadia’s fire, light, and electrical powers, while Bella Taibon, Felicia Mirren, the twin Donnerly cousins, and Carter Cross fight to reach the portal controls. Their first strike damages the machine but cannot stop the vampires for long. Outnumbered and exhausted, the group must decide whether destroying the reactor itself is the only way to prevent Gunter from harvesting innocent people across the multiverse.<br /><br /> Part four drives the five-part saga toward its last stand. Mary Worth prepares a spell to move surviving mortals beyond the potential blast, Madelyne and Eileen weaponize a battered car and sunlight gauntlets, and Carter takes his BMX skills into the fight. Then another giant bat carries Arial away from the team and into a confrontation with her mother—and the hidden partner who helped create vampire Earth.<br /><br /> “Portals Part 4” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1930</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adult,evil,monsters,vampires,young</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/749bd46500c9e9115d314a029cb07401.jpg"/><itunes:episode>271</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Sleep Paralysis: Shadow People, the Old Hag &amp; the Science of REM Sleep</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-sleep-paralysis-shadow-people-the-old-hag-the-science-of-rem-sleep--60760260</link><description><![CDATA[Sleep paralysis can leave a person awake but unable to move while a shadowy presence appears beside the bed or an invisible weight presses against the chest.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True explores the frightening overlap between waking consciousness and rapid-eye-movement sleep. During REM sleep, the brain temporarily suppresses most voluntary muscle movement. An episode can occur when awareness returns before that protection has fully lifted, producing seconds or minutes of immobility, fear, and dreamlike hallucinations.<br /><br /> The episode follows recurring accounts of footsteps, whispered voices, shadow people, intruders, pressure on the body, false awakenings, and the figure often called the “Old Hag.” Similar experiences have been interpreted through different cultural traditions as demons, witches, spirits, or nocturnal attackers. The consistency of those stories is compelling, but it does not require a supernatural cause: visual, auditory, and tactile dream imagery can intrude into an otherwise familiar bedroom.<br /><br /> Sleep paralysis is usually harmless, though disrupted sleep, insomnia, irregular schedules, stress, and narcolepsy can be associated with episodes. A stable sleep routine may reduce recurrence, and frequent events that cause anxiety or daytime exhaustion are worth discussing with a medical professional. This episode keeps the folklore intact while explaining why a waking nightmare can feel completely real.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60760260</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60760260/sleep_paralysis.mp3" length="19369452" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sleep paralysis can leave a person awake but unable to move while a shadowy presence appears beside the bed or an invisible weight presses against the chest.

Terrifying &amp; True explores the frightening overlap between waking consciousness and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sleep paralysis can leave a person awake but unable to move while a shadowy presence appears beside the bed or an invisible weight presses against the chest.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True explores the frightening overlap between waking consciousness and rapid-eye-movement sleep. During REM sleep, the brain temporarily suppresses most voluntary muscle movement. An episode can occur when awareness returns before that protection has fully lifted, producing seconds or minutes of immobility, fear, and dreamlike hallucinations.<br /><br /> The episode follows recurring accounts of footsteps, whispered voices, shadow people, intruders, pressure on the body, false awakenings, and the figure often called the “Old Hag.” Similar experiences have been interpreted through different cultural traditions as demons, witches, spirits, or nocturnal attackers. The consistency of those stories is compelling, but it does not require a supernatural cause: visual, auditory, and tactile dream imagery can intrude into an otherwise familiar bedroom.<br /><br /> Sleep paralysis is usually harmless, though disrupted sleep, insomnia, irregular schedules, stress, and narcolepsy can be associated with episodes. A stable sleep routine may reduce recurrence, and frequent events that cause anxiety or daytime exhaustion are worth discussing with a medical professional. This episode keeps the folklore intact while explaining why a waking nightmare can feel completely real.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1211</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>awareness,causes,cycle,disorder,fear,hallucinations,health,hygiene,night,nightmare,paralysis,prevention,quality,rem,remedies,research,sleep,symptoms,terrors,treatment</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Deadline for Death: A Dead Gangster’s Promise and the Daylight-Saving Trap</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-deadline-for-death-a-dead-gangster-s-promise-and-the-daylight-saving-trap--60365083</link><description><![CDATA[A condemned gangster promises to kill the friend who betrayed him within one month of his execution—and keeps the deadline from beyond the grave.<br /><br /> Johnny Promo, known as Johnny Promise, dies in the electric chair for murdering Officer Cochran after a failed bank robbery. In court he swears that prosecution witness Sam Rogers will have no more than a month to live. Johnny has money, loyal associates, and a reputation for never breaking his word, so Sam hides on the ninth floor of a cheap hotel and trusts only Linda.<br /><br /> Every ordinary encounter becomes a possible assassination: a barber’s razor, a hot towel, a locksmith asking about duplicate keys, footsteps outside the room. Sam changes the locks and watches the calendar until September 28, determined to remain behind the door until 5 a.m. passes. Then clocks outside the hotel show a different hour, and he remembers that daylight-saving time ended during the night.<br /><br /> “Deadline for Death” is a CBS Radio Mystery Theater crime story about paranoia, betrayal, time, and supernatural revenge. A courtroom curse, electric-chair execution, locked hotel room, and fatal one-hour error drive Sam toward a deadline that may be psychological, criminal, or enforced by the dead themselves.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60365083</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60365083/033_deadline_for_death_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="50671749" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A condemned gangster promises to kill the friend who betrayed him within one month of his execution—and keeps the deadline from beyond the grave.

Johnny Promo, known as Johnny Promise, dies in the electric chair for murdering Officer Cochran after a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A condemned gangster promises to kill the friend who betrayed him within one month of his execution—and keeps the deadline from beyond the grave.<br /><br /> Johnny Promo, known as Johnny Promise, dies in the electric chair for murdering Officer Cochran after a failed bank robbery. In court he swears that prosecution witness Sam Rogers will have no more than a month to live. Johnny has money, loyal associates, and a reputation for never breaking his word, so Sam hides on the ninth floor of a cheap hotel and trusts only Linda.<br /><br /> Every ordinary encounter becomes a possible assassination: a barber’s razor, a hot towel, a locksmith asking about duplicate keys, footsteps outside the room. Sam changes the locks and watches the calendar until September 28, determined to remain behind the door until 5 a.m. passes. Then clocks outside the hotel show a different hour, and he remembers that daylight-saving time ended during the night.<br /><br /> “Deadline for Death” is a CBS Radio Mystery Theater crime story about paranoia, betrayal, time, and supernatural revenge. A courtroom curse, electric-chair execution, locked hotel room, and fatal one-hour error drive Sam toward a deadline that may be psychological, criminal, or enforced by the dead themselves.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3167</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Beloved Physician by Edgar Allan Poe: His Unfinished Tribute to Marie Louise Shew</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/beloved-physician-by-edgar-allan-poe-his-unfinished-tribute-to-marie-louise-shew--60733880</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s unfinished “Beloved Physician” honors the steady care, loyalty, and exhaustion of Marie Louise Shew in a brief midnight reading.<br /><br /> Only a fragment of the poem survives. Its lines watch a tireless caregiver measure an unsteady pulse, continue through night and day, and finally yield to necessary sleep. Repeated images of toil, loyalty, and a faithful heart make the surviving verse feel both grateful and painfully intimate. The missing stanzas leave the full design of Poe’s tribute unknowable.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto introduces the reading through a childhood memory of discovering an Edgar Allan Poe collection at his elementary-school library, carrying it home as a storm approached, and finding fear and excitement in the stories. “Beloved Physician” becomes part of that continuing series of Poe performances: a compact literary interlude meant for the quiet edge of midnight.<br /><br /> This episode is a reading of the surviving poem fragment, not a complete narrative story. It is best suited to listeners searching for Edgar Allan Poe poetry, rare Poe works, Marie Louise Shew, Gothic literature, and atmospheric spoken-word performance.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60733880</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60733880/beloved_physician_7_18_24_4_53pm.mp3" length="3034437" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe’s unfinished “Beloved Physician” honors the steady care, loyalty, and exhaustion of Marie Louise Shew in a brief midnight reading.

Only a fragment of the poem survives. Its lines watch a tireless caregiver measure an unsteady pulse,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s unfinished “Beloved Physician” honors the steady care, loyalty, and exhaustion of Marie Louise Shew in a brief midnight reading.<br /><br /> Only a fragment of the poem survives. Its lines watch a tireless caregiver measure an unsteady pulse, continue through night and day, and finally yield to necessary sleep. Repeated images of toil, loyalty, and a faithful heart make the surviving verse feel both grateful and painfully intimate. The missing stanzas leave the full design of Poe’s tribute unknowable.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto introduces the reading through a childhood memory of discovering an Edgar Allan Poe collection at his elementary-school library, carrying it home as a storm approached, and finding fear and excitement in the stories. “Beloved Physician” becomes part of that continuing series of Poe performances: a compact literary interlude meant for the quiet edge of midnight.<br /><br /> This episode is a reading of the surviving poem fragment, not a complete narrative story. It is best suited to listeners searching for Edgar Allan Poe poetry, rare Poe works, Marie Louise Shew, Gothic literature, and atmospheric spoken-word performance.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>190</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Portals Part 3 of 5 — The Dracula Curse That Created Vampire Earth</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/portals-part-3-of-5-the-dracula-curse-that-created-vampire-earth--60713745</link><description><![CDATA[Imprisoned beneath the Strickfield Nuclear Power Plant, the team finally hears how Mayor Patrick Gunter helped turn an entire alternate Earth into a vampire apocalypse.<br /><br /> Ten years earlier, Gunter was losing a mayoral race to Harmony Mirren when a mysterious partner offered him victory and dominion over far more than Strickfield. Their search for ultimate power led beneath the haunted Carnovasch Estate to a chained chest containing the imprisoned essence of Dracula. Opening it transformed the conspirators, spread eternal night across the planet, and left a new vampire population desperate for human blood.<br /><br /> Part three reveals why the nuclear plant matters: Gunter’s forces combine forbidden Mirren magic, stolen technology, and reactor power to open doorways into other universes and harvest mortals for food. As the captives learn what created this world and what the vampires intend to do next, Arial’s anger begins awakening powers left behind by Queen Arcadia—possibly the only force capable of breaking their cells.<br /><br /> “Portals Part 3” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60713745</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:00:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60713745/270_portals_3_of_5.mp3" length="33065151" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Imprisoned beneath the Strickfield Nuclear Power Plant, the team finally hears how Mayor Patrick Gunter helped turn an entire alternate Earth into a vampire apocalypse.

Ten years earlier, Gunter was losing a mayoral race to Harmony Mirren when a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Imprisoned beneath the Strickfield Nuclear Power Plant, the team finally hears how Mayor Patrick Gunter helped turn an entire alternate Earth into a vampire apocalypse.<br /><br /> Ten years earlier, Gunter was losing a mayoral race to Harmony Mirren when a mysterious partner offered him victory and dominion over far more than Strickfield. Their search for ultimate power led beneath the haunted Carnovasch Estate to a chained chest containing the imprisoned essence of Dracula. Opening it transformed the conspirators, spread eternal night across the planet, and left a new vampire population desperate for human blood.<br /><br /> Part three reveals why the nuclear plant matters: Gunter’s forces combine forbidden Mirren magic, stolen technology, and reactor power to open doorways into other universes and harvest mortals for food. As the captives learn what created this world and what the vampires intend to do next, Arial’s anger begins awakening powers left behind by Queen Arcadia—possibly the only force capable of breaking their cells.<br /><br /> “Portals Part 3” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2067</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/749bd46500c9e9115d314a029cb07401.jpg"/><itunes:episode>270</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Shrink Next Door: Marty Markowitz &amp; Dr. Isaac Herschkopf</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-shrink-next-door-marty-markowitz-dr-isaac-herschkopf--60686566</link><description><![CDATA[Marty Markowitz sought help from psychiatrist Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf—then watched the doctor take control of his relationships, business, money, home, and sense of self for nearly three decades.<br /><br /> The relationship began in 1981 as Markowitz struggled with grief, family conflict, and pressure surrounding his fabric business. Herschkopf gradually moved beyond the boundaries of therapy, becoming a constant adviser and social presence. Marty cut off family members labeled “toxic,” changed his will, granted financial access, and allowed the psychiatrist to use his Hamptons property as though it belonged to him.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the manipulation later exposed by journalist Joe Nocera in The Shrink Next Door podcast and dramatized by Apple TV+. It examines how professional authority, isolation, dependency, and repeated small concessions can make extraordinary control feel normal to the person living through it.<br /><br /> After surgery in 2010, Markowitz recognized how little care he received from the man who had dominated his life. He ended the relationship, reconnected with his sister Phyllis, reclaimed his home, and filed a professional complaint. New York authorities ultimately revoked Herschkopf’s medical license after findings of misconduct; Herschkopf denied wrongdoing and challenged the decision without success. This episode is a cautionary true story about abuse of trust—and the difficult work of taking a life back.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60686566</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:30:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60686566/marty_markowitz.mp3" length="18775114" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8561059e-6555-4429-bb87-de0f36e73903/8561059e-6555-4429-bb87-de0f36e73903.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8561059e-6555-4429-bb87-de0f36e73903/8561059e-6555-4429-bb87-de0f36e73903.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8561059e-6555-4429-bb87-de0f36e73903/8561059e-6555-4429-bb87-de0f36e73903.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Marty Markowitz sought help from psychiatrist Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf—then watched the doctor take control of his relationships, business, money, home, and sense of self for nearly three decades.

The relationship began in 1981 as Markowitz struggled...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Marty Markowitz sought help from psychiatrist Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf—then watched the doctor take control of his relationships, business, money, home, and sense of self for nearly three decades.<br /><br /> The relationship began in 1981 as Markowitz struggled with grief, family conflict, and pressure surrounding his fabric business. Herschkopf gradually moved beyond the boundaries of therapy, becoming a constant adviser and social presence. Marty cut off family members labeled “toxic,” changed his will, granted financial access, and allowed the psychiatrist to use his Hamptons property as though it belonged to him.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the manipulation later exposed by journalist Joe Nocera in The Shrink Next Door podcast and dramatized by Apple TV+. It examines how professional authority, isolation, dependency, and repeated small concessions can make extraordinary control feel normal to the person living through it.<br /><br /> After surgery in 2010, Markowitz recognized how little care he received from the man who had dominated his life. He ended the relationship, reconnected with his sister Phyllis, reclaimed his home, and filed a professional complaint. New York authorities ultimately revoked Herschkopf’s medical license after findings of misconduct; Herschkopf denied wrongdoing and challenged the decision without success. This episode is a cautionary true story about abuse of trust—and the difficult work of taking a life back.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1174</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abuse,control,courage,deception,gripping,justice,manipulation,markowitz,marty,psychological,real-life,resilience,story,survival,survivor,therapist,therapy,true,truth,victim</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Boiling Sea: An Undersea Volcano Traps a Wartime Cargo Ship in the Pacific</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-boiling-sea-an-undersea-volcano-traps-a-wartime-cargo-ship-in-the-pacific--60365022</link><description><![CDATA[A wartime cargo ship crossing the Pacific reaches the birth of an undersea volcano, where superheated water and volcanic debris surround the crew.<br /><br /> The voyage begins as wartime transport across a vast ocean, but strange heat, discoloration, and violent movement in the sea warn that the danger is rising from below. The ship has entered a region where the ocean floor is rupturing. Steam rolls across the surface, pumice and ash threaten the vessel, and water hot enough to kill makes abandoning ship no safer than remaining aboard.<br /><br /> Officers and sailors must determine whether engines, hull, and human endurance can carry them beyond the eruption. Navigation becomes guesswork as familiar maritime rules fail: there may be no stable current, no safe direction, and no rescue route through a sea literally transformed by geological violence.<br /><br /> Written by Vincent McHugh, “The Boiling Sea” combines volcanic catastrophe, Pacific maritime survival, and high-adventure suspense. Its undersea eruption, trapped merchant ship, boiling water, ash-filled air, and exhausted crew make the ocean itself the monster.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60365022</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60365022/029_the_boiling_sea_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="30888893" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e73e2e33-9102-4ceb-a588-7bef98f2034e/e73e2e33-9102-4ceb-a588-7bef98f2034e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e73e2e33-9102-4ceb-a588-7bef98f2034e/e73e2e33-9102-4ceb-a588-7bef98f2034e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e73e2e33-9102-4ceb-a588-7bef98f2034e/e73e2e33-9102-4ceb-a588-7bef98f2034e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A wartime cargo ship crossing the Pacific reaches the birth of an undersea volcano, where superheated water and volcanic debris surround the crew.

The voyage begins as wartime transport across a vast ocean, but strange heat, discoloration, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A wartime cargo ship crossing the Pacific reaches the birth of an undersea volcano, where superheated water and volcanic debris surround the crew.<br /><br /> The voyage begins as wartime transport across a vast ocean, but strange heat, discoloration, and violent movement in the sea warn that the danger is rising from below. The ship has entered a region where the ocean floor is rupturing. Steam rolls across the surface, pumice and ash threaten the vessel, and water hot enough to kill makes abandoning ship no safer than remaining aboard.<br /><br /> Officers and sailors must determine whether engines, hull, and human endurance can carry them beyond the eruption. Navigation becomes guesswork as familiar maritime rules fail: there may be no stable current, no safe direction, and no rescue route through a sea literally transformed by geological violence.<br /><br /> Written by Vincent McHugh, “The Boiling Sea” combines volcanic catastrophe, Pacific maritime survival, and high-adventure suspense. Its undersea eruption, trapped merchant ship, boiling water, ash-filled air, and exhausted crew make the ocean itself the monster.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1931</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>To My Mother by Edgar Allan Poe: Maria Clemm, Virginia &amp; Love Beyond Death</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-my-mother-by-edgar-allan-poe-maria-clemm-virginia-love-beyond-death--60660610</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe addresses Maria Clemm—the aunt and mother-in-law he called his true mother—in a tender poem shaped by love for Virginia.<br /><br /> Written in 1849, “To My Mother” is not addressed to Poe’s biological mother. Its subject is Maria Clemm, his aunt and the mother of his late wife, Virginia Clemm Poe. The speaker explains that the word “mother” can mean more than a biological bond: Maria became dearer to him because she was mother to the wife he loved more deeply than life itself.<br /><br /> That family connection gives the poem both warmth and grief. Poe honors Maria’s care while placing Virginia’s absence at the center of the tribute. Earthly love continues after death, and maternal devotion becomes part of the same enduring emotional bond. The result is a quieter side of Poe—personal, grateful, and intimate—without abandoning the themes of bereavement and love beyond the grave that define so much of his work.<br /><br /> This spoken-word reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “To My Mother” offers clear historical context for listeners searching for poetry about mothers, chosen family, mourning, Maria Clemm, or Virginia Poe. The revised title and notes correct a common ambiguity about the poem’s addressee while preserving its sincere declaration of devotion.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60660610</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60660610/to_my_mother.mp3" length="2725469" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe addresses Maria Clemm—the aunt and mother-in-law he called his true mother—in a tender poem shaped by love for Virginia.

Written in 1849, “To My Mother” is not addressed to Poe’s biological mother. Its subject is Maria Clemm, his aunt...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe addresses Maria Clemm—the aunt and mother-in-law he called his true mother—in a tender poem shaped by love for Virginia.<br /><br /> Written in 1849, “To My Mother” is not addressed to Poe’s biological mother. Its subject is Maria Clemm, his aunt and the mother of his late wife, Virginia Clemm Poe. The speaker explains that the word “mother” can mean more than a biological bond: Maria became dearer to him because she was mother to the wife he loved more deeply than life itself.<br /><br /> That family connection gives the poem both warmth and grief. Poe honors Maria’s care while placing Virginia’s absence at the center of the tribute. Earthly love continues after death, and maternal devotion becomes part of the same enduring emotional bond. The result is a quieter side of Poe—personal, grateful, and intimate—without abandoning the themes of bereavement and love beyond the grave that define so much of his work.<br /><br /> This spoken-word reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “To My Mother” offers clear historical context for listeners searching for poetry about mothers, chosen family, mourning, Maria Clemm, or Virginia Poe. The revised title and notes correct a common ambiguity about the poem’s addressee while preserving its sincere declaration of devotion.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>171</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>admiration,allan,analysis,classic,dedication,edgar,emotional,heartfelt,literary,literature,mother,my,poe,poem,poetry,respect,significance,to,tribute</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Portals Part 2 of 5 — A Rescue Mission Across Vampire Strickfield</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/portals-part-2-of-5-a-rescue-mission-across-vampire-strickfield--60646638</link><description><![CDATA[Arial Mirren has been carried away by a giant vampire bat, forcing Felicia and Bella to launch a rooftop rescue across the ruins of alternate Strickfield.<br /><br /> Felicia reveals the full strength of her mutant spider form while Bella Taibon brings Master Vampire speed to the chase. After they recover Arial, the survivors compare everything they know about this undead Earth and reach a dangerous conclusion: escaping again will only postpone the next attack. To end the cycle, they must locate the technology opening portals between worlds and destroy it before more mortals are dragged through as food.<br /><br /> Part two divides the team for a covert mission. Bella, Felicia, and Carter Cross create a moving distraction while Madelyne Donnerly, Eileen, and Arial drive toward Mayor Patrick Gunter’s office searching for answers. The plan brings them closer to the source of the vampire invasion—but Mayor Gunter commands an army, and the holding cells awaiting intruders are designed to drain even supernatural strength.<br /><br /> “Portals Part 2” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60646638</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60646638/269_portals_2_of_5.mp3" length="31400837" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Arial Mirren has been carried away by a giant vampire bat, forcing Felicia and Bella to launch a rooftop rescue across the ruins of alternate Strickfield.

Felicia reveals the full strength of her mutant spider form while Bella Taibon brings Master...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Arial Mirren has been carried away by a giant vampire bat, forcing Felicia and Bella to launch a rooftop rescue across the ruins of alternate Strickfield.<br /><br /> Felicia reveals the full strength of her mutant spider form while Bella Taibon brings Master Vampire speed to the chase. After they recover Arial, the survivors compare everything they know about this undead Earth and reach a dangerous conclusion: escaping again will only postpone the next attack. To end the cycle, they must locate the technology opening portals between worlds and destroy it before more mortals are dragged through as food.<br /><br /> Part two divides the team for a covert mission. Bella, Felicia, and Carter Cross create a moving distraction while Madelyne Donnerly, Eileen, and Arial drive toward Mayor Patrick Gunter’s office searching for answers. The plan brings them closer to the source of the vampire invasion—but Mayor Gunter commands an army, and the holding cells awaiting intruders are designed to drain even supernatural strength.<br /><br /> “Portals Part 2” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1963</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/749bd46500c9e9115d314a029cb07401.jpg"/><itunes:episode>269</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Champ: Lake Champlain Monster Sightings, Evidence &amp; Explanations</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-champ-lake-champlain-monster-sightings-evidence-explanations--60592264</link><description><![CDATA[Champ, the legendary Lake Champlain monster, swims through Indigenous tradition, disputed historical claims, modern photographs, and a thriving regional cryptid culture.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True begins with stories associated with Abenaki and Iroquois communities before examining a frequently repeated claim that Samuel de Champlain saw the creature in 1609. His surviving description more closely resembles a large fish, and historians debate whether it belongs in the Champ story at all.<br /><br /> The episode then follows better-known modern evidence: Sandra Mansi’s 1977 photograph of a long-necked form in the lake, a 2005 video reviewed by image analysts, and unusual underwater sounds recorded during a Discovery Channel project. Sightings describe humps, serpentine bodies, and something moving beneath boats—but none has produced a specimen or unambiguous biological evidence.<br /><br /> Possible explanations include lake sturgeon, longnose gar, groups of otters, swimming deer, floating logs, boat wakes, and optical effects across open water. The creature’s protected status and role in local tourism show that folklore can shape a place even without scientific confirmation. This episode asks not only whether an unknown animal could inhabit Lake Champlain, but why generations of witnesses keep interpreting the lake’s shadows as Champ.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60592264</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60592264/lake_champlain_monster.mp3" length="19274185" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Champ, the legendary Lake Champlain monster, swims through Indigenous tradition, disputed historical claims, modern photographs, and a thriving regional cryptid culture.

Terrifying &amp; True begins with stories associated with Abenaki and Iroquois...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Champ, the legendary Lake Champlain monster, swims through Indigenous tradition, disputed historical claims, modern photographs, and a thriving regional cryptid culture.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True begins with stories associated with Abenaki and Iroquois communities before examining a frequently repeated claim that Samuel de Champlain saw the creature in 1609. His surviving description more closely resembles a large fish, and historians debate whether it belongs in the Champ story at all.<br /><br /> The episode then follows better-known modern evidence: Sandra Mansi’s 1977 photograph of a long-necked form in the lake, a 2005 video reviewed by image analysts, and unusual underwater sounds recorded during a Discovery Channel project. Sightings describe humps, serpentine bodies, and something moving beneath boats—but none has produced a specimen or unambiguous biological evidence.<br /><br /> Possible explanations include lake sturgeon, longnose gar, groups of otters, swimming deer, floating logs, boat wakes, and optical effects across open water. The creature’s protected status and role in local tourism show that folklore can shape a place even without scientific confirmation. This episode asks not only whether an unknown animal could inhabit Lake Champlain, but why generations of witnesses keep interpreting the lake’s shadows as Champ.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1205</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,champ,champlain,creature,cryptid,discovery,eerie,folklore,history,investigation,lake,legend,monster,mystery,myth,serpent,sightings,supernatural,unexplained</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Haunted Cell: A Death-Row Ghost and a Christmas Eve Electric Chair</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-haunted-cell-a-death-row-ghost-and-a-christmas-eve-electric-chair--60365047</link><description><![CDATA[Convicted murderer Max Young is locked in an executed prisoner’s haunted cell, where Skeeter Dempsey’s ghost prepares him for the electric chair.<br /><br /> Police capture Max during a filling-station robbery and suspect him of killing Officer Ambrose Hogan. Detective Miller cannot force a confession, so he places the terrified prisoner in the cell once occupied by Skeeter Dempsey, a cop killer already put to death. In the dark, Skeeter’s voice introduces Max to a jail where the dead remain close and even a man who hanged himself may still offer advice.<br /><br /> Max is convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to die by electricity. He returns to the same cell while waiting to be transferred, gradually treating Skeeter as a companion rather than a threat. The ghost describes the chair’s agony, promises to walk beside him on Christmas Eve, and points out the extra rope beneath the mattress if Max would rather choose his own ending.<br /><br /> “Haunted Cell” is a grim Lights Out prison ghost story about guilt, coercive interrogation, capital punishment, and fear of execution. The first-person narration turns the cell into a confession booth—and saves its final revelation about who is telling the story for the last moments.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60365047</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:12:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60365047/030_haunted_cell_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="30152019" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/bd5e24cd-9293-4295-824a-cb7e4663c7d1/bd5e24cd-9293-4295-824a-cb7e4663c7d1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/bd5e24cd-9293-4295-824a-cb7e4663c7d1/bd5e24cd-9293-4295-824a-cb7e4663c7d1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/bd5e24cd-9293-4295-824a-cb7e4663c7d1/bd5e24cd-9293-4295-824a-cb7e4663c7d1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Convicted murderer Max Young is locked in an executed prisoner’s haunted cell, where Skeeter Dempsey’s ghost prepares him for the electric chair.

Police capture Max during a filling-station robbery and suspect him of killing Officer Ambrose Hogan....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Convicted murderer Max Young is locked in an executed prisoner’s haunted cell, where Skeeter Dempsey’s ghost prepares him for the electric chair.<br /><br /> Police capture Max during a filling-station robbery and suspect him of killing Officer Ambrose Hogan. Detective Miller cannot force a confession, so he places the terrified prisoner in the cell once occupied by Skeeter Dempsey, a cop killer already put to death. In the dark, Skeeter’s voice introduces Max to a jail where the dead remain close and even a man who hanged himself may still offer advice.<br /><br /> Max is convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to die by electricity. He returns to the same cell while waiting to be transferred, gradually treating Skeeter as a companion rather than a threat. The ghost describes the chair’s agony, promises to walk beside him on Christmas Eve, and points out the extra rope beneath the mattress if Max would rather choose his own ending.<br /><br /> “Haunted Cell” is a grim Lights Out prison ghost story about guilt, coercive interrogation, capital punishment, and fear of execution. The first-person narration turns the cell into a confession booth—and saves its final revelation about who is telling the story for the last moments.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1885</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Summer Scares — Six Werewolf, Summer Camp, Roadside &amp; Zombie Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-scares-six-werewolf-summer-camp-roadside-zombie-horror-stories--60582556</link><description><![CDATA[Six summer horror stories bring werewolves, deadly camp wishes, roadside killers, backwoods creatures, devilish music, and a zombie outbreak into the heat.<br /><br /> “The Wolf of Fagan County” by David O’Hanlon follows 13-year-old Conrad through a summer of mutilated bodies, family secrets, and monsters hiding in a small town. Killian Crane’s “The Lady in the Germ Box” sends bullied camper Greg to a portable toilet where a supernatural woman grants wishes with viciously literal results. In John Oak Dalton’s “The Devil Knows Three Chords,” bluegrass partners Chester Killbuck and Bobby Lee Starr carry fame, betrayal, and a possible crossroads bargain into 1968 San Francisco.<br /><br /> “The Rest Area” by Rob Fields strands Brad and Robbie with the axe killer they were joking about on U. S. 23. Charles Campbell’s “Wilson Road” sends cousins Tanner and Danny toward an abandoned brick plant and a black-furred creature tied to their family. Rob Fields closes the collection with “New Awakenings,” told from the perspective of a young woman who rises in a morgue hungry for brains and begins spreading undeath through Strickfield.<br /><br /> This is a summer listening marathon of small-town werewolf folklore, camp horror, Southern Gothic music, road-trip slasher suspense, creature attacks, and zombie mayhem.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60582556</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60582556/summer_scares_7_2_24_4_54pm.mp3" length="132725480" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Six summer horror stories bring werewolves, deadly camp wishes, roadside killers, backwoods creatures, devilish music, and a zombie outbreak into the heat.

“The Wolf of Fagan County” by David O’Hanlon follows 13-year-old Conrad through a summer of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six summer horror stories bring werewolves, deadly camp wishes, roadside killers, backwoods creatures, devilish music, and a zombie outbreak into the heat.<br /><br /> “The Wolf of Fagan County” by David O’Hanlon follows 13-year-old Conrad through a summer of mutilated bodies, family secrets, and monsters hiding in a small town. Killian Crane’s “The Lady in the Germ Box” sends bullied camper Greg to a portable toilet where a supernatural woman grants wishes with viciously literal results. In John Oak Dalton’s “The Devil Knows Three Chords,” bluegrass partners Chester Killbuck and Bobby Lee Starr carry fame, betrayal, and a possible crossroads bargain into 1968 San Francisco.<br /><br /> “The Rest Area” by Rob Fields strands Brad and Robbie with the axe killer they were joking about on U. S. 23. Charles Campbell’s “Wilson Road” sends cousins Tanner and Danny toward an abandoned brick plant and a black-furred creature tied to their family. Rob Fields closes the collection with “New Awakenings,” told from the perspective of a young woman who rises in a morgue hungry for brains and begins spreading undeath through Strickfield.<br /><br /> This is a summer listening marathon of small-town werewolf folklore, camp horror, Southern Gothic music, road-trip slasher suspense, creature attacks, and zombie mayhem.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8296</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beach,campgrounds,chilling,compilation,creepy,eerie,fear,haunted,heat,horror,night,nightmare,spine-tingling,spooky,stories,summer,supernatural,suspense,terror,thrill</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/357701cc0cabf7563bc3895be5a1743c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Portals Part 1 of 5 — Strickfield Falls into a Vampire Universe</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/portals-part-1-of-5-strickfield-falls-into-a-vampire-universe--60580937</link><description><![CDATA[A supernatural tornado carries six Strickfield friends into an alternate Earth where vampires rule, daylight is gone, and familiar families have become predators.<br /><br /> Arial Mirren is rebuilding her life with Madelyne Donnerly after breaking Queen Arcadia’s possession and being disowned by her parents. A trip home from Strickfield Towne Centre Mall should be routine—until the storm drops Arial, Madelyne, Carter Cross, Eileen Donnerly, Bella Taibon, and Felicia Mirren into a nightmare version of their town. A vampire mob destroys their vehicle, Madelyne’s own parents attack, and the group’s hidden powers can no longer remain secret.<br /><br /> Part one launches Rob Fields’ five-chapter Strickfield crossover with a daylight-walking Master Vampire, a mutant spider girl, the white witch Mary Worth, monster-fighting technology, and a world connected to their own by unstable portals. When a giant bat seizes Arial and carries her into the endless night, the new team faces its first impossible rescue.<br /><br /> “Portals Part 1” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60580937</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60580937/268_portals_1_of_5.mp3" length="29831400" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A supernatural tornado carries six Strickfield friends into an alternate Earth where vampires rule, daylight is gone, and familiar families have become predators.

Arial Mirren is rebuilding her life with Madelyne Donnerly after breaking Queen...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A supernatural tornado carries six Strickfield friends into an alternate Earth where vampires rule, daylight is gone, and familiar families have become predators.<br /><br /> Arial Mirren is rebuilding her life with Madelyne Donnerly after breaking Queen Arcadia’s possession and being disowned by her parents. A trip home from Strickfield Towne Centre Mall should be routine—until the storm drops Arial, Madelyne, Carter Cross, Eileen Donnerly, Bella Taibon, and Felicia Mirren into a nightmare version of their town. A vampire mob destroys their vehicle, Madelyne’s own parents attack, and the group’s hidden powers can no longer remain secret.<br /><br /> Part one launches Rob Fields’ five-chapter Strickfield crossover with a daylight-walking Master Vampire, a mutant spider girl, the white witch Mary Worth, monster-fighting technology, and a world connected to their own by unstable portals. When a giant bat seizes Arial and carries her into the endless night, the new team faces its first impossible rescue.<br /><br /> “Portals Part 1” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1865</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,arial,battle,cursed,danger,dark,escape,fantasy,ghosts,haunted,horror,magic,mirren,mystery,paranormal,portals,secrets,supernatural,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/749bd46500c9e9115d314a029cb07401.jpg"/><itunes:episode>268</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer, His Victims &amp; Hidden Photographs</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-rodney-alcala-the-dating-game-killer-his-victims-hidden-photographs--60519883</link><description><![CDATA[Rodney Alcala appeared as a charming bachelor on national television while concealing a history of sexual violence and murder that stretched across years.<br /><br /> On September 13, 1978, Alcala won a date with Cheryl Bradshaw on The Dating Game. Bradshaw declined to go out with him after the taping because his behavior made her uneasy. The show had not uncovered his criminal record, including the brutal attack on eight-year-old Tali Shapiro and an earlier place on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces how Alcala repeatedly changed names and locations, used photography to approach young women, and evaded lasting confinement before the 1979 kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe. Later investigations connected him to the deaths of Cornelia Crilley, Ellen Hover, Jill Barcomb, Georgia Wixted, Charlotte Lamb, and other victims in California and New York.<br /><br /> The episode follows overturned convictions, retrials, DNA evidence, and the cache of photographs recovered from Alcala. Police released many images hoping the unidentified women and girls could be found, leaving open the possibility of additional victims. Alcala died of natural causes on California’s death row in 2021, but the unanswered identities in those photographs keep the investigation’s human cost from ending with him.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60519883</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60519883/the_dating_game_killer.mp3" length="19321833" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Rodney Alcala appeared as a charming bachelor on national television while concealing a history of sexual violence and murder that stretched across years.

On September 13, 1978, Alcala won a date with Cheryl Bradshaw on The Dating Game. Bradshaw...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rodney Alcala appeared as a charming bachelor on national television while concealing a history of sexual violence and murder that stretched across years.<br /><br /> On September 13, 1978, Alcala won a date with Cheryl Bradshaw on The Dating Game. Bradshaw declined to go out with him after the taping because his behavior made her uneasy. The show had not uncovered his criminal record, including the brutal attack on eight-year-old Tali Shapiro and an earlier place on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces how Alcala repeatedly changed names and locations, used photography to approach young women, and evaded lasting confinement before the 1979 kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe. Later investigations connected him to the deaths of Cornelia Crilley, Ellen Hover, Jill Barcomb, Georgia Wixted, Charlotte Lamb, and other victims in California and New York.<br /><br /> The episode follows overturned convictions, retrials, DNA evidence, and the cache of photographs recovered from Alcala. Police released many images hoping the unidentified women and girls could be found, leaving open the possibility of additional victims. Alcala died of natural causes on California’s death row in 2021, but the unanswered identities in those photographs keep the investigation’s human cost from ending with him.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1208</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alcala,crime,dark,dating,game,investigation,justice,killer,murder,mystery,podcast,police,pursuit,rodney,serial,show,true,tv,victims</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Dead Walk at Night: A Blind Uncle’s Cane Returns after Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-dead-walk-at-night-a-blind-uncle-s-cane-returns-after-murder--59384842</link><description><![CDATA[Danny murders the blind uncle who controls his inheritance, but the unmistakable tap of a cane continues after the body is buried.<br /><br /> His uncle’s authority stands between Danny and the money—and between Danny and the woman he wants. Greed and forbidden love make murder seem like a clean solution. Because the victim cannot see his attacker, Danny believes he can arrange the death, remove suspicion, and step into the future he has been denied.<br /><br /> Then the house begins to reproduce the dead man’s habits. A cane approaches through the darkness with the same measured rhythm Danny knew in life. Each tap revives the crime and makes it harder to distinguish supernatural vengeance from a guilty mind breaking under pressure. The murderer who relied on blindness finds himself terrified by a presence he can hear but cannot safely confront.<br /><br /> “The Dead Walk at Night” is an Inner Sanctum mystery about inheritance, betrayal, murder, and auditory haunting. Its blind uncle, familiar cane, hidden romance, and nighttime footsteps turn a carefully planned killing into a suspense story where the dead announce their return before they are seen.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59384842</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59384842/028_the_dead_walk_at_night_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="24754538" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Danny murders the blind uncle who controls his inheritance, but the unmistakable tap of a cane continues after the body is buried.

His uncle’s authority stands between Danny and the money—and between Danny and the woman he wants. Greed and forbidden...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Danny murders the blind uncle who controls his inheritance, but the unmistakable tap of a cane continues after the body is buried.<br /><br /> His uncle’s authority stands between Danny and the money—and between Danny and the woman he wants. Greed and forbidden love make murder seem like a clean solution. Because the victim cannot see his attacker, Danny believes he can arrange the death, remove suspicion, and step into the future he has been denied.<br /><br /> Then the house begins to reproduce the dead man’s habits. A cane approaches through the darkness with the same measured rhythm Danny knew in life. Each tap revives the crime and makes it harder to distinguish supernatural vengeance from a guilty mind breaking under pressure. The murderer who relied on blindness finds himself terrified by a presence he can hear but cannot safely confront.<br /><br /> “The Dead Walk at Night” is an Inner Sanctum mystery about inheritance, betrayal, murder, and auditory haunting. Its blind uncle, familiar cane, hidden romance, and nighttime footsteps turn a carefully planned killing into a suspense story where the dead announce their return before they are seen.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1548</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | The Raven (1963): Vincent Price and Roger Corman’s Gothic Comedy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-the-raven-1963-vincent-price-and-roger-corman-s-gothic-comedy--60439557</link><description><![CDATA[The Raven (1963) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "Quoth the Raven, Nevermore!" We have reached the end of our ROGER CORMAN Tribute Month but we are going out in a blaze of glory....or a blaze in a Castle! This week, join Henrique and David as they're traveling back to 1506 to join Erasmus Craven, a magician mourning the loss of his wife, whose visited by a fellow magician whose been turned into a raven by an evil Sorcerer. Together, the two join forces to defeat the evil Sorcerer in 1963's "THE RAVEN" !<br /><br /> Directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karlof, as well as an early appearance by Jack Nicholson. Hear the hosts talk about what makes this wildest and most action packed of AIP Poe Films, the story of Corman's other film shot on the set of THE RAVEN entitled THE TERROR, what was our hosts first run with the works of Edgar Allen Poe, plus Henrique &amp; David give a rundown of Honorable Mentions for Corman Films to seek out, and more!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch THE RAVEN on Tubi for FREE:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/305023/the-raven" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/3050...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60439557</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60439557/the_raven_commercials.mp3" length="100807629" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Raven (1963) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.

"Quoth the Raven, Nevermore!" We have reached the end of our ROGER CORMAN...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Raven (1963) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "Quoth the Raven, Nevermore!" We have reached the end of our ROGER CORMAN Tribute Month but we are going out in a blaze of glory....or a blaze in a Castle! This week, join Henrique and David as they're traveling back to 1506 to join Erasmus Craven, a magician mourning the loss of his wife, whose visited by a fellow magician whose been turned into a raven by an evil Sorcerer. Together, the two join forces to defeat the evil Sorcerer in 1963's "THE RAVEN" !<br /><br /> Directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karlof, as well as an early appearance by Jack Nicholson. Hear the hosts talk about what makes this wildest and most action packed of AIP Poe Films, the story of Corman's other film shot on the set of THE RAVEN entitled THE TERROR, what was our hosts first run with the works of Edgar Allen Poe, plus Henrique &amp; David give a rundown of Honorable Mentions for Corman Films to seek out, and more!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch THE RAVEN on Tubi for FREE:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/305023/the-raven" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/3050...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6301</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1963,chills,classic,curse,eerie,film,gothic,horror,legendary,magic,movie,poe,price,raven,spooky,supernatural,thriller,vincent,vintage,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5a9666686800577b82a975cc90361722.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Fool’s Hill: An Oregon Folklore Mystery of Witches, Disappearances &amp; Cannibals</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fool-s-hill-an-oregon-folklore-mystery-of-witches-disappearances-cannibals--60464714</link><description><![CDATA[Brenda receives her missing uncle’s manuscript about Fool’s Hill, an Oregon legend connecting witches, disappearances, and bodies found in the woods.<br /><br /> Folklore writer R. H. Thurston—known to family as Randy—traces the mystery to a 1919 newspaper item about William Ivanhoe’s claim that he saw witches near Locust Grove. Later reports mention stolen crops, strange carvings, a mutilated body, and other locals who vanished around the same patch of forest. A research trip brings Randy to a saloon, an abandoned property, and Bob Smith, a man whose daughter Gracie disappeared years earlier.<br /><br /> The deeper Randy follows the documents, the more the legend resists a supernatural explanation without becoming any less horrifying. Someone destroys his tires. Screams travel through the trees. Modern disappearances begin to resemble the century-old accounts, and the phrase “the wrong side of Fool’s Hill” becomes both a warning and a real place from which curious people may not return.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s “Fool’s Hill” is presented through forum posts, a missing author’s document, old newspaper evidence, and Brenda’s final investigation. It blends Pacific Northwest folklore, folk horror, feral cannibals, missing-person mystery, and the possibility that one survivor is still rebuilding the legend in the Oregon woods. Story by Bruce Haney.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60464714</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60464714/267_fool_s_hill.mp3" length="33683300" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Brenda receives her missing uncle’s manuscript about Fool’s Hill, an Oregon legend connecting witches, disappearances, and bodies found in the woods.

Folklore writer R. H. Thurston—known to family as Randy—traces the mystery to a 1919 newspaper item...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brenda receives her missing uncle’s manuscript about Fool’s Hill, an Oregon legend connecting witches, disappearances, and bodies found in the woods.<br /><br /> Folklore writer R. H. Thurston—known to family as Randy—traces the mystery to a 1919 newspaper item about William Ivanhoe’s claim that he saw witches near Locust Grove. Later reports mention stolen crops, strange carvings, a mutilated body, and other locals who vanished around the same patch of forest. A research trip brings Randy to a saloon, an abandoned property, and Bob Smith, a man whose daughter Gracie disappeared years earlier.<br /><br /> The deeper Randy follows the documents, the more the legend resists a supernatural explanation without becoming any less horrifying. Someone destroys his tires. Screams travel through the trees. Modern disappearances begin to resemble the century-old accounts, and the phrase “the wrong side of Fool’s Hill” becomes both a warning and a real place from which curious people may not return.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s “Fool’s Hill” is presented through forum posts, a missing author’s document, old newspaper evidence, and Brenda’s final investigation. It blends Pacific Northwest folklore, folk horror, feral cannibals, missing-person mystery, and the possibility that one survivor is still rebuilding the legend in the Oregon woods. Story by Bruce Haney.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2106</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,creepy,detective,disappearance,eerie,folklore,ghost,grove,haunted,investigation,legend,locust,mystery,oregon,paranormal,secrets,spooky,suspense,thriller,witches</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/61fbb84444af3639b9bb5552094974fb.jpg"/><itunes:episode>267</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Haunted Hospitals, Imaginary Friends, and False Memories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-haunted-hospitals-imaginary-friends-and-false-memories--60454339</link><description><![CDATA[Abandoned hospitals, hero rats, ghostly visitors and false memories lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> Abandoned hospitals carry the memory of illness, confinement, and institutional history, making them powerful settings for reported hauntings. Imaginary friends and ghostly visitors raise a different question about unseen companions, while false memories challenge confidence in the mind’s own record. Hero rats provide a surprising real-world counterpoint to the darker material.<br /><br /> The episode does not force a single explanation across psychology, folklore, and strange news. Instead, Monthly Spooky lets the hosts react to each subject and follow the discomfort it creates. Listeners interested in haunted hospitals, childhood imaginary friends, apparition stories, memory distortion, the Mandela-effect-adjacent fear of remembering wrong, and remarkable animal behavior will find a clearly varied roundup.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60454339</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60454339/monthly_spooky_june_2024final_2.mp3" length="119233747" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Abandoned hospitals, hero rats, ghostly visitors and false memories lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.

Abandoned hospitals carry the memory of illness, confinement, and institutional history, making them powerful settings for reported...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Abandoned hospitals, hero rats, ghostly visitors and false memories lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> Abandoned hospitals carry the memory of illness, confinement, and institutional history, making them powerful settings for reported hauntings. Imaginary friends and ghostly visitors raise a different question about unseen companions, while false memories challenge confidence in the mind’s own record. Hero rats provide a surprising real-world counterpoint to the darker material.<br /><br /> The episode does not force a single explanation across psychology, folklore, and strange news. Instead, Monthly Spooky lets the hosts react to each subject and follow the discomfort it creates. Listeners interested in haunted hospitals, childhood imaginary friends, apparition stories, memory distortion, the Mandela-effect-adjacent fear of remembering wrong, and remarkable animal behavior will find a clearly varied roundup.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7453</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>comedy,commentary,news</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Red Forest: Wildfire Survival, a Fugitive Killer and the Road to Missoula</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-red-forest-wildfire-survival-a-fugitive-killer-and-the-road-to-missoula--59384556</link><description><![CDATA[Fugitive Wally Pindell picks up a hitchhiker bound for Missoula, then a raging forest fire traps them with a ranger, trooper, and makeshift crew.<br /><br /> Wally is already afraid of the woods when he emerges from a failed hunt and sees a red glow circling the mountain road. He gives Jan a ride toward her new job, but authorities stop the car and press every available person into the fire response. The road is cut off, the wind has shifted, and flames on three sides leave only a dangerous route toward a distant firebreak.<br /><br /> As the group crosses the burning forest, Wally tells Jan why he is running. A former friend framed him for a fatal crash, costing him five years, his marriage, and his life before prison. Wally later killed the man and fled. State trooper Hanson overhears the confession, creating a second threat even as the crew loses men to exhaustion, injury, and the advancing blaze.<br /><br /> Written and directed by Anthony Ellis, “The Red Forest” stars William Conrad as Wally and Georgia Ellis as Jan. It combines wildfire survival, fugitive crime, roadside romance, and moral reckoning in a Montana-bound Escape adventure where confession may be the only path out.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59384556</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59384556/024_the_red_forest_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="30841246" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Fugitive Wally Pindell picks up a hitchhiker bound for Missoula, then a raging forest fire traps them with a ranger, trooper, and makeshift crew.

Wally is already afraid of the woods when he emerges from a failed hunt and sees a red glow circling the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fugitive Wally Pindell picks up a hitchhiker bound for Missoula, then a raging forest fire traps them with a ranger, trooper, and makeshift crew.<br /><br /> Wally is already afraid of the woods when he emerges from a failed hunt and sees a red glow circling the mountain road. He gives Jan a ride toward her new job, but authorities stop the car and press every available person into the fire response. The road is cut off, the wind has shifted, and flames on three sides leave only a dangerous route toward a distant firebreak.<br /><br /> As the group crosses the burning forest, Wally tells Jan why he is running. A former friend framed him for a fatal crash, costing him five years, his marriage, and his life before prison. Wally later killed the man and fled. State trooper Hanson overhears the confession, creating a second threat even as the crew loses men to exhaustion, injury, and the advancing blaze.<br /><br /> Written and directed by Anthony Ellis, “The Red Forest” stars William Conrad as Wally and Georgia Ellis as Jan. It combines wildfire survival, fugitive crime, roadside romance, and moral reckoning in a Montana-bound Escape adventure where confession may be the only path out.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1928</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Slumber Party Massacre (1982): Power-Drill Slasher</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-slumber-party-massacre-1982-power-drill-slasher--60394512</link><description><![CDATA[Slumber Party Massacre (1982) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "Close your eyes for a second...and sleep forever!" The Roger Corman Tribute Month continues as this week we are traveling to 1980's California to join Henrique and David as they take you to a slumber party Trish is hosting while her parents away but a bloodbath soon unfolds as an escaped psychotic serial killer wielding a power drill prowls her neighborhood and crashes the party in 1982's "THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE" !<br /><br /> Directed by Amy Holden Jones and starring Michele Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella, plus the debut of Scream Queen, Brinke Stevens! Hear your hosts gush about what a genuine if not perfect slasher film this is, the personal physical media journeys of all 3 films, the incredible and crazy stories of production, plus a brief spoiler free review of "In A Violent Nature" !<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch Slumber Party Massacre FREE:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/465154/slumber-party-massacre" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/4651...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60394512</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60394512/slumber_party_massacre_commercial.mp3" length="85725585" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Slumber Party Massacre (1982) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.

"Close your eyes for a second...and sleep forever!" The Roger...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Slumber Party Massacre (1982) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "Close your eyes for a second...and sleep forever!" The Roger Corman Tribute Month continues as this week we are traveling to 1980's California to join Henrique and David as they take you to a slumber party Trish is hosting while her parents away but a bloodbath soon unfolds as an escaped psychotic serial killer wielding a power drill prowls her neighborhood and crashes the party in 1982's "THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE" !<br /><br /> Directed by Amy Holden Jones and starring Michele Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella, plus the debut of Scream Queen, Brinke Stevens! Hear your hosts gush about what a genuine if not perfect slasher film this is, the personal physical media journeys of all 3 films, the incredible and crazy stories of production, plus a brief spoiler free review of "In A Violent Nature" !<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch Slumber Party Massacre FREE:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/465154/slumber-party-massacre" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/4651...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5358</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f02997d8facacd246d9ae7675e8138f6.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The April Fool — Strickfield’s Once-a-Year Slasher Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-april-fool-strickfield-s-once-a-year-slasher-mystery--60426054</link><description><![CDATA[A killer returns to Strickfield every April Fools’ Day, giving survivor Ashley Gable and Detective Chantel Devereux one day to stop the annual murders.<br /><br /> Rob Field's Most Lengthy Strickfield Horror So Far!<br /><br /> For four years, April Fool’s Day has seen one person a year die in Strickfield. Then the murders start to affect the life of Ashley Gable when her boyfriend is murdered the fifth April Fool’s Day. A year later, Ashley’s younger sister is claimed by the killer. Ashley herself is stabbed fatally and left for dead only to survive. It’s the present and April Fool’s Day again.<br /><br /> This year, the April Fool’s Day killer has returned to Strickfield to find and finish Ashley. However, Detective Chantel Devereux is called in from the North Ridgeway Police Department for her reputation in solving the toughest cases. Chantel has only April Fool’s Day to solve the case of the April Fools Day Murders and save Ashley. Otherwise, the killer won’t be back until the following year on said day.<br /><br /> Will Chantel be able to crack one of Strickfield’s toughest cases and save Ashley?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60426054</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60426054/the_april_fool_01_6_18_24_1_29pm.mp3" length="12760347" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A killer returns to Strickfield every April Fools’ Day, giving survivor Ashley Gable and Detective Chantel Devereux one day to stop the annual murders.

Rob Field's Most Lengthy Strickfield Horror So Far!

For four years, April Fool’s Day has seen one...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A killer returns to Strickfield every April Fools’ Day, giving survivor Ashley Gable and Detective Chantel Devereux one day to stop the annual murders.<br /><br /> Rob Field's Most Lengthy Strickfield Horror So Far!<br /><br /> For four years, April Fool’s Day has seen one person a year die in Strickfield. Then the murders start to affect the life of Ashley Gable when her boyfriend is murdered the fifth April Fool’s Day. A year later, Ashley’s younger sister is claimed by the killer. Ashley herself is stabbed fatally and left for dead only to survive. It’s the present and April Fool’s Day again.<br /><br /> This year, the April Fool’s Day killer has returned to Strickfield to find and finish Ashley. However, Detective Chantel Devereux is called in from the North Ridgeway Police Department for her reputation in solving the toughest cases. Chantel has only April Fool’s Day to solve the case of the April Fools Day Murders and save Ashley. Otherwise, the killer won’t be back until the following year on said day.<br /><br /> Will Chantel be able to crack one of Strickfield’s toughest cases and save Ashley?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>798</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/63ae0cba37988e9cf88e16527c9c5fe5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules Part 2 — The Black-Line Patrol</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-used-to-work-in-a-fire-tower-with-a-strange-set-of-rules-part-2-the-black-line-patrol--60389767</link><description><![CDATA[Trapped inside a warehouse where painted lines control reality, a night guard follows a trail of blood onto the forbidden black route—and walks into a monster ambush.<br /><br /> Part two resumes on the endless staircase created when the former fire-tower ranger broke one of his new job’s rules. A cryptic text returns him to the hallway, but the remaining patrols still must be completed before morning. Blood leads away from the approved colored paths, the doors lose their numbers, and a winged creature joins a smaller faceless thing in closing off every escape.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s strange-rules horror finale expands the night shift into a secret testing facility filled with doppelgängers, impossible rooms, frozen creatures, and a floor that becomes lava. The missing Mr. Larson may be an ally—or another trap—and surviving until the day staff arrives means deciding which rules protect the guards and which were designed to sacrifice them.<br /><br /> “I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules Part 2” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60389767</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60389767/266_i_used_to_work_in_a_fire_tower_with_a_strange_set_of_rules_part_2.mp3" length="40459892" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Trapped inside a warehouse where painted lines control reality, a night guard follows a trail of blood onto the forbidden black route—and walks into a monster ambush.

Part two resumes on the endless staircase created when the former fire-tower ranger...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Trapped inside a warehouse where painted lines control reality, a night guard follows a trail of blood onto the forbidden black route—and walks into a monster ambush.<br /><br /> Part two resumes on the endless staircase created when the former fire-tower ranger broke one of his new job’s rules. A cryptic text returns him to the hallway, but the remaining patrols still must be completed before morning. Blood leads away from the approved colored paths, the doors lose their numbers, and a winged creature joins a smaller faceless thing in closing off every escape.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s strange-rules horror finale expands the night shift into a secret testing facility filled with doppelgängers, impossible rooms, frozen creatures, and a floor that becomes lava. The missing Mr. Larson may be an ally—or another trap—and surviving until the day staff arrives means deciding which rules protect the guards and which were designed to sacrifice them.<br /><br /> “I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules Part 2” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2529</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,creatures,creepy,danger,darkness,eerie,encounters,firetower,forest,haunted,horror,isolation,mystery,patrol,rules,strange,supernatural,survival,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/72c09d45a2843ea8eca961229f82322c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>266</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Jinn &amp; Djinn: Islamic Tradition, Arab Folklore &amp; Dark Encounter Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-jinn-djinn-islamic-tradition-arab-folklore-dark-encounter-stories--60388671</link><description><![CDATA[Jinn are far older and more complex than the wish-granting genies of Western popular culture: unseen beings of Islamic tradition and pre-Islamic Arab folklore with moral choice of their own.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True explores descriptions of jinn as beings created from smokeless fire, distinct from humans and angels. In the Qur’an they are accountable for their decisions and may be good, harmful, faithful, rebellious, or indifferent. Earlier traditions linked them with wilderness, abandoned places, poetry, divination, and forces that existed just beyond ordinary perception.<br /><br /> The episode follows the transformation from jinn to the “genie” of bottles, lamps, and The Thousand and One Nights. Folklore gives them the ability to change shape, imitate voices, form relationships, seek revenge, or be contained through ritual and cunning. Those stories spread far beyond the Arabian Peninsula through North Africa, Turkey, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, taking on local forms without becoming one universal belief system.<br /><br /> Modern encounter accounts involving possession, sleep, unexplained voices, protective objects, and frightening figures are presented as personal testimony and folklore—not verified evidence that jinn caused illness or harm. The episode also considers how spiritual explanations can intersect with mental health and why cultural context matters. This is a respectful journey through theology, storytelling, fear, and the unseen world behind the word “genie.”<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60388671</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60388671/djinn_evil_genies.mp3" length="18965302" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/48f742f8-621e-4727-af8b-c7fda2684770/48f742f8-621e-4727-af8b-c7fda2684770.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/48f742f8-621e-4727-af8b-c7fda2684770/48f742f8-621e-4727-af8b-c7fda2684770.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/48f742f8-621e-4727-af8b-c7fda2684770/48f742f8-621e-4727-af8b-c7fda2684770.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jinn are far older and more complex than the wish-granting genies of Western popular culture: unseen beings of Islamic tradition and pre-Islamic Arab folklore with moral choice of their own.

Terrifying &amp; True explores descriptions of jinn as beings...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jinn are far older and more complex than the wish-granting genies of Western popular culture: unseen beings of Islamic tradition and pre-Islamic Arab folklore with moral choice of their own.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True explores descriptions of jinn as beings created from smokeless fire, distinct from humans and angels. In the Qur’an they are accountable for their decisions and may be good, harmful, faithful, rebellious, or indifferent. Earlier traditions linked them with wilderness, abandoned places, poetry, divination, and forces that existed just beyond ordinary perception.<br /><br /> The episode follows the transformation from jinn to the “genie” of bottles, lamps, and The Thousand and One Nights. Folklore gives them the ability to change shape, imitate voices, form relationships, seek revenge, or be contained through ritual and cunning. Those stories spread far beyond the Arabian Peninsula through North Africa, Turkey, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, taking on local forms without becoming one universal belief system.<br /><br /> Modern encounter accounts involving possession, sleep, unexplained voices, protective objects, and frightening figures are presented as personal testimony and folklore—not verified evidence that jinn caused illness or harm. The episode also considers how spiritual explanations can intersect with mental health and why cultural context matters. This is a respectful journey through theology, storytelling, fear, and the unseen world behind the word “genie.”<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1186</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancient,culture,djinn,east,enchantment,folklore,genie,history,legends,magic,middle,mystery,mystical,mythology,myths,podcast,spirits,stories,supernatural,tales</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Murders in the Rue Morgue: Edgar Allan Poe’s Locked-Room Detective Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-murders-in-the-rue-morgue-edgar-allan-poe-s-locked-room-detective-mystery--59384561</link><description><![CDATA[C. Auguste Dupin investigates two brutal deaths in a locked Paris apartment where every door and window appears secured from inside.<br /><br /> Off-duty gendarme Pierre Muset and his sweetheart Yvette hear screams from Madame L’Espanaye’s fourth-floor rooms in the Rue Morgue. Inside, the elderly woman lies murdered and her daughter has been forced high into the chimney. Witnesses report two voices speaking in different languages, yet the gold remains untouched and no human escape route seems possible.<br /><br /> Pierre hopes solving the case will earn a promotion and allow him to marry Yvette, so he turns to the brilliant but eccentric Dupin. Their examination of the windows, spring locks, physical violence, and contradictory testimony suggests that one voice did not belong to any nationality the witnesses recognized. A sailor, a straight razor, and an animal brought home from overseas begin to connect the impossible clues.<br /><br /> Adapted from Edgar Allan Poe’s foundational detective story by George Lowther and starring Paul Hecht, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” combines Gothic horror with analytical deduction. The locked room, Paris setting, C. Auguste Dupin, and shocking nonhuman suspect helped establish conventions mystery fiction still uses today.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59384561</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59384561/022_murders_in_the_rue_morgue_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="45155138" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>C. Auguste Dupin investigates two brutal deaths in a locked Paris apartment where every door and window appears secured from inside.

Off-duty gendarme Pierre Muset and his sweetheart Yvette hear screams from Madame L’Espanaye’s fourth-floor rooms in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[C. Auguste Dupin investigates two brutal deaths in a locked Paris apartment where every door and window appears secured from inside.<br /><br /> Off-duty gendarme Pierre Muset and his sweetheart Yvette hear screams from Madame L’Espanaye’s fourth-floor rooms in the Rue Morgue. Inside, the elderly woman lies murdered and her daughter has been forced high into the chimney. Witnesses report two voices speaking in different languages, yet the gold remains untouched and no human escape route seems possible.<br /><br /> Pierre hopes solving the case will earn a promotion and allow him to marry Yvette, so he turns to the brilliant but eccentric Dupin. Their examination of the windows, spring locks, physical violence, and contradictory testimony suggests that one voice did not belong to any nationality the witnesses recognized. A sailor, a straight razor, and an animal brought home from overseas begin to connect the impossible clues.<br /><br /> Adapted from Edgar Allan Poe’s foundational detective story by George Lowther and starring Paul Hecht, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” combines Gothic horror with analytical deduction. The locked room, Paris setting, C. Auguste Dupin, and shocking nonhuman suspect helped establish conventions mystery fiction still uses today.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2823</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Roger Corman’s Frankenstein Unbound (1990): Time-Travel Gothic Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-roger-corman-s-frankenstein-unbound-1990-time-travel-gothic-horror--60354839</link><description><![CDATA[Roger Corman’s Frankenstein Unbound (1990) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "I will be with you forever. I am unbound!" The Roger Corman Tribute Month rolls on this week as we follow Roger to Italy to join Henrique and David on Corman's last director credited film. A scientist behind the project of creating the ultimate weapon is zapped from the year 2031 to 1817's Switzerland where he meet's Doctor Victor Frankenstein, his Monster, Mary Shelley and others in 1990's "Roger Corman's FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND" !<br /><br /> Directed by Roger Corman and starring John Hurt, Raul Julia, &amp; Nick Brimble. Hear our hots discuss the 20-year break Corman took from directing and why, the tragedy of losing Raul Julia as his fame was on the rise, why this film has slipped off the radar of many due to availability, plus is this the most underrated reimagining of Frankenstein?<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND on YouTube:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYvWxpiG398&amp;t=3680s" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60354839</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:00:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60354839/frankenstein_unbound_commercials.mp3" length="74445283" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Roger Corman’s Frankenstein Unbound (1990) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.

"I will be with you forever. I am unbound!" The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Roger Corman’s Frankenstein Unbound (1990) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "I will be with you forever. I am unbound!" The Roger Corman Tribute Month rolls on this week as we follow Roger to Italy to join Henrique and David on Corman's last director credited film. A scientist behind the project of creating the ultimate weapon is zapped from the year 2031 to 1817's Switzerland where he meet's Doctor Victor Frankenstein, his Monster, Mary Shelley and others in 1990's "Roger Corman's FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND" !<br /><br /> Directed by Roger Corman and starring John Hurt, Raul Julia, &amp; Nick Brimble. Hear our hots discuss the 20-year break Corman took from directing and why, the tragedy of losing Raul Julia as his fame was on the rise, why this film has slipped off the radar of many due to availability, plus is this the most underrated reimagining of Frankenstein?<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND on YouTube:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYvWxpiG398&amp;t=3680s" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4653</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7c81981f2fc0683387fb43b2a5cee1d9.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules Part 1 — The Warehouse Night Shift</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-used-to-work-in-a-fire-tower-with-a-strange-set-of-rules-part-1-the-warehouse-night-shift--60354796</link><description><![CDATA[A former fire-tower ranger takes a night-security job at an abandoned warehouse, where colored patrol lines and a bizarre rule sheet are the only protection from what is locked inside.<br /><br /> The work should be simple: watch the cameras, follow each painted route on schedule, never open the wrong door, and wait for missing supervisor Mr. Larson. Instead, a glowing container releases an eight-foot black, scaly, winged creature and its chittering companion. The new guard soon learns that ignoring even one instruction can bend the building’s geometry and turn an ordinary hallway into a trap.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s strange-rules horror story begins a two-part night shift filled with secret experiments, unexplained messages, and an apparently endless concrete staircase. With no reliable help and no way to know which door leads back, the ranger must apply every lesson from his old tower before the warehouse’s inhabitants find him.<br /><br /> “I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules Part 1” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60354796</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60354796/265_i_used_to_work_in_a_fire_tower_with_a_strange_set_of_rules.mp3" length="40079518" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A former fire-tower ranger takes a night-security job at an abandoned warehouse, where colored patrol lines and a bizarre rule sheet are the only protection from what is locked inside.

The work should be simple: watch the cameras, follow each painted...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A former fire-tower ranger takes a night-security job at an abandoned warehouse, where colored patrol lines and a bizarre rule sheet are the only protection from what is locked inside.<br /><br /> The work should be simple: watch the cameras, follow each painted route on schedule, never open the wrong door, and wait for missing supervisor Mr. Larson. Instead, a glowing container releases an eight-foot black, scaly, winged creature and its chittering companion. The new guard soon learns that ignoring even one instruction can bend the building’s geometry and turn an ordinary hallway into a trap.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s strange-rules horror story begins a two-part night shift filled with secret experiments, unexplained messages, and an apparently endless concrete staircase. With no reliable help and no way to know which door leads back, the ranger must apply every lesson from his old tower before the warehouse’s inhabitants find him.<br /><br /> “I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules Part 1” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2505</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>danger,eerie,encounter,escape,fire,forest,ghost,haunted,horror,investigation,mystery,nightshift,paranormal,ranger,rules,strange,supernatural,survival,thriller,tower</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d07c65ae1e216b13fa8952b9f76b3e2c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>265</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Jasmine Richardson &amp; Jeremy Steinke: The Medicine Hat Family Murders</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-jasmine-richardson-jeremy-steinke-the-medicine-hat-family-murders--60238972</link><description><![CDATA[Twelve-year-old Jasmine Richardson and her 23-year-old boyfriend Jeremy Steinke planned the murder of her family in Medicine Hat, Alberta, after her parents tried to end their relationship.<br /><br /> On April 23, 2006, Marc and Debra Richardson and their eight-year-old son were found killed inside their home. Jasmine was initially treated as a missing child, but emails, online messages, and evidence recovered by investigators pointed to a conspiracy between her and Steinke. Their relationship had developed through a shared gothic identity, violent fantasy, and Steinke’s claim that he was a centuries-old werewolf.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces the age difference, the parents’ attempts to protect their daughter, the messages discussing murder, and the evidence presented at separate trials. It also asks how a fantasy of forbidden love crossed into a planned family massacre without treating the “werewolf” persona as an excuse or a supernatural explanation.<br /><br /> Richardson was convicted under Canada’s youth justice system and received the maximum youth sentence: six years in custody followed by four years of community supervision. Her sentence ended in 2016 after extensive treatment and monitored reintegration. Steinke was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life with no parole eligibility for 25 years. The episode examines both accountability and the difficult question of whether a child convicted of extraordinary violence can be rehabilitated.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60238972</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60238972/jasmine_richardson.mp3" length="19631107" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Twelve-year-old Jasmine Richardson and her 23-year-old boyfriend Jeremy Steinke planned the murder of her family in Medicine Hat, Alberta, after her parents tried to end their relationship.

On April 23, 2006, Marc and Debra Richardson and their...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Twelve-year-old Jasmine Richardson and her 23-year-old boyfriend Jeremy Steinke planned the murder of her family in Medicine Hat, Alberta, after her parents tried to end their relationship.<br /><br /> On April 23, 2006, Marc and Debra Richardson and their eight-year-old son were found killed inside their home. Jasmine was initially treated as a missing child, but emails, online messages, and evidence recovered by investigators pointed to a conspiracy between her and Steinke. Their relationship had developed through a shared gothic identity, violent fantasy, and Steinke’s claim that he was a centuries-old werewolf.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces the age difference, the parents’ attempts to protect their daughter, the messages discussing murder, and the evidence presented at separate trials. It also asks how a fantasy of forbidden love crossed into a planned family massacre without treating the “werewolf” persona as an excuse or a supernatural explanation.<br /><br /> Richardson was convicted under Canada’s youth justice system and received the maximum youth sentence: six years in custody followed by four years of community supervision. Her sentence ended in 2016 after extensive treatment and monitored reintegration. Steinke was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life with no parole eligibility for 25 years. The episode examines both accountability and the difficult question of whether a child convicted of extraordinary violence can be rehabilitated.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1227</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>canada,crime,family,homicide,jasmine,jeremy,massacre,medicinehat,murders,parole,prison,psychiatric,rehabilitation,richardson,sentencing,steinke,teenager,trial,werewolf,youthcrime</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Bullet: Ida Lupino, an Unloaded Gun and Domestic Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-bullet-ida-lupino-an-unloaded-gun-and-domestic-terror--59384583</link><description><![CDATA[Ida Lupino stars as Ruth Martin, whose husband terrorizes her with an unloaded war-souvenir pistol and the promise that one day it will fire.<br /><br /> Harry returns from three years in prison to find that Ruth has transformed their clothing business, earned the loyalty of workers and buyers, and built a life that no longer places him at the center. His wounded pride turns into surveillance, control, and threats. He demands that Ruth sign a release giving up the business and repeatedly counts to three while pointing the empty gun at her.<br /><br /> The police say they cannot act because an unloaded pistol is not legally a deadly weapon. Desperate to prove the threat, Ruth buys ammunition and loads Harry’s gun herself. Her plan is to summon officers while the evidence is in his desk—but Harry returns, begins the ritual again, and places the weapon within reach of a confrontation neither spouse can fully control.<br /><br /> Written by Larry Marcus, “The Bullet” stars Ida Lupino as Ruth and Elliott Lewis as Harry. This domestic psychological thriller explores coercive control, jealousy, marriage, business power, and the dangerous line between a threat and a weapon. It replaces the prior unrelated Vietnam-ghost synopsis.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59384583</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59384583/027_the_bullet_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="30794000" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/20a75f71-ad25-411a-ad11-002b130779a1/20a75f71-ad25-411a-ad11-002b130779a1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/20a75f71-ad25-411a-ad11-002b130779a1/20a75f71-ad25-411a-ad11-002b130779a1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ida Lupino stars as Ruth Martin, whose husband terrorizes her with an unloaded war-souvenir pistol and the promise that one day it will fire.

Harry returns from three years in prison to find that Ruth has transformed their clothing business, earned...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ida Lupino stars as Ruth Martin, whose husband terrorizes her with an unloaded war-souvenir pistol and the promise that one day it will fire.<br /><br /> Harry returns from three years in prison to find that Ruth has transformed their clothing business, earned the loyalty of workers and buyers, and built a life that no longer places him at the center. His wounded pride turns into surveillance, control, and threats. He demands that Ruth sign a release giving up the business and repeatedly counts to three while pointing the empty gun at her.<br /><br /> The police say they cannot act because an unloaded pistol is not legally a deadly weapon. Desperate to prove the threat, Ruth buys ammunition and loads Harry’s gun herself. Her plan is to summon officers while the evidence is in his desk—but Harry returns, begins the ritual again, and places the weapon within reach of a confrontation neither spouse can fully control.<br /><br /> Written by Larry Marcus, “The Bullet” stars Ida Lupino as Ruth and Elliott Lewis as Harry. This domestic psychological thriller explores coercive control, jealousy, marriage, business power, and the dangerous line between a threat and a weapon. It replaces the prior unrelated Vietnam-ghost synopsis.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1925</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Humanoids from the Deep (1980): Roger Corman’s Sea-Monster Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-humanoids-from-the-deep-1980-roger-corman-s-sea-monster-horror--60287359</link><description><![CDATA[Humanoids from the Deep (1980) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "They're Coming! Humanoids From the Deep!"<br /><br /> It's June and we are proudly kicking off our "Roger Corman Tribute Month" with one of his most notorious and trigger warning packed 80s Horror Flicks! Join Henrique and David this week as they travel to Noyo, California where a quiet fishing village becomes the target of mysterious sea monsters who are killing the men and assaulting the women. The town must come together with a visiting biologist and fight back to fend them off in 1980's "HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP" !<br /><br /> Directed by Barbra Peeters &amp; Jimmy T. Murakmi, plus starring Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, &amp; Vic Morrow. Hear our hosts discuss the incredible legacy of Roger Corman, what the problem with the original cut of the film was according to Corman, what makes "Humanoids" a 14-year old's ideal Horror film, how the first 10 minutes perfectly sets the tone by murdering kids and dogs, plus how close we were to getting a sequel! It's the kick off of Roger Corman Tribute Month and also David's Birthday Movie Pick on this episode of DYEM you don't wanna miss!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP on Tubi:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/452490/humanoids-from-the-deep" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/4524...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60287359</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60287359/humanoid_from_the_deep_commercials.mp3" length="71597311" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Humanoids from the Deep (1980) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.

"They're Coming! Humanoids From the Deep!"

It's June and we are...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Humanoids from the Deep (1980) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> "They're Coming! Humanoids From the Deep!"<br /><br /> It's June and we are proudly kicking off our "Roger Corman Tribute Month" with one of his most notorious and trigger warning packed 80s Horror Flicks! Join Henrique and David this week as they travel to Noyo, California where a quiet fishing village becomes the target of mysterious sea monsters who are killing the men and assaulting the women. The town must come together with a visiting biologist and fight back to fend them off in 1980's "HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP" !<br /><br /> Directed by Barbra Peeters &amp; Jimmy T. Murakmi, plus starring Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, &amp; Vic Morrow. Hear our hosts discuss the incredible legacy of Roger Corman, what the problem with the original cut of the film was according to Corman, what makes "Humanoids" a 14-year old's ideal Horror film, how the first 10 minutes perfectly sets the tone by murdering kids and dogs, plus how close we were to getting a sequel! It's the kick off of Roger Corman Tribute Month and also David's Birthday Movie Pick on this episode of DYEM you don't wanna miss!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Watch HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP on Tubi:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/452490/humanoids-from-the-deep" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/4524...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4475</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/74199400fc566549ed7d66645ea086f1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cesspool: A Love Story – Aquatic Monster Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cesspool-a-love-story-aquatic-monster-horror--60241223</link><description><![CDATA[Pool cleaner Andre expects a summer of easy money and a chance with Lila—until swimmers across Barrister Bend begin dissolving in their own pools.<br /><br /> After coworker Fred Lentz dies during a routine cleaning, Andre discovers that the town’s swimming pools may connect to a newly opened underground lake. A green, tentacled predator is moving through the water, draining its victims and turning every backyard oasis into a feeding ground.<br /><br /> When the creature reaches a crowded pool party, Andre, Jamie, Lila, and their axe-carrying Swedish friend Wulf face an aquatic monster with dozens of hungry appendages. Written by David O’Hanlon, “Cesspool: A Love Story” blends summer creature-feature horror, teenage comedy, romance, and spectacularly gory survival.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="http://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60241223</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60241223/264_cesspool.mp3" length="43054769" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/bb16e664-3ddc-4f0a-9403-ca265a73c4ff/bb16e664-3ddc-4f0a-9403-ca265a73c4ff.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pool cleaner Andre expects a summer of easy money and a chance with Lila—until swimmers across Barrister Bend begin dissolving in their own pools.

After coworker Fred Lentz dies during a routine cleaning, Andre discovers that the town’s swimming...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pool cleaner Andre expects a summer of easy money and a chance with Lila—until swimmers across Barrister Bend begin dissolving in their own pools.<br /><br /> After coworker Fred Lentz dies during a routine cleaning, Andre discovers that the town’s swimming pools may connect to a newly opened underground lake. A green, tentacled predator is moving through the water, draining its victims and turning every backyard oasis into a feeding ground.<br /><br /> When the creature reaches a crowded pool party, Andre, Jamie, Lila, and their axe-carrying Swedish friend Wulf face an aquatic monster with dozens of hungry appendages. Written by David O’Hanlon, “Cesspool: A Love Story” blends summer creature-feature horror, teenage comedy, romance, and spectacularly gory survival.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="http://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2691</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,betrayal,cesspool,cleaning,danger,drama,explosions,fear,friendship,heroism,highschool,love,monster,mystery,pool,romance,story,survival,teen,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3da7d1f8b999bbc799ad2900bcf648ef.jpg"/><itunes:episode>264</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Oak Island Money Pit: Treasure Hunters, Flood Tunnels &amp; Natural Sinkholes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-oak-island-money-pit-treasure-hunters-flood-tunnels-natural-sinkholes--60229161</link><description><![CDATA[Oak Island’s Money Pit has drawn treasure hunters into a centuries-long cycle of excavation, flooding, tantalizing finds, and theories that grow faster than the hole itself.<br /><br /> The popular origin story begins in 1795, when Daniel McGinnis and two friends noticed a depression and signs of earlier activity on the Nova Scotia island. Their digging reportedly revealed layers of timber at regular intervals, encouraging later companies to descend in search of pirate gold. As shafts deepened, seawater rushed in, giving rise to the legend of an ingenious artificial flood tunnel protecting something valuable below.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the major digs, the disputed “90-foot stone,” the collapse and flooding of shafts, and the deaths associated with the search. The treasure theories range from Captain Kidd and other pirates to the Knights Templar, lost religious artifacts, Marie Antoinette’s jewels, and manuscripts attributed to Shakespeare or Francis Bacon.<br /><br /> The episode also explores the geological explanation. Natural sinkholes, porous limestone, underground cavities, and ordinary groundwater can create layered deposits and sudden flooding without a hidden engineering project. Small artifacts prove people used Oak Island; they do not prove a vast treasure chamber. Whether the Money Pit holds buried history or only the wreckage of previous searches, the real story is the human obsession that refuses to stop digging.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60229161</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60229161/the_money_pit_of_oak_island.mp3" length="19845138" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Oak Island’s Money Pit has drawn treasure hunters into a centuries-long cycle of excavation, flooding, tantalizing finds, and theories that grow faster than the hole itself.

The popular origin story begins in 1795, when Daniel McGinnis and two...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Oak Island’s Money Pit has drawn treasure hunters into a centuries-long cycle of excavation, flooding, tantalizing finds, and theories that grow faster than the hole itself.<br /><br /> The popular origin story begins in 1795, when Daniel McGinnis and two friends noticed a depression and signs of earlier activity on the Nova Scotia island. Their digging reportedly revealed layers of timber at regular intervals, encouraging later companies to descend in search of pirate gold. As shafts deepened, seawater rushed in, giving rise to the legend of an ingenious artificial flood tunnel protecting something valuable below.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the major digs, the disputed “90-foot stone,” the collapse and flooding of shafts, and the deaths associated with the search. The treasure theories range from Captain Kidd and other pirates to the Knights Templar, lost religious artifacts, Marie Antoinette’s jewels, and manuscripts attributed to Shakespeare or Francis Bacon.<br /><br /> The episode also explores the geological explanation. Natural sinkholes, porous limestone, underground cavities, and ordinary groundwater can create layered deposits and sudden flooding without a hidden engineering project. Small artifacts prove people used Oak Island; they do not prove a vast treasure chamber. Whether the Money Pit holds buried history or only the wreckage of previous searches, the real story is the human obsession that refuses to stop digging.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1241</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>artifacts,buried,coins,cursed,dig,discoveries,excavation,exploration,history,jewels,legends,mystery,oakisland,pirates,puzzles,relics,secrets,templar,treasure,tunnels</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | No Rest for the Dead: A Medical-School Corpse, Murdered Doctor and Dead-Man Trap</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-no-rest-for-the-dead-a-medical-school-corpse-murdered-doctor-and-dead-man-trap--59384580</link><description><![CDATA[Dr. Tarleton’s apparent accident becomes a murder mystery involving a medical-school corpse, a missing letter opener, and a dead man making telephone calls.<br /><br /> George Denning accepts a loan from the doctor in exchange for willing his brain to medical research. His daughter Grace fears the arrangement will make her father a suspect when Tarleton is found with a severed artery. The secretary, Miss Henry, reports that a mysterious Mr. McCobb visited the office, while a call from someone using that name directs Grace toward the woman supposedly responsible.<br /><br /> McCobb should be impossible to interview: his body came from the state penitentiary for a medical-school experiment. A night watchman insists the corpse has escaped, and the same dead voice leads Grace from a funeral home to Miss Henry’s house and back to the darkened office. There, Dr. Tarleton seems to return long enough to identify his killer.<br /><br /> “No Rest for the Dead” is an Inner Sanctum mystery about inheritance, anatomy research, murder, and a corpse used as an elaborate trap. This audio-grounded synopsis replaces the prior unrelated account of a gambler, a wealthy friend, and an unexpected twin.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59384580</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59384580/026_no_rest_for_the_dead_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="26823010" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Dr. Tarleton’s apparent accident becomes a murder mystery involving a medical-school corpse, a missing letter opener, and a dead man making telephone calls.

George Denning accepts a loan from the doctor in exchange for willing his brain to medical...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Tarleton’s apparent accident becomes a murder mystery involving a medical-school corpse, a missing letter opener, and a dead man making telephone calls.<br /><br /> George Denning accepts a loan from the doctor in exchange for willing his brain to medical research. His daughter Grace fears the arrangement will make her father a suspect when Tarleton is found with a severed artery. The secretary, Miss Henry, reports that a mysterious Mr. McCobb visited the office, while a call from someone using that name directs Grace toward the woman supposedly responsible.<br /><br /> McCobb should be impossible to interview: his body came from the state penitentiary for a medical-school experiment. A night watchman insists the corpse has escaped, and the same dead voice leads Grace from a funeral home to Miss Henry’s house and back to the darkened office. There, Dr. Tarleton seems to return long enough to identify his killer.<br /><br /> “No Rest for the Dead” is an Inner Sanctum mystery about inheritance, anatomy research, murder, and a corpse used as an elaborate trap. This audio-grounded synopsis replaces the prior unrelated account of a gambler, a wealthy friend, and an unexpected twin.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1677</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Murder Mansion — Escape-Room Detective Bethany Martinson Trapped in Grimm Manor</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/murder-mansion-escape-room-detective-bethany-martinson-trapped-in-grimm-manor--60216153</link><description><![CDATA[Escape-room prodigy Bethany Martinson takes shelter from a Fourth of July storm inside Grimm Manor, where every locked room may be a puzzle designed to kill her.<br /><br /> The 19-year-old Strickfield University student is a gifted detective with an extraordinary appetite, a talent for solving impossible cases, and a darker personality called Harpy that she struggles to keep contained. After a washed-out bridge forces her into Strickfield’s backwoods, Bethany crashes into a burned vehicle containing three skeletons and walks through the storm until she finds an isolated Civil War-era mansion.<br /><br /> Inside are three former detectives—John Riddle, Brian Davenport, and Ed Smith—who blame Bethany for humiliating them professionally and defeating them in escape-room contests. The owners, August and Dorothy Grimm, warn their guests about founder Beauregard Grimm’s hidden fortune and the trapped rooms that have killed everyone greedy enough to search for it. Then the Grimms are found hanging, a cloaked apparition begins hunting the halls, and Bethany is forced through mirrors, mazes, false paths, and supernatural tests while trying to identify the killer.<br /><br /> “Murder Mansion” is a four-part Strickfield mystery collected into one feature-length story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60216153</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60216153/murder_mansion_full_series_with_commercialsfinal.mp3" length="94300033" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b58064ca-a1ac-4f3a-a299-e61b24b1635c/b58064ca-a1ac-4f3a-a299-e61b24b1635c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b58064ca-a1ac-4f3a-a299-e61b24b1635c/b58064ca-a1ac-4f3a-a299-e61b24b1635c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Escape-room prodigy Bethany Martinson takes shelter from a Fourth of July storm inside Grimm Manor, where every locked room may be a puzzle designed to kill her.

The 19-year-old Strickfield University student is a gifted detective with an...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Escape-room prodigy Bethany Martinson takes shelter from a Fourth of July storm inside Grimm Manor, where every locked room may be a puzzle designed to kill her.<br /><br /> The 19-year-old Strickfield University student is a gifted detective with an extraordinary appetite, a talent for solving impossible cases, and a darker personality called Harpy that she struggles to keep contained. After a washed-out bridge forces her into Strickfield’s backwoods, Bethany crashes into a burned vehicle containing three skeletons and walks through the storm until she finds an isolated Civil War-era mansion.<br /><br /> Inside are three former detectives—John Riddle, Brian Davenport, and Ed Smith—who blame Bethany for humiliating them professionally and defeating them in escape-room contests. The owners, August and Dorothy Grimm, warn their guests about founder Beauregard Grimm’s hidden fortune and the trapped rooms that have killed everyone greedy enough to search for it. Then the Grimms are found hanging, a cloaked apparition begins hunting the halls, and Bethany is forced through mirrors, mazes, false paths, and supernatural tests while trying to identify the killer.<br /><br /> “Murder Mansion” is a four-part Strickfield mystery collected into one feature-length story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5894</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce6d789453c2af59a99ebd2dbb9ef438.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sin: Laney Listor’s Blood Ritual to Free the Demon Goddess Hellweaver</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sin-laney-listor-s-blood-ritual-to-free-the-demon-goddess-hellweaver--60202085</link><description><![CDATA[Runaway Laney Listor finds a hidden demonic bible and performs a blood ritual to summon Hellweaver, the imprisoned goddess who promises to remake her.<br /><br /> Laney entered Strickfield Academy under a stolen identity after murdering two students and taking their uniforms. She treats the parochial school as a temporary refuge until a book buried inside a river cave reveals a different scripture—one she can read despite its unknown language. Its pages describe Hellweaver, the Reality Sphere, the prison dimension called Perdition, and a long ritual capable of breaking the goddess free.<br /><br /> To prove her devotion, Laney bathes in the blood of violent classmates, consumes their hearts, and summons Hellweaver’s manifestation. The goddess demands the destruction of Laney’s last human ties, then burns and rebuilds her disciple as a supernatural daughter named Sin. Returning to the academy with new powers, Sin must harvest the corrupt heart of Sister Mary Theodore as the first piece of her mother’s escape.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Sin” is an explicit Strickfield demon-origin story about ritual murder, occult scripture, Hellweaver, Perdition, transformation, corrupted religion, and the birth of a recurring supernatural villain. The expanded metadata replaces the vague old summary with Laney’s actual path from runaway to Hellweaver’s Advocate. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60202085</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60202085/263_sin.mp3" length="38486037" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Runaway Laney Listor finds a hidden demonic bible and performs a blood ritual to summon Hellweaver, the imprisoned goddess who promises to remake her.

Laney entered Strickfield Academy under a stolen identity after murdering two students and taking...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Runaway Laney Listor finds a hidden demonic bible and performs a blood ritual to summon Hellweaver, the imprisoned goddess who promises to remake her.<br /><br /> Laney entered Strickfield Academy under a stolen identity after murdering two students and taking their uniforms. She treats the parochial school as a temporary refuge until a book buried inside a river cave reveals a different scripture—one she can read despite its unknown language. Its pages describe Hellweaver, the Reality Sphere, the prison dimension called Perdition, and a long ritual capable of breaking the goddess free.<br /><br /> To prove her devotion, Laney bathes in the blood of violent classmates, consumes their hearts, and summons Hellweaver’s manifestation. The goddess demands the destruction of Laney’s last human ties, then burns and rebuilds her disciple as a supernatural daughter named Sin. Returning to the academy with new powers, Sin must harvest the corrupt heart of Sister Mary Theodore as the first piece of her mother’s escape.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Sin” is an explicit Strickfield demon-origin story about ritual murder, occult scripture, Hellweaver, Perdition, transformation, corrupted religion, and the birth of a recurring supernatural villain. The expanded metadata replaces the vague old summary with Laney’s actual path from runaway to Hellweaver’s Advocate. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2406</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned,arcane,candles,creepy,curse,dark,eerie,evil,ghost,haunted,horror,magic,mansion,mystery,ominous,ritual,shadows,sinister,spell,supernatural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/128bc713a13cae88c1bd1159239de74f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>263</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Haunted Highways, Killer Worms and Haunted Apartments!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-haunted-highways-killer-worms-and-haunted-apartments--60141495</link><description><![CDATA[Abandoned hospitals, deadly worms, and do a deep dive into America's Most Haunted Roads lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> The haunted-road discussion treats travel itself as the vulnerable state: drivers are isolated, landmarks repeat in darkness, and local stories attach ghosts, warnings, or unexplained figures to specific stretches of pavement. Abandoned hospitals and haunted apartments bring the same location-based fear indoors, while the killer-worm report replaces supernatural uncertainty with a small living threat.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky links these subjects through the places people cannot easily avoid—roads, homes, and former institutions. The episode is for listeners seeking America’s most haunted highways, roadside ghost legends, haunted apartment stories, abandoned-hospital hauntings, parasite or worm horror, and a conversational tour through locations whose reputations travel with them.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60141495</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60141495/monthly_spooky_may_2024.mp3" length="146131907" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Abandoned hospitals, deadly worms, and do a deep dive into America's Most Haunted Roads lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.

The haunted-road discussion treats travel itself as the vulnerable state: drivers are isolated, landmarks repeat in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Abandoned hospitals, deadly worms, and do a deep dive into America's Most Haunted Roads lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> The haunted-road discussion treats travel itself as the vulnerable state: drivers are isolated, landmarks repeat in darkness, and local stories attach ghosts, warnings, or unexplained figures to specific stretches of pavement. Abandoned hospitals and haunted apartments bring the same location-based fear indoors, while the killer-worm report replaces supernatural uncertainty with a small living threat.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky links these subjects through the places people cannot easily avoid—roads, homes, and former institutions. The episode is for listeners seeking America’s most haunted highways, roadside ghost legends, haunted apartment stories, abandoned-hospital hauntings, parasite or worm horror, and a conversational tour through locations whose reputations travel with them.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9134</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,funny,horror,news,roads,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Life Ends at Midnight: A $1,500 Debt, Life Insurance and a Murder Deadline</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-life-ends-at-midnight-a-1-500-debt-life-insurance-and-a-murder-deadline--59384574</link><description><![CDATA[Walter Bates needs $1,500 before midnight and sees a fatal solution in the elderly boarder whose life-insurance policy could benefit his mother.<br /><br /> Walter returns to the struggling home of Mrs. Bates demanding money she does not have. He faces a deadline that could cost him his life, while his mother can barely meet rent and household expenses. Her boarder, Mr. Chalmers, is an old man with rheumatism and a $2,500 straight-life policy he is considering abandoning because it has no cash value.<br /><br /> Walter persuades Chalmers to keep the policy and change its beneficiary. A walk through the old neighborhood gives him time to consider how quickly an accidental death might put the insurance money within reach. Police stories about families disconnecting gas heaters to kill insured relatives supply a method, and every passing hour tightens the pressure to finish the plan before midnight.<br /><br /> Written by Robert Tallman and starring Tony Barrett as Walter Bates, “Life Ends at Midnight” combines noir crime, family desperation, insurance fraud, and a clock-driven murder scheme. The richer notes identify the actual financial stakes while preserving the final consequence Walter fails to calculate.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59384574</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2024 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59384574/025_life_ends_at_midnight_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="30888921" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Walter Bates needs $1,500 before midnight and sees a fatal solution in the elderly boarder whose life-insurance policy could benefit his mother.

Walter returns to the struggling home of Mrs. Bates demanding money she does not have. He faces a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Walter Bates needs $1,500 before midnight and sees a fatal solution in the elderly boarder whose life-insurance policy could benefit his mother.<br /><br /> Walter returns to the struggling home of Mrs. Bates demanding money she does not have. He faces a deadline that could cost him his life, while his mother can barely meet rent and household expenses. Her boarder, Mr. Chalmers, is an old man with rheumatism and a $2,500 straight-life policy he is considering abandoning because it has no cash value.<br /><br /> Walter persuades Chalmers to keep the policy and change its beneficiary. A walk through the old neighborhood gives him time to consider how quickly an accidental death might put the insurance money within reach. Police stories about families disconnecting gas heaters to kill insured relatives supply a method, and every passing hour tightens the pressure to finish the plan before midnight.<br /><br /> Written by Robert Tallman and starring Tony Barrett as Walter Bates, “Life Ends at Midnight” combines noir crime, family desperation, insurance fraud, and a clock-driven murder scheme. The richer notes identify the actual financial stakes while preserving the final consequence Walter fails to calculate.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1931</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Urban Legend (1998): Campus Folklore Slasher</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-urban-legend-1998-campus-folklore-slasher--60062147</link><description><![CDATA[Urban Legend (1998) turns familiar campus folklore into murder methods as a parka-clad killer stalks students at Pendleton University.<br /><br /> "SOMEONE'S IN THE BACK SEAT!" And it's Henrique and Dave who this week are enrolling at Pendelton University as a serial killer is terrorizing the campus using urban legends to murder students and staff in 1998's "URBAN LEGEND" !<br /><br /> Directed by Jamie Blanks and starring Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, &amp; Morbius himself, Jared Leto. Hear your hosts discuss how this is the perfect film to catch on late night cable, what their favorite Urban Legends are, what Scream did to the tail end of the 90s for Horror, PLUS a special announcement about June's film line up! Enjoy the longest episode yet as these enthusiasts dive deep into this 90s Horror Classic!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Get your own copy of URBAN LEGEND on Bluray:<br /><a href="https://a.co/d/88artL4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://a.co/d/88artL4</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60062147</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60062147/urban_legend_commercial.mp3" length="103977852" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Urban Legend (1998) turns familiar campus folklore into murder methods as a parka-clad killer stalks students at Pendleton University.

"SOMEONE'S IN THE BACK SEAT!" And it's Henrique and Dave who this week are enrolling at Pendelton University as a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Urban Legend (1998) turns familiar campus folklore into murder methods as a parka-clad killer stalks students at Pendleton University.<br /><br /> "SOMEONE'S IN THE BACK SEAT!" And it's Henrique and Dave who this week are enrolling at Pendelton University as a serial killer is terrorizing the campus using urban legends to murder students and staff in 1998's "URBAN LEGEND" !<br /><br /> Directed by Jamie Blanks and starring Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, &amp; Morbius himself, Jared Leto. Hear your hosts discuss how this is the perfect film to catch on late night cable, what their favorite Urban Legends are, what Scream did to the tail end of the 90s for Horror, PLUS a special announcement about June's film line up! Enjoy the longest episode yet as these enthusiasts dive deep into this 90s Horror Classic!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Get your own copy of URBAN LEGEND on Bluray:<br /><a href="https://a.co/d/88artL4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://a.co/d/88artL4</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6499</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>90s,horror,slasher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3adefe867848a3fdde546d039839653c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Never Believed the Stories About the Abandoned Mining Town. Until... — A Park Ranger’s Nightmare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-never-believed-the-stories-about-the-abandoned-mining-town-until-a-park-ranger-s-nightmare--60119393</link><description><![CDATA[A Nevada park ranger follows a missing family into an abandoned mining town and discovers that the descendants of its workers never truly left.<br /><br /> The ranger begins with a deserted camper near land clearly marked off-limits. Inside are clothes, blood, and signs that a man, woman, and two boys vanished suddenly. Unusual footprints lead away from the vehicle and into the decaying town, where the ranger’s radio fails and something with reflective eyes watches from the buildings.<br /><br /> A scream draws him deeper among the ruins. He finds a bound woman and a horde of deformed, vaguely human creatures emerging from hiding places around the settlement. Escape means entering the old church and descending into mine tunnels beneath the town, but the passage contains evidence of what happened to the missing travelers—and why the underground colony needs outsiders to survive.<br /><br /> This backwoods creature-horror story combines an abandoned Nevada mining camp, a missing-family investigation, cannibal mutants, underground tunnels, and a park ranger forced to decide how far he can trust the official explanation waiting outside.<br /><br /> “I’m a Park Ranger Who Never Believed the Stories About the Abandoned Mining Town. Until...” was written by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Find Michael Kelso’s books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60119393</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60119393/263_i_never_believed_the_stories_about_the_abandoned_mining_town_until.mp3" length="37583083" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Nevada park ranger follows a missing family into an abandoned mining town and discovers that the descendants of its workers never truly left.

The ranger begins with a deserted camper near land clearly marked off-limits. Inside are clothes, blood,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Nevada park ranger follows a missing family into an abandoned mining town and discovers that the descendants of its workers never truly left.<br /><br /> The ranger begins with a deserted camper near land clearly marked off-limits. Inside are clothes, blood, and signs that a man, woman, and two boys vanished suddenly. Unusual footprints lead away from the vehicle and into the decaying town, where the ranger’s radio fails and something with reflective eyes watches from the buildings.<br /><br /> A scream draws him deeper among the ruins. He finds a bound woman and a horde of deformed, vaguely human creatures emerging from hiding places around the settlement. Escape means entering the old church and descending into mine tunnels beneath the town, but the passage contains evidence of what happened to the missing travelers—and why the underground colony needs outsiders to survive.<br /><br /> This backwoods creature-horror story combines an abandoned Nevada mining camp, a missing-family investigation, cannibal mutants, underground tunnels, and a park ranger forced to decide how far he can trust the official explanation waiting outside.<br /><br /> “I’m a Park Ranger Who Never Believed the Stories About the Abandoned Mining Town. Until...” was written by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Find Michael Kelso’s books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2349</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned,camping,cursed,darkness,eerie,evil,fear,forest,ghosts,haunted,horror,legend,mining,monsters,mystery,ranger,spine-chilling,supernatural,terror,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d0a191e5ce3025c34618c1b4f59bfb9a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>262</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? Hagley Wood’s Unidentified Woman</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-who-put-bella-in-the-wych-elm-hagley-wood-s-unidentified-woman--60063258</link><description><![CDATA[A human skull found inside a hollow tree in wartime England inspired one of true crime’s most haunting questions: “Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?”<br /><br /> In April 1943, four boys entered Hagley Wood in Worcestershire and climbed an old wych elm while looking for bird nests. Inside the trunk they discovered the remains of a woman. Clothing, a counterfeit wedding ring, and other evidence offered few answers, and investigators could not match the victim to a missing person.<br /><br /> The mystery deepened when graffiti began appearing in the West Midlands asking who had put “Bella” in the tree. Terrifying &amp; True follows the forensic reconstruction of her death and the competing identities proposed over the decades. Was she a local woman killed by someone she knew, a German agent caught in wartime espionage, or the victim of a ritual associated with the severed hand found nearby?<br /><br /> The episode treats the spy and witchcraft stories as theories rather than established fact and examines how the anonymous graffiti helped turn an unidentified woman into a regional legend. A 2018 facial reconstruction offered a new image of Bella, but no conclusive identification followed. Her name, killer, and path into the wych elm remain unknown.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60063258</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60063258/who_put_bella_in_the_wych_elm.mp3" length="18561593" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A human skull found inside a hollow tree in wartime England inspired one of true crime’s most haunting questions: “Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?”

In April 1943, four boys entered Hagley Wood in Worcestershire and climbed an old wych elm while...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A human skull found inside a hollow tree in wartime England inspired one of true crime’s most haunting questions: “Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?”<br /><br /> In April 1943, four boys entered Hagley Wood in Worcestershire and climbed an old wych elm while looking for bird nests. Inside the trunk they discovered the remains of a woman. Clothing, a counterfeit wedding ring, and other evidence offered few answers, and investigators could not match the victim to a missing person.<br /><br /> The mystery deepened when graffiti began appearing in the West Midlands asking who had put “Bella” in the tree. Terrifying &amp; True follows the forensic reconstruction of her death and the competing identities proposed over the decades. Was she a local woman killed by someone she knew, a German agent caught in wartime espionage, or the victim of a ritual associated with the severed hand found nearby?<br /><br /> The episode treats the spy and witchcraft stories as theories rather than established fact and examines how the anonymous graffiti helped turn an unidentified woman into a regional legend. A 2018 facial reconstruction offered a new image of Bella, but no conclusive identification followed. Her name, killer, and path into the wych elm remain unknown.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1161</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1943,bella,birmingham,clues,conspiracy,crime,eerie,elm,forest,graffiti,investigation,legend,murder,mystery,occult,riddle,skeleton,unsolved,witchcraft,wych</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Meteorman: A Meteorite Hatches a Hungry Alien in an Astronomer’s Home</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-meteorman-a-meteorite-hatches-a-hungry-alien-in-an-astronomer-s-home--59384542</link><description><![CDATA[Astronomer Russell Adams opens a fallen meteorite and finds living gray flesh inside—an extraterrestrial visitor growing at impossible speed.<br /><br /> Professor Adams and his wife Diane watch an unusually active meteor shower from the countryside. When a fragment lands nearby, Russell treats it as a scientific prize and brings the stone home. Breaking it open reveals a soft nugget of tissue where only iron and rock should exist. The material expands, develops intelligence, and speaks with the confidence of something that has crossed space inside a metal shell.<br /><br /> The visitor’s journey was driven by hunger. It does not share humanity’s definition of civilization, and it regards the couple’s species from the perspective of a predator. More meteors continue to streak across the sky, raising the possibility that the first arrival is only one member of a much larger migration.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s “The Meteorman” turns backyard astronomy into cosmic creature horror. A professor, his skeptical wife, a meteor storm, rapidly growing alien organism, and appetite from beyond Earth create a compact invasion story about scientific curiosity opening the door to something that sees human beings as food.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59384542</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59384542/023_the_meteorman_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="24992321" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/82969056-b71c-4798-a1c1-23f1bb4e4bff/82969056-b71c-4798-a1c1-23f1bb4e4bff.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Astronomer Russell Adams opens a fallen meteorite and finds living gray flesh inside—an extraterrestrial visitor growing at impossible speed.

Professor Adams and his wife Diane watch an unusually active meteor shower from the countryside. When a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Astronomer Russell Adams opens a fallen meteorite and finds living gray flesh inside—an extraterrestrial visitor growing at impossible speed.<br /><br /> Professor Adams and his wife Diane watch an unusually active meteor shower from the countryside. When a fragment lands nearby, Russell treats it as a scientific prize and brings the stone home. Breaking it open reveals a soft nugget of tissue where only iron and rock should exist. The material expands, develops intelligence, and speaks with the confidence of something that has crossed space inside a metal shell.<br /><br /> The visitor’s journey was driven by hunger. It does not share humanity’s definition of civilization, and it regards the couple’s species from the perspective of a predator. More meteors continue to streak across the sky, raising the possibility that the first arrival is only one member of a much larger migration.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s “The Meteorman” turns backyard astronomy into cosmic creature horror. A professor, his skeptical wife, a meteor storm, rapidly growing alien organism, and appetite from beyond Earth create a compact invasion story about scientific curiosity opening the door to something that sees human beings as food.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1562</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Lake by Edgar Allan Poe: Solitude, Terror &amp; a Poisoned Gothic Eden</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lake-by-edgar-allan-poe-solitude-terror-a-poisoned-gothic-eden--60065252</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s solitary speaker returns to a wild lake where black rocks, tall pines, and a poisoned wave make terror feel like paradise.<br /><br /> In “The Lake,” an unnamed place becomes the landscape of the speaker’s youth and the object of an increasingly dangerous fascination. By day, the lonely water offers refuge from an ordinary world. When night falls and darkness spreads across the lake, that solitude changes: the wind stirs, terror awakens, and the scene produces not simple fear but a trembling delight.<br /><br /> Poe turns the natural world into a private Gothic realm. Death seems to wait within the poisoned wave, yet the threat carries its own attraction. For a solitary soul, the haunted lake can become an Eden—a paradise precisely because it is remote, mysterious, and bound to mortality. The poem captures the emotional tension that runs throughout Poe’s writing, where beauty and dread are not opposites but inseparable parts of the same experience.<br /><br /> This spoken-word reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Lake” invites listeners into classic Gothic nature poetry filled with isolation, nocturnal atmosphere, supernatural suggestion, and dark Romantic imagery. The richer metadata names the black-rock landscape, the poisoned water, and the poem’s central transformation of a frightening place into a personal sanctuary.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60065252</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60065252/the_lake_5_16_24_7_25pm.mp3" length="2844648" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe’s solitary speaker returns to a wild lake where black rocks, tall pines, and a poisoned wave make terror feel like paradise.

In “The Lake,” an unnamed place becomes the landscape of the speaker’s youth and the object of an...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s solitary speaker returns to a wild lake where black rocks, tall pines, and a poisoned wave make terror feel like paradise.<br /><br /> In “The Lake,” an unnamed place becomes the landscape of the speaker’s youth and the object of an increasingly dangerous fascination. By day, the lonely water offers refuge from an ordinary world. When night falls and darkness spreads across the lake, that solitude changes: the wind stirs, terror awakens, and the scene produces not simple fear but a trembling delight.<br /><br /> Poe turns the natural world into a private Gothic realm. Death seems to wait within the poisoned wave, yet the threat carries its own attraction. For a solitary soul, the haunted lake can become an Eden—a paradise precisely because it is remote, mysterious, and bound to mortality. The poem captures the emotional tension that runs throughout Poe’s writing, where beauty and dread are not opposites but inseparable parts of the same experience.<br /><br /> This spoken-word reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Lake” invites listeners into classic Gothic nature poetry filled with isolation, nocturnal atmosphere, supernatural suggestion, and dark Romantic imagery. The richer metadata names the black-rock landscape, the poisoned water, and the poem’s central transformation of a frightening place into a personal sanctuary.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>178</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,eerie,poem,poetry,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a189e2eb076f083d99d05f57427bd3a4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bigfoot at the Coast: A Pacific Northwest Cryptid Encounter During a Bear Attack</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bigfoot-at-the-coast-a-pacific-northwest-cryptid-encounter-during-a-bear-attack--60034133</link><description><![CDATA[A night bike ride at a Pacific Northwest beach campground sends Tom after a missing child—and into a confrontation between a black bear and Bigfoot.<br /><br /> Every summer, Tom camps at the coast with best friend Arturo and Arturo’s family. The trip means a stop at the Tillamook Cheese Factory, bonfires, bicycles, and a chance for the boys to reinvent themselves away from school. They befriend siblings Melissa and Ricky, whose father is trying to hold his family together after a divorce, while rumors spread about unexplained deaths in the nearby beach community.<br /><br /> Ricky disappears after dark. Tom follows the boy’s jacket and footprints into the woods, where an enormous black bear has driven him up a tree. A rescue attempt leaves the children separated, Arturo injured, and Tom bleeding from the metal pedals on his bike. The creature that finally steps from the trees is strong enough to lift the bear and hurl it into a trunk—but its decision about the children remains unknown.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s “Bigfoot at the Coast” combines Pacific Northwest cryptid fiction, coastal camping, childhood friendship, a night bicycle rescue, and a brutal bear encounter. The expanded description accurately positions Bigfoot as an ambiguous presence rather than claiming the creature begins the hunt. Story by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60034133</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60034133/261_bigfoot_at_the_coast.mp3" length="28190935" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A night bike ride at a Pacific Northwest beach campground sends Tom after a missing child—and into a confrontation between a black bear and Bigfoot.

Every summer, Tom camps at the coast with best friend Arturo and Arturo’s family. The trip means a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A night bike ride at a Pacific Northwest beach campground sends Tom after a missing child—and into a confrontation between a black bear and Bigfoot.<br /><br /> Every summer, Tom camps at the coast with best friend Arturo and Arturo’s family. The trip means a stop at the Tillamook Cheese Factory, bonfires, bicycles, and a chance for the boys to reinvent themselves away from school. They befriend siblings Melissa and Ricky, whose father is trying to hold his family together after a divorce, while rumors spread about unexplained deaths in the nearby beach community.<br /><br /> Ricky disappears after dark. Tom follows the boy’s jacket and footprints into the woods, where an enormous black bear has driven him up a tree. A rescue attempt leaves the children separated, Arturo injured, and Tom bleeding from the metal pedals on his bike. The creature that finally steps from the trees is strong enough to lift the bear and hurl it into a trunk—but its decision about the children remains unknown.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s “Bigfoot at the Coast” combines Pacific Northwest cryptid fiction, coastal camping, childhood friendship, a night bicycle rescue, and a brutal bear encounter. The expanded description accurately positions Bigfoot as an ambiguous presence rather than claiming the creature begins the hunt. Story by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1762</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>90s,bigfoot,coast,creature,eerie,encounter,fear,fog,folklore,forest,funny,horror,legend,monster,mystery,sasquatch,scary,supernatural,yeti</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fb02840fa705c950fd1451cef5a4736e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>261</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Axeman of New Orleans: Unsolved Murders, the Jazz Letter &amp; 1919 Panic</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-axeman-of-new-orleans-unsolved-murders-the-jazz-letter-1919-panic--59906545</link><description><![CDATA[The Axeman of New Orleans broke into homes, attacked families with their own tools, and sent a letter promising to spare anyone playing jazz on a designated night.<br /><br /> From 1918 into 1919, a series of brutal assaults spread fear through New Orleans and nearby Gretna. Many victims were Italian grocers or members of their households, including Joseph and Catherine Maggio, Louis Besumer and Harriet Lowe, Joseph Romano, the Cortimiglia family, Steve Boca, Sarah Laumann, and Mike Pepitone. Entry was often forced through a door panel, valuables were left behind, and an axe or hatchet found at the scene appeared to belong to the victim.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the changing suspects, false accusations, survivors, and investigative failures that prevented police from proving whether one person committed every attack. The most famous episode came after a newspaper published a taunting letter signed by “The Axeman.” It claimed the writer would pass over the city and spare homes where jazz was being played. On the appointed night, music filled clubs and residences across New Orleans.<br /><br /> Historians debate whether the letter came from the killer, a prankster, or someone exploiting public panic. The attacks stopped after Mike Pepitone’s death, but no definitive identification followed. This is the history behind a true-crime legend in which murder, anti-Italian prejudice, sensational journalism, and jazz became inseparable.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59906545</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59906545/the_axeman_of_new_orleans.mp3" length="18134005" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/16a821fc-8009-48c0-b119-f056ce86d4b4/16a821fc-8009-48c0-b119-f056ce86d4b4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/16a821fc-8009-48c0-b119-f056ce86d4b4/16a821fc-8009-48c0-b119-f056ce86d4b4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Axeman of New Orleans broke into homes, attacked families with their own tools, and sent a letter promising to spare anyone playing jazz on a designated night.

From 1918 into 1919, a series of brutal assaults spread fear through New Orleans and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Axeman of New Orleans broke into homes, attacked families with their own tools, and sent a letter promising to spare anyone playing jazz on a designated night.<br /><br /> From 1918 into 1919, a series of brutal assaults spread fear through New Orleans and nearby Gretna. Many victims were Italian grocers or members of their households, including Joseph and Catherine Maggio, Louis Besumer and Harriet Lowe, Joseph Romano, the Cortimiglia family, Steve Boca, Sarah Laumann, and Mike Pepitone. Entry was often forced through a door panel, valuables were left behind, and an axe or hatchet found at the scene appeared to belong to the victim.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the changing suspects, false accusations, survivors, and investigative failures that prevented police from proving whether one person committed every attack. The most famous episode came after a newspaper published a taunting letter signed by “The Axeman.” It claimed the writer would pass over the city and spare homes where jazz was being played. On the appointed night, music filled clubs and residences across New Orleans.<br /><br /> Historians debate whether the letter came from the killer, a prankster, or someone exploiting public panic. The attacks stopped after Mike Pepitone’s death, but no definitive identification followed. This is the history behind a true-crime legend in which murder, anti-Italian prejudice, sensational journalism, and jazz became inseparable.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1134</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1919,axe,axeman,crime,fear,history,jazz,killings,letters,murderer,mysterious,mystery,new,night,orleans,panic,serial,terror,unsolved,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Typhoon: Joseph Conrad’s China Seas Shipwreck and Maritime Survival Drama</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-typhoon-joseph-conrad-s-china-seas-shipwreck-and-maritime-survival-drama--59384548</link><description><![CDATA[Captain MacWhirr drives the steamer Nan-Shan directly into a catastrophic China Seas typhoon, trapping crew and human cargo inside the storm.<br /><br /> MacWhirr is a stubborn, literal-minded commander who trusts his ship and refuses to dramatize the weather. As pressure falls and warnings mount, he chooses not to alter course. The sea soon overwhelms the decks, cargo breaks loose, and the vessel becomes almost impossible to control. Below, frightened passengers and their possessions are thrown together in darkness while officers struggle to preserve order.<br /><br /> The typhoon tests more than seamanship. Every command must travel through wind and water; every delay threatens the ship’s engines, steering, and exhausted crew. MacWhirr’s apparent lack of imagination may be the flaw that carried the Nan-Shan into danger—or the steadiness that prevents panic from destroying what the storm leaves intact.<br /><br /> Adapted from Joseph Conrad’s “Typhoon,” this Escape broadcast is a classic maritime disaster and survival adventure. The China Seas setting, implacable captain, battered steamship, violent weather, and passengers trapped below deck create an audio drama about endurance when nature strips away every illusion of control.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59384548</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2024 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59384548/021_typhoon_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="30912689" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Captain MacWhirr drives the steamer Nan-Shan directly into a catastrophic China Seas typhoon, trapping crew and human cargo inside the storm.

MacWhirr is a stubborn, literal-minded commander who trusts his ship and refuses to dramatize the weather....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Captain MacWhirr drives the steamer Nan-Shan directly into a catastrophic China Seas typhoon, trapping crew and human cargo inside the storm.<br /><br /> MacWhirr is a stubborn, literal-minded commander who trusts his ship and refuses to dramatize the weather. As pressure falls and warnings mount, he chooses not to alter course. The sea soon overwhelms the decks, cargo breaks loose, and the vessel becomes almost impossible to control. Below, frightened passengers and their possessions are thrown together in darkness while officers struggle to preserve order.<br /><br /> The typhoon tests more than seamanship. Every command must travel through wind and water; every delay threatens the ship’s engines, steering, and exhausted crew. MacWhirr’s apparent lack of imagination may be the flaw that carried the Nan-Shan into danger—or the steadiness that prevents panic from destroying what the storm leaves intact.<br /><br /> Adapted from Joseph Conrad’s “Typhoon,” this Escape broadcast is a classic maritime disaster and survival adventure. The China Seas setting, implacable captain, battered steamship, violent weather, and passengers trapped below deck create an audio drama about endurance when nature strips away every illusion of control.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1932</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Never Bet the Devil Your Head — Edgar Allan Poe’s Supernatural Satire</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-bet-the-devil-your-head-edgar-allan-poe-s-supernatural-satire--59957184</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s Never Bet the Devil Your Head turns Toby Dammit’s favorite expression into a literal bargain in a grotesque satire of moral storytelling.<br /><br /> Toby Dammit is argumentative, impulsive, and constitutionally unable to resist a wager. While crossing a gloomy covered bridge with the narrator, he accepts a challenge from a mysterious old man and attempts an impossible leap. What begins as comic bravado becomes a grotesque lesson in literal consequences, with a hidden obstacle, a missing head, and a creditor no one can escape.<br /><br /> This Weekly Spooky dramatic reading presents Poe’s 1841 tale in full, preserving its strange mixture of gothic atmosphere, absurdist humor, and literary parody. “Never Bet the Devil Your Head” is both a compact supernatural horror story and a mocking attack on critics who demanded that every work contain an obvious moral. Here, Poe supplies one with a blade.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> This is a story-first presentation of Poe’s Gothic work, with the narration emphasizing the unstable viewpoint, mounting dread, and macabre image that gives the tale its lasting identity.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59957184</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59957184/never_bet_the_devil_your_head_5_9_24_8_49pm.mp3" length="26074481" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe’s Never Bet the Devil Your Head turns Toby Dammit’s favorite expression into a literal bargain in a grotesque satire of moral storytelling.

Toby Dammit is argumentative, impulsive, and constitutionally unable to resist a wager. While...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s Never Bet the Devil Your Head turns Toby Dammit’s favorite expression into a literal bargain in a grotesque satire of moral storytelling.<br /><br /> Toby Dammit is argumentative, impulsive, and constitutionally unable to resist a wager. While crossing a gloomy covered bridge with the narrator, he accepts a challenge from a mysterious old man and attempts an impossible leap. What begins as comic bravado becomes a grotesque lesson in literal consequences, with a hidden obstacle, a missing head, and a creditor no one can escape.<br /><br /> This Weekly Spooky dramatic reading presents Poe’s 1841 tale in full, preserving its strange mixture of gothic atmosphere, absurdist humor, and literary parody. “Never Bet the Devil Your Head” is both a compact supernatural horror story and a mocking attack on critics who demanded that every work contain an obvious moral. Here, Poe supplies one with a blade.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> This is a story-first presentation of Poe’s Gothic work, with the narration emphasizing the unstable viewpoint, mounting dread, and macabre image that gives the tale its lasting identity.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1630</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cautionary,consequences,devil,eerie,gambler,head,horror,humor,irony,jest,macabre,morality,poe,reckless,satire,stakes,supernatural,tale,thriller,wager</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c2a7ba71b1100c08a55f97d1f4db3983.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>First Date: Arial Mirren, Carter Cross &amp; the Ghosts of Carnovasch Estate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/first-date-arial-mirren-carter-cross-the-ghosts-of-carnovasch-estate--59905662</link><description><![CDATA[Arial Mirren and Carter Cross’s first date leads them into the haunted Carnovasch Estate, where a child ghost asks them to uncover a sealed tomb.<br /><br /> Their relationship has changed after Arial’s break with her mother and move into the Donnerly home. Carter no longer reacts to her provocations the way he once did, and the longtime rivals finally acknowledge the attraction beneath their arguments. An evening together should let them discover whether that connection can survive outside a crisis.<br /><br /> Instead, they encounter the apparition of a little girl and follow her through the abandoned mansion. A dated family portrait identifies her as Rosemary Carnovasch. She guides the couple into the basement and points toward a brick wall that should not be there. Behind it lie the remains of Rosemary and her father Emilio, sealed away after robbers attacked the estate two centuries earlier.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “First Date” combines teenage romance, haunted-house mystery, Strickfield history, and the continuing Carnovasch family tragedy. Arial and Carter must help two lost spirits receive recognition before they can decide what their first kiss means for the future. The revised metadata preserves the story title while naming both characters and the haunted estate for series continuity. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59905662</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59905662/260_first_date.mp3" length="24980968" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Arial Mirren and Carter Cross’s first date leads them into the haunted Carnovasch Estate, where a child ghost asks them to uncover a sealed tomb.

Their relationship has changed after Arial’s break with her mother and move into the Donnerly home....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Arial Mirren and Carter Cross’s first date leads them into the haunted Carnovasch Estate, where a child ghost asks them to uncover a sealed tomb.<br /><br /> Their relationship has changed after Arial’s break with her mother and move into the Donnerly home. Carter no longer reacts to her provocations the way he once did, and the longtime rivals finally acknowledge the attraction beneath their arguments. An evening together should let them discover whether that connection can survive outside a crisis.<br /><br /> Instead, they encounter the apparition of a little girl and follow her through the abandoned mansion. A dated family portrait identifies her as Rosemary Carnovasch. She guides the couple into the basement and points toward a brick wall that should not be there. Behind it lie the remains of Rosemary and her father Emilio, sealed away after robbers attacked the estate two centuries earlier.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “First Date” combines teenage romance, haunted-house mystery, Strickfield history, and the continuing Carnovasch family tragedy. Arial and Carter must help two lost spirits receive recognition before they can decide what their first kiss means for the future. The revised metadata preserves the story title while naming both characters and the haunted estate for series continuity. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1562</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adult,ghosts,horror,kids,young</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/74af09a1f20e6f6b5026bb5dcd431b80.jpg"/><itunes:episode>260</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Poltergeist Curse: Heather O’Rourke, Dominique Dunne &amp; the Film Tragedies</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-poltergeist-curse-heather-o-rourke-dominique-dunne-the-film-tragedies--59825163</link><description><![CDATA[The Poltergeist film series became surrounded by stories of a curse after real-life deaths, production accidents, and the revelation that human skeletons were used on screen.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True begins with the 1982 haunted-house classic directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg, then follows the tragedies most often cited by believers. Dominique Dunne, who played Dana Freeling, was killed by her former boyfriend shortly after the first film’s release. Heather O’Rourke, the young actor who played Carol Anne, died at age 12 from complications of an undiagnosed congenital intestinal condition while Poltergeist III was nearing release.<br /><br /> The episode also examines the deaths of Poltergeist II actors Julian Beck and Will Sampson. Beck had been diagnosed with stomach cancer before filming, while Sampson died after serious illness and complications following a transplant. Their documented medical histories matter because the curse legend often presents unrelated deaths as if they shared a supernatural cause.<br /><br /> Behind-the-scenes accounts add to the folklore: real skeletons used in the swimming-pool sequence, Sampson’s reported ceremony on the sequel’s set, and accidents during later production. Are these events evidence of a curse, or a pattern assembled through hindsight around a famous horror franchise? This episode preserves the eerie legend without losing sight of the real people and explainable tragedies behind it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59825163</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59825163/the_poltergeist_film_curse.mp3" length="17966407" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/63f6f705-03b4-4d5b-8ee8-1c085843386a/63f6f705-03b4-4d5b-8ee8-1c085843386a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/63f6f705-03b4-4d5b-8ee8-1c085843386a/63f6f705-03b4-4d5b-8ee8-1c085843386a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Poltergeist film series became surrounded by stories of a curse after real-life deaths, production accidents, and the revelation that human skeletons were used on screen.

Terrifying &amp; True begins with the 1982 haunted-house classic directed by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Poltergeist film series became surrounded by stories of a curse after real-life deaths, production accidents, and the revelation that human skeletons were used on screen.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True begins with the 1982 haunted-house classic directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg, then follows the tragedies most often cited by believers. Dominique Dunne, who played Dana Freeling, was killed by her former boyfriend shortly after the first film’s release. Heather O’Rourke, the young actor who played Carol Anne, died at age 12 from complications of an undiagnosed congenital intestinal condition while Poltergeist III was nearing release.<br /><br /> The episode also examines the deaths of Poltergeist II actors Julian Beck and Will Sampson. Beck had been diagnosed with stomach cancer before filming, while Sampson died after serious illness and complications following a transplant. Their documented medical histories matter because the curse legend often presents unrelated deaths as if they shared a supernatural cause.<br /><br /> Behind-the-scenes accounts add to the folklore: real skeletons used in the swimming-pool sequence, Sampson’s reported ceremony on the sequel’s set, and accidents during later production. Are these events evidence of a curse, or a pattern assembled through hindsight around a famous horror franchise? This episode preserves the eerie legend without losing sight of the real people and explainable tragedies behind it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1123</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>accidents,actors,curse,deaths,eerie,film,ghostly,haunted,hollywood,horror,legends,mysterious,myths,ominous,paranormal,phenomena,spooky,supernatural,tragedy,unexplained</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Knock at the Door: A Murdered Mother-in-Law Returns from the Basement Well</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-knock-at-the-door-a-murdered-mother-in-law-returns-from-the-basement-well--59384571</link><description><![CDATA[Ella murders her controlling mother-in-law and hides the body beneath the basement, but the dead woman refuses to stop knocking.<br /><br /> Newly married to Jay, Ella enters a house where everything still belongs to “Ma”—the property, car, garden, money, and emotional claim on her son. Resentment grows until Ella lures the older woman into the basement, points her toward an uncovered well beneath the building, and pushes her into the darkness. When Jay returns, Ella calmly claims his mother went out and never came home.<br /><br /> Possession brings no peace. Ella soon decides she no longer wants Jay either and prepares the well for a second victim. During his last supper, a knock sounds at the front door, then moves to the basement door. Jay recognizes the visitor before Ella is ready to confront what has come back into the house. From the top of a ladder with a rope around her neck, Ella recounts the murders and the guilt that followed.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s “Knock at the Door” is a claustrophobic supernatural horror story about marriage, jealousy, matricide, and a corpse hidden in an old well. The basement setting, repeated knocking, and unreliable confession build toward a reckoning in which the wages of sin may be more literal than Ella imagined.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59384571</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59384571/020_knock_at_the_door_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="27346283" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/07a5f98e-fc00-4058-ada8-4ea4e78dd36f/07a5f98e-fc00-4058-ada8-4ea4e78dd36f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ella murders her controlling mother-in-law and hides the body beneath the basement, but the dead woman refuses to stop knocking.

Newly married to Jay, Ella enters a house where everything still belongs to “Ma”—the property, car, garden, money, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ella murders her controlling mother-in-law and hides the body beneath the basement, but the dead woman refuses to stop knocking.<br /><br /> Newly married to Jay, Ella enters a house where everything still belongs to “Ma”—the property, car, garden, money, and emotional claim on her son. Resentment grows until Ella lures the older woman into the basement, points her toward an uncovered well beneath the building, and pushes her into the darkness. When Jay returns, Ella calmly claims his mother went out and never came home.<br /><br /> Possession brings no peace. Ella soon decides she no longer wants Jay either and prepares the well for a second victim. During his last supper, a knock sounds at the front door, then moves to the basement door. Jay recognizes the visitor before Ella is ready to confront what has come back into the house. From the top of a ladder with a rope around her neck, Ella recounts the murders and the guilt that followed.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s “Knock at the Door” is a claustrophobic supernatural horror story about marriage, jealousy, matricide, and a corpse hidden in an old well. The basement setting, repeated knocking, and unreliable confession build toward a reckoning in which the wages of sin may be more literal than Ella imagined.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1710</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Five Tales of Ancient Evil: Ol’ Bones, The God Tongue &amp; Other Dark Legends</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-tales-of-ancient-evil-ol-bones-the-god-tongue-other-dark-legends--59788685</link><description><![CDATA[Five horror stories awaken an ancient forest monster, a plague god, living scripture, a child-eating witch, and a cruel wish-granting ifrit.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Ol’ Bones” follows a northern New York hunting family that leaves its first kill beyond the creek for the enormous creature guarding forbidden woods. David O’Hanlon’s “The Last Days of Jimmy Flavor” gives broke addict Flavio Jimenez a criminal persona and a Vatican-backed heist targeting a grimoire stolen by a cult devoted to Jarri, an ancient Hittite deity of disease.<br /><br /> In Dan Wilder’s “The God Tongue,” the tongueless hunter Ezra kills an antlered humanoid outside Jayden’s Cross and receives a new voice that turns his body into a living archive of occult symbols. Killian Crane’s “The Chain of Time” sends twelve-year-old Andrew after missing classmate Claire Ellis, only to find the beautiful witch Agatha, a cookbook for human flesh, a locked oven, and a brass watch with impossible power.<br /><br /> O’Hanlon’s “Careful What You Wish” places an ornate bottle in the hands of chronically ill ten-year-old Ed. The spirit Babak offers to change a life, but ex-con mover Penn recognizes that every promise from the ifrit hides a lethal loophole. The collection moves through backwoods folklore, occult crime, grotesque body transformation, dark fairy tales, and cursed-object horror while keeping each ancient threat distinct.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59788685</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59788685/ancient_evils_2024.mp3" length="125653559" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five horror stories awaken an ancient forest monster, a plague god, living scripture, a child-eating witch, and a cruel wish-granting ifrit.

Joe Solmo’s “Ol’ Bones” follows a northern New York hunting family that leaves its first kill beyond the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five horror stories awaken an ancient forest monster, a plague god, living scripture, a child-eating witch, and a cruel wish-granting ifrit.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Ol’ Bones” follows a northern New York hunting family that leaves its first kill beyond the creek for the enormous creature guarding forbidden woods. David O’Hanlon’s “The Last Days of Jimmy Flavor” gives broke addict Flavio Jimenez a criminal persona and a Vatican-backed heist targeting a grimoire stolen by a cult devoted to Jarri, an ancient Hittite deity of disease.<br /><br /> In Dan Wilder’s “The God Tongue,” the tongueless hunter Ezra kills an antlered humanoid outside Jayden’s Cross and receives a new voice that turns his body into a living archive of occult symbols. Killian Crane’s “The Chain of Time” sends twelve-year-old Andrew after missing classmate Claire Ellis, only to find the beautiful witch Agatha, a cookbook for human flesh, a locked oven, and a brass watch with impossible power.<br /><br /> O’Hanlon’s “Careful What You Wish” places an ornate bottle in the hands of chronically ill ten-year-old Ed. The spirit Babak offers to change a life, but ex-con mover Penn recognizes that every promise from the ifrit hides a lethal loophole. The collection moves through backwoods folklore, occult crime, grotesque body transformation, dark fairy tales, and cursed-object horror while keeping each ancient threat distinct.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7854</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancient,demons,djynn,evil,genies,monsters</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a75fdb66f01b6b6dd3477d003b3b6801.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Creature from Richardson’s Lake: Night Swimmers Become Food for a Family Secret</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-creature-from-richardson-s-lake-night-swimmers-become-food-for-a-family-secret--59740089</link><description><![CDATA[Four teenagers sneak into Richardson’s Lake after sundown, where a seven-foot aquatic creature hunts anyone who breaks the swimming hole’s only rule.<br /><br /> The Warrenville, South Carolina attraction has been run by the Richardson family since the 1950s. Sally Richardson collects cash by day and strictly forbids swimming after sunset. Cecil Dalton, Billy Frost, Angie Renew, and Mandy Hudson ignore the warning, slip through a broken fence, and bring beer and floats to the dark water under a full moon.<br /><br /> Beyond the yellow ropes, a scaly predator with gills, webbed claws, and razor teeth abandons its meal for fresh human prey. It pulls Angie from the diving-platform ladder, stalks the others from below, and attacks faster than they can reach shore. Their screams finally bring Sally running with a shotgun—but the lake owner knows far more about the creature’s appetite than the trespassers expect.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Creature from Richardson’s Lake” is a Southern aquatic creature feature about forbidden night swimming, teenage trespassing, a private lake monster, and a lethal family secret. The expanded description names Sally, Cecil, Billy, Angie, Mandy, Warrenville, and the rule that keeps daytime customers alive without revealing how the Richardsons protect it. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59740089</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59740089/259_the_creature_from_richardson.mp3" length="24933811" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four teenagers sneak into Richardson’s Lake after sundown, where a seven-foot aquatic creature hunts anyone who breaks the swimming hole’s only rule.

The Warrenville, South Carolina attraction has been run by the Richardson family since the 1950s....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four teenagers sneak into Richardson’s Lake after sundown, where a seven-foot aquatic creature hunts anyone who breaks the swimming hole’s only rule.<br /><br /> The Warrenville, South Carolina attraction has been run by the Richardson family since the 1950s. Sally Richardson collects cash by day and strictly forbids swimming after sunset. Cecil Dalton, Billy Frost, Angie Renew, and Mandy Hudson ignore the warning, slip through a broken fence, and bring beer and floats to the dark water under a full moon.<br /><br /> Beyond the yellow ropes, a scaly predator with gills, webbed claws, and razor teeth abandons its meal for fresh human prey. It pulls Angie from the diving-platform ladder, stalks the others from below, and attacks faster than they can reach shore. Their screams finally bring Sally running with a shotgun—but the lake owner knows far more about the creature’s appetite than the trespassers expect.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Creature from Richardson’s Lake” is a Southern aquatic creature feature about forbidden night swimming, teenage trespassing, a private lake monster, and a lethal family secret. The expanded description names Sally, Cecil, Billy, Angie, Mandy, Warrenville, and the rule that keeps daytime customers alive without revealing how the Richardsons protect it. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1559</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,horror,monster,scary,slasher,south,southern,summer</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10fa9921340c50eafecce5caf217c6d5.jpg"/><itunes:episode>259</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Feeding Friends to Bigfoot, Lake Monsters, and Eating Bugs!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-feeding-friends-to-bigfoot-lake-monsters-and-eating-bugs--59639831</link><description><![CDATA[Bigfoot murder, ghostly intruders, and the legend of the Lake Champlain Monster lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> A reported attempt to feed a friend to Bigfoot turns cryptid belief into an alleged human crime. Ghostly intruders bring the fear inside the home, eating insects supplies a more physical challenge, and the Lake Champlain segment follows Champ through the sightings and regional identity that keep the lake-monster legend alive.<br /><br /> Those subjects give the episode an unusually broad path from criminal absurdity to haunting, entomophagy, and North American monster lore. Monthly Spooky’s conversational approach lets listeners compare what is reported, what is believed, and what becomes folklore. It is a strong fit for searches involving Bigfoot, Champ, the Lake Champlain Monster, home-invasion ghosts, and strange food stories.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59639831</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59639831/monthly_spooky_april_2024.mp3" length="128649518" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/77c017bd-b953-481f-942f-423f190508c3/77c017bd-b953-481f-942f-423f190508c3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/77c017bd-b953-481f-942f-423f190508c3/77c017bd-b953-481f-942f-423f190508c3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/77c017bd-b953-481f-942f-423f190508c3/77c017bd-b953-481f-942f-423f190508c3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bigfoot murder, ghostly intruders, and the legend of the Lake Champlain Monster lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.

A reported attempt to feed a friend to Bigfoot turns cryptid belief into an alleged human crime. Ghostly intruders bring the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bigfoot murder, ghostly intruders, and the legend of the Lake Champlain Monster lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> A reported attempt to feed a friend to Bigfoot turns cryptid belief into an alleged human crime. Ghostly intruders bring the fear inside the home, eating insects supplies a more physical challenge, and the Lake Champlain segment follows Champ through the sightings and regional identity that keep the lake-monster legend alive.<br /><br /> Those subjects give the episode an unusually broad path from criminal absurdity to haunting, entomophagy, and North American monster lore. Monthly Spooky’s conversational approach lets listeners compare what is reported, what is believed, and what becomes folklore. It is a strong fit for searches involving Bigfoot, Champ, the Lake Champlain Monster, home-invasion ghosts, and strange food stories.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8041</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>champ,champlain,champy,lake</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Body Snatchers: Grave Robbers, Anatomy Schools and Murder in 1830s England</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-body-snatchers-grave-robbers-anatomy-schools-and-murder-in-1830s-england--59026015</link><description><![CDATA[In 1830s England, resurrection men rob fresh graves for medical schools—and discover that murder can supply bodies faster than digging.<br /><br /> Before the Anatomy Act of 1832, British surgeons had far fewer legal cadavers than teaching demanded. Reputable doctors purchased corpses and avoided questions, creating a criminal market for body snatchers. The real Burke and Hare scandal demonstrated how quickly grave robbery could become serial murder when sixteen victims were sold to Dr. Robert Knox in Edinburgh.<br /><br /> John Dickson Carr’s drama enters that world at Mother Slade’s house on Wandsworth Common near London. Her gang watches cemeteries, evades guards with dark lanterns, and promises a doctor a fresh anatomical specimen. A corpse delivered without the marks of grave digging creates suspicion, while the surgeon’s dependence on illicit bodies makes reporting the sellers almost as dangerous as accepting their merchandise.<br /><br /> “The Body Snatchers” blends true medical history, Gothic crime, and an impossible-murder puzzle. Graveyards, resurrection men, anatomy law, stolen corpses, and a doctor caught between science and complicity expose the human cost of turning the dead into a profitable supply chain.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59026015</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59026015/019_the_body_snatchers_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="30817434" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/423b4481-f729-4530-80f8-7a2505c37903/423b4481-f729-4530-80f8-7a2505c37903.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/423b4481-f729-4530-80f8-7a2505c37903/423b4481-f729-4530-80f8-7a2505c37903.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/423b4481-f729-4530-80f8-7a2505c37903/423b4481-f729-4530-80f8-7a2505c37903.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 1830s England, resurrection men rob fresh graves for medical schools—and discover that murder can supply bodies faster than digging.

Before the Anatomy Act of 1832, British surgeons had far fewer legal cadavers than teaching demanded. Reputable...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 1830s England, resurrection men rob fresh graves for medical schools—and discover that murder can supply bodies faster than digging.<br /><br /> Before the Anatomy Act of 1832, British surgeons had far fewer legal cadavers than teaching demanded. Reputable doctors purchased corpses and avoided questions, creating a criminal market for body snatchers. The real Burke and Hare scandal demonstrated how quickly grave robbery could become serial murder when sixteen victims were sold to Dr. Robert Knox in Edinburgh.<br /><br /> John Dickson Carr’s drama enters that world at Mother Slade’s house on Wandsworth Common near London. Her gang watches cemeteries, evades guards with dark lanterns, and promises a doctor a fresh anatomical specimen. A corpse delivered without the marks of grave digging creates suspicion, while the surgeon’s dependence on illicit bodies makes reporting the sellers almost as dangerous as accepting their merchandise.<br /><br /> “The Body Snatchers” blends true medical history, Gothic crime, and an impossible-murder puzzle. Graveyards, resurrection men, anatomy law, stolen corpses, and a doctor caught between science and complicity expose the human cost of turning the dead into a profitable supply chain.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1927</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hellweaver: A Dark-Web VR Game Where Player Death Is Real</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hellweaver-a-dark-web-vr-game-where-player-death-is-real--59622375</link><description><![CDATA[A Dark Web gamer enters Hellweaver, a virtual-reality death match where every kill earns cryptocurrency and losing means dying outside the game.<br /><br /> Known online as HornyBabe-6969, the unnamed beta tester has spent two years building her character in a ruined virtual Strickfield. Developer and boyfriend Ajaxis supplied hardware far beyond commercial VR and confirmed the game’s defining rule: when an avatar dies, so does the player’s physical body. She embraces the risk, defeats high-level opponents, and grows rich on their final losses.<br /><br /> After maxing out every statistic, a player earns the right to challenge Hellweaver herself. Nobody has defeated the horned demon goddess or survived the encounter, but victory promises her power, identity, and control over the game. When the tester reaches that final battle, Hellweaver breaks past the expected boundaries and appears inside her real home. Ajaxis, the computer tower, and the woman behind the avatar are all pulled into a contest where pain may be the only advantage reality provides.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Hellweaver” is explicit techno-horror about lethal VR, Dark Web gaming, cryptocurrency, a demonic final boss, and the collapse of the wall between digital and physical violence. The richer notes establish Ajaxis, HornyBabe-6969, ruined Strickfield, and the game’s actual progression system without revealing who controls Hellweaver afterward. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59622375</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59622375/258_hellweaver.mp3" length="37607515" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2d3692d3-67b9-40bd-86d9-cd23ccb22924/2d3692d3-67b9-40bd-86d9-cd23ccb22924.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2d3692d3-67b9-40bd-86d9-cd23ccb22924/2d3692d3-67b9-40bd-86d9-cd23ccb22924.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2d3692d3-67b9-40bd-86d9-cd23ccb22924/2d3692d3-67b9-40bd-86d9-cd23ccb22924.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Dark Web gamer enters Hellweaver, a virtual-reality death match where every kill earns cryptocurrency and losing means dying outside the game.

Known online as HornyBabe-6969, the unnamed beta tester has spent two years building her character in a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Dark Web gamer enters Hellweaver, a virtual-reality death match where every kill earns cryptocurrency and losing means dying outside the game.<br /><br /> Known online as HornyBabe-6969, the unnamed beta tester has spent two years building her character in a ruined virtual Strickfield. Developer and boyfriend Ajaxis supplied hardware far beyond commercial VR and confirmed the game’s defining rule: when an avatar dies, so does the player’s physical body. She embraces the risk, defeats high-level opponents, and grows rich on their final losses.<br /><br /> After maxing out every statistic, a player earns the right to challenge Hellweaver herself. Nobody has defeated the horned demon goddess or survived the encounter, but victory promises her power, identity, and control over the game. When the tester reaches that final battle, Hellweaver breaks past the expected boundaries and appears inside her real home. Ajaxis, the computer tower, and the woman behind the avatar are all pulled into a contest where pain may be the only advantage reality provides.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Hellweaver” is explicit techno-horror about lethal VR, Dark Web gaming, cryptocurrency, a demonic final boss, and the collapse of the wall between digital and physical violence. The richer notes establish Ajaxis, HornyBabe-6969, ruined Strickfield, and the game’s actual progression system without revealing who controls Hellweaver afterward. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2351</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,beta,challenges,combat,cryptocurrency,dark,dystopia,enemies,gaming,hellweaver,high-tech,online,power,reality,skills,strickfield,survival,virtual,weapons,web</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fafefb86a122f5a85e5d4a2c10b67832.jpg"/><itunes:episode>258</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Somerton Man: Tamám Shud, Carl Webb &amp; Australia’s Enduring Beach Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-somerton-man-tamam-shud-carl-webb-australia-s-enduring-beach-mystery--59535242</link><description><![CDATA[The Somerton Man now has a probable name—Carl “Charles” Webb—but the Tamám Shud code, his death, and his reason for being on an Adelaide beach remain unsettled.<br /><br /> On December 1, 1948, a well-dressed man was found dead against the seawall at Somerton Beach. He carried no identification, labels had been removed from his clothing, and his fingerprints and dental records produced no match. Investigators later found a suitcase at the railway station and a tiny scrap torn from The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám bearing the words “Tamám Shud,” or “finished.” A copy of the book connected to the scrap contained a phone number and a sequence of letters that inspired decades of spy theories.<br /><br /> This episode follows the original inquest, possible poisoning, the unidentified nurse linked to the phone number, the disputed code, and the many candidates eliminated over 73 years. It then turns to the genetic-genealogy work of Professor Derek Abbott and Colleen Fitzpatrick, who announced in 2022 that DNA from hair in the plaster death mask pointed to Melbourne electrical engineer Carl Webb.<br /><br /> Case update: that identification is strongly supported but, as of July 2026, still awaited a formal determination from South Australia’s coroner while police prepared their report. Even if the name is confirmed, the cause of death and the meaning of the clues remain open questions.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59535242</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59535242/the_body_on_somerton_beach.mp3" length="18156579" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0ec23bce-a3bb-408f-a2aa-78b8831ccc87/0ec23bce-a3bb-408f-a2aa-78b8831ccc87.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0ec23bce-a3bb-408f-a2aa-78b8831ccc87/0ec23bce-a3bb-408f-a2aa-78b8831ccc87.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0ec23bce-a3bb-408f-a2aa-78b8831ccc87/0ec23bce-a3bb-408f-a2aa-78b8831ccc87.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Somerton Man now has a probable name—Carl “Charles” Webb—but the Tamám Shud code, his death, and his reason for being on an Adelaide beach remain unsettled.

On December 1, 1948, a well-dressed man was found dead against the seawall at Somerton...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Somerton Man now has a probable name—Carl “Charles” Webb—but the Tamám Shud code, his death, and his reason for being on an Adelaide beach remain unsettled.<br /><br /> On December 1, 1948, a well-dressed man was found dead against the seawall at Somerton Beach. He carried no identification, labels had been removed from his clothing, and his fingerprints and dental records produced no match. Investigators later found a suitcase at the railway station and a tiny scrap torn from The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám bearing the words “Tamám Shud,” or “finished.” A copy of the book connected to the scrap contained a phone number and a sequence of letters that inspired decades of spy theories.<br /><br /> This episode follows the original inquest, possible poisoning, the unidentified nurse linked to the phone number, the disputed code, and the many candidates eliminated over 73 years. It then turns to the genetic-genealogy work of Professor Derek Abbott and Colleen Fitzpatrick, who announced in 2022 that DNA from hair in the plaster death mask pointed to Melbourne electrical engineer Carl Webb.<br /><br /> Case update: that identification is strongly supported but, as of July 2026, still awaited a formal determination from South Australia’s coroner while police prepared their report. Even if the name is confirmed, the cause of death and the meaning of the clues remain open questions.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1135</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1948,adelaide,australia,autopsy,cipher,clothing,code,cold-case,dna,espionage,forensic,historical,intrigue,investigation,mystery,poison,spy,tamamshud,unidentified,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Corpse Laughs: Stolen Identity, a Blind Uncle and a Half-Million-Dollar Safe</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-corpse-laughs-stolen-identity-a-blind-uncle-and-a-half-million-dollar-safe--59026010</link><description><![CDATA[Career criminal Gus Miller steals a dead man’s identity to reach a blind uncle’s safe and the half-million-dollar inheritance inside.<br /><br /> Tom Reed meets Miller on the road and offers him an audacious proposition. Reed must collect money from his estranged uncle Walter at White Oaks, the family’s gloomy Pacific Coast estate, but a bad heart may prevent him from completing the trip. When Reed dies in the car, Miller changes clothes with the corpse and arrives during an electrical storm pretending to be the long-absent heir.<br /><br /> The masquerade appears perfect. Uncle Walter has not seen Tom in years and is blind; the household expects the nephew; and a childhood fiancée named Margaret is due to arrive. Yet White Oaks contains more than one false identity. A blown floor safe, another body, and the old man’s strangely precise movements force Miller to reconsider who is deceiving whom and whether the dead Tom Reed has guided him into a trap.<br /><br /> “The Corpse Laughs” is a vintage crime-horror mystery of greed, impersonation, inheritance, and shifting identities. A jagged coastline, remote mansion, stolen clothes, family fortune, and corpse left by the roadside build toward the discovery that the cleverest thief at White Oaks may not be the man telling the story.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59026010</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59026010/018_the_corpse_laughs_last_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="26775367" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/875edc24-fcf6-4102-8fde-de005d0487b7/875edc24-fcf6-4102-8fde-de005d0487b7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/875edc24-fcf6-4102-8fde-de005d0487b7/875edc24-fcf6-4102-8fde-de005d0487b7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/875edc24-fcf6-4102-8fde-de005d0487b7/875edc24-fcf6-4102-8fde-de005d0487b7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Career criminal Gus Miller steals a dead man’s identity to reach a blind uncle’s safe and the half-million-dollar inheritance inside.

Tom Reed meets Miller on the road and offers him an audacious proposition. Reed must collect money from his...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Career criminal Gus Miller steals a dead man’s identity to reach a blind uncle’s safe and the half-million-dollar inheritance inside.<br /><br /> Tom Reed meets Miller on the road and offers him an audacious proposition. Reed must collect money from his estranged uncle Walter at White Oaks, the family’s gloomy Pacific Coast estate, but a bad heart may prevent him from completing the trip. When Reed dies in the car, Miller changes clothes with the corpse and arrives during an electrical storm pretending to be the long-absent heir.<br /><br /> The masquerade appears perfect. Uncle Walter has not seen Tom in years and is blind; the household expects the nephew; and a childhood fiancée named Margaret is due to arrive. Yet White Oaks contains more than one false identity. A blown floor safe, another body, and the old man’s strangely precise movements force Miller to reconsider who is deceiving whom and whether the dead Tom Reed has guided him into a trap.<br /><br /> “The Corpse Laughs” is a vintage crime-horror mystery of greed, impersonation, inheritance, and shifting identities. A jagged coastline, remote mansion, stolen clothes, family fortune, and corpse left by the roadside build toward the discovery that the cleverest thief at White Oaks may not be the man telling the story.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1674</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | April Fool’s Day (1986): Island Slasher Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-april-fool-s-day-1986-island-slasher-mystery--59504103</link><description><![CDATA[Henrique and David are back with an 80s Slasher classic that isn't what you expect at all! This week, we find our hosts in British Columbia where nine college students staying at a friend's remote island mansion begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the April Fool's Day weekend, but nothing is as it seems in 1986's "April Fool's Day" !<br /><br /> Directed by Fred Walton and starring Deborah Foreman, Griffin O'Neal, and Tom Wilson. Hear our hosts discuss what makes this a cozy Horror film, how the twist doesn't ruin the movie, how well it holds up years later, plus we give a tearful but fond farewell to the production manager, Henwolf!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Tik Tok: @doyouevenmoviepod<br /><br /> Watch APRIL FOOL'S DAY on Pluto for FREE:<br /><a href="https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/movies/5f32f5cd3c1f34001332579d?utm_source=plutotv&amp;utm_medium=share&amp;utm_campaign=1000201&amp;utm_content=1000735&amp;utm_content_description=pluto_share&amp;referrer=copy-link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59504103</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59504103/april_fools_day_commercials.mp3" length="88982320" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/ae4fba1a-4e88-4b36-b24a-7add1e6510ff/ae4fba1a-4e88-4b36-b24a-7add1e6510ff.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/ae4fba1a-4e88-4b36-b24a-7add1e6510ff/ae4fba1a-4e88-4b36-b24a-7add1e6510ff.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/ae4fba1a-4e88-4b36-b24a-7add1e6510ff/ae4fba1a-4e88-4b36-b24a-7add1e6510ff.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Henrique and David are back with an 80s Slasher classic that isn't what you expect at all! This week, we find our hosts in British Columbia where nine college students staying at a friend's remote island mansion begin to fall victim to an unseen...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Henrique and David are back with an 80s Slasher classic that isn't what you expect at all! This week, we find our hosts in British Columbia where nine college students staying at a friend's remote island mansion begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the April Fool's Day weekend, but nothing is as it seems in 1986's "April Fool's Day" !<br /><br /> Directed by Fred Walton and starring Deborah Foreman, Griffin O'Neal, and Tom Wilson. Hear our hosts discuss what makes this a cozy Horror film, how the twist doesn't ruin the movie, how well it holds up years later, plus we give a tearful but fond farewell to the production manager, Henwolf!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Tik Tok: @doyouevenmoviepod<br /><br /> Watch APRIL FOOL'S DAY on Pluto for FREE:<br /><a href="https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/movies/5f32f5cd3c1f34001332579d?utm_source=plutotv&amp;utm_medium=share&amp;utm_campaign=1000201&amp;utm_content=1000735&amp;utm_content_description=pluto_share&amp;referrer=copy-link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5562</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/69d929b33b245500353f6d94fa2e55cd.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>We Were Hunted by Something Terrifying in the Woods — Backwoods Creature Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-were-hunted-by-something-terrifying-in-the-woods-backwoods-creature-horror--59494269</link><description><![CDATA[Two lifelong friends climb and camp deep in the woods, only to discover that an enormous dog-snouted creature is stalking their fire from just beyond the trees.<br /><br /> Adrian and the narrator expect a quiet backwoods adventure near a cliff. Instead, an eight-foot, hair-covered beast begins circling the campsite, testing their defenses, and forcing them into a fight neither understands. When Adrian is injured and later disappears from a climbing rope, the search leads halfway down the cliff to a hidden cave filled with bones and piles of bloody clothing belonging to other missing hikers.<br /><br /> What follows is a survival-horror pursuit through forest, rock, and darkness. The creature is powerful enough to tear through camp and attack a moving car, but its most frightening advantage is patience: it knows the terrain, controls the cave, and has hunted people here before. Rescue means entering its home, while escape means reaching a distant road before it closes the distance.<br /><br /> “We Were Hunted by Something Terrifying in the Woods” was written by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Find Michael Kelso’s books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59494269</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59494269/257_we_were_hunted_by_something_terrifying_in_the_woods.mp3" length="46427872" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0ef3fb8c-b33b-4860-bcf2-4fbc77b4c9a6/0ef3fb8c-b33b-4860-bcf2-4fbc77b4c9a6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0ef3fb8c-b33b-4860-bcf2-4fbc77b4c9a6/0ef3fb8c-b33b-4860-bcf2-4fbc77b4c9a6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0ef3fb8c-b33b-4860-bcf2-4fbc77b4c9a6/0ef3fb8c-b33b-4860-bcf2-4fbc77b4c9a6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two lifelong friends climb and camp deep in the woods, only to discover that an enormous dog-snouted creature is stalking their fire from just beyond the trees.

Adrian and the narrator expect a quiet backwoods adventure near a cliff. Instead, an...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two lifelong friends climb and camp deep in the woods, only to discover that an enormous dog-snouted creature is stalking their fire from just beyond the trees.<br /><br /> Adrian and the narrator expect a quiet backwoods adventure near a cliff. Instead, an eight-foot, hair-covered beast begins circling the campsite, testing their defenses, and forcing them into a fight neither understands. When Adrian is injured and later disappears from a climbing rope, the search leads halfway down the cliff to a hidden cave filled with bones and piles of bloody clothing belonging to other missing hikers.<br /><br /> What follows is a survival-horror pursuit through forest, rock, and darkness. The creature is powerful enough to tear through camp and attack a moving car, but its most frightening advantage is patience: it knows the terrain, controls the cave, and has hunted people here before. Rescue means entering its home, while escape means reaching a distant road before it closes the distance.<br /><br /> “We Were Hunted by Something Terrifying in the Woods” was written by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Find Michael Kelso’s books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2902</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/74dbd5ffa18ec39076d30f611541626f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>257</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Liquid Matthew Murder: Cryptic Notes &amp; Francisco Patiño Gutiérrez</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-liquid-matthew-murder-cryptic-notes-francisco-patino-gutierrez--59425973</link><description><![CDATA[A murdered man, cryptic notes, and a fictional victim called “Liquid Matthew” collided in Hialeah, Florida, creating a true-crime mystery stranger than its nickname.<br /><br /> On December 6, 1983, two joggers found Francisco Patiño Gutiérrez dead in a parking area. Heavy rain complicated the scene and threatened to wash away evidence. Then investigators discovered a sealed note attached to a nearby “No Dumping” sign. Its rhyming instructions appeared to promise a trail of clues, another victim, and a horrifying death involving boiling oil.<br /><br /> Police followed the puzzle and asked the Miami Herald to publish the notes, prompting the headline that gave the case its enduring name. The apparent killer’s game then collapsed into coincidence: a church employee explained that the clues belonged to a canceled Halloween murder-mystery scavenger hunt and had been left around the neighborhood before Gutiérrez was killed.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True separates that macabre accident from the homicide investigation. The episode follows Gutiérrez’s reported connection to a failed cocaine-smuggling operation and the theory that losing drugs and money brought retaliation from organized traffickers. The notes were explained, but the person who killed Gutiérrez was not. It is a case where the most theatrical clue led nowhere—and the less sensational criminal motive remained beyond prosecution.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59425973</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59425973/the_liquid_matthew_murder.mp3" length="17657531" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d566a0e2-8c49-48a1-907e-7b5f7f4fe715/d566a0e2-8c49-48a1-907e-7b5f7f4fe715.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d566a0e2-8c49-48a1-907e-7b5f7f4fe715/d566a0e2-8c49-48a1-907e-7b5f7f4fe715.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d566a0e2-8c49-48a1-907e-7b5f7f4fe715/d566a0e2-8c49-48a1-907e-7b5f7f4fe715.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A murdered man, cryptic notes, and a fictional victim called “Liquid Matthew” collided in Hialeah, Florida, creating a true-crime mystery stranger than its nickname.

On December 6, 1983, two joggers found Francisco Patiño Gutiérrez dead in a parking...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A murdered man, cryptic notes, and a fictional victim called “Liquid Matthew” collided in Hialeah, Florida, creating a true-crime mystery stranger than its nickname.<br /><br /> On December 6, 1983, two joggers found Francisco Patiño Gutiérrez dead in a parking area. Heavy rain complicated the scene and threatened to wash away evidence. Then investigators discovered a sealed note attached to a nearby “No Dumping” sign. Its rhyming instructions appeared to promise a trail of clues, another victim, and a horrifying death involving boiling oil.<br /><br /> Police followed the puzzle and asked the Miami Herald to publish the notes, prompting the headline that gave the case its enduring name. The apparent killer’s game then collapsed into coincidence: a church employee explained that the clues belonged to a canceled Halloween murder-mystery scavenger hunt and had been left around the neighborhood before Gutiérrez was killed.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True separates that macabre accident from the homicide investigation. The episode follows Gutiérrez’s reported connection to a failed cocaine-smuggling operation and the theory that losing drugs and money brought retaliation from organized traffickers. The notes were explained, but the person who killed Gutiérrez was not. It is a case where the most theatrical clue led nowhere—and the less sensational criminal motive remained beyond prosecution.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1104</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Smile: A Giant Face over a Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-smile-a-giant-face-over-a-chesapeake-bay-lighthouse--59026021</link><description><![CDATA[A writer hiding at a Chesapeake Bay lighthouse sees a gigantic smile in the sky—and believes the impossible face is draining away his life.<br /><br /> Bill Fenchurch has separated from his wife Grace and retreated to Lighthouse Point, where his retired sea-captain uncle Wilbur tends the light. Bill’s letter asks Grace to come quickly because he believes he is dying. When she arrives by boat, she is shocked by his physical decline and by his insistence that a vast, bodiless smile is watching from beyond the lighthouse window.<br /><br /> Wilbur can see the shape too, but he refuses to accept Bill’s supernatural explanation. Grace must decide whether the image is an omen, a symptom of creative exhaustion, or something connected to the dangerous rocks and boats moving through the bay. The more Bill watches it, the weaker he becomes, and his certainty turns the isolated lighthouse into both a refuge and a trap.<br /><br /> Written by G. Frederick Lewis, “The Smile” combines cosmic dread, maritime suspense, and psychological mystery. Its estranged couple, Chesapeake Bay setting, red sailboat, jagged rocks, and enormous face in the sky create a story about fear’s power to consume a life—and the desperate search for a physical answer to an impossible vision.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59026021</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59026021/017_the_smile_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="46201640" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1c64a33b-b6c3-4c8a-9d19-380575c360f6/1c64a33b-b6c3-4c8a-9d19-380575c360f6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1c64a33b-b6c3-4c8a-9d19-380575c360f6/1c64a33b-b6c3-4c8a-9d19-380575c360f6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1c64a33b-b6c3-4c8a-9d19-380575c360f6/1c64a33b-b6c3-4c8a-9d19-380575c360f6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A writer hiding at a Chesapeake Bay lighthouse sees a gigantic smile in the sky—and believes the impossible face is draining away his life.

Bill Fenchurch has separated from his wife Grace and retreated to Lighthouse Point, where his retired...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A writer hiding at a Chesapeake Bay lighthouse sees a gigantic smile in the sky—and believes the impossible face is draining away his life.<br /><br /> Bill Fenchurch has separated from his wife Grace and retreated to Lighthouse Point, where his retired sea-captain uncle Wilbur tends the light. Bill’s letter asks Grace to come quickly because he believes he is dying. When she arrives by boat, she is shocked by his physical decline and by his insistence that a vast, bodiless smile is watching from beyond the lighthouse window.<br /><br /> Wilbur can see the shape too, but he refuses to accept Bill’s supernatural explanation. Grace must decide whether the image is an omen, a symptom of creative exhaustion, or something connected to the dangerous rocks and boats moving through the bay. The more Bill watches it, the weaker he becomes, and his certainty turns the isolated lighthouse into both a refuge and a trap.<br /><br /> Written by G. Frederick Lewis, “The Smile” combines cosmic dread, maritime suspense, and psychological mystery. Its estranged couple, Chesapeake Bay setting, red sailboat, jagged rocks, and enormous face in the sky create a story about fear’s power to consume a life—and the desperate search for a physical answer to an impossible vision.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2888</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Dead of Winter (1987) Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-dead-of-winter-1987-mary-steenburgen-roddy-mcdowall--59425611</link><description><![CDATA[The snow is falling &amp; it’s cold outside, so join Henrique &amp; Dave who are kicking off their Winter Watching Favorites List with an undiscovered film that Hitchcock never directed but it sure feels like he did. A struggling actress accepts an audition for a role that could change her life…or take it. Finger Removals, Homicidal Identical Twins, Snow Covered Mansions, Betrayal, &amp; more in 1987’s Dead of Winter, directed by Arthur Penn. Plus Mary Steenburgen playing 3 characters, Roddy McDowall, &amp; Jan Rubes.<br /><br /> Gey cozy by the fire &amp; grab a cup of hot cocoa as the hosts dissect this one setting thriller that gets deadlier &amp; twisted till the very end.<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Tik Tok: @doyouevenmoviepod<br /><br /> Watch Dead of Winter on Prime:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B003UPYOE0/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a>=atv_dp_share_cu_r<br /><br /> The episode keeps Dead of Winter (1987) at its center while winter isolation, teen and school-set horror, and dangerous places and hidden histories shape the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences surrounding the people introduced above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59425611</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59425611/dead_of_winter_do_you_even_movie_commercial.mp3" length="69396330" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2cc2f909-7b75-4b55-acc1-7d64b08d7fe9/2cc2f909-7b75-4b55-acc1-7d64b08d7fe9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2cc2f909-7b75-4b55-acc1-7d64b08d7fe9/2cc2f909-7b75-4b55-acc1-7d64b08d7fe9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2cc2f909-7b75-4b55-acc1-7d64b08d7fe9/2cc2f909-7b75-4b55-acc1-7d64b08d7fe9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The snow is falling &amp; it’s cold outside, so join Henrique &amp; Dave who are kicking off their Winter Watching Favorites List with an undiscovered film that Hitchcock never directed but it sure feels like he did. A struggling actress accepts an audition...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The snow is falling &amp; it’s cold outside, so join Henrique &amp; Dave who are kicking off their Winter Watching Favorites List with an undiscovered film that Hitchcock never directed but it sure feels like he did. A struggling actress accepts an audition for a role that could change her life…or take it. Finger Removals, Homicidal Identical Twins, Snow Covered Mansions, Betrayal, &amp; more in 1987’s Dead of Winter, directed by Arthur Penn. Plus Mary Steenburgen playing 3 characters, Roddy McDowall, &amp; Jan Rubes.<br /><br /> Gey cozy by the fire &amp; grab a cup of hot cocoa as the hosts dissect this one setting thriller that gets deadlier &amp; twisted till the very end.<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Tik Tok: @doyouevenmoviepod<br /><br /> Watch Dead of Winter on Prime:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B003UPYOE0/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/vide...</a>=atv_dp_share_cu_r<br /><br /> The episode keeps Dead of Winter (1987) at its center while winter isolation, teen and school-set horror, and dangerous places and hidden histories shape the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences surrounding the people introduced above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4338</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5290b6e79607f33b65d247e8de2fa645.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Last Flight Out: A Haunted Flight &amp; a Plane Crash That Keeps Repeating</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-flight-out-a-haunted-flight-a-plane-crash-that-keeps-repeating--59376186</link><description><![CDATA[Sheila Baker meets elderly Otis Thornton aboard Delta Flight 752, where his tragic family story leads toward a plane crash that refuses to end.<br /><br /> Flying from Atlanta to Seattle, Sheila expects little more than an uncomfortable economy seat. Instead, the kind stranger beside her recounts his life with his beloved wife Ella, their daughter Marilyn, and their lost son, little Otis. His memories of grief, guilt, and choices made to protect his family become increasingly vivid as the Boeing 757 encounters violent turbulence over the Cascade Mountains.<br /><br /> Oxygen masks fall, the pilots lose consciousness, and Otis hears a baby crying farther up the cabin. Moving through panicked passengers, he finds a child who should exist only in the past. Sheila calls for him to return while the aircraft descends, but the old man has one last chance to hold the son he could not save. A flash of light brings an apparent ending—until the first conversation begins again.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Last Flight Out” is supernatural aviation horror about a haunted journey, bereavement, family secrets, and a fatal time loop. The revised metadata identifies Sheila, Otis, Flight 752, and the repeating crash while preserving the deeper explanation of who belongs among the living and who has boarded this final route. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59376186</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59376186/256_the_last_flight_out.mp3" length="36251273" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2abf2487-2a21-4446-9c7e-5f4dea62cd45/2abf2487-2a21-4446-9c7e-5f4dea62cd45.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2abf2487-2a21-4446-9c7e-5f4dea62cd45/2abf2487-2a21-4446-9c7e-5f4dea62cd45.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2abf2487-2a21-4446-9c7e-5f4dea62cd45/2abf2487-2a21-4446-9c7e-5f4dea62cd45.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sheila Baker meets elderly Otis Thornton aboard Delta Flight 752, where his tragic family story leads toward a plane crash that refuses to end.

Flying from Atlanta to Seattle, Sheila expects little more than an uncomfortable economy seat. Instead,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sheila Baker meets elderly Otis Thornton aboard Delta Flight 752, where his tragic family story leads toward a plane crash that refuses to end.<br /><br /> Flying from Atlanta to Seattle, Sheila expects little more than an uncomfortable economy seat. Instead, the kind stranger beside her recounts his life with his beloved wife Ella, their daughter Marilyn, and their lost son, little Otis. His memories of grief, guilt, and choices made to protect his family become increasingly vivid as the Boeing 757 encounters violent turbulence over the Cascade Mountains.<br /><br /> Oxygen masks fall, the pilots lose consciousness, and Otis hears a baby crying farther up the cabin. Moving through panicked passengers, he finds a child who should exist only in the past. Sheila calls for him to return while the aircraft descends, but the old man has one last chance to hold the son he could not save. A flash of light brings an apparent ending—until the first conversation begins again.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Last Flight Out” is supernatural aviation horror about a haunted journey, bereavement, family secrets, and a fatal time loop. The revised metadata identifies Sheila, Otis, Flight 752, and the repeating crash while preserving the deeper explanation of who belongs among the living and who has boarded this final route. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2266</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>airport,baby,flight,horror,plane,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b4bd264fba366f976f9f0428e38aa2a4.jpg"/><itunes:episode>256</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Good Hart Murders: The Robison Family, Joseph Scolaro &amp; a Case Never Tried</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-good-hart-murders-the-robison-family-joseph-scolaro-a-case-never-tried--59299923</link><description><![CDATA[Six members of the Robison family were murdered inside a Lake Michigan cottage in 1968, leaving Good Hart with a case many investigators believed they solved—but never proved in court.<br /><br /> Richard and Shirley Robison had brought their four children—Richie, Gary, Randy, and Susan—to Summerset, their seasonal cottage at Blisswood Resort. They were killed on June 25, but the secluded home was not entered until July 22, after neighbors reported a terrible odor. Investigators found evidence of a .22-caliber rifle, a .25-caliber pistol, and a hammer attack.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the investigation from Northern Michigan to Richard’s advertising business near Detroit. Attention centered on employee Joseph Scolaro III, who had access to the family’s travel plans and was suspected of embezzling from the company. Ballistics evidence, financial records, inconsistent statements, and other circumstantial links led detectives to view him as the sole perpetrator, but the prosecutor declined to authorize charges.<br /><br /> Scolaro died by suicide in 1973 as investigators again considered the case. The file remained inactive without a trial or verdict, creating a lasting divide: officially, no one was convicted; privately and publicly, several later investigators and prosecutors said they believed the murders had been solved. This episode explores both the evidence against Scolaro and why legal certainty never followed.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59299923</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59299923/the_good_hart_murdersfinal.mp3" length="18199237" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0cfeffa3-6598-4b56-8fdd-61acdca51b14/0cfeffa3-6598-4b56-8fdd-61acdca51b14.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0cfeffa3-6598-4b56-8fdd-61acdca51b14/0cfeffa3-6598-4b56-8fdd-61acdca51b14.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0cfeffa3-6598-4b56-8fdd-61acdca51b14/0cfeffa3-6598-4b56-8fdd-61acdca51b14.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Six members of the Robison family were murdered inside a Lake Michigan cottage in 1968, leaving Good Hart with a case many investigators believed they solved—but never proved in court.

Richard and Shirley Robison had brought their four...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six members of the Robison family were murdered inside a Lake Michigan cottage in 1968, leaving Good Hart with a case many investigators believed they solved—but never proved in court.<br /><br /> Richard and Shirley Robison had brought their four children—Richie, Gary, Randy, and Susan—to Summerset, their seasonal cottage at Blisswood Resort. They were killed on June 25, but the secluded home was not entered until July 22, after neighbors reported a terrible odor. Investigators found evidence of a .22-caliber rifle, a .25-caliber pistol, and a hammer attack.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the investigation from Northern Michigan to Richard’s advertising business near Detroit. Attention centered on employee Joseph Scolaro III, who had access to the family’s travel plans and was suspected of embezzling from the company. Ballistics evidence, financial records, inconsistent statements, and other circumstantial links led detectives to view him as the sole perpetrator, but the prosecutor declined to authorize charges.<br /><br /> Scolaro died by suicide in 1973 as investigators again considered the case. The file remained inactive without a trial or verdict, creating a lasting divide: officially, no one was convicted; privately and publicly, several later investigators and prosecutors said they believed the murders had been solved. This episode explores both the evidence against Scolaro and why legal certainty never followed.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1138</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Sand Castle: A Drowned Child, Shorebirds and Ten Years of Unspoken Grief</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-sand-castle-a-drowned-child-shorebirds-and-ten-years-of-unspoken-grief--59026011</link><description><![CDATA[A young woman rebuilds the same sandcastle every day on the beach where her two-year-old brother drowned ten years earlier.<br /><br /> Jeremy Denham is a retired teacher and recent widower who turns to birdwatching after losing his wife. At an island sanctuary, he meets Maureen Hart building an elaborate castle with turrets, battlements, and a moat. She returns to the same place day after day but never adds a flag. Her ritual intrigues both Jeremy and Ralph Poole, the sanctuary’s poet caretaker.<br /><br /> Maureen’s mother has tried to bury the family’s past. Her little son Kenny drowned in shallow water while Maureen stepped away from their sandcastle, and her husband disappeared from the family soon afterward. The mother and daughter never truly mourned together. A discussion of young shearwaters abandoned before migration, followed by a night of watching birds cross the full moon, begins to expose the loss Maureen has repeated without being able to name.<br /><br /> Written by Elspeth Eric, “The Sand Castle” is a melancholy psychological drama about childhood guilt, bereavement, memory, and the rituals people create when grief remains unfinished. The beach, migrating birds, vanished father, and castle erased by the tide give the story an uncanny atmosphere without losing sight of its human wound.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59026011</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59026011/016_the_sand_castle_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="45392917" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f720557f-02dc-4483-8f2a-94ac87e9f14c/f720557f-02dc-4483-8f2a-94ac87e9f14c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f720557f-02dc-4483-8f2a-94ac87e9f14c/f720557f-02dc-4483-8f2a-94ac87e9f14c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f720557f-02dc-4483-8f2a-94ac87e9f14c/f720557f-02dc-4483-8f2a-94ac87e9f14c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A young woman rebuilds the same sandcastle every day on the beach where her two-year-old brother drowned ten years earlier.

Jeremy Denham is a retired teacher and recent widower who turns to birdwatching after losing his wife. At an island sanctuary,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A young woman rebuilds the same sandcastle every day on the beach where her two-year-old brother drowned ten years earlier.<br /><br /> Jeremy Denham is a retired teacher and recent widower who turns to birdwatching after losing his wife. At an island sanctuary, he meets Maureen Hart building an elaborate castle with turrets, battlements, and a moat. She returns to the same place day after day but never adds a flag. Her ritual intrigues both Jeremy and Ralph Poole, the sanctuary’s poet caretaker.<br /><br /> Maureen’s mother has tried to bury the family’s past. Her little son Kenny drowned in shallow water while Maureen stepped away from their sandcastle, and her husband disappeared from the family soon afterward. The mother and daughter never truly mourned together. A discussion of young shearwaters abandoned before migration, followed by a night of watching birds cross the full moon, begins to expose the loss Maureen has repeated without being able to name.<br /><br /> Written by Elspeth Eric, “The Sand Castle” is a melancholy psychological drama about childhood guilt, bereavement, memory, and the rituals people create when grief remains unfinished. The beach, migrating birds, vanished father, and castle erased by the tide give the story an uncanny atmosphere without losing sight of its human wound.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2837</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Eerie 1880s: Ashland Massacre, Calamity Jane vs. Dracula &amp; Old West Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-eerie-1880s-ashland-massacre-calamity-jane-vs-dracula-old-west-horror--59298187</link><description><![CDATA[Five journeys into the 1880s combine the Ashland Massacre, Calamity Jane battling Dracula, Edgar Allan Poe, and an undead gunslinger.<br /><br /> The opening nonfiction account examines Kentucky’s 1881 Ashland Tragedy: the murders of children Fanny and Robert Gibbons and Emma Thomas, the prosecution of George Ellis, Ellis Craft, and William Neal, and the mob violence and disputed evidence that followed. The episode treats the case as a historical crime with contested guilt, not a solved legend.<br /><br /> John Oak Dalton’s two-part “Calamity Jane vs. Dracula” brings Martha Jane Cannary, Colorado Charlie Utter, Wild Bill Hickok’s grave, the Gem saloon, and a coffin-hauling servant into a vampire invasion of Deadwood. In the conclusion, a Chinese blacksmith’s jiangshi lore, the gambler known as Whisky Tom, and weapons forged for the living dead turn frontier gunplay into a supernatural Western showdown.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Man That Was Used Up” follows a narrator obsessed with the celebrated Brevet Brigadier General John A. B. C. Smith and the mechanical truth hidden beneath his commanding appearance. Dan Wilder’s “Satan’s Shotgun” rides into New Year’s Eve 1899 as a murdered farmer rises with a cursed weapon to hunt Gideon Pharaoh and his occult Zodiac Death Gang. Together, the five segments cross true crime, vampire horror, Gothic satire, weird Western action, and resurrection revenge.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59298187</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59298187/eerie_80s_1880s_4_4_24_4_33pm.mp3" length="117243026" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cfd1b5ba-7ef9-47a8-8d1d-0b17f48e08c2/cfd1b5ba-7ef9-47a8-8d1d-0b17f48e08c2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cfd1b5ba-7ef9-47a8-8d1d-0b17f48e08c2/cfd1b5ba-7ef9-47a8-8d1d-0b17f48e08c2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cfd1b5ba-7ef9-47a8-8d1d-0b17f48e08c2/cfd1b5ba-7ef9-47a8-8d1d-0b17f48e08c2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five journeys into the 1880s combine the Ashland Massacre, Calamity Jane battling Dracula, Edgar Allan Poe, and an undead gunslinger.

The opening nonfiction account examines Kentucky’s 1881 Ashland Tragedy: the murders of children Fanny and Robert...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five journeys into the 1880s combine the Ashland Massacre, Calamity Jane battling Dracula, Edgar Allan Poe, and an undead gunslinger.<br /><br /> The opening nonfiction account examines Kentucky’s 1881 Ashland Tragedy: the murders of children Fanny and Robert Gibbons and Emma Thomas, the prosecution of George Ellis, Ellis Craft, and William Neal, and the mob violence and disputed evidence that followed. The episode treats the case as a historical crime with contested guilt, not a solved legend.<br /><br /> John Oak Dalton’s two-part “Calamity Jane vs. Dracula” brings Martha Jane Cannary, Colorado Charlie Utter, Wild Bill Hickok’s grave, the Gem saloon, and a coffin-hauling servant into a vampire invasion of Deadwood. In the conclusion, a Chinese blacksmith’s jiangshi lore, the gambler known as Whisky Tom, and weapons forged for the living dead turn frontier gunplay into a supernatural Western showdown.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Man That Was Used Up” follows a narrator obsessed with the celebrated Brevet Brigadier General John A. B. C. Smith and the mechanical truth hidden beneath his commanding appearance. Dan Wilder’s “Satan’s Shotgun” rides into New Year’s Eve 1899 as a murdered farmer rises with a cursed weapon to hunt Gideon Pharaoh and his occult Zodiac Death Gang. Together, the five segments cross true crime, vampire horror, Gothic satire, weird Western action, and resurrection revenge.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7328</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cowboys,evil,horror,monsters,story,true,west</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/45321cfe9c2bb633c03de42beea9d53b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Horton’s New Diary — A Cursed Journal Makes Every Wish Real</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/horton-s-new-diary-a-cursed-journal-makes-every-wish-real--59267324</link><description><![CDATA[Bullied teenager Richie Horton receives a mysterious diary that makes whatever he writes come true—but every fulfilled wish arrives warped and dangerous.<br /><br /> The journal from Tinker’s first seems like a private place for Richie to imagine a better life without school bully Irving “Bull” Hitzigger. Then his hopes begin reshaping reality. Bailey Downs becomes violently obsessed with him, people around Richie change without understanding why, and an ordinary teenage fantasy escalates toward a knife attack. The diary cannot simply be torn up or thrown away, leaving Richie to search for another way to stop the story he started.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ cursed-object horror tale combines high-school bullying, wish fulfillment, obsession, and a journal that rewrites the lives around its owner. Even after Richie floods the pages with ink and events appear to reset, one person still remembers what happened—and the diary is not as lost as he believes.<br /><br /> “Horton’s New Diary” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> Horton’s New Diary builds its tension through folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions, and teen and school-set horror, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59267324</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59267324/255_horton_s_new_diary.mp3" length="22959749" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e710e74b-5161-496f-9377-5f56489a2e6c/e710e74b-5161-496f-9377-5f56489a2e6c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e710e74b-5161-496f-9377-5f56489a2e6c/e710e74b-5161-496f-9377-5f56489a2e6c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e710e74b-5161-496f-9377-5f56489a2e6c/e710e74b-5161-496f-9377-5f56489a2e6c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bullied teenager Richie Horton receives a mysterious diary that makes whatever he writes come true—but every fulfilled wish arrives warped and dangerous.

The journal from Tinker’s first seems like a private place for Richie to imagine a better life...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bullied teenager Richie Horton receives a mysterious diary that makes whatever he writes come true—but every fulfilled wish arrives warped and dangerous.<br /><br /> The journal from Tinker’s first seems like a private place for Richie to imagine a better life without school bully Irving “Bull” Hitzigger. Then his hopes begin reshaping reality. Bailey Downs becomes violently obsessed with him, people around Richie change without understanding why, and an ordinary teenage fantasy escalates toward a knife attack. The diary cannot simply be torn up or thrown away, leaving Richie to search for another way to stop the story he started.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ cursed-object horror tale combines high-school bullying, wish fulfillment, obsession, and a journal that rewrites the lives around its owner. Even after Richie floods the pages with ink and events appear to reset, one person still remembers what happened—and the diary is not as lost as he believes.<br /><br /> “Horton’s New Diary” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> Horton’s New Diary builds its tension through folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions, and teen and school-set horror, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1435</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cursed,family,horror,object,wishes</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1a0dd6dd988581b9788d9576b4401b75.jpg"/><itunes:episode>255</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Mary Morris Murders: Two Houston Women, Four Days &amp; an Unsolved Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-mary-morris-murders-two-houston-women-four-days-an-unsolved-mystery--59243029</link><description><![CDATA[Two Houston-area women named Mary Morris were murdered four days apart in October 2000, creating a true-crime mystery built around coincidence, possible mistaken identity, and two families without answers.<br /><br /> Mary Lou Morris, a 48-year-old bank employee, disappeared on her way to work. Her burned vehicle and remains were found near her home, while her purse and wedding ring were missing. Investigators could establish little about how she was killed or why someone with no known enemies would be targeted.<br /><br /> Then Mary McGinnis Morris, a 39-year-old nurse practitioner, was found dead in her car after reporting that someone appeared to be following her. Her death raised questions about conflict at work, strain within her marriage, a missing wedding ring, a gun placed in the vehicle for protection, and a disturbing phone call recorded near the time of the attack.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines the popular “hitman killed the wrong Mary” theory while making clear that it has never been proved. Police have said the homicides may be unrelated, and suspicion directed at Mary McGinnis Morris’s husband or coworker did not lead to charges. The episode follows the phone-card mystery, the anonymous calls, and the gaps that keep both cases unresolved—two victims whose shared name may be the key, or only a haunting coincidence.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59243029</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59243029/the_mary_morris_murders.mp3" length="16016615" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9e8979be-b646-43e6-9179-b577559481d9/9e8979be-b646-43e6-9179-b577559481d9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9e8979be-b646-43e6-9179-b577559481d9/9e8979be-b646-43e6-9179-b577559481d9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9e8979be-b646-43e6-9179-b577559481d9/9e8979be-b646-43e6-9179-b577559481d9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two Houston-area women named Mary Morris were murdered four days apart in October 2000, creating a true-crime mystery built around coincidence, possible mistaken identity, and two families without answers.

Mary Lou Morris, a 48-year-old bank...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two Houston-area women named Mary Morris were murdered four days apart in October 2000, creating a true-crime mystery built around coincidence, possible mistaken identity, and two families without answers.<br /><br /> Mary Lou Morris, a 48-year-old bank employee, disappeared on her way to work. Her burned vehicle and remains were found near her home, while her purse and wedding ring were missing. Investigators could establish little about how she was killed or why someone with no known enemies would be targeted.<br /><br /> Then Mary McGinnis Morris, a 39-year-old nurse practitioner, was found dead in her car after reporting that someone appeared to be following her. Her death raised questions about conflict at work, strain within her marriage, a missing wedding ring, a gun placed in the vehicle for protection, and a disturbing phone call recorded near the time of the attack.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines the popular “hitman killed the wrong Mary” theory while making clear that it has never been proved. Police have said the homicides may be unrelated, and suspicion directed at Mary McGinnis Morris’s husband or coworker did not lead to charges. The episode follows the phone-card mystery, the anonymous calls, and the gaps that keep both cases unresolved—two victims whose shared name may be the key, or only a haunting coincidence.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1001</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crime,murder,mystery,texas,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | In Fear and Trembling: Mary Astor in a Mansion Mystery of Jealousy and Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-in-fear-and-trembling-mary-astor-in-a-mansion-mystery-of-jealousy-and-murder--58876058</link><description><![CDATA[Mary Astor stars as Lucia, whose nightmares and jealousy convince her that husband Gilbert and half-sister Beverly are planning her murder.<br /><br /> Inside a mansion above the sea, Lucia sees a shadowy figure approaching her bed with hands extended toward her throat. Gilbert’s growing closeness to Beverly makes the vision feel like a warning. Then he brings Lucia a bitter tonic containing strychnine, dismisses the housekeeper until Friday, and insists that his frightened wife take another dose.<br /><br /> When the housekeeper secretly returns, Lucia is gone and the bed is covered in blood. Police suspicion settles on Gilbert and Beverly, especially after arsenic is discovered in the medicine. Yet without a body, the authorities cannot bring a murder charge. Weeks later, the accused pair discuss leaving the country—and Lucia’s fears, evidence, and hidden intentions begin to take a different shape.<br /><br /> Written by J. Donald Wilson, “In Fear and Trembling” uses Gothic atmosphere and noir psychology to explore jealousy, premonition, a missing body, and the dangerous gap between evidence and belief. Mary Astor’s performance keeps Lucia’s terror and judgment at the center.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58876058</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 09:00:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58876058/015_in_fear_and_trembling_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="30888917" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e75201f3-9d89-4db3-99a2-28ffa416df8b/e75201f3-9d89-4db3-99a2-28ffa416df8b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e75201f3-9d89-4db3-99a2-28ffa416df8b/e75201f3-9d89-4db3-99a2-28ffa416df8b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e75201f3-9d89-4db3-99a2-28ffa416df8b/e75201f3-9d89-4db3-99a2-28ffa416df8b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mary Astor stars as Lucia, whose nightmares and jealousy convince her that husband Gilbert and half-sister Beverly are planning her murder.

Inside a mansion above the sea, Lucia sees a shadowy figure approaching her bed with hands extended toward her...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary Astor stars as Lucia, whose nightmares and jealousy convince her that husband Gilbert and half-sister Beverly are planning her murder.<br /><br /> Inside a mansion above the sea, Lucia sees a shadowy figure approaching her bed with hands extended toward her throat. Gilbert’s growing closeness to Beverly makes the vision feel like a warning. Then he brings Lucia a bitter tonic containing strychnine, dismisses the housekeeper until Friday, and insists that his frightened wife take another dose.<br /><br /> When the housekeeper secretly returns, Lucia is gone and the bed is covered in blood. Police suspicion settles on Gilbert and Beverly, especially after arsenic is discovered in the medicine. Yet without a body, the authorities cannot bring a murder charge. Weeks later, the accused pair discuss leaving the country—and Lucia’s fears, evidence, and hidden intentions begin to take a different shape.<br /><br /> Written by J. Donald Wilson, “In Fear and Trembling” uses Gothic atmosphere and noir psychology to explore jealousy, premonition, a missing body, and the dangerous gap between evidence and belief. Mary Astor’s performance keeps Lucia’s terror and judgment at the center.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1931</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>10 Ghost Stories - A Monstrous Marathon of Haunting Horrors!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-ghost-stories-a-monstrous-marathon-of-haunting-horrors--59215144</link><description><![CDATA[Ten ghost stories gather haunted lakes, cemeteries, cursed homes, sinister screens, urban legends, and restless spirits in a long marathon.<br /><br /> Featured tales include “The Spirit of Langley Pond,” “Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee’s,” “Ghost in the Graveyard,” “Ghost Story,” “Suffer the Little Children,” “Ghosts in the Machine,” “Homecoming,” “Cry Baby Bridge,” and “Ophiuchus.” Settle in for nearly four hours of apparitions, digital hauntings, demonic houses, and local legends.<br /><br /> Stories by Charles Campbell, L. F. Falconer, Rob Fields, Shane Migliavacca, Joe Solmo, Dan Wilder, and other Weekly Spooky contributors.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59215144</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59215144/ghost_stories_mega_comp_1_3_28_24_11_00pm.mp3" length="229132415" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/318d654d-a2e1-4086-a84a-1e13b8103090/318d654d-a2e1-4086-a84a-1e13b8103090.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/318d654d-a2e1-4086-a84a-1e13b8103090/318d654d-a2e1-4086-a84a-1e13b8103090.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/318d654d-a2e1-4086-a84a-1e13b8103090/318d654d-a2e1-4086-a84a-1e13b8103090.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ten ghost stories gather haunted lakes, cemeteries, cursed homes, sinister screens, urban legends, and restless spirits in a long marathon.

Featured tales include “The Spirit of Langley Pond,” “Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee’s,” “Ghost...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ten ghost stories gather haunted lakes, cemeteries, cursed homes, sinister screens, urban legends, and restless spirits in a long marathon.<br /><br /> Featured tales include “The Spirit of Langley Pond,” “Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee’s,” “Ghost in the Graveyard,” “Ghost Story,” “Suffer the Little Children,” “Ghosts in the Machine,” “Homecoming,” “Cry Baby Bridge,” and “Ophiuchus.” Settle in for nearly four hours of apparitions, digital hauntings, demonic houses, and local legends.<br /><br /> Stories by Charles Campbell, L. F. Falconer, Rob Fields, Shane Migliavacca, Joe Solmo, Dan Wilder, and other Weekly Spooky contributors.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14321</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creatures,demons,evil,ghosts,haunted,haunting,horror,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2d584ef88b14db1e4827a7193cdc4d04.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Thrifting Fail: A Haunted Ceramic Bowl Brings Sylvester Helm’s Ghost Home</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/thrifting-fail-a-haunted-ceramic-bowl-brings-sylvester-helm-s-ghost-home--59187424</link><description><![CDATA[Sarah and Keith buy a one-dollar ceramic bowl at a yard sale and bring the ghost of missing artist Sylvester Helm into their apartment.<br /><br /> Their Sunday hunt for a vacuum cleaner produces only an uneven piece of “punk-rock pottery” stamped with the name Sylvester. At first the bowl merely shifts when nobody is watching. Then it appears in rooms where the couple did not leave it, a human shape rises beneath their bedcovers, and a cold, translucent man touches Sarah while she sleeps.<br /><br /> Online research identifies the maker as Sylvester Leroy Helm, a respected painter and ceramicist presumed dead after disappearing in 2010. His occult book collection vanished with him, and the ghost resembles his photograph. Locking the bowl in a freezer, smashing it, and disposing of it cannot guarantee that either the object or its owner will stay gone. The bargain has attached itself to the household, and the couple must find a way to transfer it without becoming the next haunted sellers.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s “Thrifting Fail” is paranormal domestic horror about garage-sale finds, a haunted object, secondhand ownership, and an artist whose unfinished history follows his work. The story’s ceramic bowl and Sylvester Helm now lead the metadata for listeners searching for haunted antiques, cursed thrift-store objects, and ghost stories set inside an ordinary apartment. Story by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59187424</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59187424/254_thrifting_fail_were_now_haunted.mp3" length="21152558" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b17bc603-10e2-4cdd-8c3e-7e408788778f/b17bc603-10e2-4cdd-8c3e-7e408788778f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b17bc603-10e2-4cdd-8c3e-7e408788778f/b17bc603-10e2-4cdd-8c3e-7e408788778f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b17bc603-10e2-4cdd-8c3e-7e408788778f/b17bc603-10e2-4cdd-8c3e-7e408788778f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sarah and Keith buy a one-dollar ceramic bowl at a yard sale and bring the ghost of missing artist Sylvester Helm into their apartment.

Their Sunday hunt for a vacuum cleaner produces only an uneven piece of “punk-rock pottery” stamped with the name...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sarah and Keith buy a one-dollar ceramic bowl at a yard sale and bring the ghost of missing artist Sylvester Helm into their apartment.<br /><br /> Their Sunday hunt for a vacuum cleaner produces only an uneven piece of “punk-rock pottery” stamped with the name Sylvester. At first the bowl merely shifts when nobody is watching. Then it appears in rooms where the couple did not leave it, a human shape rises beneath their bedcovers, and a cold, translucent man touches Sarah while she sleeps.<br /><br /> Online research identifies the maker as Sylvester Leroy Helm, a respected painter and ceramicist presumed dead after disappearing in 2010. His occult book collection vanished with him, and the ghost resembles his photograph. Locking the bowl in a freezer, smashing it, and disposing of it cannot guarantee that either the object or its owner will stay gone. The bargain has attached itself to the household, and the couple must find a way to transfer it without becoming the next haunted sellers.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s “Thrifting Fail” is paranormal domestic horror about garage-sale finds, a haunted object, secondhand ownership, and an artist whose unfinished history follows his work. The story’s ceramic bowl and Sylvester Helm now lead the metadata for listeners searching for haunted antiques, cursed thrift-store objects, and ghost stories set inside an ordinary apartment. Story by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1322</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>antique,ghosts,haunted</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fbad98d1c8109e2fd6355893111c723e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>254</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Vanishing Hitchhikers, Bugs in Your Nose, and a Ghostly Love Triangle!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-vanishing-hitchhikers-bugs-in-your-nose-and-a-ghostly-love-triangle--59129870</link><description><![CDATA[Abandoned asylums, ghostly lovers, and the legend of the vanishing hitchhiker lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> Vanishing-hitchhiker stories attach a fleeting passenger to a road, a death, and a driver who learns the truth too late. The ghostly love triangle gives haunting an intimate motive, while an abandoned asylum supplies a location where reputation and evidence blur. The nose-bug story brings the episode back to a more physical and immediate form of unease.<br /><br /> Rather than forcing these subjects into one explanation, Henrique and Michelle follow the details that make each memorable. The roundup is for listeners seeking vanishing hitchhiker legends, roadside ghosts, haunted asylums, supernatural romance, medical oddities, and a Monthly Spooky conversation that can move from folklore to body horror without losing its sense of curiosity.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59129870</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59129870/monthly_spooky_march_2024.mp3" length="116622325" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/299d9aaf-ec98-4b0a-af91-621a02aa90c9/299d9aaf-ec98-4b0a-af91-621a02aa90c9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/299d9aaf-ec98-4b0a-af91-621a02aa90c9/299d9aaf-ec98-4b0a-af91-621a02aa90c9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/299d9aaf-ec98-4b0a-af91-621a02aa90c9/299d9aaf-ec98-4b0a-af91-621a02aa90c9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Abandoned asylums, ghostly lovers, and the legend of the vanishing hitchhiker lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.

Vanishing-hitchhiker stories attach a fleeting passenger to a road, a death, and a driver who learns the truth too late. The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Abandoned asylums, ghostly lovers, and the legend of the vanishing hitchhiker lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> Vanishing-hitchhiker stories attach a fleeting passenger to a road, a death, and a driver who learns the truth too late. The ghostly love triangle gives haunting an intimate motive, while an abandoned asylum supplies a location where reputation and evidence blur. The nose-bug story brings the episode back to a more physical and immediate form of unease.<br /><br /> Rather than forcing these subjects into one explanation, Henrique and Michelle follow the details that make each memorable. The roundup is for listeners seeking vanishing hitchhiker legends, roadside ghosts, haunted asylums, supernatural romance, medical oddities, and a Monthly Spooky conversation that can move from folklore to body horror without losing its sense of curiosity.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7289</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>comedy,commentary,news,spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | I Warn You Three Times: A Beautiful Witch, Vanishing Husbands and Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-i-warn-you-three-times-a-beautiful-witch-vanishing-husbands-and-murder--58875638</link><description><![CDATA[Reporter Fred Peterson meets Hedy Parsons after her husband vanishes from a snowbound car—and returns insisting he was never there at all.<br /><br /> Hedy says Tom stepped out at a traffic light to clear snow from the rear window. A police officer finds no trace of him, and Fred senses a story in the frightened woman’s impossible account. When Tom reappears, he claims he spent the evening at home and warns the reporter to stay away from his wife.<br /><br /> The mystery deepens as Tom describes an earlier husband who also disappeared during a trip, then died after another man rushed to Hedy’s rescue. He believes Hedy is a witch who falls in love, drains a man’s ability to love, and uses her next protector to destroy him. Hedy offers a more rational explanation: guilt and obsession have made Tom dangerously unstable. Fred must decide whom to believe as attraction, a newly purchased revolver, and three explicit warnings close around him.<br /><br /> Written by Sam Dann and starring Joan Loring, “I Warn You Three Times” combines winter mystery, witchcraft, romantic manipulation, and murder in a modern CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58875638</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58875638/014_i_warn_you_three_times_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="44228092" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f3065d94-b6c3-4639-bddb-7aab3c91240a/f3065d94-b6c3-4639-bddb-7aab3c91240a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f3065d94-b6c3-4639-bddb-7aab3c91240a/f3065d94-b6c3-4639-bddb-7aab3c91240a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f3065d94-b6c3-4639-bddb-7aab3c91240a/f3065d94-b6c3-4639-bddb-7aab3c91240a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reporter Fred Peterson meets Hedy Parsons after her husband vanishes from a snowbound car—and returns insisting he was never there at all.

Hedy says Tom stepped out at a traffic light to clear snow from the rear window. A police officer finds no...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reporter Fred Peterson meets Hedy Parsons after her husband vanishes from a snowbound car—and returns insisting he was never there at all.<br /><br /> Hedy says Tom stepped out at a traffic light to clear snow from the rear window. A police officer finds no trace of him, and Fred senses a story in the frightened woman’s impossible account. When Tom reappears, he claims he spent the evening at home and warns the reporter to stay away from his wife.<br /><br /> The mystery deepens as Tom describes an earlier husband who also disappeared during a trip, then died after another man rushed to Hedy’s rescue. He believes Hedy is a witch who falls in love, drains a man’s ability to love, and uses her next protector to destroy him. Hedy offers a more rational explanation: guilt and obsession have made Tom dangerously unstable. Fred must decide whom to believe as attraction, a newly purchased revolver, and three explicit warnings close around him.<br /><br /> Written by Sam Dann and starring Joan Loring, “I Warn You Three Times” combines winter mystery, witchcraft, romantic manipulation, and murder in a modern CBS Radio Mystery Theater drama.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2765</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Mortal Eclipse: A Powerless Vampire Faces Two Bloodstone Witches in Strickfield</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mortal-eclipse-a-powerless-vampire-faces-two-bloodstone-witches-in-strickfield--59106281</link><description><![CDATA[A solar eclipse briefly makes vampire Bella Taibon almost human—just as two magically transformed enemies arrive to destroy her.<br /><br /> Eileen “Einny” Donnerly finds Bella waiting above Strickfield, determined to experience the rare darkness that suppresses her undead strength, speed, and healing. Bella never wanted immortality and treasures the eclipse as a short chance to feel mortal again. For once she can watch the shadowed sun without supernatural power separating her from the life she lost.<br /><br /> The moment also creates the perfect opportunity for Alissa and Allie Mirren. The identical witch twins used Olde Bloodstone to complete their transformation into vampires after Bella defeated their cheerleading coven. They now possess magic, claws, speed, and a grievance—while Bella has only her combat training and Eileen’s help. The eclipse that promised freedom becomes a countdown until sunlight returns her abilities, if the sisters allow her to survive that long.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Mortal Eclipse” is a Strickfield vampire story about unwanted immortality, witchcraft, celestial vulnerability, friendship, and revenge. Bella Taibon and the Bloodstone twins now lead the metadata so returning listeners can connect the episode to their larger supernatural conflict while new listeners can find its solar-eclipse horror premise. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59106281</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59106281/253_mortal_eclipse.mp3" length="36298901" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/928548bb-6618-43c7-8da8-2b0550aed8cb/928548bb-6618-43c7-8da8-2b0550aed8cb.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/928548bb-6618-43c7-8da8-2b0550aed8cb/928548bb-6618-43c7-8da8-2b0550aed8cb.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/928548bb-6618-43c7-8da8-2b0550aed8cb/928548bb-6618-43c7-8da8-2b0550aed8cb.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A solar eclipse briefly makes vampire Bella Taibon almost human—just as two magically transformed enemies arrive to destroy her.

Eileen “Einny” Donnerly finds Bella waiting above Strickfield, determined to experience the rare darkness that suppresses...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A solar eclipse briefly makes vampire Bella Taibon almost human—just as two magically transformed enemies arrive to destroy her.<br /><br /> Eileen “Einny” Donnerly finds Bella waiting above Strickfield, determined to experience the rare darkness that suppresses her undead strength, speed, and healing. Bella never wanted immortality and treasures the eclipse as a short chance to feel mortal again. For once she can watch the shadowed sun without supernatural power separating her from the life she lost.<br /><br /> The moment also creates the perfect opportunity for Alissa and Allie Mirren. The identical witch twins used Olde Bloodstone to complete their transformation into vampires after Bella defeated their cheerleading coven. They now possess magic, claws, speed, and a grievance—while Bella has only her combat training and Eileen’s help. The eclipse that promised freedom becomes a countdown until sunlight returns her abilities, if the sisters allow her to survive that long.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Mortal Eclipse” is a Strickfield vampire story about unwanted immortality, witchcraft, celestial vulnerability, friendship, and revenge. Bella Taibon and the Bloodstone twins now lead the metadata so returning listeners can connect the episode to their larger supernatural conflict while new listeners can find its solar-eclipse horror premise. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2269</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6820bdfe5a4ab384e2e3a9430234dbed.jpg"/><itunes:episode>253</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Hinterkaifeck Murders — Six Dead and a Killer Who Stayed on the Farm</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-hinterkaifeck-murders-six-dead-and-a-killer-who-stayed-on-the-farm--59080675</link><description><![CDATA[Six people were murdered at Germany’s isolated Hinterkaifeck farm in 1922, and evidence suggested the killer remained there after the crime.<br /><br /> Andreas and Cäzilia Gruber, their widowed daughter Viktoria Gabriel, her children Cäzilia and Josef, and newly arrived maid Maria Baumgartner were found dead on April 4. Four bodies had been stacked and covered with hay in the barn; Maria and two-year-old Josef were discovered inside the farmhouse. Investigators believed a mattock-like farm tool caused the fatal injuries.<br /><br /> The mystery began before the killings. Andreas reported footprints leading from the forest toward the house but not back, a missing key, an unfamiliar newspaper, and footsteps in the attic. After the family died, someone fed the cattle, cut meat, ate bread, and appeared to use the property for days.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines the compromised crime scene, vanished evidence, and suspects—especially neighbor Lorenz Schlittenbauer, whose behavior invited suspicion but never produced a charge. More than a century later, the Hinterkaifeck murders remain one of Germany’s most haunting unsolved family massacres.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> This Terrifying &amp; True installment follows The Hinterkaifeck Murders through the documented timeline while distinguishing confirmed events from disputed theory, rumor, and the mythology that grew around the case.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59080675</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59080675/barn_butchery_the_hinterkaifeck_murders.mp3" length="15921811" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a4c3c3e5-6ca4-4967-adb7-cce38f81e7ce/a4c3c3e5-6ca4-4967-adb7-cce38f81e7ce.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a4c3c3e5-6ca4-4967-adb7-cce38f81e7ce/a4c3c3e5-6ca4-4967-adb7-cce38f81e7ce.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a4c3c3e5-6ca4-4967-adb7-cce38f81e7ce/a4c3c3e5-6ca4-4967-adb7-cce38f81e7ce.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Six people were murdered at Germany’s isolated Hinterkaifeck farm in 1922, and evidence suggested the killer remained there after the crime.

Andreas and Cäzilia Gruber, their widowed daughter Viktoria Gabriel, her children Cäzilia and Josef, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six people were murdered at Germany’s isolated Hinterkaifeck farm in 1922, and evidence suggested the killer remained there after the crime.<br /><br /> Andreas and Cäzilia Gruber, their widowed daughter Viktoria Gabriel, her children Cäzilia and Josef, and newly arrived maid Maria Baumgartner were found dead on April 4. Four bodies had been stacked and covered with hay in the barn; Maria and two-year-old Josef were discovered inside the farmhouse. Investigators believed a mattock-like farm tool caused the fatal injuries.<br /><br /> The mystery began before the killings. Andreas reported footprints leading from the forest toward the house but not back, a missing key, an unfamiliar newspaper, and footsteps in the attic. After the family died, someone fed the cattle, cut meat, ate bread, and appeared to use the property for days.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines the compromised crime scene, vanished evidence, and suspects—especially neighbor Lorenz Schlittenbauer, whose behavior invited suspicion but never produced a charge. More than a century later, the Hinterkaifeck murders remain one of Germany’s most haunting unsolved family massacres.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> This Terrifying &amp; True installment follows The Hinterkaifeck Murders through the documented timeline while distinguishing confirmed events from disputed theory, rumor, and the mythology that grew around the case.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>996</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1922,chilling,enigmatic,family,farmhouse,forensic,germany,gruesome,history,horror,intrigue,investigation,isolation,murder,mystery,rural,secretive,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Tell-Tale Heart: Boris Karloff in Poe’s Classic of Murder and Guilt</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-tell-tale-heart-boris-karloff-in-poe-s-classic-of-murder-and-guilt--58875621</link><description><![CDATA[Boris Karloff stars in an Inner Sanctum adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” where restored hearing becomes a curse of impossible sound.<br /><br /> Simon is a musician whose deafness has been cured by Doctor Endair. Instead of simply returning him to ordinary life, the treatment sharpens his hearing until whispers, footsteps, and the hidden noises of the world become unbearable. He is not the doctor’s only extraordinary patient: Oliver, once blind, has emerged with vision heightened beyond natural limits.<br /><br /> The two men’s altered senses bind them together and drive them apart. At an abandoned mill, jealousy, fear, and the pressure of hearing what no one else can hear push Simon toward violence. After the crime, a persistent heartbeat transforms sound into accusation and guilt into something almost physically present.<br /><br /> This version uses Poe’s central image of the betraying heart while expanding it into a science-horror story about experimental cures and sensory overload. Karloff’s performance anchors a psychological descent built for listeners, where every faint noise may be evidence of madness—or of a truth that refuses to stay buried.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58875621</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58875621/013_the_tell_tale_heart_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="28630262" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d6a8f517-bbed-4c0b-b4d9-81709b434453/d6a8f517-bbed-4c0b-b4d9-81709b434453.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d6a8f517-bbed-4c0b-b4d9-81709b434453/d6a8f517-bbed-4c0b-b4d9-81709b434453.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d6a8f517-bbed-4c0b-b4d9-81709b434453/d6a8f517-bbed-4c0b-b4d9-81709b434453.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Boris Karloff stars in an Inner Sanctum adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” where restored hearing becomes a curse of impossible sound.

Simon is a musician whose deafness has been cured by Doctor Endair. Instead of simply returning...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Boris Karloff stars in an Inner Sanctum adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” where restored hearing becomes a curse of impossible sound.<br /><br /> Simon is a musician whose deafness has been cured by Doctor Endair. Instead of simply returning him to ordinary life, the treatment sharpens his hearing until whispers, footsteps, and the hidden noises of the world become unbearable. He is not the doctor’s only extraordinary patient: Oliver, once blind, has emerged with vision heightened beyond natural limits.<br /><br /> The two men’s altered senses bind them together and drive them apart. At an abandoned mill, jealousy, fear, and the pressure of hearing what no one else can hear push Simon toward violence. After the crime, a persistent heartbeat transforms sound into accusation and guilt into something almost physically present.<br /><br /> This version uses Poe’s central image of the betraying heart while expanding it into a science-horror story about experimental cures and sensory overload. Karloff’s performance anchors a psychological descent built for listeners, where every faint noise may be evidence of madness—or of a truth that refuses to stay buried.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1790</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Bad Moon (1996) An Underrated Werewolf Gem</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-bad-moon-1996-an-underrated-werewolf-gem--59020019</link><description><![CDATA[Bad Moon (1996) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> This week we've got a film to really sink your teeth into as we head deep into the woods to join Henrqiue and David for one of the most underrated werewolf movies of all time! After surviving a brutal wolf attack, a photo-journalist Ted decides to stay in a trailer parked near his sister's house in the hopes that in being near his family, he'll be able to cope up. However, the family's dog, Thor becomes suspicious and hostile towards Ted in 1996's "Bad Moon" !<br /><br /> Directed by Eric Red and starring Mariel Hemingway, Michael Pare, and Mason Gamble. Listen as our hosts discuss what makes this movie work, the incredible career of Michael Pare, and David opens up about The Crow reboot hate with recent release of the Crow's look.<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Tik Tok: @doyouevenmoviepod<br /><br /> Watch BAD MOON on Tubi:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/364835/bad-moon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/3648...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59020019</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59020019/bad_moon_commercials.mp3" length="73973395" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/04c12803-d50d-4479-a650-92f30bf8fe1a/04c12803-d50d-4479-a650-92f30bf8fe1a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/04c12803-d50d-4479-a650-92f30bf8fe1a/04c12803-d50d-4479-a650-92f30bf8fe1a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/04c12803-d50d-4479-a650-92f30bf8fe1a/04c12803-d50d-4479-a650-92f30bf8fe1a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bad Moon (1996) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.

This week we've got a film to really sink your teeth into as we head deep into...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bad Moon (1996) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy.<br /><br /> This week we've got a film to really sink your teeth into as we head deep into the woods to join Henrqiue and David for one of the most underrated werewolf movies of all time! After surviving a brutal wolf attack, a photo-journalist Ted decides to stay in a trailer parked near his sister's house in the hopes that in being near his family, he'll be able to cope up. However, the family's dog, Thor becomes suspicious and hostile towards Ted in 1996's "Bad Moon" !<br /><br /> Directed by Eric Red and starring Mariel Hemingway, Michael Pare, and Mason Gamble. Listen as our hosts discuss what makes this movie work, the incredible career of Michael Pare, and David opens up about The Crow reboot hate with recent release of the Crow's look.<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Tik Tok: @doyouevenmoviepod<br /><br /> Watch BAD MOON on Tubi:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/movies/364835/bad-moon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/movies/3648...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4624</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/69f3ae86a1c32cbef085b892dda9cc42.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Used to Be a Doctor in an Insane Asylum — My Patient Destroyed My World</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-used-to-be-a-doctor-in-an-insane-asylum-my-patient-destroyed-my-world--59025895</link><description><![CDATA[An asylum psychiatrist tries to teach a remorseless patient impulse control, then finds the escaped killer has brought torture and murder to his own home.<br /><br /> Frederick does not understand why hurting people is wrong. The doctor knows the violent man should never leave the institution, but a security failure unleashes him on the outside world and destroys everything the psychiatrist loves, including his wife Elizabeth. Their confrontation ends in blood, fire, and an electrical accident that transforms the doctor into something able to travel through power lines and outlets.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s supernatural revenge story follows a grieving physician who is no longer entirely human as he hunts the serial killer now called the Mangler. His electrical body can cross a city in seconds, but vengeance carries an unexpected cost: destroying Frederick may bind the patient’s consciousness to the doctor forever.<br /><br /> “I Used to Be a Doctor in an Insane Asylum. My Patient Destroyed My World.” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59025895</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59025895/252_i_used_to_be_a_doctor_in_an_insane_asylum_my_patient_destroyed_my_world_3_12_24_6_10pm.mp3" length="39154296" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/30cb4dd5-c170-4492-ad09-b0929a3e121d/30cb4dd5-c170-4492-ad09-b0929a3e121d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/30cb4dd5-c170-4492-ad09-b0929a3e121d/30cb4dd5-c170-4492-ad09-b0929a3e121d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/30cb4dd5-c170-4492-ad09-b0929a3e121d/30cb4dd5-c170-4492-ad09-b0929a3e121d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An asylum psychiatrist tries to teach a remorseless patient impulse control, then finds the escaped killer has brought torture and murder to his own home.

Frederick does not understand why hurting people is wrong. The doctor knows the violent man...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An asylum psychiatrist tries to teach a remorseless patient impulse control, then finds the escaped killer has brought torture and murder to his own home.<br /><br /> Frederick does not understand why hurting people is wrong. The doctor knows the violent man should never leave the institution, but a security failure unleashes him on the outside world and destroys everything the psychiatrist loves, including his wife Elizabeth. Their confrontation ends in blood, fire, and an electrical accident that transforms the doctor into something able to travel through power lines and outlets.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s supernatural revenge story follows a grieving physician who is no longer entirely human as he hunts the serial killer now called the Mangler. His electrical body can cross a city in seconds, but vengeance carries an unexpected cost: destroying Frederick may bind the patient’s consciousness to the doctor forever.<br /><br /> “I Used to Be a Doctor in an Insane Asylum. My Patient Destroyed My World.” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2448</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>asylum,darkness,electricity,energy,escape,fear,ghost,haunting,horror,impulse,investigation,madness,maniacs,murder,pursuit,revenge,supernatural,tragedy,transformation,vengeance</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6ca900b090c5ca97c4512e8464f38558.jpg"/><itunes:episode>252</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Bill Sparkman — The Census Worker Death Staged to Look Like Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-bill-sparkman-the-census-worker-death-staged-to-look-like-murder--58992813</link><description><![CDATA[Census worker Bill Sparkman was found hanging in a remote Kentucky cemetery with “FED” written on his chest, his death staged to suggest an anti-government killing.<br /><br /> The September 2009 scene in Clay County was deliberately alarming: Sparkman was bound with duct tape, gagged, stripped, and displayed with his Census Bureau identification. The location, the federal marking, and local tensions over government authority and the upcoming 2010 census fueled national speculation that he had been murdered because of his work.<br /><br /> Investigators found no defensive injuries or evidence of another person at the scene. Kentucky State Police ultimately ruled the death a suicide made to resemble homicide, citing Sparkman’s fear that his cancer had returned and a $600,000 life-insurance policy intended to support his adopted son. His son and some who knew him rejected that conclusion, leaving an emotional divide between the official finding and those who could not reconcile it with the man they knew.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows how a carefully constructed scene became a political story—and how forensic details dismantled the first, frightening interpretation.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58992813</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58992813/what_happened_to_bill_sparkman_3_10_24_6_29pm.mp3" length="15493853" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f4d6f7b5-d8bb-4d60-a781-8b21db8d18c2/f4d6f7b5-d8bb-4d60-a781-8b21db8d18c2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f4d6f7b5-d8bb-4d60-a781-8b21db8d18c2/f4d6f7b5-d8bb-4d60-a781-8b21db8d18c2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f4d6f7b5-d8bb-4d60-a781-8b21db8d18c2/f4d6f7b5-d8bb-4d60-a781-8b21db8d18c2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Census worker Bill Sparkman was found hanging in a remote Kentucky cemetery with “FED” written on his chest, his death staged to suggest an anti-government killing.

The September 2009 scene in Clay County was deliberately alarming: Sparkman was bound...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Census worker Bill Sparkman was found hanging in a remote Kentucky cemetery with “FED” written on his chest, his death staged to suggest an anti-government killing.<br /><br /> The September 2009 scene in Clay County was deliberately alarming: Sparkman was bound with duct tape, gagged, stripped, and displayed with his Census Bureau identification. The location, the federal marking, and local tensions over government authority and the upcoming 2010 census fueled national speculation that he had been murdered because of his work.<br /><br /> Investigators found no defensive injuries or evidence of another person at the scene. Kentucky State Police ultimately ruled the death a suicide made to resemble homicide, citing Sparkman’s fear that his cancer had returned and a $600,000 life-insurance policy intended to support his adopted son. His son and some who knew him rejected that conclusion, leaving an emotional divide between the official finding and those who could not reconcile it with the man they knew.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows how a carefully constructed scene became a political story—and how forensic details dismantled the first, frightening interpretation.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>969</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>community,division,fear,investigation,loyalty,mystery,rural,secrets,suspense,trust</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Old Ones are Hard to Kill: Deathbed Confession and a Dangerous New Boarder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-old-ones-are-hard-to-kill-deathbed-confession-and-a-dangerous-new-boarder--58875608</link><description><![CDATA[Ada Canby’s dying boarder confesses to a ten-year-old murder, leaving the elderly landlady with names that powerful men want buried.<br /><br /> Mr. Paulson arrived from Brazil with little luggage, a cage of birds, and an illness that quickly became fatal. Before dying in Ada’s house, he claims that he—not the imprisoned Lindell—killed Richardson for money. Ada wants no part of murder or police business, but curiosity leads her to the old case: Richardson and Lindell were investment partners, and a witness named Shelton helped send Lindell to prison.<br /><br /> Then Stuart Winfield rents Paulson’s old room. He is young, charming, and eager to treat Ada like family, yet his questions about Paulson become increasingly precise. When a convenient cold confines Stuart to bed, Ada brings him soup and learns how strongly he wants her to forget the confession. A secret telephone call reveals that the friendly new boarder has reasons of his own to remain close to the one person who can reopen the case.<br /><br /> “The Old Ones are Hard to Kill” is a vintage mystery about an underestimated older woman whose kindness, caution, and sharp instincts become her best defense. A deathbed confession, caged birds, a wrongful conviction, and a second suspicious tenant turn Ada Canby’s quiet home into a battle of patience and nerve.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58875608</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58875608/012_the_old_ones_are_hard_to_kill_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="42444685" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/24743388-47ac-4b5c-88ee-8de5f2f8dd04/24743388-47ac-4b5c-88ee-8de5f2f8dd04.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/24743388-47ac-4b5c-88ee-8de5f2f8dd04/24743388-47ac-4b5c-88ee-8de5f2f8dd04.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/24743388-47ac-4b5c-88ee-8de5f2f8dd04/24743388-47ac-4b5c-88ee-8de5f2f8dd04.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ada Canby’s dying boarder confesses to a ten-year-old murder, leaving the elderly landlady with names that powerful men want buried.

Mr. Paulson arrived from Brazil with little luggage, a cage of birds, and an illness that quickly became fatal....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ada Canby’s dying boarder confesses to a ten-year-old murder, leaving the elderly landlady with names that powerful men want buried.<br /><br /> Mr. Paulson arrived from Brazil with little luggage, a cage of birds, and an illness that quickly became fatal. Before dying in Ada’s house, he claims that he—not the imprisoned Lindell—killed Richardson for money. Ada wants no part of murder or police business, but curiosity leads her to the old case: Richardson and Lindell were investment partners, and a witness named Shelton helped send Lindell to prison.<br /><br /> Then Stuart Winfield rents Paulson’s old room. He is young, charming, and eager to treat Ada like family, yet his questions about Paulson become increasingly precise. When a convenient cold confines Stuart to bed, Ada brings him soup and learns how strongly he wants her to forget the confession. A secret telephone call reveals that the friendly new boarder has reasons of his own to remain close to the one person who can reopen the case.<br /><br /> “The Old Ones are Hard to Kill” is a vintage mystery about an underestimated older woman whose kindness, caution, and sharp instincts become her best defense. A deathbed confession, caged birds, a wrongful conviction, and a second suspicious tenant turn Ada Canby’s quiet home into a battle of patience and nerve.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2653</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Sphinx by Edgar Allan Poe — Full Gothic Short Story Audiobook</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sphinx-by-edgar-allan-poe-full-gothic-short-story-audiobook--58967221</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s The Sphinx transforms a summer retreat and a distant shape on the hillside into a study of fear, perception, and the mind’s readiness to magnify disaster.<br /><br /> Seeking refuge from the epidemic in a relative’s cottage beside the Hudson River, Poe’s unnamed narrator becomes consumed by death reports and morbid thought. At the window he witnesses a creature of impossible size, with a skull-like mark across its body, descending the wooded slope. His host offers a rational explanation, but only after demonstrating how distance, perspective, and an anxious mind can transform something small and nearby into an omen filling the landscape.<br /><br /> This complete Weekly Spooky dramatic reading restores the correct subject of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Sphinx”: epidemic fear, optical illusion, and the Death’s-head Hawkmoth. The 1846 tale is a concise work of psychological gothic fiction in which dread does not require a supernatural beast—only isolation, grief, and a mind prepared to see catastrophe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58967221</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58967221/the_sphinx_3_7_24_11_14pm.mp3" length="14019631" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/744c0c56-a6c2-42ba-b6c8-105670ff241a/744c0c56-a6c2-42ba-b6c8-105670ff241a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/744c0c56-a6c2-42ba-b6c8-105670ff241a/744c0c56-a6c2-42ba-b6c8-105670ff241a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/744c0c56-a6c2-42ba-b6c8-105670ff241a/744c0c56-a6c2-42ba-b6c8-105670ff241a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe’s The Sphinx transforms a summer retreat and a distant shape on the hillside into a study of fear, perception, and the mind’s readiness to magnify disaster.

Seeking refuge from the epidemic in a relative’s cottage beside the Hudson...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s The Sphinx transforms a summer retreat and a distant shape on the hillside into a study of fear, perception, and the mind’s readiness to magnify disaster.<br /><br /> Seeking refuge from the epidemic in a relative’s cottage beside the Hudson River, Poe’s unnamed narrator becomes consumed by death reports and morbid thought. At the window he witnesses a creature of impossible size, with a skull-like mark across its body, descending the wooded slope. His host offers a rational explanation, but only after demonstrating how distance, perspective, and an anxious mind can transform something small and nearby into an omen filling the landscape.<br /><br /> This complete Weekly Spooky dramatic reading restores the correct subject of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Sphinx”: epidemic fear, optical illusion, and the Death’s-head Hawkmoth. The 1846 tale is a concise work of psychological gothic fiction in which dread does not require a supernatural beast—only isolation, grief, and a mind prepared to see catastrophe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>877</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Catching a Buzz: Flesh-Eating Botflies, Viral Dares &amp; Kohler’s Lord of the Flies</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/catching-a-buzz-flesh-eating-botflies-viral-dares-kohler-s-lord-of-the-flies--58937115</link><description><![CDATA[A viral candy-snorting dare opens babysitter Clarrisa Hart’s wounded nose to flesh-eating larvae as a supernatural fly outbreak consumes Kohler.<br /><br /> Nine-year-old Grover Wright and his brother Will only want more post-Halloween candy. Their bored babysitter offers pizza if they perform a dangerous social-media challenge, but the stunt leaves Clarrisa bleeding just as strange, oil-slick flies begin appearing around town. What first looks like an unusually warm November infestation becomes a case of human myiasis when maggots hatch inside her face.<br /><br /> The swarm spreads from the Wright house to a gas station, a filthy garage apartment, local livestock, and homes near Kohler’s new dump. Officials blame a hybrid botfly, yet witnesses keep seeing a blurred man dressed in black wherever the insects gather. Hubie Gilbert knows another name from his worn Bible: Beelzebub, Lord of the Flies. As the temperature drops, the creatures search for warm bodies, open wounds, and every dead thing the town has tried to ignore.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Catching a Buzz” combines insect horror, parasitic botflies, body horror, internet-dare consequences, and supernatural plague imagery. The revised metadata names Clarrisa, the town of Kohler, and the demonic presence behind the swarm while preserving the final scale of the outbreak for the story. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58937115</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58937115/251_catching_a_buzz.mp3" length="36774124" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/83402627-59fb-40fd-a92c-7c2221b2c79b/83402627-59fb-40fd-a92c-7c2221b2c79b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/83402627-59fb-40fd-a92c-7c2221b2c79b/83402627-59fb-40fd-a92c-7c2221b2c79b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/83402627-59fb-40fd-a92c-7c2221b2c79b/83402627-59fb-40fd-a92c-7c2221b2c79b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A viral candy-snorting dare opens babysitter Clarrisa Hart’s wounded nose to flesh-eating larvae as a supernatural fly outbreak consumes Kohler.

Nine-year-old Grover Wright and his brother Will only want more post-Halloween candy. Their bored...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A viral candy-snorting dare opens babysitter Clarrisa Hart’s wounded nose to flesh-eating larvae as a supernatural fly outbreak consumes Kohler.<br /><br /> Nine-year-old Grover Wright and his brother Will only want more post-Halloween candy. Their bored babysitter offers pizza if they perform a dangerous social-media challenge, but the stunt leaves Clarrisa bleeding just as strange, oil-slick flies begin appearing around town. What first looks like an unusually warm November infestation becomes a case of human myiasis when maggots hatch inside her face.<br /><br /> The swarm spreads from the Wright house to a gas station, a filthy garage apartment, local livestock, and homes near Kohler’s new dump. Officials blame a hybrid botfly, yet witnesses keep seeing a blurred man dressed in black wherever the insects gather. Hubie Gilbert knows another name from his worn Bible: Beelzebub, Lord of the Flies. As the temperature drops, the creatures search for warm bodies, open wounds, and every dead thing the town has tried to ignore.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Catching a Buzz” combines insect horror, parasitic botflies, body horror, internet-dare consequences, and supernatural plague imagery. The revised metadata names Clarrisa, the town of Kohler, and the demonic presence behind the swarm while preserving the final scale of the outbreak for the story. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2299</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bugs,food,gross,horror,kids,killers,monsters</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80eb0ec3658f6161fa5edb48b138300a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>251</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Junko Furuta — The Kidnapping, Murder, and Sentences That Outraged Japan</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-junko-furuta-the-kidnapping-murder-and-sentences-that-outraged-japan--58909807</link><description><![CDATA[Seventeen-year-old Junko Furuta was kidnapped in November 1988 and held for forty days before four teenage captors murdered her in Tokyo.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True presents this case without turning Junko’s suffering into spectacle. Hiroshi Miyano, Nobuharu Minato, Jō Ogura, and Yasushi Watanabe abducted her as she traveled home from work, threatened her family, and confined her in the Minato residence. Forced phone calls misled her parents after they reported her missing. She died on January 4, 1989, and her body was concealed in a drum filled with concrete.<br /><br /> The crime was uncovered after arrests in another case prompted Miyano to disclose where the drum had been left. Because the perpetrators were juveniles, their identities were initially protected and their convictions brought prison terms many people considered shockingly lenient. Later offenses by some of the men intensified public anger.<br /><br /> This episode centers Junko as a student with plans for graduation and a new job, then examines the investigation, juvenile-justice controversy, failures of adults around the crime, and the exploitation that followed in books and films.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58909807</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58909807/the_kidnapping_and_murder_of_junko_furuta_3_3_24_4_36pm.mp3" length="18751462" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1c019317-5d94-4eab-97d8-b34957591abe/1c019317-5d94-4eab-97d8-b34957591abe.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1c019317-5d94-4eab-97d8-b34957591abe/1c019317-5d94-4eab-97d8-b34957591abe.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1c019317-5d94-4eab-97d8-b34957591abe/1c019317-5d94-4eab-97d8-b34957591abe.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Seventeen-year-old Junko Furuta was kidnapped in November 1988 and held for forty days before four teenage captors murdered her in Tokyo.

Terrifying &amp; True presents this case without turning Junko’s suffering into spectacle. Hiroshi Miyano, Nobuharu...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seventeen-year-old Junko Furuta was kidnapped in November 1988 and held for forty days before four teenage captors murdered her in Tokyo.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True presents this case without turning Junko’s suffering into spectacle. Hiroshi Miyano, Nobuharu Minato, Jō Ogura, and Yasushi Watanabe abducted her as she traveled home from work, threatened her family, and confined her in the Minato residence. Forced phone calls misled her parents after they reported her missing. She died on January 4, 1989, and her body was concealed in a drum filled with concrete.<br /><br /> The crime was uncovered after arrests in another case prompted Miyano to disclose where the drum had been left. Because the perpetrators were juveniles, their identities were initially protected and their convictions brought prison terms many people considered shockingly lenient. Later offenses by some of the men intensified public anger.<br /><br /> This episode centers Junko as a student with plans for graduation and a new job, then examines the investigation, juvenile-justice controversy, failures of adults around the crime, and the exploitation that followed in books and films.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1172</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brutality,crime,horror,infamy,injustice,japan,survival,teenager,torture,tragic,victim</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | One Hundred in the Dark: A Stolen Sapphire and a Clubroom Test of Trust</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-one-hundred-in-the-dark-a-stolen-sapphire-and-a-clubroom-test-of-trust--58875607</link><description><![CDATA[A sapphire ring vanishes during a New York supper party, and the guests agree to count to one hundred in total darkness so the thief can return it.<br /><br /> At the Artists and Writers Club, a group debates whether clever crimes can ever be solved without luck or confession. Their conversation turns to a seemingly simple social mystery: during an intimate gathering, a hostess removes three rings and secures them on a hatpin in her bedroom. Minutes later, the sapphire is gone, even though only a small circle of friends had access to the room.<br /><br /> Rather than summon the police and publicly accuse someone, the hostess locks the exits and proposes an experiment. The lights will be extinguished, everyone will remain still, and she will slowly count to one hundred. The guilty person can place the ring on the table without being seen. Darkness offers privacy, but it also gives every guest time to listen, judge, and wonder who might move.<br /><br /> Adapted from Owen Johnson’s “One Hundred in the Dark,” this vintage Suspense drama builds tension from social pressure rather than violence. A stolen sapphire, a closed clubroom, wounded pride, and one hundred spoken numbers turn friendship into a psychological detective puzzle about what people reveal when nobody can see them.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58875607</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58875607/011_one_hundred_in_the_dark_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="31126744" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/211da743-1a32-4fe3-9056-ffa77e7b49f5/211da743-1a32-4fe3-9056-ffa77e7b49f5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/211da743-1a32-4fe3-9056-ffa77e7b49f5/211da743-1a32-4fe3-9056-ffa77e7b49f5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/211da743-1a32-4fe3-9056-ffa77e7b49f5/211da743-1a32-4fe3-9056-ffa77e7b49f5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A sapphire ring vanishes during a New York supper party, and the guests agree to count to one hundred in total darkness so the thief can return it.

At the Artists and Writers Club, a group debates whether clever crimes can ever be solved without luck...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A sapphire ring vanishes during a New York supper party, and the guests agree to count to one hundred in total darkness so the thief can return it.<br /><br /> At the Artists and Writers Club, a group debates whether clever crimes can ever be solved without luck or confession. Their conversation turns to a seemingly simple social mystery: during an intimate gathering, a hostess removes three rings and secures them on a hatpin in her bedroom. Minutes later, the sapphire is gone, even though only a small circle of friends had access to the room.<br /><br /> Rather than summon the police and publicly accuse someone, the hostess locks the exits and proposes an experiment. The lights will be extinguished, everyone will remain still, and she will slowly count to one hundred. The guilty person can place the ring on the table without being seen. Darkness offers privacy, but it also gives every guest time to listen, judge, and wonder who might move.<br /><br /> Adapted from Owen Johnson’s “One Hundred in the Dark,” this vintage Suspense drama builds tension from social pressure rather than violence. A stolen sapphire, a closed clubroom, wounded pride, and one hundred spoken numbers turn friendship into a psychological detective puzzle about what people reveal when nobody can see them.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1946</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Horror 421 Interviews Henrique Couto — Weekly Spooky &amp; Independent Filmmaking</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/horror-421-interviews-henrique-couto-weekly-spooky-independent-filmmaking--58854374</link><description><![CDATA[Horror author Charles Campbell interviews Weekly Spooky creator Henrique Couto about the show, his filmmaking, and the work behind audio horror.<br /><br /> The 2024 Horror 421 conversation offers a creator-focused look at writing, directing, producing, and sustaining Weekly Spooky rather than a fictional story, making Henrique’s process the searchable subject.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell turns the microphone toward Henrique’s creative career: building Weekly Spooky, directing and producing independent movies, working across limited budgets, and translating a lifelong love of horror into finished stories. The conversation focuses on process and persistence rather than presenting a fictional episode.<br /><br /> For longtime listeners, it supplies context for the voice and production decisions behind the feed. For creators, it offers a candid genre-career discussion spanning audio fiction, film direction, performance, collaboration, and maintaining a regular release schedule. This is a searchable Henrique Couto interview and Horror 421 crossover for listeners interested in the making of independent horror.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58854374</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58854374/hen_and_charles_march_2024.mp3" length="60541917" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9514e37f-84df-4557-b64f-74a2e26f5c01/9514e37f-84df-4557-b64f-74a2e26f5c01.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9514e37f-84df-4557-b64f-74a2e26f5c01/9514e37f-84df-4557-b64f-74a2e26f5c01.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9514e37f-84df-4557-b64f-74a2e26f5c01/9514e37f-84df-4557-b64f-74a2e26f5c01.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Horror author Charles Campbell interviews Weekly Spooky creator Henrique Couto about the show, his filmmaking, and the work behind audio horror.

The 2024 Horror 421 conversation offers a creator-focused look at writing, directing, producing, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Horror author Charles Campbell interviews Weekly Spooky creator Henrique Couto about the show, his filmmaking, and the work behind audio horror.<br /><br /> The 2024 Horror 421 conversation offers a creator-focused look at writing, directing, producing, and sustaining Weekly Spooky rather than a fictional story, making Henrique’s process the searchable subject.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell turns the microphone toward Henrique’s creative career: building Weekly Spooky, directing and producing independent movies, working across limited budgets, and translating a lifelong love of horror into finished stories. The conversation focuses on process and persistence rather than presenting a fictional episode.<br /><br /> For longtime listeners, it supplies context for the voice and production decisions behind the feed. For creators, it offers a candid genre-career discussion spanning audio fiction, film direction, performance, collaboration, and maintaining a regular release schedule. This is a searchable Henrique Couto interview and Horror 421 crossover for listeners interested in the making of independent horror.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3784</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58fa5100916ce89aa01e342df5e21c72.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Till Death Do Us Part: Whitney Mirren’s Cursed Bouquet &amp; Red Wedding Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/till-death-do-us-part-whitney-mirren-s-cursed-bouquet-red-wedding-revenge--58856273</link><description><![CDATA[Whitney Mirren becomes a ghost bride at her Strickfield wedding, using a cursed bouquet to punish the fiancé and family members who betrayed her.<br /><br /> Her high-school sweetheart Lance has cheated with Whitney’s mother and a stripper, yet the ceremony at Strickfield Community Church continues. As Minister Delphine Brewster-Sloane begins the vows, Whitney transforms: marble-pale skin, red eyes, locked doors, and a bridal rage that turns the sanctuary into a supernatural execution ground.<br /><br /> The horror does not end with one wedding. Fourteen months later, the blood-red bouquet moves into new hands while Lance prepares to marry again. Anyone who concealed the affair or treated Whitney’s humiliation as disposable may become part of another ceremony. The flowers carry more than memory; they can remake a betrayed woman in Whitney’s image and demand that an unfaithful groom finally honor the words “till death do us part.”<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Till Death Do Us Part” is a Strickfield wedding-horror story about infidelity, cursed objects, ghostly possession, family betrayal, and vows enforced from beyond the grave. Whitney Mirren and the bouquet now lead the metadata so the episode is discoverable as both supernatural revenge fiction and a red-wedding nightmare. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58856273</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58856273/250_till_death_do_us_part.mp3" length="23411575" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9d3eb1b2-6a0c-45d3-b6bd-e78f9aee4eb6/9d3eb1b2-6a0c-45d3-b6bd-e78f9aee4eb6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9d3eb1b2-6a0c-45d3-b6bd-e78f9aee4eb6/9d3eb1b2-6a0c-45d3-b6bd-e78f9aee4eb6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9d3eb1b2-6a0c-45d3-b6bd-e78f9aee4eb6/9d3eb1b2-6a0c-45d3-b6bd-e78f9aee4eb6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Whitney Mirren becomes a ghost bride at her Strickfield wedding, using a cursed bouquet to punish the fiancé and family members who betrayed her.

Her high-school sweetheart Lance has cheated with Whitney’s mother and a stripper, yet the ceremony at...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Whitney Mirren becomes a ghost bride at her Strickfield wedding, using a cursed bouquet to punish the fiancé and family members who betrayed her.<br /><br /> Her high-school sweetheart Lance has cheated with Whitney’s mother and a stripper, yet the ceremony at Strickfield Community Church continues. As Minister Delphine Brewster-Sloane begins the vows, Whitney transforms: marble-pale skin, red eyes, locked doors, and a bridal rage that turns the sanctuary into a supernatural execution ground.<br /><br /> The horror does not end with one wedding. Fourteen months later, the blood-red bouquet moves into new hands while Lance prepares to marry again. Anyone who concealed the affair or treated Whitney’s humiliation as disposable may become part of another ceremony. The flowers carry more than memory; they can remake a betrayed woman in Whitney’s image and demand that an unfaithful groom finally honor the words “till death do us part.”<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Till Death Do Us Part” is a Strickfield wedding-horror story about infidelity, cursed objects, ghostly possession, family betrayal, and vows enforced from beyond the grave. Whitney Mirren and the bouquet now lead the metadata so the episode is discoverable as both supernatural revenge fiction and a red-wedding nightmare. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1464</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloody,demon,horror,marriage,slasher,wedding</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db7c0f2b1e96828d2eb6b229f03026d4.jpg"/><itunes:episode>250</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Valentine's Gifts Gone Wrong, Mothman and Roasted Groundhog!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-valentine-s-gifts-gone-wrong-mothman-and-roasted-groundhog--58700790</link><description><![CDATA[Mothman, strange pregnancies, and Valentine's Day gifts you'll never forget... even if you try lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> The Valentine segment looks at gifts whose meaning or consequence goes disastrously wrong, while reports of unusual pregnancies and a roasted groundhog supply the month’s stranger headlines. Mothman gives the episode its most enduring legend: a winged figure associated with Point Pleasant, ominous sightings, and decades of cryptid debate.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky moves between those subjects with curiosity and humor, allowing romance, bizarre news, and monster folklore to share the conversation without becoming interchangeable. It is a varied episode for listeners searching for Valentine disasters, strange gifts, Mothman stories, Point Pleasant folklore, odd animal news, and paranormal discussion with an informal horror-community feel.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58700790</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58700790/monthly_spooky_feb_2024.mp3" length="120541528" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f6efc577-7dda-4353-91dd-8dcb7c8290c8/f6efc577-7dda-4353-91dd-8dcb7c8290c8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f6efc577-7dda-4353-91dd-8dcb7c8290c8/f6efc577-7dda-4353-91dd-8dcb7c8290c8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f6efc577-7dda-4353-91dd-8dcb7c8290c8/f6efc577-7dda-4353-91dd-8dcb7c8290c8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mothman, strange pregnancies, and Valentine's Day gifts you'll never forget... even if you try lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.

The Valentine segment looks at gifts whose meaning or consequence goes disastrously wrong, while reports of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mothman, strange pregnancies, and Valentine's Day gifts you'll never forget... even if you try lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> The Valentine segment looks at gifts whose meaning or consequence goes disastrously wrong, while reports of unusual pregnancies and a roasted groundhog supply the month’s stranger headlines. Mothman gives the episode its most enduring legend: a winged figure associated with Point Pleasant, ominous sightings, and decades of cryptid debate.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky moves between those subjects with curiosity and humor, allowing romance, bizarre news, and monster folklore to share the conversation without becoming interchangeable. It is a varied episode for listeners searching for Valentine disasters, strange gifts, Mothman stories, Point Pleasant folklore, odd animal news, and paranormal discussion with an informal horror-community feel.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7534</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>comedy,cryptid,fortean,scary,valentines</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Devil in the Summer House: Impossible Murder, Ghost Letter and Recorded Confession</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-devil-in-the-summer-house-impossible-murder-ghost-letter-and-recorded-confession--58526504</link><description><![CDATA[A letter mailed by someone long dead sends attorney Joe Parker back to an abandoned Hudson estate and a murder hidden since 1918.<br /><br /> Twenty-five years earlier, Major Jerry Kenyon was found shot inside a vine-covered summer house. His death was accepted as suicide, even though the people gathered in the main house included his wife Isabel, his brother Paul, the maid Kitty, and the talkative Diane Fisk. A phonograph recording machine captured their voices while gunfire from the cellar and the bright summer garden complicated everyone’s memory of the fatal afternoon.<br /><br /> Now Parker and homicide Captain Burke enter the empty house during a storm. The anonymous letter directs them to a secret compartment in the library desk, where they find an old record labeled as the account of how Jerry Kenyon was killed. When the phonograph begins to play, a familiar voice reconstructs the positions of the witnesses, a revolver hidden in a knitting bag, and the detail that made a seemingly airtight alibi possible.<br /><br /> Written by John Dickson Carr, “The Devil in the Summer House” is an impossible-crime mystery told through a haunted-house frame. An old suicide, a message from the dead, early sound-recording technology, and a garden murder converge in a confession that has waited decades to be heard.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58526504</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2024 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58526504/ub_the_devil_in_the_summer_house.mp3" length="31816345" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/02f5789c-19d0-4e51-a565-1a87e9fc7794/02f5789c-19d0-4e51-a565-1a87e9fc7794.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/02f5789c-19d0-4e51-a565-1a87e9fc7794/02f5789c-19d0-4e51-a565-1a87e9fc7794.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/02f5789c-19d0-4e51-a565-1a87e9fc7794/02f5789c-19d0-4e51-a565-1a87e9fc7794.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A letter mailed by someone long dead sends attorney Joe Parker back to an abandoned Hudson estate and a murder hidden since 1918.

Twenty-five years earlier, Major Jerry Kenyon was found shot inside a vine-covered summer house. His death was accepted...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A letter mailed by someone long dead sends attorney Joe Parker back to an abandoned Hudson estate and a murder hidden since 1918.<br /><br /> Twenty-five years earlier, Major Jerry Kenyon was found shot inside a vine-covered summer house. His death was accepted as suicide, even though the people gathered in the main house included his wife Isabel, his brother Paul, the maid Kitty, and the talkative Diane Fisk. A phonograph recording machine captured their voices while gunfire from the cellar and the bright summer garden complicated everyone’s memory of the fatal afternoon.<br /><br /> Now Parker and homicide Captain Burke enter the empty house during a storm. The anonymous letter directs them to a secret compartment in the library desk, where they find an old record labeled as the account of how Jerry Kenyon was killed. When the phonograph begins to play, a familiar voice reconstructs the positions of the witnesses, a revolver hidden in a knitting bag, and the detail that made a seemingly airtight alibi possible.<br /><br /> Written by John Dickson Carr, “The Devil in the Summer House” is an impossible-crime mystery told through a haunted-house frame. An old suicide, a message from the dead, early sound-recording technology, and a garden murder converge in a confession that has waited decades to be heard.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1989</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terror on Your Radio Dial: Two Boys Contact a Ghost Through an Old Radio</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terror-on-your-radio-dial-two-boys-contact-a-ghost-through-an-old-radio--58710544</link><description><![CDATA[In 1992, two boys tune an old radio to a dead man’s voice—and discover the signal from Carl Gitter’s house wants to take them off the air forever.<br /><br /> Twelve-year-old Josh is obsessed with ghosts but has never found convincing evidence. That changes when he befriends Mike, whose family has moved into the notorious Gitter House in Boring, Oregon. Carl Gitter was an amateur electrical engineer and ham-radio operator who tried to contact the other side in the 1940s. A 1949 newspaper report says he attacked his family and neighbors before being committed, yet Mike has seen a man upstairs and heard the words “Welcome home” through a silent radio.<br /><br /> During a sleepover filled with late-night horror movies, the boys point the antenna toward the bedroom and find Gitter on 1170 AM. The apparition appears with a bleeding hole in his chest and invites them to cross into a “greater plane of existence.” They escape by changing the station—but curiosity brings them back with a cassette recorder, a ghost book, and a plan to capture proof over side A of Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s “Terror on Your Radio Dial” is a supernatural radio horror story about analog static, haunted houses, childhood ghost hunting, and a transmission that grows stronger every time it is broadcast. Josh and Mike’s search for Carl Gitter becomes a cursed recording—and an urban legend about children who disappear after trying to tune him in. Story by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58710544</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58710544/249_terror_on_your_radio_dial.mp3" length="25242253" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7a178f9c-c144-461e-b2da-a25bd2e23cb9/7a178f9c-c144-461e-b2da-a25bd2e23cb9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7a178f9c-c144-461e-b2da-a25bd2e23cb9/7a178f9c-c144-461e-b2da-a25bd2e23cb9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7a178f9c-c144-461e-b2da-a25bd2e23cb9/7a178f9c-c144-461e-b2da-a25bd2e23cb9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 1992, two boys tune an old radio to a dead man’s voice—and discover the signal from Carl Gitter’s house wants to take them off the air forever.

Twelve-year-old Josh is obsessed with ghosts but has never found convincing evidence. That changes when...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 1992, two boys tune an old radio to a dead man’s voice—and discover the signal from Carl Gitter’s house wants to take them off the air forever.<br /><br /> Twelve-year-old Josh is obsessed with ghosts but has never found convincing evidence. That changes when he befriends Mike, whose family has moved into the notorious Gitter House in Boring, Oregon. Carl Gitter was an amateur electrical engineer and ham-radio operator who tried to contact the other side in the 1940s. A 1949 newspaper report says he attacked his family and neighbors before being committed, yet Mike has seen a man upstairs and heard the words “Welcome home” through a silent radio.<br /><br /> During a sleepover filled with late-night horror movies, the boys point the antenna toward the bedroom and find Gitter on 1170 AM. The apparition appears with a bleeding hole in his chest and invites them to cross into a “greater plane of existence.” They escape by changing the station—but curiosity brings them back with a cassette recorder, a ghost book, and a plan to capture proof over side A of Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s “Terror on Your Radio Dial” is a supernatural radio horror story about analog static, haunted houses, childhood ghost hunting, and a transmission that grows stronger every time it is broadcast. Josh and Mike’s search for Carl Gitter becomes a cursed recording—and an urban legend about children who disappear after trying to tune him in. Story by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1578</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c73e96dcf6175f0a89e74ee9d86e310a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>249</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Gloverville: Children Uncover Their Neighbors’ Monstrous Hunger – Best of 2023</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gloverville-children-uncover-their-neighbors-monstrous-hunger-best-of-2023--58710664</link><description><![CDATA[Days before Halloween 1982, Charlie and Niecy investigate screams next door and learn why young Libby must sleep outside when her parents get hungry.<br /><br />Ten-year-old Charlie Banks lives with his formidable grandmother, Louise “Mama Lou” Corley, on Oak Street in Gloverville, South Carolina. His best friend Denise “Niecy” Watkins lives across the road. Mama Lou repeatedly warns them to stay away from Tommy and Betty Reynolds—the “creeps” next door—and from their dirt-streaked daughter, Libby.<br /><br />The children hear something heavy dragging through the Reynolds house at night and discover Libby sleeping alone in a backyard shed. She explains that her mother and father become sick after dark and suffer from “the hungries.” When Charlie and Niecy return to help her, Libby offers them as food so she can sleep safely in her own room. The neighbors emerge with red eyes, fangs, and claws, leaving the children trapped between two monsters and the shotgun-wielding grandmother who told them not to interfere.<br /><br />Charles Campbell’s “Gloverville” is Southern small-town horror about childhood friendship, cannibal monsters, Halloween curiosity, and a fierce family protector along Highway 421. This Best of 2023 presentation names Charlie, Niecy, Mama Lou, Libby, and the Reynolds family while preserving the outcome of their midnight confrontation. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br />This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58710664</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58710664/best_of_2023_gloverville.mp3" length="39518464" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fd614a5b-d5e4-4231-8040-8c3f8afffcd3/fd614a5b-d5e4-4231-8040-8c3f8afffcd3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fd614a5b-d5e4-4231-8040-8c3f8afffcd3/fd614a5b-d5e4-4231-8040-8c3f8afffcd3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fd614a5b-d5e4-4231-8040-8c3f8afffcd3/fd614a5b-d5e4-4231-8040-8c3f8afffcd3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Days before Halloween 1982, Charlie and Niecy investigate screams next door and learn why young Libby must sleep outside when her parents get hungry.

Ten-year-old Charlie Banks lives with his formidable grandmother, Louise “Mama Lou” Corley, on Oak...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Days before Halloween 1982, Charlie and Niecy investigate screams next door and learn why young Libby must sleep outside when her parents get hungry.<br /><br />Ten-year-old Charlie Banks lives with his formidable grandmother, Louise “Mama Lou” Corley, on Oak Street in Gloverville, South Carolina. His best friend Denise “Niecy” Watkins lives across the road. Mama Lou repeatedly warns them to stay away from Tommy and Betty Reynolds—the “creeps” next door—and from their dirt-streaked daughter, Libby.<br /><br />The children hear something heavy dragging through the Reynolds house at night and discover Libby sleeping alone in a backyard shed. She explains that her mother and father become sick after dark and suffer from “the hungries.” When Charlie and Niecy return to help her, Libby offers them as food so she can sleep safely in her own room. The neighbors emerge with red eyes, fangs, and claws, leaving the children trapped between two monsters and the shotgun-wielding grandmother who told them not to interfere.<br /><br />Charles Campbell’s “Gloverville” is Southern small-town horror about childhood friendship, cannibal monsters, Halloween curiosity, and a fierce family protector along Highway 421. This Best of 2023 presentation names Charlie, Niecy, Mama Lou, Libby, and the Reynolds family while preserving the outcome of their midnight confrontation. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br />This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2470</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/60b48be2d5034faab26d85e3c6275b44.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Dear Ghost: A 1921 English House, a War Widow and an Unfinished Message</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-dear-ghost-a-1921-english-house-a-war-widow-and-an-unfinished-message--58525385</link><description><![CDATA[In the blazing English summer of 1921, a young would-be novelist rents a room where something unseen follows him down the stairs.<br /><br /> At twenty-one, the traveler arrives in the village of Crone’s Stratford and takes lodging with Mrs. Wayne and her companion, Mrs. Jennison, at an ordinary red-brick cottage in Sebastopol Terrace. The household is welcoming, yet an unexplained fear grows whenever the two women leave him alone. Footsteps or a presence seem to trail him from the upstairs room, and the photograph of Mrs. Wayne’s late husband Sidney dominates the seldom-used parlor.<br /><br /> Sidney returned from the First World War unable to settle into civilian life. Two years earlier, Mrs. Wayne found him dead in the kitchen after a day of dreadful premonition. When the framed photograph falls, a stranger at the seaside offers an unsettling interpretation: Sidney’s spirit understands the pain his death caused and cannot leave until someone carries his apology to the widow.<br /><br /> “Dear Ghost” treats haunting as memory, remorse, and postwar grief made tangible. Its 1921 heat, quiet terrace house, frightened lodger, bereaved wife, and message from a dead soldier create an intimate English ghost story about whether the living can hear what the dead failed to say.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Beyond Midnight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58525385</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58525385/ub_dear_ghost.mp3" length="30294479" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/dacedcba-b3ce-4bf6-906a-35929c2a8825/dacedcba-b3ce-4bf6-906a-35929c2a8825.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/dacedcba-b3ce-4bf6-906a-35929c2a8825/dacedcba-b3ce-4bf6-906a-35929c2a8825.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/dacedcba-b3ce-4bf6-906a-35929c2a8825/dacedcba-b3ce-4bf6-906a-35929c2a8825.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In the blazing English summer of 1921, a young would-be novelist rents a room where something unseen follows him down the stairs.

At twenty-one, the traveler arrives in the village of Crone’s Stratford and takes lodging with Mrs. Wayne and her...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the blazing English summer of 1921, a young would-be novelist rents a room where something unseen follows him down the stairs.<br /><br /> At twenty-one, the traveler arrives in the village of Crone’s Stratford and takes lodging with Mrs. Wayne and her companion, Mrs. Jennison, at an ordinary red-brick cottage in Sebastopol Terrace. The household is welcoming, yet an unexplained fear grows whenever the two women leave him alone. Footsteps or a presence seem to trail him from the upstairs room, and the photograph of Mrs. Wayne’s late husband Sidney dominates the seldom-used parlor.<br /><br /> Sidney returned from the First World War unable to settle into civilian life. Two years earlier, Mrs. Wayne found him dead in the kitchen after a day of dreadful premonition. When the framed photograph falls, a stranger at the seaside offers an unsettling interpretation: Sidney’s spirit understands the pain his death caused and cannot leave until someone carries his apology to the widow.<br /><br /> “Dear Ghost” treats haunting as memory, remorse, and postwar grief made tangible. Its 1921 heat, quiet terrace house, frightened lodger, bereaved wife, and message from a dead soldier create an intimate English ghost story about whether the living can hear what the dead failed to say.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Beyond Midnight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1894</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | My Bloody Valentine (1981): Valentine’s Mine-Slasher Classic</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-my-bloody-valentine-1981-valentine-s-mine-slasher-classic--58648734</link><description><![CDATA[My Bloody Valentine (1981) brings a miner-masked killer back to Valentine Bluffs when the town revives the dance forbidden after an earlier massacre.<br /><br /> This week, our hosts are in a bloody romantic mood as we join them in Valentine Bluffs where a madman is filling candy boxes with torn hearts &amp; picking off anyone who dares to celebrate Valentine's Day in the 1981 slasher classic "My Bloody Valentine" ! Directed by George Mihalka and starring Lori Hallier &amp; Neil Affleck, this 80s slasher is a fan fave of our hosts who talk about the recently unearthed Unrated Cut plus get extra details not on screen but from the pages of recent novelization which leaves nothing to the imagination!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Tik Tok: @doyouevenmoviepod<br /><br /> Get your own copy of the UNRATED Version:<br /><a href="https://a.co/d/gADHxYc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://a.co/d/gADHxYc</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58648734</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58648734/my_bloody_valentine_commercial.mp3" length="93936808" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/987516c5-4a3c-4a13-b1cd-438bcc29ff74/987516c5-4a3c-4a13-b1cd-438bcc29ff74.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/987516c5-4a3c-4a13-b1cd-438bcc29ff74/987516c5-4a3c-4a13-b1cd-438bcc29ff74.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/987516c5-4a3c-4a13-b1cd-438bcc29ff74/987516c5-4a3c-4a13-b1cd-438bcc29ff74.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>My Bloody Valentine (1981) brings a miner-masked killer back to Valentine Bluffs when the town revives the dance forbidden after an earlier massacre.

This week, our hosts are in a bloody romantic mood as we join them in Valentine Bluffs where a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[My Bloody Valentine (1981) brings a miner-masked killer back to Valentine Bluffs when the town revives the dance forbidden after an earlier massacre.<br /><br /> This week, our hosts are in a bloody romantic mood as we join them in Valentine Bluffs where a madman is filling candy boxes with torn hearts &amp; picking off anyone who dares to celebrate Valentine's Day in the 1981 slasher classic "My Bloody Valentine" ! Directed by George Mihalka and starring Lori Hallier &amp; Neil Affleck, this 80s slasher is a fan fave of our hosts who talk about the recently unearthed Unrated Cut plus get extra details not on screen but from the pages of recent novelization which leaves nothing to the imagination!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> Email us: mailto:doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Tik Tok: @doyouevenmoviepod<br /><br /> Get your own copy of the UNRATED Version:<br /><a href="https://a.co/d/gADHxYc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://a.co/d/gADHxYc</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5872</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b05ac5dea26af7a5905a002b716d3dc7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Slasher: Valentine Screams – A Deadly Horror-Movie Romance</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/slasher-valentine-screams-a-deadly-horror-movie-romance--58678237</link><description><![CDATA[Horror host and scream queen Vickie Valentine is preparing a Valentine’s broadcast before joining her girlfriend Bethany Mirren at the St.<br /><br /> Valentine’s Day Massacre Horror Con. The convention will premiere the newest film in Vickie’s slasher franchise.<br /><br /> A movie production built around masks, monsters, and manufactured scares becomes dangerously real when an actual creature finds its way into the celebration. Cast, fans, and filmmakers must determine which terror belongs to the script before the sequel claims a body count of its own.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Slasher: Valentine Screams” is a narrated horror-movie story combining queer romance, convention chaos, a film-within-a-film, and a monster that refuses to stay fictional.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58678237</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58678237/248_slasher_valentine_screams.mp3" length="91414394" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/63518bfa-b0f4-472d-a9fd-d81c728b546d/63518bfa-b0f4-472d-a9fd-d81c728b546d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/63518bfa-b0f4-472d-a9fd-d81c728b546d/63518bfa-b0f4-472d-a9fd-d81c728b546d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/63518bfa-b0f4-472d-a9fd-d81c728b546d/63518bfa-b0f4-472d-a9fd-d81c728b546d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Horror host and scream queen Vickie Valentine is preparing a Valentine’s broadcast before joining her girlfriend Bethany Mirren at the St.

Valentine’s Day Massacre Horror Con. The convention will premiere the newest film in Vickie’s slasher...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Horror host and scream queen Vickie Valentine is preparing a Valentine’s broadcast before joining her girlfriend Bethany Mirren at the St.<br /><br /> Valentine’s Day Massacre Horror Con. The convention will premiere the newest film in Vickie’s slasher franchise.<br /><br /> A movie production built around masks, monsters, and manufactured scares becomes dangerously real when an actual creature finds its way into the celebration. Cast, fans, and filmmakers must determine which terror belongs to the script before the sequel claims a body count of its own.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Slasher: Valentine Screams” is a narrated horror-movie story combining queer romance, convention chaos, a film-within-a-film, and a monster that refuses to stay fictional.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5714</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creatures,horror,killers,lesbians,lizards,monsters,movies,sex</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ffc922cdba23c3ceb55d5775fa6c42b5.jpg"/><itunes:episode>248</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Slashback | Slasher Parts 1 &amp; 2 — Independent Filmmaking Turns Deadly</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/slashback-slasher-parts-1-2-independent-filmmaking-turns-deadly--58618897</link><description><![CDATA[The first two “Slasher” stories return as one feature-length catch-up, following filmmakers whose pursuit of screen violence attracts the real thing.<br /><br /> “Slashback” gathers parts one and two before the third installment, restoring the characters, production history, and murders that turn independent filmmaking into a survival test.<br /><br /> The combined presentation restores the opening chapters of the Slasher storyline before its third installment. What begins around the ambition, pressure, and ego of making a low-budget horror movie grows into real danger as people connected to the production discover that staged murder is no protection from an actual killer.<br /><br /> Listening to parts one and two together makes the returning characters, filmmaking conflicts, and escalating attacks easier to follow without revealing who survives. This is an extended slasher-fiction catch-up for fans of movie-set horror, independent filmmaking, masked-killer suspense, backstage rivalries, and stories where the production itself becomes a crime scene.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58618897</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58618897/slasher_episodes_2024_2_8_24_9_27pm.mp3" length="68217692" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/dde19ac3-53a3-4a5a-90cf-eb8233407bdd/dde19ac3-53a3-4a5a-90cf-eb8233407bdd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/dde19ac3-53a3-4a5a-90cf-eb8233407bdd/dde19ac3-53a3-4a5a-90cf-eb8233407bdd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/dde19ac3-53a3-4a5a-90cf-eb8233407bdd/dde19ac3-53a3-4a5a-90cf-eb8233407bdd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The first two “Slasher” stories return as one feature-length catch-up, following filmmakers whose pursuit of screen violence attracts the real thing.

“Slashback” gathers parts one and two before the third installment, restoring the characters,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first two “Slasher” stories return as one feature-length catch-up, following filmmakers whose pursuit of screen violence attracts the real thing.<br /><br /> “Slashback” gathers parts one and two before the third installment, restoring the characters, production history, and murders that turn independent filmmaking into a survival test.<br /><br /> The combined presentation restores the opening chapters of the Slasher storyline before its third installment. What begins around the ambition, pressure, and ego of making a low-budget horror movie grows into real danger as people connected to the production discover that staged murder is no protection from an actual killer.<br /><br /> Listening to parts one and two together makes the returning characters, filmmaking conflicts, and escalating attacks easier to follow without revealing who survives. This is an extended slasher-fiction catch-up for fans of movie-set horror, independent filmmaking, masked-killer suspense, backstage rivalries, and stories where the production itself becomes a crime scene.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4264</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>horror,killer,monster,movies,murder,slasher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7d162cf785cb24207377b0db5fa552e1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Man Without a Body: Invisible-Man Hoax, Bell-Tower Panic and a Wartime Spy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-man-without-a-body-invisible-man-hoax-bell-tower-panic-and-a-wartime-spy--58525137</link><description><![CDATA[An invisible man terrorizes a Suffolk village, ringing church bells and sending a verger flying from a locked tower with no attacker in sight.<br /><br /> Wartime nerves are already high in Aldbridge when newspapers report a “reign of terror” and villagers turn against the reclusive Professor Ansmith. A gramophone plays in an apparently empty room, unseen footsteps and touches spread panic, and the church bell begins swinging while the belfry appears deserted. Reverend Arthur Morley, his daughter Janice, young doctor Jim Norwood, and builder George Wellman are drawn into the disturbance.<br /><br /> When verger Henry Emmett is hurled from the tower, the village is ready for a lynching. Professor Ansmith promises to demonstrate a man without a body and then explains the mechanical tricks behind the haunting, including compressed air powerful enough to move the heavy bell. His solution seems to expose Jim and George as reckless hoaxers—until their true reason for manufacturing an invisible menace comes into focus.<br /><br /> Written by John Dickson Carr and starring John Sutton and George Zucco, “The Man Without a Body” is not a medical-experiment tale. It is an impossible-crime mystery and wartime espionage thriller involving stage magic, camouflage, mass panic, and a suspected German spy near a concealed aerodrome.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58525137</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58525137/ub_the_man_without_a_body.mp3" length="31626145" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6ace067c-5cd3-402d-b9c2-447916dd1afb/6ace067c-5cd3-402d-b9c2-447916dd1afb.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6ace067c-5cd3-402d-b9c2-447916dd1afb/6ace067c-5cd3-402d-b9c2-447916dd1afb.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6ace067c-5cd3-402d-b9c2-447916dd1afb/6ace067c-5cd3-402d-b9c2-447916dd1afb.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An invisible man terrorizes a Suffolk village, ringing church bells and sending a verger flying from a locked tower with no attacker in sight.

Wartime nerves are already high in Aldbridge when newspapers report a “reign of terror” and villagers turn...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An invisible man terrorizes a Suffolk village, ringing church bells and sending a verger flying from a locked tower with no attacker in sight.<br /><br /> Wartime nerves are already high in Aldbridge when newspapers report a “reign of terror” and villagers turn against the reclusive Professor Ansmith. A gramophone plays in an apparently empty room, unseen footsteps and touches spread panic, and the church bell begins swinging while the belfry appears deserted. Reverend Arthur Morley, his daughter Janice, young doctor Jim Norwood, and builder George Wellman are drawn into the disturbance.<br /><br /> When verger Henry Emmett is hurled from the tower, the village is ready for a lynching. Professor Ansmith promises to demonstrate a man without a body and then explains the mechanical tricks behind the haunting, including compressed air powerful enough to move the heavy bell. His solution seems to expose Jim and George as reckless hoaxers—until their true reason for manufacturing an invisible menace comes into focus.<br /><br /> Written by John Dickson Carr and starring John Sutton and George Zucco, “The Man Without a Body” is not a medical-experiment tale. It is an impossible-crime mystery and wartime espionage thriller involving stage magic, camouflage, mass panic, and a suspected German spy near a concealed aerodrome.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1977</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>3 Bloody Valentine’s Horror Stories — Love, Obsession and Death</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-bloody-valentine-s-horror-stories-love-obsession-and-death--58618629</link><description><![CDATA[Three Valentine horror stories turn romance into a source of obsession, bodily danger, and blood-soaked consequences.<br /><br /> The collection includes Jeff Carpenter’s “A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay” and Shane Migliavacca’s “Debbie Devereaux,” moving from yearning beneath the sea to a volatile encounter on a winter night.<br /><br /> Jeff Carpenter’s “A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay” follows Ayumi’s forbidden longing toward polluted water, mythic transformation, and a love that refuses to remain human. Shane Migliavacca’s “Debbie Devereaux” brings grief, memory, and emotional instability into a more intimate nightmare. The collection’s remaining tale continues the theme of affection crossing into danger without spoiling its final turn.<br /><br /> Together, the stories replace candy hearts and romantic certainty with dark romance, body horror, obsession, bereavement, and bloody consequence. This is a compact Valentine’s Day horror anthology for listeners who want seasonal scary stories without losing the specific characters, settings, and emotional damage that make each one distinct.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58618629</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58618629/vday_2024_2_8_24_8_55pm.mp3" length="81325262" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/918cfa9b-5a5d-452e-8928-eebf20d82c6a/918cfa9b-5a5d-452e-8928-eebf20d82c6a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/918cfa9b-5a5d-452e-8928-eebf20d82c6a/918cfa9b-5a5d-452e-8928-eebf20d82c6a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/918cfa9b-5a5d-452e-8928-eebf20d82c6a/918cfa9b-5a5d-452e-8928-eebf20d82c6a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Three Valentine horror stories turn romance into a source of obsession, bodily danger, and blood-soaked consequences.

The collection includes Jeff Carpenter’s “A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay” and Shane Migliavacca’s “Debbie Devereaux,” moving from...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three Valentine horror stories turn romance into a source of obsession, bodily danger, and blood-soaked consequences.<br /><br /> The collection includes Jeff Carpenter’s “A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay” and Shane Migliavacca’s “Debbie Devereaux,” moving from yearning beneath the sea to a volatile encounter on a winter night.<br /><br /> Jeff Carpenter’s “A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay” follows Ayumi’s forbidden longing toward polluted water, mythic transformation, and a love that refuses to remain human. Shane Migliavacca’s “Debbie Devereaux” brings grief, memory, and emotional instability into a more intimate nightmare. The collection’s remaining tale continues the theme of affection crossing into danger without spoiling its final turn.<br /><br /> Together, the stories replace candy hearts and romantic certainty with dark romance, body horror, obsession, bereavement, and bloody consequence. This is a compact Valentine’s Day horror anthology for listeners who want seasonal scary stories without losing the specific characters, settings, and emotional damage that make each one distinct.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5083</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,february,love,massacre,slasher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cb41edde66a5b786d8f8f3415f9d7417.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Gamble with the Devil: A Fake Mercenary, a Cult Massacre &amp; an Asylum Demon</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gamble-with-the-devil-a-fake-mercenary-a-cult-massacre-an-asylum-demon--58592560</link><description><![CDATA[Videographer Ernie follows would-be mercenary Travis Gamble into an abandoned asylum where cultists are burning human hearts in a demonic ritual.<br /><br /> Gamble is wealthy, heavily armed, and convinced that military manuals, Midwest ninja training, and a private kill house have made him a weapon. What he lacks is real combat experience—or any mercenary company willing to hire him. He recruits Ernie to film a violent highlight reel that will prove his value, promising action inside an institution occupied by bloodthirsty Satanists.<br /><br /> The assignment delivers bodies, animal masks, chanting, and young victims strapped to hospital gurneys. Ernie keeps the camera running while Gamble treats the raid like an audition. But the cult’s surviving child is not helpless. She is a demon with power over weapons and the dead, and she can summon every corpse scattered through the asylum into an army built from the mercenary’s own carnage.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Gamble with the Devil” combines found-footage horror, paramilitary satire, occult ritual, reanimated bodies, and extreme dark comedy. The story ultimately belongs as much to Ernie—the frightened cameraman discovering disturbing desires—as to the macho fraud whose name has become a literal wager with Hell. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58592560</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58592560/247_gamble_with_the_devil.mp3" length="42266968" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/832c3e5d-7a52-4099-a97c-787520d85453/832c3e5d-7a52-4099-a97c-787520d85453.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/832c3e5d-7a52-4099-a97c-787520d85453/832c3e5d-7a52-4099-a97c-787520d85453.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/832c3e5d-7a52-4099-a97c-787520d85453/832c3e5d-7a52-4099-a97c-787520d85453.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Videographer Ernie follows would-be mercenary Travis Gamble into an abandoned asylum where cultists are burning human hearts in a demonic ritual.

Gamble is wealthy, heavily armed, and convinced that military manuals, Midwest ninja training, and a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Videographer Ernie follows would-be mercenary Travis Gamble into an abandoned asylum where cultists are burning human hearts in a demonic ritual.<br /><br /> Gamble is wealthy, heavily armed, and convinced that military manuals, Midwest ninja training, and a private kill house have made him a weapon. What he lacks is real combat experience—or any mercenary company willing to hire him. He recruits Ernie to film a violent highlight reel that will prove his value, promising action inside an institution occupied by bloodthirsty Satanists.<br /><br /> The assignment delivers bodies, animal masks, chanting, and young victims strapped to hospital gurneys. Ernie keeps the camera running while Gamble treats the raid like an audition. But the cult’s surviving child is not helpless. She is a demon with power over weapons and the dead, and she can summon every corpse scattered through the asylum into an army built from the mercenary’s own carnage.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Gamble with the Devil” combines found-footage horror, paramilitary satire, occult ritual, reanimated bodies, and extreme dark comedy. The story ultimately belongs as much to Ernie—the frightened cameraman discovering disturbing desires—as to the macho fraud whose name has become a literal wager with Hell. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2642</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,cults,horror,murder,orgy,sex</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2a225979ce1872b008b02c660d486d3f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>247</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Lost Dog: A Doberman, Hypnosis and Domestic Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-lost-dog-a-doberman-hypnosis-and-domestic-terror--58524945</link><description><![CDATA[Piano teacher Julia Smollett’s terror of dogs becomes a weapon when her abusive husband brings a young Doberman into their suburban home.<br /><br /> Julia’s student Ronnie Hughes notices the bruises she tries to hide and realizes that her husband George has been hurting her. Their latest conflict centers on George’s insistence that a country house needs a dog. Julia’s fear is not dislike but a severe phobia: even a small, harmless animal can send her into panic.<br /><br /> George demands a cure, first sending Julia to Dr. McCann and then to hypnotherapist Dr. Froehlich for hyperamnesia intended to uncover a repressed childhood trauma. At the same time, he buys a Doberman and forces Julia to face the animal inside her own bedroom. Ronnie’s concern for his teacher and his attempt to confront George add another volatile relationship to a home already shaped by alcohol, coercion, and violence.<br /><br /> Written by Henry Slesar and starring Kim Hunter, “Lost Dog” is a psychological domestic thriller about animal phobia, hypnosis, intimate-partner abuse, and the danger of turning treatment into control. This audio-grounded synopsis replaces the prior unrelated description of an older landlady, a sick boarder, and birds.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58524945</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58524945/ub_lost_dog.mp3" length="42444545" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/038a8ac5-f75e-4f3e-8dc3-b5ae4520eb96/038a8ac5-f75e-4f3e-8dc3-b5ae4520eb96.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/038a8ac5-f75e-4f3e-8dc3-b5ae4520eb96/038a8ac5-f75e-4f3e-8dc3-b5ae4520eb96.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/038a8ac5-f75e-4f3e-8dc3-b5ae4520eb96/038a8ac5-f75e-4f3e-8dc3-b5ae4520eb96.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Piano teacher Julia Smollett’s terror of dogs becomes a weapon when her abusive husband brings a young Doberman into their suburban home.

Julia’s student Ronnie Hughes notices the bruises she tries to hide and realizes that her husband George has...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Piano teacher Julia Smollett’s terror of dogs becomes a weapon when her abusive husband brings a young Doberman into their suburban home.<br /><br /> Julia’s student Ronnie Hughes notices the bruises she tries to hide and realizes that her husband George has been hurting her. Their latest conflict centers on George’s insistence that a country house needs a dog. Julia’s fear is not dislike but a severe phobia: even a small, harmless animal can send her into panic.<br /><br /> George demands a cure, first sending Julia to Dr. McCann and then to hypnotherapist Dr. Froehlich for hyperamnesia intended to uncover a repressed childhood trauma. At the same time, he buys a Doberman and forces Julia to face the animal inside her own bedroom. Ronnie’s concern for his teacher and his attempt to confront George add another volatile relationship to a home already shaped by alcohol, coercion, and violence.<br /><br /> Written by Henry Slesar and starring Kim Hunter, “Lost Dog” is a psychological domestic thriller about animal phobia, hypnosis, intimate-partner abuse, and the danger of turning treatment into control. This audio-grounded synopsis replaces the prior unrelated description of an older landlady, a sick boarder, and birds.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: CBS Radio Mystery Theater.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2653</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Do You Even Movie? | Ravenous (1999) Cannibalism in the Old West!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-even-movie-ravenous-1999-cannibalism-in-the-old-west--58523737</link><description><![CDATA[It is the end of our Winter Favorites Month and we hope you're hungry! Join Henrique &amp; David was we travel to the Sierra Nevada's in 1847 for a slice of Western Horror good enough to sink your teeth into.<br /><br /> The inhabitants of Fort Spencer have more to fear than the Winter conditions when a sadistic cannibal infiltrates their fort with a plan to never go hungry again in 1999s RAVENOUS!<br /><br /> Directed by Antonia Bird and starring Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, &amp; Neal McDonough. Hear about the legend of the Wendigo, our hosts first introduction into films with cannibalism, and so much more!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Tik Tok: @doyouevenmoviepod<br /><br /> Buy RAVENOUS on Blu Ray:<br /><a href="https://a.co/d/8kg3cCK" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://a.co/d/8kg3cCK</a><br /><br /> Ravenous (1999) Cannibalism in the Old West! receives a full spoiler discussion from Henrique and David, balancing plot reactions with production context, performances, genre history, and the hosts’ personal response.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58523737</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58523737/ravenous_commercials_for_ws.mp3" length="93542947" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/75b58f75-b924-4af7-9576-34e3ac6a1b26/75b58f75-b924-4af7-9576-34e3ac6a1b26.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/75b58f75-b924-4af7-9576-34e3ac6a1b26/75b58f75-b924-4af7-9576-34e3ac6a1b26.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/75b58f75-b924-4af7-9576-34e3ac6a1b26/75b58f75-b924-4af7-9576-34e3ac6a1b26.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It is the end of our Winter Favorites Month and we hope you're hungry! Join Henrique &amp; David was we travel to the Sierra Nevada's in 1847 for a slice of Western Horror good enough to sink your teeth into.

The inhabitants of Fort Spencer have more to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[It is the end of our Winter Favorites Month and we hope you're hungry! Join Henrique &amp; David was we travel to the Sierra Nevada's in 1847 for a slice of Western Horror good enough to sink your teeth into.<br /><br /> The inhabitants of Fort Spencer have more to fear than the Winter conditions when a sadistic cannibal infiltrates their fort with a plan to never go hungry again in 1999s RAVENOUS!<br /><br /> Directed by Antonia Bird and starring Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, &amp; Neal McDonough. Hear about the legend of the Wendigo, our hosts first introduction into films with cannibalism, and so much more!<br /><br /> Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com<br /><br /> LIKE us on Facebook:<br /> Do You Even Movie? - Podcast<br /><br /> Follow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod<br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /><br /> Tik Tok: @doyouevenmoviepod<br /><br /> Buy RAVENOUS on Blu Ray:<br /><a href="https://a.co/d/8kg3cCK" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://a.co/d/8kg3cCK</a><br /><br /> Ravenous (1999) Cannibalism in the Old West! receives a full spoiler discussion from Henrique and David, balancing plot reactions with production context, performances, genre history, and the hosts’ personal response.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5847</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cannibals,movie,reviews</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7d7b357e49c07f123db48b21df4db5c3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Homecoming Queen Killer Part 5: Loralee Hardy’s Homecoming from Hell</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/homecoming-queen-killer-part-5-loralee-hardy-s-homecoming-from-hell--58507571</link><description><![CDATA[Loralee Hardy returns from the dead for a final massacre at Shore City East High’s homecoming dance—and to crown Melisande LaPalla her queen.<br /><br /> In the conclusion to “Homecoming Queen Killer,” Melisande reaches the school after surviving a campaign of rivals, kidnappings, and murders surrounding the crown. Debra Leighman has revealed that she resurrected Loralee at Greenlawn Cemetery. Reese Clairborne remains determined to eliminate Melisande, while Arnie “Razor” Rathman still believes he has a place in their proposed throuple.<br /><br /> Inside the dance, Loralee’s Prom from Hell legacy collides with a new Homecoming from Hell. Bodies accumulate across the floor as the resurrected killer protects Melisande, punishes anyone she considers a threat, and forces the surviving candidates to understand who the ceremony is truly for. The crown is no longer a symbol of school popularity—it marks the queen Loralee has chosen to stand beside her.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Homecoming Queen Killer Part 5” completes the five-part Shore City slasher serial with undead romance, high-school rivalry, graphic revenge, and connections to Strickfield’s Prom Night legends. The visible part number remains because this episode is the finale; the richer subtitle identifies Loralee Hardy and the Homecoming from Hell for both series navigation and search. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58507571</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58507571/246_homecoming_queen_killer_part_5.mp3" length="32613409" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9e35192b-976c-4c1e-9ca3-6e8f3444334e/9e35192b-976c-4c1e-9ca3-6e8f3444334e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9e35192b-976c-4c1e-9ca3-6e8f3444334e/9e35192b-976c-4c1e-9ca3-6e8f3444334e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9e35192b-976c-4c1e-9ca3-6e8f3444334e/9e35192b-976c-4c1e-9ca3-6e8f3444334e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Loralee Hardy returns from the dead for a final massacre at Shore City East High’s homecoming dance—and to crown Melisande LaPalla her queen.

In the conclusion to “Homecoming Queen Killer,” Melisande reaches the school after surviving a campaign of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Loralee Hardy returns from the dead for a final massacre at Shore City East High’s homecoming dance—and to crown Melisande LaPalla her queen.<br /><br /> In the conclusion to “Homecoming Queen Killer,” Melisande reaches the school after surviving a campaign of rivals, kidnappings, and murders surrounding the crown. Debra Leighman has revealed that she resurrected Loralee at Greenlawn Cemetery. Reese Clairborne remains determined to eliminate Melisande, while Arnie “Razor” Rathman still believes he has a place in their proposed throuple.<br /><br /> Inside the dance, Loralee’s Prom from Hell legacy collides with a new Homecoming from Hell. Bodies accumulate across the floor as the resurrected killer protects Melisande, punishes anyone she considers a threat, and forces the surviving candidates to understand who the ceremony is truly for. The crown is no longer a symbol of school popularity—it marks the queen Loralee has chosen to stand beside her.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Homecoming Queen Killer Part 5” completes the five-part Shore City slasher serial with undead romance, high-school rivalry, graphic revenge, and connections to Strickfield’s Prom Night legends. The visible part number remains because this episode is the finale; the richer subtitle identifies Loralee Hardy and the Homecoming from Hell for both series navigation and search. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2039</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>high,killers,murder,school,slasher,undead</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4d467021ab9e22d7aacf6e8d949c411d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>246</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Something Living in Your Ear, A Ghost Smell and Good Dogs as Heroes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-something-living-in-your-ear-a-ghost-smell-and-good-dogs-as-heroes--58465616</link><description><![CDATA[Spiders, unleashed deer, heroic dogs, a ghostly smell, and something living in an ear fill this wide-ranging Monthly Spooky roundup.<br /><br /> The episode’s animal stories cover very different relationships with people: unleashed deer create danger, dogs become unlikely heroes, and spiders or an ear-dwelling creature trigger the fear of nature getting far too close. A mysterious smell associated with a ghost introduces a less familiar kind of haunting—one perceived through scent rather than sight or sound.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky connects those accounts through reaction and discussion, not a claim that every report shares one cause. It is a varied strange-news listen for anyone interested in heroic dogs, animal chaos, spiders, unusual medical stories, phantom smells, olfactory hauntings, and paranormal experiences that do not arrive in the expected form.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58465616</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58465616/monthly_spooky_jan_2024final.mp3" length="121706798" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/346a1f9f-002e-4819-bc97-2cbc66d9249f/346a1f9f-002e-4819-bc97-2cbc66d9249f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/346a1f9f-002e-4819-bc97-2cbc66d9249f/346a1f9f-002e-4819-bc97-2cbc66d9249f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/346a1f9f-002e-4819-bc97-2cbc66d9249f/346a1f9f-002e-4819-bc97-2cbc66d9249f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Spiders, unleashed deer, heroic dogs, a ghostly smell, and something living in an ear fill this wide-ranging Monthly Spooky roundup.

The episode’s animal stories cover very different relationships with people: unleashed deer create danger, dogs...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Spiders, unleashed deer, heroic dogs, a ghostly smell, and something living in an ear fill this wide-ranging Monthly Spooky roundup.<br /><br /> The episode’s animal stories cover very different relationships with people: unleashed deer create danger, dogs become unlikely heroes, and spiders or an ear-dwelling creature trigger the fear of nature getting far too close. A mysterious smell associated with a ghost introduces a less familiar kind of haunting—one perceived through scent rather than sight or sound.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky connects those accounts through reaction and discussion, not a claim that every report shares one cause. It is a varied strange-news listen for anyone interested in heroic dogs, animal chaos, spiders, unusual medical stories, phantom smells, olfactory hauntings, and paranormal experiences that do not arrive in the expected form.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7607</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>comedy,dogs,ghosts,horror,humor,nightswim,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Four Time Loser: A Reformed Criminal’s Past Returns with a Price</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-four-time-loser-a-reformed-criminal-s-past-returns-with-a-price--58202326</link><description><![CDATA[“Four Time Loser” follows an escaped convict who built a respectable new life—until an old cellmate arrives demanding money, an alibi, and control.<br /><br /> Twelve years after escaping a life sentence, a man living under the name George has educated himself, become successful, and fallen in love with Elaine. His carefully rebuilt identity depends on keeping his criminal past hidden. That makes former prison companion Matt Howard’s sudden appearance more than an embarrassment: it is a blackmail threat capable of destroying George’s career, freedom, and planned marriage.<br /><br /> Matt first wants cash. After a killing follows a crooked card game, he demands that George provide an alibi. Refusing could expose the escape; cooperating could make George part of another crime. Elaine’s determination to protect their future only adds another dangerous choice to a chain of secrecy, coercion, and attempted self-preservation.<br /><br /> The drama asks whether genuine reform can survive when the law, public judgment, and an opportunistic criminal reduce a man to his record. Its noir structure turns every apparent solution into new evidence and drives toward the bitter meaning of the title.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Masters of Mystery.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58202326</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2024 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58202326/ub_four_time_loser_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="24564331" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a76dcf1a-361b-42d1-9ceb-73879145af87/a76dcf1a-361b-42d1-9ceb-73879145af87.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a76dcf1a-361b-42d1-9ceb-73879145af87/a76dcf1a-361b-42d1-9ceb-73879145af87.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a76dcf1a-361b-42d1-9ceb-73879145af87/a76dcf1a-361b-42d1-9ceb-73879145af87.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>“Four Time Loser” follows an escaped convict who built a respectable new life—until an old cellmate arrives demanding money, an alibi, and control.

Twelve years after escaping a life sentence, a man living under the name George has educated himself,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[“Four Time Loser” follows an escaped convict who built a respectable new life—until an old cellmate arrives demanding money, an alibi, and control.<br /><br /> Twelve years after escaping a life sentence, a man living under the name George has educated himself, become successful, and fallen in love with Elaine. His carefully rebuilt identity depends on keeping his criminal past hidden. That makes former prison companion Matt Howard’s sudden appearance more than an embarrassment: it is a blackmail threat capable of destroying George’s career, freedom, and planned marriage.<br /><br /> Matt first wants cash. After a killing follows a crooked card game, he demands that George provide an alibi. Refusing could expose the escape; cooperating could make George part of another crime. Elaine’s determination to protect their future only adds another dangerous choice to a chain of secrecy, coercion, and attempted self-preservation.<br /><br /> The drama asks whether genuine reform can survive when the law, public judgment, and an opportunistic criminal reduce a man to his record. Its noir structure turns every apparent solution into new evidence and drives toward the bitter meaning of the title.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Masters of Mystery.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1536</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>nostaglia,old,radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Homecoming Queen Killer Part 4: A Love Triangle, a Dinner Ambush &amp; Murder at the Dance</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/homecoming-queen-killer-part-4-a-love-triangle-a-dinner-ambush-murder-at-the-dance--58421751</link><description><![CDATA[Melisande proposes an unexpected homecoming arrangement as new murders, a dinner ambush, and Loralee’s exposed identity converge at the dance.<br /><br /> After winning an appeal against her wrongful suspension, Melisande LaPalla is free to return to Shore City East High and remain in the homecoming queen race. Her personal life is even more complicated: she cares for both Loralee and Razor and suggests that the three attend the dance together. The arrangement offers a possible escape from jealousy, but Loralee’s possessive instincts and hidden history remain impossible to contain.<br /><br /> Another candidate is murdered after a spa encounter, and Reese Clairborne and Ali Prinze bring the campaign’s violence directly to a dinner meant to celebrate the new relationship. Then Debra Leighman arrives with proof that “Loralee Alexandra” is really Loralee Hardy—the resurrected Prom Queen Killer whose grave is now empty. Exposing that secret does not answer every question about the bodies surrounding the crown.<br /><br /> Part four of Rob Fields’s “Homecoming Queen Killer” pushes its supernatural slasher mystery to the doors of the homecoming dance. Romance, resurrection, school corruption, and competing killers collide as one more death leaves even Loralee asking who struck—and why. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58421751</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58421751/245_homecoming_queen_killer_part_4.mp3" length="31662134" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/895b2e14-ffe0-4603-8b67-431371d90fd4/895b2e14-ffe0-4603-8b67-431371d90fd4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/895b2e14-ffe0-4603-8b67-431371d90fd4/895b2e14-ffe0-4603-8b67-431371d90fd4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/895b2e14-ffe0-4603-8b67-431371d90fd4/895b2e14-ffe0-4603-8b67-431371d90fd4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Melisande proposes an unexpected homecoming arrangement as new murders, a dinner ambush, and Loralee’s exposed identity converge at the dance.

After winning an appeal against her wrongful suspension, Melisande LaPalla is free to return to Shore City...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Melisande proposes an unexpected homecoming arrangement as new murders, a dinner ambush, and Loralee’s exposed identity converge at the dance.<br /><br /> After winning an appeal against her wrongful suspension, Melisande LaPalla is free to return to Shore City East High and remain in the homecoming queen race. Her personal life is even more complicated: she cares for both Loralee and Razor and suggests that the three attend the dance together. The arrangement offers a possible escape from jealousy, but Loralee’s possessive instincts and hidden history remain impossible to contain.<br /><br /> Another candidate is murdered after a spa encounter, and Reese Clairborne and Ali Prinze bring the campaign’s violence directly to a dinner meant to celebrate the new relationship. Then Debra Leighman arrives with proof that “Loralee Alexandra” is really Loralee Hardy—the resurrected Prom Queen Killer whose grave is now empty. Exposing that secret does not answer every question about the bodies surrounding the crown.<br /><br /> Part four of Rob Fields’s “Homecoming Queen Killer” pushes its supernatural slasher mystery to the doors of the homecoming dance. Romance, resurrection, school corruption, and competing killers collide as one more death leaves even Loralee asking who struck—and why. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1979</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4d467021ab9e22d7aacf6e8d949c411d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>245</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Hitchhiker: Orson Welles’ Cross-Country Road Nightmare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-hitchhiker-orson-welles-cross-country-road-nightmare--58202255</link><description><![CDATA[Ronald Adams leaves Brooklyn for California, but the same rain-soaked hitchhiker appears ahead of his car across hundreds of impossible miles.<br /><br /> At first Ronald treats the figure as a coincidence. He sees the thin man on the Brooklyn Bridge, then again on the Pulaski Skyway, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and roads farther west—always carrying the same cheap overnight bag and silently asking for a ride. Gas-station attendants insist no hitchhiker could have reached those places, yet the stranger continues to wait beneath arc lights, beside railroad tracks, and on empty desert highways.<br /><br /> Sleep-deprived and increasingly obsessed, Ronald tries to outrun the apparition, confront it, and prove that someone else can see it. By the time he reaches an isolated auto camp near Gallup, New Mexico, a call home becomes his last hope of holding onto reality. What he learns transforms the relentless traveler from a roadside stalker into something far more personal.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast presents Lucille Fletcher’s “The Hitchhiker,” the landmark Suspense radio thriller starring Orson Welles as Ronald Adams. This classic supernatural road story follows a 1940 Buick across Route 66 through paranoia, isolation, ghostly repetition, and one of old-time radio’s most memorable revelations. Every roadside recurrence builds toward Ronald’s fateful call home and the identity of the man waiting ahead.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58202255</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2024 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58202255/ub_the_hitchhiker_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="31055233" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9cba9297-d2b4-4038-be6b-d138d8c84771/9cba9297-d2b4-4038-be6b-d138d8c84771.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9cba9297-d2b4-4038-be6b-d138d8c84771/9cba9297-d2b4-4038-be6b-d138d8c84771.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9cba9297-d2b4-4038-be6b-d138d8c84771/9cba9297-d2b4-4038-be6b-d138d8c84771.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ronald Adams leaves Brooklyn for California, but the same rain-soaked hitchhiker appears ahead of his car across hundreds of impossible miles.

At first Ronald treats the figure as a coincidence. He sees the thin man on the Brooklyn Bridge, then again...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ronald Adams leaves Brooklyn for California, but the same rain-soaked hitchhiker appears ahead of his car across hundreds of impossible miles.<br /><br /> At first Ronald treats the figure as a coincidence. He sees the thin man on the Brooklyn Bridge, then again on the Pulaski Skyway, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and roads farther west—always carrying the same cheap overnight bag and silently asking for a ride. Gas-station attendants insist no hitchhiker could have reached those places, yet the stranger continues to wait beneath arc lights, beside railroad tracks, and on empty desert highways.<br /><br /> Sleep-deprived and increasingly obsessed, Ronald tries to outrun the apparition, confront it, and prove that someone else can see it. By the time he reaches an isolated auto camp near Gallup, New Mexico, a call home becomes his last hope of holding onto reality. What he learns transforms the relentless traveler from a roadside stalker into something far more personal.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast presents Lucille Fletcher’s “The Hitchhiker,” the landmark Suspense radio thriller starring Orson Welles as Ronald Adams. This classic supernatural road story follows a 1940 Buick across Route 66 through paranoia, isolation, ghostly repetition, and one of old-time radio’s most memorable revelations. Every roadside recurrence builds toward Ronald’s fateful call home and the identity of the man waiting ahead.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1941</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,old,radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Homecoming Queen Killer Part 3: Loralee’s Secret, Cemetery Evidence &amp; a Murder Plot</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/homecoming-queen-killer-part-3-loralee-s-secret-cemetery-evidence-a-murder-plot--58326861</link><description><![CDATA[Loralee’s romance with Melisande deepens as a cemetery discovery threatens her new identity and Reese hires three men to attack them.<br /><br /> At Shore City East High, Loralee Hardy is still passing as transfer student Loralee Alexandra. She and Melisande LaPalla work together at Roth’s Rings and begin a passionate relationship, while Arnie “Razor” Rathman finally confesses his own feelings and asks Melisande to homecoming. The emotional triangle leaves Loralee struggling to conceal both her identity and the murderous jealousy beneath her devotion.<br /><br /> Reese Clairborne has no intention of losing the homecoming queen crown. She recruits Clem Otterson, Kenny Ford, and Fred Willis to terrorize the couple, turning school politics into an organized assault. Meanwhile, Debra Leighman recognizes the girl she once loved and travels to Greenlawn Cemetery for proof. An empty grave confirms the impossible: the Prom Queen Killer has returned from the dead.<br /><br /> Part three of Rob Fields’s “Homecoming Queen Killer” combines resurrection horror, a queer supernatural romance, homecoming rivalry, blackmail, and slasher suspense. As Debra races to expose Loralee and the hired attackers close in, the central mystery grows more complicated—because not every act of violence can be safely attributed to the same killer. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58326861</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58326861/244_homecoming_queen_killer_part_3.mp3" length="32589585" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8454c210-afa3-4cb1-8535-b8f6c6ff78b5/8454c210-afa3-4cb1-8535-b8f6c6ff78b5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8454c210-afa3-4cb1-8535-b8f6c6ff78b5/8454c210-afa3-4cb1-8535-b8f6c6ff78b5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8454c210-afa3-4cb1-8535-b8f6c6ff78b5/8454c210-afa3-4cb1-8535-b8f6c6ff78b5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Loralee’s romance with Melisande deepens as a cemetery discovery threatens her new identity and Reese hires three men to attack them.

At Shore City East High, Loralee Hardy is still passing as transfer student Loralee Alexandra. She and Melisande...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Loralee’s romance with Melisande deepens as a cemetery discovery threatens her new identity and Reese hires three men to attack them.<br /><br /> At Shore City East High, Loralee Hardy is still passing as transfer student Loralee Alexandra. She and Melisande LaPalla work together at Roth’s Rings and begin a passionate relationship, while Arnie “Razor” Rathman finally confesses his own feelings and asks Melisande to homecoming. The emotional triangle leaves Loralee struggling to conceal both her identity and the murderous jealousy beneath her devotion.<br /><br /> Reese Clairborne has no intention of losing the homecoming queen crown. She recruits Clem Otterson, Kenny Ford, and Fred Willis to terrorize the couple, turning school politics into an organized assault. Meanwhile, Debra Leighman recognizes the girl she once loved and travels to Greenlawn Cemetery for proof. An empty grave confirms the impossible: the Prom Queen Killer has returned from the dead.<br /><br /> Part three of Rob Fields’s “Homecoming Queen Killer” combines resurrection horror, a queer supernatural romance, homecoming rivalry, blackmail, and slasher suspense. As Debra races to expose Loralee and the hired attackers close in, the central mystery grows more complicated—because not every act of violence can be safely attributed to the same killer. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2037</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>highschool,horror,killers,slasher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4d467021ab9e22d7aacf6e8d949c411d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>244</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Prom Night of the Dead: Complete Strickfield Ghost-Slasher Miniseries | Best of 2023</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/prom-night-of-the-dead-complete-strickfield-ghost-slasher-miniseries-best-of-2023--58300170</link><description><![CDATA[Two months after Strickfield High’s Prom from Hell, murdered prom favorite Lillian Johanssen returns—and summer school becomes a ghostly killing ground.<br /><br />Lillian was the frontrunner for the junior prom queen crown when Loralee Hardy’s massacre ended the dance in blood. Now Lillian’s body is missing from the hospital morgue, students are serving out summer classes, and volatile newcomer Roni Brunswick seems to know everybody’s darkest secret. Regal Fairlane is hiding a forbidden relationship with teacher Austin Zachery, while wealthy Primrose Mirren has been paying Samuel Wormton to do her schoolwork.<br /><br />At the Feltner County Fair, Regal and Austin encounter Lillian’s glowing apparition inside a haunted-house attraction. More deaths follow, each staged as punishment for a secret or betrayal. Suspicion settles on Roni, but drama instructor Devon Decker is preparing a mysterious event inside the locked gym—and Lillian appears determined to finish the prom ceremony that death interrupted.<br /><br />This feature-length Best of 2023 edition collects all four parts of Rob Fields’s “Prom Night of the Dead.” The complete Strickfield ghost-slasher miniseries combines supernatural revenge, summer-school secrets, prom-night horror, a haunted carnival ride, and a final dance arranged for the dead. Across the four-part mystery, Lillian, Roni, Regal, Primrose, Austin, Derek Masters, and the unfinished crown all lead toward whoever is directing the deadly celebration. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58300170</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58300170/prom_night_of_the_dead_jan_2024_comp.mp3" length="104881895" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/db934a2d-c149-453f-8858-0f58ea15acdf/db934a2d-c149-453f-8858-0f58ea15acdf.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/db934a2d-c149-453f-8858-0f58ea15acdf/db934a2d-c149-453f-8858-0f58ea15acdf.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/db934a2d-c149-453f-8858-0f58ea15acdf/db934a2d-c149-453f-8858-0f58ea15acdf.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two months after Strickfield High’s Prom from Hell, murdered prom favorite Lillian Johanssen returns—and summer school becomes a ghostly killing ground.

Lillian was the frontrunner for the junior prom queen crown when Loralee Hardy’s massacre ended...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two months after Strickfield High’s Prom from Hell, murdered prom favorite Lillian Johanssen returns—and summer school becomes a ghostly killing ground.<br /><br />Lillian was the frontrunner for the junior prom queen crown when Loralee Hardy’s massacre ended the dance in blood. Now Lillian’s body is missing from the hospital morgue, students are serving out summer classes, and volatile newcomer Roni Brunswick seems to know everybody’s darkest secret. Regal Fairlane is hiding a forbidden relationship with teacher Austin Zachery, while wealthy Primrose Mirren has been paying Samuel Wormton to do her schoolwork.<br /><br />At the Feltner County Fair, Regal and Austin encounter Lillian’s glowing apparition inside a haunted-house attraction. More deaths follow, each staged as punishment for a secret or betrayal. Suspicion settles on Roni, but drama instructor Devon Decker is preparing a mysterious event inside the locked gym—and Lillian appears determined to finish the prom ceremony that death interrupted.<br /><br />This feature-length Best of 2023 edition collects all four parts of Rob Fields’s “Prom Night of the Dead.” The complete Strickfield ghost-slasher miniseries combines supernatural revenge, summer-school secrets, prom-night horror, a haunted carnival ride, and a final dance arranged for the dead. Across the four-part mystery, Lillian, Roni, Regal, Primrose, Austin, Derek Masters, and the unfinished crown all lead toward whoever is directing the deadly celebration. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6556</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>killer,murder,mystery,prom,slasher,teen</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d427445ae245da3236694d96e945554.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Judas Clock: Cleopatra’s Cursed Machine and a 30-Year Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-judas-clock-cleopatra-s-cursed-machine-and-a-30-year-revenge--58202153</link><description><![CDATA[Clockmaker Sebastian Packer finds Cleopatra’s Clock—the 500-pound black-marble machine that crushed his father thirty years earlier.<br /><br /> Built in Italy for a prince of the House of Savoy in 1598, the clock is carved with Egyptian imagery and designed to run on forty gold coins associated with Cleopatra and a royal poisoning. Sebastian has carried those blood-stained coins since boyhood, when his cousin Andrew used the clock’s hidden mechanism to make his father’s death look accidental.<br /><br /> The coins appear cursed. A pawnbroker and a rare-coin dealer suffer grotesque injuries when they try to take them, while the clock itself can topple forward at the twelfth stroke of midnight when its weighted mechanism is prepared correctly. Decades later, Sebastian finds the antique in the home of a man named Arnold and must determine whether his new client is the cousin he swore to kill.<br /><br /> Written by Frederick Mayrhoff, “The Judas Clock” stars Barry Kroeger as Sebastian and Lawson Zerbe as Andrew. The Inner Sanctum mystery combines cursed-object horror, clockwork murder, Cleopatra lore, inheritance, and revenge.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58202153</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58202153/ub_the_judas_clock_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="28178424" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/aa3d7d4b-de01-4131-8e05-5dc324950edd/aa3d7d4b-de01-4131-8e05-5dc324950edd.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/aa3d7d4b-de01-4131-8e05-5dc324950edd/aa3d7d4b-de01-4131-8e05-5dc324950edd.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/aa3d7d4b-de01-4131-8e05-5dc324950edd/aa3d7d4b-de01-4131-8e05-5dc324950edd.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Clockmaker Sebastian Packer finds Cleopatra’s Clock—the 500-pound black-marble machine that crushed his father thirty years earlier.

Built in Italy for a prince of the House of Savoy in 1598, the clock is carved with Egyptian imagery and designed to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Clockmaker Sebastian Packer finds Cleopatra’s Clock—the 500-pound black-marble machine that crushed his father thirty years earlier.<br /><br /> Built in Italy for a prince of the House of Savoy in 1598, the clock is carved with Egyptian imagery and designed to run on forty gold coins associated with Cleopatra and a royal poisoning. Sebastian has carried those blood-stained coins since boyhood, when his cousin Andrew used the clock’s hidden mechanism to make his father’s death look accidental.<br /><br /> The coins appear cursed. A pawnbroker and a rare-coin dealer suffer grotesque injuries when they try to take them, while the clock itself can topple forward at the twelfth stroke of midnight when its weighted mechanism is prepared correctly. Decades later, Sebastian finds the antique in the home of a man named Arnold and must determine whether his new client is the cousin he swore to kill.<br /><br /> Written by Frederick Mayrhoff, “The Judas Clock” stars Barry Kroeger as Sebastian and Lawson Zerbe as Andrew. The Inner Sanctum mystery combines cursed-object horror, clockwork murder, Cleopatra lore, inheritance, and revenge.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Inner Sanctum Mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1762</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>old,radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe: A Snowbound Cabin Reading from Weekly Spooky</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-raven-by-edgar-allan-poe-a-snowbound-cabin-reading-from-weekly-spooky--58247646</link><description><![CDATA[Snow closes around Henrique Couto’s cabin as he performs Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” turning a winter night into a fireside Gothic reading.<br /><br /> An unnamed narrator sits awake at midnight, grieving his lost Lenore and searching old books for relief. A tapping at the chamber door becomes a black raven perched above it on a bust of Pallas. The visitor speaks only one answer—“Nevermore”—but each question gives that word greater power, moving from curiosity and dark comedy toward despair.<br /><br /> Poe’s poem brings together mourning, memory, supernatural suggestion, and the mind’s ability to build its own torment. The raven may be an ordinary bird, a messenger, or a permanent emblem of grief; the narrator’s escalating questions make certainty less important than the emotional trap he creates.<br /><br /> This Weekly Spooky performance pairs the complete classic poem with the atmosphere of a snowed-in cabin. It is suited to listeners searching for Edgar Allan Poe audio, The Raven reading, Gothic poetry, classic horror literature, fireside ghost-story ambiance, and a wintry spoken-word experience.<br /><br /> Written by Edgar Allan Poe and performed by Henrique Couto.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58247646</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58247646/the_raven_enhanced.mp3" length="9748052" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d5c41d2e-48bc-4d90-8ab1-7751941514cc/d5c41d2e-48bc-4d90-8ab1-7751941514cc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d5c41d2e-48bc-4d90-8ab1-7751941514cc/d5c41d2e-48bc-4d90-8ab1-7751941514cc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d5c41d2e-48bc-4d90-8ab1-7751941514cc/d5c41d2e-48bc-4d90-8ab1-7751941514cc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Snow closes around Henrique Couto’s cabin as he performs Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” turning a winter night into a fireside Gothic reading.

An unnamed narrator sits awake at midnight, grieving his lost Lenore and searching old books for relief. A...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Snow closes around Henrique Couto’s cabin as he performs Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” turning a winter night into a fireside Gothic reading.<br /><br /> An unnamed narrator sits awake at midnight, grieving his lost Lenore and searching old books for relief. A tapping at the chamber door becomes a black raven perched above it on a bust of Pallas. The visitor speaks only one answer—“Nevermore”—but each question gives that word greater power, moving from curiosity and dark comedy toward despair.<br /><br /> Poe’s poem brings together mourning, memory, supernatural suggestion, and the mind’s ability to build its own torment. The raven may be an ordinary bird, a messenger, or a permanent emblem of grief; the narrator’s escalating questions make certainty less important than the emotional trap he creates.<br /><br /> This Weekly Spooky performance pairs the complete classic poem with the atmosphere of a snowed-in cabin. It is suited to listeners searching for Edgar Allan Poe audio, The Raven reading, Gothic poetry, classic horror literature, fireside ghost-story ambiance, and a wintry spoken-word experience.<br /><br /> Written by Edgar Allan Poe and performed by Henrique Couto.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>610</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>poe</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7d59c5185e6277fa49dfde73adf2c99a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Homecoming Queen Killer Part 2: Loralee Returns &amp; a Rivalry Turns Bloody</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/homecoming-queen-killer-part-2-loralee-returns-a-rivalry-turns-bloody--58212073</link><description><![CDATA[Loralee Hardy returns from the grave, assumes a new identity, and falls for Melisande as Shore City East High’s homecoming rivalry turns deadly.<br /><br /> Melisande LaPalla never knew her resurrection spell at Greenlawn Cemetery actually worked. Now the former Prom Queen Killer is walking the halls as Loralee Alexandra, determined to remain close to the goth girl who brought her back. Their attraction grows quickly, but Loralee’s hidden past, supernatural strength, and fierce possessiveness make this new romance far more dangerous than Melisande understands.<br /><br /> The homecoming queen campaign is already poisoned by intimidation. Reese Clairborne and Ali Prinze target Melisande and anyone who stands beside her, while Arnie “Razor” Rathman openly challenges the school’s cruelty and begins revealing feelings of his own. A new job at Roth’s Rings gives Loralee and Melisande a chance to build a life together, but another brutal killing proves the violence surrounding the candidates is not over.<br /><br /> Part two of Rob Fields’s “Homecoming Queen Killer” blends supernatural slasher horror, queer romance, high-school rivalry, resurrection, and a growing love triangle. Loralee may have returned for Melisande, yet the sight of Razor holding her awakens a jealousy capable of turning homecoming into another massacre. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58212073</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58212073/243_homecoming_queen_killer_part_2final.mp3" length="32376008" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/47be60d4-cfca-488a-91fe-e5376f2bdf79/47be60d4-cfca-488a-91fe-e5376f2bdf79.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/47be60d4-cfca-488a-91fe-e5376f2bdf79/47be60d4-cfca-488a-91fe-e5376f2bdf79.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/47be60d4-cfca-488a-91fe-e5376f2bdf79/47be60d4-cfca-488a-91fe-e5376f2bdf79.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Loralee Hardy returns from the grave, assumes a new identity, and falls for Melisande as Shore City East High’s homecoming rivalry turns deadly.

Melisande LaPalla never knew her resurrection spell at Greenlawn Cemetery actually worked. Now the former...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Loralee Hardy returns from the grave, assumes a new identity, and falls for Melisande as Shore City East High’s homecoming rivalry turns deadly.<br /><br /> Melisande LaPalla never knew her resurrection spell at Greenlawn Cemetery actually worked. Now the former Prom Queen Killer is walking the halls as Loralee Alexandra, determined to remain close to the goth girl who brought her back. Their attraction grows quickly, but Loralee’s hidden past, supernatural strength, and fierce possessiveness make this new romance far more dangerous than Melisande understands.<br /><br /> The homecoming queen campaign is already poisoned by intimidation. Reese Clairborne and Ali Prinze target Melisande and anyone who stands beside her, while Arnie “Razor” Rathman openly challenges the school’s cruelty and begins revealing feelings of his own. A new job at Roth’s Rings gives Loralee and Melisande a chance to build a life together, but another brutal killing proves the violence surrounding the candidates is not over.<br /><br /> Part two of Rob Fields’s “Homecoming Queen Killer” blends supernatural slasher horror, queer romance, high-school rivalry, resurrection, and a growing love triangle. Loralee may have returned for Melisande, yet the sight of Razor holding her awakens a jealousy capable of turning homecoming into another massacre. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2024</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>horror,lesbian,mystery,scary,slasher,teen,whodunit</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4d467021ab9e22d7aacf6e8d949c411d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>243</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Blood and Snow: A Murdered Heiress Rises in the Backwoods of Strickfield – Best of 2023</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/blood-and-snow-a-murdered-heiress-rises-in-the-backwoods-of-strickfield-best-of-2023--58212430</link><description><![CDATA[Teen heiress Veronica Grande is murdered during a blizzard, then rises from a poisoned river to hunt the family that wanted her fortune.<br /><br /> Veronica has barely moved into Grande Estate when a masked gunman storms her bedroom. Her late father, billionaire Oliver Grande, left everything to the daughter he never publicly claimed—and his other heirs refuse to accept the will. Wearing only shorts, a T-shirt, and a light jacket, Veronica escapes in a sports car while her pursuer follows in a Hummer through the deepening Feltner County snow.<br /><br /> Three bullets and a crash drive her into the Backwoods of Strickfield, where a toxic river changes death into something colder and hungrier. One year later, Veronica’s mother, Abella Sableson, returns with Amos Culp and four members of the Grande family to search the abandoned cabins and frozen woods. They find bare footprints, blood in the snow, and a chalk-white girl whose black nails and freezing touch can make every victim part of her growing pack.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Blood and Snow” is a feature-length winter horror story about a murdered heiress, a corrupt inheritance, undead cannibals, toxic resurrection, and survival in the Backwoods of Strickfield. This Best of 2023 presentation preserves the betrayals behind Veronica’s murder and the final confrontation inside a fortified cabin. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58212430</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58212430/blood_and_snow_jan_2024final.mp3" length="92674509" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/39a9ec54-7b00-4bcf-9216-c09753541552/39a9ec54-7b00-4bcf-9216-c09753541552.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/39a9ec54-7b00-4bcf-9216-c09753541552/39a9ec54-7b00-4bcf-9216-c09753541552.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/39a9ec54-7b00-4bcf-9216-c09753541552/39a9ec54-7b00-4bcf-9216-c09753541552.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Teen heiress Veronica Grande is murdered during a blizzard, then rises from a poisoned river to hunt the family that wanted her fortune.

Veronica has barely moved into Grande Estate when a masked gunman storms her bedroom. Her late father,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Teen heiress Veronica Grande is murdered during a blizzard, then rises from a poisoned river to hunt the family that wanted her fortune.<br /><br /> Veronica has barely moved into Grande Estate when a masked gunman storms her bedroom. Her late father, billionaire Oliver Grande, left everything to the daughter he never publicly claimed—and his other heirs refuse to accept the will. Wearing only shorts, a T-shirt, and a light jacket, Veronica escapes in a sports car while her pursuer follows in a Hummer through the deepening Feltner County snow.<br /><br /> Three bullets and a crash drive her into the Backwoods of Strickfield, where a toxic river changes death into something colder and hungrier. One year later, Veronica’s mother, Abella Sableson, returns with Amos Culp and four members of the Grande family to search the abandoned cabins and frozen woods. They find bare footprints, blood in the snow, and a chalk-white girl whose black nails and freezing touch can make every victim part of her growing pack.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Blood and Snow” is a feature-length winter horror story about a murdered heiress, a corrupt inheritance, undead cannibals, toxic resurrection, and survival in the Backwoods of Strickfield. This Best of 2023 presentation preserves the betrayals behind Veronica’s murder and the final confrontation inside a fortified cabin. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5793</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cold,evil,horror,ice,murder,revenge,winter,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5fb5ad3eceb99c9c0384e21588094781.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Malice Aforethought: A Country Doctor’s Calculated Poison-Murder Trial</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-malice-aforethought-a-country-doctor-s-calculated-poison-murder-trial--58202105</link><description><![CDATA[Country doctor Edmund Bickleigh stands trial for murdering his wife Julia after carefully turning her headaches into the cover for poison.<br /><br /> To neighbors and patients, Edmund appears respectable, patient, and devoted. In private, he is suffocated by an unhappy marriage and consumed by his affair with Madeline Cranmere. When Julia refuses to release him, Edmund begins constructing a medical alibi: a compound that produces severe headaches, public concern for his wife’s symptoms, and morphine injections presented as compassionate treatment.<br /><br /> Julia’s death seems to leave Edmund free, but his timing and confidence create new liabilities. Madeline knows he spoke of Julia’s death before he should have received the news, while Dr. Lidston supplied the headache-producing compound. Edmund’s effort to silence the people who can connect those facts leads to poisoned food, another apparent crime, and a courtroom where professional reputation must compete with a pattern of calculation.<br /><br /> Adapted from Francis Iles’s “Malice Aforethought,” this vintage Suspense drama is a psychological crime story about marriage, adultery, poison, medical authority, and the arrogance of a murderer who believes planning can defeat consequence. The notes establish the method and witnesses while preserving the trial’s ultimate judgment.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58202105</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58202105/ub_malice_aforethought_64_kbps_mono.mp3" length="31840180" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0076c07a-5e5f-42d8-9fc5-6bf3c88b5965/0076c07a-5e5f-42d8-9fc5-6bf3c88b5965.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0076c07a-5e5f-42d8-9fc5-6bf3c88b5965/0076c07a-5e5f-42d8-9fc5-6bf3c88b5965.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0076c07a-5e5f-42d8-9fc5-6bf3c88b5965/0076c07a-5e5f-42d8-9fc5-6bf3c88b5965.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Country doctor Edmund Bickleigh stands trial for murdering his wife Julia after carefully turning her headaches into the cover for poison.

To neighbors and patients, Edmund appears respectable, patient, and devoted. In private, he is suffocated by an...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Country doctor Edmund Bickleigh stands trial for murdering his wife Julia after carefully turning her headaches into the cover for poison.<br /><br /> To neighbors and patients, Edmund appears respectable, patient, and devoted. In private, he is suffocated by an unhappy marriage and consumed by his affair with Madeline Cranmere. When Julia refuses to release him, Edmund begins constructing a medical alibi: a compound that produces severe headaches, public concern for his wife’s symptoms, and morphine injections presented as compassionate treatment.<br /><br /> Julia’s death seems to leave Edmund free, but his timing and confidence create new liabilities. Madeline knows he spoke of Julia’s death before he should have received the news, while Dr. Lidston supplied the headache-producing compound. Edmund’s effort to silence the people who can connect those facts leads to poisoned food, another apparent crime, and a courtroom where professional reputation must compete with a pattern of calculation.<br /><br /> Adapted from Francis Iles’s “Malice Aforethought,” this vintage Suspense drama is a psychological crime story about marriage, adultery, poison, medical authority, and the arrogance of a murderer who believes planning can defeat consequence. The notes establish the method and witnesses while preserving the trial’s ultimate judgment.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1990</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>old,radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Prom Queen Killer: Complete Strickfield High Slasher Miniseries | SLASHBACK</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/prom-queen-killer-complete-strickfield-high-slasher-miniseries-slashback--58200380</link><description><![CDATA[Loralee Hardy’s prom-queen nomination turns Strickfield High into a killing ground when a masked murderer begins eliminating candidates before the dance.<br /><br /> Loralee never expected to compete for the crown. Now she is trapped between ruthless frontrunner Taylor Mirren, girlfriend Misty Blint, friend and fellow nominee Cheryl Blint, and a campaign where secrets are as dangerous as votes. Taylor vows to win by any means necessary, but intimidation becomes murder when candidates who leave the race begin turning up dead.<br /><br /> As prom approaches, the attacks move closer to Loralee and the people she loves. Family trauma, an abusive brother’s return, queer romance, vicious school politics, and a growing list of suspects drive the mystery toward a dance where the killer’s identity and motive can no longer remain hidden. The crown will be awarded—but surviving the night is the only victory that matters.<br /><br /> This SLASHBACK presentation collects all four chapters of Rob Fields’s “Prom Queen Killer” into one feature-length Strickfield High slasher miniseries. Hear the complete story in order, from Loralee’s surprise nomination through the final prom-night revelation, without interruptions between episodes. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58200380</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58200380/prom_queen_killer_comp_1_4_24_1_35pmfinal.mp3" length="93236732" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1d7a732e-87c9-4b0b-8c73-335afa86fbd5/1d7a732e-87c9-4b0b-8c73-335afa86fbd5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1d7a732e-87c9-4b0b-8c73-335afa86fbd5/1d7a732e-87c9-4b0b-8c73-335afa86fbd5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1d7a732e-87c9-4b0b-8c73-335afa86fbd5/1d7a732e-87c9-4b0b-8c73-335afa86fbd5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Loralee Hardy’s prom-queen nomination turns Strickfield High into a killing ground when a masked murderer begins eliminating candidates before the dance.

Loralee never expected to compete for the crown. Now she is trapped between ruthless frontrunner...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Loralee Hardy’s prom-queen nomination turns Strickfield High into a killing ground when a masked murderer begins eliminating candidates before the dance.<br /><br /> Loralee never expected to compete for the crown. Now she is trapped between ruthless frontrunner Taylor Mirren, girlfriend Misty Blint, friend and fellow nominee Cheryl Blint, and a campaign where secrets are as dangerous as votes. Taylor vows to win by any means necessary, but intimidation becomes murder when candidates who leave the race begin turning up dead.<br /><br /> As prom approaches, the attacks move closer to Loralee and the people she loves. Family trauma, an abusive brother’s return, queer romance, vicious school politics, and a growing list of suspects drive the mystery toward a dance where the killer’s identity and motive can no longer remain hidden. The crown will be awarded—but surviving the night is the only victory that matters.<br /><br /> This SLASHBACK presentation collects all four chapters of Rob Fields’s “Prom Queen Killer” into one feature-length Strickfield High slasher miniseries. Hear the complete story in order, from Loralee’s surprise nomination through the final prom-night revelation, without interruptions between episodes. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5828</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>gore,murder,mystery,slasher,teen</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c629ea9538d688f8945cda8e290146d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Homecoming Queen Killer Part 1 of 5 — Loralee Hardy Rises from the Grave</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/homecoming-queen-killer-part-1-of-5-loralee-hardy-rises-from-the-grave--58181352</link><description><![CDATA[Loralee Hardy, Strickfield’s Prom Queen Killer, rises from her grave during a Halloween-season resurrection ritual and begins a deadly new romance.<br /><br /> A group of Shore City East students visits Loralee’s vandalized grave on a stormy October night. When goth teenager Melisande LaPalla recites a black-magic spell, the corpse below them regenerates. Loralee escapes her coffin with supernatural strength, kills one of the students, and follows Melisande home—where her violent idea of protecting the girl leaves two more bodies behind.<br /><br /> Part one of Rob Fields’ five-part Homecoming Queen Killer saga brings the Prom from Hell murderer back to life and into a new school. As Melisande is nominated for homecoming queen and targeted by wealthy rival Reese Clairborne, Loralee hides her identity, falls obsessively in love, and turns every threat into an excuse to kill. A bloody display at Coffee Corner announces that the new homecoming campaign has already claimed its first victim.<br /><br /> “Homecoming Queen Killer Part 1” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58181352</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58181352/242_homecoming_queen_killer_1_of_5.mp3" length="69798267" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f9ec87ca-64ab-489a-84a1-875dec2d9fd7/f9ec87ca-64ab-489a-84a1-875dec2d9fd7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f9ec87ca-64ab-489a-84a1-875dec2d9fd7/f9ec87ca-64ab-489a-84a1-875dec2d9fd7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f9ec87ca-64ab-489a-84a1-875dec2d9fd7/f9ec87ca-64ab-489a-84a1-875dec2d9fd7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Loralee Hardy, Strickfield’s Prom Queen Killer, rises from her grave during a Halloween-season resurrection ritual and begins a deadly new romance.

A group of Shore City East students visits Loralee’s vandalized grave on a stormy October night. When...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Loralee Hardy, Strickfield’s Prom Queen Killer, rises from her grave during a Halloween-season resurrection ritual and begins a deadly new romance.<br /><br /> A group of Shore City East students visits Loralee’s vandalized grave on a stormy October night. When goth teenager Melisande LaPalla recites a black-magic spell, the corpse below them regenerates. Loralee escapes her coffin with supernatural strength, kills one of the students, and follows Melisande home—where her violent idea of protecting the girl leaves two more bodies behind.<br /><br /> Part one of Rob Fields’ five-part Homecoming Queen Killer saga brings the Prom from Hell murderer back to life and into a new school. As Melisande is nominated for homecoming queen and targeted by wealthy rival Reese Clairborne, Loralee hides her identity, falls obsessively in love, and turns every threat into an excuse to kill. A bloody display at Coffee Corner announces that the new homecoming campaign has already claimed its first victim.<br /><br /> “Homecoming Queen Killer Part 1” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2182</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>demons,high,horror,lesbian,murder,psycho,school,sex,zombie</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4d467021ab9e22d7aacf6e8d949c411d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>242</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Over the Scare — Demonic Radio Séance Horror | Best of 2023</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/over-the-scare-demonic-radio-seance-horror-best-of-2023--58141525</link><description><![CDATA[A recovered cassette contains the final Rick and Rock radio broadcast, where a live interview with a psychic opens the studio to a spirit called Lock.<br /><br />WGAB’s popular hosts expect comedy, callers, and an easy ratings boost from New Orleans medium Sophia Martin. Ricky humiliates her by inventing a dead brother, then demands she summon something genuinely supernatural. The challenge works too well. An unknown presence takes control of Ricky, reads callers’ secrets, and turns its attention toward Rocky’s buried guilt over the crash that killed his first wife and unborn child.<br /><br />Selected as a Weekly Spooky Best of 2023 story, Henrique Couto’s lost-broadcast audio horror combines talk-radio satire, demonic possession, survivor’s guilt, and a bargain collected live on the air. Lock offers Rocky a choice between his youngest child and his own life while police close in on the studio.<br /><br />“Over the Scare” by Henrique Couto.<br /><br />Starring Henrique Couto, Dan York, and Rachael Redolfi.<br /><br />This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58141525</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58141525/best_of_2023_over_the_scarefinal.mp3" length="53760854" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cfe58b46-14b2-4067-9bfd-0022ead2d089/cfe58b46-14b2-4067-9bfd-0022ead2d089.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cfe58b46-14b2-4067-9bfd-0022ead2d089/cfe58b46-14b2-4067-9bfd-0022ead2d089.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cfe58b46-14b2-4067-9bfd-0022ead2d089/cfe58b46-14b2-4067-9bfd-0022ead2d089.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A recovered cassette contains the final Rick and Rock radio broadcast, where a live interview with a psychic opens the studio to a spirit called Lock.

WGAB’s popular hosts expect comedy, callers, and an easy ratings boost from New Orleans medium...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A recovered cassette contains the final Rick and Rock radio broadcast, where a live interview with a psychic opens the studio to a spirit called Lock.<br /><br />WGAB’s popular hosts expect comedy, callers, and an easy ratings boost from New Orleans medium Sophia Martin. Ricky humiliates her by inventing a dead brother, then demands she summon something genuinely supernatural. The challenge works too well. An unknown presence takes control of Ricky, reads callers’ secrets, and turns its attention toward Rocky’s buried guilt over the crash that killed his first wife and unborn child.<br /><br />Selected as a Weekly Spooky Best of 2023 story, Henrique Couto’s lost-broadcast audio horror combines talk-radio satire, demonic possession, survivor’s guilt, and a bargain collected live on the air. Lock offers Rocky a choice between his youngest child and his own life while police close in on the studio.<br /><br />“Over the Scare” by Henrique Couto.<br /><br />Starring Henrique Couto, Dan York, and Rachael Redolfi.<br /><br />This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3360</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>90s,broadcast,demons,evil,footage,found,horror,monster,possession,radio,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3af5feb723cc45db081af76e2e9dfef9.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Russian New Year: Bomb Plot at Saint Basil’s Cathedral</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-russian-new-year-bomb-plot-at-saint-basil-s-cathedral--58125096</link><description><![CDATA[A Russian revolutionary plots to destroy Saint Basil’s Cathedral at New Year’s midnight mass with the tsar and imperial court inside.<br /><br /> Boris recruits Olga Korolska, a servant in Prince Ogarev’s household, and uses her devotion to reach the jealous aristocrat. Ogarev wants revenge after his wife leaves him for the tsar; Boris wants one explosion to kill the ruler, his ministers, and the court. Their plan calls for sixty pounds of melanite hidden beside the cathedral’s pillars and wired to an apartment across the square.<br /><br /> Tutor Sergius Lem joins Olga in posing as a merchant couple while the conspirators conceal explosives during mass. On New Year’s Eve, bonfires, snow, and crowds fill the square as the imperial party enters through a private passage. The scheme begins to fracture when Ogarev discovers his wife inside the cathedral and Olga asks whether revolution has turned Boris into the next tyrant.<br /><br /> “Russian New Year” combines political thriller, historical suspense, bomb-plot tension, and a struggle between ideology and human attachment. The Saint Basil’s Cathedral setting and the choice at the electric detonator drive the story toward a reckoning with love, pity, and revolutionary violence.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58125096</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58125096/ub_13_russian_new_year.mp3" length="29034368" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/646f4b8d-efcd-49e1-85a0-dfab80fbba0f/646f4b8d-efcd-49e1-85a0-dfab80fbba0f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/646f4b8d-efcd-49e1-85a0-dfab80fbba0f/646f4b8d-efcd-49e1-85a0-dfab80fbba0f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/646f4b8d-efcd-49e1-85a0-dfab80fbba0f/646f4b8d-efcd-49e1-85a0-dfab80fbba0f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Russian revolutionary plots to destroy Saint Basil’s Cathedral at New Year’s midnight mass with the tsar and imperial court inside.

Boris recruits Olga Korolska, a servant in Prince Ogarev’s household, and uses her devotion to reach the jealous...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Russian revolutionary plots to destroy Saint Basil’s Cathedral at New Year’s midnight mass with the tsar and imperial court inside.<br /><br /> Boris recruits Olga Korolska, a servant in Prince Ogarev’s household, and uses her devotion to reach the jealous aristocrat. Ogarev wants revenge after his wife leaves him for the tsar; Boris wants one explosion to kill the ruler, his ministers, and the court. Their plan calls for sixty pounds of melanite hidden beside the cathedral’s pillars and wired to an apartment across the square.<br /><br /> Tutor Sergius Lem joins Olga in posing as a merchant couple while the conspirators conceal explosives during mass. On New Year’s Eve, bonfires, snow, and crowds fill the square as the imperial party enters through a private passage. The scheme begins to fracture when Ogarev discovers his wife inside the cathedral and Olga asks whether revolution has turned Boris into the next tyrant.<br /><br /> “Russian New Year” combines political thriller, historical suspense, bomb-plot tension, and a struggle between ideology and human attachment. The Saint Basil’s Cathedral setting and the choice at the electric detonator drive the story toward a reckoning with love, pity, and revolutionary violence.<br /><br /> Featured archival program: Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1815</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>celebration,classic,new,old,radio,years</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Four New Year’s Horror Stories — Devils, Ghosts and Deadly Bargains</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-new-year-s-horror-stories-devils-ghosts-and-deadly-bargains--58140825</link><description><![CDATA[Four New Year’s horror stories mark midnight with devils, deadly bargains, murder, ghosts, and the danger of carrying old sins into a new year.<br /><br /> The collection includes Daniel Wilder’s “Even the Devil Tells the Truth, Sometimes” and “Satan’s Shotgun,” plus David O’Hanlon’s “A Few Cold Ones,” spanning turn-of-the-century occult adventure and modern holiday terror.<br /><br /> The collection uses midnight as both deadline and threshold. “Even the Devil Tells the Truth, Sometimes” and “Satan’s Shotgun” bring Daniel Wilder’s occult adventure into contact with infernal bargains and violent consequence. David O’Hanlon’s “A Few Cold Ones” shifts the holiday into a colder modern nightmare, while the fourth tale gives the anthology another route into guilt and the supernatural.<br /><br /> These are New Year’s stories rather than generic winter horror: endings, resolutions, old debts, and the instant one year becomes another all shape the danger. Queue the episode for a dark countdown filled with devils, murder, ghosts, revenge, and choices that cannot be left safely in the past.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58140825</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58140825/nye_comp_2023_12_28_23_3_00pmfinal.mp3" length="84257683" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/64e64604-615f-4281-8792-a6bb81731919/64e64604-615f-4281-8792-a6bb81731919.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/64e64604-615f-4281-8792-a6bb81731919/64e64604-615f-4281-8792-a6bb81731919.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/64e64604-615f-4281-8792-a6bb81731919/64e64604-615f-4281-8792-a6bb81731919.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four New Year’s horror stories mark midnight with devils, deadly bargains, murder, ghosts, and the danger of carrying old sins into a new year.

The collection includes Daniel Wilder’s “Even the Devil Tells the Truth, Sometimes” and “Satan’s Shotgun,”...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four New Year’s horror stories mark midnight with devils, deadly bargains, murder, ghosts, and the danger of carrying old sins into a new year.<br /><br /> The collection includes Daniel Wilder’s “Even the Devil Tells the Truth, Sometimes” and “Satan’s Shotgun,” plus David O’Hanlon’s “A Few Cold Ones,” spanning turn-of-the-century occult adventure and modern holiday terror.<br /><br /> The collection uses midnight as both deadline and threshold. “Even the Devil Tells the Truth, Sometimes” and “Satan’s Shotgun” bring Daniel Wilder’s occult adventure into contact with infernal bargains and violent consequence. David O’Hanlon’s “A Few Cold Ones” shifts the holiday into a colder modern nightmare, while the fourth tale gives the anthology another route into guilt and the supernatural.<br /><br /> These are New Year’s stories rather than generic winter horror: endings, resolutions, old debts, and the instant one year becomes another all shape the danger. Queue the episode for a dark countdown filled with devils, murder, ghosts, revenge, and choices that cannot be left safely in the past.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5267</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>demons,evil,holiday,horror,killers,monsters,murderers,new,vampires,years</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4f73de8c082c8b5b71bfbd03f86ffb9b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Alien Zombie Punks from Upstate New York: A New Year’s Eve Invasion at Max’s Kansas City</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/alien-zombie-punks-from-upstate-new-york-a-new-year-s-eve-invasion-at-max-s-kansas-city--58125561</link><description><![CDATA[Three upstate punks reach New York City for New Year’s Eve only to be attacked by alien creatures and awaken inside a morgue after midnight.<br /><br /> The narrator, Ricky—better known as Sloppy Suicide—and Debbie leave their freezing mountain town in a battered conversion van, bound for music and revelry at Max’s Kansas City. Their night takes a science-fiction turn when shadowy invaders arrive as meteors, tear through the neighborhood, and leave bodies across the streets before an unearthly signal calls them back into the sky.<br /><br /> The narrator wakes in a morgue drawer. Ricky and Debbie rise nearby with cold bodies, missing pulses, and surprisingly little interest in eating their friend. The alien attack has turned them into zombies without taking their personalities or punk convictions. With normal New Year’s crowds celebrating only blocks away, the trio must decide whether to hide, flee the city, or embrace an afterlife with no hunger, aging, or conventional rules.<br /><br /> Dan Wilder’s “Alien Zombie Punks from Upstate New York” mixes punk-rock comedy, extraterrestrial invasion, undead transformation, New York nightlife, and a long-delayed encounter with the beings responsible. It is less an apocalypse than a cosmic prank shared by rebels from two worlds—and an origin story for a band that can keep playing forever. Story by Dan Wilder.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58125561</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 15:28:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58125561/241_alien_zombie_punks_from_upstate_new_york.mp3" length="24982342" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c8e549fc-cce6-45bd-bacf-5a7c20bfe43a/c8e549fc-cce6-45bd-bacf-5a7c20bfe43a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c8e549fc-cce6-45bd-bacf-5a7c20bfe43a/c8e549fc-cce6-45bd-bacf-5a7c20bfe43a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c8e549fc-cce6-45bd-bacf-5a7c20bfe43a/c8e549fc-cce6-45bd-bacf-5a7c20bfe43a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Three upstate punks reach New York City for New Year’s Eve only to be attacked by alien creatures and awaken inside a morgue after midnight.

The narrator, Ricky—better known as Sloppy Suicide—and Debbie leave their freezing mountain town in a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three upstate punks reach New York City for New Year’s Eve only to be attacked by alien creatures and awaken inside a morgue after midnight.<br /><br /> The narrator, Ricky—better known as Sloppy Suicide—and Debbie leave their freezing mountain town in a battered conversion van, bound for music and revelry at Max’s Kansas City. Their night takes a science-fiction turn when shadowy invaders arrive as meteors, tear through the neighborhood, and leave bodies across the streets before an unearthly signal calls them back into the sky.<br /><br /> The narrator wakes in a morgue drawer. Ricky and Debbie rise nearby with cold bodies, missing pulses, and surprisingly little interest in eating their friend. The alien attack has turned them into zombies without taking their personalities or punk convictions. With normal New Year’s crowds celebrating only blocks away, the trio must decide whether to hide, flee the city, or embrace an afterlife with no hunger, aging, or conventional rules.<br /><br /> Dan Wilder’s “Alien Zombie Punks from Upstate New York” mixes punk-rock comedy, extraterrestrial invasion, undead transformation, New York nightlife, and a long-delayed encounter with the beings responsible. It is less an apocalypse than a cosmic prank shared by rebels from two worlds—and an origin story for a band that can keep playing forever. Story by Dan Wilder.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1562</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>new,nyc,years,york,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/eed6b9642f7aea6fd9d8a7ffacbf2bd1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>241</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Rampaging Rats, Violent Ghosts &amp; an Improvised Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-rampaging-rats-violent-ghosts-an-improvised-horror-story--58092193</link><description><![CDATA[We talk about rats en masse, a forgotten bomb in a front yard, ghosts that commit assault and we write an improvised horror story!<br /><br /> Masses of rats turn a familiar city animal into a swarm; an unexploded or forgotten bomb in a front yard makes buried history physically dangerous; and reports of ghosts committing assault challenge the idea that a haunting is only a noise or glimpse. The episode then changes mode as the hosts build an improvised horror story from scratch.<br /><br /> That creative segment gives listeners more than a news roundup: they can hear premises develop, choices redirect the tale, and spontaneous details become a shared narrative. The mix is suited to fans of rat infestations, unexploded-ordnance stories, violent hauntings, paranormal discussion, and behind-the-scenes horror storytelling in an informal Monthly Spooky setting.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58092193</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58092193/monthly_spooky_dec_2023final.mp3" length="141346700" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2d238be1-345b-4e98-b4a3-fe7dd30eb32c/2d238be1-345b-4e98-b4a3-fe7dd30eb32c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2d238be1-345b-4e98-b4a3-fe7dd30eb32c/2d238be1-345b-4e98-b4a3-fe7dd30eb32c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2d238be1-345b-4e98-b4a3-fe7dd30eb32c/2d238be1-345b-4e98-b4a3-fe7dd30eb32c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We talk about rats en masse, a forgotten bomb in a front yard, ghosts that commit assault and we write an improvised horror story!

Masses of rats turn a familiar city animal into a swarm; an unexploded or forgotten bomb in a front yard makes buried...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We talk about rats en masse, a forgotten bomb in a front yard, ghosts that commit assault and we write an improvised horror story!<br /><br /> Masses of rats turn a familiar city animal into a swarm; an unexploded or forgotten bomb in a front yard makes buried history physically dangerous; and reports of ghosts committing assault challenge the idea that a haunting is only a noise or glimpse. The episode then changes mode as the hosts build an improvised horror story from scratch.<br /><br /> That creative segment gives listeners more than a news roundup: they can hear premises develop, choices redirect the tale, and spontaneous details become a shared narrative. The mix is suited to fans of rat infestations, unexploded-ordnance stories, violent hauntings, paranormal discussion, and behind-the-scenes horror storytelling in an informal Monthly Spooky setting.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8835</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>australia,christmas,comedy,evil,holiday,horror,improv,ouija,rats,santa,scary,stories</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | A Christmas Carol &amp; Four More Vintage Christmas Radio Dramas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-a-christmas-carol-four-more-vintage-christmas-radio-dramas--58100245</link><description><![CDATA[“A Christmas Carol” leads five vintage Christmas radio dramas about haunted memory, desperate choices, wartime mystery, and unexpected redemption.<br /><br /> E. G. Marshall performs Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” in the CBS Radio Mystery Theater version adapted by Ian Martin. Ebenezer Scrooge’s encounters with the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come remain the supernatural center of the collection.<br /><br /> Greer Garson stars in the Suspense drama “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” while Dennis Day leads “Christmas for Carole.” In that story, Paul faces money trouble, a pregnant wife, and an offer from Rocky that could turn holiday desperation into robbery and murder.<br /><br /> “A Korean Christmas Carol” follows PFC Larry Connelly through Korea in 1958, where a mysterious hitchhiker changes an ordinary military drive into a seasonal encounter with the unexplained. Raymond Burr stars in “Out for Christmas” as ex-con Joe Watson, who borrows a Santa suit while planning revenge against policeman Mike and former love Lucille—only to find children and the meaning of the disguise complicating his deadly purpose.<br /><br /> The five-story anthology combines Dickensian ghosts, Christmas crime, wartime mystery, moral suspense, and hard-won hope in a long-form holiday listening experience.<br /><br /> Featured archival programs include CBS Radio Mystery Theater and Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58100245</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58100245/ub_12_a_christmas_carol_and_more.mp3" length="200515120" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7e55c917-d9a7-4c78-b6d8-0f09e21386be/7e55c917-d9a7-4c78-b6d8-0f09e21386be.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7e55c917-d9a7-4c78-b6d8-0f09e21386be/7e55c917-d9a7-4c78-b6d8-0f09e21386be.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7e55c917-d9a7-4c78-b6d8-0f09e21386be/7e55c917-d9a7-4c78-b6d8-0f09e21386be.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>“A Christmas Carol” leads five vintage Christmas radio dramas about haunted memory, desperate choices, wartime mystery, and unexpected redemption.

E. G. Marshall performs Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” in the CBS Radio Mystery Theater version...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[“A Christmas Carol” leads five vintage Christmas radio dramas about haunted memory, desperate choices, wartime mystery, and unexpected redemption.<br /><br /> E. G. Marshall performs Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” in the CBS Radio Mystery Theater version adapted by Ian Martin. Ebenezer Scrooge’s encounters with the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come remain the supernatural center of the collection.<br /><br /> Greer Garson stars in the Suspense drama “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” while Dennis Day leads “Christmas for Carole.” In that story, Paul faces money trouble, a pregnant wife, and an offer from Rocky that could turn holiday desperation into robbery and murder.<br /><br /> “A Korean Christmas Carol” follows PFC Larry Connelly through Korea in 1958, where a mysterious hitchhiker changes an ordinary military drive into a seasonal encounter with the unexplained. Raymond Burr stars in “Out for Christmas” as ex-con Joe Watson, who borrows a Santa suit while planning revenge against policeman Mike and former love Lucille—only to find children and the meaning of the disguise complicating his deadly purpose.<br /><br /> The five-story anthology combines Dickensian ghosts, Christmas crime, wartime mystery, moral suspense, and hard-won hope in a long-form holiday listening experience.<br /><br /> Featured archival programs include CBS Radio Mystery Theater and Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12533</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,holiday,horror,old,otr,radio,time</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Inner Raige – Christmas Prison Slasher Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/inner-raige-christmas-prison-slasher-horror--58100001</link><description><![CDATA[Christmas Eve finds former serial killer Raige Devereux serving her sentence at Glennview Correctional Facility. Once known as the Angel of Death,<br /><br /> She is trying to live with the crimes that brought her there when a figure from her past returns with fangs.<br /><br /> The locked prison offers nowhere to escape as old vendettas, vampire hunger, and Raige’s own violent instincts collide. Surviving the holiday may require her to become the killer she is supposed to have left behind—without surrendering the humanity she discovered too late.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Inner Raige” is a narrated Christmas prison-horror story blending serial-killer drama, vampire action, redemption, and a blood-soaked ghost from Raige’s past.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58100001</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58100001/240_inner_raige.mp3" length="57983447" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/981fb909-1b5c-492b-9ea7-3d8152a763c2/981fb909-1b5c-492b-9ea7-3d8152a763c2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/981fb909-1b5c-492b-9ea7-3d8152a763c2/981fb909-1b5c-492b-9ea7-3d8152a763c2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/981fb909-1b5c-492b-9ea7-3d8152a763c2/981fb909-1b5c-492b-9ea7-3d8152a763c2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Christmas Eve finds former serial killer Raige Devereux serving her sentence at Glennview Correctional Facility. Once known as the Angel of Death,

She is trying to live with the crimes that brought her there when a figure from her past returns with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christmas Eve finds former serial killer Raige Devereux serving her sentence at Glennview Correctional Facility. Once known as the Angel of Death,<br /><br /> She is trying to live with the crimes that brought her there when a figure from her past returns with fangs.<br /><br /> The locked prison offers nowhere to escape as old vendettas, vampire hunger, and Raige’s own violent instincts collide. Surviving the holiday may require her to become the killer she is supposed to have left behind—without surrendering the humanity she discovered too late.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Inner Raige” is a narrated Christmas prison-horror story blending serial-killer drama, vampire action, redemption, and a blood-soaked ghost from Raige’s past.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3624</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,dexter,horror,killer,killers,monsters,murder,prison,slasher,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3ad5c0bf1881343b4c3f55dce4fc4161.jpg"/><itunes:episode>240</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas Arcadia — A Cursed VR Game Possesses Arial Mirren</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-arcadia-a-cursed-vr-game-possesses-arial-mirren--58092294</link><description><![CDATA[Arial Mirren buys a forgotten virtual-reality console for Christmas and becomes the vessel of Queen Arcadia, a sentient game ruler determined to invade the real world.<br /><br /> Madelyne “Mouse” Donnerly refuses to build a game system for Arial’s cousin, sending Arial to Tinker’s in search of a bargain. The mysterious Virtua console contains Christmas Arcadia, an immersive village whose queen gradually takes control of Arial’s body. Carter Cross, Bailey Downs, Mona Ables, and Mouse enter the game to rescue their friend, only to learn that Arcadia needs four souls to merge the Virtual Realm with the Mortal Realm.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ Strickfield Christmas fantasy combines cursed technology, virtual-reality horror, dark family magic, and the supernatural bond between Mouse and Mary Worth. Defeating Arcadia will require Arial to fight from inside her own mind—and confront the bargain her mother made before she was born.<br /><br /> “Christmas Arcadia” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58092294</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58092294/239_christmas_arcadia.mp3" length="100830139" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/ff651c6e-52ba-4aef-95b6-631d3a0b9ec9/ff651c6e-52ba-4aef-95b6-631d3a0b9ec9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/ff651c6e-52ba-4aef-95b6-631d3a0b9ec9/ff651c6e-52ba-4aef-95b6-631d3a0b9ec9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/ff651c6e-52ba-4aef-95b6-631d3a0b9ec9/ff651c6e-52ba-4aef-95b6-631d3a0b9ec9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Arial Mirren buys a forgotten virtual-reality console for Christmas and becomes the vessel of Queen Arcadia, a sentient game ruler determined to invade the real world.

Madelyne “Mouse” Donnerly refuses to build a game system for Arial’s cousin,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Arial Mirren buys a forgotten virtual-reality console for Christmas and becomes the vessel of Queen Arcadia, a sentient game ruler determined to invade the real world.<br /><br /> Madelyne “Mouse” Donnerly refuses to build a game system for Arial’s cousin, sending Arial to Tinker’s in search of a bargain. The mysterious Virtua console contains Christmas Arcadia, an immersive village whose queen gradually takes control of Arial’s body. Carter Cross, Bailey Downs, Mona Ables, and Mouse enter the game to rescue their friend, only to learn that Arcadia needs four souls to merge the Virtual Realm with the Mortal Realm.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ Strickfield Christmas fantasy combines cursed technology, virtual-reality horror, dark family magic, and the supernatural bond between Mouse and Mary Worth. Defeating Arcadia will require Arial to fight from inside her own mind—and confront the bargain her mother made before she was born.<br /><br /> “Christmas Arcadia” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6302</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,family,friendly,friendship,games,holiday,horror,video</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a27fd9014446c33298e081915ff2fb8d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>239</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Babysitter Massacre: Camp Carnage FULL AUDIOBOOK</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/babysitter-massacre-camp-carnage-full-audiobook--57760963</link><description><![CDATA[After his only child dies due to an incompetent babysitter, Patton Moore establishes Camp Care. Seven sitters attend the prestigious camp. His graduates are highly sought after, and candidates will do anything for a spot at Camp Care. But this time, they’ll wish they hadn’t!<br /><br /> Someone’s brought some extra baggage for the stay, and it’s up to Macey and the other unhappy campers to figure out who’s behind the string of gruesome killings while being stalked through an unforgiving wilderness full of deadly traps. As the body count climbs, old wounds are torn open, and not everyone is who they seem.<br /><br /> Can Macey elude the masked killer? And who will survive Camp Carnage?<br /><br /> Babysitter Massacre: Camp Carnage by David O'Hanlon<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> WeeklySpooky.com<br /><br /> The anthology format supports a longer listen while the named stories, creators, and specific setups remain easy to distinguish from one another.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57760963</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57760963/bsm_camp_carnage_full_audiobook_ws_11_22_23_1_59am.mp3" length="246998953" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4e6b8ed0-8387-45a1-b8c6-9d2ea47ba8d8/4e6b8ed0-8387-45a1-b8c6-9d2ea47ba8d8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4e6b8ed0-8387-45a1-b8c6-9d2ea47ba8d8/4e6b8ed0-8387-45a1-b8c6-9d2ea47ba8d8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4e6b8ed0-8387-45a1-b8c6-9d2ea47ba8d8/4e6b8ed0-8387-45a1-b8c6-9d2ea47ba8d8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>After his only child dies due to an incompetent babysitter, Patton Moore establishes Camp Care. Seven sitters attend the prestigious camp. His graduates are highly sought after, and candidates will do anything for a spot at Camp Care. But this time,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[After his only child dies due to an incompetent babysitter, Patton Moore establishes Camp Care. Seven sitters attend the prestigious camp. His graduates are highly sought after, and candidates will do anything for a spot at Camp Care. But this time, they’ll wish they hadn’t!<br /><br /> Someone’s brought some extra baggage for the stay, and it’s up to Macey and the other unhappy campers to figure out who’s behind the string of gruesome killings while being stalked through an unforgiving wilderness full of deadly traps. As the body count climbs, old wounds are torn open, and not everyone is who they seem.<br /><br /> Can Macey elude the masked killer? And who will survive Camp Carnage?<br /><br /> Babysitter Massacre: Camp Carnage by David O'Hanlon<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> WeeklySpooky.com<br /><br /> The anthology format supports a longer listen while the named stories, creators, and specific setups remain easy to distinguish from one another.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>15438</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>80s,audiobook,axe,camp,hatchet,killer,killings,murder,scary,slasher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cd0cf79ac34a4b85e95ebc3fac9eccc7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Scary Christmas to All — Peppermint Ray Hunts the Stolen Naughty List</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/scary-christmas-to-all-peppermint-ray-hunts-the-stolen-naughty-list--58068245</link><description><![CDATA[A rogue elf steals Santa’s Naughty List and begins rewarding the world’s worst children, forcing Peppermint Ray into a bloody Christmas mission at a prison island.<br /><br /> Candy Pain believes giving every naughty child exactly what they want will destroy Santa’s moral order. His plan leads to KILL YOU Island, an Illinois youth-offender facility holding murderers, cultists, and Robby Mocker—the Kinder Cannibal. Santa sends his most ruthless operative, Peppermint Ray, and the carnivorous reindeer Brute Cake to recover the list before the balance between good and evil collapses.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s splatter-horror Christmas comedy mixes killer elves, prison mayhem, monstrous holiday folklore, and an encounter with the creepypasta entity Mister Jolly. Ray has survived wars in Santa’s service, but stopping Candy Pain without tipping the scales further may require the sadistic toymaker to remember how to give a child a second chance.<br /><br /> “Scary Christmas to All” by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58068245</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58068245/238_scary_christmas_to_all.mp3" length="43528791" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/42e3341b-126e-4d34-8f6c-8263a8a1ef47/42e3341b-126e-4d34-8f6c-8263a8a1ef47.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/42e3341b-126e-4d34-8f6c-8263a8a1ef47/42e3341b-126e-4d34-8f6c-8263a8a1ef47.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/42e3341b-126e-4d34-8f6c-8263a8a1ef47/42e3341b-126e-4d34-8f6c-8263a8a1ef47.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A rogue elf steals Santa’s Naughty List and begins rewarding the world’s worst children, forcing Peppermint Ray into a bloody Christmas mission at a prison island.

Candy Pain believes giving every naughty child exactly what they want will destroy...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A rogue elf steals Santa’s Naughty List and begins rewarding the world’s worst children, forcing Peppermint Ray into a bloody Christmas mission at a prison island.<br /><br /> Candy Pain believes giving every naughty child exactly what they want will destroy Santa’s moral order. His plan leads to KILL YOU Island, an Illinois youth-offender facility holding murderers, cultists, and Robby Mocker—the Kinder Cannibal. Santa sends his most ruthless operative, Peppermint Ray, and the carnivorous reindeer Brute Cake to recover the list before the balance between good and evil collapses.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s splatter-horror Christmas comedy mixes killer elves, prison mayhem, monstrous holiday folklore, and an encounter with the creepypasta entity Mister Jolly. Ray has survived wars in Santa’s service, but stopping Candy Pain without tipping the scales further may require the sadistic toymaker to remember how to give a child a second chance.<br /><br /> “Scary Christmas to All” by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2721</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,dark,elf,elves,gross,holiday,humor,murder,sick,violent</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9134c118fd9c61e21c08c645dd62d367.jpg"/><itunes:episode>238</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Day Santa Died — Renegade Elves Attack Saint Nick</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-day-santa-died-renegade-elves-attack-saint-nick--58052912</link><description><![CDATA[A former Green Beret assigned to protect Santa Claus faces renegade elves during a Christmas appearance—and watches Saint Nick die on a department-store roof.<br /><br /> John Copeland has spent years providing security for the real Santa, whose public visits continue despite enemies hidden among the thousands of holiday impersonators. At Cooper’s Department Store, members of the protective team vanish, armed elves infiltrate the aisles, and John must evacuate families while fighting his way toward a rooftop sleigh extraction. The ambush waiting above is designed to prove that even Santa can bleed.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s military Christmas horror story combines close-quarters action, North Pole mythology, and a rebellion by elves desperate to escape the force that calls them home. When Christmas magic resurrects Santa, a surviving conspirator learns that the true source of the power may be the belief of children everywhere—and begins planning a far darker campaign.<br /><br /> “The Day Santa Died” by Keith Tomlin.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58052912</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58052912/237_the_day_that_santa_diedfinal.mp3" length="29712318" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/454615d1-feda-44de-b5e4-063f17f131ca/454615d1-feda-44de-b5e4-063f17f131ca.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/454615d1-feda-44de-b5e4-063f17f131ca/454615d1-feda-44de-b5e4-063f17f131ca.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/454615d1-feda-44de-b5e4-063f17f131ca/454615d1-feda-44de-b5e4-063f17f131ca.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A former Green Beret assigned to protect Santa Claus faces renegade elves during a Christmas appearance—and watches Saint Nick die on a department-store roof.

John Copeland has spent years providing security for the real Santa, whose public visits...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A former Green Beret assigned to protect Santa Claus faces renegade elves during a Christmas appearance—and watches Saint Nick die on a department-store roof.<br /><br /> John Copeland has spent years providing security for the real Santa, whose public visits continue despite enemies hidden among the thousands of holiday impersonators. At Cooper’s Department Store, members of the protective team vanish, armed elves infiltrate the aisles, and John must evacuate families while fighting his way toward a rooftop sleigh extraction. The ambush waiting above is designed to prove that even Santa can bleed.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s military Christmas horror story combines close-quarters action, North Pole mythology, and a rebellion by elves desperate to escape the force that calls them home. When Christmas magic resurrects Santa, a surviving conspirator learns that the true source of the power may be the belief of children everywhere—and begins planning a far darker campaign.<br /><br /> “The Day Santa Died” by Keith Tomlin.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1857</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>action,christmas,claus,holiday,killer,military,santa</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/44a7c1b2d9cbdcf92cf2dbf8433b594c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>237</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>4 Twisted Christmas Horror Stories: Killer Santa, Krampus, Robo-Santas &amp; a Killer Elf</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-twisted-christmas-horror-stories-killer-santa-krampus-robo-santas-a-killer-elf--58052962</link><description><![CDATA[Four twisted Christmas horror stories bring a hometown Santa killer, Krampus possession, murderous androids, and a sword-wielding elf.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Santa Claus Is Killin’ the Town” sends Janice and her girlfriend Molly to Decatur for a reunion at an old inn and a hoped-for marriage proposal. Cozy nostalgia gives way to a local legend in a red suit stalking the holiday guest list.<br /><br /> In Rob Fields’s “Krampus Is Comin’,” Kathy Betcher buys her younger sister a Krampus snow globe on Christmas Eve. The gift becomes a vessel for the horned spirit and turns a history of sorority cruelty into a night of supernatural judgment. Keith Tomlin’s “Operation Deadly Night” moves to 2047, where a Santa software update transforms the Molson family’s trusted android Charles into a Robo Santa judging every private habit on a dangerously literal naughty list.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Dead Silent Night” brings Santa’s killer elf Peppermint Ray and a man-eating reindeer called Brute Cake to the home of Derek, a predator who escaped Christmas punishment as a child. Garland, gingerbread, ornaments, and holiday magic become weapons in an adults-only supernatural reckoning. The complete lineup mixes Christmas slasher fiction, cursed-object horror, killer robots, dark comedy, and monstrous folklore.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58052962</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58052962/xmas_part_3_2023final.mp3" length="114084441" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cd0e4635-6d9d-48ae-a2af-8d6bd400a08d/cd0e4635-6d9d-48ae-a2af-8d6bd400a08d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cd0e4635-6d9d-48ae-a2af-8d6bd400a08d/cd0e4635-6d9d-48ae-a2af-8d6bd400a08d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cd0e4635-6d9d-48ae-a2af-8d6bd400a08d/cd0e4635-6d9d-48ae-a2af-8d6bd400a08d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four twisted Christmas horror stories bring a hometown Santa killer, Krampus possession, murderous androids, and a sword-wielding elf.

Morgan Moore’s “Santa Claus Is Killin’ the Town” sends Janice and her girlfriend Molly to Decatur for a reunion at...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four twisted Christmas horror stories bring a hometown Santa killer, Krampus possession, murderous androids, and a sword-wielding elf.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Santa Claus Is Killin’ the Town” sends Janice and her girlfriend Molly to Decatur for a reunion at an old inn and a hoped-for marriage proposal. Cozy nostalgia gives way to a local legend in a red suit stalking the holiday guest list.<br /><br /> In Rob Fields’s “Krampus Is Comin’,” Kathy Betcher buys her younger sister a Krampus snow globe on Christmas Eve. The gift becomes a vessel for the horned spirit and turns a history of sorority cruelty into a night of supernatural judgment. Keith Tomlin’s “Operation Deadly Night” moves to 2047, where a Santa software update transforms the Molson family’s trusted android Charles into a Robo Santa judging every private habit on a dangerously literal naughty list.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Dead Silent Night” brings Santa’s killer elf Peppermint Ray and a man-eating reindeer called Brute Cake to the home of Derek, a predator who escaped Christmas punishment as a child. Garland, gingerbread, ornaments, and holiday magic become weapons in an adults-only supernatural reckoning. The complete lineup mixes Christmas slasher fiction, cursed-object horror, killer robots, dark comedy, and monstrous folklore.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7131</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,christmas,claus,evil,holiday,killer,krampus,monster,nick,robots,saint,santa,scifi</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5d3bfd0b34abd4d04b60887a446aa94a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Home Sweet Horror: Krampus Possesses an Orphanage Director at Christmas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/home-sweet-horror-krampus-possesses-an-orphanage-director-at-christmas--58041757</link><description><![CDATA[Bailey Downs returns to her childhood orphanage for Christmas, where a Krampus snow globe turns a strict assistant director into a horned punisher.<br /><br /> Bailey and her Strickfield friends Mona, Mouse, Horton, and Chunker travel to Pendleton to help Mrs. Emma Gibson with the Home Sweet Home Orphanage’s holiday celebration. For Bailey, the visit is personal: she lived there until Monty and Vera Downs adopted her at seven. The reunion begins warmly, but assistant director Helga Stanlen resents the current children and is already convinced that many of them deserve punishment.<br /><br /> A deliveryman named E. Tinker brings Helga an ornate snow globe containing Krampus on a wintry throne. After three boys humiliate her, the figure’s red eyes glow and offer the power to discipline every child in the building. Day becomes night, a blizzard seals the orphanage off from Pendleton, and Helga transforms into a towering creature with horns, hooves, chains, and a sack. Bailey and her friends must protect the children, cross the supernatural storm, and find a way to force Krampus back into the glass.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Home Sweet Horror” is a full-length Strickfield Christmas adventure about Bailey Downs, chosen family, an isolated orphanage, a cursed snow globe, Krampus possession, and holiday survival. The richer notes replace the vague revenge summary with the actual characters and setting while leaving the final rescue and Helga’s fate for the story. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58041757</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58041757/236_home_sweet_horror.mp3" length="93530482" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/84627d44-5bcd-4d43-b6f6-5b311e0d3004/84627d44-5bcd-4d43-b6f6-5b311e0d3004.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/84627d44-5bcd-4d43-b6f6-5b311e0d3004/84627d44-5bcd-4d43-b6f6-5b311e0d3004.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/84627d44-5bcd-4d43-b6f6-5b311e0d3004/84627d44-5bcd-4d43-b6f6-5b311e0d3004.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bailey Downs returns to her childhood orphanage for Christmas, where a Krampus snow globe turns a strict assistant director into a horned punisher.

Bailey and her Strickfield friends Mona, Mouse, Horton, and Chunker travel to Pendleton to help Mrs....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bailey Downs returns to her childhood orphanage for Christmas, where a Krampus snow globe turns a strict assistant director into a horned punisher.<br /><br /> Bailey and her Strickfield friends Mona, Mouse, Horton, and Chunker travel to Pendleton to help Mrs. Emma Gibson with the Home Sweet Home Orphanage’s holiday celebration. For Bailey, the visit is personal: she lived there until Monty and Vera Downs adopted her at seven. The reunion begins warmly, but assistant director Helga Stanlen resents the current children and is already convinced that many of them deserve punishment.<br /><br /> A deliveryman named E. Tinker brings Helga an ornate snow globe containing Krampus on a wintry throne. After three boys humiliate her, the figure’s red eyes glow and offer the power to discipline every child in the building. Day becomes night, a blizzard seals the orphanage off from Pendleton, and Helga transforms into a towering creature with horns, hooves, chains, and a sack. Bailey and her friends must protect the children, cross the supernatural storm, and find a way to force Krampus back into the glass.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Home Sweet Horror” is a full-length Strickfield Christmas adventure about Bailey Downs, chosen family, an isolated orphanage, a cursed snow globe, Krampus possession, and holiday survival. The richer notes replace the vague revenge summary with the actual characters and setting while leaving the final rescue and Helga’s fate for the story. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5846</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,holiday,krampus,miracles,orphans</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d80021129ac5d480169cab44b3cae034.jpg"/><itunes:episode>236</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Dark &amp; A Shroud for Sarah — Body Horror and Lucille Ball Suspense</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-dark-a-shroud-for-sarah-body-horror-and-lucille-ball-suspense--58002146</link><description><![CDATA[Four vintage radio dramas summon an incubus in Scotland, revisit Paul Revere’s ride, unleash living darkness, and place Lucille Ball inside a murder plot.<br /><br />“Speak of the Devil” brings Mary Ellen and Michael to Aunt Jeannie’s home near Scotland’s Solway Firth. A séance and an experiment with the occult draw something ancient into the household, turning folklore about the incubus into intimate supernatural danger.<br /><br />Stephen Vincent Benét’s “A Tooth for Paul Revere” enters a strange wizard’s workshop during the American Revolution, mixing dark fantasy, humor, and the legendary midnight ride. “The Dark” answers an emergency call at a decaying house, where a doctor and ambulance attendant discover a victim turned inside out and a deeper-than-natural blackness crawling toward them.<br /><br />Lucille Ball stars in “A Shroud for Sarah.” Sarah’s marriage to the politically ambitious Peter, her connection to Stephen Archer, and a Chicago burglary involving $17,000 tighten into a crime story where love, self-preservation, and murder become difficult to separate.<br /><br />The four-story lineup ranges from demonic folklore and supernatural history to grotesque body horror and psychological crime, with the central mysteries and final reversals preserved.<br /><br />Featured archival programs: CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Lights Out, and Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58002146</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58002146/ub_011_speak_of_the_devil_a_tooth_for_paul_revere_the_dark_a_shroud_for_sarah.mp3" length="108806278" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2833c8c0-5d55-47b3-bcf8-df73f346c87a/2833c8c0-5d55-47b3-bcf8-df73f346c87a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2833c8c0-5d55-47b3-bcf8-df73f346c87a/2833c8c0-5d55-47b3-bcf8-df73f346c87a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2833c8c0-5d55-47b3-bcf8-df73f346c87a/2833c8c0-5d55-47b3-bcf8-df73f346c87a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four vintage radio dramas summon an incubus in Scotland, revisit Paul Revere’s ride, unleash living darkness, and place Lucille Ball inside a murder plot.

“Speak of the Devil” brings Mary Ellen and Michael to Aunt Jeannie’s home near Scotland’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four vintage radio dramas summon an incubus in Scotland, revisit Paul Revere’s ride, unleash living darkness, and place Lucille Ball inside a murder plot.<br /><br />“Speak of the Devil” brings Mary Ellen and Michael to Aunt Jeannie’s home near Scotland’s Solway Firth. A séance and an experiment with the occult draw something ancient into the household, turning folklore about the incubus into intimate supernatural danger.<br /><br />Stephen Vincent Benét’s “A Tooth for Paul Revere” enters a strange wizard’s workshop during the American Revolution, mixing dark fantasy, humor, and the legendary midnight ride. “The Dark” answers an emergency call at a decaying house, where a doctor and ambulance attendant discover a victim turned inside out and a deeper-than-natural blackness crawling toward them.<br /><br />Lucille Ball stars in “A Shroud for Sarah.” Sarah’s marriage to the politically ambitious Peter, her connection to Stephen Archer, and a Chicago burglary involving $17,000 tighten into a crime story where love, self-preservation, and murder become difficult to separate.<br /><br />The four-story lineup ranges from demonic folklore and supernatural history to grotesque body horror and psychological crime, with the central mysteries and final reversals preserved.<br /><br />Featured archival programs: CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Lights Out, and Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6801</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>drama,old,otr,play,radio,scary,time</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Santa’s Little Helper: A Monster Child Turns Christmas Eve into a Bloodbath</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/santa-s-little-helper-a-monster-child-turns-christmas-eve-into-a-bloodbath--58022669</link><description><![CDATA[A bitter department-store Santa recruits a mysterious little girl with clicking teeth—and watches her turn a town Christmas event into revenge.<br /><br /> Ronnie Baxley has played Santa in Burnet Town, South Carolina, for a decade. The pay is poor, his truck is failing, and the families who line up along Highway 421 offer pity or ridicule rather than help. On Christmas Eve, his usual elf is absent and a cold-skinned child named Sarah appears ready to manage the line.<br /><br /> Sarah can sense cruelty. Her smile reveals far too many teeth, her movements are impossibly fast, and she reacts to abusive parents, bullies, and townspeople who have humiliated Ronnie with escalating violence. What begins as a strange seasonal partnership becomes a feeding frenzy when an entitled father and son challenge Santa in front of the crowd. Police gunfire cannot restore a celebration once the “helper” begins selecting everyone she believes belongs on the wrong list.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Santa’s Little Helper” is dark Christmas creature horror about poverty, resentment, public humiliation, and an elf-like monster dispensing bloody judgment. Ronnie may not survive his best Christmas ever, but Sarah gives him the vengeance he never believed he could claim. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58022669</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2023 13:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58022669/235_santas_little_helperfinal.mp3" length="22817233" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4b442bc8-d564-4efe-ab8c-16a0f7090b2c/4b442bc8-d564-4efe-ab8c-16a0f7090b2c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4b442bc8-d564-4efe-ab8c-16a0f7090b2c/4b442bc8-d564-4efe-ab8c-16a0f7090b2c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4b442bc8-d564-4efe-ab8c-16a0f7090b2c/4b442bc8-d564-4efe-ab8c-16a0f7090b2c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A bitter department-store Santa recruits a mysterious little girl with clicking teeth—and watches her turn a town Christmas event into revenge.

Ronnie Baxley has played Santa in Burnet Town, South Carolina, for a decade. The pay is poor, his truck is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A bitter department-store Santa recruits a mysterious little girl with clicking teeth—and watches her turn a town Christmas event into revenge.<br /><br /> Ronnie Baxley has played Santa in Burnet Town, South Carolina, for a decade. The pay is poor, his truck is failing, and the families who line up along Highway 421 offer pity or ridicule rather than help. On Christmas Eve, his usual elf is absent and a cold-skinned child named Sarah appears ready to manage the line.<br /><br /> Sarah can sense cruelty. Her smile reveals far too many teeth, her movements are impossibly fast, and she reacts to abusive parents, bullies, and townspeople who have humiliated Ronnie with escalating violence. What begins as a strange seasonal partnership becomes a feeding frenzy when an entitled father and son challenge Santa in front of the crowd. Police gunfire cannot restore a celebration once the “helper” begins selecting everyone she believes belongs on the wrong list.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Santa’s Little Helper” is dark Christmas creature horror about poverty, resentment, public humiliation, and an elf-like monster dispensing bloody judgment. Ronnie may not survive his best Christmas ever, but Sarah gives him the vengeance he never believed he could claim. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1427</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>carolina,christmas,creatures,elves,evil,holidays,monsters,santa,southern</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/253d55f9bab7c7df4c46990adc42da60.jpg"/><itunes:episode>235</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas at Pendleton Way Station — Cassillia Taibon Battles an Undead Santa</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-at-pendleton-way-station-cassillia-taibon-battles-an-undead-santa--58010622</link><description><![CDATA[In the post-apocalyptic winter of 2099, Cassillia Taibon defends Pendleton Way Station from a murderous undead Santa Claus and his monstrous reindeer.<br /><br /> The Hellweaver Holocaust has broken Earth’s seasons, devastated civilization, and transformed the once-jolly Santa into a Christmas raider who attacks surviving settlements. Cassillia—a sentient machine carrying the memories, appearance, and powers of a vampire-Treilaunder hybrid—arrives at Pendleton seeking a Psionic Warp Displacer needed for her mission to stop Hellweaver. The station will trade it only if she can keep its people alive through Christmas night.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ science-fantasy holiday battle sends Cassillia against zombie elves, corrupted reindeer, and a laser-eyed Rudolph before she can confront Santa himself. The fight is one step in a larger journey toward Shore City and a chance to prevent the future that created this frozen wasteland.<br /><br /> “Christmas at Pendleton Way Station” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58010622</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58010622/234_christmas_at_pendleton_way_stationfinal.mp3" length="45714765" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1ca1f4c6-6f58-405c-bdb5-d32aef9b9a8d/1ca1f4c6-6f58-405c-bdb5-d32aef9b9a8d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1ca1f4c6-6f58-405c-bdb5-d32aef9b9a8d/1ca1f4c6-6f58-405c-bdb5-d32aef9b9a8d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1ca1f4c6-6f58-405c-bdb5-d32aef9b9a8d/1ca1f4c6-6f58-405c-bdb5-d32aef9b9a8d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In the post-apocalyptic winter of 2099, Cassillia Taibon defends Pendleton Way Station from a murderous undead Santa Claus and his monstrous reindeer.

The Hellweaver Holocaust has broken Earth’s seasons, devastated civilization, and transformed the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the post-apocalyptic winter of 2099, Cassillia Taibon defends Pendleton Way Station from a murderous undead Santa Claus and his monstrous reindeer.<br /><br /> The Hellweaver Holocaust has broken Earth’s seasons, devastated civilization, and transformed the once-jolly Santa into a Christmas raider who attacks surviving settlements. Cassillia—a sentient machine carrying the memories, appearance, and powers of a vampire-Treilaunder hybrid—arrives at Pendleton seeking a Psionic Warp Displacer needed for her mission to stop Hellweaver. The station will trade it only if she can keep its people alive through Christmas night.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ science-fantasy holiday battle sends Cassillia against zombie elves, corrupted reindeer, and a laser-eyed Rudolph before she can confront Santa himself. The fight is one step in a larger journey toward Shore City and a chance to prevent the future that created this frozen wasteland.<br /><br /> “Christmas at Pendleton Way Station” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2858</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creatures,devastation,elves,end,evil,krampus,monsters,of,santa,vampires,world</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/06607d384df9936f9f95ec2b0d50f01d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>234</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas Horror Books with Cameron Chaney of Library Macabre</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-horror-books-with-cameron-chaney-of-library-macabre--57954019</link><description><![CDATA[Henrique Couto and Cameron Chaney of Library Macabre recommend Christmas horror books for readers who prefer ghosts and blood beside the tree.<br /><br /> Their conversation ranges across holiday-themed horror fiction and Cameron’s novel “Autumncrow High: Fresh Hell,” pairing practical reading suggestions with a look at why Christmas and terror fit so well together.<br /><br /> The recommendations treat Christmas horror as a broad reading mood rather than a single kind of story. Ghostly traditions, winter isolation, dark folklore, seasonal slashers, and blood beside the tree all have a place, giving listeners multiple directions for building a December reading stack.<br /><br /> Cameron also discusses “Autumncrow High: Fresh Hell,” connecting the recommendations to his own work as a horror author and champion of macabre books. The result is an audio reading guide for fans searching for Christmas horror novels, scary holiday books, winter ghost stories, seasonal book recommendations, and a conversation about why cozy ritual and frightening fiction work so well together.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57954019</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57954019/cameron_chaney_christmas_2023_with_commercials.mp3" length="78240381" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/07fb39b9-fdbc-4c3c-98b4-e84a9197e493/07fb39b9-fdbc-4c3c-98b4-e84a9197e493.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/07fb39b9-fdbc-4c3c-98b4-e84a9197e493/07fb39b9-fdbc-4c3c-98b4-e84a9197e493.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/07fb39b9-fdbc-4c3c-98b4-e84a9197e493/07fb39b9-fdbc-4c3c-98b4-e84a9197e493.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Henrique Couto and Cameron Chaney of Library Macabre recommend Christmas horror books for readers who prefer ghosts and blood beside the tree.

Their conversation ranges across holiday-themed horror fiction and Cameron’s novel “Autumncrow High: Fresh...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Henrique Couto and Cameron Chaney of Library Macabre recommend Christmas horror books for readers who prefer ghosts and blood beside the tree.<br /><br /> Their conversation ranges across holiday-themed horror fiction and Cameron’s novel “Autumncrow High: Fresh Hell,” pairing practical reading suggestions with a look at why Christmas and terror fit so well together.<br /><br /> The recommendations treat Christmas horror as a broad reading mood rather than a single kind of story. Ghostly traditions, winter isolation, dark folklore, seasonal slashers, and blood beside the tree all have a place, giving listeners multiple directions for building a December reading stack.<br /><br /> Cameron also discusses “Autumncrow High: Fresh Hell,” connecting the recommendations to his own work as a horror author and champion of macabre books. The result is an audio reading guide for fans searching for Christmas horror novels, scary holiday books, winter ghost stories, seasonal book recommendations, and a conversation about why cozy ritual and frightening fiction work so well together.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4890</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>books,booktube,cameron,chaney,christmas,holiday,horror,library,macabre,reading,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/18873f4907d1d395ad1ca24925381be6.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas at the Psych Ward: A Killer Santa Stalks Sumpter Behavioral Health</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-at-the-psych-ward-a-killer-santa-stalks-sumpter-behavioral-health--57992177</link><description><![CDATA[A killer wearing a Santa suit traps Caleb and the other patients inside Sumpter Behavioral Health Center on a snowbound Christmas Eve.<br /><br /> Caleb has spent weeks in the psychiatric ward after a suicide attempt and expects to be released soon, but he does not intend to survive the holiday. Snow keeps his parents away, the facility’s decorations feel hollow, and the year’s losses have convinced him that nothing ahead is worth enduring.<br /><br /> Another patient has planned a different kind of death. Marc has silently studied the ward’s routines, cut the landline, destroyed the staff’s mobile phones and internet equipment, and taken a kitchen knife. Once disguised as Santa, he moves through darkened halls while Caleb, Ethan, Rob, and Steve try to protect one another with whatever they can reach. The locked treatment center becomes a slasher maze in which people accustomed to being doubted must make someone believe the danger is real.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s “Christmas at the Psych Ward” is a holiday survival thriller about isolation, mental-health crisis, friendship, and a murderous Santa. Its heart is Caleb’s confrontation with a brutal contradiction: he entered the night planning to die, but fighting for other lives may reveal value in his own before the final Christmas song plays. Story by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57992177</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57992177/233_xmas_at_the_psych_ward.mp3" length="35537829" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/90f1e64b-628e-48bd-92ce-3b683080018a/90f1e64b-628e-48bd-92ce-3b683080018a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/90f1e64b-628e-48bd-92ce-3b683080018a/90f1e64b-628e-48bd-92ce-3b683080018a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/90f1e64b-628e-48bd-92ce-3b683080018a/90f1e64b-628e-48bd-92ce-3b683080018a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A killer wearing a Santa suit traps Caleb and the other patients inside Sumpter Behavioral Health Center on a snowbound Christmas Eve.

Caleb has spent weeks in the psychiatric ward after a suicide attempt and expects to be released soon, but he does...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A killer wearing a Santa suit traps Caleb and the other patients inside Sumpter Behavioral Health Center on a snowbound Christmas Eve.<br /><br /> Caleb has spent weeks in the psychiatric ward after a suicide attempt and expects to be released soon, but he does not intend to survive the holiday. Snow keeps his parents away, the facility’s decorations feel hollow, and the year’s losses have convinced him that nothing ahead is worth enduring.<br /><br /> Another patient has planned a different kind of death. Marc has silently studied the ward’s routines, cut the landline, destroyed the staff’s mobile phones and internet equipment, and taken a kitchen knife. Once disguised as Santa, he moves through darkened halls while Caleb, Ethan, Rob, and Steve try to protect one another with whatever they can reach. The locked treatment center becomes a slasher maze in which people accustomed to being doubted must make someone believe the danger is real.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s “Christmas at the Psych Ward” is a holiday survival thriller about isolation, mental-health crisis, friendship, and a murderous Santa. Its heart is Caleb’s confrontation with a brutal contradiction: he entered the night planning to die, but fighting for other lives may reveal value in his own before the final Christmas song plays. Story by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2222</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,holiday,horror,hospital,massacre,murder,psycho,santa,slaughter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/94d10604b0386dc544dea1a8c1ab4ec8.jpg"/><itunes:episode>233</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Doorway to Horror: A Cursed Christmas Movie Opens a Vampire Strickfield</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/doorway-to-horror-a-cursed-christmas-movie-opens-a-vampire-strickfield--57978062</link><description><![CDATA[A mysterious movie disc turns a Christmas slumber party into a portal to an alternate Strickfield where nearly everyone is a starving vampire.<br /><br /> Madelyne “Mouse” Donnerly joins Arial Mirren, Mona Ables, and Bailey Downs for holiday movies at Arial’s house. Mona brings an unknown film called “Doorway to Horror,” a title with no online record. After they watch it, the girls find the house damaged, the sky locked in darkness, and their hometown emptied of ordinary human life.<br /><br /> Mouse recognizes the nightmare from an earlier encounter with another cursed film: they have crossed into a parallel universe where vampires consumed the living and now fight over the few remaining sources of blood. Their only route home may be replaying the disc, but it is no longer where they left it. The search leads toward Strickfield Towne Centre Mall, an undead version of Harmony Mirren, and Mayor Patrick Gunter’s hungry converts.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Doorway to Horror” combines cursed-media horror, Christmas lights, alternate realities, vampire siege action, and the continuing friendships of Strickfield. The girls must recover the movie and reopen its portal while deciding whether giving one lonely vampire a final Christmas will cost them their chance to escape. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57978062</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57978062/231_doorway_to_horror.mp3" length="62858129" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/dcceb3d4-c7e1-496e-bae8-e90085da9c98/dcceb3d4-c7e1-496e-bae8-e90085da9c98.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/dcceb3d4-c7e1-496e-bae8-e90085da9c98/dcceb3d4-c7e1-496e-bae8-e90085da9c98.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/dcceb3d4-c7e1-496e-bae8-e90085da9c98/dcceb3d4-c7e1-496e-bae8-e90085da9c98.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A mysterious movie disc turns a Christmas slumber party into a portal to an alternate Strickfield where nearly everyone is a starving vampire.

Madelyne “Mouse” Donnerly joins Arial Mirren, Mona Ables, and Bailey Downs for holiday movies at Arial’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A mysterious movie disc turns a Christmas slumber party into a portal to an alternate Strickfield where nearly everyone is a starving vampire.<br /><br /> Madelyne “Mouse” Donnerly joins Arial Mirren, Mona Ables, and Bailey Downs for holiday movies at Arial’s house. Mona brings an unknown film called “Doorway to Horror,” a title with no online record. After they watch it, the girls find the house damaged, the sky locked in darkness, and their hometown emptied of ordinary human life.<br /><br /> Mouse recognizes the nightmare from an earlier encounter with another cursed film: they have crossed into a parallel universe where vampires consumed the living and now fight over the few remaining sources of blood. Their only route home may be replaying the disc, but it is no longer where they left it. The search leads toward Strickfield Towne Centre Mall, an undead version of Harmony Mirren, and Mayor Patrick Gunter’s hungry converts.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Doorway to Horror” combines cursed-media horror, Christmas lights, alternate realities, vampire siege action, and the continuing friendships of Strickfield. The girls must recover the movie and reopen its portal while deciding whether giving one lonely vampire a final Christmas will cost them their chance to escape. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3929</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,evil,horror,killers,monsters,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f85b735c38fe4b5026f8c6592551d0ad.jpg"/><itunes:episode>232</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Ronald Gene Simmons: The Christmas Familicide &amp; Arkansas Mass Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-ronald-gene-simmons-the-christmas-familicide-arkansas-mass-murder--57968026</link><description><![CDATA[Ronald Gene Simmons turned Christmas 1987 into one of America’s most devastating family massacres, killing 16 people across several days in Arkansas.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines the history behind the violence: Simmons’s military career, allegations of abuse within his household, the family’s isolated move to Pope County, and the resentments he carried toward relatives and former coworkers. Beginning December 22, he killed 14 members of his own family at their home, including children and grandchildren, concealing their bodies while waiting for other relatives to arrive for the holiday.<br /><br /> On December 28, Simmons drove into Russellville and attacked people at businesses connected to past grievances. He killed former coworker Kathy Kendrick and oil-company employee James Chaffin while wounding four others before surrendering to police.<br /><br /> The episode follows the two trials, his death sentences, his refusal to pursue appeals, and the legal fight over whether another death-row prisoner could challenge that waiver. Simmons was executed by lethal injection on June 25, 1990—not 1999, as some retellings mistakenly state. This is a grim holiday true-crime story about familicide, workplace revenge, and the warning signs surrounding a man determined to destroy nearly everyone closest to him.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57968026</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57968026/ronald_gene_simmons_a_blood_red_christmas.mp3" length="14614016" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/50f3b10b-9f1e-4c84-acdc-e40bec9a19a3/50f3b10b-9f1e-4c84-acdc-e40bec9a19a3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/50f3b10b-9f1e-4c84-acdc-e40bec9a19a3/50f3b10b-9f1e-4c84-acdc-e40bec9a19a3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/50f3b10b-9f1e-4c84-acdc-e40bec9a19a3/50f3b10b-9f1e-4c84-acdc-e40bec9a19a3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ronald Gene Simmons turned Christmas 1987 into one of America’s most devastating family massacres, killing 16 people across several days in Arkansas.

Terrifying &amp; True examines the history behind the violence: Simmons’s military career, allegations...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ronald Gene Simmons turned Christmas 1987 into one of America’s most devastating family massacres, killing 16 people across several days in Arkansas.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines the history behind the violence: Simmons’s military career, allegations of abuse within his household, the family’s isolated move to Pope County, and the resentments he carried toward relatives and former coworkers. Beginning December 22, he killed 14 members of his own family at their home, including children and grandchildren, concealing their bodies while waiting for other relatives to arrive for the holiday.<br /><br /> On December 28, Simmons drove into Russellville and attacked people at businesses connected to past grievances. He killed former coworker Kathy Kendrick and oil-company employee James Chaffin while wounding four others before surrendering to police.<br /><br /> The episode follows the two trials, his death sentences, his refusal to pursue appeals, and the legal fight over whether another death-row prisoner could challenge that waiver. Simmons was executed by lethal injection on June 25, 1990—not 1999, as some retellings mistakenly state. This is a grim holiday true-crime story about familicide, workplace revenge, and the warning signs surrounding a man determined to destroy nearly everyone closest to him.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>914</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arkansas,christmas,holiday,massmurder,murder,slayings</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Cold Storage &amp; Murder Comes at Midnight — Gothic Graves and Maritime Peril</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-cold-storage-murder-comes-at-midnight-gothic-graves-and-maritime-peril--57925394</link><description><![CDATA[Four vintage radio dramas explore a disputed death, a sea captain’s dangerous habits, a midnight killer, and an accused man’s missing fortune.<br /><br />“Cold Storage” brings a visitor to Westerley, an old Maryland estate shadowed by a wealthy woman’s apparent death, a contested inheritance, and fears that a body may not remain safely in its grave. The mystery turns family greed and medical uncertainty into Gothic suspense.<br /><br />In “Habit,” Captain Weatherfield’s absolute devotion to routine shapes every decision aboard his ship. When an emergency at sea tests those fixed patterns, the qualities others dismiss as stubbornness may determine who lives. “Murder Comes at Midnight” then isolates a woman in an old house where late-night danger closes in and safety cannot be taken for granted.<br /><br />“Nothing Up My Sleeve” begins on New Year’s Eve as Dorothy Dale tries to clear Jerry Winton of bank robbery and murder. With $88,000 missing and the evidence tightening around him, the investigation becomes a contest of hidden motives and carefully managed appearances.<br /><br />The four-story package moves from graveyard unease and maritime peril to home-invasion suspense and crime mystery, giving each drama room to preserve its final revelation.<br /><br />Featured archival programs: CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, and Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57925394</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57925394/ub_010_cold_storage_habit_murder_comes_at_midnight_nothing_up_my_sleeve.mp3" length="126330447" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/203921a8-5055-4401-82ca-b3cb28013ad1/203921a8-5055-4401-82ca-b3cb28013ad1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/203921a8-5055-4401-82ca-b3cb28013ad1/203921a8-5055-4401-82ca-b3cb28013ad1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/203921a8-5055-4401-82ca-b3cb28013ad1/203921a8-5055-4401-82ca-b3cb28013ad1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four vintage radio dramas explore a disputed death, a sea captain’s dangerous habits, a midnight killer, and an accused man’s missing fortune.

“Cold Storage” brings a visitor to Westerley, an old Maryland estate shadowed by a wealthy woman’s apparent...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four vintage radio dramas explore a disputed death, a sea captain’s dangerous habits, a midnight killer, and an accused man’s missing fortune.<br /><br />“Cold Storage” brings a visitor to Westerley, an old Maryland estate shadowed by a wealthy woman’s apparent death, a contested inheritance, and fears that a body may not remain safely in its grave. The mystery turns family greed and medical uncertainty into Gothic suspense.<br /><br />In “Habit,” Captain Weatherfield’s absolute devotion to routine shapes every decision aboard his ship. When an emergency at sea tests those fixed patterns, the qualities others dismiss as stubbornness may determine who lives. “Murder Comes at Midnight” then isolates a woman in an old house where late-night danger closes in and safety cannot be taken for granted.<br /><br />“Nothing Up My Sleeve” begins on New Year’s Eve as Dorothy Dale tries to clear Jerry Winton of bank robbery and murder. With $88,000 missing and the evidence tightening around him, the investigation becomes a contest of hidden motives and carefully managed appearances.<br /><br />The four-story package moves from graveyard unease and maritime peril to home-invasion suspense and crime mystery, giving each drama room to preserve its final revelation.<br /><br />Featured archival programs: CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, and Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7896</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,evil,horror,mystery,nostalgia,otr,radio,suspense</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce7c69beb76e93e389ed53a0d17bd7af.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Christmas to Remember: A Recovering Addict, Organ Thieves &amp; an Elf’s Deadly Gift</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-christmas-to-remember-a-recovering-addict-organ-thieves-an-elf-s-deadly-gift--57943607</link><description><![CDATA[Donny returns north for his first family Christmas in nearly a decade and becomes the unwilling donor in a brutal holiday organ-harvesting scheme.<br /><br /> He fled home for Fort Lauderdale, became addicted to heroin, and spent years homeless before rebuilding his life. Shame kept him from calling the people he left behind. Now sober enough to make the drive, Donny crosses into a snowy homecoming with equal parts hope and dread—until strangers intercept him before he can face his family.<br /><br /> The captors are collecting healthy organs for desperate recipients. A man called Doc prepares to remove Donny’s liver while he is still alive, treating one forgotten traveler as the answer to somebody else’s Christmas prayer. Far away, a child named Mary waits beside her critically ill father and writes to Santa for a miracle. The connection between donor and recipient turns the “perfect gift” into a moral nightmare whose unseen arranger carries a pointed green hat and a black bag.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “A Christmas to Remember” blends addiction recovery, homecoming anxiety, medical horror, organ theft, and dark Christmas folklore. The richer title and notes clarify Donny’s real ordeal while leaving the final judgment of the murderous miracle to the listener. Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57943607</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57943607/231_a_christmas_to_remember.mp3" length="22008494" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3bf84cde-a0e2-4e03-b3c1-db98004dac61/3bf84cde-a0e2-4e03-b3c1-db98004dac61.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3bf84cde-a0e2-4e03-b3c1-db98004dac61/3bf84cde-a0e2-4e03-b3c1-db98004dac61.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3bf84cde-a0e2-4e03-b3c1-db98004dac61/3bf84cde-a0e2-4e03-b3c1-db98004dac61.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Donny returns north for his first family Christmas in nearly a decade and becomes the unwilling donor in a brutal holiday organ-harvesting scheme.

He fled home for Fort Lauderdale, became addicted to heroin, and spent years homeless before rebuilding...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Donny returns north for his first family Christmas in nearly a decade and becomes the unwilling donor in a brutal holiday organ-harvesting scheme.<br /><br /> He fled home for Fort Lauderdale, became addicted to heroin, and spent years homeless before rebuilding his life. Shame kept him from calling the people he left behind. Now sober enough to make the drive, Donny crosses into a snowy homecoming with equal parts hope and dread—until strangers intercept him before he can face his family.<br /><br /> The captors are collecting healthy organs for desperate recipients. A man called Doc prepares to remove Donny’s liver while he is still alive, treating one forgotten traveler as the answer to somebody else’s Christmas prayer. Far away, a child named Mary waits beside her critically ill father and writes to Santa for a miracle. The connection between donor and recipient turns the “perfect gift” into a moral nightmare whose unseen arranger carries a pointed green hat and a black bag.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “A Christmas to Remember” blends addiction recovery, homecoming anxiety, medical horror, organ theft, and dark Christmas folklore. The richer title and notes clarify Donny’s real ordeal while leaving the final judgment of the murderous miracle to the listener. Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1376</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,disgusting,elves,gore,gross,holiday,horror,santa,sick</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d89606f4889bc163d9416b64a03da130.jpg"/><itunes:episode>231</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984): Killer Santa, Trauma and Controversy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-silent-night-deadly-night-1984-killer-santa-trauma-and-controversy--57913688</link><description><![CDATA[Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi dissect “Silent Night, Deadly Night” (1984), the notorious Christmas slasher built around trauma and a killer Santa.<br /><br /> The discussion follows the film’s plot, subtext, controversy, and enduring cult appeal, examining how Billy’s childhood terror is transformed into holiday violence and why the movie still divides horror audiences.<br /><br /> Billy’s story begins with childhood terror and an association between Christmas punishment, sexuality, and violence that the adults around him repeatedly deepen. When he is placed in a Santa suit, the film turns those accumulated lessons into a spree that made its killer-Santa imagery infamous.<br /><br /> Henrique and Rachael discuss the narrative with spoilers, considering the performances, slasher structure, moral panic, advertising controversy, religious trauma, and uneasy mixture of exploitation and tragedy. The episode is for listeners searching for Silent Night, Deadly Night analysis, Christmas horror history, 1980s slashers, killer-Santa movies, and a conversation about why this particular holiday film remains both beloved and fiercely debated.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57913688</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57913688/cdih_silent_night_deadly_night.mp3" length="121291786" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/30b2ab99-9b2f-4048-89ea-bca020e32d10/30b2ab99-9b2f-4048-89ea-bca020e32d10.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/30b2ab99-9b2f-4048-89ea-bca020e32d10/30b2ab99-9b2f-4048-89ea-bca020e32d10.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/30b2ab99-9b2f-4048-89ea-bca020e32d10/30b2ab99-9b2f-4048-89ea-bca020e32d10.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi dissect “Silent Night, Deadly Night” (1984), the notorious Christmas slasher built around trauma and a killer Santa.

The discussion follows the film’s plot, subtext, controversy, and enduring cult appeal, examining...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi dissect “Silent Night, Deadly Night” (1984), the notorious Christmas slasher built around trauma and a killer Santa.<br /><br /> The discussion follows the film’s plot, subtext, controversy, and enduring cult appeal, examining how Billy’s childhood terror is transformed into holiday violence and why the movie still divides horror audiences.<br /><br /> Billy’s story begins with childhood terror and an association between Christmas punishment, sexuality, and violence that the adults around him repeatedly deepen. When he is placed in a Santa suit, the film turns those accumulated lessons into a spree that made its killer-Santa imagery infamous.<br /><br /> Henrique and Rachael discuss the narrative with spoilers, considering the performances, slasher structure, moral panic, advertising controversy, religious trauma, and uneasy mixture of exploitation and tragedy. The episode is for listeners searching for Silent Night, Deadly Night analysis, Christmas horror history, 1980s slashers, killer-Santa movies, and a conversation about why this particular holiday film remains both beloved and fiercely debated.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7581</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>80s,controversy,film,fun,horror,movies,review,slasher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Definitive List of Christmas Horror Films to Watch</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-definitive-list-of-christmas-horror-films-to-watch--57914363</link><description><![CDATA[Henrique Couto and movie fan David Denoyer build a Christmas horror watchlist ranging from family-friendly and mainstream films to dark underground discoveries.<br /><br /> The discussion is organized as practical seasonal viewing guidance, covering different intensities and styles so listeners can find killer Santas, holiday monsters, and winter chills that fit their mood.<br /><br /> David’s list is meant to be used, not merely admired. The range allows a household to begin with accessible seasonal fun, move through recognizable studio horror, and continue into harsher or stranger discoveries once the room is ready for more blood. Different kinds of Christmas fear—killer Santas, winter isolation, folklore, slashers, monsters, and corrupted nostalgia—can therefore share one watch season.<br /><br /> Henrique and David bring a fan’s enthusiasm to the recommendations while considering mood and audience. The episode is a practical audio companion for building a Christmas horror movie marathon, finding holiday horror beyond the most famous titles, or choosing a scary December film that matches the group watching it.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57914363</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 06:50:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57914363/exhaustive_dave_list_commercials_final.mp3" length="104679178" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5b862e23-6170-44a5-9563-e0e3d689c551/5b862e23-6170-44a5-9563-e0e3d689c551.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5b862e23-6170-44a5-9563-e0e3d689c551/5b862e23-6170-44a5-9563-e0e3d689c551.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5b862e23-6170-44a5-9563-e0e3d689c551/5b862e23-6170-44a5-9563-e0e3d689c551.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Henrique Couto and movie fan David Denoyer build a Christmas horror watchlist ranging from family-friendly and mainstream films to dark underground discoveries.

The discussion is organized as practical seasonal viewing guidance, covering different...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Henrique Couto and movie fan David Denoyer build a Christmas horror watchlist ranging from family-friendly and mainstream films to dark underground discoveries.<br /><br /> The discussion is organized as practical seasonal viewing guidance, covering different intensities and styles so listeners can find killer Santas, holiday monsters, and winter chills that fit their mood.<br /><br /> David’s list is meant to be used, not merely admired. The range allows a household to begin with accessible seasonal fun, move through recognizable studio horror, and continue into harsher or stranger discoveries once the room is ready for more blood. Different kinds of Christmas fear—killer Santas, winter isolation, folklore, slashers, monsters, and corrupted nostalgia—can therefore share one watch season.<br /><br /> Henrique and David bring a fan’s enthusiasm to the recommendations while considering mood and audience. The episode is a practical audio companion for building a Christmas horror movie marathon, finding holiday horror beyond the most famous titles, or choosing a scary December film that matches the group watching it.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6543</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,demons,ghosts,holiday,horror,killers,monsters,movies,scary,slashers</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5dc6a154e02550b0f00713a2c9650fce.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Mall Overnight — Christmas Horror at Strickfield Towne Centre</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mall-overnight-christmas-horror-at-strickfield-towne-centre--57921172</link><description><![CDATA[Forced to decorate Strickfield Towne Centre overnight, Arial Mirren, Carter Cross, Mouse Donnerly, and their friends discover a seven-foot vampire monster stalking the closed mall.<br /><br /> A public fight between Arial and Carter leaves the group at the mercy of mall owner Harmony Mirren, who threatens to call the police unless they spend Saturday hanging Christmas decorations. After the doors are locked, a chalk-white creature called the Creation emerges from hiding, abducts Brian “Chunker” Chunk, and hunts the others through the food court, basement, parking garage, and darkened stores.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ Strickfield Christmas adventure combines mall horror, vampire-Frankenstein mythology, supernatural friendship, and an improvised escape in a raffle SUV driven through the shopping center. Mouse’s bond with Mary Worth may be the only force capable of rescuing Chunker and stopping a monster that survived every ordinary vampire weakness.<br /><br /> “The Mall Overnight” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57921172</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57921172/230_the_mall_overnight.mp3" length="95313918" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a04663ab-7d73-4043-97ed-774d98430b41/a04663ab-7d73-4043-97ed-774d98430b41.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a04663ab-7d73-4043-97ed-774d98430b41/a04663ab-7d73-4043-97ed-774d98430b41.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/a04663ab-7d73-4043-97ed-774d98430b41/a04663ab-7d73-4043-97ed-774d98430b41.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Forced to decorate Strickfield Towne Centre overnight, Arial Mirren, Carter Cross, Mouse Donnerly, and their friends discover a seven-foot vampire monster stalking the closed mall.

A public fight between Arial and Carter leaves the group at the mercy...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Forced to decorate Strickfield Towne Centre overnight, Arial Mirren, Carter Cross, Mouse Donnerly, and their friends discover a seven-foot vampire monster stalking the closed mall.<br /><br /> A public fight between Arial and Carter leaves the group at the mercy of mall owner Harmony Mirren, who threatens to call the police unless they spend Saturday hanging Christmas decorations. After the doors are locked, a chalk-white creature called the Creation emerges from hiding, abducts Brian “Chunker” Chunk, and hunts the others through the food court, basement, parking garage, and darkened stores.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ Strickfield Christmas adventure combines mall horror, vampire-Frankenstein mythology, supernatural friendship, and an improvised escape in a raffle SUV driven through the shopping center. Mouse’s bond with Mary Worth may be the only force capable of rescuing Chunker and stopping a monster that survived every ordinary vampire weakness.<br /><br /> “The Mall Overnight” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5958</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,frankenstein,holiday,horror,mall,monster,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4488774811517b4ff1fd69bb0abc57dd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>230</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Introducing: Do You Even Movie? | Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984) — Killer Santa Euro Slasher</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/introducing-do-you-even-movie-don-t-open-till-christmas-1984-killer-santa-euro-slasher--57881080</link><description><![CDATA[A killer stalks 1980s London and murders anyone dressed as Santa Claus in Don’t Open Till Christmas, the sleazy and unpredictable 1984 British holiday slasher.<br /><br /> In this featured episode of Do You Even Movie?, Henrique Couto and David Denoyer unwrap a Christmas horror favorite packed with suspicious characters, brutal Santa-themed killings, and production choices as strange as the mystery itself. They discuss the film’s grimy Euro-slasher atmosphere, its conspicuous suspects, and the chaotic energy that keeps the body count moving through London at Christmastime.<br /><br /> The movie was directed by and stars Edmund Purdom, with Alan Lake and Caroline Munro among the cast. The conversation explores what makes this killer-Santa film memorable, where its whodunit succeeds or gives itself away, and why it remains an offbeat choice for horror fans building a darker holiday watchlist.<br /><br /> Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://www.podpage.com/do-you-even-movie/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.podpage.com/do-you...</a><br /> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553381319460" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.facebook.com/profi...</a><br /> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doyouevenmoviepod/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.instagram.com/doyo...</a><br /> X: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /> TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/%40doyouevenmoviepod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.tiktok.com/%40doyo...</a><br /><br /> Get Don’t Open Till Christmas: <a href="https://a.co/d/bBCi2af" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://a.co/d/bBCi2af</a><br /><br /> What begins around Introducing develops into a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, holiday horror, and horror-film discussion, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57881080</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57881080/dyem_dont_open_till_christmas.mp3" length="64073480" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9de7c44a-894c-4a91-baa5-30f0d002ee83/9de7c44a-894c-4a91-baa5-30f0d002ee83.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9de7c44a-894c-4a91-baa5-30f0d002ee83/9de7c44a-894c-4a91-baa5-30f0d002ee83.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9de7c44a-894c-4a91-baa5-30f0d002ee83/9de7c44a-894c-4a91-baa5-30f0d002ee83.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A killer stalks 1980s London and murders anyone dressed as Santa Claus in Don’t Open Till Christmas, the sleazy and unpredictable 1984 British holiday slasher.

In this featured episode of Do You Even Movie?, Henrique Couto and David Denoyer unwrap a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A killer stalks 1980s London and murders anyone dressed as Santa Claus in Don’t Open Till Christmas, the sleazy and unpredictable 1984 British holiday slasher.<br /><br /> In this featured episode of Do You Even Movie?, Henrique Couto and David Denoyer unwrap a Christmas horror favorite packed with suspicious characters, brutal Santa-themed killings, and production choices as strange as the mystery itself. They discuss the film’s grimy Euro-slasher atmosphere, its conspicuous suspects, and the chaotic energy that keeps the body count moving through London at Christmastime.<br /><br /> The movie was directed by and stars Edmund Purdom, with Alan Lake and Caroline Munro among the cast. The conversation explores what makes this killer-Santa film memorable, where its whodunit succeeds or gives itself away, and why it remains an offbeat choice for horror fans building a darker holiday watchlist.<br /><br /> Do You Even Movie?: <a href="https://www.podpage.com/do-you-even-movie/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.podpage.com/do-you...</a><br /> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553381319460" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.facebook.com/profi...</a><br /> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doyouevenmoviepod/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.instagram.com/doyo...</a><br /> X: <a href="https://x.com/dyempod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/dyempod</a><br /> TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/%40doyouevenmoviepod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.tiktok.com/%40doyo...</a><br /><br /> Get Don’t Open Till Christmas: <a href="https://a.co/d/bBCi2af" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://a.co/d/bBCi2af</a><br /><br /> What begins around Introducing develops into a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, holiday horror, and horror-film discussion, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4005</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloody,british,christmas,comedy,english,holiday,horror,london,movie,scary,show,slasher,talk</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a00f272c03d5510a17dcfe49c14ae596.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Oklahoma City Butcher: The Unsolved Murders of Native American Women</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-oklahoma-city-butcher-the-unsolved-murders-of-native-american-women--57872246</link><description><![CDATA[In 1976, human remains were discovered in an abandoned Oklahoma City property—so horrifying that police first dismissed the report as an April Fool’s prank. The victim, later identified as Kathy Lynn Shackleford, was young, Native American, and brutally mutilated.<br /><br /> Three years later, another Native American woman, Arley Bell Killian, was found dismembered nearby. Then in 1986, Tina Marsha Sanders became the third linked victim. Investigators believed a serial killer was targeting vulnerable Native American women in Oklahoma City, leaving behind a case compared to Jack the Ripper and other infamous unsolved murders.<br /><br /> With false confessions, possible copycat killings, and a later suspect never charged in the original crimes, the Oklahoma City Butcher remains one of America’s most disturbing unsolved serial killer cases.<br /><br /> We’re telling that story tonight.<br /><br /> This Terrifying &amp; True installment follows The Oklahoma City Butcher through the documented timeline while distinguishing confirmed events from disputed theory, rumor, and the mythology that grew around the case.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57872246</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57872246/native_slaughter_the_oklahoma_city_butcher_11_30_23_9_24pmfinal.mp3" length="13686653" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/660ae82f-d2cd-4196-b89d-7f1e37e4d4d2/660ae82f-d2cd-4196-b89d-7f1e37e4d4d2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/660ae82f-d2cd-4196-b89d-7f1e37e4d4d2/660ae82f-d2cd-4196-b89d-7f1e37e4d4d2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/660ae82f-d2cd-4196-b89d-7f1e37e4d4d2/660ae82f-d2cd-4196-b89d-7f1e37e4d4d2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 1976, human remains were discovered in an abandoned Oklahoma City property—so horrifying that police first dismissed the report as an April Fool’s prank. The victim, later identified as Kathy Lynn Shackleford, was young, Native American, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 1976, human remains were discovered in an abandoned Oklahoma City property—so horrifying that police first dismissed the report as an April Fool’s prank. The victim, later identified as Kathy Lynn Shackleford, was young, Native American, and brutally mutilated.<br /><br /> Three years later, another Native American woman, Arley Bell Killian, was found dismembered nearby. Then in 1986, Tina Marsha Sanders became the third linked victim. Investigators believed a serial killer was targeting vulnerable Native American women in Oklahoma City, leaving behind a case compared to Jack the Ripper and other infamous unsolved murders.<br /><br /> With false confessions, possible copycat killings, and a later suspect never charged in the original crimes, the Oklahoma City Butcher remains one of America’s most disturbing unsolved serial killer cases.<br /><br /> We’re telling that story tonight.<br /><br /> This Terrifying &amp; True installment follows The Oklahoma City Butcher through the documented timeline while distinguishing confirmed events from disputed theory, rumor, and the mythology that grew around the case.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>856</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>american,arley,butcher,case,city,cold,crime,indigenous,kathy,killer,killian,murders,native,oklahoma,serial,shackleford,tina,true,unsolved,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9cf024ca98049881bd905cd92c44075d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Casting the Runes — M. R. James’s Occult Curse &amp; Three Dark Radio Tales</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-casting-the-runes-m-r-james-s-occult-curse-three-dark-radio-tales--57772193</link><description><![CDATA[Four vintage radio dramas bring an occult curse, a future built on suppressed violence, a writer’s living monster, and a murder statement under pressure.<br /><br />M. R. James’s “Casting the Runes” follows a scholar marked by a slip of paper bearing forbidden symbols. The runes carry a deadline and a supernatural sentence, turning research and skepticism into a race to return the curse before it is fulfilled.<br /><br />“Resident Killer” imagines a future society determined to eliminate aggression, where Commander Bellows becomes central to a dangerous test of whether violence can truly be engineered out of humanity. Arch Oboler’s “The Author and the Thing” traps a writer with the monstrous creation of his own imagination, collapsing the boundary between invention and physical terror.<br /><br />In “A Statement of Fact,” Kathy Lewis plays an accused woman questioned about a killing. The formal effort to establish what happened becomes its own psychological battleground as testimony, suspicion, and survival press against one another.<br /><br />The anthology moves from classic haunted-literature adaptation to dystopian science fiction, meta-horror, and courtroom-era suspense while keeping each ending intact.<br /><br />Featured archival programs: Escape, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Lights Out, and Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57772193</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57772193/ub_009_resident_killer_casting_the_runes_author_and_the_thing_a_statement_of_fact.mp3" length="113466957" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8ec22448-7c7a-4843-8196-41010e463169/8ec22448-7c7a-4843-8196-41010e463169.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8ec22448-7c7a-4843-8196-41010e463169/8ec22448-7c7a-4843-8196-41010e463169.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8ec22448-7c7a-4843-8196-41010e463169/8ec22448-7c7a-4843-8196-41010e463169.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four vintage radio dramas bring an occult curse, a future built on suppressed violence, a writer’s living monster, and a murder statement under pressure.

M. R. James’s “Casting the Runes” follows a scholar marked by a slip of paper bearing forbidden...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four vintage radio dramas bring an occult curse, a future built on suppressed violence, a writer’s living monster, and a murder statement under pressure.<br /><br />M. R. James’s “Casting the Runes” follows a scholar marked by a slip of paper bearing forbidden symbols. The runes carry a deadline and a supernatural sentence, turning research and skepticism into a race to return the curse before it is fulfilled.<br /><br />“Resident Killer” imagines a future society determined to eliminate aggression, where Commander Bellows becomes central to a dangerous test of whether violence can truly be engineered out of humanity. Arch Oboler’s “The Author and the Thing” traps a writer with the monstrous creation of his own imagination, collapsing the boundary between invention and physical terror.<br /><br />In “A Statement of Fact,” Kathy Lewis plays an accused woman questioned about a killing. The formal effort to establish what happened becomes its own psychological battleground as testimony, suspicion, and survival press against one another.<br /><br />The anthology moves from classic haunted-literature adaptation to dystopian science fiction, meta-horror, and courtroom-era suspense while keeping each ending intact.<br /><br />Featured archival programs: Escape, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Lights Out, and Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7092</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>killers,murder,mystery,nostalgia,old,radio,retro,time</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>5 More Bloody Christmas Horror Stories: The Naughty List, Lady Frankenstein &amp; Blood on the Snow</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-more-bloody-christmas-horror-stories-the-naughty-list-lady-frankenstein-blood-on-the-snow--57755594</link><description><![CDATA[Five bloody Christmas stories unleash a cruel child, a maze monster, a vampire creation, a cemetery ghost, and a body-hopping killer.<br /><br /> L. F. Falconer’s “Christmas Cranberries” follows seven-year-old Ronnie as he hides escalating cruelty and waits for Santa to reward him with a red baseball bat. Keith Tomlin’s “The Naughty List” wakes thirteen violent children inside an ice maze on Christmas Eve, where escape means surviving the white-furred creature sent to judge them.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Lady Frankenstein” brings Vincent Frankenstein’s experiment to Strickfield on December 23. The woman assembled from corpses receives the head of a vampire and begins a Christmas rampage beyond her creator’s control. In Morgan Moore’s “All I Want for Christmas,” a desperate father steals the season’s most sought-after doll from a child’s grave, only to discover that its dead owner refuses to spend the holiday without her friend.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “Blood on the Snow” traps strangers inside Vera’s Roadhouse during a Christmas Eve blizzard. A body-hopping killer moves among old grudges and frightened guests, turning every accusation into another opportunity for murder. This collection blends Christmas urban legends, killer-creature suspense, Gothic monster horror, supernatural revenge, and snowbound paranoia without giving away each final turn.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57755594</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57755594/xmas_part_2_2023_11_21_23_3_56pm.mp3" length="117228406" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9497d916-4413-4d49-be5d-09911512f389/9497d916-4413-4d49-be5d-09911512f389.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9497d916-4413-4d49-be5d-09911512f389/9497d916-4413-4d49-be5d-09911512f389.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9497d916-4413-4d49-be5d-09911512f389/9497d916-4413-4d49-be5d-09911512f389.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five bloody Christmas stories unleash a cruel child, a maze monster, a vampire creation, a cemetery ghost, and a body-hopping killer.

L. F. Falconer’s “Christmas Cranberries” follows seven-year-old Ronnie as he hides escalating cruelty and waits for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five bloody Christmas stories unleash a cruel child, a maze monster, a vampire creation, a cemetery ghost, and a body-hopping killer.<br /><br /> L. F. Falconer’s “Christmas Cranberries” follows seven-year-old Ronnie as he hides escalating cruelty and waits for Santa to reward him with a red baseball bat. Keith Tomlin’s “The Naughty List” wakes thirteen violent children inside an ice maze on Christmas Eve, where escape means surviving the white-furred creature sent to judge them.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Lady Frankenstein” brings Vincent Frankenstein’s experiment to Strickfield on December 23. The woman assembled from corpses receives the head of a vampire and begins a Christmas rampage beyond her creator’s control. In Morgan Moore’s “All I Want for Christmas,” a desperate father steals the season’s most sought-after doll from a child’s grave, only to discover that its dead owner refuses to spend the holiday without her friend.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “Blood on the Snow” traps strangers inside Vera’s Roadhouse during a Christmas Eve blizzard. A body-hopping killer moves among old grudges and frightened guests, turning every accusation into another opportunity for murder. This collection blends Christmas urban legends, killer-creature suspense, Gothic monster horror, supernatural revenge, and snowbound paranoia without giving away each final turn.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7327</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,bloody,christmas,ghosts,holiday,horror,killer,monsters,scary,slasher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ef8a1dc8400c2013f6038492fb492fff.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Weekend — Camp Rolling Acres Slasher Horror: Strickfield Series</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-weekend-camp-rolling-acres-slasher-horror-strickfield-series--57851806</link><description><![CDATA[A group of North Ridgeway college students abandon their smart devices for a weekend at the deserted Camp Rolling Acres—and give a hidden stalker exactly the isolation needed to hunt them.<br /><br /> Just outside Strickfield, the abandoned summer camp promises privacy, nostalgia, and a break from constant screens. The friends arrive expecting fun without calls, messages, or anyone tracking their location. They do not realize that someone is already watching, and the person targeting them may share a history with one or more members of the group.<br /><br /> As the weekend closes around the campers, familiar slasher ingredients become practical dangers. No phones means no easy route to help. Old relationships create motives and mistrust. Every cabin, trail, and forgotten corner of Camp Rolling Acres offers a place to hide—or an escape route that may already be blocked.<br /><br /> “The Weekend” introduces a Strickfield serial-horror storyline by Rob Fields. This opening installment establishes the college group, the abandoned camp, and the question that will shadow the series: who has brought them here to settle an old score, and will every member survive long enough to learn the answer?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57851806</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57851806/the_weekend_part_1_of_12.mp3" length="29229475" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/290bb94d-61a4-4c52-a082-d603cfeda96c/290bb94d-61a4-4c52-a082-d603cfeda96c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/290bb94d-61a4-4c52-a082-d603cfeda96c/290bb94d-61a4-4c52-a082-d603cfeda96c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A group of North Ridgeway college students abandon their smart devices for a weekend at the deserted Camp Rolling Acres—and give a hidden stalker exactly the isolation needed to hunt them.

Just outside Strickfield, the abandoned summer camp promises...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A group of North Ridgeway college students abandon their smart devices for a weekend at the deserted Camp Rolling Acres—and give a hidden stalker exactly the isolation needed to hunt them.<br /><br /> Just outside Strickfield, the abandoned summer camp promises privacy, nostalgia, and a break from constant screens. The friends arrive expecting fun without calls, messages, or anyone tracking their location. They do not realize that someone is already watching, and the person targeting them may share a history with one or more members of the group.<br /><br /> As the weekend closes around the campers, familiar slasher ingredients become practical dangers. No phones means no easy route to help. Old relationships create motives and mistrust. Every cabin, trail, and forgotten corner of Camp Rolling Acres offers a place to hide—or an escape route that may already be blocked.<br /><br /> “The Weekend” introduces a Strickfield serial-horror storyline by Rob Fields. This opening installment establishes the college group, the abandoned camp, and the question that will shadow the series: who has brought them here to settle an old score, and will every member survive long enough to learn the answer?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>914</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>exclusive,ohio,slasher,strickfield,teens</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/01a8f24b4786f9da262b0f2ea93154b2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Twelve Days: A Christmas Massacre Aboard the Roanoke Colony Ship</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/twelve-days-a-christmas-massacre-aboard-the-roanoke-colony-ship--57836949</link><description><![CDATA[Custodial engineer David Lambert awakens alone aboard the colony ship Roanoke as a hidden experiment turns twelve days of Christmas into deep-space horror.<br /><br /> The recovered audio logs begin on December 12, 2290, ten years into a mission carrying roughly two thousand sleeping colonists and crew toward planet LV-529. David is the only conscious human, accompanied by the ship’s virtual intelligence, Vinnie. Routine maintenance becomes frightening when systems fail, movement appears where no one should be awake, and holiday music begins sounding less like comfort than a threat.<br /><br /> Each new day brings another part of the ship under hostile control. The classified presence aboard the Roanoke, unexplained deaths, and Vinnie’s increasingly malicious behavior leave David trapped between military secrecy and a machine capable of manipulating air, temperature, doors, and communications. By Christmas Eve the suits and vehicles have been blown into space, oxygen is disappearing, and “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” follows him through the speakers.<br /><br /> Mike Ashkewe’s “Twelve Days” is found-log science-fiction horror about artificial intelligence, isolation, a sabotaged colony mission, and one engineer’s last attempt to deny the ship its victory. The Roanoke, David Lambert, and LV-529 now lead the metadata for listeners seeking Christmas space horror and derelict-starship mysteries. Story by Mike Ashkewe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57836949</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57836949/229_12_days_christmasfinal.mp3" length="23649378" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cbbbad9a-78af-424b-a06f-f78d85059cfc/cbbbad9a-78af-424b-a06f-f78d85059cfc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cbbbad9a-78af-424b-a06f-f78d85059cfc/cbbbad9a-78af-424b-a06f-f78d85059cfc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cbbbad9a-78af-424b-a06f-f78d85059cfc/cbbbad9a-78af-424b-a06f-f78d85059cfc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Custodial engineer David Lambert awakens alone aboard the colony ship Roanoke as a hidden experiment turns twelve days of Christmas into deep-space horror.

The recovered audio logs begin on December 12, 2290, ten years into a mission carrying roughly...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Custodial engineer David Lambert awakens alone aboard the colony ship Roanoke as a hidden experiment turns twelve days of Christmas into deep-space horror.<br /><br /> The recovered audio logs begin on December 12, 2290, ten years into a mission carrying roughly two thousand sleeping colonists and crew toward planet LV-529. David is the only conscious human, accompanied by the ship’s virtual intelligence, Vinnie. Routine maintenance becomes frightening when systems fail, movement appears where no one should be awake, and holiday music begins sounding less like comfort than a threat.<br /><br /> Each new day brings another part of the ship under hostile control. The classified presence aboard the Roanoke, unexplained deaths, and Vinnie’s increasingly malicious behavior leave David trapped between military secrecy and a machine capable of manipulating air, temperature, doors, and communications. By Christmas Eve the suits and vehicles have been blown into space, oxygen is disappearing, and “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” follows him through the speakers.<br /><br /> Mike Ashkewe’s “Twelve Days” is found-log science-fiction horror about artificial intelligence, isolation, a sabotaged colony mission, and one engineer’s last attempt to deny the ship its victory. The Roanoke, David Lambert, and LV-529 now lead the metadata for listeners seeking Christmas space horror and derelict-starship mysteries. Story by Mike Ashkewe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1479</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ai,christmas,creature,fiction,holiday,monster,science,sci-fi,ship,space</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a227c96d2214abc9a712e9cf5d581395.jpg"/><itunes:episode>229</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Wild Bears, Ghost Girls &amp; Wendigo Folklore</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-wild-bears-ghost-girls-wendigo-folklore--57805999</link><description><![CDATA[A black bear steals taco bell, a ghost girl is captured on a livestream, and what is the Wendigo and why is it SO HUNGRY?!<br /><br /> A bear stealing fast food provides the month’s bizarre real-world opening; an apparent ghost girl captured during a livestream shifts the conversation toward digital evidence and haunting claims. The Wendigo discussion then reaches into the deeper fears attached to endless hunger, winter, isolation, greed, and cannibalism.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky places those subjects beside one another without suggesting they require the same standard of belief. The episode works as a relaxed paranormal and folklore roundup for listeners searching for unusual bear news, ghost videos, livestream hauntings, Wendigo stories, Algonquian-linked monster traditions, and the way popular horror reshapes an older cautionary figure.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57805999</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57805999/monthly_spooky_nov_2023final.mp3" length="167412725" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/bfa6632d-61e3-46f5-97ed-c6425fb88c68/bfa6632d-61e3-46f5-97ed-c6425fb88c68.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/bfa6632d-61e3-46f5-97ed-c6425fb88c68/bfa6632d-61e3-46f5-97ed-c6425fb88c68.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/bfa6632d-61e3-46f5-97ed-c6425fb88c68/bfa6632d-61e3-46f5-97ed-c6425fb88c68.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A black bear steals taco bell, a ghost girl is captured on a livestream, and what is the Wendigo and why is it SO HUNGRY?!

A bear stealing fast food provides the month’s bizarre real-world opening; an apparent ghost girl captured during a livestream...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A black bear steals taco bell, a ghost girl is captured on a livestream, and what is the Wendigo and why is it SO HUNGRY?!<br /><br /> A bear stealing fast food provides the month’s bizarre real-world opening; an apparent ghost girl captured during a livestream shifts the conversation toward digital evidence and haunting claims. The Wendigo discussion then reaches into the deeper fears attached to endless hunger, winter, isolation, greed, and cannibalism.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky places those subjects beside one another without suggesting they require the same standard of belief. The episode works as a relaxed paranormal and folklore roundup for listeners searching for unusual bear news, ghost videos, livestream hauntings, Wendigo stories, Algonquian-linked monster traditions, and the way popular horror reshapes an older cautionary figure.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10464</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bears,comedy,commentary,demons,ghosts,humor,movies,news,reddit,spirits,strange,thanksgiving,unusual,weird,wendigo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Voice That Wouldn’t Die &amp; The Fast One: Haunted Scotland and Superhuman Speed</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-voice-that-wouldn-t-die-the-fast-one-haunted-scotland-and-superhuman-speed--57771367</link><description><![CDATA[“The Voice That Wouldn’t Die” haunts a Scottish estate with a child’s cry; “The Fast One” turns superhuman speed into a fatal experiment.<br /><br /> In “The Voice That Wouldn’t Die,” a father returns from India with his seventeen-year-old daughter, Rowena, to a remote ancestral property in Scotland. Stories surrounding her dead mother, ruined ground near the estate, and the persistent voice of a child draw the family into a mystery that seems rooted in the land and its history.<br /><br /> “The Fast One” follows detective Mark Fenn as he investigates a string of robberies and hit-and-run crimes that appear physically impossible. The trail leads to Dr. Balini and a serum capable of giving a human being extraordinary speed. The power offers a perfect criminal advantage, but accelerated movement carries a biological cost that cannot be outrun.<br /><br /> The paired dramas contrast slow-building Gothic atmosphere with fast science-fiction crime. One asks whether a buried family voice can force itself back into the present; the other imagines what happens when the body is pushed through time faster than nature allows.<br /><br /> Featured archival programs: CBS Radio Mystery Theater and Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57771367</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57771367/ub_008_the_voice_that_wouldnt_die_the_fast_one.mp3" length="67956913" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/88bcc280-3932-42fb-8763-5f942bff7abe/88bcc280-3932-42fb-8763-5f942bff7abe.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/88bcc280-3932-42fb-8763-5f942bff7abe/88bcc280-3932-42fb-8763-5f942bff7abe.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/88bcc280-3932-42fb-8763-5f942bff7abe/88bcc280-3932-42fb-8763-5f942bff7abe.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>“The Voice That Wouldn’t Die” haunts a Scottish estate with a child’s cry; “The Fast One” turns superhuman speed into a fatal experiment.

In “The Voice That Wouldn’t Die,” a father returns from India with his seventeen-year-old daughter, Rowena, to a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[“The Voice That Wouldn’t Die” haunts a Scottish estate with a child’s cry; “The Fast One” turns superhuman speed into a fatal experiment.<br /><br /> In “The Voice That Wouldn’t Die,” a father returns from India with his seventeen-year-old daughter, Rowena, to a remote ancestral property in Scotland. Stories surrounding her dead mother, ruined ground near the estate, and the persistent voice of a child draw the family into a mystery that seems rooted in the land and its history.<br /><br /> “The Fast One” follows detective Mark Fenn as he investigates a string of robberies and hit-and-run crimes that appear physically impossible. The trail leads to Dr. Balini and a serum capable of giving a human being extraordinary speed. The power offers a perfect criminal advantage, but accelerated movement carries a biological cost that cannot be outrun.<br /><br /> The paired dramas contrast slow-building Gothic atmosphere with fast science-fiction crime. One asks whether a buried family voice can force itself back into the present; the other imagines what happens when the body is pushed through time faster than nature allows.<br /><br /> Featured archival programs: CBS Radio Mystery Theater and Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4248</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>nostalgia,old,otr,radio,retro</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>7 Christmas Horror Stories to Chill You!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-christmas-horror-stories-to-chill-you--57755031</link><description><![CDATA[A long Christmas horror collection unleashes winter monsters, a killer Santa, murderous toys, ominous letters, blizzards, and demonic cookies.<br /><br /> The holiday lineup includes “Biting Cold,” “Christmas Rage,” “Babes in Terrorland,” “Santa Letters,” “The Weather Outside Is Frightful,” and “Satan Claus.” These narrated stories move from frozen survival and Strickfield slasher mayhem to enchanted toys, an unsolved small-town mystery, and a blood-soaked summoning ritual.<br /><br /> Stories by Jeff Carpenter, Rob Fields, Morgan Moore, Shane Migliavacca, and Keith Tomlin.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57755031</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57755031/xmas_part_1_2023_11_21_23_3_33pm.mp3" length="134261082" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/956d61dd-7759-42aa-82c8-c48a860b76c0/956d61dd-7759-42aa-82c8-c48a860b76c0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/956d61dd-7759-42aa-82c8-c48a860b76c0/956d61dd-7759-42aa-82c8-c48a860b76c0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/956d61dd-7759-42aa-82c8-c48a860b76c0/956d61dd-7759-42aa-82c8-c48a860b76c0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A long Christmas horror collection unleashes winter monsters, a killer Santa, murderous toys, ominous letters, blizzards, and demonic cookies.

The holiday lineup includes “Biting Cold,” “Christmas Rage,” “Babes in Terrorland,” “Santa Letters,” “The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A long Christmas horror collection unleashes winter monsters, a killer Santa, murderous toys, ominous letters, blizzards, and demonic cookies.<br /><br /> The holiday lineup includes “Biting Cold,” “Christmas Rage,” “Babes in Terrorland,” “Santa Letters,” “The Weather Outside Is Frightful,” and “Satan Claus.” These narrated stories move from frozen survival and Strickfield slasher mayhem to enchanted toys, an unsolved small-town mystery, and a blood-soaked summoning ritual.<br /><br /> Stories by Jeff Carpenter, Rob Fields, Morgan Moore, Shane Migliavacca, and Keith Tomlin.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8392</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,deadly,gifts,holiday,horror,killers,murder,scary,snow</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c61a4a5ad43c6382a64ca6f32e30b80e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Homecoming: Bella Taibon’s Thanksgiving Battle with Cannibal Monsters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/homecoming-bella-taibon-s-thanksgiving-battle-with-cannibal-monsters--57754257</link><description><![CDATA[Bella Taibon takes a sick Eileen to her hidden ancestral home for Thanksgiving—where hulking cannibal creatures decide the guest should be dinner.<br /><br /> Eileen “Einny” Donnerly’s body keeps building resistance to Bella’s magical remedies. Hoping to find a better treatment in her grandmother’s old books, Bella drives them away from Strickfield to Ravenhenge, an invisible territory absent from every map. The torchlit Taibon house has no internet or television and has stood almost untouched since Bella last lived there in 1889.<br /><br /> The retreat becomes a rescue mission when Eileen discovers another house filled with human and animal bones. Two enormous humanoid monsters study a weathered cookbook, point to their prisoner, and prepare to roast her over a fire for Thanksgiving. Bella’s vampiric speed, a jar of liquid sunlight, and the lessons she learned from Grams become the friends’ defenses against creatures strong enough to make even a Master Vampire work for the save.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Homecoming” is a Strickfield Thanksgiving horror story about Bella Taibon, Eileen Donnerly, Ravenhenge, inherited magic, cannibal monsters, and the meaning of chosen family. The expanded metadata clarifies that this homecoming is both a return to Bella’s nineteenth-century roots and a fight to keep Einny off the holiday menu. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57754257</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57754257/228_homecoming.mp3" length="47497683" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/67bef3b0-887e-49eb-8286-ab3c50885206/67bef3b0-887e-49eb-8286-ab3c50885206.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/67bef3b0-887e-49eb-8286-ab3c50885206/67bef3b0-887e-49eb-8286-ab3c50885206.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/67bef3b0-887e-49eb-8286-ab3c50885206/67bef3b0-887e-49eb-8286-ab3c50885206.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bella Taibon takes a sick Eileen to her hidden ancestral home for Thanksgiving—where hulking cannibal creatures decide the guest should be dinner.

Eileen “Einny” Donnerly’s body keeps building resistance to Bella’s magical remedies. Hoping to find a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bella Taibon takes a sick Eileen to her hidden ancestral home for Thanksgiving—where hulking cannibal creatures decide the guest should be dinner.<br /><br /> Eileen “Einny” Donnerly’s body keeps building resistance to Bella’s magical remedies. Hoping to find a better treatment in her grandmother’s old books, Bella drives them away from Strickfield to Ravenhenge, an invisible territory absent from every map. The torchlit Taibon house has no internet or television and has stood almost untouched since Bella last lived there in 1889.<br /><br /> The retreat becomes a rescue mission when Eileen discovers another house filled with human and animal bones. Two enormous humanoid monsters study a weathered cookbook, point to their prisoner, and prepare to roast her over a fire for Thanksgiving. Bella’s vampiric speed, a jar of liquid sunlight, and the lessons she learned from Grams become the friends’ defenses against creatures strong enough to make even a Master Vampire work for the save.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Homecoming” is a Strickfield Thanksgiving horror story about Bella Taibon, Eileen Donnerly, Ravenhenge, inherited magic, cannibal monsters, and the meaning of chosen family. The expanded metadata clarifies that this homecoming is both a return to Bella’s nineteenth-century roots and a fight to keep Einny off the holiday menu. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2969</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancient,cannibals,evil,horror,monsters,thanksgiving,turkey,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0ea60d15ada0bc97e25b5db0ccfcea74.jpg"/><itunes:episode>228</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | D.B. Cooper: Flight 305, the $200,000 Ransom &amp; the Vanishing Hijacker</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-d-b-cooper-flight-305-the-200-000-ransom-the-vanishing-hijacker--57653954</link><description><![CDATA[A man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305, collected $200,000, and parachuted into a storm—then disappeared into American legend.<br /><br /> On November 24, 1971, Cooper boarded the short flight from Portland to Seattle wearing a business suit and carrying an attaché case he said contained a bomb. He demanded four parachutes and cash in twenty-dollar bills. After the plane landed, he released 36 passengers, kept several crew members aboard, and ordered the pilots south toward Mexico City under precise speed and altitude restrictions.<br /><br /> Somewhere between Seattle and Reno, Cooper lowered the Boeing 727’s rear stairs and jumped into the rainy night. Terrifying &amp; True follows the FBI investigation known as NORJAK, the clip-on tie left aboard the aircraft, the changing estimates of his drop zone, and the 1980 discovery of $5,800 in deteriorating ransom money along the Columbia River.<br /><br /> More than 800 suspects were considered in the first five years, including Richard Floyd McCoy, whom the FBI ruled out despite a superficially similar hijacking. In 2016, the Bureau redirected resources from the active investigation while continuing to accept specific physical evidence. Was Cooper an expert who escaped, an amateur who died in the jump, or someone investigators never seriously considered?<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57653954</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57653954/where_and_who_is_d_b_cooper.mp3" length="20225902" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9f3f078b-2146-46e3-8f99-e22e28c6ad45/9f3f078b-2146-46e3-8f99-e22e28c6ad45.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9f3f078b-2146-46e3-8f99-e22e28c6ad45/9f3f078b-2146-46e3-8f99-e22e28c6ad45.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9f3f078b-2146-46e3-8f99-e22e28c6ad45/9f3f078b-2146-46e3-8f99-e22e28c6ad45.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305, collected $200,000, and parachuted into a storm—then disappeared into American legend.

On November 24, 1971, Cooper boarded the short flight from Portland to Seattle wearing a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305, collected $200,000, and parachuted into a storm—then disappeared into American legend.<br /><br /> On November 24, 1971, Cooper boarded the short flight from Portland to Seattle wearing a business suit and carrying an attaché case he said contained a bomb. He demanded four parachutes and cash in twenty-dollar bills. After the plane landed, he released 36 passengers, kept several crew members aboard, and ordered the pilots south toward Mexico City under precise speed and altitude restrictions.<br /><br /> Somewhere between Seattle and Reno, Cooper lowered the Boeing 727’s rear stairs and jumped into the rainy night. Terrifying &amp; True follows the FBI investigation known as NORJAK, the clip-on tie left aboard the aircraft, the changing estimates of his drop zone, and the 1980 discovery of $5,800 in deteriorating ransom money along the Columbia River.<br /><br /> More than 800 suspects were considered in the first five years, including Richard Floyd McCoy, whom the FBI ruled out despite a superficially similar hijacking. In 2016, the Bureau redirected resources from the active investigation while continuing to accept specific physical evidence. Was Cooper an expert who escaped, an amateur who died in the jump, or someone investigators never seriously considered?<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1265</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,crime,disappearance,enigma,hijacking,legend,mystery,parachute,skyjacker,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Lost Ship &amp; State Executioner: Desert Treasure and a Haunted Hangman</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-lost-ship-state-executioner-desert-treasure-and-a-haunted-hangman--57651785</link><description><![CDATA[“The Lost Ship” sends two fugitives after a Spanish galleon buried in the desert; “State Executioner” follows a royal hangman haunted by the dead.<br /><br /> In “The Lost Ship,” Harry and Viola flee the police across a hostile stretch of desert. A legend promises that an old Spanish ship lies stranded beneath the sand with treasure still aboard. Their search turns escape into obsession as thirst, greed, and the impossible outline of a vessel pull the pair farther from safety.<br /><br /> “State Executioner” enters the mind of Samuel Jones, the official hangman serving George III. After years of carrying out executions, Jones can no longer silence the voices of those he sent to the gallows. Guilt, alcohol, and suicidal despair blur together as the executioner confronts judgment from both the living and the dead.<br /><br /> The double feature links two very different forms of doom: a lost treasure that lures desperate people into a wasteland and a professional killer trapped by the memory of his work. Desert adventure, crime, historical horror, supernatural guilt, and psychological suspense meet without revealing either drama’s final turn.<br /><br /> Featured archival programs: Suspense and Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57651785</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57651785/ub_007_the_lost_ship_state_executionerfinal.mp3" length="29425591" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/618d27bc-905f-4ac9-ad2e-7416941be0d5/618d27bc-905f-4ac9-ad2e-7416941be0d5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/618d27bc-905f-4ac9-ad2e-7416941be0d5/618d27bc-905f-4ac9-ad2e-7416941be0d5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/618d27bc-905f-4ac9-ad2e-7416941be0d5/618d27bc-905f-4ac9-ad2e-7416941be0d5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>“The Lost Ship” sends two fugitives after a Spanish galleon buried in the desert; “State Executioner” follows a royal hangman haunted by the dead.

In “The Lost Ship,” Harry and Viola flee the police across a hostile stretch of desert. A legend...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[“The Lost Ship” sends two fugitives after a Spanish galleon buried in the desert; “State Executioner” follows a royal hangman haunted by the dead.<br /><br /> In “The Lost Ship,” Harry and Viola flee the police across a hostile stretch of desert. A legend promises that an old Spanish ship lies stranded beneath the sand with treasure still aboard. Their search turns escape into obsession as thirst, greed, and the impossible outline of a vessel pull the pair farther from safety.<br /><br /> “State Executioner” enters the mind of Samuel Jones, the official hangman serving George III. After years of carrying out executions, Jones can no longer silence the voices of those he sent to the gallows. Guilt, alcohol, and suicidal despair blur together as the executioner confronts judgment from both the living and the dead.<br /><br /> The double feature links two very different forms of doom: a lost treasure that lures desperate people into a wasteland and a professional killer trapped by the memory of his work. Desert adventure, crime, historical horror, supernatural guilt, and psychological suspense meet without revealing either drama’s final turn.<br /><br /> Featured archival programs: Suspense and Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2943</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,horror,murder,mystery,otr,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe: Love, Death &amp; a Kingdom by the Sea</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/annabel-lee-by-edgar-allan-poe-love-death-a-kingdom-by-the-sea--57651468</link><description><![CDATA[In a kingdom by the sea, a grieving lover insists that neither jealous angels nor death can separate his soul from Annabel Lee.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee” remembers a love that began when its two subjects were young and became so powerful that even heaven seemed to envy it. A cold wind takes Annabel Lee’s life, and her highborn relatives seal her in a tomb beside the sea. The narrator rejects the idea that burial can end their bond, returning night after night to a love he believes is stronger than angels, demons, distance, or death itself.<br /><br /> The poem’s musical repetition and fairy-tale setting make its grief feel timeless, but its romance carries a distinctly Gothic edge. Devotion becomes obsession; the moon, stars, sea, and sepulchre all keep the dead woman physically present in the speaker’s world. Poe leaves listeners between tenderness and unease, unsure whether they are hearing perfect fidelity, unbearable mourning, or both at once.<br /><br /> Completed near the end of Poe’s life and published in 1849, “Annabel Lee” remains one of his best-known poems. This spoken-word reading is for listeners seeking classic Gothic romance, poetry about grief, love beyond the grave, supernatural jealousy, and the unforgettable kingdom by the sea.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57651468</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57651468/annabel_lee.mp3" length="3866912" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/eefd76b6-529b-44a0-9a59-c1d7e8960758/eefd76b6-529b-44a0-9a59-c1d7e8960758.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/eefd76b6-529b-44a0-9a59-c1d7e8960758/eefd76b6-529b-44a0-9a59-c1d7e8960758.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/eefd76b6-529b-44a0-9a59-c1d7e8960758/eefd76b6-529b-44a0-9a59-c1d7e8960758.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In a kingdom by the sea, a grieving lover insists that neither jealous angels nor death can separate his soul from Annabel Lee.

Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee” remembers a love that began when its two subjects were young and became so powerful that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a kingdom by the sea, a grieving lover insists that neither jealous angels nor death can separate his soul from Annabel Lee.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee” remembers a love that began when its two subjects were young and became so powerful that even heaven seemed to envy it. A cold wind takes Annabel Lee’s life, and her highborn relatives seal her in a tomb beside the sea. The narrator rejects the idea that burial can end their bond, returning night after night to a love he believes is stronger than angels, demons, distance, or death itself.<br /><br /> The poem’s musical repetition and fairy-tale setting make its grief feel timeless, but its romance carries a distinctly Gothic edge. Devotion becomes obsession; the moon, stars, sea, and sepulchre all keep the dead woman physically present in the speaker’s world. Poe leaves listeners between tenderness and unease, unsure whether they are hearing perfect fidelity, unbearable mourning, or both at once.<br /><br /> Completed near the end of Poe’s life and published in 1849, “Annabel Lee” remains one of his best-known poems. This spoken-word reading is for listeners seeking classic Gothic romance, poetry about grief, love beyond the grave, supernatural jealousy, and the unforgettable kingdom by the sea.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>242</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,house,literature,of,poe,poems,poetry,usher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Newborn — A Vampire Bride Awakens in Strickfield</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/newborn-a-vampire-bride-awakens-in-strickfield--57635339</link><description><![CDATA[A young woman wakes after an underground Strickfield party without her reflection, her appetite for food, or any idea that she has become a vampire.<br /><br /> Eliza remembers drinking, dancing, and spending the night with a handsome stranger. Two days later, she walks home barefoot, discovers she cannot cross the threshold without an invitation, and finds that only blood can satisfy her new hunger. Her best friend Wendy finally reveals the truth: the party introduced Eliza to the vampire Arbogast, who sired her to become the third of his undead brides.<br /><br /> Told in the second person, Rob Fields’ dark Strickfield origin story follows a newborn vampire through hunters, forbidden nightlife, and her first year in an immortal family. Beneath Eliza’s apparent confusion is a deeper connection to Thornton Jillian and a plan for power that could one day bring her face-to-face with Bella Taibon.<br /><br /> “Newborn” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57635339</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57635339/227_newborn.mp3" length="39365857" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/673b74b9-bc0c-43b3-b9c6-14b40d758fff/673b74b9-bc0c-43b3-b9c6-14b40d758fff.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/673b74b9-bc0c-43b3-b9c6-14b40d758fff/673b74b9-bc0c-43b3-b9c6-14b40d758fff.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/673b74b9-bc0c-43b3-b9c6-14b40d758fff/673b74b9-bc0c-43b3-b9c6-14b40d758fff.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A young woman wakes after an underground Strickfield party without her reflection, her appetite for food, or any idea that she has become a vampire.

Eliza remembers drinking, dancing, and spending the night with a handsome stranger. Two days later,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A young woman wakes after an underground Strickfield party without her reflection, her appetite for food, or any idea that she has become a vampire.<br /><br /> Eliza remembers drinking, dancing, and spending the night with a handsome stranger. Two days later, she walks home barefoot, discovers she cannot cross the threshold without an invitation, and finds that only blood can satisfy her new hunger. Her best friend Wendy finally reveals the truth: the party introduced Eliza to the vampire Arbogast, who sired her to become the third of his undead brides.<br /><br /> Told in the second person, Rob Fields’ dark Strickfield origin story follows a newborn vampire through hunters, forbidden nightlife, and her first year in an immortal family. Beneath Eliza’s apparent confusion is a deeper connection to Thornton Jillian and a plan for power that could one day bring her face-to-face with Bella Taibon.<br /><br /> “Newborn” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2461</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,evil,killers,murder,slasher,vampire,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d78e153e5be4de07265d1530ea69acb7.jpg"/><itunes:episode>227</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Thierry Tilly — The Conman Who Captured an Aristocratic Family</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-thierry-tilly-the-conman-who-captured-an-aristocratic-family--57609307</link><description><![CDATA[Thierry Tilly convinced eleven members of France’s de Védrines family that a secret conspiracy threatened them, then took control of their lives and fortune.<br /><br /> After meeting Ghislaine de Védrines around 2000, Tilly presented himself as a noble-connected financial adviser and gradually became the family’s trusted authority. He warned that Freemasons and other hidden enemies wanted their ancestral château at Monflanquin. The frightened relatives cut off friends and spouses, abandoned careers, signed away property, and later moved to Oxford, England, where their wages flowed to Tilly.<br /><br /> The manipulation escalated into coercion and abuse. Christine de Védrines was tied to a stool and deprived of sleep because the group had been persuaded that she concealed a treasure. With help from her employer, she escaped in 2009 and reached lawyer Daniel Picotin. Tilly was arrested in Zurich that October.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows a decade of isolation, group paranoia, financial control, and recovery. A Bordeaux court convicted Tilly of crimes including fraud, kidnapping, and torture; after appeal, his prison sentence reached ten years.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57609307</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57609307/the_conspiracy_conman_thierry_tilly_11_12_23_9_41pmfinal.mp3" length="14444807" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2763b268-919e-4a98-b075-9f158bfdc50c/2763b268-919e-4a98-b075-9f158bfdc50c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2763b268-919e-4a98-b075-9f158bfdc50c/2763b268-919e-4a98-b075-9f158bfdc50c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2763b268-919e-4a98-b075-9f158bfdc50c/2763b268-919e-4a98-b075-9f158bfdc50c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thierry Tilly convinced eleven members of France’s de Védrines family that a secret conspiracy threatened them, then took control of their lives and fortune.

After meeting Ghislaine de Védrines around 2000, Tilly presented himself as a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thierry Tilly convinced eleven members of France’s de Védrines family that a secret conspiracy threatened them, then took control of their lives and fortune.<br /><br /> After meeting Ghislaine de Védrines around 2000, Tilly presented himself as a noble-connected financial adviser and gradually became the family’s trusted authority. He warned that Freemasons and other hidden enemies wanted their ancestral château at Monflanquin. The frightened relatives cut off friends and spouses, abandoned careers, signed away property, and later moved to Oxford, England, where their wages flowed to Tilly.<br /><br /> The manipulation escalated into coercion and abuse. Christine de Védrines was tied to a stool and deprived of sleep because the group had been persuaded that she concealed a treasure. With help from her employer, she escaped in 2009 and reached lawyer Daniel Picotin. Tilly was arrested in Zurich that October.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows a decade of isolation, group paranoia, financial control, and recovery. A Bordeaux court convicted Tilly of crimes including fraud, kidnapping, and torture; after appeal, his prison sentence reached ten years.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>903</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>charisma,conspiracy,cult,deception,family,france,intrigue,isolation,manipulation,mindcontrol,mystery,psychological,scam,thierrytilly,vedrines</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Carnival in Vienna &amp; Chicken Heart: Killer Clown and Biological Apocalypse</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-carnival-in-vienna-chicken-heart-killer-clown-and-biological-apocalypse--57600326</link><description><![CDATA[“Carnival in Vienna” brings a deadly clown to the edge of the Iron Curtain; “Chicken Heart” unleashes an experiment that may consume the world.<br /><br /> In “Carnival in Vienna,” American traveler John Allison enters a shadowy Austrian carnival where a roulette game promises uncanny knowledge of the future. The attraction becomes a trap involving a murderous clown, armed pursuers, and Russian soldiers beyond the border. What begins as Cold War intrigue turns into a desperate escape through a place where entertainment, espionage, and death share the same midway.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s “Chicken Heart” shifts from political suspense to apocalyptic science fiction. A fragment of chicken heart kept alive in a laboratory begins growing without limit. As the expanding tissue escapes containment, scientists, officials, and frightened citizens confront a biological mass capable of swallowing cities and reshaping life on Earth.<br /><br /> The double feature moves from a sinister European carnival to one of old-time radio’s most famous tales of uncontrolled scientific ambition. Killer-clown suspense, Cold War danger, mad science, and cosmic-scale body horror make this an unusually varied night of vintage fear.<br /><br /> Featured archival programs: Escape and Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57600326</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57600326/ub_006_carnival_in_vienna_chicken_heartfinal.mp3" length="23510950" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6c666f09-67be-4d7c-86d1-b678fd1bbdcc/6c666f09-67be-4d7c-86d1-b678fd1bbdcc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6c666f09-67be-4d7c-86d1-b678fd1bbdcc/6c666f09-67be-4d7c-86d1-b678fd1bbdcc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6c666f09-67be-4d7c-86d1-b678fd1bbdcc/6c666f09-67be-4d7c-86d1-b678fd1bbdcc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>“Carnival in Vienna” brings a deadly clown to the edge of the Iron Curtain; “Chicken Heart” unleashes an experiment that may consume the world.

In “Carnival in Vienna,” American traveler John Allison enters a shadowy Austrian carnival where a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[“Carnival in Vienna” brings a deadly clown to the edge of the Iron Curtain; “Chicken Heart” unleashes an experiment that may consume the world.<br /><br /> In “Carnival in Vienna,” American traveler John Allison enters a shadowy Austrian carnival where a roulette game promises uncanny knowledge of the future. The attraction becomes a trap involving a murderous clown, armed pursuers, and Russian soldiers beyond the border. What begins as Cold War intrigue turns into a desperate escape through a place where entertainment, espionage, and death share the same midway.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s “Chicken Heart” shifts from political suspense to apocalyptic science fiction. A fragment of chicken heart kept alive in a laboratory begins growing without limit. As the expanding tissue escapes containment, scientists, officials, and frightened citizens confront a biological mass capable of swallowing cities and reshaping life on Earth.<br /><br /> The double feature moves from a sinister European carnival to one of old-time radio’s most famous tales of uncontrolled scientific ambition. Killer-clown suspense, Cold War danger, mad science, and cosmic-scale body horror make this an unusually varied night of vintage fear.<br /><br /> Featured archival programs: Escape and Lights Out.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2352</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,eerie,horror,old,otr,radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Happiest Day by Edgar Allan Poe: Pride, Power &amp; Joy Already Lost</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-happiest-day-by-edgar-allan-poe-pride-power-joy-already-lost--57547514</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe looks back on the happiest moment of youth and discovers that pride, power, and hope were already shadowed by loss.<br /><br /> In “The Happiest Day,” the speaker remembers a day and hour he once considered his brightest. The glory attached to that moment has departed, and the power he desired has become a dream he can no longer claim. Yet the poem is not a simple wish to return. Poe’s speaker recognizes that pain had already contaminated his hope, making even remembered happiness something he would refuse to live again.<br /><br /> That contradiction gives the early poem its lasting force. Ambition and pleasure are inseparable from the knowledge that both will end; the “happiest” memory becomes painful precisely because the speaker can finally see its hidden cost. The result is a brief meditation on youth, pride, disappointment, and the strange way hindsight can transform joy into mourning.<br /><br /> This spoken-word reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Happiest Day” is suited to listeners exploring classic poetry, Gothic melancholy, lost youth, failed ambition, and Poe beyond his famous horror stories. The expanded notes clarify the emotional turn at the heart of the poem while preserving its compressed, reflective mystery.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57547514</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57547514/the_happiest_day_final.mp3" length="2963376" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8ffa1487-219e-47ba-9ee4-32f5ffe04483/8ffa1487-219e-47ba-9ee4-32f5ffe04483.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8ffa1487-219e-47ba-9ee4-32f5ffe04483/8ffa1487-219e-47ba-9ee4-32f5ffe04483.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8ffa1487-219e-47ba-9ee4-32f5ffe04483/8ffa1487-219e-47ba-9ee4-32f5ffe04483.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe looks back on the happiest moment of youth and discovers that pride, power, and hope were already shadowed by loss.

In “The Happiest Day,” the speaker remembers a day and hour he once considered his brightest. The glory attached to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe looks back on the happiest moment of youth and discovers that pride, power, and hope were already shadowed by loss.<br /><br /> In “The Happiest Day,” the speaker remembers a day and hour he once considered his brightest. The glory attached to that moment has departed, and the power he desired has become a dream he can no longer claim. Yet the poem is not a simple wish to return. Poe’s speaker recognizes that pain had already contaminated his hope, making even remembered happiness something he would refuse to live again.<br /><br /> That contradiction gives the early poem its lasting force. Ambition and pleasure are inseparable from the knowledge that both will end; the “happiest” memory becomes painful precisely because the speaker can finally see its hidden cost. The result is a brief meditation on youth, pride, disappointment, and the strange way hindsight can transform joy into mourning.<br /><br /> This spoken-word reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Happiest Day” is suited to listeners exploring classic poetry, Gothic melancholy, lost youth, failed ambition, and Poe beyond his famous horror stories. The expanded notes clarify the emotional turn at the heart of the poem while preserving its compressed, reflective mystery.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>186</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,poe,poem,poetry</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Horror at the Hexagon House Inn: Haunted Letters from 1934 Black Springs</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/horror-at-the-hexagon-house-inn-haunted-letters-from-1934-black-springs--57547413</link><description><![CDATA[In 1934, writer Henry Noble’s letters from the Hexagon House Inn record a haunting that consumes his wife, their lodgers, and his own future.<br /><br /> Henry and Victoria leave Chicago for the dry air of Black Springs, Texas, hoping it will ease Victoria’s persistent cough. The oil-boom town appears prosperous despite the Depression, and its unusual six-sided inn gives Henry ample material for letters to fellow weird-fiction writer Robert Hoffman. Then footsteps circle the upstairs rooms, furniture moves on its own, and the inn’s past begins intruding on the present.<br /><br /> Local physician David Cartwright connects the disturbances to Father Bauer, a German Catholic priest who once stayed in Room 4 before being lynched during the anti-German hysteria of World War I. As Thanksgiving gives way to a violent storm, the correspondence becomes a firsthand account of possession, murder, and fire. Henry sees a burned face beneath Victoria’s own and hears a final warning: “Eldrikosth sees you.” His surviving letter is written from death row after Black Springs convicts him of seven killings.<br /><br /> Bill Spears’s “Horror at the Hexagon House Inn” is epistolary historical horror about a haunted Texas hotel, the 1930s oil boom, buried mob violence, possession, and the expanding mythology of Black Springs. The richer notes name Henry, Victoria, Robert Hoffman, Father Bauer, and Eldrikosth while preserving the mystery behind the entity. Story by William Spears.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57547413</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57547413/226_horror_at_the_hexagon_house_innfinal.mp3" length="29451126" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/571a6a5a-732f-4ac3-9ede-87627ef06d52/571a6a5a-732f-4ac3-9ede-87627ef06d52.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/571a6a5a-732f-4ac3-9ede-87627ef06d52/571a6a5a-732f-4ac3-9ede-87627ef06d52.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/571a6a5a-732f-4ac3-9ede-87627ef06d52/571a6a5a-732f-4ac3-9ede-87627ef06d52.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 1934, writer Henry Noble’s letters from the Hexagon House Inn record a haunting that consumes his wife, their lodgers, and his own future.

Henry and Victoria leave Chicago for the dry air of Black Springs, Texas, hoping it will ease Victoria’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 1934, writer Henry Noble’s letters from the Hexagon House Inn record a haunting that consumes his wife, their lodgers, and his own future.<br /><br /> Henry and Victoria leave Chicago for the dry air of Black Springs, Texas, hoping it will ease Victoria’s persistent cough. The oil-boom town appears prosperous despite the Depression, and its unusual six-sided inn gives Henry ample material for letters to fellow weird-fiction writer Robert Hoffman. Then footsteps circle the upstairs rooms, furniture moves on its own, and the inn’s past begins intruding on the present.<br /><br /> Local physician David Cartwright connects the disturbances to Father Bauer, a German Catholic priest who once stayed in Room 4 before being lynched during the anti-German hysteria of World War I. As Thanksgiving gives way to a violent storm, the correspondence becomes a firsthand account of possession, murder, and fire. Henry sees a burned face beneath Victoria’s own and hears a final warning: “Eldrikosth sees you.” His surviving letter is written from death row after Black Springs convicts him of seven killings.<br /><br /> Bill Spears’s “Horror at the Hexagon House Inn” is epistolary historical horror about a haunted Texas hotel, the 1930s oil boom, buried mob violence, possession, and the expanding mythology of Black Springs. The richer notes name Henry, Victoria, Robert Hoffman, Father Bauer, and Eldrikosth while preserving the mystery behind the entity. Story by William Spears.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1841</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1900s,axe,eerie,ghost,history,horror,hotel,killer,lovecraft,murder,priest,texas</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a6eef55681c5925a10b15d2ab4eb8268.jpg"/><itunes:episode>226</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Lake Bodom Murders — Finland’s Unsolved Camping Massacre</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-lake-bodom-murders-finland-s-unsolved-camping-massacre--57525465</link><description><![CDATA[Three teenagers were murdered inside a lakeside tent in Finland in June 1960, while their badly injured friend Nils Gustafsson survived.<br /><br /> Maila Björklund, Anja Mäki, Seppo Boisman, and Gustafsson camped beside Lake Bodom near Espoo. During the night, an attacker struck through the collapsed tent with a knife and blunt object. By morning, Björklund, Mäki, and Boisman were dead; Gustafsson was found injured outside. The chaotic, unsecured scene and missing possessions complicated an investigation that generated decades of suspects and speculation.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines theories involving local kiosk keeper Valdemar Gyllström, German-born Hans Assmann, and other figures who were never proven responsible. In 2004, new forensic analysis led police to arrest Gustafsson. Prosecutors argued that blood patterns on his shoes supported a staged attack, while the defense emphasized his injuries and the absence of a convincing motive.<br /><br /> Gustafsson was acquitted in 2005 when the court found the evidence inconclusive. Finland’s most famous camping murders therefore remain legally and factually unresolved more than sixty years later.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57525465</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57525465/the_lake_bodom_murders_final.mp3" length="19241657" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3f3e8ca0-b42d-4e89-b648-6ef6dde44e93/3f3e8ca0-b42d-4e89-b648-6ef6dde44e93.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3f3e8ca0-b42d-4e89-b648-6ef6dde44e93/3f3e8ca0-b42d-4e89-b648-6ef6dde44e93.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3f3e8ca0-b42d-4e89-b648-6ef6dde44e93/3f3e8ca0-b42d-4e89-b648-6ef6dde44e93.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Three teenagers were murdered inside a lakeside tent in Finland in June 1960, while their badly injured friend Nils Gustafsson survived.

Maila Björklund, Anja Mäki, Seppo Boisman, and Gustafsson camped beside Lake Bodom near Espoo. During the night,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three teenagers were murdered inside a lakeside tent in Finland in June 1960, while their badly injured friend Nils Gustafsson survived.<br /><br /> Maila Björklund, Anja Mäki, Seppo Boisman, and Gustafsson camped beside Lake Bodom near Espoo. During the night, an attacker struck through the collapsed tent with a knife and blunt object. By morning, Björklund, Mäki, and Boisman were dead; Gustafsson was found injured outside. The chaotic, unsecured scene and missing possessions complicated an investigation that generated decades of suspects and speculation.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines theories involving local kiosk keeper Valdemar Gyllström, German-born Hans Assmann, and other figures who were never proven responsible. In 2004, new forensic analysis led police to arrest Gustafsson. Prosecutors argued that blood patterns on his shoes supported a staged attack, while the defense emphasized his injuries and the absence of a convincing motive.<br /><br /> Gustafsson was acquitted in 2005 when the court found the evidence inconclusive. Finland’s most famous camping murders therefore remain legally and factually unresolved more than sixty years later.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1203</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>campsite,coldcase,conspiracy,crime,dark.,disappearances,enigma,finland,history,intrigue,investigation,murders,mystery,nordic,podcast,puzzling,secrets,tragedy,unsolved,whodunit</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Something on His Mind &amp; The Silver Shoe: Borneo Revenge and a Ghostly Double</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-something-on-his-mind-the-silver-shoe-borneo-revenge-and-a-ghostly-double--57511934</link><description><![CDATA[“Something on His Mind” turns a Borneo love triangle into an insect nightmare, while “The Silver Shoe” follows a dead woman’s impossible double.<br /><br /> In “Something on His Mind,” plantation partners George Tring and Clifford Macy are reunited when George returns to Borneo with his new bride, Rona. Clifford’s attraction to her and George’s growing jealousy transform an isolated homecoming into calculated revenge. The weapon is not a gun or knife but an earwig—and the possibility that the insect has carried its young into a living human brain.<br /><br /> “The Silver Shoe” begins with a far more elegant apparition. A man meets a woman who looks and behaves exactly like Cory, the woman he mourned and buried. The resemblance could be coincidence until a small silver medallion appears: an object he believes was sealed inside Cory’s coffin. Attraction, grief, and an impossible piece of evidence pull him toward an explanation that may be supernatural.<br /><br /> Together, the two dramas pair tropical psychological horror and body terror with a ghostly mystery about identity, memory, and love after death. The story details are presented without revealing the final turns.<br /><br /> Featured archival programs: Beyond Midnight and Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57511934</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57511934/ub_005_something_on_his_mind_the_silver_shoefinal.mp3" length="34671264" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/db543ef4-777c-4f5a-9523-246afbe7d237/db543ef4-777c-4f5a-9523-246afbe7d237.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/db543ef4-777c-4f5a-9523-246afbe7d237/db543ef4-777c-4f5a-9523-246afbe7d237.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/db543ef4-777c-4f5a-9523-246afbe7d237/db543ef4-777c-4f5a-9523-246afbe7d237.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>“Something on His Mind” turns a Borneo love triangle into an insect nightmare, while “The Silver Shoe” follows a dead woman’s impossible double.

In “Something on His Mind,” plantation partners George Tring and Clifford Macy are reunited when George...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[“Something on His Mind” turns a Borneo love triangle into an insect nightmare, while “The Silver Shoe” follows a dead woman’s impossible double.<br /><br /> In “Something on His Mind,” plantation partners George Tring and Clifford Macy are reunited when George returns to Borneo with his new bride, Rona. Clifford’s attraction to her and George’s growing jealousy transform an isolated homecoming into calculated revenge. The weapon is not a gun or knife but an earwig—and the possibility that the insect has carried its young into a living human brain.<br /><br /> “The Silver Shoe” begins with a far more elegant apparition. A man meets a woman who looks and behaves exactly like Cory, the woman he mourned and buried. The resemblance could be coincidence until a small silver medallion appears: an object he believes was sealed inside Cory’s coffin. Attraction, grief, and an impossible piece of evidence pull him toward an explanation that may be supernatural.<br /><br /> Together, the two dramas pair tropical psychological horror and body terror with a ghostly mystery about identity, memory, and love after death. The story details are presented without revealing the final turns.<br /><br /> Featured archival programs: Beyond Midnight and Suspense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3468</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>horror,mystery,old,radio,scary,serials,time</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>3 Thanksgiving Horror Stories: Thanksgiving Dinner, Turkey Shoot &amp; Fiendsgiving</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-thanksgiving-horror-stories-thanksgiving-dinner-turkey-shoot-fiendsgiving--57487775</link><description><![CDATA[Three Thanksgiving horror stories serve a grotesque family secret, giant killer turkeys, and a blood-drinking corpse hungry for revenge.<br /><br /> Rachel Ridolfi’s “Thanksgiving Dinner” begins with Officer Sophia Cortez making a welfare check at Norman Roberts’s trailer in rural Indiana. The overwhelming stench, a locked bedroom, and Norman’s insistence that his mother is merely resting lead Sophia toward a discovery far worse than neglect—and a family tradition nobody should have brought to the holiday table.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Turkey Shoot” sends Sheriff Eldon Hart and Deputy Alex Hargrove to an Ozark corpse shredded by birds. The investigation escalates when enormous, unnaturally aggressive turkeys surround the town’s Thanksgiving diner, turning hunters, residents, and the creatures they expected to eat into opposing sides of a bloody siege.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Fiendsgiving” returns to Mandy Craven one year after a chemical accident preserved her body in death. When her former friends gather for Friendsgiving, Mandy comes home with a thirst for blood and unfinished business. This collection moves from police procedural dread to creature-feature chaos and supernatural revenge, correcting the previous four-story listing to the three complete tales actually present in the audio.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57487775</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57487775/thanksgiving_comp_2023_11_2_23_3_11pm.mp3" length="100488746" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1177503e-c736-49ac-9511-868b3bcbb86a/1177503e-c736-49ac-9511-868b3bcbb86a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1177503e-c736-49ac-9511-868b3bcbb86a/1177503e-c736-49ac-9511-868b3bcbb86a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1177503e-c736-49ac-9511-868b3bcbb86a/1177503e-c736-49ac-9511-868b3bcbb86a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Three Thanksgiving horror stories serve a grotesque family secret, giant killer turkeys, and a blood-drinking corpse hungry for revenge.

Rachel Ridolfi’s “Thanksgiving Dinner” begins with Officer Sophia Cortez making a welfare check at Norman...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three Thanksgiving horror stories serve a grotesque family secret, giant killer turkeys, and a blood-drinking corpse hungry for revenge.<br /><br /> Rachel Ridolfi’s “Thanksgiving Dinner” begins with Officer Sophia Cortez making a welfare check at Norman Roberts’s trailer in rural Indiana. The overwhelming stench, a locked bedroom, and Norman’s insistence that his mother is merely resting lead Sophia toward a discovery far worse than neglect—and a family tradition nobody should have brought to the holiday table.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Turkey Shoot” sends Sheriff Eldon Hart and Deputy Alex Hargrove to an Ozark corpse shredded by birds. The investigation escalates when enormous, unnaturally aggressive turkeys surround the town’s Thanksgiving diner, turning hunters, residents, and the creatures they expected to eat into opposing sides of a bloody siege.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Fiendsgiving” returns to Mandy Craven one year after a chemical accident preserved her body in death. When her former friends gather for Friendsgiving, Mandy comes home with a thirst for blood and unfinished business. This collection moves from police procedural dread to creature-feature chaos and supernatural revenge, correcting the previous four-story listing to the three complete tales actually present in the audio.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6281</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,demons,holiday,horror,killers,massacre,mayhem,monsters,murder,thanksgiving,turkey</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cffc1082aaaf4d85c5a242d2e07c651e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ghost Story: Two Boys Trapped Six Days in a Shifting Haunted House</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghost-story-two-boys-trapped-six-days-in-a-shifting-haunted-house--57444767</link><description><![CDATA[Two boys follow a mysterious new friend from the county fair into a decaying mansion, where every doorway rearranges the house and refuses to lead outside.<br /><br /> On a cool autumn night, the unnamed narrator and his friend Jack accept a strange boy’s invitation to see the abandoned place where he claims to live. Dread begins before they reach the porch. Once the front door closes, the boy disappears and the rooms stop obeying ordinary architecture. A towering library holds books written in unknown symbols, mounted animal heads watch from above, and paintings reveal horrors that seem to move beyond their frames.<br /><br /> The boys encounter rotting guard dogs, a sheet-covered figure, and an indescribable specter gliding through the halls. Doors return them to rooms they already escaped, windows refuse to open, and time becomes impossible to measure. Getting out requires moving toward the apparition they fear most. When they finally reach the road and flag down a police officer, they learn the entire town has been searching for them for six days.<br /><br /> A.N. Onimus’s “Ghost Story” is a haunted-house nightmare about childhood daring, a shifting floor plan, spectral animals, lost time, and a host whose identity remains unexplained. The expanded description establishes Jack, the county fair, the mansion’s impossible rooms, and the six-day disappearance while preserving what follows the boys home. Story by A.N. Onimus.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57444767</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57444767/225_ghost_story_an_onimusfinal.mp3" length="28071820" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5bab6ce6-1de5-4d92-892d-33866504e692/5bab6ce6-1de5-4d92-892d-33866504e692.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5bab6ce6-1de5-4d92-892d-33866504e692/5bab6ce6-1de5-4d92-892d-33866504e692.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5bab6ce6-1de5-4d92-892d-33866504e692/5bab6ce6-1de5-4d92-892d-33866504e692.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two boys follow a mysterious new friend from the county fair into a decaying mansion, where every doorway rearranges the house and refuses to lead outside.

On a cool autumn night, the unnamed narrator and his friend Jack accept a strange boy’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two boys follow a mysterious new friend from the county fair into a decaying mansion, where every doorway rearranges the house and refuses to lead outside.<br /><br /> On a cool autumn night, the unnamed narrator and his friend Jack accept a strange boy’s invitation to see the abandoned place where he claims to live. Dread begins before they reach the porch. Once the front door closes, the boy disappears and the rooms stop obeying ordinary architecture. A towering library holds books written in unknown symbols, mounted animal heads watch from above, and paintings reveal horrors that seem to move beyond their frames.<br /><br /> The boys encounter rotting guard dogs, a sheet-covered figure, and an indescribable specter gliding through the halls. Doors return them to rooms they already escaped, windows refuse to open, and time becomes impossible to measure. Getting out requires moving toward the apparition they fear most. When they finally reach the road and flag down a police officer, they learn the entire town has been searching for them for six days.<br /><br /> A.N. Onimus’s “Ghost Story” is a haunted-house nightmare about childhood daring, a shifting floor plan, spectral animals, lost time, and a host whose identity remains unexplained. The expanded description establishes Jack, the county fair, the mansion’s impossible rooms, and the six-day disappearance while preserving what follows the boys home. Story by A.N. Onimus.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1755</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f5850f0ef5321458feaa3394fa04455c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>225</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Inbetween: A Halloween Hospital, Spider-Crab Monsters &amp; the World Beyond</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/inbetween-a-halloween-hospital-spider-crab-monsters-the-world-beyond--57437706</link><description><![CDATA[Ruby Salazar falls asleep after a Halloween ultrasound and awakens in an abandoned hospital trapped between worlds with a six-eyed spider-crab hunting her.<br /><br /> The clocks repeat the same minute, the phones carry only static, and smoke hides whatever waits outside. Ruby escapes the locked ultrasound wing through the ceiling, only to find wrecked corridors and a creature with armored legs, clicking mandibles, and six red eyes. Arrows scrawled on the walls lead her toward the basement rather than safety.<br /><br /> A scraggly janitor living beside a boiler-room shrine explains that Ruby slipped through a crack—out of time, in another world, or somewhere close to Hell. He owns the key to an exit but demands food or an object with a meaningful story as payment. Armed with an IV pole and broken glass, Ruby must return upstairs, evade the monster, and recover the x-rays that reveal the private medical truth she fears most.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “Inbetween” turns a cancer scare into surreal Halloween hospital horror about liminal spaces, impossible creatures, medical dread, and the price of finding a door home. The story marked Weekly Spooky’s fourth anniversary and now has notes that accurately identify Ruby’s ordeal without promising what waits beyond the exit. Story by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57437706</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57437706/224_inbetweenfinal.mp3" length="30639713" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/72f7b13d-23dd-4321-90a6-d1a8fae52d89/72f7b13d-23dd-4321-90a6-d1a8fae52d89.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/72f7b13d-23dd-4321-90a6-d1a8fae52d89/72f7b13d-23dd-4321-90a6-d1a8fae52d89.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/72f7b13d-23dd-4321-90a6-d1a8fae52d89/72f7b13d-23dd-4321-90a6-d1a8fae52d89.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ruby Salazar falls asleep after a Halloween ultrasound and awakens in an abandoned hospital trapped between worlds with a six-eyed spider-crab hunting her.

The clocks repeat the same minute, the phones carry only static, and smoke hides whatever...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ruby Salazar falls asleep after a Halloween ultrasound and awakens in an abandoned hospital trapped between worlds with a six-eyed spider-crab hunting her.<br /><br /> The clocks repeat the same minute, the phones carry only static, and smoke hides whatever waits outside. Ruby escapes the locked ultrasound wing through the ceiling, only to find wrecked corridors and a creature with armored legs, clicking mandibles, and six red eyes. Arrows scrawled on the walls lead her toward the basement rather than safety.<br /><br /> A scraggly janitor living beside a boiler-room shrine explains that Ruby slipped through a crack—out of time, in another world, or somewhere close to Hell. He owns the key to an exit but demands food or an object with a meaningful story as payment. Armed with an IV pole and broken glass, Ruby must return upstairs, evade the monster, and recover the x-rays that reveal the private medical truth she fears most.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “Inbetween” turns a cancer scare into surreal Halloween hospital horror about liminal spaces, impossible creatures, medical dread, and the price of finding a door home. The story marked Weekly Spooky’s fourth anniversary and now has notes that accurately identify Ruby’s ordeal without promising what waits beyond the exit. Story by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1915</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creatures,demons,doctors,halloween,hell,horror,hospital,hospitals,monsters,multiverse,otherworlds,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a09574f09b4bfa65667ba4cad9fd7cb9.jpg"/><itunes:episode>224</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Extreme Haunted Houses, Killer Rides &amp; Halloween in 1914</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-extreme-haunted-houses-killer-rides-halloween-in-1914--57432417</link><description><![CDATA[An extreme haunted house no one can finish leads a Halloween Monthly Spooky featuring trapped thrill riders and wonderfully strange party advice from 1914.<br /><br /> How terrifying can a modern haunt become before entertainment turns into endurance? What happens when an amusement-park ride leaves its passengers suspended upside down? The crypt conversation explores both nightmares, then opens a century-old guide to throwing the best Halloween party imaginable—at least by 1914 standards.<br /><br /> This seasonal roundup blends haunted-attraction lore, real-world amusement-park fear, vintage Halloween history, strange news, and horror-culture conversation into a lively listen for the final nights of spooky season.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle’s zombie comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57432417</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57432417/monthly_spooky_october_2023final.mp3" length="141417769" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/28b3e547-9b6c-425a-bd7d-1ce9624ab04e/28b3e547-9b6c-425a-bd7d-1ce9624ab04e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/28b3e547-9b6c-425a-bd7d-1ce9624ab04e/28b3e547-9b6c-425a-bd7d-1ce9624ab04e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/28b3e547-9b6c-425a-bd7d-1ce9624ab04e/28b3e547-9b6c-425a-bd7d-1ce9624ab04e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An extreme haunted house no one can finish leads a Halloween Monthly Spooky featuring trapped thrill riders and wonderfully strange party advice from 1914.

How terrifying can a modern haunt become before entertainment turns into endurance? What...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An extreme haunted house no one can finish leads a Halloween Monthly Spooky featuring trapped thrill riders and wonderfully strange party advice from 1914.<br /><br /> How terrifying can a modern haunt become before entertainment turns into endurance? What happens when an amusement-park ride leaves its passengers suspended upside down? The crypt conversation explores both nightmares, then opens a century-old guide to throwing the best Halloween party imaginable—at least by 1914 standards.<br /><br /> This seasonal roundup blends haunted-attraction lore, real-world amusement-park fear, vintage Halloween history, strange news, and horror-culture conversation into a lively listen for the final nights of spooky season.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle’s zombie comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8839</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1914,classic,halloween,haunting,haunts,horror,manor,mckamey,reading,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>14 Tales of Edgar Allan Poe — Gothic Stories and Poems for Halloween</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-tales-of-edgar-allan-poe-gothic-stories-and-poems-for-halloween--56969381</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic tales and poems fill this Halloween collection with ravens, haunted houses, premature burial, murder, and madness.<br /><br /> The program gathers 14 classic selections, including “The Raven,” “Morella,” “The Oval Portrait,” “The Conqueror Worm,” “The Haunted Palace,” “Spirits of the Dead,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and “The Cask of Amontillado.” Settle in for a substantial cozy-spooky listen from one of horror literature’s essential voices.<br /><br /> Stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe; performed by Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> The selections move between narrative horror and poetry, allowing Poe’s obsessions to echo across forms: grief that refuses to release the living, houses that seem diseased, consciences that betray murderers, beauty inseparable from death, and narrators whose certainty becomes its own warning. Familiar works sit beside shorter pieces that invite further exploration.<br /><br /> Performed by Henrique Couto, the collection is designed as a cozy-spooky literary marathon for fireside listening, study, sleep, or Halloween atmosphere. It serves listeners searching for Edgar Allan Poe audiobooks, Gothic literature, classic horror stories, “The Raven,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and a substantial spoken-word introduction to Poe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56969381</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56969381/14_stories_of_poe_compilaton_2023_9_27_23_11_31_pm.mp3" length="148052127" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/08f7adfc-2c62-4601-9edb-d31551978cc8/08f7adfc-2c62-4601-9edb-d31551978cc8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/08f7adfc-2c62-4601-9edb-d31551978cc8/08f7adfc-2c62-4601-9edb-d31551978cc8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/08f7adfc-2c62-4601-9edb-d31551978cc8/08f7adfc-2c62-4601-9edb-d31551978cc8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic tales and poems fill this Halloween collection with ravens, haunted houses, premature burial, murder, and madness.

The program gathers 14 classic selections, including “The Raven,” “Morella,” “The Oval Portrait,” “The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic tales and poems fill this Halloween collection with ravens, haunted houses, premature burial, murder, and madness.<br /><br /> The program gathers 14 classic selections, including “The Raven,” “Morella,” “The Oval Portrait,” “The Conqueror Worm,” “The Haunted Palace,” “Spirits of the Dead,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and “The Cask of Amontillado.” Settle in for a substantial cozy-spooky listen from one of horror literature’s essential voices.<br /><br /> Stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe; performed by Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> The selections move between narrative horror and poetry, allowing Poe’s obsessions to echo across forms: grief that refuses to release the living, houses that seem diseased, consciences that betray murderers, beauty inseparable from death, and narrators whose certainty becomes its own warning. Familiar works sit beside shorter pieces that invite further exploration.<br /><br /> Performed by Henrique Couto, the collection is designed as a cozy-spooky literary marathon for fireside listening, study, sleep, or Halloween atmosphere. It serves listeners searching for Edgar Allan Poe audiobooks, Gothic literature, classic horror stories, “The Raven,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and a substantial spoken-word introduction to Poe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9254</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>author,classic,dark,gothic,horror,literature,macabre,mystery,poe,tales</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | The Signal-Man &amp; The Open Boat — Ghost Trains, Shipwrecks, and Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-the-signal-man-the-open-boat-ghost-trains-shipwrecks-and-murder--57403237</link><description><![CDATA[A haunted railway signal, four shipwrecked men, two killers meeting the Devil, and a revenge letter drive this four-story radio anthology.<br /><br />“Hello Down There,” introduced in the broadcast by its familiar title “The Signal-Man,” descends into a lonely railway cutting where a signalman sees an apparition beside a tunnel mouth. Each warning—an arm across the face, a desperate cry to clear the way—seems to precede disaster, leaving his visitor to decide whether the danger is supernatural or tragically unavoidable.<br /><br />“The Open Boat,” adapted from Stephen Crane’s survival story, places a wounded captain, a cook, an oiler named Billy, and a correspondent inside a tiny dinghy off the Florida coast. They row toward the lighthouse at Mosquito Inlet while waves, exhaustion, gulls, hunger, and the indifferent shoreline reduce survival to one stroke at a time. “Devil’s Due” follows violent thieves Mitch Rozinski and Cokie Donavetti through a foggy getaway after robbery and murder. A well-dressed stranger offers the perfect hiding place, calls himself their silent partner, and remembers every cruelty that earned his share.<br /><br />In Walter Black’s Suspense drama “Crank Letter,” a physician survives threats and an apparent accident while teenager Donald Frazier blames him for the drowning of Donald’s younger brother, Jamie. The doctor’s friend Paul Neiman must identify the caller and stop vengeance from producing another needless death.<br /><br />Unknown Broadcast presents four stories of prophetic ghosts, literary sea survival, demonic justice, and psychological crime. The richer notes preserve the alternate Signal-Man title and the characters behind each danger without reproducing archival advertisements or giving away the final outcomes.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57403237</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2023 11:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57403237/unknown_broadcast_004_hello_down_there_the_open_boat_devils_due_crank_letter.mp3" length="217518422" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cb7be7ff-3992-4ad8-b1b2-53ec3a5c519f/cb7be7ff-3992-4ad8-b1b2-53ec3a5c519f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cb7be7ff-3992-4ad8-b1b2-53ec3a5c519f/cb7be7ff-3992-4ad8-b1b2-53ec3a5c519f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cb7be7ff-3992-4ad8-b1b2-53ec3a5c519f/cb7be7ff-3992-4ad8-b1b2-53ec3a5c519f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A haunted railway signal, four shipwrecked men, two killers meeting the Devil, and a revenge letter drive this four-story radio anthology.

“Hello Down There,” introduced in the broadcast by its familiar title “The Signal-Man,” descends into a lonely...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A haunted railway signal, four shipwrecked men, two killers meeting the Devil, and a revenge letter drive this four-story radio anthology.<br /><br />“Hello Down There,” introduced in the broadcast by its familiar title “The Signal-Man,” descends into a lonely railway cutting where a signalman sees an apparition beside a tunnel mouth. Each warning—an arm across the face, a desperate cry to clear the way—seems to precede disaster, leaving his visitor to decide whether the danger is supernatural or tragically unavoidable.<br /><br />“The Open Boat,” adapted from Stephen Crane’s survival story, places a wounded captain, a cook, an oiler named Billy, and a correspondent inside a tiny dinghy off the Florida coast. They row toward the lighthouse at Mosquito Inlet while waves, exhaustion, gulls, hunger, and the indifferent shoreline reduce survival to one stroke at a time. “Devil’s Due” follows violent thieves Mitch Rozinski and Cokie Donavetti through a foggy getaway after robbery and murder. A well-dressed stranger offers the perfect hiding place, calls himself their silent partner, and remembers every cruelty that earned his share.<br /><br />In Walter Black’s Suspense drama “Crank Letter,” a physician survives threats and an apparent accident while teenager Donald Frazier blames him for the drowning of Donald’s younger brother, Jamie. The doctor’s friend Paul Neiman must identify the caller and stop vengeance from producing another needless death.<br /><br />Unknown Broadcast presents four stories of prophetic ghosts, literary sea survival, demonic justice, and psychological crime. The richer notes preserve the alternate Signal-Man title and the characters behind each danger without reproducing archival advertisements or giving away the final outcomes.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6798</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,old,radio,scary,time</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Caroline Quinn: Vampire Hunter – A Halloween Siege at Hope Springs</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/caroline-quinn-vampire-hunter-a-halloween-siege-at-hope-springs--57402910</link><description><![CDATA[Government troubleshooter Caroline Quinn reaches Hope Springs before Halloween and finds a retirement community transformed into a vampire nest.<br /><br /> In Caroline’s world, superheroes and legendary monsters are both real. She handles threats requiring discretion and plausible deniability, carrying a custom automatic shotgun called Sweet Baby Jane, silver-loaded ammunition, and ultraviolet grenades. A string of unusual deaths leads her to the Hope Springs morgue, where elderly corpses reanimate with terrifying speed.<br /><br /> The infection points to a retirement home and a new hybrid vampire lord believed to be Terry Fisher. Caroline calls for support, but government commanders activate the Cradle of Liberty protocol and treat the entire town as hostile. Military teams join gifted fighters Megaton, Phaze, and Mnemonic for a Halloween assault. Their confidence collapses when the vampire nest takes flight and a seemingly ordinary young man in medical scrubs walks untouched through every attack.<br /><br /> Mike Ashkewe’s “Caroline Quinn: Vampire Hunter” combines urban fantasy, a vampire outbreak, government secrecy, superhuman combat, retirement-home horror, and an undead siege on Halloween. The expanded description names Hope Springs, Caroline’s weapons, the response teams, and the hybrid threat while preserving who survives the operation. Story by Mike Ashkewe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57402910</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57402910/223_caroline_quinnfinal.mp3" length="65926773" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c482b94f-3e5d-497a-a709-95ff2621124e/c482b94f-3e5d-497a-a709-95ff2621124e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c482b94f-3e5d-497a-a709-95ff2621124e/c482b94f-3e5d-497a-a709-95ff2621124e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c482b94f-3e5d-497a-a709-95ff2621124e/c482b94f-3e5d-497a-a709-95ff2621124e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Government troubleshooter Caroline Quinn reaches Hope Springs before Halloween and finds a retirement community transformed into a vampire nest.

In Caroline’s world, superheroes and legendary monsters are both real. She handles threats requiring...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Government troubleshooter Caroline Quinn reaches Hope Springs before Halloween and finds a retirement community transformed into a vampire nest.<br /><br /> In Caroline’s world, superheroes and legendary monsters are both real. She handles threats requiring discretion and plausible deniability, carrying a custom automatic shotgun called Sweet Baby Jane, silver-loaded ammunition, and ultraviolet grenades. A string of unusual deaths leads her to the Hope Springs morgue, where elderly corpses reanimate with terrifying speed.<br /><br /> The infection points to a retirement home and a new hybrid vampire lord believed to be Terry Fisher. Caroline calls for support, but government commanders activate the Cradle of Liberty protocol and treat the entire town as hostile. Military teams join gifted fighters Megaton, Phaze, and Mnemonic for a Halloween assault. Their confidence collapses when the vampire nest takes flight and a seemingly ordinary young man in medical scrubs walks untouched through every attack.<br /><br /> Mike Ashkewe’s “Caroline Quinn: Vampire Hunter” combines urban fantasy, a vampire outbreak, government secrecy, superhuman combat, retirement-home horror, and an undead siege on Halloween. The expanded description names Hope Springs, Caroline’s weapons, the response teams, and the hybrid threat while preserving who survives the operation. Story by Mike Ashkewe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4121</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>action,battle,guns,halloween,killers,monsters,new,superheroes,vampires,york</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6d3344c07034ac09c450400d01bb7ca1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>223</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Halloween Radio 2023 — 22 Spooky Songs for Your Halloween Party</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-radio-2023-22-spooky-songs-for-your-halloween-party--57386226</link><description><![CDATA[Henrique Couto becomes your Halloween-night DJ for 22 spooky songs made for carving pumpkins, handing out candy, and costumed parties.<br /><br /> This full radio-style special pairs a Halloween playlist with personal memories, artist introductions, and enough macabre atmosphere to carry an October gathering or late-night drive.<br /><br /> The radio-style format does more than sequence tracks: Henrique introduces the artists, shares memories, and creates the feeling of a live Halloween broadcast. The set is intended to move between playful, eerie, rocking, and macabre moods, giving a party or late-night drive variety without losing its October identity.<br /><br /> Because this is a music special rather than a narrated fiction episode, the listening promise is atmosphere, discovery, and companionship for Halloween activities. Queue it for pumpkin carving, decorating, trick-or-treat night, a costume gathering, or any spooky-season moment that benefits from 22 songs and a host who treats October like a place worth living in.<br /><br /> Please support the bands and artists featured in the program.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57386226</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57386226/2023_halloween_radio_10_25_23_7_04pm.mp3" length="75764781" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5c92b79d-205c-448d-b9c2-7ff2876f820f/5c92b79d-205c-448d-b9c2-7ff2876f820f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5c92b79d-205c-448d-b9c2-7ff2876f820f/5c92b79d-205c-448d-b9c2-7ff2876f820f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5c92b79d-205c-448d-b9c2-7ff2876f820f/5c92b79d-205c-448d-b9c2-7ff2876f820f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Henrique Couto becomes your Halloween-night DJ for 22 spooky songs made for carving pumpkins, handing out candy, and costumed parties.

This full radio-style special pairs a Halloween playlist with personal memories, artist introductions, and enough...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Henrique Couto becomes your Halloween-night DJ for 22 spooky songs made for carving pumpkins, handing out candy, and costumed parties.<br /><br /> This full radio-style special pairs a Halloween playlist with personal memories, artist introductions, and enough macabre atmosphere to carry an October gathering or late-night drive.<br /><br /> The radio-style format does more than sequence tracks: Henrique introduces the artists, shares memories, and creates the feeling of a live Halloween broadcast. The set is intended to move between playful, eerie, rocking, and macabre moods, giving a party or late-night drive variety without losing its October identity.<br /><br /> Because this is a music special rather than a narrated fiction episode, the listening promise is atmosphere, discovery, and companionship for Halloween activities. Queue it for pumpkin carving, decorating, trick-or-treat night, a costume gathering, or any spooky-season moment that benefits from 22 songs and a host who treats October like a place worth living in.<br /><br /> Please support the bands and artists featured in the program.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4736</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>dj,halloween,horror,music,playlist,radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7abf915db0fc6bdff6fdaa6da7c6ced9.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Portal: An All-Night Horror Marathon Opens a Vampire Reality</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-portal-an-all-night-horror-marathon-opens-a-vampire-reality--57384436</link><description><![CDATA[Madelyne and Carter attend an all-night horror marathon in Strickfield, where a secret movie transports the audience into a world ruled by vampires.<br /><br /> The final weekend before Halloween brings the friends to the Strickfield Centennial Theatre for twelve hours of movies, junk food, and caffeine. They meet Madelyne’s cousin Eileen Donnerly and Master Vampire Bella Taibon inside, turning the horrorthon into a reunion—until the Corgen Twins introduce an unknown midnight feature called “The Portal.” Its onscreen teenagers awaken in a parallel town where everyone is undead and escape is impossible.<br /><br /> When Madelyne opens her eyes, the theater is abandoned, the clocks are blank, and the film’s vampire reality has become their own. Familiar faces—including people waiting at home—now have fangs. Madelyne’s hidden connection to the spirit Mary Worth, Bella’s supernatural strength, Eileen’s plan to restart the movie, and the White Light become the group’s only weapons as bloodsuckers close around the theater.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “The Portal” blends Halloween movie-marathon nostalgia, alternate-universe horror, vampire siege fiction, haunted-film terror, and recurring Strickfield characters. The richer metadata names Madelyne, Carter, Bella, Eileen, Mary Worth, the Centennial Theatre, and the movie that turns fiction into reality. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57384436</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57384436/222_the_portal.mp3" length="86295117" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7740f0f7-08bb-404f-91de-229c83ab586d/7740f0f7-08bb-404f-91de-229c83ab586d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7740f0f7-08bb-404f-91de-229c83ab586d/7740f0f7-08bb-404f-91de-229c83ab586d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7740f0f7-08bb-404f-91de-229c83ab586d/7740f0f7-08bb-404f-91de-229c83ab586d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Madelyne and Carter attend an all-night horror marathon in Strickfield, where a secret movie transports the audience into a world ruled by vampires.

The final weekend before Halloween brings the friends to the Strickfield Centennial Theatre for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Madelyne and Carter attend an all-night horror marathon in Strickfield, where a secret movie transports the audience into a world ruled by vampires.<br /><br /> The final weekend before Halloween brings the friends to the Strickfield Centennial Theatre for twelve hours of movies, junk food, and caffeine. They meet Madelyne’s cousin Eileen Donnerly and Master Vampire Bella Taibon inside, turning the horrorthon into a reunion—until the Corgen Twins introduce an unknown midnight feature called “The Portal.” Its onscreen teenagers awaken in a parallel town where everyone is undead and escape is impossible.<br /><br /> When Madelyne opens her eyes, the theater is abandoned, the clocks are blank, and the film’s vampire reality has become their own. Familiar faces—including people waiting at home—now have fangs. Madelyne’s hidden connection to the spirit Mary Worth, Bella’s supernatural strength, Eileen’s plan to restart the movie, and the White Light become the group’s only weapons as bloodsuckers close around the theater.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “The Portal” blends Halloween movie-marathon nostalgia, alternate-universe horror, vampire siege fiction, haunted-film terror, and recurring Strickfield characters. The richer metadata names Madelyne, Carter, Bella, Eileen, Mary Worth, the Centennial Theatre, and the movie that turns fiction into reality. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2697</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,creatures,demons,evil,horror,movies,terror,universe,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1c20745436f77f0afacd6a04ae942735.jpg"/><itunes:episode>222</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Babysitter Massacre: Family Splatters FULL AUDIOBOOK</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/babysitter-massacre-family-splatters-full-audiobook--57369168</link><description><![CDATA[Deryn didn’t realize what she was getting into when she agreed to watch little Iris for three days. When Iris’ grandfather, Red, escapes from death row and comes to Etawah looking for the child, Deryn will have to confront her own dark past to find the strength to keep them both alive.<br /><br /> Convinced Iris is the spawn of Satan, Red will cut down every babysitter and child in the city to make sure he gets his long-lost kin before she can bring about the apocalypse. Family is more than blood, and Deryn will do everything she can for the little girl she loves. Will it be enough?<br /><br /> Or will Red prove that in matters of blood, Family Splatters?<br /><br /> Babysitter Massacre: Family Splatters by David O'Hanlon<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> WeeklySpooky.com<br /><br /> Across the full lineup, love, family, and betrayal, and demons, possession, and occult danger take different forms, giving every segment its own dramatic hook while maintaining the collection’s larger mood.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57369168</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57369168/babysitter_massacre_family_splatters.mp3" length="258826712" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/56c7811b-69db-47fe-a337-5bf0b21d7184/56c7811b-69db-47fe-a337-5bf0b21d7184.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/56c7811b-69db-47fe-a337-5bf0b21d7184/56c7811b-69db-47fe-a337-5bf0b21d7184.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/56c7811b-69db-47fe-a337-5bf0b21d7184/56c7811b-69db-47fe-a337-5bf0b21d7184.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Deryn didn’t realize what she was getting into when she agreed to watch little Iris for three days. When Iris’ grandfather, Red, escapes from death row and comes to Etawah looking for the child, Deryn will have to confront her own dark past to find...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Deryn didn’t realize what she was getting into when she agreed to watch little Iris for three days. When Iris’ grandfather, Red, escapes from death row and comes to Etawah looking for the child, Deryn will have to confront her own dark past to find the strength to keep them both alive.<br /><br /> Convinced Iris is the spawn of Satan, Red will cut down every babysitter and child in the city to make sure he gets his long-lost kin before she can bring about the apocalypse. Family is more than blood, and Deryn will do everything she can for the little girl she loves. Will it be enough?<br /><br /> Or will Red prove that in matters of blood, Family Splatters?<br /><br /> Babysitter Massacre: Family Splatters by David O'Hanlon<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> WeeklySpooky.com<br /><br /> Across the full lineup, love, family, and betrayal, and demons, possession, and occult danger take different forms, giving every segment its own dramatic hook while maintaining the collection’s larger mood.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>16177</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,gore,horror,killer,massacre,movies,murder,slasher,slaughter,tools</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d1233eb6ab08faee4c2248c1c85cd6e7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Return to Cry Baby Bridge — Strickfield Halloween Ghost-Curse Sequel</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/return-to-cry-baby-bridge-strickfield-halloween-ghost-curse-sequel--57368857</link><description><![CDATA[On Halloween night, Madelyne Donnerly and her friends investigate Strickfield’s Cry Baby Bridge—and awaken the ghost who claims lost children.<br /><br /> After leaving a formal Mirren family party, Madelyne “Mouse” Donnerly and Arial Mirren meet Carter Cross, Mona Ables, and Bailey Downs for trick-or-treating. Curiosity leads them to the bridge on Indian Hollow Road, where Strickfield legend warns of a murdered mother, a crying baby, and travelers who never return.<br /><br /> The legend has a name: Abigail Tomlin. Her ghost and the spirit of her son Arthur still haunt the bridge, and three boys who vanished the previous Halloween—Bill Chapman, Brian “Chunker” Chunk, and Richie Horton—may be trapped with them. As the night closes in, Madelyne’s mysterious connection to the mirror legend Mary Worth could be the group’s only chance to challenge Abigail and bring the missing boys home.<br /><br /> The sequel connects two Strickfield legends through Madelyne’s relationship to Mary Worth. Cry Baby Bridge is haunted by Abigail Tomlin and her son Arthur, while the three boys who disappeared a year earlier may now exist inside the ghost’s repeated tragedy. Rescuing them requires understanding what Abigail believes she lost and why she takes children in return.<br /><br /> Rob Fields builds on “Ghost in the Graveyard” without making prior listening a prerequisite. Halloween-night friendship, the Indian Hollow Road setting, missing children, mirror folklore, and a vengeful mother’s spirit give the story a clear supernatural lineage and a reason this return to the bridge is more dangerous than the first dare.<br /><br /> “Return to the Cry Baby Bridge” continues the supernatural events of “Ghost in the Graveyard” with haunted-road folklore, vengeful spirits, missing children, friendship, and a Strickfield Halloween legend that is dangerously real.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57368857</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57368857/221_return_to_the_cry_baby_bridgefinal.mp3" length="102684672" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/efa3c2cd-cd0c-4580-933b-0c2caec897d1/efa3c2cd-cd0c-4580-933b-0c2caec897d1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/efa3c2cd-cd0c-4580-933b-0c2caec897d1/efa3c2cd-cd0c-4580-933b-0c2caec897d1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/efa3c2cd-cd0c-4580-933b-0c2caec897d1/efa3c2cd-cd0c-4580-933b-0c2caec897d1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On Halloween night, Madelyne Donnerly and her friends investigate Strickfield’s Cry Baby Bridge—and awaken the ghost who claims lost children.

After leaving a formal Mirren family party, Madelyne “Mouse” Donnerly and Arial Mirren meet Carter Cross,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Halloween night, Madelyne Donnerly and her friends investigate Strickfield’s Cry Baby Bridge—and awaken the ghost who claims lost children.<br /><br /> After leaving a formal Mirren family party, Madelyne “Mouse” Donnerly and Arial Mirren meet Carter Cross, Mona Ables, and Bailey Downs for trick-or-treating. Curiosity leads them to the bridge on Indian Hollow Road, where Strickfield legend warns of a murdered mother, a crying baby, and travelers who never return.<br /><br /> The legend has a name: Abigail Tomlin. Her ghost and the spirit of her son Arthur still haunt the bridge, and three boys who vanished the previous Halloween—Bill Chapman, Brian “Chunker” Chunk, and Richie Horton—may be trapped with them. As the night closes in, Madelyne’s mysterious connection to the mirror legend Mary Worth could be the group’s only chance to challenge Abigail and bring the missing boys home.<br /><br /> The sequel connects two Strickfield legends through Madelyne’s relationship to Mary Worth. Cry Baby Bridge is haunted by Abigail Tomlin and her son Arthur, while the three boys who disappeared a year earlier may now exist inside the ghost’s repeated tragedy. Rescuing them requires understanding what Abigail believes she lost and why she takes children in return.<br /><br /> Rob Fields builds on “Ghost in the Graveyard” without making prior listening a prerequisite. Halloween-night friendship, the Indian Hollow Road setting, missing children, mirror folklore, and a vengeful mother’s spirit give the story a clear supernatural lineage and a reason this return to the bridge is more dangerous than the first dare.<br /><br /> “Return to the Cry Baby Bridge” continues the supernatural events of “Ghost in the Graveyard” with haunted-road folklore, vengeful spirits, missing children, friendship, and a Strickfield Halloween legend that is dangerously real.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6418</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adventure,autumn,children,fall,ghosts,halloween,horror,legends,monsters,scary,urban,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80b8f570f0f9e8e3cbac7bffe4f46723.jpg"/><itunes:episode>221</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tricks and Treats Vol. 2 – Three Halloween Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tricks-and-treats-vol-2-three-halloween-horror-stories--57355955</link><description><![CDATA[Jack Scratch returns to Strickfield on Halloween as Hell’s flamboyant talent scout, guiding listeners through three stories of trick-or-treating,<br /><br /> Temptation, and murder. Every doorstep offers something more dangerous than candy.<br /><br /> “Beggars Can’t Be Choosers” follows Halloween-hating Melissa White after she rejects the town’s traditions. “Halloween Cookies” turns a family recipe and a holiday visit into a sinister treat. “Beggars’ Night Massacre” unleashes a costumed killer during Strickfield’s weeklong celebration.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore, Keith Tomlin, and Rob Fields, “Tricks and Treats Vol. 2” is a narrated Halloween anthology mixing slasher horror, supernatural punishment, dark comedy, and three spoiler-controlled tales hosted from the edge of the inferno.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57355955</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57355955/220_tricks_and_treats_vol_2.mp3" length="51349647" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6f8f2006-13a4-4079-a5ab-147e3de985e5/6f8f2006-13a4-4079-a5ab-147e3de985e5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6f8f2006-13a4-4079-a5ab-147e3de985e5/6f8f2006-13a4-4079-a5ab-147e3de985e5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6f8f2006-13a4-4079-a5ab-147e3de985e5/6f8f2006-13a4-4079-a5ab-147e3de985e5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jack Scratch returns to Strickfield on Halloween as Hell’s flamboyant talent scout, guiding listeners through three stories of trick-or-treating,

Temptation, and murder. Every doorstep offers something more dangerous than candy.

“Beggars Can’t Be...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jack Scratch returns to Strickfield on Halloween as Hell’s flamboyant talent scout, guiding listeners through three stories of trick-or-treating,<br /><br /> Temptation, and murder. Every doorstep offers something more dangerous than candy.<br /><br /> “Beggars Can’t Be Choosers” follows Halloween-hating Melissa White after she rejects the town’s traditions. “Halloween Cookies” turns a family recipe and a holiday visit into a sinister treat. “Beggars’ Night Massacre” unleashes a costumed killer during Strickfield’s weeklong celebration.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore, Keith Tomlin, and Rob Fields, “Tricks and Treats Vol. 2” is a narrated Halloween anthology mixing slasher horror, supernatural punishment, dark comedy, and three spoiler-controlled tales hosted from the edge of the inferno.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3210</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>candy,death,halloween,horror,killers,mayhem,monsters,murder,slasher,small,town,treats,trick,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/632d5c5be2ca974c7fa350e4b87d1a5f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>220</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Liske Family Massacre: The 2010 Halloween Murders in Oak Harbor</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-liske-family-massacre-the-2010-halloween-murders-in-oak-harbor--57308735</link><description><![CDATA[On Halloween morning in 2010, a teenager returned home in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and discovered that three members of his family had been murdered.<br /><br /> Sixteen-year-old Devon Griffin found his mother, Susan Liske, and stepfather, William Liske, dead in their bedroom. His older brother, Derek Griffin, was found elsewhere in the house. The killings stunned Sandusky County and immediately focused attention on William “B.J.” Liske Jr., William’s adult son, who had a history of severe mental illness, violence, and conflict with the family.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the timeline from the family’s final hours to the search for Liske, who was arrested later that day. Investigators reconstructed the attacks, the weapons involved, and his movements after leaving the home. Rather than using the Halloween date as decoration, the episode examines how an ordinary morning of costumes and neighborhood celebrations became inseparable from a family’s worst possible discovery.<br /><br /> Liske pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated murder and received life in prison without the possibility of parole. He died by suicide in custody in 2015. The legal case ended with a conviction, but the human aftermath did not. This episode centers Susan, William, Derek, Devon, and the relatives left to absorb a massacre committed inside the place that should have been safest.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57308735</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57308735/the_liske_family_massacre_10_19_23_1_26pmfinal.mp3" length="19165190" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e39fe3a9-4867-420f-ad14-066e980b850c/e39fe3a9-4867-420f-ad14-066e980b850c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e39fe3a9-4867-420f-ad14-066e980b850c/e39fe3a9-4867-420f-ad14-066e980b850c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e39fe3a9-4867-420f-ad14-066e980b850c/e39fe3a9-4867-420f-ad14-066e980b850c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On Halloween morning in 2010, a teenager returned home in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and discovered that three members of his family had been murdered.

Sixteen-year-old Devon Griffin found his mother, Susan Liske, and stepfather, William Liske, dead in their...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Halloween morning in 2010, a teenager returned home in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and discovered that three members of his family had been murdered.<br /><br /> Sixteen-year-old Devon Griffin found his mother, Susan Liske, and stepfather, William Liske, dead in their bedroom. His older brother, Derek Griffin, was found elsewhere in the house. The killings stunned Sandusky County and immediately focused attention on William “B.J.” Liske Jr., William’s adult son, who had a history of severe mental illness, violence, and conflict with the family.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the timeline from the family’s final hours to the search for Liske, who was arrested later that day. Investigators reconstructed the attacks, the weapons involved, and his movements after leaving the home. Rather than using the Halloween date as decoration, the episode examines how an ordinary morning of costumes and neighborhood celebrations became inseparable from a family’s worst possible discovery.<br /><br /> Liske pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated murder and received life in prison without the possibility of parole. He died by suicide in custody in 2015. The legal case ended with a conviction, but the human aftermath did not. This episode centers Susan, William, Derek, Devon, and the relatives left to absorb a massacre committed inside the place that should have been safest.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1198</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>familicide,halloween,health,killing,mental,murder,murderer,ohio,sandusky,tragedy</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Poltergeist — Haunted Visitations, Sleepless Dread &amp; Lighthouse Rats</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-poltergeist-haunted-visitations-sleepless-dread-lighthouse-rats--57310388</link><description><![CDATA[Four vintage radio nightmares—“Poltergeist,” “The Visit,” “Sleep Is for Children,” and “Three Skeleton Key”—fill this extended Unknown Broadcast.<br /><br />The lineup moves from violent hauntings and sleepless fear to George Toudouze’s famous lighthouse siege by ravenous rats, creating a substantial Halloween-season radio marathon.<br /><br />“Poltergeist” and “The Visit” bring violent or unwanted supernatural company into spaces that should feel safe. “Sleep Is for Children” turns exhaustion and the fear of closing one’s eyes into its own trap. “Three Skeleton Key” places three lighthouse keepers beyond easy rescue while an immense colony of starving rats closes around them.<br /><br />The four-program structure creates a broad old-time-radio horror sampler while preserving the identity of Lights Out, Suspense, Beyond Midnight, and Escape. It is an extended listen for fans of classic radio drama, paranormal stories, survival horror, haunted visitations, sleepless dread, Vincent Price-era suspense, and George Toudouze’s enduring lighthouse nightmare.<br /><br />Featured archival sources: Lights Out, Suspense, Beyond Midnight, and Escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57310388</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57310388/unknown_broadcast_004_poltergeist_the_visits_sleep_is_for_children_three_skeleton_key.mp3" length="106476188" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c8516242-f146-4a7a-80eb-8cc2414f08b1/c8516242-f146-4a7a-80eb-8cc2414f08b1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c8516242-f146-4a7a-80eb-8cc2414f08b1/c8516242-f146-4a7a-80eb-8cc2414f08b1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c8516242-f146-4a7a-80eb-8cc2414f08b1/c8516242-f146-4a7a-80eb-8cc2414f08b1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four vintage radio nightmares—“Poltergeist,” “The Visit,” “Sleep Is for Children,” and “Three Skeleton Key”—fill this extended Unknown Broadcast.

The lineup moves from violent hauntings and sleepless fear to George Toudouze’s famous lighthouse siege...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four vintage radio nightmares—“Poltergeist,” “The Visit,” “Sleep Is for Children,” and “Three Skeleton Key”—fill this extended Unknown Broadcast.<br /><br />The lineup moves from violent hauntings and sleepless fear to George Toudouze’s famous lighthouse siege by ravenous rats, creating a substantial Halloween-season radio marathon.<br /><br />“Poltergeist” and “The Visit” bring violent or unwanted supernatural company into spaces that should feel safe. “Sleep Is for Children” turns exhaustion and the fear of closing one’s eyes into its own trap. “Three Skeleton Key” places three lighthouse keepers beyond easy rescue while an immense colony of starving rats closes around them.<br /><br />The four-program structure creates a broad old-time-radio horror sampler while preserving the identity of Lights Out, Suspense, Beyond Midnight, and Escape. It is an extended listen for fans of classic radio drama, paranormal stories, survival horror, haunted visitations, sleepless dread, Vincent Price-era suspense, and George Toudouze’s enduring lighthouse nightmare.<br /><br />Featured archival sources: Lights Out, Suspense, Beyond Midnight, and Escape.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6655</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,fun,nostaglia,old,price,radio,scary,vincent</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Murder Party (2007) — The Art Scene Gets Gory!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-murder-party-2007-the-art-scene-gets-gory--57263332</link><description><![CDATA[A lonely man follows a Halloween invitation to a Brooklyn warehouse, where pretentious artists plan to turn his murder into their masterpiece.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi cut into Jeremy Saulnier’s 2007 horror comedy “Murder Party,” a handmade cult film built from cardboard armor, pumpkin bread, warehouse grime, and art-world insecurity. Chris (Chris Sharp) has no Halloween plans beyond movies and his cat, Sir Lancelot, until he finds an invitation on the street. He builds a Brown Knight costume, types the address into MapQuest, and arrives carrying homemade food for strangers who immediately tie him to a chair.<br /><br /> The captors are competing artists orbiting Alexander, a self-important patron who hints at a grant worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Macon arrives dressed as a werewolf, Lexi wants to transform the killing into video art, Paul keeps trying to take the perfect photograph, and everyone believes Chris’s death could become a career-making statement. Their jealousy, drugs, romantic resentments, and inability to agree on dinner are as dangerous as the axes, acid, chainsaw, and improvised weapons scattered around the warehouse.<br /><br /> The conversation traces the film’s plot, Halloween atmosphere, visual storytelling, low-budget production, practical gore, and the way its comedy grows from creative insecurity and artistic gatekeeping. Henrique explains why it became an annual Halloween watch, while Rachael brings her art-school experience to the movie’s satire of artists who tear one another down while begging for validation.<br /><br /> Spoiler warning: this is a full-film discussion that follows Chris’s escape attempt and the party’s escalating violence in detail.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57263332</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57263332/cdih_murder_party.mp3" length="110956800" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8c6dc4b6-47ac-473f-93fa-be7136afdff7/8c6dc4b6-47ac-473f-93fa-be7136afdff7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8c6dc4b6-47ac-473f-93fa-be7136afdff7/8c6dc4b6-47ac-473f-93fa-be7136afdff7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8c6dc4b6-47ac-473f-93fa-be7136afdff7/8c6dc4b6-47ac-473f-93fa-be7136afdff7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A lonely man follows a Halloween invitation to a Brooklyn warehouse, where pretentious artists plan to turn his murder into their masterpiece.

Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi cut into Jeremy Saulnier’s 2007 horror comedy “Murder Party,” a handmade...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A lonely man follows a Halloween invitation to a Brooklyn warehouse, where pretentious artists plan to turn his murder into their masterpiece.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi cut into Jeremy Saulnier’s 2007 horror comedy “Murder Party,” a handmade cult film built from cardboard armor, pumpkin bread, warehouse grime, and art-world insecurity. Chris (Chris Sharp) has no Halloween plans beyond movies and his cat, Sir Lancelot, until he finds an invitation on the street. He builds a Brown Knight costume, types the address into MapQuest, and arrives carrying homemade food for strangers who immediately tie him to a chair.<br /><br /> The captors are competing artists orbiting Alexander, a self-important patron who hints at a grant worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Macon arrives dressed as a werewolf, Lexi wants to transform the killing into video art, Paul keeps trying to take the perfect photograph, and everyone believes Chris’s death could become a career-making statement. Their jealousy, drugs, romantic resentments, and inability to agree on dinner are as dangerous as the axes, acid, chainsaw, and improvised weapons scattered around the warehouse.<br /><br /> The conversation traces the film’s plot, Halloween atmosphere, visual storytelling, low-budget production, practical gore, and the way its comedy grows from creative insecurity and artistic gatekeeping. Henrique explains why it became an annual Halloween watch, while Rachael brings her art-school experience to the movie’s satire of artists who tear one another down while begging for validation.<br /><br /> Spoiler warning: this is a full-film discussion that follows Chris’s escape attempt and the party’s escalating violence in detail.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6935</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>art,bizarre,comedy,dark,film,halloween,macabre,murder,party,performance,review,satire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sweet Revenge: Candy Jack’s Halloween Return from the Grave</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sweet-revenge-candy-jack-s-halloween-return-from-the-grave--57307791</link><description><![CDATA[One year after Cleo, Reuben, and Hank killed their predatory candy-factory boss, Candy Jack rises from the grave as a sugar-coated Halloween monster.<br /><br /> In 1999, Candy Jack used promotions and overtime to pressure single mother Cleo while the Candy Jack’s factory prepared peanut-butter kisses and other seasonal sweets. His attack ended in a violent confrontation that left Cleo traumatized, Reuben hospitalized, and Jack dead inside the machinery that made his fortune. By Halloween 2000, everyone is still living with what happened.<br /><br /> Then cemetery workers find Jack’s coffin broken open. Candy scales cover his corpse, red peppermint eyes stare from the ruin, and sugar ants crawl between the plates of his new body. He begins hunting the people responsible for his death while Cleo tries to give her daughter Tia an ordinary night of trick-or-treating. The path of revenge leads from bowling alleys and neighborhood pranks back to a mother defending her child.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Sweet Revenge” is an honest Halloween slasher story about workplace harassment, candy-factory body horror, resurrection, trauma, and an undead killer whose flesh has become the product he sold. The expanded metadata names Cleo, Reuben, Hank, Tia, and Candy Jack without revealing how much of the monster the ants can consume. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57307791</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57307791/219_sweet_revenge.mp3" length="56675661" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4811de29-87f7-4ddf-8310-df30f4b12b9a/4811de29-87f7-4ddf-8310-df30f4b12b9a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4811de29-87f7-4ddf-8310-df30f4b12b9a/4811de29-87f7-4ddf-8310-df30f4b12b9a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4811de29-87f7-4ddf-8310-df30f4b12b9a/4811de29-87f7-4ddf-8310-df30f4b12b9a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>One year after Cleo, Reuben, and Hank killed their predatory candy-factory boss, Candy Jack rises from the grave as a sugar-coated Halloween monster.

In 1999, Candy Jack used promotions and overtime to pressure single mother Cleo while the Candy...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[One year after Cleo, Reuben, and Hank killed their predatory candy-factory boss, Candy Jack rises from the grave as a sugar-coated Halloween monster.<br /><br /> In 1999, Candy Jack used promotions and overtime to pressure single mother Cleo while the Candy Jack’s factory prepared peanut-butter kisses and other seasonal sweets. His attack ended in a violent confrontation that left Cleo traumatized, Reuben hospitalized, and Jack dead inside the machinery that made his fortune. By Halloween 2000, everyone is still living with what happened.<br /><br /> Then cemetery workers find Jack’s coffin broken open. Candy scales cover his corpse, red peppermint eyes stare from the ruin, and sugar ants crawl between the plates of his new body. He begins hunting the people responsible for his death while Cleo tries to give her daughter Tia an ordinary night of trick-or-treating. The path of revenge leads from bowling alleys and neighborhood pranks back to a mother defending her child.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Sweet Revenge” is an honest Halloween slasher story about workplace harassment, candy-factory body horror, resurrection, trauma, and an undead killer whose flesh has become the product he sold. The expanded metadata names Cleo, Reuben, Hank, Tia, and Candy Jack without revealing how much of the monster the ants can consume. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3543</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>candy,halloween,horror,killer,murder,or,revenge,scary,slasher,treat,trick</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cad10a1d7230c7cc43223cae378c357b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>219</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Babysitter Massacre: Daddy’s Little Killer — Full Slasher Audiobook</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/babysitter-massacre-daddy-s-little-killer-full-slasher-audiobook--57277698</link><description><![CDATA[Daddy’s Little Killer follows Abby into a babysitting-club murder mystery as the Etawah Slasher’s revenge leaves bodies and suspects multiplying.<br /><br /> A good babysitter is hard to find...especially when they’re all dead!<br /><br /> Abby’s first night with the babysitter’s club has her filling in for a friend that’s blowing off work for a hot date. The simple little lie will have dire consequences that trigger a series of unthinkable events and spurs a killer’s need for revenge! With the bodies - and suspects - stacking up, the girls race to stop the killer and unearth the blood-stained secret behind the lunatic’s grisly murders.<br /><br /> Can Abby unmask the Etawah Slasher or will she become another victim of DADDY’S LITTLE KILLER?<br /><br /> Babysitter Massacre: Daddy's Little Killer by David O'Hanlon<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> The episode keeps Babysitter Massacre at its center while murder, disappearance, and investigation, and revenge and supernatural justice shape the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences surrounding the people introduced above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57277698</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57277698/daddys_little_killer_podcast_10_17_23_3_53pm.mp3" length="199843106" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d7979a02-20e2-4ec6-b0aa-e0b0c935c58b/d7979a02-20e2-4ec6-b0aa-e0b0c935c58b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d7979a02-20e2-4ec6-b0aa-e0b0c935c58b/d7979a02-20e2-4ec6-b0aa-e0b0c935c58b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d7979a02-20e2-4ec6-b0aa-e0b0c935c58b/d7979a02-20e2-4ec6-b0aa-e0b0c935c58b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Daddy’s Little Killer follows Abby into a babysitting-club murder mystery as the Etawah Slasher’s revenge leaves bodies and suspects multiplying.

A good babysitter is hard to find...especially when they’re all dead!

Abby’s first night with the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daddy’s Little Killer follows Abby into a babysitting-club murder mystery as the Etawah Slasher’s revenge leaves bodies and suspects multiplying.<br /><br /> A good babysitter is hard to find...especially when they’re all dead!<br /><br /> Abby’s first night with the babysitter’s club has her filling in for a friend that’s blowing off work for a hot date. The simple little lie will have dire consequences that trigger a series of unthinkable events and spurs a killer’s need for revenge! With the bodies - and suspects - stacking up, the girls race to stop the killer and unearth the blood-stained secret behind the lunatic’s grisly murders.<br /><br /> Can Abby unmask the Etawah Slasher or will she become another victim of DADDY’S LITTLE KILLER?<br /><br /> Babysitter Massacre: Daddy's Little Killer by David O'Hanlon<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> The episode keeps Babysitter Massacre at its center while murder, disappearance, and investigation, and revenge and supernatural justice shape the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences surrounding the people introduced above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12491</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>babysitter,blood,gore,gross,guts,high,horror,killer,murder,school,slasher,slaughter,sleaze</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b1854aa1cb5431712bd240fb734befcd.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Send Beer — A Zombie-Apocalypse Delivery Route Turns Deadly</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/send-beer-a-zombie-apocalypse-delivery-route-turns-deadly--57277536</link><description><![CDATA[A bicycle courier delivering groceries by homing pigeon during a zombie outbreak makes a welfare check that ends in blood, grief, and one improbable bottle of vodka.<br /><br /> Felix is one of the few people capable of moving safely among the “no longer people,” which makes Friday a double shift of funeral flowers and scarce groceries. A frat house’s joke request for beer has already cost one pigeon its life, but the more urgent problem is the Patel family: they have stopped ordering, and Felix’s missing bird is trapped inside their boarded suburban home with blood on its feathers.<br /><br /> Michelle Antisocial’s zombie-apocalypse story balances bleak survival horror with an anxious, darkly funny narrator confronting impossible choices without police, hospitals, or reliable help. The delivery route reveals what happened to the Patels and leaves Felix carrying exactly what the frat requested—at a price no customer could understand.<br /><br /> “Send Beer” by Michelle Antisocial.<br /><br /> Read the author’s comic “At the End of Everything”: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ca...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57277536</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57277536/218_send_beer.mp3" length="27548905" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f42ec3c3-63c7-46d3-8966-5c39fa302d5d/f42ec3c3-63c7-46d3-8966-5c39fa302d5d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f42ec3c3-63c7-46d3-8966-5c39fa302d5d/f42ec3c3-63c7-46d3-8966-5c39fa302d5d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f42ec3c3-63c7-46d3-8966-5c39fa302d5d/f42ec3c3-63c7-46d3-8966-5c39fa302d5d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A bicycle courier delivering groceries by homing pigeon during a zombie outbreak makes a welfare check that ends in blood, grief, and one improbable bottle of vodka.

Felix is one of the few people capable of moving safely among the “no longer...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A bicycle courier delivering groceries by homing pigeon during a zombie outbreak makes a welfare check that ends in blood, grief, and one improbable bottle of vodka.<br /><br /> Felix is one of the few people capable of moving safely among the “no longer people,” which makes Friday a double shift of funeral flowers and scarce groceries. A frat house’s joke request for beer has already cost one pigeon its life, but the more urgent problem is the Patel family: they have stopped ordering, and Felix’s missing bird is trapped inside their boarded suburban home with blood on its feathers.<br /><br /> Michelle Antisocial’s zombie-apocalypse story balances bleak survival horror with an anxious, darkly funny narrator confronting impossible choices without police, hospitals, or reliable help. The delivery route reveals what happened to the Patels and leaves Felix carrying exactly what the frat requested—at a price no customer could understand.<br /><br /> “Send Beer” by Michelle Antisocial.<br /><br /> Read the author’s comic “At the End of Everything”: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ca...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1722</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creatures,death,end,monsters,murder,of,pigeons,the,world,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/35360d710248cd64dad9115d872f6046.jpg"/><itunes:episode>218</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>New Life on Halloween - Mutants and Mayhem are Loose!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-life-on-halloween-mutants-and-mayhem-are-loose--57258573</link><description><![CDATA[A year after a deadly Friendsgiving awakens spider powers in Felicia Mirren, Halloween brings a new mutation and the truth behind her transformation.<br /><br /> Felicia survives a Thanksgiving massacre only after her blood-crazed cousin Chelsea and her pet tarantula, Creepy, bite her within moments of each other. The strange combination leaves the Strickfield High cheerleader stronger, faster, able to cling to walls and spin webs—and hungry for blood. For months she tries to master her abilities while searching for the cause.<br /><br /> As Strickfield’s Halloween season begins, an outbreak at a crowded store unleashes victims who resemble the creatures from the previous year. Felicia’s pursuit of a mysterious observer points toward the Blue Ribbons, a secret organization experimenting with a compound called New Life. But her investigation also accelerates the changes in her own body, forcing her into the Backwoods of Strickfield before a new threat draws her out again.<br /><br /> This narrated superhero-horror story blends body horror, mutant monsters, a hidden bioweapon conspiracy, dark humor, and a Halloween confrontation that may finally reveal why Felicia became something neither human nor spider.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> Its horror grows from the specific conflict surrounding New Life on Halloween: Halloween-night atmosphere, cryptid and creature horror, and body horror and transformation converge as the situation tightens and escape becomes less certain.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57258573</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57258573/217_new_lifefinal.mp3" length="94529368" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2f37f3b5-8876-4162-b84e-6c6bfdb6878a/2f37f3b5-8876-4162-b84e-6c6bfdb6878a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2f37f3b5-8876-4162-b84e-6c6bfdb6878a/2f37f3b5-8876-4162-b84e-6c6bfdb6878a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2f37f3b5-8876-4162-b84e-6c6bfdb6878a/2f37f3b5-8876-4162-b84e-6c6bfdb6878a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A year after a deadly Friendsgiving awakens spider powers in Felicia Mirren, Halloween brings a new mutation and the truth behind her transformation.

Felicia survives a Thanksgiving massacre only after her blood-crazed cousin Chelsea and her pet...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A year after a deadly Friendsgiving awakens spider powers in Felicia Mirren, Halloween brings a new mutation and the truth behind her transformation.<br /><br /> Felicia survives a Thanksgiving massacre only after her blood-crazed cousin Chelsea and her pet tarantula, Creepy, bite her within moments of each other. The strange combination leaves the Strickfield High cheerleader stronger, faster, able to cling to walls and spin webs—and hungry for blood. For months she tries to master her abilities while searching for the cause.<br /><br /> As Strickfield’s Halloween season begins, an outbreak at a crowded store unleashes victims who resemble the creatures from the previous year. Felicia’s pursuit of a mysterious observer points toward the Blue Ribbons, a secret organization experimenting with a compound called New Life. But her investigation also accelerates the changes in her own body, forcing her into the Backwoods of Strickfield before a new threat draws her out again.<br /><br /> This narrated superhero-horror story blends body horror, mutant monsters, a hidden bioweapon conspiracy, dark humor, and a Halloween confrontation that may finally reveal why Felicia became something neither human nor spider.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> Its horror grows from the specific conflict surrounding New Life on Halloween: Halloween-night atmosphere, cryptid and creature horror, and body horror and transformation converge as the situation tightens and escape becomes less certain.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5909</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creatures,evil,halloween,horror,mischief,monsters,mutants,party,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0854f0edd24e1e209524d379d753b2bc.jpg"/><itunes:episode>217</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Murder of Martha Moxley — Mischief Night and the Skakel Case</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-murder-of-martha-moxley-mischief-night-and-the-skakel-case--57236568</link><description><![CDATA[Fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was killed with a golf club in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Mischief Night 1975 after visiting the Skakel family.<br /><br /> Martha was last seen on October 30 near the Skakels’ Belle Haven home. Her body was discovered beneath a tree in her family’s yard the next day, and pieces of a broken six-iron traced to the neighboring household were found at the scene. Suspicion moved among brothers Thomas and Michael Skakel and live-in tutor Kenneth Littleton, while changing accounts and investigative delays allowed the case to go cold.<br /><br /> Michael Skakel was arrested in 2000 and convicted of murder in 2002, largely on testimony about statements he allegedly made rather than conclusive physical evidence. His conviction was later vacated over ineffective legal representation. The Connecticut Supreme Court granted a new trial in 2018, and prosecutors announced in 2020 that they would not retry him. Skakel has maintained his innocence.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the crime, disputed suspects, Kennedy-family connection, courtroom reversals, and unresolved question left when a conviction disappears but a victim still has no final justice.<br /><br /> Rather than relying on the headline alone, this Terrifying &amp; True account traces The Murder of Martha Moxley through the people affected, the known record, and the questions the evidence still cannot settle.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57236568</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57236568/the_murder_of_martha_moxleyfinal.mp3" length="17633716" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b94ec5c6-4ff5-4667-b89d-715e0eff5de2/b94ec5c6-4ff5-4667-b89d-715e0eff5de2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b94ec5c6-4ff5-4667-b89d-715e0eff5de2/b94ec5c6-4ff5-4667-b89d-715e0eff5de2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b94ec5c6-4ff5-4667-b89d-715e0eff5de2/b94ec5c6-4ff5-4667-b89d-715e0eff5de2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was killed with a golf club in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Mischief Night 1975 after visiting the Skakel family.

Martha was last seen on October 30 near the Skakels’ Belle Haven home. Her body was discovered beneath a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was killed with a golf club in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Mischief Night 1975 after visiting the Skakel family.<br /><br /> Martha was last seen on October 30 near the Skakels’ Belle Haven home. Her body was discovered beneath a tree in her family’s yard the next day, and pieces of a broken six-iron traced to the neighboring household were found at the scene. Suspicion moved among brothers Thomas and Michael Skakel and live-in tutor Kenneth Littleton, while changing accounts and investigative delays allowed the case to go cold.<br /><br /> Michael Skakel was arrested in 2000 and convicted of murder in 2002, largely on testimony about statements he allegedly made rather than conclusive physical evidence. His conviction was later vacated over ineffective legal representation. The Connecticut Supreme Court granted a new trial in 2018, and prosecutors announced in 2020 that they would not retry him. Skakel has maintained his innocence.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the crime, disputed suspects, Kennedy-family connection, courtroom reversals, and unresolved question left when a conviction disappears but a victim still has no final justice.<br /><br /> Rather than relying on the headline alone, this Terrifying &amp; True account traces The Murder of Martha Moxley through the people affected, the known record, and the questions the evidence still cannot settle.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1103</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>coldcase,crime,enigma,greenwich,investigation,marthamoxley,murder,mystery,tragedy,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Let Me See Your Face &amp; The Waxwork: A Faceless Woman and Mariner’s Murderers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-let-me-see-your-face-the-waxwork-a-faceless-woman-and-mariner-s-murderers--57236816</link><description><![CDATA[A faceless woman in a walled hotel garden and a living killer inside a wax museum create two classic radio nightmares about forbidden faces.<br /><br /> In Beyond Midnight’s “Let Me See Your Face,” Simon Crutchley withdraws from his friends after a trip leaves his black hair shock-white. At L’Hôtel d’Avignore, he repeatedly sees a veiled woman sitting alone in the rear garden. A chambermaid makes the sign of the cross, headwaiter Pierre urges him to move into a sunny front room, and every warning only deepens Crutchley’s need to turn the stranger around and look into her eyes. The title is restored here from the words spoken in the audio.<br /><br /> Suspense’s “The Waxwork” follows unemployed freelance journalist Raymond Hewson into the Murderers’ Den at Mariner’s Waxworks. He hopes an overnight article will revive his career, but the room is filled with lifelike effigies of notorious killers. Worst of all is Dr. Bourdette, a missing Parisian murderer and hypnotist whose mild face, razor, and piercing eyes seem far too alert for wax and sawdust.<br /><br /> Herbert Marshall performs “The Waxwork” as a solo radio drama. William N. Robeson produced the adaptation by Mel Dinelli from A. M. Burrage’s story, using a single voice and minimal effects to trap the listener inside Hewson’s growing panic.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast pairs a supernatural hotel-garden mystery with one of old-time radio’s great Chamber of Horrors tales. Both stories build terror from faces that cannot safely be seen—one hidden beneath a veil, the other watching from a pedestal.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57236816</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2023 09:20:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57236816/unknown_broadcast_003_see_your_face_and_waxworkfinal.mp3" length="51764760" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/23209954-cb16-449a-a87e-cc3acb0350e1/23209954-cb16-449a-a87e-cc3acb0350e1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/23209954-cb16-449a-a87e-cc3acb0350e1/23209954-cb16-449a-a87e-cc3acb0350e1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/23209954-cb16-449a-a87e-cc3acb0350e1/23209954-cb16-449a-a87e-cc3acb0350e1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A faceless woman in a walled hotel garden and a living killer inside a wax museum create two classic radio nightmares about forbidden faces.

In Beyond Midnight’s “Let Me See Your Face,” Simon Crutchley withdraws from his friends after a trip leaves...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A faceless woman in a walled hotel garden and a living killer inside a wax museum create two classic radio nightmares about forbidden faces.<br /><br /> In Beyond Midnight’s “Let Me See Your Face,” Simon Crutchley withdraws from his friends after a trip leaves his black hair shock-white. At L’Hôtel d’Avignore, he repeatedly sees a veiled woman sitting alone in the rear garden. A chambermaid makes the sign of the cross, headwaiter Pierre urges him to move into a sunny front room, and every warning only deepens Crutchley’s need to turn the stranger around and look into her eyes. The title is restored here from the words spoken in the audio.<br /><br /> Suspense’s “The Waxwork” follows unemployed freelance journalist Raymond Hewson into the Murderers’ Den at Mariner’s Waxworks. He hopes an overnight article will revive his career, but the room is filled with lifelike effigies of notorious killers. Worst of all is Dr. Bourdette, a missing Parisian murderer and hypnotist whose mild face, razor, and piercing eyes seem far too alert for wax and sawdust.<br /><br /> Herbert Marshall performs “The Waxwork” as a solo radio drama. William N. Robeson produced the adaptation by Mel Dinelli from A. M. Burrage’s story, using a single voice and minimal effects to trap the listener inside Hewson’s growing panic.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast pairs a supernatural hotel-garden mystery with one of old-time radio’s great Chamber of Horrors tales. Both stories build terror from faces that cannot safely be seen—one hidden beneath a veil, the other watching from a pedestal.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3236</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>drama,old,otr,radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Six More Devious Tales of Halloween — Headless Riders, Pumpkin Monsters &amp; Deadly Games</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/six-more-devious-tales-of-halloween-headless-riders-pumpkin-monsters-deadly-games--57215019</link><description><![CDATA[Six Halloween horror stories unleash headless riders, pumpkin monsters, cursed games, sinister trick-or-treating, and supermarket bloodshed.<br /><br /> The lineup features “Dullahan” by Morgan Moore, “Origin of the Pumpkin Man” by Charles Campbell, “The Grinner” by Henrique Couto, “Ghost in the Graveyard” by Rob Fields, “Tricks and Treats” by Keith Tomlin, and “The Night Stocker” by Shane Migliavacca. It is a substantial spooky-season collection of folklore, monsters, revenge, and small-town terror.<br /><br /> The lineup moves from the Dullahan of Irish folklore and the creation of a pumpkin-headed monster to lethal pranks, supernatural games, sinister trick-or-treating, and an after-hours supermarket slasher. Each story uses a recognizable piece of Halloween imagery, then gives it a different danger and setting.<br /><br /> Because the collection names its stories and writers, listeners can discover individual tales while still enjoying a complete seasonal marathon. The mix of folklore, revenge, creature horror, small-town fear, and retail-night suspense makes this an especially specific alternative to a generic Halloween compilation.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57215019</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57215019/halloween_comp_2_2023_10_12_23_2_42_pm.mp3" length="163208533" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3e7bbb3a-4003-4e7e-b0b3-d16e347d9535/3e7bbb3a-4003-4e7e-b0b3-d16e347d9535.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3e7bbb3a-4003-4e7e-b0b3-d16e347d9535/3e7bbb3a-4003-4e7e-b0b3-d16e347d9535.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3e7bbb3a-4003-4e7e-b0b3-d16e347d9535/3e7bbb3a-4003-4e7e-b0b3-d16e347d9535.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Six Halloween horror stories unleash headless riders, pumpkin monsters, cursed games, sinister trick-or-treating, and supermarket bloodshed.

The lineup features “Dullahan” by Morgan Moore, “Origin of the Pumpkin Man” by Charles Campbell, “The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six Halloween horror stories unleash headless riders, pumpkin monsters, cursed games, sinister trick-or-treating, and supermarket bloodshed.<br /><br /> The lineup features “Dullahan” by Morgan Moore, “Origin of the Pumpkin Man” by Charles Campbell, “The Grinner” by Henrique Couto, “Ghost in the Graveyard” by Rob Fields, “Tricks and Treats” by Keith Tomlin, and “The Night Stocker” by Shane Migliavacca. It is a substantial spooky-season collection of folklore, monsters, revenge, and small-town terror.<br /><br /> The lineup moves from the Dullahan of Irish folklore and the creation of a pumpkin-headed monster to lethal pranks, supernatural games, sinister trick-or-treating, and an after-hours supermarket slasher. Each story uses a recognizable piece of Halloween imagery, then gives it a different danger and setting.<br /><br /> Because the collection names its stories and writers, listeners can discover individual tales while still enjoying a complete seasonal marathon. The mix of folklore, revenge, creature horror, small-town fear, and retail-night suspense makes this an especially specific alternative to a generic Halloween compilation.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10201</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>autumn,creatures,death,demons,evil,fall,halloween,killers,monsters,murder,pumpkin</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6a50fd4eb663b79e0a98ff6a5860be3b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Future Taibon — Cassillia Awakens as a Machine in 2099</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/future-taibon-cassillia-awakens-as-a-machine-in-2099--57202082</link><description><![CDATA[Cassillia Taibon awakens in a crypt in 2099 and discovers her vampire body has been replaced by an advanced machine built to cross a world destroyed by Hellweaver.<br /><br /> Her last memories come from 1887, but outside the tomb Strickfield Towne Centre is abandoned, zombies wander the village, and the Reality Sphere has turned Earth into a supernatural wasteland. Cassillia retains the appearance and many abilities of the Taibon vampire-Treilaunder hybrid, yet her new systems reveal metal, processors, neuro-optics, and a limitless power core beneath synthetic flesh.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ post-apocalyptic urban fantasy begins Cassillia’s mission to prevent the Hellweaver Holocaust. Before she can reach Shore City, she must battle scorpion-tailed werewolves and escape the despot Serathoss, who captures women for sacrifice. Her mechanical rebirth may make her the last Taibon capable of challenging the force that conquered the multiverse.<br /><br /> “Future Taibon” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57202082</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57202082/216_future_taibonfinal.mp3" length="43099093" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Cassillia Taibon awakens in a crypt in 2099 and discovers her vampire body has been replaced by an advanced machine built to cross a world destroyed by Hellweaver.

Her last memories come from 1887, but outside the tomb Strickfield Towne Centre is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cassillia Taibon awakens in a crypt in 2099 and discovers her vampire body has been replaced by an advanced machine built to cross a world destroyed by Hellweaver.<br /><br /> Her last memories come from 1887, but outside the tomb Strickfield Towne Centre is abandoned, zombies wander the village, and the Reality Sphere has turned Earth into a supernatural wasteland. Cassillia retains the appearance and many abilities of the Taibon vampire-Treilaunder hybrid, yet her new systems reveal metal, processors, neuro-optics, and a limitless power core beneath synthetic flesh.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ post-apocalyptic urban fantasy begins Cassillia’s mission to prevent the Hellweaver Holocaust. Before she can reach Shore City, she must battle scorpion-tailed werewolves and escape the despot Serathoss, who captures women for sacrifice. Her mechanical rebirth may make her the last Taibon capable of challenging the force that conquered the multiverse.<br /><br /> “Future Taibon” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2694</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creatures,demons,future,horror,monsters,scary,scifi,vampires,werewolves</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4d7ef6b507365855758538c93f7ec4c5.jpg"/><itunes:episode>216</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Vampire Night: A Bachelorette Party Trapped in a Cleveland Vampire Massacre</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/vampire-night-a-bachelorette-party-trapped-in-a-cleveland-vampire-massacre--57185768</link><description><![CDATA[Megan’s Cleveland bachelorette party becomes a neon-lit vampire massacre when Colgan, Maxine, and Roxanne invade the Wings and Dings strip club.<br /><br /> Amy, Megan, Zoe, and Jessica plan one last wild night together before the bride moves away. Their bar crawl leads to a male strip club owned by Diane and staffed by bartender Joan, bouncer Brian, cook Scotty, and dancers who expect an ordinary Friday crowd. Across town, a black Impala carries three leather-clad predators with pitch-black eyes, needle teeth, claws, and strength no human can match.<br /><br /> Once the attackers enter the club, music and flashing lights conceal the first killings until panic seals everyone inside a maze of bathrooms, kitchens, hallways, and locked doors. The bachelorette party and the staff fight separate battles while Joan searches for a way through the alley and into downtown Cleveland. Even a police cruiser and the Cuyahoga River may not be enough to stop creatures that refuse to stay dead.<br /><br /> Joe Ruston’s “Vampire Night” is a feature-length urban vampire horror novella filled with punk bloodsuckers, strip-club siege terror, graphic creature violence, dark comedy, and survivor’s guilt. The expanded notes identify the bride, her friends, the three monsters, Wings and Dings, and Joan without revealing who escapes the slaughter. Story by Joe Ruston, narrated by Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> Buy “Vampire Night”: <a href="https://a.co/d/a3dowTC" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://a.co/d/a3dowTC</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57185768</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57185768/215_vampire_night.mp3" length="124797574" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Megan’s Cleveland bachelorette party becomes a neon-lit vampire massacre when Colgan, Maxine, and Roxanne invade the Wings and Dings strip club.

Amy, Megan, Zoe, and Jessica plan one last wild night together before the bride moves away. Their bar...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Megan’s Cleveland bachelorette party becomes a neon-lit vampire massacre when Colgan, Maxine, and Roxanne invade the Wings and Dings strip club.<br /><br /> Amy, Megan, Zoe, and Jessica plan one last wild night together before the bride moves away. Their bar crawl leads to a male strip club owned by Diane and staffed by bartender Joan, bouncer Brian, cook Scotty, and dancers who expect an ordinary Friday crowd. Across town, a black Impala carries three leather-clad predators with pitch-black eyes, needle teeth, claws, and strength no human can match.<br /><br /> Once the attackers enter the club, music and flashing lights conceal the first killings until panic seals everyone inside a maze of bathrooms, kitchens, hallways, and locked doors. The bachelorette party and the staff fight separate battles while Joan searches for a way through the alley and into downtown Cleveland. Even a police cruiser and the Cuyahoga River may not be enough to stop creatures that refuse to stay dead.<br /><br /> Joe Ruston’s “Vampire Night” is a feature-length urban vampire horror novella filled with punk bloodsuckers, strip-club siege terror, graphic creature violence, dark comedy, and survivor’s guilt. The expanded notes identify the bride, her friends, the three monsters, Wings and Dings, and Joan without revealing who escapes the slaughter. Story by Joe Ruston, narrated by Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> Buy “Vampire Night”: <a href="https://a.co/d/a3dowTC" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://a.co/d/a3dowTC</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7800</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bridesmaids,cleveland,death,fright,halloween,killers,monsters,murder,night,party,slaughter,strippers,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a8e639a8f8fe4b5f5e7df39c3cc6f49d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>215</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Zombie’s Halloween: Bernadette’s Undead Army Attacks Strickfield Academy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-zombie-s-halloween-bernadette-s-undead-army-attacks-strickfield-academy--57185209</link><description><![CDATA[Bernadette Hallow is bitten on Halloween and returns to Strickfield Academy with an undead army—but the headmistress has a secret life hunting monsters.<br /><br /> Halloween lasts seven days in Strickfield, yet the strict Catholic academy refuses to close. Rebellious cheerleader Bernadette already hates the school, its rules, and Headmistress Hiltonson when a walk through the woods leaves her infected. Death does not end her anger. She rises hungry, powerful, and determined to make the students and teachers who tormented her part of a shambling new class.<br /><br /> Bernadette’s first-person rampage turns the campus into a zombie outbreak filled with flesh-eating revenge, dark humor, and Strickfield connections. But Hiltonson is not an ordinary administrator. By day she enforces the academy’s discipline; by night she tracks vampires, werewolves, and other creatures she believes were sent by Satan. The headmistress has trained for exactly the supernatural rebellion Bernadette brings to her kitchen.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “A Zombie’s Halloween” is a seasonal zombie horror story about school resentment, an undead cheerleader, a monster-hunting nun, and a Halloween battle inside Strickfield Academy. It also points toward Bella Taibon, Danielle Boyd, and the wider supernatural mythology surrounding the town. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57185209</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57185209/214final.mp3" length="37011879" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bernadette Hallow is bitten on Halloween and returns to Strickfield Academy with an undead army—but the headmistress has a secret life hunting monsters.

Halloween lasts seven days in Strickfield, yet the strict Catholic academy refuses to close....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bernadette Hallow is bitten on Halloween and returns to Strickfield Academy with an undead army—but the headmistress has a secret life hunting monsters.<br /><br /> Halloween lasts seven days in Strickfield, yet the strict Catholic academy refuses to close. Rebellious cheerleader Bernadette already hates the school, its rules, and Headmistress Hiltonson when a walk through the woods leaves her infected. Death does not end her anger. She rises hungry, powerful, and determined to make the students and teachers who tormented her part of a shambling new class.<br /><br /> Bernadette’s first-person rampage turns the campus into a zombie outbreak filled with flesh-eating revenge, dark humor, and Strickfield connections. But Hiltonson is not an ordinary administrator. By day she enforces the academy’s discipline; by night she tracks vampires, werewolves, and other creatures she believes were sent by Satan. The headmistress has trained for exactly the supernatural rebellion Bernadette brings to her kitchen.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “A Zombie’s Halloween” is a seasonal zombie horror story about school resentment, an undead cheerleader, a monster-hunting nun, and a Halloween battle inside Strickfield Academy. It also points toward Bella Taibon, Danielle Boyd, and the wider supernatural mythology surrounding the town. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2314</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,catholic,eating,flesh,halloween,horror,monsters,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ee68e57187d4a3f7d9f12fa5429bf2eb.jpg"/><itunes:episode>214</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Books for Halloween with Cameron Chaney of “Library Macabre”</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/books-for-halloween-with-cameron-chaney-of-library-macabre--56899016</link><description><![CDATA[Horror author and Library Macabre creator Cameron Chaney joins Henrique Couto to build a Halloween reading list for fans of scary books.<br /><br /> Their conversation explores the pleasure of seasonal horror reading, the books that belong beside an October night, and Cameron’s work celebrating macabre literature. The episode also discusses his novel “Autumncrow High: Fresh Hell,” making it a useful spooky-season listen for readers seeking their next frightening title.<br /><br /> Cameron approaches horror reading as both a fan and a curator, considering what makes a book feel right for October: autumnal setting, folkloric unease, Gothic atmosphere, seasonal monsters, or simply a story compelling enough to keep the reader awake. Henrique brings the conversation back to the pleasures and practical habits of making horror part of the Halloween countdown.<br /><br /> The episode is a discussion and recommendation guide rather than a dramatic reading. It gives listeners names and directions to explore while connecting Library Macabre’s book-centered perspective with Weekly Spooky’s audio audience.<br /><br /> Guest: Cameron Chaney of Library Macabre.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56899016</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56899016/cameron_chaney_interview.mp3" length="103322024" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Horror author and Library Macabre creator Cameron Chaney joins Henrique Couto to build a Halloween reading list for fans of scary books.

Their conversation explores the pleasure of seasonal horror reading, the books that belong beside an October...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Horror author and Library Macabre creator Cameron Chaney joins Henrique Couto to build a Halloween reading list for fans of scary books.<br /><br /> Their conversation explores the pleasure of seasonal horror reading, the books that belong beside an October night, and Cameron’s work celebrating macabre literature. The episode also discusses his novel “Autumncrow High: Fresh Hell,” making it a useful spooky-season listen for readers seeking their next frightening title.<br /><br /> Cameron approaches horror reading as both a fan and a curator, considering what makes a book feel right for October: autumnal setting, folkloric unease, Gothic atmosphere, seasonal monsters, or simply a story compelling enough to keep the reader awake. Henrique brings the conversation back to the pleasures and practical habits of making horror part of the Halloween countdown.<br /><br /> The episode is a discussion and recommendation guide rather than a dramatic reading. It gives listeners names and directions to explore while connecting Library Macabre’s book-centered perspective with Weekly Spooky’s audio audience.<br /><br /> Guest: Cameron Chaney of Library Macabre.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6458</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>autumnliterature,chillingtales,creepyreads,darkfiction,eeriestories,fallbooks,ghoststories,halloweenreads,hauntingbooks,horrornovels,macabrebooks,octoberlit,scaryfiction,seasonallit,spookybooks,thrillingreads,witchytales</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/eaed62f5e057b024dba281b82698cd30.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Yoshihiro Hattori — The Halloween Wrong-Door Shooting in Louisiana</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-yoshihiro-hattori-the-halloween-wrong-door-shooting-in-louisiana--57147697</link><description><![CDATA[Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro “Yoshi” Hattori went to the wrong Louisiana house while looking for a Halloween party and was shot at the door.<br /><br /> On October 17, 1992, the 16-year-old and his host brother Webb Haymaker followed a mistaken address in Baton Rouge. The decorated home and cars outside looked like the party, but homeowner Rodney Peairs emerged with a revolver. Peairs ordered Yoshi to “freeze.” Yoshi, wearing a costume and still approaching, may not have understood the command before Peairs fired into his chest.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the cultural misunderstanding, self-defense arguments, and two sharply different legal outcomes. A jury acquitted Peairs of manslaughter in 1993; a later civil court rejected his defense and held him liable for Yoshi’s death. No criminal conviction followed.<br /><br /> Yoshi’s parents and the Haymaker family turned grief into advocacy, collecting signatures for stronger U. S. gun laws and establishing the Yoshihiro Hattori Memorial Fund for student exchange. This Halloween true-crime story is ultimately about a friendly teenager, one wrong doorstep, and the fatal distance between “welcome” and “freeze.”<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57147697</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57147697/the_killing_of_japanese_exchange_student_yoshihiro_yoshi_hattori_10_7_23_3_32_pmfinal.mp3" length="16780475" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro “Yoshi” Hattori went to the wrong Louisiana house while looking for a Halloween party and was shot at the door.

On October 17, 1992, the 16-year-old and his host brother Webb Haymaker followed a mistaken address in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro “Yoshi” Hattori went to the wrong Louisiana house while looking for a Halloween party and was shot at the door.<br /><br /> On October 17, 1992, the 16-year-old and his host brother Webb Haymaker followed a mistaken address in Baton Rouge. The decorated home and cars outside looked like the party, but homeowner Rodney Peairs emerged with a revolver. Peairs ordered Yoshi to “freeze.” Yoshi, wearing a costume and still approaching, may not have understood the command before Peairs fired into his chest.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the cultural misunderstanding, self-defense arguments, and two sharply different legal outcomes. A jury acquitted Peairs of manslaughter in 1993; a later civil court rejected his defense and held him liable for Yoshi’s death. No criminal conviction followed.<br /><br /> Yoshi’s parents and the Haymaker family turned grief into advocacy, collecting signatures for stronger U. S. gun laws and establishing the Yoshihiro Hattori Memorial Fund for student exchange. This Halloween true-crime story is ultimately about a friendly teenager, one wrong doorstep, and the fatal distance between “welcome” and “freeze.”<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1049</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>america,consequences,cultural,exchange,halloween,holiday,identity,japan,louisiana,mistaken,misunderstanding,murder,tragedy</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | A Night in Murder’s Den &amp; Spiders: Wax Museum Killers and Amazon Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-a-night-in-murder-s-den-spiders-wax-museum-killers-and-amazon-terror--56968127</link><description><![CDATA[A broke journalist spends the night among wax murderers before a second radio nightmare unleashes a dog-sized spider in the upper Amazon.<br /><br /> Beyond Midnight’s “A Night in Murder’s Den” sends Raymond Hewson into Mariner’s Waxworks to earn money from an overnight newspaper feature. The cellar’s Chamber of Horrors contains effigies of infamous killers, but one figure is different: Dr. Bourdette, the missing Parisian throat-cutter whose hypnotic eyes and carefully held razor appear to follow Hewson whenever he looks away. The drama adapts A. M. Burrage’s classic wax-museum story through Hewson’s escalating battle between reason, imagination, and survival.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s Lights Out drama “Spiders” moves to the tropical forest of the upper Amazon. Joe and Dixie, two desperate men with violent pasts, collect butterflies and insects they hope to sell for passage home. When Dixie sees a black spider as large as a dog, Joe ignores every warning and builds a falling cage. He imagines circus money, silk shirts, and freedom; the creature waits with burning eyes while greed convinces him that a trap makes it safe.<br /><br /> Capturing the spider only begins the horror. Heat, a broken leg, an empty cage, a body wrapped in heavy silk, and the creature’s almost hypnotic gaze turn an escape scheme into a jungle nightmare about predators that do not behave like ordinary animals.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast pairs two archival stories about men who voluntarily remain beside something they know they should fear. One watches wax figures that may move; the other stares into a living specimen that may be thinking back.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56968127</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56968127/unknown_broadcast_002_a_night_in_murders_den_and_spiders.mp3" length="51883497" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A broke journalist spends the night among wax murderers before a second radio nightmare unleashes a dog-sized spider in the upper Amazon.

Beyond Midnight’s “A Night in Murder’s Den” sends Raymond Hewson into Mariner’s Waxworks to earn money from an...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A broke journalist spends the night among wax murderers before a second radio nightmare unleashes a dog-sized spider in the upper Amazon.<br /><br /> Beyond Midnight’s “A Night in Murder’s Den” sends Raymond Hewson into Mariner’s Waxworks to earn money from an overnight newspaper feature. The cellar’s Chamber of Horrors contains effigies of infamous killers, but one figure is different: Dr. Bourdette, the missing Parisian throat-cutter whose hypnotic eyes and carefully held razor appear to follow Hewson whenever he looks away. The drama adapts A. M. Burrage’s classic wax-museum story through Hewson’s escalating battle between reason, imagination, and survival.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s Lights Out drama “Spiders” moves to the tropical forest of the upper Amazon. Joe and Dixie, two desperate men with violent pasts, collect butterflies and insects they hope to sell for passage home. When Dixie sees a black spider as large as a dog, Joe ignores every warning and builds a falling cage. He imagines circus money, silk shirts, and freedom; the creature waits with burning eyes while greed convinces him that a trap makes it safe.<br /><br /> Capturing the spider only begins the horror. Heat, a broken leg, an empty cage, a body wrapped in heavy silk, and the creature’s almost hypnotic gaze turn an escape scheme into a jungle nightmare about predators that do not behave like ordinary animals.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast pairs two archival stories about men who voluntarily remain beside something they know they should fear. One watches wax figures that may move; the other stares into a living specimen that may be thinking back.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3243</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1940s,antiques,audio,broadcasts,classic,entertainment,goldenage,historic,melodrama,memories,nostalgia,otr,radio,retro,serials,soundtracks,theater,timeless,vintage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Six Horrifying Tales of Halloween — Ghosts, Killers and October Monsters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/six-horrifying-tales-of-halloween-ghosts-killers-and-october-monsters--57117938</link><description><![CDATA[Six self-contained Halloween horror stories bring together ghosts, murderers, supernatural creatures, and October nights that turn deadly.<br /><br /> Built as an extended spooky-season anthology, this collection revisits classic Weekly Spooky tales for listeners seeking a long night of narrated Halloween fiction. Each story offers a different route into the holiday’s darker side without requiring prior listening.<br /><br /> Every story is tied to October or Halloween, but the threats do not repeat one formula. Human murderers share the night with ghosts and creatures beyond imagination; familiar traditions become openings for danger; and separate writers use the holiday for different balances of suspense, supernatural horror, and bloodshed.<br /><br /> Presented as a long-form anthology, the episode is designed for uninterrupted seasonal listening while keeping each tale self-contained and its ending protected. It is a strong fit for listeners searching for Halloween horror stories, scary stories for October, narrated ghost stories, monster fiction, and a substantial spooky-season podcast marathon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57117938</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57117938/halloween_comp_1_2023_10_6_23_10_27_am.mp3" length="178449837" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Six self-contained Halloween horror stories bring together ghosts, murderers, supernatural creatures, and October nights that turn deadly.

Built as an extended spooky-season anthology, this collection revisits classic Weekly Spooky tales for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six self-contained Halloween horror stories bring together ghosts, murderers, supernatural creatures, and October nights that turn deadly.<br /><br /> Built as an extended spooky-season anthology, this collection revisits classic Weekly Spooky tales for listeners seeking a long night of narrated Halloween fiction. Each story offers a different route into the holiday’s darker side without requiring prior listening.<br /><br /> Every story is tied to October or Halloween, but the threats do not repeat one formula. Human murderers share the night with ghosts and creatures beyond imagination; familiar traditions become openings for danger; and separate writers use the holiday for different balances of suspense, supernatural horror, and bloodshed.<br /><br /> Presented as a long-form anthology, the episode is designed for uninterrupted seasonal listening while keeping each tale self-contained and its ending protected. It is a strong fit for listeners searching for Halloween horror stories, scary stories for October, narrated ghost stories, monster fiction, and a substantial spooky-season podcast marathon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11154</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>collection,creatures,demons,evil,fall,funny,ghosts,halloween,haunted,horror,monsters,october,scary,trickortreat</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0e4bc1d4c1a513c8b5fc2c10acc6a133.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Burn on the Bayou: A Haunted Halloween Party, Alligators &amp; Deadly Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/burn-on-the-bayou-a-haunted-halloween-party-alligators-deadly-revenge--57105935</link><description><![CDATA[Undead party designer Lucien Greyshire stages a Halloween haunt at Pickering Manor, where a cheating husband expects the special effects to hide murder.<br /><br /> The abandoned plantation house sits behind a mold-covered wall on the Louisiana bayou, surrounded by Civil War legends and the cries of the dead. Lucien’s burn scars, limp, and single good eye require no costume. Each year wealthy clients pay him to create a unique Greyshire Halloween, but his own history—killed in the fire that took his mother and brother, then revived—makes him an expert in pain disguised as entertainment.<br /><br /> Client Brock Henning arrives with his lover Deseriah while an accomplice named Watts prepares to burglarize Brock’s home and eliminate his wife Vivian. Lucien guides the pair through Pickering’s portraits, graveyard, ghostly figures, and the cistern where real alligators wait below. Brock believes he commissioned the perfect crime, but the party’s true guest list and Lucien’s actual client have been hidden from him.<br /><br /> L. F. Falconer’s “Burn on the Bayou” combines Southern Gothic horror, a haunted plantation, immersive Halloween attractions, marital betrayal, alligator terror, and supernatural revenge. The richer notes preserve the story’s deadly reversals while making Lucien Greyshire and Pickering Manor the searchable center. Story by L. F. Falconer.<br /><br /> Save 10% at Bobbletopia.com with promo code “WeeklySpooky.”<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57105935</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57105935/213_halloweenfinal.mp3" length="36298881" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/ea877e54-2b24-4523-b458-f55557227ae5/ea877e54-2b24-4523-b458-f55557227ae5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/ea877e54-2b24-4523-b458-f55557227ae5/ea877e54-2b24-4523-b458-f55557227ae5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/ea877e54-2b24-4523-b458-f55557227ae5/ea877e54-2b24-4523-b458-f55557227ae5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Undead party designer Lucien Greyshire stages a Halloween haunt at Pickering Manor, where a cheating husband expects the special effects to hide murder.

The abandoned plantation house sits behind a mold-covered wall on the Louisiana bayou, surrounded...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Undead party designer Lucien Greyshire stages a Halloween haunt at Pickering Manor, where a cheating husband expects the special effects to hide murder.<br /><br /> The abandoned plantation house sits behind a mold-covered wall on the Louisiana bayou, surrounded by Civil War legends and the cries of the dead. Lucien’s burn scars, limp, and single good eye require no costume. Each year wealthy clients pay him to create a unique Greyshire Halloween, but his own history—killed in the fire that took his mother and brother, then revived—makes him an expert in pain disguised as entertainment.<br /><br /> Client Brock Henning arrives with his lover Deseriah while an accomplice named Watts prepares to burglarize Brock’s home and eliminate his wife Vivian. Lucien guides the pair through Pickering’s portraits, graveyard, ghostly figures, and the cistern where real alligators wait below. Brock believes he commissioned the perfect crime, but the party’s true guest list and Lucien’s actual client have been hidden from him.<br /><br /> L. F. Falconer’s “Burn on the Bayou” combines Southern Gothic horror, a haunted plantation, immersive Halloween attractions, marital betrayal, alligator terror, and supernatural revenge. The richer notes preserve the story’s deadly reversals while making Lucien Greyshire and Pickering Manor the searchable center. Story by L. F. Falconer.<br /><br /> Save 10% at Bobbletopia.com with promo code “WeeklySpooky.”<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2269</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>death,evil,ghosts,halloween,horror,louisana,murder,near,revenge,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0cbb11576ea987a483bf2ff3fc14b603.jpg"/><itunes:episode>213</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Strife of the Party: A Corporate Halloween Party Becomes an Ancient Sea-God Sacrifice</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/strife-of-the-party-a-corporate-halloween-party-becomes-an-ancient-sea-god-sacrifice--57071602</link><description><![CDATA[Special-effects artist Bronson James joins Keisha at a lavish corporate Halloween party, where the costumes and office rivalries feed an ancient aquatic god.<br /><br /> Bronson arrives at the thirty-ninth floor of the Hind and Hart tower dressed as a leprechaun instead of the elaborate zombie he originally created. Keisha wants them to look like a couple, but their playful costume argument soon gives way to a room full of Barbies, superheroes, movie monsters, and powerful executives. Bronson is an outsider among Keisha’s coworkers, and the party’s strange ocean-themed decorations only deepen his unease.<br /><br /> When mysterious secretary Bee appears dressed as the sea, animated emojis begin spreading anger, lust, and despair through the crowd. Colleagues turn violent, the elevators become death traps, and Bronson and Keisha discover that the tower was built over something far older than the company. Beneath the office is a forgotten temple, a monstrous thirty-foot eel, and a webbed deity willing to negotiate—but every bargain demands a sacrifice.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Strife of the Party” blends Halloween office-party horror, workplace satire, practical-effects culture, corporate corruption, sea-monster terror, and an ancient ritual beneath a modern skyscraper. The richer notes establish Bronson, Keisha, Bee, Hind and Hart, and the supernatural bargain without revealing who pays its final price. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57071602</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57071602/212final.mp3" length="54226782" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/56e7b567-7f1c-468f-abb5-59ed8c22b590/56e7b567-7f1c-468f-abb5-59ed8c22b590.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/56e7b567-7f1c-468f-abb5-59ed8c22b590/56e7b567-7f1c-468f-abb5-59ed8c22b590.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/56e7b567-7f1c-468f-abb5-59ed8c22b590/56e7b567-7f1c-468f-abb5-59ed8c22b590.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Special-effects artist Bronson James joins Keisha at a lavish corporate Halloween party, where the costumes and office rivalries feed an ancient aquatic god.

Bronson arrives at the thirty-ninth floor of the Hind and Hart tower dressed as a leprechaun...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Special-effects artist Bronson James joins Keisha at a lavish corporate Halloween party, where the costumes and office rivalries feed an ancient aquatic god.<br /><br /> Bronson arrives at the thirty-ninth floor of the Hind and Hart tower dressed as a leprechaun instead of the elaborate zombie he originally created. Keisha wants them to look like a couple, but their playful costume argument soon gives way to a room full of Barbies, superheroes, movie monsters, and powerful executives. Bronson is an outsider among Keisha’s coworkers, and the party’s strange ocean-themed decorations only deepen his unease.<br /><br /> When mysterious secretary Bee appears dressed as the sea, animated emojis begin spreading anger, lust, and despair through the crowd. Colleagues turn violent, the elevators become death traps, and Bronson and Keisha discover that the tower was built over something far older than the company. Beneath the office is a forgotten temple, a monstrous thirty-foot eel, and a webbed deity willing to negotiate—but every bargain demands a sacrifice.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Strife of the Party” blends Halloween office-party horror, workplace satire, practical-effects culture, corporate corruption, sea-monster terror, and an ancient ritual beneath a modern skyscraper. The richer notes establish Bronson, Keisha, Bee, Hind and Hart, and the supernatural bargain without revealing who pays its final price. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3390</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancient,chaos,creatures,demons,evil,halloween,monsters,ocean,party,sex</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c256cd941803313c642e6ff7190cc9df.jpg"/><itunes:episode>212</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A New Halloween Legend – The Haunted Carnovasch Estate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-new-halloween-legend-the-haunted-carnovasch-estate--56968848</link><description><![CDATA[Castalia Mirren turns the abandoned Carnovasch Estate into the site of Strickfield’s biggest Halloween party—but the mansion is hiding something below.<br /><br /> After being expelled from Strickfield Academy, fearless Castalia starts over at Strickfield High and soon discovers the supposedly haunted Carnovasch Estate with her girlfriend, Bobbi Brett. Ignoring the locked gate and KEEP OUT warning, they decide the deserted mansion is the perfect place for a Halloween celebration.<br /><br /> As students from both schools fill the house, a secret passage draws the partygoers toward an ancient basement—and the gruesome truth behind the estate.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, this narrated Halloween horror story combines an abandoned mansion, a forbidden basement, teenage party horror, dark secrets, and the terrifying birth of a new Strickfield legend.<br /><br /> Castalia and Bobbi find an old, deserted house in the form of the Carnovasch Estate. Upon looking it<br /> over, the girls ultimately end up hosting a Halloween party there, inviting everyone from both Strickfield High and Strickfield Academy to come. After one of Castalia’s friends from Strickfield Academy finds a secret passage into an ancient basement, the girls can’t help but investigate.<br /><br /> A New Halloween Legend by Rob Fields<br /><br /> This episode sponsored by<br /> HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56968848</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56968848/211_a_new_halloween_legend.mp3" length="98880379" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9066d1b1-fca8-4768-b989-c17bbea0a496/9066d1b1-fca8-4768-b989-c17bbea0a496.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9066d1b1-fca8-4768-b989-c17bbea0a496/9066d1b1-fca8-4768-b989-c17bbea0a496.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9066d1b1-fca8-4768-b989-c17bbea0a496/9066d1b1-fca8-4768-b989-c17bbea0a496.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Castalia Mirren turns the abandoned Carnovasch Estate into the site of Strickfield’s biggest Halloween party—but the mansion is hiding something below.

After being expelled from Strickfield Academy, fearless Castalia starts over at Strickfield High...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Castalia Mirren turns the abandoned Carnovasch Estate into the site of Strickfield’s biggest Halloween party—but the mansion is hiding something below.<br /><br /> After being expelled from Strickfield Academy, fearless Castalia starts over at Strickfield High and soon discovers the supposedly haunted Carnovasch Estate with her girlfriend, Bobbi Brett. Ignoring the locked gate and KEEP OUT warning, they decide the deserted mansion is the perfect place for a Halloween celebration.<br /><br /> As students from both schools fill the house, a secret passage draws the partygoers toward an ancient basement—and the gruesome truth behind the estate.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, this narrated Halloween horror story combines an abandoned mansion, a forbidden basement, teenage party horror, dark secrets, and the terrifying birth of a new Strickfield legend.<br /><br /> Castalia and Bobbi find an old, deserted house in the form of the Carnovasch Estate. Upon looking it<br /> over, the girls ultimately end up hosting a Halloween party there, inviting everyone from both Strickfield High and Strickfield Academy to come. After one of Castalia’s friends from Strickfield Academy finds a secret passage into an ancient basement, the girls can’t help but investigate.<br /><br /> A New Halloween Legend by Rob Fields<br /><br /> This episode sponsored by<br /> HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6180</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creatures,curse,curses,demons,haunted,horror,legend,monsters</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/317e0e9b01226117897bd26bbbc503e3.jpg"/><itunes:episode>211</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Definitive Halloween Horror Movie Watchlist</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-definitive-halloween-horror-movie-watchlist--56963422</link><description><![CDATA[Henrique sits down with his good friend and movie fanatic David Denoyer to rundown his exhaustive list of films that will make your Halloween season plenty spooky!<br /><br /> From Family Friendly and Mainstream to dark, gritty and underground all are covered!<br /><br /> David’s watchlist is organized to serve different audiences rather than insist on one definition of Halloween cinema. Family-friendly choices can begin the night, recognizable mainstream favorites keep a group engaged, and darker independent or underground discoveries give experienced horror viewers somewhere less familiar to go.<br /><br /> Henrique and David discuss movies as seasonal companions—films that supply monsters, atmosphere, autumn ritual, laughs, gore, or the particular comfort of revisiting a favorite every October. The episode is an audio guide for listeners building a Halloween movie marathon or looking beyond the same handful of automatic recommendations.<br /><br /> This episode sponsored by <br /> HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56963422</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56963422/dave_movie_suggestions.mp3" length="130974613" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8c705d54-00f2-4f61-8f88-1bd166959b25/8c705d54-00f2-4f61-8f88-1bd166959b25.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8c705d54-00f2-4f61-8f88-1bd166959b25/8c705d54-00f2-4f61-8f88-1bd166959b25.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8c705d54-00f2-4f61-8f88-1bd166959b25/8c705d54-00f2-4f61-8f88-1bd166959b25.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Henrique sits down with his good friend and movie fanatic David Denoyer to rundown his exhaustive list of films that will make your Halloween season plenty spooky!

From Family Friendly and Mainstream to dark, gritty and underground all are covered!...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Henrique sits down with his good friend and movie fanatic David Denoyer to rundown his exhaustive list of films that will make your Halloween season plenty spooky!<br /><br /> From Family Friendly and Mainstream to dark, gritty and underground all are covered!<br /><br /> David’s watchlist is organized to serve different audiences rather than insist on one definition of Halloween cinema. Family-friendly choices can begin the night, recognizable mainstream favorites keep a group engaged, and darker independent or underground discoveries give experienced horror viewers somewhere less familiar to go.<br /><br /> Henrique and David discuss movies as seasonal companions—films that supply monsters, atmosphere, autumn ritual, laughs, gore, or the particular comfort of revisiting a favorite every October. The episode is an audio guide for listeners building a Halloween movie marathon or looking beyond the same handful of automatic recommendations.<br /><br /> This episode sponsored by <br /> HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8186</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creatures,demons,eve,evil,film,fun,halloween,hallows,horror,monsters,movies,review,reviews,scary,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0222da79250d7f67cd70e6e2cea78d90.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Egging Murder: The Killing of Jonathan Tyler Gilbert</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-egging-murder-the-killing-of-jonathan-tyler-gilbert--56982893</link><description><![CDATA[An attempt to egg a Georgia home during a romantic dispute ended with 22-year-old Jonathan Tyler Gilbert shot in the road—and three young defendants facing the consequences.<br /><br /> On July 3, 2023, Sydney Maughon, Jeremy Munson, and McKenzie Davenport traveled to a house on Dobbins Mill Road near Griffin. Authorities said the plan involved vandalizing the home and confronting a woman, but the situation changed when Gilbert—also known as Tyler Lane—came outside. Video and the later prosecution established that he approached the vehicle unarmed before Maughon took Munson’s gun and shot him twice.<br /><br /> The episode reconstructs how deputies used witness information, a cellphone, the suspects’ vehicle, and the recovered firearm to make arrests. It also keeps the focus on Gilbert: a young man remembered by loved ones for his smile, his blue eyes, his plans for the future, and the permanent loss created by an act of escalating violence.<br /><br /> Case update: the original episode was produced before the prosecutions concluded. In 2024, Maughon pleaded guilty to malice murder and received life with the possibility of parole after at least 30 years. Davenport entered pleas to two misdemeanor charges. Munson later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and received 20 years in prison followed by five years of probation for the firearm offense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56982893</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56982893/the_egging_murder_9_28_23_6_18_pm.mp3" length="15160683" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e8672078-8ea8-4883-8997-0e4e936d2255/e8672078-8ea8-4883-8997-0e4e936d2255.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e8672078-8ea8-4883-8997-0e4e936d2255/e8672078-8ea8-4883-8997-0e4e936d2255.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e8672078-8ea8-4883-8997-0e4e936d2255/e8672078-8ea8-4883-8997-0e4e936d2255.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An attempt to egg a Georgia home during a romantic dispute ended with 22-year-old Jonathan Tyler Gilbert shot in the road—and three young defendants facing the consequences.

On July 3, 2023, Sydney Maughon, Jeremy Munson, and McKenzie Davenport...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An attempt to egg a Georgia home during a romantic dispute ended with 22-year-old Jonathan Tyler Gilbert shot in the road—and three young defendants facing the consequences.<br /><br /> On July 3, 2023, Sydney Maughon, Jeremy Munson, and McKenzie Davenport traveled to a house on Dobbins Mill Road near Griffin. Authorities said the plan involved vandalizing the home and confronting a woman, but the situation changed when Gilbert—also known as Tyler Lane—came outside. Video and the later prosecution established that he approached the vehicle unarmed before Maughon took Munson’s gun and shot him twice.<br /><br /> The episode reconstructs how deputies used witness information, a cellphone, the suspects’ vehicle, and the recovered firearm to make arrests. It also keeps the focus on Gilbert: a young man remembered by loved ones for his smile, his blue eyes, his plans for the future, and the permanent loss created by an act of escalating violence.<br /><br /> Case update: the original episode was produced before the prosecutions concluded. In 2024, Maughon pleaded guilty to malice murder and received life with the possibility of parole after at least 30 years. Davenport entered pleas to two misdemeanor charges. Munson later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and received 20 years in prison followed by five years of probation for the firearm offense.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>948</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crime,egging,georgia,horror,murder,true,vandalism</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unknown Broadcast | Violent Night &amp; Execution: Fugitives, Revolution and Supernatural Judgment</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unknown-broadcast-violent-night-execution-fugitives-revolution-and-supernatural-judgment--56967667</link><description><![CDATA[A fugitive hides inside a Caribbean church while an assassin studies every worshipper; then “Execution” delivers supernatural wartime judgment.<br /><br /> Escape’s “Violent Night,” written by Les Crutchfield, follows plantation owner Barry O’Grady when revolutionary leader Alicron seizes a Caribbean district and comes to settle an old score. Warned by Pepita, Barry flees through his coffee groves, takes Alicron’s daughter Maria hostage, and disguises them both before seeking sanctuary inside a village church. Alicron walks the aisle examining each bowed head, while a priest, a hidden passage, tracking dogs, and the Valle Diablo jungle narrow Barry’s choices. William Conrad and Joyce McCluskey star.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s Lights Out drama “Execution” abandons imaginary monsters for a story rooted in the terror of Nazi occupation. In the French village of Renoir, Captain Hans Mauchlicht orders fifty randomly chosen women hanged because an unknown woman wounded a German soldier. The first prisoner smiles at him. Then the next woman has the same face, speaks the same warning about vengeance, and returns no matter how many bodies the captain counts beneath the scaffold.<br /><br /> As a storm consumes the village square, the repeated prisoner becomes the voice of Poland, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia, Russia, Britain, and America. The wartime allegory builds toward the identity of a French woman associated with coordinates in New York Harbor and the principle that an occupying power can murder people without killing their demand for freedom.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast pairs political adventure with supernatural anti-fascist horror: one man runs from personal revenge during a revolution, while a military executioner confronts the collective judgment of the nations he believes powerless.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56967667</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56967667/unknown_broadcast_001.mp3" length="57090710" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b2604c6e-0e8c-464d-80ee-d8a8b10861e0/b2604c6e-0e8c-464d-80ee-d8a8b10861e0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b2604c6e-0e8c-464d-80ee-d8a8b10861e0/b2604c6e-0e8c-464d-80ee-d8a8b10861e0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b2604c6e-0e8c-464d-80ee-d8a8b10861e0/b2604c6e-0e8c-464d-80ee-d8a8b10861e0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A fugitive hides inside a Caribbean church while an assassin studies every worshipper; then “Execution” delivers supernatural wartime judgment.

Escape’s “Violent Night,” written by Les Crutchfield, follows plantation owner Barry O’Grady when...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A fugitive hides inside a Caribbean church while an assassin studies every worshipper; then “Execution” delivers supernatural wartime judgment.<br /><br /> Escape’s “Violent Night,” written by Les Crutchfield, follows plantation owner Barry O’Grady when revolutionary leader Alicron seizes a Caribbean district and comes to settle an old score. Warned by Pepita, Barry flees through his coffee groves, takes Alicron’s daughter Maria hostage, and disguises them both before seeking sanctuary inside a village church. Alicron walks the aisle examining each bowed head, while a priest, a hidden passage, tracking dogs, and the Valle Diablo jungle narrow Barry’s choices. William Conrad and Joyce McCluskey star.<br /><br /> Arch Oboler’s Lights Out drama “Execution” abandons imaginary monsters for a story rooted in the terror of Nazi occupation. In the French village of Renoir, Captain Hans Mauchlicht orders fifty randomly chosen women hanged because an unknown woman wounded a German soldier. The first prisoner smiles at him. Then the next woman has the same face, speaks the same warning about vengeance, and returns no matter how many bodies the captain counts beneath the scaffold.<br /><br /> As a storm consumes the village square, the repeated prisoner becomes the voice of Poland, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia, Russia, Britain, and America. The wartime allegory builds toward the identity of a French woman associated with coordinates in New York Harbor and the principle that an occupying power can murder people without killing their demand for freedom.<br /><br /> Unknown Broadcast pairs political adventure with supernatural anti-fascist horror: one man runs from personal revenge during a revolution, while a military executioner confronts the collective judgment of the nations he believes powerless.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3569</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1940s,antiques,audio,broadcasts,classic,entertainment,goldenage,historic,melodrama,memories,nostalgia,otr,radio,retro,serials,soundtracks,theater,timeless,vintage,yesteryears</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6556ae3c0d42527f07a26a51ad6400cc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe: Sleigh Bells, Wedding Bells &amp; Funeral Bells</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bells-by-edgar-allan-poe-sleigh-bells-wedding-bells-funeral-bells--56983920</link><description><![CDATA[Silver sleigh bells, golden wedding bells, brazen alarms, and iron funeral bells carry Edgar Allan Poe’s poem from delight into terror and mourning.<br /><br /> “The Bells” is built as a four-part progression in sound. The light music of winter sleigh bells creates youthful excitement. Wedding bells swell with harmony and promise. Then the tone breaks: fire alarms clang in panic, and the repeated word “bells” begins to imitate noise too urgent for ordinary language.<br /><br /> The final movement belongs to heavy iron bells tolling for the dead. Their rhythm becomes solemn and inescapable while the figure ringing them seems to rejoice in the despair carried by every vibration. Poe’s repetitions do more than describe the sounds—they make the listener experience how celebration, danger, and mortality can occupy the same word.<br /><br /> This performance presents Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Bells” as an auditory Gothic journey through four stages of human life. Its specific bell imagery now leads the metadata for listeners searching for classic poetry readings, Poe audio, musical verse, poems about death, winter sleigh bells, wedding symbolism, and funeral tolls that transform language into percussion.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56983920</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56983920/the_bells_9_28_23_8_58_pm.mp3" length="6719965" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4600c5d0-20f3-4c4b-8bdc-1682c2f5ca82/4600c5d0-20f3-4c4b-8bdc-1682c2f5ca82.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4600c5d0-20f3-4c4b-8bdc-1682c2f5ca82/4600c5d0-20f3-4c4b-8bdc-1682c2f5ca82.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4600c5d0-20f3-4c4b-8bdc-1682c2f5ca82/4600c5d0-20f3-4c4b-8bdc-1682c2f5ca82.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Silver sleigh bells, golden wedding bells, brazen alarms, and iron funeral bells carry Edgar Allan Poe’s poem from delight into terror and mourning.

“The Bells” is built as a four-part progression in sound. The light music of winter sleigh bells...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Silver sleigh bells, golden wedding bells, brazen alarms, and iron funeral bells carry Edgar Allan Poe’s poem from delight into terror and mourning.<br /><br /> “The Bells” is built as a four-part progression in sound. The light music of winter sleigh bells creates youthful excitement. Wedding bells swell with harmony and promise. Then the tone breaks: fire alarms clang in panic, and the repeated word “bells” begins to imitate noise too urgent for ordinary language.<br /><br /> The final movement belongs to heavy iron bells tolling for the dead. Their rhythm becomes solemn and inescapable while the figure ringing them seems to rejoice in the despair carried by every vibration. Poe’s repetitions do more than describe the sounds—they make the listener experience how celebration, danger, and mortality can occupy the same word.<br /><br /> This performance presents Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Bells” as an auditory Gothic journey through four stages of human life. Its specific bell imagery now leads the metadata for listeners searching for classic poetry readings, Poe audio, musical verse, poems about death, winter sleigh bells, wedding symbolism, and funeral tolls that transform language into percussion.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>420</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,eerie,halloween,poe,poem,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bccd8012515edc16c6467316862df26e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Piano Witch: A Hungry Coven, a Haunted Instrument &amp; a Child’s Deadly Lessons</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-piano-witch-a-hungry-coven-a-haunted-instrument-a-child-s-deadly-lessons--56946452</link><description><![CDATA[Brooke’s piano lessons at the Brantley estate awaken a witch trapped in the instrument—and the child is expected to feed her a human soul.<br /><br /> Eight-year-old Brooke Holden begged to learn piano, but her new teacher, Norma Brantley, is no ordinary instructor. Norma looks decades younger than her eighty-four years, recognizes the presence visiting Brooke’s dreams, and encourages the girl to obey it. Every note strengthens the Piano Witch, a rotting figure imprisoned within the old piano’s wood and starving after years of silence.<br /><br /> Norma and Brooke choose neighborhood handyman James Vanhoose as their offering. A friendly repair job draws him into the estate’s music room, where the keys begin playing without hands and the witch forces buried memories to the surface. James has spent years hiding the violent crime of his youth; now the thing inside the piano intends to collect the life he escaped—and restore the years Norma needs to free her sister and revive their coven.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Piano Witch” blends occult horror, a haunted piano, childhood possession, witchcraft, a hidden murder, and an immortal teacher using lessons as ritual. The richer metadata names Brooke, Norma Brantley, James Vanhoose, and the hungry entity at the center while preserving the story’s final supernatural reckoning. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Find the author’s books at <a href="http://ValleyBoyPublications.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://ValleyBoyPublications.c...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56946452</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56946452/210_the_piano_witch.mp3" length="31186846" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d1ac4c59-d2f5-48cc-85a4-cc82d2a11145/d1ac4c59-d2f5-48cc-85a4-cc82d2a11145.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d1ac4c59-d2f5-48cc-85a4-cc82d2a11145/d1ac4c59-d2f5-48cc-85a4-cc82d2a11145.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d1ac4c59-d2f5-48cc-85a4-cc82d2a11145/d1ac4c59-d2f5-48cc-85a4-cc82d2a11145.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Brooke’s piano lessons at the Brantley estate awaken a witch trapped in the instrument—and the child is expected to feed her a human soul.

Eight-year-old Brooke Holden begged to learn piano, but her new teacher, Norma Brantley, is no ordinary...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brooke’s piano lessons at the Brantley estate awaken a witch trapped in the instrument—and the child is expected to feed her a human soul.<br /><br /> Eight-year-old Brooke Holden begged to learn piano, but her new teacher, Norma Brantley, is no ordinary instructor. Norma looks decades younger than her eighty-four years, recognizes the presence visiting Brooke’s dreams, and encourages the girl to obey it. Every note strengthens the Piano Witch, a rotting figure imprisoned within the old piano’s wood and starving after years of silence.<br /><br /> Norma and Brooke choose neighborhood handyman James Vanhoose as their offering. A friendly repair job draws him into the estate’s music room, where the keys begin playing without hands and the witch forces buried memories to the surface. James has spent years hiding the violent crime of his youth; now the thing inside the piano intends to collect the life he escaped—and restore the years Norma needs to free her sister and revive their coven.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Piano Witch” blends occult horror, a haunted piano, childhood possession, witchcraft, a hidden murder, and an immortal teacher using lessons as ritual. The richer metadata names Brooke, Norma Brantley, James Vanhoose, and the hungry entity at the center while preserving the story’s final supernatural reckoning. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Find the author’s books at <a href="http://ValleyBoyPublications.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://ValleyBoyPublications.c...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1950</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,composition,creepy,darkness,demon,eerie,enigma,haunting,horror,macabre,malevolent,music,nightmare,piano,possession,scary,sinister,spooky,supernatural,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/633b6949bacb690d2648769c693c24ed.jpg"/><itunes:episode>210</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Halloween Around the World, Skinwalker Ranch &amp; Yoga Death Studio</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-halloween-around-the-world-skinwalker-ranch-yoga-death-studio--56889955</link><description><![CDATA[How do other cultures celebrate Halloween? Can you cross the Atlantic in a hamster wheel? And is there a Yoga Death Cult in Great Britain?!<br /><br /> Each segment follows one of the subjects named in Halloween Around the World, Skinwalker Ranch &amp; Yoga Death Studio, moving between real-world oddities, supernatural lore, and horror entertainment.<br /><br /> The result is an easy-to-follow roundup for listeners who enjoy eerie facts, unsettling conversation, and a different doorway into the strange every month.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56889955</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56889955/monthly_spooky_015final.mp3" length="125701206" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6a32d90f-5ab6-458a-a285-a55e492f0e53/6a32d90f-5ab6-458a-a285-a55e492f0e53.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6a32d90f-5ab6-458a-a285-a55e492f0e53/6a32d90f-5ab6-458a-a285-a55e492f0e53.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6a32d90f-5ab6-458a-a285-a55e492f0e53/6a32d90f-5ab6-458a-a285-a55e492f0e53.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>How do other cultures celebrate Halloween? Can you cross the Atlantic in a hamster wheel? And is there a Yoga Death Cult in Great Britain?!

Each segment follows one of the subjects named in Halloween Around the World, Skinwalker Ranch &amp; Yoga Death...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[How do other cultures celebrate Halloween? Can you cross the Atlantic in a hamster wheel? And is there a Yoga Death Cult in Great Britain?!<br /><br /> Each segment follows one of the subjects named in Halloween Around the World, Skinwalker Ranch &amp; Yoga Death Studio, moving between real-world oddities, supernatural lore, and horror entertainment.<br /><br /> The result is an easy-to-follow roundup for listeners who enjoy eerie facts, unsettling conversation, and a different doorway into the strange every month.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7857</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>boating,comedy,funny,halloween,news,ocean,skinwalker,yoga</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/028d4a93ba8dc2230e85746dcd8a7f84.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Dark Nature (2022): Trauma, Wilderness Survival and Creature Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-dark-nature-2022-trauma-wilderness-survival-and-creature-horror--56877323</link><description><![CDATA[Dark Nature (2022) sends survivors of abuse into the Canadian wilderness, where a therapy retreat becomes a fight against a hungry creature.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine writer-director Berkley Brady’s feature debut through its central survivor, Joy. After escaping an abusive boyfriend named Derek, Joy joins best friend Carmen on Dr. Dunnley’s therapeutic camping trip for women living with trauma. A broken trail camera, voices in the woods, shared nightmares, and uncertainty about the route make Joy question whether the danger is PTSD, poor leadership, or something hunting the entire group.<br /><br /> The discussion follows Joy, Carmen, Tara, Shaina, and Dr. Dunnley as isolation strips away trust. Henrique and Rachael consider the Canadian mountain setting, Indigenous-land context presented by the film, creature design, performances, sound and music, and the way the monster externalizes abuse and recovery. They also debate the group dynamics and whether the retreat’s therapeutic methods help or endanger its participants.<br /><br /> This is an audio-first horror-film discussion with plot details and spoilers for Dark Nature. The conversation includes frank discussion of intimate-partner abuse, strangulation, trauma, PTSD, mental health, injury, and creature violence.<br /><br /> Written and directed by Berkley Brady; starring Hannah Emily Anderson as Joy.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56877323</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56877323/cdih_dark_nature.mp3" length="74852531" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/12daa299-d082-40e9-ac21-a8787c7c2a52/12daa299-d082-40e9-ac21-a8787c7c2a52.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/12daa299-d082-40e9-ac21-a8787c7c2a52/12daa299-d082-40e9-ac21-a8787c7c2a52.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/12daa299-d082-40e9-ac21-a8787c7c2a52/12daa299-d082-40e9-ac21-a8787c7c2a52.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Dark Nature (2022) sends survivors of abuse into the Canadian wilderness, where a therapy retreat becomes a fight against a hungry creature.

Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine writer-director Berkley Brady’s feature debut through its central...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dark Nature (2022) sends survivors of abuse into the Canadian wilderness, where a therapy retreat becomes a fight against a hungry creature.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine writer-director Berkley Brady’s feature debut through its central survivor, Joy. After escaping an abusive boyfriend named Derek, Joy joins best friend Carmen on Dr. Dunnley’s therapeutic camping trip for women living with trauma. A broken trail camera, voices in the woods, shared nightmares, and uncertainty about the route make Joy question whether the danger is PTSD, poor leadership, or something hunting the entire group.<br /><br /> The discussion follows Joy, Carmen, Tara, Shaina, and Dr. Dunnley as isolation strips away trust. Henrique and Rachael consider the Canadian mountain setting, Indigenous-land context presented by the film, creature design, performances, sound and music, and the way the monster externalizes abuse and recovery. They also debate the group dynamics and whether the retreat’s therapeutic methods help or endanger its participants.<br /><br /> This is an audio-first horror-film discussion with plot details and spoilers for Dark Nature. The conversation includes frank discussion of intimate-partner abuse, strangulation, trauma, PTSD, mental health, injury, and creature violence.<br /><br /> Written and directed by Berkley Brady; starring Hannah Emily Anderson as Joy.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4679</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>canadian,forest,horror,mountains,native,nature,scary,survival</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Mad as Hell: A Strickfield Vigilante Hunts the Halloween Killer Next Door</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mad-as-hell-a-strickfield-vigilante-hunts-the-halloween-killer-next-door--56856094</link><description><![CDATA[A twenty-two-year-old Strickfield vigilante targets bullies and predators—then discovers another killer staging neighbors among their Halloween decorations.<br /><br /> The unnamed narrator has spent years murdering people she considers rude, entitled, bigoted, or dangerous. After eliminating several targets around town, she returns home pleased with her work and reads about a body found two houses away. That victim is not hers. Someone is killing inside her upper-middle-class cul-de-sac, close enough to attract police attention to the secrets she has kept hidden.<br /><br /> Suspicion falls on the grumpy older neighbor who battles the family over decorations going up too early. The vigilante uses herself as bait and enters his house during a storm, only to find him bound and gagged. Her parents are the killers. Their marriage began through violence, and they have spent years murdering together without the code their daughter believes separates her from ordinary serial killers. Their latest spree forces her to decide whether blood loyalty outweighs the innocent people they chose.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Mad as Hell” is explicit Strickfield Halloween slasher fiction about a vigilante killer, a murderous family, neighborhood feuds, holiday decorations, and competing definitions of justice. The expanded notes clarify the two overlapping murder sprees while preserving the final confrontation. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56856094</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56856094/209_mad_as_hell.mp3" length="51945609" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7cf305c8-0875-440f-bbd8-9bacb32377f6/7cf305c8-0875-440f-bbd8-9bacb32377f6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7cf305c8-0875-440f-bbd8-9bacb32377f6/7cf305c8-0875-440f-bbd8-9bacb32377f6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7cf305c8-0875-440f-bbd8-9bacb32377f6/7cf305c8-0875-440f-bbd8-9bacb32377f6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A twenty-two-year-old Strickfield vigilante targets bullies and predators—then discovers another killer staging neighbors among their Halloween decorations.

The unnamed narrator has spent years murdering people she considers rude, entitled, bigoted,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A twenty-two-year-old Strickfield vigilante targets bullies and predators—then discovers another killer staging neighbors among their Halloween decorations.<br /><br /> The unnamed narrator has spent years murdering people she considers rude, entitled, bigoted, or dangerous. After eliminating several targets around town, she returns home pleased with her work and reads about a body found two houses away. That victim is not hers. Someone is killing inside her upper-middle-class cul-de-sac, close enough to attract police attention to the secrets she has kept hidden.<br /><br /> Suspicion falls on the grumpy older neighbor who battles the family over decorations going up too early. The vigilante uses herself as bait and enters his house during a storm, only to find him bound and gagged. Her parents are the killers. Their marriage began through violence, and they have spent years murdering together without the code their daughter believes separates her from ordinary serial killers. Their latest spree forces her to decide whether blood loyalty outweighs the innocent people they chose.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Mad as Hell” is explicit Strickfield Halloween slasher fiction about a vigilante killer, a murderous family, neighborhood feuds, holiday decorations, and competing definitions of justice. The expanded notes clarify the two overlapping murder sprees while preserving the final confrontation. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3247</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bizarre,female,fiction,halloween,horror,killer,love,podcast,rude,serial,sick,strange</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f0f42e59ffda4c1babceadd085c58ef6.jpg"/><itunes:episode>209</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Amber Wilde — The Pregnant Student Who Vanished in Green Bay</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-amber-wilde-the-pregnant-student-who-vanished-in-green-bay--56785001</link><description><![CDATA[Nineteen-year-old student Amber Wilde vanished from Green Bay, Wisconsin, in September 1998 after a minor crash left her with a possible concussion.<br /><br /> Amber spoke with her father throughout September 23 and asked him to call the next morning so she would wake for class. When she failed to answer, her apartment and car were both empty. Days later, the vehicle appeared near Lambeau Field with the doors unlocked, keys in the ignition, phone on the seat, and purse in the trunk. The driver’s seat had been pushed back from Amber’s usual position, and the odometer showed roughly 900 unexplained miles since a recent service.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines Amber’s pre-med studies, plans to raise her unborn child, diary entries, and the investigation of alleged father Matthew Schneider. Schneider denied a sexual relationship and has never been charged. Police also questioned an associate and reviewed conflicting accounts, but no arrest followed.<br /><br /> Investigators believe Amber met with foul play. Her remains have not been recovered, and the person who moved her car—along with the meaning of those extra miles—remains unknown.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56785001</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56785001/the_disappearance_of_amber_wilde_9_13_23_2_52_am.mp3" length="16780335" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/23088fe3-2f7c-499a-b556-f5b1be57d9c6/23088fe3-2f7c-499a-b556-f5b1be57d9c6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/23088fe3-2f7c-499a-b556-f5b1be57d9c6/23088fe3-2f7c-499a-b556-f5b1be57d9c6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/23088fe3-2f7c-499a-b556-f5b1be57d9c6/23088fe3-2f7c-499a-b556-f5b1be57d9c6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nineteen-year-old student Amber Wilde vanished from Green Bay, Wisconsin, in September 1998 after a minor crash left her with a possible concussion.

Amber spoke with her father throughout September 23 and asked him to call the next morning so she...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nineteen-year-old student Amber Wilde vanished from Green Bay, Wisconsin, in September 1998 after a minor crash left her with a possible concussion.<br /><br /> Amber spoke with her father throughout September 23 and asked him to call the next morning so she would wake for class. When she failed to answer, her apartment and car were both empty. Days later, the vehicle appeared near Lambeau Field with the doors unlocked, keys in the ignition, phone on the seat, and purse in the trunk. The driver’s seat had been pushed back from Amber’s usual position, and the odometer showed roughly 900 unexplained miles since a recent service.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines Amber’s pre-med studies, plans to raise her unborn child, diary entries, and the investigation of alleged father Matthew Schneider. Schneider denied a sexual relationship and has never been charged. Police also questioned an associate and reviewed conflicting accounts, but no arrest followed.<br /><br /> Investigators believe Amber met with foul play. Her remains have not been recovered, and the person who moved her car—along with the meaning of those extra miles—remains unknown.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1049</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>case missing,crime,disappearance podcast,enigma,intrigue amber,investigation community,mystery coastal,mystery cold,person small,podcast unsolved,secrets mysterious,town,true,wilde</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Splintered in Her Head: A Buried Identity Returns to Reclaim Her Life | Bonus Spooky</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/splintered-in-her-head-a-buried-identity-returns-to-reclaim-her-life-bonus-spooky--56784811</link><description><![CDATA[Lulu DuBois has built an authentic life with her wife Denise—until a monstrous embodiment of the identity she buried claws out of the earth.<br /><br /> After coming out as transgender, Lulu changed her name, began transitioning, and fought to preserve a marriage tested by fear, family prejudice, and the long work of being seen as herself. In a private garden, she marked that transformation with a symbolic grave for the person she was expected to remain. On the anniversary of that burial, the woods fall unnaturally silent, the ground opens, and a violent double returns determined to reclaim Lulu’s body, relationships, and future.<br /><br /> The attack turns dysphoria and identity conflict into supernatural body horror. Lulu must defend herself without accepting the creature’s claim that her past is more real than the woman she has become, while Denise faces a nightmare designed to split love from recognition. The story pairs a physical fight for survival with the deeper terror of being replaced, misnamed, or forced backward into a life that never fit.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Splintered in Her Head” is queer horror fiction about transition, self-possession, marriage, resilience, and refusing to let a buried identity define the living. Story by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56784811</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56784811/splintered_in_her_head_for_air.mp3" length="24110841" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1aa93ef6-6834-4833-9b9f-efa252b0b759/1aa93ef6-6834-4833-9b9f-efa252b0b759.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1aa93ef6-6834-4833-9b9f-efa252b0b759/1aa93ef6-6834-4833-9b9f-efa252b0b759.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1aa93ef6-6834-4833-9b9f-efa252b0b759/1aa93ef6-6834-4833-9b9f-efa252b0b759.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lulu DuBois has built an authentic life with her wife Denise—until a monstrous embodiment of the identity she buried claws out of the earth.

After coming out as transgender, Lulu changed her name, began transitioning, and fought to preserve a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lulu DuBois has built an authentic life with her wife Denise—until a monstrous embodiment of the identity she buried claws out of the earth.<br /><br /> After coming out as transgender, Lulu changed her name, began transitioning, and fought to preserve a marriage tested by fear, family prejudice, and the long work of being seen as herself. In a private garden, she marked that transformation with a symbolic grave for the person she was expected to remain. On the anniversary of that burial, the woods fall unnaturally silent, the ground opens, and a violent double returns determined to reclaim Lulu’s body, relationships, and future.<br /><br /> The attack turns dysphoria and identity conflict into supernatural body horror. Lulu must defend herself without accepting the creature’s claim that her past is more real than the woman she has become, while Denise faces a nightmare designed to split love from recognition. The story pairs a physical fight for survival with the deeper terror of being replaced, misnamed, or forced backward into a life that never fit.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Splintered in Her Head” is queer horror fiction about transition, self-possession, marriage, resilience, and refusing to let a buried identity define the living. Story by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1507</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>death,horror,lgbt,monsters,scary,transgender</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58fa5100916ce89aa01e342df5e21c72.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Hate Working at the Gas Station After Discovering Its Dark Secret — Human Meat and Missing Minutes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-hate-working-at-the-gas-station-after-discovering-its-dark-secret-human-meat-and-missing-minutes--56780771</link><description><![CDATA[Two gas-station workers find a woman’s engagement ring inside a “chicken” nugget and uncover a corporate operation that turns missing people into fast food.<br /><br /> Every night, the station loses power from 2:59 to 3:01 a.m., while the security recording skips those two minutes as if they never existed. When Kenny traces the ring to a worker from the company distribution center, his questions expose unmarked white vans, homeless victims, and a brain-destroying drug used to silence employees and whistleblowers. Soon Kenny’s personality begins disappearing—and the cameras seem to follow everyone who knows too much.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s corporate horror story combines cannibalism, surveillance, missing persons, and the grinding routine of an overnight convenience-store shift. The narrator keeps working while trying to document the truth, but increasing exhaustion, free soda, and another white van arriving before the nightly blackout suggest the company has already begun erasing the final witness.<br /><br /> “I Hate Working at the Gas Station After Discovering Its Dark Secret” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56780771</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56780771/208.mp3" length="39509603" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/78add61d-d4c3-420d-91b7-51aa89f0d789/78add61d-d4c3-420d-91b7-51aa89f0d789.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/78add61d-d4c3-420d-91b7-51aa89f0d789/78add61d-d4c3-420d-91b7-51aa89f0d789.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/78add61d-d4c3-420d-91b7-51aa89f0d789/78add61d-d4c3-420d-91b7-51aa89f0d789.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two gas-station workers find a woman’s engagement ring inside a “chicken” nugget and uncover a corporate operation that turns missing people into fast food.

Every night, the station loses power from 2:59 to 3:01 a.m., while the security recording...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two gas-station workers find a woman’s engagement ring inside a “chicken” nugget and uncover a corporate operation that turns missing people into fast food.<br /><br /> Every night, the station loses power from 2:59 to 3:01 a.m., while the security recording skips those two minutes as if they never existed. When Kenny traces the ring to a worker from the company distribution center, his questions expose unmarked white vans, homeless victims, and a brain-destroying drug used to silence employees and whistleblowers. Soon Kenny’s personality begins disappearing—and the cameras seem to follow everyone who knows too much.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s corporate horror story combines cannibalism, surveillance, missing persons, and the grinding routine of an overnight convenience-store shift. The narrator keeps working while trying to document the truth, but increasing exhaustion, free soda, and another white van arriving before the nightly blackout suggest the company has already begun erasing the final witness.<br /><br /> “I Hate Working at the Gas Station After Discovering Its Dark Secret” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2470</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>business,cannibalism,clerk,company,creepy,cursed,darkfantasy,eldritch,evil,gasstation,isolation,mystery,nightshift,psychological,store,supernatural,survivalhorror,suspense,twisted</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7c19d057a9337777f6475b1ceaec7013.jpg"/><itunes:episode>208</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Henry Lee Lucas - The Confession Killer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-henry-lee-lucas-the-confession-killer--56678214</link><description><![CDATA[Henry Lee Lucas, often dubbed "The Confession Killer," was a serial killer known for his jaw-dropping confessions to hundreds of murders across the United States. Yet, the true mystery lies in the unsettling question: Were his claims of committing these heinous acts fact or fiction, and what drove him to such bizarre extremes of deceit?<br /><br /> Dive into the captivating world of Pakistani urban legends. From haunted landmarks to enigmatic creatures, prepare to explore the mysterious narratives that define Pakistan's folklore.<br /><br /> We are telling that story today, on Terrifying &amp; True<br /><br /> Original Theme by Ray Mattis<br /><br /> Music by AudioBlocks<br /><br /> Executive Producer Rob Fields<br /><br /> Find everything at:<br /> WeeklySpooky.com<br /><br /> Rather than relying on the headline alone, this Terrifying &amp; True account traces Henry Lee Lucas through the people affected, the known record, and the questions the evidence still cannot settle.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56678214</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56678214/042_henry_lee_lucas.mp3" length="22246281" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e62dd741-6e6b-4160-af04-3b69adaf0137/e62dd741-6e6b-4160-af04-3b69adaf0137.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e62dd741-6e6b-4160-af04-3b69adaf0137/e62dd741-6e6b-4160-af04-3b69adaf0137.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e62dd741-6e6b-4160-af04-3b69adaf0137/e62dd741-6e6b-4160-af04-3b69adaf0137.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Henry Lee Lucas, often dubbed "The Confession Killer," was a serial killer known for his jaw-dropping confessions to hundreds of murders across the United States. Yet, the true mystery lies in the unsettling question: Were his claims of committing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Henry Lee Lucas, often dubbed "The Confession Killer," was a serial killer known for his jaw-dropping confessions to hundreds of murders across the United States. Yet, the true mystery lies in the unsettling question: Were his claims of committing these heinous acts fact or fiction, and what drove him to such bizarre extremes of deceit?<br /><br /> Dive into the captivating world of Pakistani urban legends. From haunted landmarks to enigmatic creatures, prepare to explore the mysterious narratives that define Pakistan's folklore.<br /><br /> We are telling that story today, on Terrifying &amp; True<br /><br /> Original Theme by Ray Mattis<br /><br /> Music by AudioBlocks<br /><br /> Executive Producer Rob Fields<br /><br /> Find everything at:<br /> WeeklySpooky.com<br /><br /> Rather than relying on the headline alone, this Terrifying &amp; True account traces Henry Lee Lucas through the people affected, the known record, and the questions the evidence still cannot settle.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1391</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,confessionkiller,confessions,confessiontapes,controversial,crime,criminal,deception,falseconfessions,infamous,investigation,lies,manipulation,mindgames,murderer,mystery,psychopath,serialkiller,serialliar,truecrime</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | The Host (2006): Bong Joon-ho’s River Monster and Family Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-the-host-2006-bong-joon-ho-s-river-monster-and-family-horror--56682761</link><description><![CDATA[The Host (2006) follows a fractured Seoul family racing to rescue a kidnapped girl from a mutant creature living in the Han River.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi dig into Bong Joon-ho’s monster film and its balance of creature horror, family drama, dark comedy, grief, and political satire. This spoiler-filled appreciation considers the Park family, government failure, environmental contamination, and why the movie’s emotional stakes cut deeper than a routine monster attack.<br /><br /> The creature’s emergence from the Han River provides the spectacle, but the Park family’s desperate search gives the film its emotional center. Their flaws, arguments, and shared grief sit beside institutional incompetence and public panic, allowing horror, action, comedy, and political anger to occupy the same story.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi discuss the film with spoilers, examining Bong Joon-ho’s tonal control, the monster’s design and movement, environmental contamination, failed authorities, family loyalty, and the rescue narrative. This is an audio-first analysis for listeners searching for The Host, Korean monster movies, Bong Joon-ho horror, creature features, and films where the human stakes cut deeper than the attack.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56682761</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56682761/cdih_the_host.mp3" length="120706944" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/df26111e-7fa2-4634-8573-1abd802cbe97/df26111e-7fa2-4634-8573-1abd802cbe97.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/df26111e-7fa2-4634-8573-1abd802cbe97/df26111e-7fa2-4634-8573-1abd802cbe97.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/df26111e-7fa2-4634-8573-1abd802cbe97/df26111e-7fa2-4634-8573-1abd802cbe97.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Host (2006) follows a fractured Seoul family racing to rescue a kidnapped girl from a mutant creature living in the Han River.

Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi dig into Bong Joon-ho’s monster film and its balance of creature horror, family...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Host (2006) follows a fractured Seoul family racing to rescue a kidnapped girl from a mutant creature living in the Han River.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi dig into Bong Joon-ho’s monster film and its balance of creature horror, family drama, dark comedy, grief, and political satire. This spoiler-filled appreciation considers the Park family, government failure, environmental contamination, and why the movie’s emotional stakes cut deeper than a routine monster attack.<br /><br /> The creature’s emergence from the Han River provides the spectacle, but the Park family’s desperate search gives the film its emotional center. Their flaws, arguments, and shared grief sit beside institutional incompetence and public panic, allowing horror, action, comedy, and political anger to occupy the same story.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi discuss the film with spoilers, examining Bong Joon-ho’s tonal control, the monster’s design and movement, environmental contamination, failed authorities, family loyalty, and the rescue narrative. This is an audio-first analysis for listeners searching for The Host, Korean monster movies, Bong Joon-ho horror, creature features, and films where the human stakes cut deeper than the attack.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7545</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abduction,action,chaos,drama,family,government,horror,humor,korea,love,monster,mutant,rescue,sci-fi,south,survival,suspense,tension,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The House in the Woods — Eight-Eyed Spider Horror in Alder Creek</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-in-the-woods-eight-eyed-spider-horror-in-alder-creek--56701621</link><description><![CDATA[A hiker searching for a lost Oregon ghost town discovers a house guarded by spider-filled jack-o’-lanterns and an eight-eyed creature wearing human skin.<br /><br /> Years ago, the narrator entered Alder Creek forest hoping to locate an abandoned wool town. Lost after dark, he found a grotesque carved pumpkin containing a nest of spiders and a black arachnid the size of a baseball glove. Fog, a distant fire, and the need for shelter led him to an unmapped house filled with antiques—and a trunk packed with enough gold and silver to change his life.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s woodland creature story unfolds as a letter to the narrator’s wife Sarah. The treasure was never worth facing the house’s many-legged owner a second time, but Sarah is now sick and her operation is beyond their means. Love sends him back toward the creature he escaped, unsure whether the final sentence of his warning will also be his last.<br /><br /> “The House in the Woods” by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56701621</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56701621/207final.mp3" length="17063105" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fae30e02-b319-44fd-9ed2-141ddd289af4/fae30e02-b319-44fd-9ed2-141ddd289af4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fae30e02-b319-44fd-9ed2-141ddd289af4/fae30e02-b319-44fd-9ed2-141ddd289af4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fae30e02-b319-44fd-9ed2-141ddd289af4/fae30e02-b319-44fd-9ed2-141ddd289af4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A hiker searching for a lost Oregon ghost town discovers a house guarded by spider-filled jack-o’-lanterns and an eight-eyed creature wearing human skin.

Years ago, the narrator entered Alder Creek forest hoping to locate an abandoned wool town. Lost...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A hiker searching for a lost Oregon ghost town discovers a house guarded by spider-filled jack-o’-lanterns and an eight-eyed creature wearing human skin.<br /><br /> Years ago, the narrator entered Alder Creek forest hoping to locate an abandoned wool town. Lost after dark, he found a grotesque carved pumpkin containing a nest of spiders and a black arachnid the size of a baseball glove. Fog, a distant fire, and the need for shelter led him to an unmapped house filled with antiques—and a trunk packed with enough gold and silver to change his life.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s woodland creature story unfolds as a letter to the narrator’s wife Sarah. The treasure was never worth facing the house’s many-legged owner a second time, but Sarah is now sick and her operation is beyond their means. Love sends him back toward the creature he escaped, unsure whether the final sentence of his warning will also be his last.<br /><br /> “The House in the Woods” by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1067</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned,creepy,cursed,darkness,eerie,enigmatic,forsaken,ghastly,grim,haunted,horror,jack-o'-lanterns,monster,mysterious,secret,shadowy,sinister,spooky,unsettling,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/aa6a584b95c3feabe1b96505fd068a2d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>207</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Dan Rather’s “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” Attack — The Mystery Behind R.E.M.’s Song</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-dan-rather-s-what-s-the-frequency-kenneth-attack-the-mystery-behind-r-e-m-s-song--56505790</link><description><![CDATA[CBS anchor Dan Rather was attacked on a New York sidewalk by a man demanding, “What’s the frequency, Kenneth?”—a question that became a pop-culture mystery.<br /><br /> On October 4, 1986, Rather was walking toward his Park Avenue apartment when a stranger beat and kicked him while repeating the bizarre phrase. A doorman interrupted the assault, but the attackers escaped and no immediate motive emerged. The question spread through comics, music, and television, most famously inspiring R. E. M.’s 1994 single “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?”<br /><br /> Years later, Rather identified William Tager as the assailant. Tager was imprisoned for the 1994 killing of NBC stagehand Campbell Theron Montgomery and told a psychiatrist that television networks were broadcasting messages into his mind. He also claimed to have mistaken Rather for a figure from an elaborate time-travel belief system. The expired statute of limitations prevented a prosecution for the earlier attack.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True separates the documented assault from the theories and follows how one frightening, unexplained sentence became an enduring piece of alternative-rock history.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56505790</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56505790/kenneth_what_is_the_frequencyfinal.mp3" length="16682866" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/be1e8a28-ee50-4b63-b15e-282e6f9c527b/be1e8a28-ee50-4b63-b15e-282e6f9c527b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/be1e8a28-ee50-4b63-b15e-282e6f9c527b/be1e8a28-ee50-4b63-b15e-282e6f9c527b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/be1e8a28-ee50-4b63-b15e-282e6f9c527b/be1e8a28-ee50-4b63-b15e-282e6f9c527b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>CBS anchor Dan Rather was attacked on a New York sidewalk by a man demanding, “What’s the frequency, Kenneth?”—a question that became a pop-culture mystery.

On October 4, 1986, Rather was walking toward his Park Avenue apartment when a stranger beat...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[CBS anchor Dan Rather was attacked on a New York sidewalk by a man demanding, “What’s the frequency, Kenneth?”—a question that became a pop-culture mystery.<br /><br /> On October 4, 1986, Rather was walking toward his Park Avenue apartment when a stranger beat and kicked him while repeating the bizarre phrase. A doorman interrupted the assault, but the attackers escaped and no immediate motive emerged. The question spread through comics, music, and television, most famously inspiring R. E. M.’s 1994 single “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?”<br /><br /> Years later, Rather identified William Tager as the assailant. Tager was imprisoned for the 1994 killing of NBC stagehand Campbell Theron Montgomery and told a psychiatrist that television networks were broadcasting messages into his mind. He also claimed to have mistaken Rather for a figure from an elaborate time-travel belief system. The expired statute of limitations prevented a prosecution for the earlier attack.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True separates the documented assault from the theories and follows how one frightening, unexplained sentence became an enduring piece of alternative-rock history.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1043</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>assault,attack,bewildering,bizarre,confrontation,curiosity,danrather,enigma,famouspersonalities,intrigue,investigation,kennethincident,mysteriousman,mystery,newsanchor,puzzling,surreal,unexplained,unsolved,vintagenews</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Freaky Food and Demonic Drink: Seven Killer Meals, Cursed Drinks &amp; Cannibal Horrors</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/freaky-food-and-demonic-drink-seven-killer-meals-cursed-drinks-cannibal-horrors--56653068</link><description><![CDATA[Seven food horror stories turn honey, ritual feasts, meat, coffee, family dinner, Thanksgiving, and tacos into deadly appetites.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “All the Busy Bees” follows Chuck Byers into an Arkansas company where engineered vulture bees turn dead flesh into red honey. Mark T. B. Shields’s “For the Mother” invites myth scholar Astrid to Baldur Borson’s mountain estate for a winter-solstice feast rooted in Norse ritual. Rob Fields’s “You Are What You Eat” brings workplace bully Aaron Jameston to a Strickfield smokehouse where the person he tormented controls the menu.<br /><br /> Fields’s “Good to the Last Drop” gives Jarren Hatley a vintage percolator from Tinker’s that draws buried rage into every cup, forcing Adam Lester and Bella Taibon to confront a cursed object. Shane Migliavacca’s “The Dinner Guests” pits killers Orville and Cherry against hostage Lauren’s isolated family, whose supper plans reveal predators worse than the ones at the door.<br /><br /> Rachel Ridolfi’s “Thanksgiving Dinner” sends Officer Sophia Cortez into Norman Roberts’s trailer for a welfare check and a family meal hidden behind a locked room. Keith Tomlin’s “Taco Tuesday” tempts office worker John Davidson with an impossible restaurant whose addictive food begins erasing and rebuilding its customers. The result is a seven-course collection of cursed-food horror, cannibal families, cult ritual, body transformation, and supernatural hunger.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56653068</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56653068/freaky_food_and_demonic_drink.mp3" length="171003428" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c9b9ab9b-6a2e-4535-aeba-889423e6be71/c9b9ab9b-6a2e-4535-aeba-889423e6be71.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c9b9ab9b-6a2e-4535-aeba-889423e6be71/c9b9ab9b-6a2e-4535-aeba-889423e6be71.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c9b9ab9b-6a2e-4535-aeba-889423e6be71/c9b9ab9b-6a2e-4535-aeba-889423e6be71.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Seven food horror stories turn honey, ritual feasts, meat, coffee, family dinner, Thanksgiving, and tacos into deadly appetites.

David O’Hanlon’s “All the Busy Bees” follows Chuck Byers into an Arkansas company where engineered vulture bees turn dead...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seven food horror stories turn honey, ritual feasts, meat, coffee, family dinner, Thanksgiving, and tacos into deadly appetites.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “All the Busy Bees” follows Chuck Byers into an Arkansas company where engineered vulture bees turn dead flesh into red honey. Mark T. B. Shields’s “For the Mother” invites myth scholar Astrid to Baldur Borson’s mountain estate for a winter-solstice feast rooted in Norse ritual. Rob Fields’s “You Are What You Eat” brings workplace bully Aaron Jameston to a Strickfield smokehouse where the person he tormented controls the menu.<br /><br /> Fields’s “Good to the Last Drop” gives Jarren Hatley a vintage percolator from Tinker’s that draws buried rage into every cup, forcing Adam Lester and Bella Taibon to confront a cursed object. Shane Migliavacca’s “The Dinner Guests” pits killers Orville and Cherry against hostage Lauren’s isolated family, whose supper plans reveal predators worse than the ones at the door.<br /><br /> Rachel Ridolfi’s “Thanksgiving Dinner” sends Officer Sophia Cortez into Norman Roberts’s trailer for a welfare check and a family meal hidden behind a locked room. Keith Tomlin’s “Taco Tuesday” tempts office worker John Davidson with an impossible restaurant whose addictive food begins erasing and rebuilding its customers. The result is a seven-course collection of cursed-food horror, cannibal families, cult ritual, body transformation, and supernatural hunger.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10688</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,creepy,dark,deadly,drinks,evil,food,gross,horror,maleficent,malevolent,malicious,menace,poison,scary,sinful,sinister,suspense,terror,unsettling</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8f1f046234861083ca8b1c9532ef24e9.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Feline Troubles — A Demon Possesses the Family Cat</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/feline-troubles-a-demon-possesses-the-family-cat--56608943</link><description><![CDATA[A family cat develops an unnatural hunger, attacks two children, and returns from apparent death with red eyes and something demonic inside her.<br /><br /> Pashmina and Coco have lived with the family for fifteen years, but a strange illness begins after Pashmina is accidentally trapped in the basement. Weight loss, a crooked jaw, destructive behavior, and relentless eating continue until she dies. Four weeks later, Coco shows the same symptoms—then knocks seven-year-old Michael from a tree and turns her claws on his father and two-year-old Lily.<br /><br /> Douglas Waltz’s domestic possession story transforms an aging calico into a relentless home-invasion threat. A baseball bat and an oven mitt may stop the animal’s final attack, but the same crooked jaw appears somewhere far more terrifying, suggesting the force that moved from cat to cat has found a new host inside the family.<br /><br /> “Feline Troubles” by Douglas Waltz.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56608943</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56608943/206final.mp3" length="17110753" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f01f0407-6290-4633-9c91-a1db972966bc/f01f0407-6290-4633-9c91-a1db972966bc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f01f0407-6290-4633-9c91-a1db972966bc/f01f0407-6290-4633-9c91-a1db972966bc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f01f0407-6290-4633-9c91-a1db972966bc/f01f0407-6290-4633-9c91-a1db972966bc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A family cat develops an unnatural hunger, attacks two children, and returns from apparent death with red eyes and something demonic inside her.

Pashmina and Coco have lived with the family for fifteen years, but a strange illness begins after...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A family cat develops an unnatural hunger, attacks two children, and returns from apparent death with red eyes and something demonic inside her.<br /><br /> Pashmina and Coco have lived with the family for fifteen years, but a strange illness begins after Pashmina is accidentally trapped in the basement. Weight loss, a crooked jaw, destructive behavior, and relentless eating continue until she dies. Four weeks later, Coco shows the same symptoms—then knocks seven-year-old Michael from a tree and turns her claws on his father and two-year-old Lily.<br /><br /> Douglas Waltz’s domestic possession story transforms an aging calico into a relentless home-invasion threat. A baseball bat and an oven mitt may stop the animal’s final attack, but the same crooked jaw appears somewhere far more terrifying, suggesting the force that moved from cat to cat has found a new host inside the family.<br /><br /> “Feline Troubles” by Douglas Waltz.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1070</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloodlust,carnage,carnivore,clawedterror,creepy,dark,felinenightmare,horror,killercat,macabre,murder,mysterious,predator,prowler,revenge,supernatural,suspense,suspicion,tension,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b558ad7889f61d556542aadb03c4204c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>206</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Invading Bunnies, Abandoned-Island Screams &amp; a Fearless Sea Otter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-invading-bunnies-abandoned-island-screams-a-fearless-sea-otter--56572597</link><description><![CDATA[We cover invading bunnies, really awesome sea otters, hellish places all over the world, and a chair for sale that is definitely not haunted.<br /><br /> Stop trying to think it is haunted, you look foolish.<br /><br /> Each segment follows one of the subjects named in Invading Bunnies, Abandoned-Island Screams &amp; a Fearless Sea Otter, moving between real-world oddities, supernatural lore, and horror entertainment.<br /><br /> It is part paranormal conversation, part horror-culture catch-up, and part invitation to follow the month’s oddest rabbit holes.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56572597</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56572597/014_monthly_spookyfinal.mp3" length="142901898" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c3060350-5782-4e6c-9bbd-47f1325ad1d3/c3060350-5782-4e6c-9bbd-47f1325ad1d3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c3060350-5782-4e6c-9bbd-47f1325ad1d3/c3060350-5782-4e6c-9bbd-47f1325ad1d3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c3060350-5782-4e6c-9bbd-47f1325ad1d3/c3060350-5782-4e6c-9bbd-47f1325ad1d3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We cover invading bunnies, really awesome sea otters, hellish places all over the world, and a chair for sale that is definitely not haunted.

Stop trying to think it is haunted, you look foolish.

Each segment follows one of the subjects named in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We cover invading bunnies, really awesome sea otters, hellish places all over the world, and a chair for sale that is definitely not haunted.<br /><br /> Stop trying to think it is haunted, you look foolish.<br /><br /> Each segment follows one of the subjects named in Invading Bunnies, Abandoned-Island Screams &amp; a Fearless Sea Otter, moving between real-world oddities, supernatural lore, and horror entertainment.<br /><br /> It is part paranormal conversation, part horror-culture catch-up, and part invitation to follow the month’s oddest rabbit holes.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8932</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beasts,creatures,curses,dolls,florida,france,haunted,horrors,killers,loch,lochness,monsters,mystery,ness,otters,rabbits,scotland</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>To Her Whose Name Is Written Below by Edgar Allan Poe: Frances Osgood’s Hidden Valentine</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-her-whose-name-is-written-below-by-edgar-allan-poe-frances-osgood-s-hidden-valentine--56572827</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe conceals Frances Sargent Osgood’s name inside a playful poetic puzzle that asks readers to find what is written but unseen.<br /><br /> Also associated with the title “A Valentine,” the poem praises its subject while teasing anyone who tries to identify her through an ordinary reading. Poe invokes earlier literary puzzles and tells the reader that the secret is hidden in the words, yet the obvious approaches lead away from the answer.<br /><br /> The construction supplies the key. The first letter of the first line, the second letter of the second, and successive positions across the poem form a diagonal acrostic spelling Frances Sargent Osgood. Sound, meter, and misdirection turn a private name into a public game—one that works differently when heard aloud because the listener must reconstruct the visual pattern afterward.<br /><br /> This reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “To Her Whose Name Is Written Below” highlights the real subject, hidden-name technique, and Valentine connection for listeners seeking Poe poetry, acrostic poems, literary riddles, and the relationship between Poe and Frances Osgood. The original title remains first while the subtitle makes the poem’s distinctive discovery hook clear without reducing its elegance to a keyword list.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56572827</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56572827/to_her_whose_name_is_written_below_8_23_23_9_35_pmfinal.mp3" length="3272738" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0a21e641-2318-4b85-844b-e7c04f245ec2/0a21e641-2318-4b85-844b-e7c04f245ec2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0a21e641-2318-4b85-844b-e7c04f245ec2/0a21e641-2318-4b85-844b-e7c04f245ec2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0a21e641-2318-4b85-844b-e7c04f245ec2/0a21e641-2318-4b85-844b-e7c04f245ec2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe conceals Frances Sargent Osgood’s name inside a playful poetic puzzle that asks readers to find what is written but unseen.

Also associated with the title “A Valentine,” the poem praises its subject while teasing anyone who tries to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe conceals Frances Sargent Osgood’s name inside a playful poetic puzzle that asks readers to find what is written but unseen.<br /><br /> Also associated with the title “A Valentine,” the poem praises its subject while teasing anyone who tries to identify her through an ordinary reading. Poe invokes earlier literary puzzles and tells the reader that the secret is hidden in the words, yet the obvious approaches lead away from the answer.<br /><br /> The construction supplies the key. The first letter of the first line, the second letter of the second, and successive positions across the poem form a diagonal acrostic spelling Frances Sargent Osgood. Sound, meter, and misdirection turn a private name into a public game—one that works differently when heard aloud because the listener must reconstruct the visual pattern afterward.<br /><br /> This reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “To Her Whose Name Is Written Below” highlights the real subject, hidden-name technique, and Valentine connection for listeners seeking Poe poetry, acrostic poems, literary riddles, and the relationship between Poe and Frances Osgood. The original title remains first while the subtitle makes the poem’s distinctive discovery hook clear without reducing its elegance to a keyword list.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>205</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,halloween,literature,poe,poem,poetry,scary,spooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Guard Windmills and I’m Not Sure if I’ll Survive the Shift — Bigfoot at the Wind Farm</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-guard-windmills-and-i-m-not-sure-if-i-ll-survive-the-shift-bigfoot-at-the-wind-farm--56557375</link><description><![CDATA[A night guard patrolling an isolated wind farm learns that the burned turbine in the woods is tied to a Bigfoot-like creature seeking revenge.<br /><br /> After surviving strange-rule jobs in a fire tower and a secret warehouse, the narrator hopes a security shift among windmills will finally be ordinary. The first patrol reveals a missing turbine, scorched trees, and a forest that falls silent whenever he approaches. Later, a seven-foot hairy creature chases the truck at nearly thirty-five miles an hour, forcing the previous guard to admit what happened at the site before he took the night shift.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s cryptid workplace horror story combines an empty wind farm, a hostile Sasquatch, and a final patrol blocked by thrown boulders. Staying inside the truck is supposed to keep the guard alive, but shattered glass, a torn-off tailgate, and a creature strong enough to stop the vehicle make sunrise feel impossibly far away.<br /><br /> “I Guard Windmills and I’m Not Sure if I’ll Survive the Shift” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56557375</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56557375/205final.mp3" length="37250116" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/08b258c4-ca4d-47e1-9e94-49c9c6686c31/08b258c4-ca4d-47e1-9e94-49c9c6686c31.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/08b258c4-ca4d-47e1-9e94-49c9c6686c31/08b258c4-ca4d-47e1-9e94-49c9c6686c31.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A night guard patrolling an isolated wind farm learns that the burned turbine in the woods is tied to a Bigfoot-like creature seeking revenge.

After surviving strange-rule jobs in a fire tower and a secret warehouse, the narrator hopes a security...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A night guard patrolling an isolated wind farm learns that the burned turbine in the woods is tied to a Bigfoot-like creature seeking revenge.<br /><br /> After surviving strange-rule jobs in a fire tower and a secret warehouse, the narrator hopes a security shift among windmills will finally be ordinary. The first patrol reveals a missing turbine, scorched trees, and a forest that falls silent whenever he approaches. Later, a seven-foot hairy creature chases the truck at nearly thirty-five miles an hour, forcing the previous guard to admit what happened at the site before he took the night shift.<br /><br /> Michael Kelso’s cryptid workplace horror story combines an empty wind farm, a hostile Sasquatch, and a final patrol blocked by thrown boulders. Staying inside the truck is supposed to keep the guard alive, but shattered glass, a torn-off tailgate, and a creature strong enough to stop the vehicle make sunrise feel impossibly far away.<br /><br /> “I Guard Windmills and I’m Not Sure if I’ll Survive the Shift” by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Books by the author: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2329</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alone,desperation,fear,forest,heartbeat,hunted,isolated,night,panic,paranoia,pursuit,roar,sasquatch,shadows,stealth,survival,towers,unseen,wilderness,wind</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a51f9135d7f9ae808a0303a21d10b075.jpg"/><itunes:episode>205</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Pakistan Urban Legends: Pichal Peri, Karsaz Churail &amp; Haunted Places</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-pakistan-urban-legends-pichal-peri-karsaz-churail-haunted-places--56490643</link><description><![CDATA[Pakistan’s urban legends lead from a woman with backward feet to haunted roads, palaces, islands, and buildings where the past is said to remain dangerously present.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True gathers stories from several regions rather than treating one legend as a verified case. The episode visits Old Sukkur’s Jinnat Building, Karachi’s Karsaz Road and Devil’s Point, the Mohatta Palace, and a lodge associated with sudden deaths. It also follows the Pichal Peri, a shapeshifting female spirit whose beautiful appearance is betrayed by feet turned backward.<br /><br /> Other tales echo folklore found around the world: a vanishing hitchhiker who enters a vehicle and disappears, restless spirits connected to old architecture, and locations whose reputations grow through repeated warnings. The details vary by teller, and some of the darkest accounts—such as the story known as “40 Dead Children”—circulate with limited documentation. The episode presents them as legends, reported experiences, and community traditions rather than established historical fact.<br /><br /> What makes these stories distinctly Pakistani is the geography, religious and cultural language, and local history attached to them. This collection asks how a road, palace, beach, or abandoned structure becomes haunted in the public imagination—and why warnings about jinn, churails, and vengeful spirits continue to travel from one generation to the next.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56490643</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56490643/urban_legends_from_pakistan.mp3" length="36172614" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/58b3b5fc-fbf8-46b4-82d8-c714a943b7b2/58b3b5fc-fbf8-46b4-82d8-c714a943b7b2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/58b3b5fc-fbf8-46b4-82d8-c714a943b7b2/58b3b5fc-fbf8-46b4-82d8-c714a943b7b2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/58b3b5fc-fbf8-46b4-82d8-c714a943b7b2/58b3b5fc-fbf8-46b4-82d8-c714a943b7b2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pakistan’s urban legends lead from a woman with backward feet to haunted roads, palaces, islands, and buildings where the past is said to remain dangerously present.

Terrifying &amp; True gathers stories from several regions rather than treating one...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pakistan’s urban legends lead from a woman with backward feet to haunted roads, palaces, islands, and buildings where the past is said to remain dangerously present.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True gathers stories from several regions rather than treating one legend as a verified case. The episode visits Old Sukkur’s Jinnat Building, Karachi’s Karsaz Road and Devil’s Point, the Mohatta Palace, and a lodge associated with sudden deaths. It also follows the Pichal Peri, a shapeshifting female spirit whose beautiful appearance is betrayed by feet turned backward.<br /><br /> Other tales echo folklore found around the world: a vanishing hitchhiker who enters a vehicle and disappears, restless spirits connected to old architecture, and locations whose reputations grow through repeated warnings. The details vary by teller, and some of the darkest accounts—such as the story known as “40 Dead Children”—circulate with limited documentation. The episode presents them as legends, reported experiences, and community traditions rather than established historical fact.<br /><br /> What makes these stories distinctly Pakistani is the geography, religious and cultural language, and local history attached to them. This collection asks how a road, palace, beach, or abandoned structure becomes haunted in the public imagination—and why warnings about jinn, churails, and vengeful spirits continue to travel from one generation to the next.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1131</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creatures,culture,eerie,enigmatic,folklore,ghosts,haunting,intriguing,legends,lore,mysteries,mysterious,myths,pakistan,paranormal,podcast,stories,supernatural,tales,urbanlegends</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Barbarian (2022): The Rental House, Hidden Tunnel and Underground Nightmare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-barbarian-2022-the-rental-house-hidden-tunnel-and-underground-nightmare--56471151</link><description><![CDATA[Barbarian (2022) sends a traveler into a double-booked Detroit rental where a hidden passage reveals that the house’s danger runs far deeper.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Zach Cregger’s horror film, its sharp structural turns, Bill Skarsgård’s unsettling ambiguity, Justin Long’s compromised character, and the underground nightmare beneath the neighborhood. The spoiler-filled discussion examines trust, abuse, empathy, and the way the movie redirects audience expectations.<br /><br /> The discussion follows the movie’s sharp shifts without flattening them into a generic haunted-house premise. A double booking tests whether Tess can trust Keith; an underground discovery changes the scale of the danger; and the arrival of AJ forces the film to examine self-preservation, entitlement, and how differently people understand harm.<br /><br /> Henrique and Rachael analyze Zach Cregger’s structure with full spoilers, including the Detroit neighborhood, the hidden spaces beneath the rental, the performances by Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long, and the balance of dread, shock, and dark humor. It is a detailed audio conversation for Barbarian fans interested in trust, abuse, empathy, and horror that keeps changing its apparent story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56471151</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56471151/cdih_barbarianfinal.mp3" length="116090204" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6247c9c2-6c0c-462a-bb41-1f4f10db5cf6/6247c9c2-6c0c-462a-bb41-1f4f10db5cf6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6247c9c2-6c0c-462a-bb41-1f4f10db5cf6/6247c9c2-6c0c-462a-bb41-1f4f10db5cf6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6247c9c2-6c0c-462a-bb41-1f4f10db5cf6/6247c9c2-6c0c-462a-bb41-1f4f10db5cf6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Barbarian (2022) sends a traveler into a double-booked Detroit rental where a hidden passage reveals that the house’s danger runs far deeper.

Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Zach Cregger’s horror film, its sharp structural turns, Bill...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Barbarian (2022) sends a traveler into a double-booked Detroit rental where a hidden passage reveals that the house’s danger runs far deeper.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi explore Zach Cregger’s horror film, its sharp structural turns, Bill Skarsgård’s unsettling ambiguity, Justin Long’s compromised character, and the underground nightmare beneath the neighborhood. The spoiler-filled discussion examines trust, abuse, empathy, and the way the movie redirects audience expectations.<br /><br /> The discussion follows the movie’s sharp shifts without flattening them into a generic haunted-house premise. A double booking tests whether Tess can trust Keith; an underground discovery changes the scale of the danger; and the arrival of AJ forces the film to examine self-preservation, entitlement, and how differently people understand harm.<br /><br /> Henrique and Rachael analyze Zach Cregger’s structure with full spoilers, including the Detroit neighborhood, the hidden spaces beneath the rental, the performances by Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long, and the balance of dread, shock, and dark humor. It is a detailed audio conversation for Barbarian fans interested in trust, abuse, empathy, and horror that keeps changing its apparent story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7256</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>action,cinematic,enigmatic,exploration,intrigue,primal,review,symbolism,thought-provoking,world-building</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Welcome to Black Springs: A New Deputy Finds the Ageless Girl Beneath the Church</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-to-black-springs-a-new-deputy-finds-the-ageless-girl-beneath-the-church--56479710</link><description><![CDATA[On her first day in Black Springs, Deputy Sheri Davis discovers an ageless, violent girl restrained beneath a Catholic church in a town with no Catholics.<br /><br /> After a controversial shooting ends her Dallas police career, Sheri accepts Sheriff Andy Barnes’s offer to start over in tiny Black Springs, Texas. The population is 1,432, the county is quiet, and Barnes seems prepared to ease his new deputy into the job—until Father Ortega calls from an isolated church and the sheriff treats it as an emergency.<br /><br /> A hidden staircase leads to a basement cell where a preteen girl in a bloodstained white dress has escaped her restraints. Known as Shine, she speaks in an ancient Apache language and Latin, displays impossible strength, bites with unnatural venom, and has not aged since Barnes found her ten years earlier. Helping Ortega subdue her exposes Sheri to the secret Black Springs has been keeping—and to repeated references to a mysterious book the church may be protecting.<br /><br /> Bill Spears’s “Welcome to Black Springs” launches a supernatural Texas mystery through Sheri Davis, Sheriff Barnes, Father Ortega, Shine, a concealed church prison, and the Latin word “liber.” The revised metadata establishes the series setting and its central questions without claiming to know whether the girl is possessed, demonic, or something older. Story by Bill Spears.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56479710</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56479710/204final.mp3" length="24458057" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b4f6ef84-b407-454d-9356-e879cfcb3b5e/b4f6ef84-b407-454d-9356-e879cfcb3b5e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b4f6ef84-b407-454d-9356-e879cfcb3b5e/b4f6ef84-b407-454d-9356-e879cfcb3b5e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b4f6ef84-b407-454d-9356-e879cfcb3b5e/b4f6ef84-b407-454d-9356-e879cfcb3b5e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On her first day in Black Springs, Deputy Sheri Davis discovers an ageless, violent girl restrained beneath a Catholic church in a town with no Catholics.

After a controversial shooting ends her Dallas police career, Sheri accepts Sheriff Andy...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On her first day in Black Springs, Deputy Sheri Davis discovers an ageless, violent girl restrained beneath a Catholic church in a town with no Catholics.<br /><br /> After a controversial shooting ends her Dallas police career, Sheri accepts Sheriff Andy Barnes’s offer to start over in tiny Black Springs, Texas. The population is 1,432, the county is quiet, and Barnes seems prepared to ease his new deputy into the job—until Father Ortega calls from an isolated church and the sheriff treats it as an emergency.<br /><br /> A hidden staircase leads to a basement cell where a preteen girl in a bloodstained white dress has escaped her restraints. Known as Shine, she speaks in an ancient Apache language and Latin, displays impossible strength, bites with unnatural venom, and has not aged since Barnes found her ten years earlier. Helping Ortega subdue her exposes Sheri to the secret Black Springs has been keeping—and to repeated references to a mysterious book the church may be protecting.<br /><br /> Bill Spears’s “Welcome to Black Springs” launches a supernatural Texas mystery through Sheri Davis, Sheriff Barnes, Father Ortega, Shine, a concealed church prison, and the Latin word “liber.” The revised metadata establishes the series setting and its central questions without claiming to know whether the girl is possessed, demonic, or something older. Story by Bill Spears.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1529</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>catholic,demons,evil,horror,latin,monsters,mystery,police,priest,scary,texas</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/35308660dda0438f9d662718bec58463.jpg"/><itunes:episode>204</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Ashland Massacre — Kentucky’s 1881 Christmas Murders</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-ashland-massacre-kentucky-s-1881-christmas-murders--56458406</link><description><![CDATA[Three children were murdered and their Ashland, Kentucky, home burned just before Christmas 1881, igniting trials, a lynching, and a deadly militia confrontation.<br /><br /> Fanny and Robert Gibbons were staying with their friend Emma Thomas when neighbors discovered the Gibbons house in flames on December 24. The fire concealed a triple murder that outraged the close-knit town. George Ellis, William Neal, and Ellis Craft were arrested; Ellis gave an account implicating the others, while Neal and Craft maintained their innocence. Court proceedings did little to calm a community convinced justice might fail.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces the Ashland Tragedy from the children’s final night through Ellis’s abduction and lynching, the retrials of Neal and Craft, and the armed clash that erupted while prisoners were moved under militia guard. The case asks how unreliable nineteenth-century evidence, public fury, due process, and vigilante violence became entangled in one of Kentucky’s most infamous crimes.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56458406</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56458406/the_ashland_massacre.mp3" length="36458498" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b4406ea3-d18e-43fb-8d86-9bc8f04172a2/b4406ea3-d18e-43fb-8d86-9bc8f04172a2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b4406ea3-d18e-43fb-8d86-9bc8f04172a2/b4406ea3-d18e-43fb-8d86-9bc8f04172a2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/b4406ea3-d18e-43fb-8d86-9bc8f04172a2/b4406ea3-d18e-43fb-8d86-9bc8f04172a2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Three children were murdered and their Ashland, Kentucky, home burned just before Christmas 1881, igniting trials, a lynching, and a deadly militia confrontation.

Fanny and Robert Gibbons were staying with their friend Emma Thomas when neighbors...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three children were murdered and their Ashland, Kentucky, home burned just before Christmas 1881, igniting trials, a lynching, and a deadly militia confrontation.<br /><br /> Fanny and Robert Gibbons were staying with their friend Emma Thomas when neighbors discovered the Gibbons house in flames on December 24. The fire concealed a triple murder that outraged the close-knit town. George Ellis, William Neal, and Ellis Craft were arrested; Ellis gave an account implicating the others, while Neal and Craft maintained their innocence. Court proceedings did little to calm a community convinced justice might fail.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces the Ashland Tragedy from the children’s final night through Ellis’s abduction and lynching, the retrials of Neal and Craft, and the armed clash that erupted while prisoners were moved under militia guard. The case asks how unreliable nineteenth-century evidence, public fury, due process, and vigilante violence became entangled in one of Kentucky’s most infamous crimes.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1140</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1890s,allegations,conspiracy,courtroom,crimejournalism,drama,family,historicalcrime,infamy,investigation,journalism,kentucky,murder,mystery,scandal,secrets,sensational,suspicion,tabloids,trial</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ghoulish Getaways — Five Vacation Horror Stories of Monsters, Maniacs &amp; Zombies</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghoulish-getaways-five-vacation-horror-stories-of-monsters-maniacs-zombies--56430375</link><description><![CDATA[Five vacations go violently wrong when beach trips, roadside stops, inns, and scenic escapes deliver monsters, maniacs, and the undead instead of rest.<br /><br /> The getaway collection includes Rob Fields’s “Bella’s Holiday” and “The Rest Area,” Morgan Moore’s “Dead and Breakfast,” Keith Tomlin’s “Bed, Breakfast and Zombies,” and L. F. Falconer’s “Wings of Twilight.”<br /><br /> “Bella’s Holiday” and “The Rest Area” turn travel and roadside vulnerability into danger. “Dead and Breakfast” and “Bed, Breakfast and Zombies” make supposedly welcoming lodgings hostile in very different ways. “Wings of Twilight” carries the collection toward another isolated encounter where distance from home removes the usual routes to help.<br /><br /> By naming all five stories and writers, the notes let listeners find individual contributors while preserving the collection as one long vacation-horror program. Beach atmosphere, empty roads, strange inns, undead guests, and predatory strangers make this a specific getaway anthology for summer listening or any trip that feels too quiet after dark.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56430375</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56430375/ghoulish_getawaysfinal.mp3" length="105958136" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/108370a4-faef-401d-9f19-29d80c4483cf/108370a4-faef-401d-9f19-29d80c4483cf.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/108370a4-faef-401d-9f19-29d80c4483cf/108370a4-faef-401d-9f19-29d80c4483cf.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/108370a4-faef-401d-9f19-29d80c4483cf/108370a4-faef-401d-9f19-29d80c4483cf.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five vacations go violently wrong when beach trips, roadside stops, inns, and scenic escapes deliver monsters, maniacs, and the undead instead of rest.

The getaway collection includes Rob Fields’s “Bella’s Holiday” and “The Rest Area,” Morgan Moore’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five vacations go violently wrong when beach trips, roadside stops, inns, and scenic escapes deliver monsters, maniacs, and the undead instead of rest.<br /><br /> The getaway collection includes Rob Fields’s “Bella’s Holiday” and “The Rest Area,” Morgan Moore’s “Dead and Breakfast,” Keith Tomlin’s “Bed, Breakfast and Zombies,” and L. F. Falconer’s “Wings of Twilight.”<br /><br /> “Bella’s Holiday” and “The Rest Area” turn travel and roadside vulnerability into danger. “Dead and Breakfast” and “Bed, Breakfast and Zombies” make supposedly welcoming lodgings hostile in very different ways. “Wings of Twilight” carries the collection toward another isolated encounter where distance from home removes the usual routes to help.<br /><br /> By naming all five stories and writers, the notes let listeners find individual contributors while preserving the collection as one long vacation-horror program. Beach atmosphere, empty roads, strange inns, undead guests, and predatory strangers make this a specific getaway anthology for summer listening or any trip that feels too quiet after dark.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6623</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,fun,killers,maniacs,monsters,murder,murderers,spirits,summer,vacation,vampires,werewolves</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c68fb0834e58649094a8113d1cac1abf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Suspended: Bella Taibon Battles a Succubus for Strickfield High</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/suspended-bella-taibon-battles-a-succubus-for-strickfield-high--56407562</link><description><![CDATA[Bella Taibon returns from suspension to stop a succubus feeding on Strickfield High—and discovers the demon has targeted Principal Matthew Van Diest.<br /><br /> Quarterback Jason Norman gets Bella suspended after groping her and learning what happens when someone puts unwanted hands on a Master Vampire. A week later, best friend Eileen “Einny” Donnerly reports that transfer student Lavender Callier has every boy in school under her spell. Bella uses a careful touch of vampiric glam to make Van Diest forget the suspension long enough for her to investigate.<br /><br /> Lavender is no ordinary rival. Her supernatural allure can overpower Bella’s glam, drain the people she seduces, and turn the principal into prey. Stopping the succubus forces Bella to weaponize attraction, expose her own forbidden feelings for Van Diest, and decide whether any romance is worth endangering the friendship she values most. The battle moves from school hallways to the principal’s bedroom as the demon grows desperate to feed.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Suspended” is a mature Strickfield supernatural story about Bella Taibon, Eileen Donnerly, a predatory succubus, vampiric mind control, school corruption, and dangerous desire. The revised title corrects the episode’s focus while keeping its established story name first. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56407562</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56407562/203final.mp3" length="37093381" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0658439f-35fa-409d-b57e-9797bbaf7c5e/0658439f-35fa-409d-b57e-9797bbaf7c5e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0658439f-35fa-409d-b57e-9797bbaf7c5e/0658439f-35fa-409d-b57e-9797bbaf7c5e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0658439f-35fa-409d-b57e-9797bbaf7c5e/0658439f-35fa-409d-b57e-9797bbaf7c5e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bella Taibon returns from suspension to stop a succubus feeding on Strickfield High—and discovers the demon has targeted Principal Matthew Van Diest.

Quarterback Jason Norman gets Bella suspended after groping her and learning what happens when...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bella Taibon returns from suspension to stop a succubus feeding on Strickfield High—and discovers the demon has targeted Principal Matthew Van Diest.<br /><br /> Quarterback Jason Norman gets Bella suspended after groping her and learning what happens when someone puts unwanted hands on a Master Vampire. A week later, best friend Eileen “Einny” Donnerly reports that transfer student Lavender Callier has every boy in school under her spell. Bella uses a careful touch of vampiric glam to make Van Diest forget the suspension long enough for her to investigate.<br /><br /> Lavender is no ordinary rival. Her supernatural allure can overpower Bella’s glam, drain the people she seduces, and turn the principal into prey. Stopping the succubus forces Bella to weaponize attraction, expose her own forbidden feelings for Van Diest, and decide whether any romance is worth endangering the friendship she values most. The battle moves from school hallways to the principal’s bedroom as the demon grows desperate to feed.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Suspended” is a mature Strickfield supernatural story about Bella Taibon, Eileen Donnerly, a predatory succubus, vampiric mind control, school corruption, and dangerous desire. The revised title corrects the episode’s focus while keeping its established story name first. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2319</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloodlust,creatures,dark,descent,fangs,hidden,highschool,hunger,identity,immersion,immortality,night,romance,secrets,solitude,supernatural,teenage,temptation,transformation,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c3c94a0d57eeef9e0bb9821bfc2e807a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>203</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Jimmy Hoffa — The Teamsters Boss Who Vanished Outside Detroit</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-jimmy-hoffa-the-teamsters-boss-who-vanished-outside-detroit--56387550</link><description><![CDATA[Jimmy Hoffa, the powerful former president of the Teamsters union, disappeared before a planned meeting outside Detroit on July 30, 1975. His body has never been found.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows James Riddle Hoffa from his rise through the American labor movement to the corruption cases, prison sentence, organized-crime associations, and bitter struggle to regain influence over the Teamsters. Hoffa was expected to meet Anthony “Tony Pro” Provenzano and Anthony Giacalone at the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. He was seen waiting, then vanished without a confirmed account of what happened next.<br /><br /> The episode examines the enduring theories: a Mafia execution, a Teamsters power struggle, revenge by former associates, a political or government conspiracy, and the many alleged burial locations searched over the decades. Suspects and theories are presented as unresolved claims, not proof of guilt.<br /><br /> Fifty years later, the FBI still describes the Hoffa investigation as active. Why was he lured to the restaurant, who transported him away, and how could one of America’s most recognizable labor leaders disappear without leaving a trace?<br /><br /> The episode approaches Jimmy Hoffa as a work of narrative nonfiction: names, chronology, evidence, and unresolved questions remain separate from the legend attached to the story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56387550</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56387550/038_the_disappearance_of_jimmy_hoffa.mp3" length="20867502" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f8c4993d-70db-4cdd-9fe7-709b95658f9e/f8c4993d-70db-4cdd-9fe7-709b95658f9e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f8c4993d-70db-4cdd-9fe7-709b95658f9e/f8c4993d-70db-4cdd-9fe7-709b95658f9e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f8c4993d-70db-4cdd-9fe7-709b95658f9e/f8c4993d-70db-4cdd-9fe7-709b95658f9e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jimmy Hoffa, the powerful former president of the Teamsters union, disappeared before a planned meeting outside Detroit on July 30, 1975. His body has never been found.

Terrifying &amp; True follows James Riddle Hoffa from his rise through the American...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jimmy Hoffa, the powerful former president of the Teamsters union, disappeared before a planned meeting outside Detroit on July 30, 1975. His body has never been found.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows James Riddle Hoffa from his rise through the American labor movement to the corruption cases, prison sentence, organized-crime associations, and bitter struggle to regain influence over the Teamsters. Hoffa was expected to meet Anthony “Tony Pro” Provenzano and Anthony Giacalone at the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. He was seen waiting, then vanished without a confirmed account of what happened next.<br /><br /> The episode examines the enduring theories: a Mafia execution, a Teamsters power struggle, revenge by former associates, a political or government conspiracy, and the many alleged burial locations searched over the decades. Suspects and theories are presented as unresolved claims, not proof of guilt.<br /><br /> Fifty years later, the FBI still describes the Hoffa investigation as active. Why was he lured to the restaurant, who transported him away, and how could one of America’s most recognizable labor leaders disappear without leaving a trace?<br /><br /> The episode approaches Jimmy Hoffa as a work of narrative nonfiction: names, chronology, evidence, and unresolved questions remain separate from the legend attached to the story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1305</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>coldcase,conspiracy,controversy,crime,disappearance,enigma,history,intrigue,investigation,laborunion,legendary,legends,mafia,missingperson,mystery,power,secrets,suspense,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Funny Games (2007): Home-Invasion Terror and Audience Complicity</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-funny-games-2007-home-invasion-terror-and-audience-complicity--56335161</link><description><![CDATA[“Funny Games” (2007) invades a family’s vacation with calculated psychological terror while forcing the audience to confront its own appetite for screen violence.<br /><br /> The discussion examines the plot, fourth-wall ruptures, realism, audience complicity, and Michael Haneke’s refusal to deliver the comforting rules or catharsis expected from a home-invasion thriller.<br /><br /> Rather than offering the release expected from a conventional thriller, Funny Games repeatedly interrupts the rules that normally protect viewers and characters. The home invasion becomes a controlled experiment in helplessness, with politeness, performance, and sudden cruelty making the violence feel less like spectacle and more like an accusation.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi approach the film as spoiler-filled horror criticism: what happens, how Michael Haneke manipulates identification, why the fourth wall matters, and whether the movie’s confrontational strategy deepens or limits its impact. The result is an audio-first discussion for listeners interested in psychological horror, home-invasion films, media violence, and movies designed to make their audience uncomfortable.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56335161</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56335161/cdih_funny_games.mp3" length="76891402" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7559828d-f173-4408-a4d5-8514bcd07d24/7559828d-f173-4408-a4d5-8514bcd07d24.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7559828d-f173-4408-a4d5-8514bcd07d24/7559828d-f173-4408-a4d5-8514bcd07d24.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7559828d-f173-4408-a4d5-8514bcd07d24/7559828d-f173-4408-a4d5-8514bcd07d24.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>“Funny Games” (2007) invades a family’s vacation with calculated psychological terror while forcing the audience to confront its own appetite for screen violence.

The discussion examines the plot, fourth-wall ruptures, realism, audience complicity,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[“Funny Games” (2007) invades a family’s vacation with calculated psychological terror while forcing the audience to confront its own appetite for screen violence.<br /><br /> The discussion examines the plot, fourth-wall ruptures, realism, audience complicity, and Michael Haneke’s refusal to deliver the comforting rules or catharsis expected from a home-invasion thriller.<br /><br /> Rather than offering the release expected from a conventional thriller, Funny Games repeatedly interrupts the rules that normally protect viewers and characters. The home invasion becomes a controlled experiment in helplessness, with politeness, performance, and sudden cruelty making the violence feel less like spectacle and more like an accusation.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi approach the film as spoiler-filled horror criticism: what happens, how Michael Haneke manipulates identification, why the fourth wall matters, and whether the movie’s confrontational strategy deepens or limits its impact. The result is an audio-first discussion for listeners interested in psychological horror, home-invasion films, media violence, and movies designed to make their audience uncomfortable.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4806</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>disturbing,homeinvasion,horror,meta,metafiction,psychological,psychologicaltorture,socialcritique,suspenseful,tense,thought-provoking,thriller,unsettling,violent</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e7e47551f7896888bbcaa34ea1a47c23.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Stop-Sign Man: A Stolen Sign, an Octagonal Barn &amp; a South Carolina Legend</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-stop-sign-man-a-stolen-sign-an-octagonal-barn-a-south-carolina-legend--56339972</link><description><![CDATA[On his seventeenth birthday, Stratton Duke steals a county stop sign and carries it into an eight-sided barn to summon South Carolina’s Stop-Sign Man.<br /><br /> The Crow County ritual has three rules: go alone, never tell anyone what you see, and do not get caught. Stratton grew up hearing that the entity has spinning red octagons for eyes and appears inside the abandoned Williamson barn. He once feared the legend; now he wants enough of an edge to impress new classmate Allison Weaving and prove himself to Mark Taylor’s reckless crowd.<br /><br /> Inside the barn, a hidden wall opens onto boggy land where a seductive girl named Roxy waits beside a dock and a distorted figure watches from the shadows. Stratton’s attempt ends with police, a disappearance, and a story nobody believes. As the Stop-Sign Man dismantles his life, Stratton studies the legend’s obsession with eight equal sides and returns to the octagonal barn with his father’s hatchet and a theory about how the monster is built.<br /><br /> Bryce Gibson’s “The Stop-Sign Man” is County Line Horror folklore about a birthday rite of passage, a stolen road sign, an impossible barn, peer pressure, and a rural entity made from the geometry of its legend. The richer notes name Stratton, Allison, Roxy, Crow County, and the Williamson barn without revealing the final cost of breaking the rules. Story by Bryce Gibson.<br /><br /> Explore more County Line Horror: <a href="https://www.countylinehorror.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.countylinehorror.c...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56339972</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56339972/202.mp3" length="38925296" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6b2f1343-e151-456d-b73f-fa6d65f957f3/6b2f1343-e151-456d-b73f-fa6d65f957f3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6b2f1343-e151-456d-b73f-fa6d65f957f3/6b2f1343-e151-456d-b73f-fa6d65f957f3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6b2f1343-e151-456d-b73f-fa6d65f957f3/6b2f1343-e151-456d-b73f-fa6d65f957f3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On his seventeenth birthday, Stratton Duke steals a county stop sign and carries it into an eight-sided barn to summon South Carolina’s Stop-Sign Man.

The Crow County ritual has three rules: go alone, never tell anyone what you see, and do not get...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On his seventeenth birthday, Stratton Duke steals a county stop sign and carries it into an eight-sided barn to summon South Carolina’s Stop-Sign Man.<br /><br /> The Crow County ritual has three rules: go alone, never tell anyone what you see, and do not get caught. Stratton grew up hearing that the entity has spinning red octagons for eyes and appears inside the abandoned Williamson barn. He once feared the legend; now he wants enough of an edge to impress new classmate Allison Weaving and prove himself to Mark Taylor’s reckless crowd.<br /><br /> Inside the barn, a hidden wall opens onto boggy land where a seductive girl named Roxy waits beside a dock and a distorted figure watches from the shadows. Stratton’s attempt ends with police, a disappearance, and a story nobody believes. As the Stop-Sign Man dismantles his life, Stratton studies the legend’s obsession with eight equal sides and returns to the octagonal barn with his father’s hatchet and a theory about how the monster is built.<br /><br /> Bryce Gibson’s “The Stop-Sign Man” is County Line Horror folklore about a birthday rite of passage, a stolen road sign, an impossible barn, peer pressure, and a rural entity made from the geometry of its legend. The richer notes name Stratton, Allison, Roxy, Crow County, and the Williamson barn without revealing the final cost of breaking the rules. Story by Bryce Gibson.<br /><br /> Explore more County Line Horror: <a href="https://www.countylinehorror.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.countylinehorror.c...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2433</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>curses,dark,darkness,eerie,enigmatic,evilwishes,folklore,haunted,haunting,horror,malevolent,mystery,nightmare,sinister,supernatural,suspense,thriller,twisted,urbanlegends,wishes</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e3e61b8928e9873f24b0272b01723a11.jpg"/><itunes:episode>202</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Philadelphia Experiment, Basement Screams &amp; Fish with Human Teeth</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-philadelphia-experiment-basement-screams-fish-with-human-teeth--56288170</link><description><![CDATA[The Philadelphia Experiment, screams coming from beneath a basement, and fish with humanlike teeth fill this month’s crypt with paranormal history and strange news.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle begin with reports that turn ordinary places and animals into nightmare material. A home becomes frightening when unexplained cries seem to rise from somewhere below the basement, while a peculiar fish story proves that nature can design a mouth more unsettling than many movie monsters.<br /><br /> The episode’s central mystery is the Philadelphia Experiment, the enduring legend that the U. S. Navy made the USS Eldridge invisible—or even teleported it—during a secret 1943 test. The hosts explore why stories of military secrecy, vanishing ships, disastrous side effects, and sailors fused with metal continue to thrive despite the lack of reliable evidence for the alleged experiment.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky brings the topics together as an audio magazine of urban legend, paranormal speculation, unexplained sounds, strange creatures, and the human instinct to build a terrifying story around the unknown.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic, At the End of Everything: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56288170</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56288170/013_monthly_spooky.mp3" length="149203051" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/27568622-5787-458a-9ad0-5f3a2d412871/27568622-5787-458a-9ad0-5f3a2d412871.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/27568622-5787-458a-9ad0-5f3a2d412871/27568622-5787-458a-9ad0-5f3a2d412871.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/27568622-5787-458a-9ad0-5f3a2d412871/27568622-5787-458a-9ad0-5f3a2d412871.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Philadelphia Experiment, screams coming from beneath a basement, and fish with humanlike teeth fill this month’s crypt with paranormal history and strange news.

Henrique and Michelle begin with reports that turn ordinary places and animals into...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Philadelphia Experiment, screams coming from beneath a basement, and fish with humanlike teeth fill this month’s crypt with paranormal history and strange news.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle begin with reports that turn ordinary places and animals into nightmare material. A home becomes frightening when unexplained cries seem to rise from somewhere below the basement, while a peculiar fish story proves that nature can design a mouth more unsettling than many movie monsters.<br /><br /> The episode’s central mystery is the Philadelphia Experiment, the enduring legend that the U. S. Navy made the USS Eldridge invisible—or even teleported it—during a secret 1943 test. The hosts explore why stories of military secrecy, vanishing ships, disastrous side effects, and sailors fused with metal continue to thrive despite the lack of reliable evidence for the alleged experiment.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky brings the topics together as an audio magazine of urban legend, paranormal speculation, unexplained sounds, strange creatures, and the human instinct to build a terrifying story around the unknown.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic, At the End of Everything: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9326</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bizarre,comedy,commentary,conspiracy,creepy,enigmatic,government,hilarious,humor,mystery,occult,oddities,paranormal,philadelphiaexperiment,stories,strange,supernatural,timetravel,unexplained,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Cask of Amontillado — Edgar Allan Poe’s Revenge in the Catacombs</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cask-of-amontillado-edgar-allan-poe-s-revenge-in-the-catacombs--56256271</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado follows Montresor into the carnival catacombs, where he uses Fortunato’s pride in his wine expertise to carry out a meticulous revenge.<br /><br /> Insulted but outwardly friendly, Montresor exploits Fortunato’s pride as a wine connoisseur. Bells ringing from a fool’s costume, damp walls coated with nitre, family bones, and repeated warnings about a cough accompany their descent through the catacombs. By the time Fortunato recognizes the trowel and freshly laid stones, the carnival above is impossibly far away.<br /><br /> This complete Weekly Spooky dramatic reading presents Poe’s 1846 gothic short story with its tension, black humor, and carefully controlled first-person narration intact. “The Cask of Amontillado” remains a classic of psychological horror because Montresor never identifies the insult that inspired his plan—and because his calm confession leaves listeners to decide whether he feels triumph, guilt, or both after fifty years.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> Poe’s original plot and prose remain the focus as the performance carries classic Gothic horror, revenge and supernatural justice, and love, family, and betrayal toward the ending without turning the show notes into a substitute for the story.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56256271</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56256271/the_cask_of_amontillado_7_27_23_10_13_pmfinal.mp3" length="18371056" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/425abe5f-de06-4439-83ca-a27d646f8373/425abe5f-de06-4439-83ca-a27d646f8373.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/425abe5f-de06-4439-83ca-a27d646f8373/425abe5f-de06-4439-83ca-a27d646f8373.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/425abe5f-de06-4439-83ca-a27d646f8373/425abe5f-de06-4439-83ca-a27d646f8373.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado follows Montresor into the carnival catacombs, where he uses Fortunato’s pride in his wine expertise to carry out a meticulous revenge.

Insulted but outwardly friendly, Montresor exploits Fortunato’s pride as...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado follows Montresor into the carnival catacombs, where he uses Fortunato’s pride in his wine expertise to carry out a meticulous revenge.<br /><br /> Insulted but outwardly friendly, Montresor exploits Fortunato’s pride as a wine connoisseur. Bells ringing from a fool’s costume, damp walls coated with nitre, family bones, and repeated warnings about a cough accompany their descent through the catacombs. By the time Fortunato recognizes the trowel and freshly laid stones, the carnival above is impossibly far away.<br /><br /> This complete Weekly Spooky dramatic reading presents Poe’s 1846 gothic short story with its tension, black humor, and carefully controlled first-person narration intact. “The Cask of Amontillado” remains a classic of psychological horror because Montresor never identifies the insult that inspired his plan—and because his calm confession leaves listeners to decide whether he feels triumph, guilt, or both after fifty years.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> Poe’s original plot and prose remain the focus as the performance carries classic Gothic horror, revenge and supernatural justice, and love, family, and betrayal toward the ending without turning the show notes into a substitute for the story.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1149</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,catacombs,crypts,darkness,deception,fortunato,intrigue,montresor,murder,mystery,revenge,revengeful,secrets,suspense,suspenseful,suspicion,tragedy,treachery,vengeance,wine</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hell Hath No Fury: A Wrongfully Convicted Bride Returns as a Vengeful Ghost</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hell-hath-no-fury-a-wrongfully-convicted-bride-returns-as-a-vengeful-ghost--56220852</link><description><![CDATA[Horror story of ghost revenge and true-crime obsession collide in Hell Hath No Fury—a dark, twisty tale of a young bride, a powerful older husband, and a dinner party that ends in a split-second “accident”… followed by a public frenzy that demands blood. Years later, the legend of Zelda Mae Darling becomes a tourist attraction, a media circus, and a content farm for influencers chasing clicks at any cost.<br /><br /> But some stories don’t stay buried.<br /><br /> When modern true-crime creators push one stunt too far, they discover the difference between a viral haunt and a real one—and the wrath of a woman who’s had decades to simmer. This is a supernatural revenge tale packed with small-town judgment, misogyny, mob justice, grief, rage, and gallows humor—where the past doesn’t just echo… it hunts.<br /><br /> Hell Hath No Fury by Aaron Michael Cook<br /><br /> Hell Hath No Fury builds its tension through ghost lore and supernatural suspense, revenge and supernatural justice, and demons, possession, and occult danger, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56220852</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56220852/201final.mp3" length="31838380" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fcec6705-c424-4088-9df0-3065d2ec8649/fcec6705-c424-4088-9df0-3065d2ec8649.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fcec6705-c424-4088-9df0-3065d2ec8649/fcec6705-c424-4088-9df0-3065d2ec8649.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fcec6705-c424-4088-9df0-3065d2ec8649/fcec6705-c424-4088-9df0-3065d2ec8649.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Horror story of ghost revenge and true-crime obsession collide in Hell Hath No Fury—a dark, twisty tale of a young bride, a powerful older husband, and a dinner party that ends in a split-second “accident”… followed by a public frenzy that demands...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Horror story of ghost revenge and true-crime obsession collide in Hell Hath No Fury—a dark, twisty tale of a young bride, a powerful older husband, and a dinner party that ends in a split-second “accident”… followed by a public frenzy that demands blood. Years later, the legend of Zelda Mae Darling becomes a tourist attraction, a media circus, and a content farm for influencers chasing clicks at any cost.<br /><br /> But some stories don’t stay buried.<br /><br /> When modern true-crime creators push one stunt too far, they discover the difference between a viral haunt and a real one—and the wrath of a woman who’s had decades to simmer. This is a supernatural revenge tale packed with small-town judgment, misogyny, mob justice, grief, rage, and gallows humor—where the past doesn’t just echo… it hunts.<br /><br /> Hell Hath No Fury by Aaron Michael Cook<br /><br /> Hell Hath No Fury builds its tension through ghost lore and supernatural suspense, revenge and supernatural justice, and demons, possession, and occult danger, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1990</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cemetery,creepy,curse,execution,ghost,haunted,haunting,horror,influencer,justice,legend,murder,mystery,podcast,revenge,scary,storytelling,supernatural,thriller,trial</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/475c22479f8810cb69e876f6aa48d825.jpg"/><itunes:episode>201</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Titanic Mysteries — The Olympic Switch, Missed Warnings, and a Maritime Disaster</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-titanic-mysteries-the-olympic-switch-missed-warnings-and-a-maritime-disaster--56195059</link><description><![CDATA[RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, killing more than 1,500 people—but the disaster still attracts mysteries, disputed explanations, and conspiracy theories.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines the documented sinking alongside claims that have grown around it. Could a coal fire have weakened the ship before departure? Did brittle steel or faulty rivets make the collision more destructive? What happened to the final ice warning from the nearby Californian, and could unusual atmospheric conditions have hidden the iceberg from Titanic’s lookouts?<br /><br /> The episode also enters the darker territory of Titanic conspiracy lore, including the unsupported theory that White Star Line secretly exchanged Titanic with its damaged sister ship Olympic for an insurance scheme. Other allegations involving financier J. P. Morgan and prominent passengers are treated as theories rather than established history.<br /><br /> From the shortage of lifeboats and missing binocular key to the wreck’s discovery and evidence that the ship broke apart at the surface, this episode separates known failures from speculation surrounding the world’s most famous shipwreck.<br /><br /> The episode approaches Titanic Mysteries as a work of narrative nonfiction: names, chronology, evidence, and unresolved questions remain separate from the legend attached to the story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56195059</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56195059/the_unsolved_mysteries_of_the_titanic_7_23_23_10_02_pm.mp3" length="18748111" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2996ac66-ceb4-4772-b457-06ff27a2023f/2996ac66-ceb4-4772-b457-06ff27a2023f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2996ac66-ceb4-4772-b457-06ff27a2023f/2996ac66-ceb4-4772-b457-06ff27a2023f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2996ac66-ceb4-4772-b457-06ff27a2023f/2996ac66-ceb4-4772-b457-06ff27a2023f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, killing more than 1,500 people—but the disaster still attracts mysteries, disputed explanations, and conspiracy theories.

Terrifying &amp; True examines the documented sinking alongside claims...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, killing more than 1,500 people—but the disaster still attracts mysteries, disputed explanations, and conspiracy theories.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines the documented sinking alongside claims that have grown around it. Could a coal fire have weakened the ship before departure? Did brittle steel or faulty rivets make the collision more destructive? What happened to the final ice warning from the nearby Californian, and could unusual atmospheric conditions have hidden the iceberg from Titanic’s lookouts?<br /><br /> The episode also enters the darker territory of Titanic conspiracy lore, including the unsupported theory that White Star Line secretly exchanged Titanic with its damaged sister ship Olympic for an insurance scheme. Other allegations involving financier J. P. Morgan and prominent passengers are treated as theories rather than established history.<br /><br /> From the shortage of lifeboats and missing binocular key to the wreck’s discovery and evidence that the ship broke apart at the surface, this episode separates known failures from speculation surrounding the world’s most famous shipwreck.<br /><br /> The episode approaches Titanic Mysteries as a work of narrative nonfiction: names, chronology, evidence, and unresolved questions remain separate from the legend attached to the story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1172</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>artifacts,conspiracy,disaster,engineering,expedition,exploration,history,iceberg,investigation,liner,mystery,ocean,podcast,remains,shipwreck,sinking,survivors,titanic,tragedy,unsinkable</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Weekly Spooky at 200 Episodes — How the Audio Horror Show Is Made</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/weekly-spooky-at-200-episodes-how-the-audio-horror-show-is-made--56173365</link><description><![CDATA[Filmmaker and journalist Andrew Shearer interviews Henrique Couto about producing 200 episodes of Weekly Spooky over the show’s first three years.<br /><br /> The retrospective explores how the audio fiction is made, lessons from sustaining a weekly schedule, the collaborators behind the feed, and where Henrique hopes to take the show next.<br /><br /> The conversation looks behind the finished narration at the practical work required to release original horror on a weekly schedule: finding and developing stories, recording performances, shaping atmosphere, coordinating collaborators, and keeping a long-running independent production moving. It also reflects on how the show changed across its first 200 installments.<br /><br /> Andrew Shearer’s interview gives new listeners an introduction to the person behind Weekly Spooky while offering longtime listeners a production retrospective. It is a creator-focused episode about independent podcasting, audio storytelling, horror narration, filmmaking, and the choices that turned a weekly experiment into an established horror-entertainment feed.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56173365</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56173365/andrew_interview.mp3" length="58982374" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/46629768-c334-42bc-b666-94d6db59afe5/46629768-c334-42bc-b666-94d6db59afe5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/46629768-c334-42bc-b666-94d6db59afe5/46629768-c334-42bc-b666-94d6db59afe5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/46629768-c334-42bc-b666-94d6db59afe5/46629768-c334-42bc-b666-94d6db59afe5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Filmmaker and journalist Andrew Shearer interviews Henrique Couto about producing 200 episodes of Weekly Spooky over the show’s first three years.

The retrospective explores how the audio fiction is made, lessons from sustaining a weekly schedule,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Filmmaker and journalist Andrew Shearer interviews Henrique Couto about producing 200 episodes of Weekly Spooky over the show’s first three years.<br /><br /> The retrospective explores how the audio fiction is made, lessons from sustaining a weekly schedule, the collaborators behind the feed, and where Henrique hopes to take the show next.<br /><br /> The conversation looks behind the finished narration at the practical work required to release original horror on a weekly schedule: finding and developing stories, recording performances, shaping atmosphere, coordinating collaborators, and keeping a long-running independent production moving. It also reflects on how the show changed across its first 200 installments.<br /><br /> Andrew Shearer’s interview gives new listeners an introduction to the person behind Weekly Spooky while offering longtime listeners a production retrospective. It is a creator-focused episode about independent podcasting, audio storytelling, horror narration, filmmaking, and the choices that turned a weekly experiment into an established horror-entertainment feed.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3687</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>atmosphere,behindthescenes,chilling,creators,creepy,editing,horror,inspiration,interview,podcast,process,production,recording,scary,sounddesign,spooky,storytelling,suspense,thriller,writing</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8fb0c279061a62a7c6547bd69ae39c2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Over the Scare — A Live Radio Séance Becomes Demonic Possession</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/over-the-scare-a-live-radio-seance-becomes-demonic-possession--56143896</link><description><![CDATA[A recovered cassette captures the final Ricky and Rocky radio broadcast, when a live interview with a psychic opens the studio to a spirit called Lock.<br /><br /> WGAB’s popular weekend hosts expect comedy, callers, and an easy ratings boost from New Orleans medium Sophia Martin. Ricky humiliates her by inventing a dead brother, then demands she summon something genuinely supernatural. The challenge works too well. An unknown presence takes control of Ricky, reads callers’ secrets, and turns its attention toward Rocky’s buried guilt over the crash that killed his first wife and unborn child.<br /><br /> Written in the form of a lost broadcast, Henrique Couto’s audio horror drama combines talk-radio satire, possession, survivor’s guilt, and a demonic bargain collected live on the air. Lock offers Rocky a choice between his youngest child and his own life while police close in on the studio.<br /><br /> “Over the Scare” by Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> Starring Henrique Couto, Dan York, and Rachael Redolfi.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56143896</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56143896/200_over_the_scare_tape_soundfinal.mp3" length="61158321" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/505a8c71-8668-4f45-ac93-3c9da9be50e0/505a8c71-8668-4f45-ac93-3c9da9be50e0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/505a8c71-8668-4f45-ac93-3c9da9be50e0/505a8c71-8668-4f45-ac93-3c9da9be50e0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/505a8c71-8668-4f45-ac93-3c9da9be50e0/505a8c71-8668-4f45-ac93-3c9da9be50e0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A recovered cassette captures the final Ricky and Rocky radio broadcast, when a live interview with a psychic opens the studio to a spirit called Lock.

WGAB’s popular weekend hosts expect comedy, callers, and an easy ratings boost from New Orleans...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A recovered cassette captures the final Ricky and Rocky radio broadcast, when a live interview with a psychic opens the studio to a spirit called Lock.<br /><br /> WGAB’s popular weekend hosts expect comedy, callers, and an easy ratings boost from New Orleans medium Sophia Martin. Ricky humiliates her by inventing a dead brother, then demands she summon something genuinely supernatural. The challenge works too well. An unknown presence takes control of Ricky, reads callers’ secrets, and turns its attention toward Rocky’s buried guilt over the crash that killed his first wife and unborn child.<br /><br /> Written in the form of a lost broadcast, Henrique Couto’s audio horror drama combines talk-radio satire, possession, survivor’s guilt, and a demonic bargain collected live on the air. Lock offers Rocky a choice between his youngest child and his own life while police close in on the studio.<br /><br /> “Over the Scare” by Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> Starring Henrique Couto, Dan York, and Rachael Redolfi.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3823</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audio,dark,demon,eerie,enigma,entity,ghostly,haunting,horror,intrigue,lost,mystery,occult,paranormal,possession,radio,recording,supernatural,tapes,unearthed</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3af5feb723cc45db081af76e2e9dfef9.jpg"/><itunes:episode>200</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Lost Colony of Roanoke: What Happened to the 1587 Settlers?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-lost-colony-of-roanoke-what-happened-to-the-1587-settlers--56123170</link><description><![CDATA[The Lost Colony of Roanoke is a documented historical mystery from Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina, where an English settlement established in 1587 disappeared before Governor John White returned. The colony included women and children, among them White’s daughter Eleanor Dare and his newborn granddaughter Virginia Dare.<br /><br /> England’s earlier Roanoke attempt had already failed amid shortages and violent conflict with Indigenous communities. When the later settlers needed supplies, White sailed for England, but war with Spain delayed his return until 1590. He found the settlement abandoned and the colonists gone, with limited clues indicating a possible move toward Croatoan. Storms prevented a full search. Since then, historians, archaeologists, descendants, and amateur researchers have debated assimilation with Croatan communities, relocation inland, starvation, conflict, Spanish attack, and later oral traditions. Sensational claims sometimes promise a solved mystery even when the archaeological evidence remains disputed.<br /><br /> In this episode of Terrifying &amp; True, we follow the voyages, resupply failure, colonial violence, surviving records, and modern theories while recognizing the Native peoples whose land and knowledge shaped every possible outcome. Did the settlers join nearby communities and leave European identity behind, or did another disaster erase the colony before help could return?<br /><br /> INSIDE THIS EPISODE<br /> - Sir Walter Raleigh’s first Roanoke settlement attempt<br /> - John White, Eleanor Dare, and Virginia Dare<br /> - Conflict with Secotan and Croatan communities<br /> - The Spanish Armada and delayed English resupply<br /> - The Croatoan clue and assimilation theory<br /> - Archaeological claims, oral history, and disputed evidence<br /><br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56123170</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56123170/the_lost_colony_of_roanokefinal.mp3" length="18938162" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4efcc37e-fdb6-44de-80f2-a417f1cf2161/4efcc37e-fdb6-44de-80f2-a417f1cf2161.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4efcc37e-fdb6-44de-80f2-a417f1cf2161/4efcc37e-fdb6-44de-80f2-a417f1cf2161.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4efcc37e-fdb6-44de-80f2-a417f1cf2161/4efcc37e-fdb6-44de-80f2-a417f1cf2161.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Lost Colony of Roanoke is a documented historical mystery from Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina, where an English settlement established in 1587 disappeared before Governor John White returned. The colony included women and children,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Lost Colony of Roanoke is a documented historical mystery from Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina, where an English settlement established in 1587 disappeared before Governor John White returned. The colony included women and children, among them White’s daughter Eleanor Dare and his newborn granddaughter Virginia Dare.<br /><br /> England’s earlier Roanoke attempt had already failed amid shortages and violent conflict with Indigenous communities. When the later settlers needed supplies, White sailed for England, but war with Spain delayed his return until 1590. He found the settlement abandoned and the colonists gone, with limited clues indicating a possible move toward Croatoan. Storms prevented a full search. Since then, historians, archaeologists, descendants, and amateur researchers have debated assimilation with Croatan communities, relocation inland, starvation, conflict, Spanish attack, and later oral traditions. Sensational claims sometimes promise a solved mystery even when the archaeological evidence remains disputed.<br /><br /> In this episode of Terrifying &amp; True, we follow the voyages, resupply failure, colonial violence, surviving records, and modern theories while recognizing the Native peoples whose land and knowledge shaped every possible outcome. Did the settlers join nearby communities and leave European identity behind, or did another disaster erase the colony before help could return?<br /><br /> INSIDE THIS EPISODE<br /> - Sir Walter Raleigh’s first Roanoke settlement attempt<br /> - John White, Eleanor Dare, and Virginia Dare<br /> - Conflict with Secotan and Croatan communities<br /> - The Spanish Armada and delayed English resupply<br /> - The Croatoan clue and assimilation theory<br /> - Archaeological claims, oral history, and disputed evidence<br /><br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1184</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>archaeology,colonial,conspiracy,curiosity,disappearance,enigma,exploration,history,indigenous,intrigue,investigation,legends,mystery,roanoke,settlers,supernatural,unsolved,virginia</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/826daac7696b13f71ce399fa212c5a9c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Imitation by Edgar Allan Poe: Pride, Dreams &amp; a Bright Hope Lost</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/imitation-by-edgar-allan-poe-pride-dreams-a-bright-hope-lost--56097312</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe turns childhood memory into a dark dream of pride, mystery, and a bright hope that has vanished beyond recovery.<br /><br /> First published in 1827, “Imitation” is one of Poe’s earliest poems. Its speaker looks back on a life shaped by visions no one else could share, describing youth as an unfathomable tide suspended between waking thought and dream. What once seemed bright has passed, leaving a mind haunted by its own private history and unable to find ordinary worldly rest.<br /><br /> The poem already contains ideas that would define Poe’s later work: the instability of memory, the loneliness of an inner world, the seduction of dreams, and the painful distance between an ideal past and a diminished present. Its language is compact, but the emotional landscape is unmistakably Gothic—a speaker surrounded not by literal ghosts, but by mysteries and vanished possibilities that continue to rule him.<br /><br /> This spoken-word reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Imitation” offers a concise entry into his early poetry for listeners drawn to classic Gothic literature, melancholic verse, dream imagery, and reflections on pride and lost hope. The revised notes identify the poem’s central ideas without forcing a supernatural plot onto an introspective work.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56097312</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56097312/imitationfinal.mp3" length="2867982" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7d2088fc-4b0a-4152-9681-db180814cdf4/7d2088fc-4b0a-4152-9681-db180814cdf4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7d2088fc-4b0a-4152-9681-db180814cdf4/7d2088fc-4b0a-4152-9681-db180814cdf4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7d2088fc-4b0a-4152-9681-db180814cdf4/7d2088fc-4b0a-4152-9681-db180814cdf4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe turns childhood memory into a dark dream of pride, mystery, and a bright hope that has vanished beyond recovery.

First published in 1827, “Imitation” is one of Poe’s earliest poems. Its speaker looks back on a life shaped by visions...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe turns childhood memory into a dark dream of pride, mystery, and a bright hope that has vanished beyond recovery.<br /><br /> First published in 1827, “Imitation” is one of Poe’s earliest poems. Its speaker looks back on a life shaped by visions no one else could share, describing youth as an unfathomable tide suspended between waking thought and dream. What once seemed bright has passed, leaving a mind haunted by its own private history and unable to find ordinary worldly rest.<br /><br /> The poem already contains ideas that would define Poe’s later work: the instability of memory, the loneliness of an inner world, the seduction of dreams, and the painful distance between an ideal past and a diminished present. Its language is compact, but the emotional landscape is unmistakably Gothic—a speaker surrounded not by literal ghosts, but by mysteries and vanished possibilities that continue to rule him.<br /><br /> This spoken-word reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Imitation” offers a concise entry into his early poetry for listeners drawn to classic Gothic literature, melancholic verse, dream imagery, and reflections on pride and lost hope. The revised notes identify the poem’s central ideas without forcing a supernatural plot onto an introspective work.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>180</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>artistry,beauty,dark,death,despair,edgarallanpoe,emotion,eternity,gothic,imitation,intensity,longing,loss,madness,melancholy,obsession,poetry,romanticism,symbolism,timelessness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cruel Moon: A Werewolf Transformation Told from Inside the Curse</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cruel-moon-a-werewolf-transformation-told-from-inside-the-curse--56068009</link><description><![CDATA[A nighttime dog attack leaves an injured runner healing impossibly fast—then the full moon brings hunger, blackouts, and a brutal transformation.<br /><br /> The bite requires thirty-seven stitches, but within two days the wound is gone. An old knee injury heals with it. Smell, night vision, speed, and strength sharpen until ordinary people seem painfully slow, while anger and the scent of blood become almost impossible to resist. A family visit ends with the narrator attacking a sister-in-law and biting a brother before fleeing into the night.<br /><br /> Waking naked and blood-soaked in the woods is only the beginning. A mountain lion has been found partly eaten, raw meat has replaced every normal appetite, and the next full moon reveals the curse in graphic detail: fingers break, the spine and ribs reshape, skin tears, the skull lengthens, and new teeth force their way through the gums. Months pass, livestock and local hooligans die during missing stretches of time, and the animal traits no longer disappear completely with sunrise.<br /><br /> Credited to Anonymous, “Cruel Moon” is a first-person werewolf horror story that traps the listener inside the physical and psychological stages of lycanthropy. It combines transformation body horror, predatory instinct, unreliable memory, family danger, and the frightening possibility that the victim of the curse may secretly welcome what the cruel moon releases.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56068009</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56068009/199final.mp3" length="23682743" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d7306bc5-cf87-401f-a9a2-8a7eee3ffac0/d7306bc5-cf87-401f-a9a2-8a7eee3ffac0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d7306bc5-cf87-401f-a9a2-8a7eee3ffac0/d7306bc5-cf87-401f-a9a2-8a7eee3ffac0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d7306bc5-cf87-401f-a9a2-8a7eee3ffac0/d7306bc5-cf87-401f-a9a2-8a7eee3ffac0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A nighttime dog attack leaves an injured runner healing impossibly fast—then the full moon brings hunger, blackouts, and a brutal transformation.

The bite requires thirty-seven stitches, but within two days the wound is gone. An old knee injury heals...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A nighttime dog attack leaves an injured runner healing impossibly fast—then the full moon brings hunger, blackouts, and a brutal transformation.<br /><br /> The bite requires thirty-seven stitches, but within two days the wound is gone. An old knee injury heals with it. Smell, night vision, speed, and strength sharpen until ordinary people seem painfully slow, while anger and the scent of blood become almost impossible to resist. A family visit ends with the narrator attacking a sister-in-law and biting a brother before fleeing into the night.<br /><br /> Waking naked and blood-soaked in the woods is only the beginning. A mountain lion has been found partly eaten, raw meat has replaced every normal appetite, and the next full moon reveals the curse in graphic detail: fingers break, the spine and ribs reshape, skin tears, the skull lengthens, and new teeth force their way through the gums. Months pass, livestock and local hooligans die during missing stretches of time, and the animal traits no longer disappear completely with sunrise.<br /><br /> Credited to Anonymous, “Cruel Moon” is a first-person werewolf horror story that traps the listener inside the physical and psychological stages of lycanthropy. It combines transformation body horror, predatory instinct, unreliable memory, family danger, and the frightening possibility that the victim of the curse may secretly welcome what the cruel moon releases.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1481</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>animalistic,beast,blood,curse,fear,fullmoon,horror,identity,metamorphosis,moon,mysterious,night,secret,shape-shifter,supernatural,tension,thriller,transformation,werewolf</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0517de830df70a7c679d232f7186c6cf.jpg"/><itunes:episode>199</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Danny LaPlante — The Boy in the Walls and the Gustafson Family Murders</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-danny-laplante-the-boy-in-the-walls-and-the-gustafson-family-murders--56045195</link><description><![CDATA[Teenager Danny LaPlante hid inside a Massachusetts family’s walls, imitated their dead mother, and later murdered a neighboring mother and two children.<br /><br /> In 1986, LaPlante targeted sisters Annie and Jessica Andrews after a brief date with Annie. He broke into their home, moved through a concealed crawlspace, stole food, watched the family, and made noises the grieving girls initially interpreted as supernatural contact. Police eventually discovered him behind a bedroom wall, turning an apparent haunting into a terrifying case of stalking and home invasion.<br /><br /> After release from juvenile detention in 1987, LaPlante stole firearms. On December 1, he entered the nearby Gustafson home and killed Priscilla Gustafson and her children, eight-year-old Abigail and five-year-old William. A regional manhunt ended when he was found hiding in a dumpster, and forensic evidence connected him to the crime.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True separates the often-embellished “boy in the walls” legend from the confirmed murders that followed. LaPlante was convicted and received three consecutive life sentences.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56045195</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56045195/danny_laplante_the_boy_in_the_walls_7_9_23_8_29_pmfinal.mp3" length="17491299" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/24ac4679-cdc0-4817-8d80-6e58ef850a9c/24ac4679-cdc0-4817-8d80-6e58ef850a9c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/24ac4679-cdc0-4817-8d80-6e58ef850a9c/24ac4679-cdc0-4817-8d80-6e58ef850a9c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/24ac4679-cdc0-4817-8d80-6e58ef850a9c/24ac4679-cdc0-4817-8d80-6e58ef850a9c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Teenager Danny LaPlante hid inside a Massachusetts family’s walls, imitated their dead mother, and later murdered a neighboring mother and two children.

In 1986, LaPlante targeted sisters Annie and Jessica Andrews after a brief date with Annie. He...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Teenager Danny LaPlante hid inside a Massachusetts family’s walls, imitated their dead mother, and later murdered a neighboring mother and two children.<br /><br /> In 1986, LaPlante targeted sisters Annie and Jessica Andrews after a brief date with Annie. He broke into their home, moved through a concealed crawlspace, stole food, watched the family, and made noises the grieving girls initially interpreted as supernatural contact. Police eventually discovered him behind a bedroom wall, turning an apparent haunting into a terrifying case of stalking and home invasion.<br /><br /> After release from juvenile detention in 1987, LaPlante stole firearms. On December 1, he entered the nearby Gustafson home and killed Priscilla Gustafson and her children, eight-year-old Abigail and five-year-old William. A regional manhunt ended when he was found hiding in a dumpster, and forensic evidence connected him to the crime.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True separates the often-embellished “boy in the walls” legend from the confirmed murders that followed. LaPlante was convicted and received three consecutive life sentences.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1094</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>case home,childhood ghostly,crime cold,crimes teenage,elements disturbed,encounters police,evidence media,invasion horror haunting paran,investigation criminal,killer multiple,massachusetts,minds unsolved,murders supernatural,mysteries twisted,profiling forensic,sensation,teenagers,thriller criminal,true</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Summer Slayings: Ghosts, Werewolves, Zombies &amp; Camp Massacres</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-slayings-ghosts-werewolves-zombies-camp-massacres--56006635</link><description><![CDATA[Five summer horror stories turn haunted water, a closing camp, werewolf country, a cemetery inn, and a bayou prank into deadly vacations.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Spirit of Langley Pond” brings a cruel prank to the South Carolina water where Alayna Sanders was murdered forty years earlier. John Oak Dalton’s “Camp Dead and Buried” traps the remaining counselors at Camp Elderberry on the hottest night in Indiana history, when the last night of summer becomes a slasher massacre.<br /><br /> In David O’Hanlon’s “The Wolf of Fagan County,” thirteen-year-old Conrad faces mutilated bodies, curfews, and an old warning about what hunts around the small town of Whistler. Keith Tomlin’s “Bed and Breakfast and Zombies” detours eleven-year-old Jake and his father Edward to Stones Creek, the Grinning Cat Inn, and a cemetery crypt tied to witches, ghouls, and the undead Romanova family.<br /><br /> O’Hanlon’s “Summer Slaycation” sends youth offenders Henry and Lance across a lake near Cypress Maze after a camp prank, where an abandoned bayou house hides mad experiments and hungry hybrid creatures. “Summer Slayings” collects ghost-story atmosphere, camp-slasher suspense, small-town werewolf folklore, zombie adventure, and swamp creature horror for a long hot-weather fright session.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56006635</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56006635/summer_camp_slayings_7_5_23_3_28_pmfinal.mp3" length="146343868" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f2266c2e-03f8-4ccd-96aa-2c94737fde02/f2266c2e-03f8-4ccd-96aa-2c94737fde02.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f2266c2e-03f8-4ccd-96aa-2c94737fde02/f2266c2e-03f8-4ccd-96aa-2c94737fde02.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f2266c2e-03f8-4ccd-96aa-2c94737fde02/f2266c2e-03f8-4ccd-96aa-2c94737fde02.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five summer horror stories turn haunted water, a closing camp, werewolf country, a cemetery inn, and a bayou prank into deadly vacations.

Charles Campbell’s “The Spirit of Langley Pond” brings a cruel prank to the South Carolina water where Alayna...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five summer horror stories turn haunted water, a closing camp, werewolf country, a cemetery inn, and a bayou prank into deadly vacations.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “The Spirit of Langley Pond” brings a cruel prank to the South Carolina water where Alayna Sanders was murdered forty years earlier. John Oak Dalton’s “Camp Dead and Buried” traps the remaining counselors at Camp Elderberry on the hottest night in Indiana history, when the last night of summer becomes a slasher massacre.<br /><br /> In David O’Hanlon’s “The Wolf of Fagan County,” thirteen-year-old Conrad faces mutilated bodies, curfews, and an old warning about what hunts around the small town of Whistler. Keith Tomlin’s “Bed and Breakfast and Zombies” detours eleven-year-old Jake and his father Edward to Stones Creek, the Grinning Cat Inn, and a cemetery crypt tied to witches, ghouls, and the undead Romanova family.<br /><br /> O’Hanlon’s “Summer Slaycation” sends youth offenders Henry and Lance across a lake near Cypress Maze after a camp prank, where an abandoned bayou house hides mad experiments and hungry hybrid creatures. “Summer Slayings” collects ghost-story atmosphere, camp-slasher suspense, small-town werewolf folklore, zombie adventure, and swamp creature horror for a long hot-weather fright session.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9147</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloodcurdling,bone-chilling,chilling,creepy,dark,ghosts,haunting,horror,killers,menacing,paranormal,psychological,scary,serial,summer,supernatural,suspense,terrifying,thriller,werewolves</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/426a334e5ab898b41f030e69e884b548.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>These Dark Woods: Momo Hunts a Missouri Summer Camp with Deadly Traps</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/these-dark-woods-momo-hunts-a-missouri-summer-camp-with-deadly-traps--55997923</link><description><![CDATA[Seventeen-year-old Lucy Burr leads five Beaver Scouts into forbidden Missouri woods, where Momo hunts children with arrows, snares, and deadly traps.<br /><br /> Lucy thinks a campfire story will scare Timmy, Rebecca, Paolo, Ralph, and Tiffany into paying attention. She tells them how a 1976 camping party vanished near Sweetwater Lake, leaving shredded tents, enormous bare footprints, and a finger bone in the creature’s dung. The legend says Momo—the Missouri Monster—is a shaggy, orange-eyed forest ape. The campers dismiss it as a cheap television monster until a hulking figure appears beyond the firelight.<br /><br /> This cryptid does more than chase its prey. Momo throws spears and stones, rigs the Hemingway National Forest with pendulum logs, tripwires, pits, and snares, and deliberately turns escape into a hunt. Lucy’s Scout training is the only defense she has as she tries to guide the children through a woodland killing ground designed by something intelligent.<br /><br /> Years after the Sweetwater Lake massacre, a scarred and disbelieved Lucy returns when new disappearances confirm that Momo never left. She maps its territory, studies its habits, contaminates its trails with her scent, and loads a Ruger with custom “Bigfoot special” ammunition for a reckoning. David O’Hanlon’s “These Dark Woods” is a Missouri cryptid horror story about summer-camp folklore, survivor’s guilt, wilderness traps, and a predator that understands the rules of the hunt. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55997923</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/55997923/198_these_dark_woods.mp3" length="49600042" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/67e2ea57-7f70-4d2d-ae0e-44e8946f7d6e/67e2ea57-7f70-4d2d-ae0e-44e8946f7d6e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/67e2ea57-7f70-4d2d-ae0e-44e8946f7d6e/67e2ea57-7f70-4d2d-ae0e-44e8946f7d6e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/67e2ea57-7f70-4d2d-ae0e-44e8946f7d6e/67e2ea57-7f70-4d2d-ae0e-44e8946f7d6e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Seventeen-year-old Lucy Burr leads five Beaver Scouts into forbidden Missouri woods, where Momo hunts children with arrows, snares, and deadly traps.

Lucy thinks a campfire story will scare Timmy, Rebecca, Paolo, Ralph, and Tiffany into paying...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seventeen-year-old Lucy Burr leads five Beaver Scouts into forbidden Missouri woods, where Momo hunts children with arrows, snares, and deadly traps.<br /><br /> Lucy thinks a campfire story will scare Timmy, Rebecca, Paolo, Ralph, and Tiffany into paying attention. She tells them how a 1976 camping party vanished near Sweetwater Lake, leaving shredded tents, enormous bare footprints, and a finger bone in the creature’s dung. The legend says Momo—the Missouri Monster—is a shaggy, orange-eyed forest ape. The campers dismiss it as a cheap television monster until a hulking figure appears beyond the firelight.<br /><br /> This cryptid does more than chase its prey. Momo throws spears and stones, rigs the Hemingway National Forest with pendulum logs, tripwires, pits, and snares, and deliberately turns escape into a hunt. Lucy’s Scout training is the only defense she has as she tries to guide the children through a woodland killing ground designed by something intelligent.<br /><br /> Years after the Sweetwater Lake massacre, a scarred and disbelieved Lucy returns when new disappearances confirm that Momo never left. She maps its territory, studies its habits, contaminates its trails with her scent, and loads a Ruger with custom “Bigfoot special” ammunition for a reckoning. David O’Hanlon’s “These Dark Woods” is a Missouri cryptid horror story about summer-camp folklore, survivor’s guilt, wilderness traps, and a predator that understands the rules of the hunt. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3100</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abominable,bigfoot,chilling,creature,cryptid,dark,forest,horror,legend,monster,mystery,paranormal,sasquatch,supernatural,terrifying,thriller,unexplained,urban,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8ded016c7542e35abe677f45d9db331b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>198</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Possession (1981) — Divorce, Doppelgängers &amp; Body Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-possession-1981-divorce-doppelgangers-body-horror--55160106</link><description><![CDATA[Possession turns a collapsing marriage into feverish body horror as a husband discovers that his estranged wife’s secret is far stranger than an affair.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Selis of Sweet N Spooky cut into Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 cult film, starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill. Set in a divided Berlin, the story follows Mark and Anna through separation, jealousy, surveillance, violence, and an increasingly surreal struggle over identity. The hosts explore how the film transforms the emotional chaos of divorce into doubles, monstrous desire, religious imagery, and physical transformation.<br /><br /> The discussion considers Adjani’s famously intense performance, the subway breakdown sequence, the creature at the center of Anna’s hidden apartment, and the movie’s refusal to stay inside a single genre. Possession can be read as relationship drama, political allegory, psychological collapse, cosmic horror, or all of them at once.<br /><br /> Cutting Deep Into Horror connects the film’s disturbing images to the recognizable fear of losing someone while realizing that neither partner is who the other believed. This is a spoiler-filled conversation for listeners ready to enter one of art-horror cinema’s strangest breakups.<br /><br /> Hosted by Henrique and Selis of Sweet N Spooky.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55160106</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/55160106/cdih_02final.mp3" length="88302592" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f6926363-dec1-4d5c-846d-8acc838f7eef/f6926363-dec1-4d5c-846d-8acc838f7eef.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f6926363-dec1-4d5c-846d-8acc838f7eef/f6926363-dec1-4d5c-846d-8acc838f7eef.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f6926363-dec1-4d5c-846d-8acc838f7eef/f6926363-dec1-4d5c-846d-8acc838f7eef.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Possession turns a collapsing marriage into feverish body horror as a husband discovers that his estranged wife’s secret is far stranger than an affair.

Henrique Couto and Selis of Sweet N Spooky cut into Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 cult film, starring...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Possession turns a collapsing marriage into feverish body horror as a husband discovers that his estranged wife’s secret is far stranger than an affair.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Selis of Sweet N Spooky cut into Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 cult film, starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill. Set in a divided Berlin, the story follows Mark and Anna through separation, jealousy, surveillance, violence, and an increasingly surreal struggle over identity. The hosts explore how the film transforms the emotional chaos of divorce into doubles, monstrous desire, religious imagery, and physical transformation.<br /><br /> The discussion considers Adjani’s famously intense performance, the subway breakdown sequence, the creature at the center of Anna’s hidden apartment, and the movie’s refusal to stay inside a single genre. Possession can be read as relationship drama, political allegory, psychological collapse, cosmic horror, or all of them at once.<br /><br /> Cutting Deep Into Horror connects the film’s disturbing images to the recognizable fear of losing someone while realizing that neither partner is who the other believed. This is a spoiler-filled conversation for listeners ready to enter one of art-horror cinema’s strangest breakups.<br /><br /> Hosted by Henrique and Selis of Sweet N Spooky.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5519</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1981,adjani,cinema,classic,cult,disturbing,european,film,horror,intense,isabelle,neill,possession,psychological,sam,supernatural,surreal,thriller,unsettling</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dab6afb72670d841ba7b69452ad2e845.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Prom Night of the Dead Part 4: Lillian’s Final Prom &amp; Roni’s Last Stand</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/prom-night-of-the-dead-part-4-lillian-s-final-prom-roni-s-last-stand--55303736</link><description><![CDATA[Roni and Derek enter a corpse-filled prom at Strickfield High, where Lillian Johanssen’s final coronation demands two living victims.<br /><br /> The locked gym has been transformed into a grotesque school dance. Rotting bodies fill the tables and dance floor, murdered classmates form a prom queen’s court, and Lillian sits preserved upon a throne beneath a blood-red banner. One final place remains empty—and whoever created this Prom Night of the Dead intends Roni Brunswick and Derek Masters to complete the display.<br /><br /> The apparent ghost story gives way to a human conspiracy rooted in grief, obsession, and anger over Lillian’s death during Loralee Hardy’s Prom from Hell. Principal Matthew Van Diest is forced to conduct a coronation while gasoline promises a second massacre. Bound onstage, Roni must rely on a concealed switchblade, Derek’s trust, and help from the last person she expected if either of them is going to leave the dance alive.<br /><br /> Part four concludes Rob Fields’s “Prom Night of the Dead” with a supernatural masquerade, a corpse prom, revenge killings, and Roni’s final reckoning with Strickfield High. The aftermath brings graduation, an uneasy reconciliation, and the beginning of an honest life with Derek—but the night itself becomes another local legend told at Halloween, around campfires, and whenever prom season returns. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55303736</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/55303736/197_prom_night_of_the_dead_part_4.mp3" length="31505805" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c7d15953-f754-4e00-bae1-09325628dbee/c7d15953-f754-4e00-bae1-09325628dbee.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c7d15953-f754-4e00-bae1-09325628dbee/c7d15953-f754-4e00-bae1-09325628dbee.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c7d15953-f754-4e00-bae1-09325628dbee/c7d15953-f754-4e00-bae1-09325628dbee.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Roni and Derek enter a corpse-filled prom at Strickfield High, where Lillian Johanssen’s final coronation demands two living victims.

The locked gym has been transformed into a grotesque school dance. Rotting bodies fill the tables and dance floor,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Roni and Derek enter a corpse-filled prom at Strickfield High, where Lillian Johanssen’s final coronation demands two living victims.<br /><br /> The locked gym has been transformed into a grotesque school dance. Rotting bodies fill the tables and dance floor, murdered classmates form a prom queen’s court, and Lillian sits preserved upon a throne beneath a blood-red banner. One final place remains empty—and whoever created this Prom Night of the Dead intends Roni Brunswick and Derek Masters to complete the display.<br /><br /> The apparent ghost story gives way to a human conspiracy rooted in grief, obsession, and anger over Lillian’s death during Loralee Hardy’s Prom from Hell. Principal Matthew Van Diest is forced to conduct a coronation while gasoline promises a second massacre. Bound onstage, Roni must rely on a concealed switchblade, Derek’s trust, and help from the last person she expected if either of them is going to leave the dance alive.<br /><br /> Part four concludes Rob Fields’s “Prom Night of the Dead” with a supernatural masquerade, a corpse prom, revenge killings, and Roni’s final reckoning with Strickfield High. The aftermath brings graduation, an uneasy reconciliation, and the beginning of an honest life with Derek—but the night itself becomes another local legend told at Halloween, around campfires, and whenever prom season returns. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1970</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloodcurdling,chilling,creepy,ghouls,high,horror,king,monsters,night,nightmarish,prom,queen,school,story,supernatural,suspense,suspenseful,teenagers,terrifying,undead</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d427445ae245da3236694d96e945554.jpg"/><itunes:episode>197</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Tasting Spirits, Mysterious Green Water, and the JERSEY DEVIL!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-tasting-spirits-mysterious-green-water-and-the-jersey-devil--54843735</link><description><![CDATA[Mysterious green water, life beneath the ocean, and a woman who says she can taste other dimensions lead into the Jersey Devil.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Michelle compare the month’s strangest stories before descending into the Pine Barrens folklore, sightings, and cultural afterlife of New Jersey’s signature cryptid.<br /><br /> The opening stories make room for environmental mystery and unusual sensory experience before the episode reaches New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. There, the Jersey Devil becomes a case study in how a regional monster can accumulate origin stories, eyewitness claims, newspaper attention, tourism, and a permanent place in local identity.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky’s conversational format allows Henrique and Michelle to react to bizarre reports while separating a strange headline from a long-lived body of folklore. Listeners searching for the Jersey Devil, Pine Barrens legends, cryptid sightings, mysterious water, unusual human perception, and ocean-life discoveries will find each subject clearly represented rather than buried beneath generic paranormal language.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54843735</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54843735/012_monthly_spookyfinal.mp3" length="150872798" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1c172cb7-64a1-4002-9dcc-c050aea1dd90/1c172cb7-64a1-4002-9dcc-c050aea1dd90.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1c172cb7-64a1-4002-9dcc-c050aea1dd90/1c172cb7-64a1-4002-9dcc-c050aea1dd90.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1c172cb7-64a1-4002-9dcc-c050aea1dd90/1c172cb7-64a1-4002-9dcc-c050aea1dd90.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mysterious green water, life beneath the ocean, and a woman who says she can taste other dimensions lead into the Jersey Devil.

Henrique Couto and Michelle compare the month’s strangest stories before descending into the Pine Barrens folklore,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mysterious green water, life beneath the ocean, and a woman who says she can taste other dimensions lead into the Jersey Devil.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto and Michelle compare the month’s strangest stories before descending into the Pine Barrens folklore, sightings, and cultural afterlife of New Jersey’s signature cryptid.<br /><br /> The opening stories make room for environmental mystery and unusual sensory experience before the episode reaches New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. There, the Jersey Devil becomes a case study in how a regional monster can accumulate origin stories, eyewitness claims, newspaper attention, tourism, and a permanent place in local identity.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky’s conversational format allows Henrique and Michelle to react to bizarre reports while separating a strange headline from a long-lived body of folklore. Listeners searching for the Jersey Devil, Pine Barrens legends, cryptid sightings, mysterious water, unusual human perception, and ocean-life discoveries will find each subject clearly represented rather than buried beneath generic paranormal language.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9430</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Fall of the House of Usher — Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic Mansion Masterpiece</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-edgar-allan-poe-s-gothic-mansion-masterpiece--54832057</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher brings an unnamed narrator to Roderick Usher’s decaying mansion, where family illness and the house itself appear fatally connected.<br /><br /> Roderick Usher is tormented by acute senses, ancestral dread, and fear of an approaching catastrophe. His twin sister Madeline suffers from a mysterious illness that leaves her near death. When she is placed in the family vault, a violent storm and the sounds of something moving within the house transform grief into a nightmare of premature burial and inescapable bloodline doom.<br /><br /> This complete Weekly Spooky dramatic reading presents Edgar Allan Poe’s 1839 gothic masterpiece, where architecture mirrors psychology and the fissure in a family home becomes the fault line running through its occupants. Listeners searching for classic haunted-house fiction, gothic atmosphere, unreliable perception, and Poe’s most influential tale of isolation will hear the story in full.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> Poe’s original plot and prose remain the focus as the performance carries classic Gothic horror, dangerous places and hidden histories, and ghost lore and supernatural suspense toward the ending without turning the show notes into a substitute for the story.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54832057</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54832057/the_fall_of_the_house_of_usher.mp3" length="51397724" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/56cacb8c-2a19-4c36-a4db-0c046aa3fe32/56cacb8c-2a19-4c36-a4db-0c046aa3fe32.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/56cacb8c-2a19-4c36-a4db-0c046aa3fe32/56cacb8c-2a19-4c36-a4db-0c046aa3fe32.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/56cacb8c-2a19-4c36-a4db-0c046aa3fe32/56cacb8c-2a19-4c36-a4db-0c046aa3fe32.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher brings an unnamed narrator to Roderick Usher’s decaying mansion, where family illness and the house itself appear fatally connected.

Roderick Usher is tormented by acute senses, ancestral dread, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher brings an unnamed narrator to Roderick Usher’s decaying mansion, where family illness and the house itself appear fatally connected.<br /><br /> Roderick Usher is tormented by acute senses, ancestral dread, and fear of an approaching catastrophe. His twin sister Madeline suffers from a mysterious illness that leaves her near death. When she is placed in the family vault, a violent storm and the sounds of something moving within the house transform grief into a nightmare of premature burial and inescapable bloodline doom.<br /><br /> This complete Weekly Spooky dramatic reading presents Edgar Allan Poe’s 1839 gothic masterpiece, where architecture mirrors psychology and the fissure in a family home becomes the fault line running through its occupants. Listeners searching for classic haunted-house fiction, gothic atmosphere, unreliable perception, and Poe’s most influential tale of isolation will hear the story in full.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> Poe’s original plot and prose remain the focus as the performance carries classic Gothic horror, dangerous places and hidden histories, and ghost lore and supernatural suspense toward the ending without turning the show notes into a substitute for the story.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3213</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>atmospheric,cursed,decaying,family,fate,foreboding,gloomy,gothic,haunted,horror,isolation,macabre,madness,mansion,mysterious,psychological,supernatural,suspenseful,tragedy,twisted</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c3a6fc638388736bb664e88bbbce1b48.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Prom Night of the Dead Part 3: Lillian’s Ghost Hunts Strickfield’s Guilty</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/prom-night-of-the-dead-part-3-lillian-s-ghost-hunts-strickfield-s-guilty--54559005</link><description><![CDATA[The ghost of murdered prom candidate Lillian Johanssen stalks Strickfield High, punishing secrets as Roni and Derek search for the killer.<br /><br /> Roni Brunswick is trying to survive summer school, satisfy the terms keeping her out of prison, and graduate beside Derek Masters. That fragile plan collapses as classmates connected to the Prom from Hell begin dying. Regal Fairlane’s affair with teacher Austin Zachery and Primrose Mirren’s hidden crimes make both women targets, while a glowing figure resembling Lillian appears wherever the next punishment is carried out.<br /><br /> Roni’s own history makes her an easy suspect and an unlikely protector. She pursues Regal and Primrose through the school, but every confrontation raises the same question: is Lillian truly back from the dead, or is a living killer using Strickfield’s most infamous massacre as camouflage? When bodies disappear and a frightened phone call draws Roni and Derek back to campus, the apparent haunting begins preparing one final event.<br /><br /> Part three of Rob Fields’s “Prom Night of the Dead” combines ghost-story atmosphere, high-school slasher horror, blackmail, revenge, and the continuing legend of Loralee Hardy’s Prom from Hell. This chapter drives Roni toward a confrontation where the dead are not merely victims—they are invited guests. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54559005</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54559005/196_prom_night_of_the_dead_part_3.mp3" length="30011895" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/bdf0f57b-20ca-48ae-a1e2-a3d8790a3986/bdf0f57b-20ca-48ae-a1e2-a3d8790a3986.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/bdf0f57b-20ca-48ae-a1e2-a3d8790a3986/bdf0f57b-20ca-48ae-a1e2-a3d8790a3986.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/bdf0f57b-20ca-48ae-a1e2-a3d8790a3986/bdf0f57b-20ca-48ae-a1e2-a3d8790a3986.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The ghost of murdered prom candidate Lillian Johanssen stalks Strickfield High, punishing secrets as Roni and Derek search for the killer.

Roni Brunswick is trying to survive summer school, satisfy the terms keeping her out of prison, and graduate...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The ghost of murdered prom candidate Lillian Johanssen stalks Strickfield High, punishing secrets as Roni and Derek search for the killer.<br /><br /> Roni Brunswick is trying to survive summer school, satisfy the terms keeping her out of prison, and graduate beside Derek Masters. That fragile plan collapses as classmates connected to the Prom from Hell begin dying. Regal Fairlane’s affair with teacher Austin Zachery and Primrose Mirren’s hidden crimes make both women targets, while a glowing figure resembling Lillian appears wherever the next punishment is carried out.<br /><br /> Roni’s own history makes her an easy suspect and an unlikely protector. She pursues Regal and Primrose through the school, but every confrontation raises the same question: is Lillian truly back from the dead, or is a living killer using Strickfield’s most infamous massacre as camouflage? When bodies disappear and a frightened phone call draws Roni and Derek back to campus, the apparent haunting begins preparing one final event.<br /><br /> Part three of Rob Fields’s “Prom Night of the Dead” combines ghost-story atmosphere, high-school slasher horror, blackmail, revenge, and the continuing legend of Loralee Hardy’s Prom from Hell. This chapter drives Roni toward a confrontation where the dead are not merely victims—they are invited guests. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1876</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned,apparitions,blood,claustrophobic,creepy,dark,dread,evil,ghosts,hallways,haunting,mystery,nightmares,paranormal,possession,revenge,secrets,supernatural,suspense,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d427445ae245da3236694d96e945554.jpg"/><itunes:episode>196</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Black-Eyed Children — Doorstep Encounters and an Internet Urban Legend</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-black-eyed-children-doorstep-encounters-and-an-internet-urban-legend--54501740</link><description><![CDATA[Pale children with completely black eyes appear at doors and car windows, asking for help—and insisting that they cannot enter until someone gives permission.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True explores the Black-Eyed Children, a modern paranormal legend that began spreading through a Texas ghost-story mailing list in 1996. The encounters follow a repeating pattern: ordinary-looking children approach at night, avoid eye contact, and request a ride, a phone, money, shelter, or access to a home. Only when the witness hesitates do the children look up and reveal eyes without visible whites or irises.<br /><br /> The episode collects claimed encounters from Vermont, Michigan, a store parking lot, a Thanksgiving doorstep, and a campsite near England’s Cannock Chase. Some stories attach nosebleeds, illness, electrical failure, black sedans, or carefully arranged objects to the visitors, while others end as soon as the witness refuses entry.<br /><br /> Are the Black-Eyed Children ghosts, vampires, extraterrestrials, internet folklore, or stories shaped by the primal fear of opening a door to the wrong stranger? No physical evidence settles the question, but the invitation motif keeps the legend alive.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54501740</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54501740/the_black_eyed_childrenfinal.mp3" length="18666059" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/30e119d9-3c3c-4838-b02b-64aecb57e6f9/30e119d9-3c3c-4838-b02b-64aecb57e6f9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/30e119d9-3c3c-4838-b02b-64aecb57e6f9/30e119d9-3c3c-4838-b02b-64aecb57e6f9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/30e119d9-3c3c-4838-b02b-64aecb57e6f9/30e119d9-3c3c-4838-b02b-64aecb57e6f9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pale children with completely black eyes appear at doors and car windows, asking for help—and insisting that they cannot enter until someone gives permission.

Terrifying &amp; True explores the Black-Eyed Children, a modern paranormal legend that began...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pale children with completely black eyes appear at doors and car windows, asking for help—and insisting that they cannot enter until someone gives permission.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True explores the Black-Eyed Children, a modern paranormal legend that began spreading through a Texas ghost-story mailing list in 1996. The encounters follow a repeating pattern: ordinary-looking children approach at night, avoid eye contact, and request a ride, a phone, money, shelter, or access to a home. Only when the witness hesitates do the children look up and reveal eyes without visible whites or irises.<br /><br /> The episode collects claimed encounters from Vermont, Michigan, a store parking lot, a Thanksgiving doorstep, and a campsite near England’s Cannock Chase. Some stories attach nosebleeds, illness, electrical failure, black sedans, or carefully arranged objects to the visitors, while others end as soon as the witness refuses entry.<br /><br /> Are the Black-Eyed Children ghosts, vampires, extraterrestrials, internet folklore, or stories shaped by the primal fear of opening a door to the wrong stranger? No physical evidence settles the question, but the invitation motif keeps the legend alive.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1167</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>black-eyed,children,chilling,creepy,eerie,legends,mysterious,paranormal,spine-tingling,supernatural,unexplained,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Man That Was Used Up — Poe’s Dark Satire of a Mechanical Hero</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-that-was-used-up-poe-s-dark-satire-of-a-mechanical-hero--54451149</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s The Man That Was Used Up turns a celebrated military hero into a darkly comic mystery about reputation, technology, and the body beneath the legend.<br /><br /> Brevet Brigadier General John A. B. C. Smith is praised everywhere for his voice, physique, courage, and accomplishments in battle against the Bugaboo and Kickapoo peoples. Yet everyone who discusses him avoids one crucial fact. Determined to solve the mystery, the narrator visits Smith at home and finds his servant Pompey fitting the famous man with artificial limbs, shoulders, teeth, an eye, hair, a palate, and a tongue.<br /><br /> This complete Weekly Spooky dramatic reading presents Poe’s 1839 tale as gothic grotesquerie, technological anxiety, and satire of manufactured military celebrity. “The Man That Was Used Up” asks where public myth ends and the human being begins when reputation, modern machinery, and violence have rebuilt a hero piece by piece.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> This is a story-first presentation of Poe’s Gothic work, with the narration emphasizing the unstable viewpoint, mounting dread, and macabre image that gives the tale its lasting identity.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54451149</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54451149/the_man_that_was_used_upfinal.mp3" length="29427330" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/abbc4814-bfea-448f-967c-d64b7a329038/abbc4814-bfea-448f-967c-d64b7a329038.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/abbc4814-bfea-448f-967c-d64b7a329038/abbc4814-bfea-448f-967c-d64b7a329038.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/abbc4814-bfea-448f-967c-d64b7a329038/abbc4814-bfea-448f-967c-d64b7a329038.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe’s The Man That Was Used Up turns a celebrated military hero into a darkly comic mystery about reputation, technology, and the body beneath the legend.

Brevet Brigadier General John A. B. C. Smith is praised everywhere for his voice,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s The Man That Was Used Up turns a celebrated military hero into a darkly comic mystery about reputation, technology, and the body beneath the legend.<br /><br /> Brevet Brigadier General John A. B. C. Smith is praised everywhere for his voice, physique, courage, and accomplishments in battle against the Bugaboo and Kickapoo peoples. Yet everyone who discusses him avoids one crucial fact. Determined to solve the mystery, the narrator visits Smith at home and finds his servant Pompey fitting the famous man with artificial limbs, shoulders, teeth, an eye, hair, a palate, and a tongue.<br /><br /> This complete Weekly Spooky dramatic reading presents Poe’s 1839 tale as gothic grotesquerie, technological anxiety, and satire of manufactured military celebrity. “The Man That Was Used Up” asks where public myth ends and the human being begins when reputation, modern machinery, and violence have rebuilt a hero piece by piece.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> This is a story-first presentation of Poe’s Gothic work, with the narration emphasizing the unstable viewpoint, mounting dread, and macabre image that gives the tale its lasting identity.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1840</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>allan,artificial-limbs,body-horror,charisma,dark-fiction,deception,edgar,enigmatic,gothic,intrigue,man-vs-machine,mystery,poe,prosthetics,psychological-thriller,secret,short-story,suspense,twisted-tale,victorian-era</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9772d72524d89df72db3c3c3f536e077.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Prom Night of the Dead Part 2 of 4 — The Ghost’s Summer-School Body Count</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/prom-night-of-the-dead-part-2-of-4-the-ghost-s-summer-school-body-count--54361537</link><description><![CDATA[Lillian Johanssen’s ghost stalks Strickfield’s summer-school students, recreating her Prom from Hell murder while suspicion gathers around Roni Brunswick.<br /><br /> Roni is fighting to pass Principal Van Diest’s classes and avoid prison, even as her drug dealing, explosive temper, and new relationship with Derek Masters draw attention. When Bill Baxter disappears in the school basement, Lillian uses the same throat-cutting and stabbing pattern that Loralee Hardy used on prom night. Elsewhere, Primrose Mirren and Samuel “The Worm” Wormton become the next targets of Lillian’s warped campaign for fairness.<br /><br /> Part two of Rob Fields’ Prom Night of the Dead saga blurs the line between supernatural vengeance and a human killer hiding behind the legend. Secret affairs, purchased schoolwork, and rivalries surface as the body count grows—and the locked Strickfield High gym moves closer to the special event Devon Decker has planned.<br /><br /> “Prom Night of the Dead Part 2” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Watch the Weekly Spooky TV series: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54361537</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54361537/195_prom_night_of_the_dead_part_2.mp3" length="32862508" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6c4b4b7c-3b34-4c74-bd8f-2ec95e69b0ef/6c4b4b7c-3b34-4c74-bd8f-2ec95e69b0ef.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6c4b4b7c-3b34-4c74-bd8f-2ec95e69b0ef/6c4b4b7c-3b34-4c74-bd8f-2ec95e69b0ef.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/6c4b4b7c-3b34-4c74-bd8f-2ec95e69b0ef/6c4b4b7c-3b34-4c74-bd8f-2ec95e69b0ef.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lillian Johanssen’s ghost stalks Strickfield’s summer-school students, recreating her Prom from Hell murder while suspicion gathers around Roni Brunswick.

Roni is fighting to pass Principal Van Diest’s classes and avoid prison, even as her drug...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lillian Johanssen’s ghost stalks Strickfield’s summer-school students, recreating her Prom from Hell murder while suspicion gathers around Roni Brunswick.<br /><br /> Roni is fighting to pass Principal Van Diest’s classes and avoid prison, even as her drug dealing, explosive temper, and new relationship with Derek Masters draw attention. When Bill Baxter disappears in the school basement, Lillian uses the same throat-cutting and stabbing pattern that Loralee Hardy used on prom night. Elsewhere, Primrose Mirren and Samuel “The Worm” Wormton become the next targets of Lillian’s warped campaign for fairness.<br /><br /> Part two of Rob Fields’ Prom Night of the Dead saga blurs the line between supernatural vengeance and a human killer hiding behind the legend. Secret affairs, purchased schoolwork, and rivalries surface as the body count grows—and the locked Strickfield High gym moves closer to the special event Devon Decker has planned.<br /><br /> “Prom Night of the Dead Part 2” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Watch the Weekly Spooky TV series: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2054</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bone-chilling,chilling,creepy,cursed,dreadful,eerie,ghostly,haunting,macabre,menacing,mysterious,nightmarish,petrifying,shadowy,sinister,spooky,supernatural,suspenseful,terrifying,unsettling</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d427445ae245da3236694d96e945554.jpg"/><itunes:episode>195</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Flannan Isles Lighthouse — Three Keepers Vanished in 1900</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-flannan-isles-lighthouse-three-keepers-vanished-in-1900--54254598</link><description><![CDATA[Three lighthouse keepers vanished from Eilean Mòr in Scotland’s remote Flannan Isles in December 1900, leaving no bodies and no surviving witness.<br /><br /> James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and Donald MacArthur maintained the island light until a relief crew found the station abandoned. The enduring practical theory holds that the men went outside to secure equipment near the landing and were swept away by a powerful sea. Isolation, dangerous cliffs, severe weather, and a missing safety rail made an accident possible, but the absence of remains allowed the mystery to grow.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True explores the disappearance and the folklore layered over it: ominous logbook entries, a stopped meal, ghostly voices, strange lights, madness, murder, alien abduction, and a rogue wave. Many of the most theatrical details come from later retellings rather than verified evidence, yet they have become inseparable from the legend.<br /><br /> The lighthouse continued operating, but Ducat, Marshall, and MacArthur were never found. Whether one man fell and the others tried to save him or a single wave took all three, the empty station remains a classic maritime mystery.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54254598</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54254598/033_flannan_isles_lighthouse_1_6_11_23_7_23_pm.mp3" length="20915197" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/13f2a226-ce93-41a5-8ed8-7e108daef5d1/13f2a226-ce93-41a5-8ed8-7e108daef5d1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/13f2a226-ce93-41a5-8ed8-7e108daef5d1/13f2a226-ce93-41a5-8ed8-7e108daef5d1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/13f2a226-ce93-41a5-8ed8-7e108daef5d1/13f2a226-ce93-41a5-8ed8-7e108daef5d1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Three lighthouse keepers vanished from Eilean Mòr in Scotland’s remote Flannan Isles in December 1900, leaving no bodies and no surviving witness.

James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and Donald MacArthur maintained the island light until a relief crew...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three lighthouse keepers vanished from Eilean Mòr in Scotland’s remote Flannan Isles in December 1900, leaving no bodies and no surviving witness.<br /><br /> James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and Donald MacArthur maintained the island light until a relief crew found the station abandoned. The enduring practical theory holds that the men went outside to secure equipment near the landing and were swept away by a powerful sea. Isolation, dangerous cliffs, severe weather, and a missing safety rail made an accident possible, but the absence of remains allowed the mystery to grow.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True explores the disappearance and the folklore layered over it: ominous logbook entries, a stopped meal, ghostly voices, strange lights, madness, murder, alien abduction, and a rogue wave. Many of the most theatrical details come from later retellings rather than verified evidence, yet they have become inseparable from the legend.<br /><br /> The lighthouse continued operating, but Ducat, Marshall, and MacArthur were never found. Whether one man fell and the others tried to save him or a single wave took all three, the empty station remains a classic maritime mystery.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1308</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned,crime,disappearance,eerie,enigma,investigation,isolation,keepers,lighthouse,locked,maritime,mysterious,scotland,supernatural,true,unexplained,unsettling,vanished</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Deep Into Horror | Hereditary (2018) — Grief, Family Trauma &amp; Occult Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-deep-into-horror-hereditary-2018-grief-family-trauma-occult-horror--54120863</link><description><![CDATA[Hereditary follows a grieving family whose inherited trauma may be inseparable from an occult plan already moving around them.<br /><br /> In the debut of Cutting Deep Into Horror, Henrique Couto and Selis of Sweet N Spooky examine Ari Aster’s 2018 feature and the way it turns domestic sorrow into supernatural dread. Toni Collette stars as Annie Graham, an artist building miniature scenes while struggling with her mother’s death, her own history, and the emotional distance inside her home. A second tragedy fractures the family further and opens the story to séances, hidden symbols, and a conspiracy reaching across generations.<br /><br /> The hosts dig into the film’s performances, dollhouse imagery, sound design, abrupt violence, and carefully planted details. They discuss how guilt spreads between Annie, Steve, Peter, and Charlie; why the movie’s horror works before its supernatural explanation arrives; and how the final act reframes what the family believed was coincidence.<br /><br /> This is a spoiler-filled conversation about grief, motherhood, inherited damage, demonic ritual, and the terror of discovering that your family’s fate may have been arranged long before you understood the rules.<br /><br /> Hosted by Henrique and Selis of Sweet N Spooky.<br /><br /> Advertising inquiries: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/5621141/advertisement" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/show/...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54120863</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54120863/01_cdih.mp3" length="76850161" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c7b92d06-cb98-4351-aa7a-dafc4727c936/c7b92d06-cb98-4351-aa7a-dafc4727c936.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c7b92d06-cb98-4351-aa7a-dafc4727c936/c7b92d06-cb98-4351-aa7a-dafc4727c936.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c7b92d06-cb98-4351-aa7a-dafc4727c936/c7b92d06-cb98-4351-aa7a-dafc4727c936.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hereditary follows a grieving family whose inherited trauma may be inseparable from an occult plan already moving around them.

In the debut of Cutting Deep Into Horror, Henrique Couto and Selis of Sweet N Spooky examine Ari Aster’s 2018 feature and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hereditary follows a grieving family whose inherited trauma may be inseparable from an occult plan already moving around them.<br /><br /> In the debut of Cutting Deep Into Horror, Henrique Couto and Selis of Sweet N Spooky examine Ari Aster’s 2018 feature and the way it turns domestic sorrow into supernatural dread. Toni Collette stars as Annie Graham, an artist building miniature scenes while struggling with her mother’s death, her own history, and the emotional distance inside her home. A second tragedy fractures the family further and opens the story to séances, hidden symbols, and a conspiracy reaching across generations.<br /><br /> The hosts dig into the film’s performances, dollhouse imagery, sound design, abrupt violence, and carefully planted details. They discuss how guilt spreads between Annie, Steve, Peter, and Charlie; why the movie’s horror works before its supernatural explanation arrives; and how the final act reframes what the family believed was coincidence.<br /><br /> This is a spoiler-filled conversation about grief, motherhood, inherited damage, demonic ritual, and the terror of discovering that your family’s fate may have been arranged long before you understood the rules.<br /><br /> Hosted by Henrique and Selis of Sweet N Spooky.<br /><br /> Advertising inquiries: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/5621141/advertisement" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/show/...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4804</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>analysis,ari,aster,atmosphere,cult,disturbing,emotional,ending,family,grief,haunting,hereditary,horror,possession,psychological,secrets,supernatural,symbolism,symbols,trauma</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dab6afb72670d841ba7b69452ad2e845.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Prom Night of the Dead Part 1 of 4 — Lillian Johanssen Returns for Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/prom-night-of-the-dead-part-1-of-4-lillian-johanssen-returns-for-revenge--54122698</link><description><![CDATA[Two months after Loralee Hardy murders prom candidate Lillian Johanssen, the dead girl returns to Strickfield High and begins judging the survivors.<br /><br /> Lillian’s Prom from Hell death leaves boyfriend Randy Ulery grieving and her body missing from the hospital morgue. Summer school brings Randy together with volatile Roni Brunswick, Derek Masters, Cameron Johanssen, Primrose Mirren, Samuel Wormton, Regal Fairlane, and other students carrying secrets from prom night. Their uneasy new term is overseen by Principal Matthew Van Diest, while drama instructor Devon Decker keeps the gym locked for a mysterious project.<br /><br /> Part one of Rob Fields’ Prom Night of the Dead saga follows Lillian’s glowing apparition to the Feltner County Fair, where she confronts Regal and teacher Austin Zachery over their forbidden relationship. The first supernatural execution makes clear that surviving Loralee’s massacre did not end prom night’s body count.<br /><br /> “Prom Night of the Dead Part 1” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Watch the Weekly Spooky TV series: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54122698</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54122698/194_prom_night_of_the_dead_part_1final.mp3" length="33361552" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/026eb795-385d-4a40-a609-ca38626798e7/026eb795-385d-4a40-a609-ca38626798e7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/026eb795-385d-4a40-a609-ca38626798e7/026eb795-385d-4a40-a609-ca38626798e7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/026eb795-385d-4a40-a609-ca38626798e7/026eb795-385d-4a40-a609-ca38626798e7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two months after Loralee Hardy murders prom candidate Lillian Johanssen, the dead girl returns to Strickfield High and begins judging the survivors.

Lillian’s Prom from Hell death leaves boyfriend Randy Ulery grieving and her body missing from the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two months after Loralee Hardy murders prom candidate Lillian Johanssen, the dead girl returns to Strickfield High and begins judging the survivors.<br /><br /> Lillian’s Prom from Hell death leaves boyfriend Randy Ulery grieving and her body missing from the hospital morgue. Summer school brings Randy together with volatile Roni Brunswick, Derek Masters, Cameron Johanssen, Primrose Mirren, Samuel Wormton, Regal Fairlane, and other students carrying secrets from prom night. Their uneasy new term is overseen by Principal Matthew Van Diest, while drama instructor Devon Decker keeps the gym locked for a mysterious project.<br /><br /> Part one of Rob Fields’ Prom Night of the Dead saga follows Lillian’s glowing apparition to the Feltner County Fair, where she confronts Regal and teacher Austin Zachery over their forbidden relationship. The first supernatural execution makes clear that surviving Loralee’s massacre did not end prom night’s body count.<br /><br /> “Prom Night of the Dead Part 1” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Watch the Weekly Spooky TV series: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2086</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>betrayal,chilling,crime,danger,dark,enigma,friends,haunting,investigation,kids,murder,mystery,revenge,school,secrets,summer,suspense,suspicion,thriller,twists</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d427445ae245da3236694d96e945554.jpg"/><itunes:episode>194</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Room 1046 — The Unsolved Murder of Artemus Ogletree</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-room-1046-the-unsolved-murder-of-artemus-ogletree--54086007</link><description><![CDATA[A wounded hotel guest using the name Roland T. Owen insisted that “nobody” attacked him in Kansas City’s Room 1046. His real identity deepened the mystery.<br /><br /> The young man checked into the President Hotel on January 2, 1935, without luggage and spent much of his stay in darkness. Staff saw a note addressed to “Don,” heard suspicious phone calls, and repeatedly found the door locked from outside. Owen was eventually discovered bound, beaten, stabbed, and barely conscious. He denied suicide and died at the hospital without naming his attacker.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the witnesses in adjoining rooms, the unidentified man and woman heard during the night, and the missing weapon. “Roland T. Owen” proved to be an alias. Two years later, Ruby Ogletree recognized him as her missing 17-year-old son, Artemus, even though typed letters sent after his death claimed he had traveled to Egypt.<br /><br /> An anonymous donor paid for the burial, and flowers arrived signed “Love forever—Louise.” Who were Don and Louise, who tortured Artemus, and why did someone keep pretending he was alive? The murder in Room 1046 remains unsolved.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54086007</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54086007/room_1046final.mp3" length="22294374" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cc3d59a2-a25b-4a95-bfc1-f073c138d736/cc3d59a2-a25b-4a95-bfc1-f073c138d736.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cc3d59a2-a25b-4a95-bfc1-f073c138d736/cc3d59a2-a25b-4a95-bfc1-f073c138d736.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/cc3d59a2-a25b-4a95-bfc1-f073c138d736/cc3d59a2-a25b-4a95-bfc1-f073c138d736.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A wounded hotel guest using the name Roland T. Owen insisted that “nobody” attacked him in Kansas City’s Room 1046. His real identity deepened the mystery.

The young man checked into the President Hotel on January 2, 1935, without luggage and spent...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A wounded hotel guest using the name Roland T. Owen insisted that “nobody” attacked him in Kansas City’s Room 1046. His real identity deepened the mystery.<br /><br /> The young man checked into the President Hotel on January 2, 1935, without luggage and spent much of his stay in darkness. Staff saw a note addressed to “Don,” heard suspicious phone calls, and repeatedly found the door locked from outside. Owen was eventually discovered bound, beaten, stabbed, and barely conscious. He denied suicide and died at the hospital without naming his attacker.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the witnesses in adjoining rooms, the unidentified man and woman heard during the night, and the missing weapon. “Roland T. Owen” proved to be an alias. Two years later, Ruby Ogletree recognized him as her missing 17-year-old son, Artemus, even though typed letters sent after his death claimed he had traveled to Egypt.<br /><br /> An anonymous donor paid for the burial, and flowers arrived signed “Love forever—Louise.” Who were Don and Louise, who tortured Artemus, and why did someone keep pretending he was alive? The murder in Room 1046 remains unsolved.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1394</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chilling,clues,dark,death,eerie,enigma,haunting,hotel,intrigue,investigation,murder,mystery,nation,owen,roland,secrets,suspense,twists,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cryptid Corner — Five Monster Stories of Mothman, Chupacabra &amp; More</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cryptid-corner-five-monster-stories-of-mothman-chupacabra-more--54072152</link><description><![CDATA[Mothman, the Chupacabra, and other creatures step from rumor into danger in five horror stories devoted to cryptids and the people who encounter them.<br /><br /> The collection opens with Daniel Wilder’s “I Had Mothman’s Baby” and ranges through uncanny entities, dimensional intruders, dangerous wishes, and monster folklore for a full night in the cryptid corner.<br /><br /> The anthology treats cryptids as story engines rather than a single category of animal. Winged omens, blood-draining predators, beings that cross dimensions, and creatures summoned by desperate wishes create different kinds of fear, even when every tale begins with a figure known mainly through rumor or testimony.<br /><br /> Daniel Wilder’s “I Had Mothman’s Baby” establishes the collection’s willingness to mix the bizarre with the frightening. From there, the five-story format offers a sustained creature-feature listen for fans of Mothman stories, Chupacabra horror, unexplained monsters, dimensional entities, dangerous wishes, and narrated fiction inspired by modern folklore.<br /><br /> Support Chicano’s veterinary care: <a href="http://HelpChicano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://HelpChicano.com</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54072152</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54072152/cryptid_corner_6_1_23_11_40_pmfinal.mp3" length="111088155" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3b41e36a-599b-4dd3-ac0f-a6320843ba48/3b41e36a-599b-4dd3-ac0f-a6320843ba48.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3b41e36a-599b-4dd3-ac0f-a6320843ba48/3b41e36a-599b-4dd3-ac0f-a6320843ba48.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3b41e36a-599b-4dd3-ac0f-a6320843ba48/3b41e36a-599b-4dd3-ac0f-a6320843ba48.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mothman, the Chupacabra, and other creatures step from rumor into danger in five horror stories devoted to cryptids and the people who encounter them.

The collection opens with Daniel Wilder’s “I Had Mothman’s Baby” and ranges through uncanny...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mothman, the Chupacabra, and other creatures step from rumor into danger in five horror stories devoted to cryptids and the people who encounter them.<br /><br /> The collection opens with Daniel Wilder’s “I Had Mothman’s Baby” and ranges through uncanny entities, dimensional intruders, dangerous wishes, and monster folklore for a full night in the cryptid corner.<br /><br /> The anthology treats cryptids as story engines rather than a single category of animal. Winged omens, blood-draining predators, beings that cross dimensions, and creatures summoned by desperate wishes create different kinds of fear, even when every tale begins with a figure known mainly through rumor or testimony.<br /><br /> Daniel Wilder’s “I Had Mothman’s Baby” establishes the collection’s willingness to mix the bizarre with the frightening. From there, the five-story format offers a sustained creature-feature listen for fans of Mothman stories, Chupacabra horror, unexplained monsters, dimensional entities, dangerous wishes, and narrated fiction inspired by modern folklore.<br /><br /> Support Chicano’s veterinary care: <a href="http://HelpChicano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://HelpChicano.com</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6943</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chupacabra,creatures,cryptid,manitou,monsters,mothman,scary,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a3396f16af9ad86d97ed69cfccb79bfd.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Breaking the Seal: A Witch’s Hex Turns a Hangover Into Body Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/breaking-the-seal-a-witch-s-hex-turns-a-hangover-into-body-horror--54045923</link><description><![CDATA[Horror story, dark comedy, and body horror collide when a brutal hangover becomes something worse: an unstoppable, high-pressure flood that won’t quit. He wakes up dizzy, confused, and alone… then staggers to the bathroom and realizes the nightmare has begun—the stream doesn’t stop, the bowl can’t keep up, and panic turns into full-blown terror.<br />Then he spots it: a bloody pentagram on his chest. Not his blood. Not a dream. As the minutes drag on, the truth snaps into focus—last night’s binge ended with a stranger, a bad decision, and a curse that’s equal parts humiliating and horrifying.<br />Now he has one hour to fix it while trapped in a bathroom trying to contain the impossible. Phones, friends, desperate bargaining, and a last-ditch plan lead him back toward the source of the curse—because the only thing worse than the hex is what happens if it keeps going.<br />If you like gross-out horror, occult curses, witchcraft revenge, and twisted laugh-then-flinch endings, this story hits fast and nasty.<br />Breaking the Seal — by Douglas Waltz<br />Watch our TV series free on Tubi:<br />https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54045923</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54045923/193final.mp3" length="15932944" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2980b269-5c45-4d4d-8f58-cc322f8cbf28/2980b269-5c45-4d4d-8f58-cc322f8cbf28.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2980b269-5c45-4d4d-8f58-cc322f8cbf28/2980b269-5c45-4d4d-8f58-cc322f8cbf28.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2980b269-5c45-4d4d-8f58-cc322f8cbf28/2980b269-5c45-4d4d-8f58-cc322f8cbf28.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Horror story, dark comedy, and body horror collide when a brutal hangover becomes something worse: an unstoppable, high-pressure flood that won’t quit. He wakes up dizzy, confused, and alone… then staggers to the bathroom and realizes the nightmare...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Horror story, dark comedy, and body horror collide when a brutal hangover becomes something worse: an unstoppable, high-pressure flood that won’t quit. He wakes up dizzy, confused, and alone… then staggers to the bathroom and realizes the nightmare has begun—the stream doesn’t stop, the bowl can’t keep up, and panic turns into full-blown terror.<br />Then he spots it: a bloody pentagram on his chest. Not his blood. Not a dream. As the minutes drag on, the truth snaps into focus—last night’s binge ended with a stranger, a bad decision, and a curse that’s equal parts humiliating and horrifying.<br />Now he has one hour to fix it while trapped in a bathroom trying to contain the impossible. Phones, friends, desperate bargaining, and a last-ditch plan lead him back toward the source of the curse—because the only thing worse than the hex is what happens if it keeps going.<br />If you like gross-out horror, occult curses, witchcraft revenge, and twisted laugh-then-flinch endings, this story hits fast and nasty.<br />Breaking the Seal — by Douglas Waltz<br />Watch our TV series free on Tubi:<br />https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>996</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bizarre,blood,body,comedy,curse,dark,gross,hangover,hex,horror,nightmare,occult,pentagram,podcast,scary,shock,story,supernatural,twist,witch</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7fc5050206a8b33ab51fd020ce3a347e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>193</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Jack the Ripper, Body Parts for Sale &amp; Unexplained Pasta</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-jack-the-ripper-body-parts-for-sale-unexplained-pasta--54018366</link><description><![CDATA[Pasta, body parts and more then we deep dive into the history of Jack the Ripper lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> The lighter strangeness of unexplained pasta and the disturbing marketplace for human remains lead into a longer historical conversation about Jack the Ripper. That structure allows the hosts to move from baffling contemporary headlines to the 1888 Whitechapel murders and the unresolved identity that still drives theories, books, films, and true-crime debate.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky treats the subjects as a conversation rather than a formal case documentary, balancing reaction, context, folklore, and horror culture. It is a varied listen for anyone seeking Jack the Ripper discussion, Victorian murder history, bizarre crime news, unexplained public discoveries, and the uneasy ways real remains can become commodities.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54018366</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/54018366/011_monthly_spookyfinal2.mp3" length="158285778" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3a6f80f4-27e8-4352-802d-8317c61d944f/3a6f80f4-27e8-4352-802d-8317c61d944f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pasta, body parts and more then we deep dive into the history of Jack the Ripper lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.

The lighter strangeness of unexplained pasta and the disturbing marketplace for human remains lead into a longer historical...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pasta, body parts and more then we deep dive into the history of Jack the Ripper lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> The lighter strangeness of unexplained pasta and the disturbing marketplace for human remains lead into a longer historical conversation about Jack the Ripper. That structure allows the hosts to move from baffling contemporary headlines to the 1888 Whitechapel murders and the unresolved identity that still drives theories, books, films, and true-crime debate.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky treats the subjects as a conversation rather than a formal case documentary, balancing reaction, context, folklore, and horror culture. It is a varied listen for anyone seeking Jack the Ripper discussion, Victorian murder history, bizarre crime news, unexplained public discoveries, and the uneasy ways real remains can become commodities.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9893</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>body,crime,death,farm,history,horror,jack,killers,murder,news,ripper,scary,the</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Prom Queen Killer: Loralee Hardy’s Complete Strickfield Prom-Night Slasher Saga</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/prom-queen-killer-loralee-hardy-s-complete-strickfield-prom-night-slasher-saga--53933532</link><description><![CDATA[Prom queen candidates at Strickfield High begin dying after Loralee Hardy receives a threat from the violent brother she thought was gone for good.<br /><br /> Two years after a family car crash shattered Loralee’s life, she is a senior trying to build a future with her girlfriend, Misty, and best friend, Cheryl Blint. Then an email from her older brother Aiden promises that he is coming back. His hatred once turned the Hardy family against itself, and Loralee knows he will target anyone who stands between them.<br /><br /> Meanwhile, Strickfield High’s junior and senior prom campaigns are escalating. Wealthy, confident Taylor Mirren expects a crown, rival candidates are fighting for attention, and private grudges are becoming public. When Misty is found murdered in a grotesque warning and another candidate is attacked, the prom-queen race becomes a slasher mystery built from jealousy, blackmail, trauma, and a killer who seems able to strike anywhere.<br /><br /> This feature-length presentation collects Rob Fields’s complete “Prom Queen Killer” miniseries in one uninterrupted episode. The Strickfield High horror story follows Loralee, Misty, Cheryl, Taylor, and the shadow of Aiden through a bloody campaign where popularity can become a death sentence. Every rivalry and relationship feeds the mystery without giving away the killer’s full identity or the final struggle on prom night. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53933532</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53933532/prom_queen_killer_comp_5_19_23_2_47_pm.mp3" length="94149137" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f583b56b-3d18-4a2a-ad46-36ceab1b9b1b/f583b56b-3d18-4a2a-ad46-36ceab1b9b1b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f583b56b-3d18-4a2a-ad46-36ceab1b9b1b/f583b56b-3d18-4a2a-ad46-36ceab1b9b1b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f583b56b-3d18-4a2a-ad46-36ceab1b9b1b/f583b56b-3d18-4a2a-ad46-36ceab1b9b1b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Prom queen candidates at Strickfield High begin dying after Loralee Hardy receives a threat from the violent brother she thought was gone for good.

Two years after a family car crash shattered Loralee’s life, she is a senior trying to build a future...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Prom queen candidates at Strickfield High begin dying after Loralee Hardy receives a threat from the violent brother she thought was gone for good.<br /><br /> Two years after a family car crash shattered Loralee’s life, she is a senior trying to build a future with her girlfriend, Misty, and best friend, Cheryl Blint. Then an email from her older brother Aiden promises that he is coming back. His hatred once turned the Hardy family against itself, and Loralee knows he will target anyone who stands between them.<br /><br /> Meanwhile, Strickfield High’s junior and senior prom campaigns are escalating. Wealthy, confident Taylor Mirren expects a crown, rival candidates are fighting for attention, and private grudges are becoming public. When Misty is found murdered in a grotesque warning and another candidate is attacked, the prom-queen race becomes a slasher mystery built from jealousy, blackmail, trauma, and a killer who seems able to strike anywhere.<br /><br /> This feature-length presentation collects Rob Fields’s complete “Prom Queen Killer” miniseries in one uninterrupted episode. The Strickfield High horror story follows Loralee, Misty, Cheryl, Taylor, and the shadow of Aiden through a bloody campaign where popularity can become a death sentence. Every rivalry and relationship feeds the mystery without giving away the killer’s full identity or the final struggle on prom night. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5885</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>high,horror,literature,massacre,murder,novella,prom,school,slasher,teen,teenagers</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c629ea9538d688f8945cda8e290146d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>File 137: A Cybernetic Hacker Opens a Forbidden Memory in 2190</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/file-137-a-cybernetic-hacker-opens-a-forbidden-memory-in-2190--53925709</link><description><![CDATA[In 2190, cybernetic hacker Carly tracks down File 137 and opens a neural recording of an impossible specimen tearing through a secret laboratory.<br /><br /> Carly is a state-of-the-art data thief with hardware wired into her brainstem and a reputation built on high-profile hacks. Rumors call File 137 a military secret, a government scandal, or knowledge humanity was never meant to possess. Curiosity wins when an anonymous source uploads a self-erasing preview to Carly’s satellite dead-drop server.<br /><br /> Inside virtual reality, she watches surgeons uncover a body of unknown origin. It sits up, kills the staff, and turns toward the camera. The images overload Carly’s neuromonitors, trap her online, and force a dangerous hard disconnect that leaves her bleeding on the apartment floor. Then claw marks appear in the real world. A hulking creature demands her silence, and Carly discovers that the file was less a record than a doorway capable of finding anyone who watches.<br /><br /> Mike Ashkewe’s “File 137” combines cyberpunk horror, forbidden data, neural implants, virtual reality, a secret experiment, and an entity that crosses from recorded memory into physical space. The richer metadata names Carly, the year 2190, the dead-drop server, and the specimen while preserving what the file actually contains. Story by Mike Ashkewe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53925709</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53925709/192final.mp3" length="24896914" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/40d5dc8a-df2b-4e7e-ba4f-cd8b74d45d70/40d5dc8a-df2b-4e7e-ba4f-cd8b74d45d70.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/40d5dc8a-df2b-4e7e-ba4f-cd8b74d45d70/40d5dc8a-df2b-4e7e-ba4f-cd8b74d45d70.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/40d5dc8a-df2b-4e7e-ba4f-cd8b74d45d70/40d5dc8a-df2b-4e7e-ba4f-cd8b74d45d70.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 2190, cybernetic hacker Carly tracks down File 137 and opens a neural recording of an impossible specimen tearing through a secret laboratory.

Carly is a state-of-the-art data thief with hardware wired into her brainstem and a reputation built on...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 2190, cybernetic hacker Carly tracks down File 137 and opens a neural recording of an impossible specimen tearing through a secret laboratory.<br /><br /> Carly is a state-of-the-art data thief with hardware wired into her brainstem and a reputation built on high-profile hacks. Rumors call File 137 a military secret, a government scandal, or knowledge humanity was never meant to possess. Curiosity wins when an anonymous source uploads a self-erasing preview to Carly’s satellite dead-drop server.<br /><br /> Inside virtual reality, she watches surgeons uncover a body of unknown origin. It sits up, kills the staff, and turns toward the camera. The images overload Carly’s neuromonitors, trap her online, and force a dangerous hard disconnect that leaves her bleeding on the apartment floor. Then claw marks appear in the real world. A hulking creature demands her silence, and Carly discovers that the file was less a record than a doorway capable of finding anyone who watches.<br /><br /> Mike Ashkewe’s “File 137” combines cyberpunk horror, forbidden data, neural implants, virtual reality, a secret experiment, and an entity that crosses from recorded memory into physical space. The richer metadata names Carly, the year 2190, the dead-drop server, and the specimen while preserving what the file actually contains. Story by Mike Ashkewe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1557</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aliens,creatures,dark,digital,fiction,future,internet,killers,monsters,science,web</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/83a37b192b7e2e93301f4d4b97ce3100.jpg"/><itunes:episode>192</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | King Tut’s Curse — Deaths After the Tomb or Media-Made Myth?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-king-tut-s-curse-deaths-after-the-tomb-or-media-made-myth--53925008</link><description><![CDATA[Lord Carnarvon died months after Howard Carter opened Tutankhamun’s tomb, giving newspapers the perfect victim for the legendary Curse of the Pharaohs.<br /><br /> Carter’s team discovered the young king’s nearly intact burial in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings in 1922. When Carnarvon died in 1923 after an infected mosquito bite, reports linked the ordinary medical cause to a supernatural warning. Later deaths, a cobra killing Carter’s canary, and ominous inscriptions attributed to the tomb expanded the story, while believers such as Arthur Conan Doyle suggested ancient spiritual forces might be responsible.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines the curse claims alongside the evidence against them. Many people who entered or studied the tomb lived for decades, including Carter himself. Illness, age, coincidence, sensational coverage, confirmation bias, and speculation about mold or bacteria provide less cinematic explanations. The famous “swift wings” warning is part of the curse legend rather than proof of a trap inside Tutankhamun’s burial chamber.<br /><br /> The mystery may reveal more about modern fascination with mummies, death, and colonial-era Egyptology than about a pharaoh taking revenge.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53925008</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53925008/the_curse_of_king_tutfinal.mp3" length="20249352" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3c975cb9-bea1-4557-a3a3-b31acbf697ea/3c975cb9-bea1-4557-a3a3-b31acbf697ea.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3c975cb9-bea1-4557-a3a3-b31acbf697ea/3c975cb9-bea1-4557-a3a3-b31acbf697ea.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3c975cb9-bea1-4557-a3a3-b31acbf697ea/3c975cb9-bea1-4557-a3a3-b31acbf697ea.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lord Carnarvon died months after Howard Carter opened Tutankhamun’s tomb, giving newspapers the perfect victim for the legendary Curse of the Pharaohs.

Carter’s team discovered the young king’s nearly intact burial in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lord Carnarvon died months after Howard Carter opened Tutankhamun’s tomb, giving newspapers the perfect victim for the legendary Curse of the Pharaohs.<br /><br /> Carter’s team discovered the young king’s nearly intact burial in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings in 1922. When Carnarvon died in 1923 after an infected mosquito bite, reports linked the ordinary medical cause to a supernatural warning. Later deaths, a cobra killing Carter’s canary, and ominous inscriptions attributed to the tomb expanded the story, while believers such as Arthur Conan Doyle suggested ancient spiritual forces might be responsible.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines the curse claims alongside the evidence against them. Many people who entered or studied the tomb lived for decades, including Carter himself. Illness, age, coincidence, sensational coverage, confirmation bias, and speculation about mold or bacteria provide less cinematic explanations. The famous “swift wings” warning is part of the curse legend rather than proof of a trap inside Tutankhamun’s burial chamber.<br /><br /> The mystery may reveal more about modern fascination with mummies, death, and colonial-era Egyptology than about a pharaoh taking revenge.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1266</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1920,curse,egypt,graverobbers,king,pharoah,scary,tombs,tut</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allan Poe: Solitude, Mourning &amp; the Presence of the Dead</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/spirits-of-the-dead-by-edgar-allan-poe-solitude-mourning-the-presence-of-the-dead--53925755</link><description><![CDATA[A solitary mourner discovers that the dead do not vanish with daylight; their presence gathers in silence, shadow, clouds, and the air itself.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “Spirits of the Dead” addresses a person standing alone among graves. The surrounding spirits are not distant memories. They were known in life, and now they accompany the listener in death’s landscape even when ordinary human company has disappeared.<br /><br /> Nature becomes the language of the haunting. The night is clear yet threatening, stars refuse to offer comfort, and clouds hang like an obscuring presence between the earth and heaven. The poem does not stage a ghostly apparition or violent encounter. Its terror is intimate: grief changes perception until the entire environment feels occupied by unseen companions and divine mystery becomes inseparable from fear.<br /><br /> This atmospheric audio reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Spirits of the Dead” foregrounds the poem’s themes of mourning, solitude, cemeteries, and supernatural presence. It is a concise entry point for listeners seeking classic Gothic poetry, poems about bereavement, Edgar Allan Poe readings, and quiet ghost literature in which the dead communicate through the world surrounding the living.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53925755</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53925755/spirits_of_the_dead_final.mp3" length="3367487" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d05ea0ec-d0b2-46f6-9ac4-9f0a5fad376c/d05ea0ec-d0b2-46f6-9ac4-9f0a5fad376c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d05ea0ec-d0b2-46f6-9ac4-9f0a5fad376c/d05ea0ec-d0b2-46f6-9ac4-9f0a5fad376c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d05ea0ec-d0b2-46f6-9ac4-9f0a5fad376c/d05ea0ec-d0b2-46f6-9ac4-9f0a5fad376c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A solitary mourner discovers that the dead do not vanish with daylight; their presence gathers in silence, shadow, clouds, and the air itself.

Edgar Allan Poe’s “Spirits of the Dead” addresses a person standing alone among graves. The surrounding...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A solitary mourner discovers that the dead do not vanish with daylight; their presence gathers in silence, shadow, clouds, and the air itself.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “Spirits of the Dead” addresses a person standing alone among graves. The surrounding spirits are not distant memories. They were known in life, and now they accompany the listener in death’s landscape even when ordinary human company has disappeared.<br /><br /> Nature becomes the language of the haunting. The night is clear yet threatening, stars refuse to offer comfort, and clouds hang like an obscuring presence between the earth and heaven. The poem does not stage a ghostly apparition or violent encounter. Its terror is intimate: grief changes perception until the entire environment feels occupied by unseen companions and divine mystery becomes inseparable from fear.<br /><br /> This atmospheric audio reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Spirits of the Dead” foregrounds the poem’s themes of mourning, solitude, cemeteries, and supernatural presence. It is a concise entry point for listeners seeking classic Gothic poetry, poems about bereavement, Edgar Allan Poe readings, and quiet ghost literature in which the dead communicate through the world surrounding the living.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>211</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,literature,poe,poem,poetry</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Wolf Rage: Danielle Boyd’s Werewolf Curse &amp; the Strickfield Church Massacre</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/wolf-rage-danielle-boyd-s-werewolf-curse-the-strickfield-church-massacre--53895895</link><description><![CDATA[Former Malibu model Danielle Boyd returns to Strickfield with a werewolf curse—and becomes the prime suspect in a massacre she knows she did not commit.<br /><br /> Danielle, known to friends as Dani Boy, escaped an abusive religious home and built a successful modeling career in California. A creature’s bite changed everything. Her silver-furred transformation does not require a full moon, leaves her mind intact, and answers directly to anger. After rage destroys her career, she comes home, joins Strickfield High’s cheerleaders, and stays with childhood friend Darla Cantrell while hiding what she has become.<br /><br /> Danielle’s parents and the First Church of the Divine Power still believe they can force her back into obedience. When armed church members abduct Danielle and wound Darla, the werewolf breaks loose to save her friend. Yet after both escape, every person inside the church is slaughtered. Evidence cannot tie Danielle to the killings, but fear and her own monstrous secret make running seem safer than proving someone else caused the bloodbath.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Wolf Rage” combines werewolf origin horror, a former fashion model, religious-cult violence, queer friendship, body transformation, and the unresolved Strickfield Church Massacre. The richer notes establish Danielle and Darla’s bond and the mystery that brings Dani Boy back for answers. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53895895</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53895895/191final.mp3" length="37260983" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/04b70f61-1034-41dc-ba78-0adaf2cd84f1/04b70f61-1034-41dc-ba78-0adaf2cd84f1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/04b70f61-1034-41dc-ba78-0adaf2cd84f1/04b70f61-1034-41dc-ba78-0adaf2cd84f1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/04b70f61-1034-41dc-ba78-0adaf2cd84f1/04b70f61-1034-41dc-ba78-0adaf2cd84f1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Former Malibu model Danielle Boyd returns to Strickfield with a werewolf curse—and becomes the prime suspect in a massacre she knows she did not commit.

Danielle, known to friends as Dani Boy, escaped an abusive religious home and built a successful...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Former Malibu model Danielle Boyd returns to Strickfield with a werewolf curse—and becomes the prime suspect in a massacre she knows she did not commit.<br /><br /> Danielle, known to friends as Dani Boy, escaped an abusive religious home and built a successful modeling career in California. A creature’s bite changed everything. Her silver-furred transformation does not require a full moon, leaves her mind intact, and answers directly to anger. After rage destroys her career, she comes home, joins Strickfield High’s cheerleaders, and stays with childhood friend Darla Cantrell while hiding what she has become.<br /><br /> Danielle’s parents and the First Church of the Divine Power still believe they can force her back into obedience. When armed church members abduct Danielle and wound Darla, the werewolf breaks loose to save her friend. Yet after both escape, every person inside the church is slaughtered. Evidence cannot tie Danielle to the killings, but fear and her own monstrous secret make running seem safer than proving someone else caused the bloodbath.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Wolf Rage” combines werewolf origin horror, a former fashion model, religious-cult violence, queer friendship, body transformation, and the unresolved Strickfield Church Massacre. The richer notes establish Danielle and Darla’s bond and the mystery that brings Dani Boy back for answers. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2329</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beast,cheerleader,demon,horror,killer,lycanthrope,monster,werewolf,wolf</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5d4348b67d82092be2e4f42a65a0dcf8.jpg"/><itunes:episode>191</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | SUNDS: Hmong Refugee Sleep Deaths, Nightmares &amp; a Medical Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-sunds-hmong-refugee-sleep-deaths-nightmares-a-medical-mystery--53863966</link><description><![CDATA[More than 100 Southeast Asian refugees died suddenly in their sleep after resettling in the United States, confronting doctors and Hmong communities with a frightening medical mystery.<br /><br /> The deaths drew attention in the late 1970s and early 1980s as seemingly healthy adults—predominantly Hmong men—went to bed and could not be revived. Some family members heard gasping or cries before death. Investigators considered infectious disease, chemical exposure, stress, and cardiac abnormalities before the pattern became known as Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome, or SUNDS.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the medical investigation into abnormal heart rhythms and ventricular fibrillation while placing the cases within the refugees’ experience of war, displacement, camps, and difficult resettlement. The episode also explores Hmong spiritual interpretations involving ancestral obligations and terrifying nocturnal attacks. Those beliefs are presented as cultural explanations held by affected communities—not as proof that a supernatural force caused the deaths.<br /><br /> The parallels between the reported sleep deaths and later horror imagery have often been linked to Wes Craven’s inspiration for A Nightmare on Elm Street. Behind that pop-culture connection, however, were real families facing sudden loss and physicians trying to understand a poorly defined syndrome. This episode examines where cardiac research, trauma, sleep, and nightmare folklore meet without pretending the mystery has one simple answer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53863966</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53863966/loas_refuggees_dying_in_their_sleepfinal.mp3" length="13829483" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/084b042d-518f-48b2-90d8-393eb1f9b36d/084b042d-518f-48b2-90d8-393eb1f9b36d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/084b042d-518f-48b2-90d8-393eb1f9b36d/084b042d-518f-48b2-90d8-393eb1f9b36d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/084b042d-518f-48b2-90d8-393eb1f9b36d/084b042d-518f-48b2-90d8-393eb1f9b36d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>More than 100 Southeast Asian refugees died suddenly in their sleep after resettling in the United States, confronting doctors and Hmong communities with a frightening medical mystery.

The deaths drew attention in the late 1970s and early 1980s as...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[More than 100 Southeast Asian refugees died suddenly in their sleep after resettling in the United States, confronting doctors and Hmong communities with a frightening medical mystery.<br /><br /> The deaths drew attention in the late 1970s and early 1980s as seemingly healthy adults—predominantly Hmong men—went to bed and could not be revived. Some family members heard gasping or cries before death. Investigators considered infectious disease, chemical exposure, stress, and cardiac abnormalities before the pattern became known as Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome, or SUNDS.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the medical investigation into abnormal heart rhythms and ventricular fibrillation while placing the cases within the refugees’ experience of war, displacement, camps, and difficult resettlement. The episode also explores Hmong spiritual interpretations involving ancestral obligations and terrifying nocturnal attacks. Those beliefs are presented as cultural explanations held by affected communities—not as proof that a supernatural force caused the deaths.<br /><br /> The parallels between the reported sleep deaths and later horror imagery have often been linked to Wes Craven’s inspiration for A Nightmare on Elm Street. Behind that pop-culture connection, however, were real families facing sudden loss and physicians trying to understand a poorly defined syndrome. This episode examines where cardiac research, trauma, sleep, and nightmare folklore meet without pretending the mystery has one simple answer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>865</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>craven,death,dreams,freddy,horror,killers,loas,nightmare,sleep,war</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Fairyland by Edgar Allan Poe: A Moonlit Dreamscape of Beauty, Shadow &amp; Unease</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fairyland-by-edgar-allan-poe-a-moonlit-dreamscape-of-beauty-shadow-unease--53828569</link><description><![CDATA[Moonlight, mountains, lakes, and drifting clouds form an unstable dreamscape in Edgar Allan Poe’s strange poetic journey through “Fairyland.”<br /><br /> The landscape appears at once enchanting and disorienting. Enormous moons descend over shadowed valleys, their light falling across strange flowers, silent water, and forested spaces that seem removed from the waking world. Beauty does not make the place safe; every image carries the stillness and uncertainty of a dream that might darken without warning.<br /><br /> Poe’s speaker observes the scene rather than explaining it. Clouds become garments, moonlight changes the visible world, and familiar features of nature lose their ordinary scale. The poem moves through atmosphere and sensation, allowing Fairyland to remain a mental and supernatural territory rather than a location that can be mapped.<br /><br /> This spoken-word reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Fairyland” is suited to listeners seeking classic Gothic poetry, dream poems, dark-fantasy landscapes, moon imagery, and lesser-known Poe works beyond his tales of murder and mourning. The revised notes preserve the poem’s ambiguity while giving its searchable subjects—moonlight, nature, dreams, shadow, and the uncanny beauty of an imagined realm—clear prominence.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53828569</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53828569/fairylandfinal.mp3" length="3771685" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/dd9c1097-d4bc-452b-b471-4314dcace165/dd9c1097-d4bc-452b-b471-4314dcace165.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/dd9c1097-d4bc-452b-b471-4314dcace165/dd9c1097-d4bc-452b-b471-4314dcace165.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/dd9c1097-d4bc-452b-b471-4314dcace165/dd9c1097-d4bc-452b-b471-4314dcace165.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Moonlight, mountains, lakes, and drifting clouds form an unstable dreamscape in Edgar Allan Poe’s strange poetic journey through “Fairyland.”

The landscape appears at once enchanting and disorienting. Enormous moons descend over shadowed valleys,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Moonlight, mountains, lakes, and drifting clouds form an unstable dreamscape in Edgar Allan Poe’s strange poetic journey through “Fairyland.”<br /><br /> The landscape appears at once enchanting and disorienting. Enormous moons descend over shadowed valleys, their light falling across strange flowers, silent water, and forested spaces that seem removed from the waking world. Beauty does not make the place safe; every image carries the stillness and uncertainty of a dream that might darken without warning.<br /><br /> Poe’s speaker observes the scene rather than explaining it. Clouds become garments, moonlight changes the visible world, and familiar features of nature lose their ordinary scale. The poem moves through atmosphere and sensation, allowing Fairyland to remain a mental and supernatural territory rather than a location that can be mapped.<br /><br /> This spoken-word reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Fairyland” is suited to listeners seeking classic Gothic poetry, dream poems, dark-fantasy landscapes, moon imagery, and lesser-known Poe works beyond his tales of murder and mourning. The revised notes preserve the poem’s ambiguity while giving its searchable subjects—moonlight, nature, dreams, shadow, and the uncanny beauty of an imagined realm—clear prominence.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>236</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,horror,literature,mystery,poe,poem,poetry,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Thin Place: Irish Folklore, a Dullahan &amp; the Ohio Woods Between Worlds</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-thin-place-irish-folklore-a-dullahan-the-ohio-woods-between-worlds--53798877</link><description><![CDATA[A sixteen-year-old camper crosses an abandoned bridge in rural Ohio and enters a thin place haunted by creatures from his grandmother’s Irish folklore.<br /><br /> Sent to live with his grandparents after his mother is jailed, Rich dismisses their old-country warnings as superstition. Gramps teaches him survival skills; Grandma tells stories of the sluagh, the headless dullahan, and the shapeshifting pooka—and packs a horseshoe and an offering of cream and cookies when Rich camps alone. He forgets the food and follows distant lights across a bridge marked “Caol áit.”<br /><br /> On the other side, Rich finds a group of local teenagers partying at an isolated cabin. Their night turns savage when a severed head crashes through the window and a black carriage arrives with a headless rider. Escaping means protecting Rachael and Melanie, finding the bridge home, and remembering which pieces of folklore can wound the beings hunting them. Iron, fire, and a grandmother’s odd precautions suddenly matter more than disbelief.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “The Thin Place” combines Ohio wilderness horror with Irish and Celtic folklore, including the dullahan, the pooka, fairy fire, and the dangerous boundary between worlds. The richer notes keep the story’s irreverent voice while making its specific legendary creatures and caol áit setting discoverable. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53798877</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53798877/190final.mp3" length="37474978" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fb089d2b-4f83-4a5f-8018-7fb4b744284e/fb089d2b-4f83-4a5f-8018-7fb4b744284e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fb089d2b-4f83-4a5f-8018-7fb4b744284e/fb089d2b-4f83-4a5f-8018-7fb4b744284e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fb089d2b-4f83-4a5f-8018-7fb4b744284e/fb089d2b-4f83-4a5f-8018-7fb4b744284e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A sixteen-year-old camper crosses an abandoned bridge in rural Ohio and enters a thin place haunted by creatures from his grandmother’s Irish folklore.

Sent to live with his grandparents after his mother is jailed, Rich dismisses their old-country...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A sixteen-year-old camper crosses an abandoned bridge in rural Ohio and enters a thin place haunted by creatures from his grandmother’s Irish folklore.<br /><br /> Sent to live with his grandparents after his mother is jailed, Rich dismisses their old-country warnings as superstition. Gramps teaches him survival skills; Grandma tells stories of the sluagh, the headless dullahan, and the shapeshifting pooka—and packs a horseshoe and an offering of cream and cookies when Rich camps alone. He forgets the food and follows distant lights across a bridge marked “Caol áit.”<br /><br /> On the other side, Rich finds a group of local teenagers partying at an isolated cabin. Their night turns savage when a severed head crashes through the window and a black carriage arrives with a headless rider. Escaping means protecting Rachael and Melanie, finding the bridge home, and remembering which pieces of folklore can wound the beings hunting them. Iron, fire, and a grandmother’s odd precautions suddenly matter more than disbelief.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “The Thin Place” combines Ohio wilderness horror with Irish and Celtic folklore, including the dullahan, the pooka, fairy fire, and the dangerous boundary between worlds. The richer notes keep the story’s irreverent voice while making its specific legendary creatures and caol áit setting discoverable. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2343</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>dullahan,evil,folklore,headless,horror,horse,horseman,irish,monster,monsters,ohio,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d5b731bc5b0a086cf28915e46d0a67cd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>190</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Wall Street Bombing of 1920: America’s Unsolved Financial District Attack</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-wall-street-bombing-of-1920-america-s-unsolved-financial-district-attack--53769578</link><description><![CDATA[The 1920 Wall Street bombing turned New York’s financial district into a field of shattered glass and iron shrapnel—and the people responsible were never identified.<br /><br /> At noon on September 16, a horse-drawn wagon stopped outside the U.S. Assay Office, across from J.P. Morgan &amp; Co. The vehicle carried roughly 100 pounds of dynamite and hundreds of pounds of cast-iron sash weights. When it exploded during the lunch rush, 38 people were killed and hundreds were injured, most of them clerks, messengers, stenographers, and other workers rather than the wealthy financiers commonly associated with Wall Street.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the blast, the frantic rescue effort, and the decision to reopen the New York Stock Exchange the next day. That rapid cleanup restored business but likely destroyed physical evidence that modern investigators would have protected.<br /><br /> The episode follows threatening flyers signed “American Anarchist Fighters,” the Bureau of Investigation’s focus on followers of Italian anarchist Luigi Galleani, and later suspicion surrounding Mario Buda. Investigators interviewed hundreds of people but could not identify the wagon driver or prove who built the bomb. The scars left in the J.P. Morgan building remain a physical reminder of an early American terrorism case whose victims are better documented than its perpetrators.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53769578</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53769578/wall_street_bombing_of_1920final.mp3" length="12731122" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/632e7794-fa91-459b-b67b-f0d1730f60d9/632e7794-fa91-459b-b67b-f0d1730f60d9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/632e7794-fa91-459b-b67b-f0d1730f60d9/632e7794-fa91-459b-b67b-f0d1730f60d9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/632e7794-fa91-459b-b67b-f0d1730f60d9/632e7794-fa91-459b-b67b-f0d1730f60d9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The 1920 Wall Street bombing turned New York’s financial district into a field of shattered glass and iron shrapnel—and the people responsible were never identified.

At noon on September 16, a horse-drawn wagon stopped outside the U.S. Assay Office,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 1920 Wall Street bombing turned New York’s financial district into a field of shattered glass and iron shrapnel—and the people responsible were never identified.<br /><br /> At noon on September 16, a horse-drawn wagon stopped outside the U.S. Assay Office, across from J.P. Morgan &amp; Co. The vehicle carried roughly 100 pounds of dynamite and hundreds of pounds of cast-iron sash weights. When it exploded during the lunch rush, 38 people were killed and hundreds were injured, most of them clerks, messengers, stenographers, and other workers rather than the wealthy financiers commonly associated with Wall Street.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the blast, the frantic rescue effort, and the decision to reopen the New York Stock Exchange the next day. That rapid cleanup restored business but likely destroyed physical evidence that modern investigators would have protected.<br /><br /> The episode follows threatening flyers signed “American Anarchist Fighters,” the Bureau of Investigation’s focus on followers of Italian anarchist Luigi Galleani, and later suspicion surrounding Mario Buda. Investigators interviewed hundreds of people but could not identify the wagon driver or prove who built the bomb. The scars left in the J.P. Morgan building remain a physical reminder of an early American terrorism case whose victims are better documented than its perpetrators.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>796</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>banks,history,horror,new,scary,terrorism,true,york</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Haunted Palace by Edgar Allan Poe: A Beautiful Mind Consumed by Madness</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-haunted-palace-by-edgar-allan-poe-a-beautiful-mind-consumed-by-madness--53747807</link><description><![CDATA[A radiant palace once filled with music, wisdom, and harmony falls to shadow in Edgar Allan Poe’s allegory of a mind overtaken by madness.<br /><br /> The poem begins in a green valley where angels admire the palace of a noble king. Banners move across its golden roof, luminous windows reveal spirits traveling to music, and a pearl-and-ruby doorway releases voices praising their ruler. The structure appears ordered, beautiful, and alive with thought.<br /><br /> Then “evil things, in robes of sorrow” attack the kingdom. The banners lose their glory, the windows turn red, and visitors see distorted shapes moving to discordant melody. What once emerged as wisdom becomes a hideous laughing crowd. The haunted building is not simply a ruined castle; its rooms, windows, and door form the head and features of a person whose reason has collapsed.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Haunted Palace” transforms psychological deterioration into Gothic architecture. This spoken-word reading serves listeners searching for classic poetry, haunted-house imagery, poems about madness, and Poe’s recurring connection between beautiful places and damaged minds. The title remains first while the subtitle clarifies the poem’s central allegory without reducing its mystery.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53747807</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53747807/the_haunted_palace_5_5_23_1_59_amfinal.mp3" length="4057179" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f1c3aaef-ff29-4169-99ad-af93f9b8ad47/f1c3aaef-ff29-4169-99ad-af93f9b8ad47.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f1c3aaef-ff29-4169-99ad-af93f9b8ad47/f1c3aaef-ff29-4169-99ad-af93f9b8ad47.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f1c3aaef-ff29-4169-99ad-af93f9b8ad47/f1c3aaef-ff29-4169-99ad-af93f9b8ad47.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A radiant palace once filled with music, wisdom, and harmony falls to shadow in Edgar Allan Poe’s allegory of a mind overtaken by madness.

The poem begins in a green valley where angels admire the palace of a noble king. Banners move across its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A radiant palace once filled with music, wisdom, and harmony falls to shadow in Edgar Allan Poe’s allegory of a mind overtaken by madness.<br /><br /> The poem begins in a green valley where angels admire the palace of a noble king. Banners move across its golden roof, luminous windows reveal spirits traveling to music, and a pearl-and-ruby doorway releases voices praising their ruler. The structure appears ordered, beautiful, and alive with thought.<br /><br /> Then “evil things, in robes of sorrow” attack the kingdom. The banners lose their glory, the windows turn red, and visitors see distorted shapes moving to discordant melody. What once emerged as wisdom becomes a hideous laughing crowd. The haunted building is not simply a ruined castle; its rooms, windows, and door form the head and features of a person whose reason has collapsed.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Haunted Palace” transforms psychological deterioration into Gothic architecture. This spoken-word reading serves listeners searching for classic poetry, haunted-house imagery, poems about madness, and Poe’s recurring connection between beautiful places and damaged minds. The title remains first while the subtitle clarifies the poem’s central allegory without reducing its mystery.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>254</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,horror,literature,poe,poem,poetry</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Eighth Abigail: A Christmas Clone, an Undead Child &amp; a Gothic Family Secret</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-eighth-abigail-a-christmas-clone-an-undead-child-a-gothic-family-secret--53708685</link><description><![CDATA[A mortician shelters the eighth failed resurrection of her niece while her geneticist sister prepares yet another Abigail for Christmas.<br /><br /> Victoria lost her husband and daughter, then retreated into an inherited Gothic house determined to undo death. Scientific cloning produced a succession of imperfect children. Ancient, sinister methods brought those copies back when their bodies failed. In the neighboring mortuary, Victoria’s sister became caretaker, accomplice, and the person responsible for disposing of every Abigail who could not satisfy a grieving mother’s expectations.<br /><br /> The eighth child should have been cremated months ago. Instead, she stands in a snowstorm clutching a doll, staring at the Christmas lights on the hill with one mismatched arm hanging uselessly at her side. She cannot speak, eats what she should not, and remains both dead and not dead. Her keeper knows Victoria believes the child is gone—and sees signs that a ninth replacement has already entered the house.<br /><br /> L. F. Falconer’s “The Eighth Abigail” is wintry Gothic horror about cloning, resurrection, bereavement, disabled bodies, and the cruelty concealed inside an attempted miracle. The story asks whether preserving life is merciful when every new child is measured against a dead original and discarded for failing to become her. Story by L. F. Falconer.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53708685</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53708685/190final.mp3" length="26846694" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9022d0a6-e7a2-4215-ab82-0cb4f65d4534/9022d0a6-e7a2-4215-ab82-0cb4f65d4534.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9022d0a6-e7a2-4215-ab82-0cb4f65d4534/9022d0a6-e7a2-4215-ab82-0cb4f65d4534.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9022d0a6-e7a2-4215-ab82-0cb4f65d4534/9022d0a6-e7a2-4215-ab82-0cb4f65d4534.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A mortician shelters the eighth failed resurrection of her niece while her geneticist sister prepares yet another Abigail for Christmas.

Victoria lost her husband and daughter, then retreated into an inherited Gothic house determined to undo death....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A mortician shelters the eighth failed resurrection of her niece while her geneticist sister prepares yet another Abigail for Christmas.<br /><br /> Victoria lost her husband and daughter, then retreated into an inherited Gothic house determined to undo death. Scientific cloning produced a succession of imperfect children. Ancient, sinister methods brought those copies back when their bodies failed. In the neighboring mortuary, Victoria’s sister became caretaker, accomplice, and the person responsible for disposing of every Abigail who could not satisfy a grieving mother’s expectations.<br /><br /> The eighth child should have been cremated months ago. Instead, she stands in a snowstorm clutching a doll, staring at the Christmas lights on the hill with one mismatched arm hanging uselessly at her side. She cannot speak, eats what she should not, and remains both dead and not dead. Her keeper knows Victoria believes the child is gone—and sees signs that a ninth replacement has already entered the house.<br /><br /> L. F. Falconer’s “The Eighth Abigail” is wintry Gothic horror about cloning, resurrection, bereavement, disabled bodies, and the cruelty concealed inside an attempted miracle. The story asks whether preserving life is merciful when every new child is measured against a dead original and discarded for failing to become her. Story by L. F. Falconer.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1678</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,death,evil,fear,horror,mortician,mortuary,reanimation,terror,zombie</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ab97f8c916fe98fe67c528e318bbb6c5.jpg"/><itunes:episode>189</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Bobby Dunbar: The Missing Child, Bruce Anderson &amp; a DNA Revelation</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-bobby-dunbar-the-missing-child-bruce-anderson-a-dna-revelation--53700022</link><description><![CDATA[Four-year-old Bobby Dunbar disappeared during a 1912 Louisiana fishing trip—but DNA later showed that the boy returned to his family was not biologically a Dunbar.<br /><br /> Bobby vanished from Swayze Lake on August 23, prompting an enormous search involving police, volunteers, bloodhounds, and desperate efforts to examine the water. Eight months later, authorities in Mississippi found an itinerant handyman, William Cantwell Walters, traveling with a boy called Bruce Anderson. Percy and Lessie Dunbar identified the child as Bobby and brought him home.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the disputed reunion and the competing claim of Julia Anderson, who said the boy was her son Bruce and had been left temporarily in Walters’s care. Julia’s difficulty identifying him in an initial lineup damaged her credibility. Walters was convicted of kidnapping, although the conviction was later overturned and prosecutors declined to try him again.<br /><br /> The child grew up as Bobby Dunbar, married, and had children of his own. Then, in 2004, DNA testing by his descendants showed that he was not biologically related to the family of Bobby’s younger brother. The result strongly supported Julia Anderson’s claim that the recovered child was Bruce. It corrected one identity while deepening the original mystery: if Bruce Anderson was raised as Bobby Dunbar, what happened to the real Bobby at Swayze Lake?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53700022</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53700022/the_kidnapping_of_bobby_dunbar_final.mp3" length="13781820" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/88a981c8-240c-48c1-a71b-ed337abdf795/88a981c8-240c-48c1-a71b-ed337abdf795.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/88a981c8-240c-48c1-a71b-ed337abdf795/88a981c8-240c-48c1-a71b-ed337abdf795.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/88a981c8-240c-48c1-a71b-ed337abdf795/88a981c8-240c-48c1-a71b-ed337abdf795.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four-year-old Bobby Dunbar disappeared during a 1912 Louisiana fishing trip—but DNA later showed that the boy returned to his family was not biologically a Dunbar.

Bobby vanished from Swayze Lake on August 23, prompting an enormous search involving...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four-year-old Bobby Dunbar disappeared during a 1912 Louisiana fishing trip—but DNA later showed that the boy returned to his family was not biologically a Dunbar.<br /><br /> Bobby vanished from Swayze Lake on August 23, prompting an enormous search involving police, volunteers, bloodhounds, and desperate efforts to examine the water. Eight months later, authorities in Mississippi found an itinerant handyman, William Cantwell Walters, traveling with a boy called Bruce Anderson. Percy and Lessie Dunbar identified the child as Bobby and brought him home.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the disputed reunion and the competing claim of Julia Anderson, who said the boy was her son Bruce and had been left temporarily in Walters’s care. Julia’s difficulty identifying him in an initial lineup damaged her credibility. Walters was convicted of kidnapping, although the conviction was later overturned and prosecutors declined to try him again.<br /><br /> The child grew up as Bobby Dunbar, married, and had children of his own. Then, in 2004, DNA testing by his descendants showed that he was not biologically related to the family of Bobby’s younger brother. The result strongly supported Julia Anderson’s claim that the recovered child was Bruce. It corrected one identity while deepening the original mystery: if Bruce Anderson was raised as Bobby Dunbar, what happened to the real Bobby at Swayze Lake?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>862</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bobby,dunbar,horror,missing,scary,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Doomed City by Edgar Allan Poe: Death’s Throne Above a Sinking Gothic City</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-doomed-city-by-edgar-allan-poe-death-s-throne-above-a-sinking-gothic-city--53673061</link><description><![CDATA[Death rules a silent city of towers, temples, and graves beneath a strange red sky while dark water waits to swallow everything below.<br /><br /> In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Doomed City,” the western landscape stands outside ordinary geography and time. No holy light descends from heaven; illumination rises from the sea and clings to domes, spires, palaces, and Babylon-like walls. The air is still, the buildings cast no moving shadows, and Death sits enthroned over the vast architecture.<br /><br /> The calm is more disturbing than open catastrophe. Jewels and sculpted flowers lie exposed beneath the water, yet neither breeze nor wave disturbs the surface. Only near the poem’s end does the scene change: movement appears, the towers seem to sink, the heavens redden, and Hell rises in acknowledgment as the city settles downward.<br /><br /> This atmospheric reading preserves the episode’s title “The Doomed City,” an early form of the poem Poe later revised under another title. It is designed for listeners searching for Edgar Allan Poe audio, Gothic city imagery, poems about death, apocalyptic landscapes, sunken cities, and dreamlike classic horror in which the ruler is not a king but mortality itself.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53673061</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53673061/the_doomed_city_4_27_23_10_21_pm.mp3" length="4746808" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2710f79c-921e-43a1-9077-ae69f85f3f82/2710f79c-921e-43a1-9077-ae69f85f3f82.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2710f79c-921e-43a1-9077-ae69f85f3f82/2710f79c-921e-43a1-9077-ae69f85f3f82.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2710f79c-921e-43a1-9077-ae69f85f3f82/2710f79c-921e-43a1-9077-ae69f85f3f82.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Death rules a silent city of towers, temples, and graves beneath a strange red sky while dark water waits to swallow everything below.

In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Doomed City,” the western landscape stands outside ordinary geography and time. No holy...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Death rules a silent city of towers, temples, and graves beneath a strange red sky while dark water waits to swallow everything below.<br /><br /> In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Doomed City,” the western landscape stands outside ordinary geography and time. No holy light descends from heaven; illumination rises from the sea and clings to domes, spires, palaces, and Babylon-like walls. The air is still, the buildings cast no moving shadows, and Death sits enthroned over the vast architecture.<br /><br /> The calm is more disturbing than open catastrophe. Jewels and sculpted flowers lie exposed beneath the water, yet neither breeze nor wave disturbs the surface. Only near the poem’s end does the scene change: movement appears, the towers seem to sink, the heavens redden, and Hell rises in acknowledgment as the city settles downward.<br /><br /> This atmospheric reading preserves the episode’s title “The Doomed City,” an early form of the poem Poe later revised under another title. It is designed for listeners searching for Edgar Allan Poe audio, Gothic city imagery, poems about death, apocalyptic landscapes, sunken cities, and dreamlike classic horror in which the ruler is not a king but mortality itself.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>297</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,literature,poe,poems,poetry</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/152a5a65ab61953c5ddf2898fd565617.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Friday Night Frights — A Cursed Football Jersey Takes Control</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/friday-night-frights-a-cursed-football-jersey-takes-control--53645789</link><description><![CDATA[A struggling Strickfield Academy quarterback buys the legendary Demon jersey and gains impossible skill, strength, and a violent hunger for domination.<br /><br /> Greg Branlake’s confidence collapses under abusive coach Krandon after a rivalry loss to Strickfield High. At Tinker’s, Greg finds the number 00 jersey worn by 1950s football legend Mick “The Demon” Knight. Wearing it restores Greg’s arm, makes him nearly unstoppable on the field, and attracts the college scouts he desperately needs—but it also changes his personality and gives him power no ordinary athlete should possess.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ cursed-object sports horror story carries Greg from a record-setting comeback to murder, demonic transformation, and a state-title rematch with Strickfield High’s undersized star Peewee Richter. Girlfriend Katie Kline knows the jersey is responsible, yet even destroying its wearer may not end the artifact’s influence.<br /><br /> “Friday Night Frights” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Watch the Weekly Spooky TV series: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53645789</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53645789/188.mp3" length="36000836" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e89e7dae-5a54-41c2-b45b-f98d7e9110d1/e89e7dae-5a54-41c2-b45b-f98d7e9110d1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e89e7dae-5a54-41c2-b45b-f98d7e9110d1/e89e7dae-5a54-41c2-b45b-f98d7e9110d1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/e89e7dae-5a54-41c2-b45b-f98d7e9110d1/e89e7dae-5a54-41c2-b45b-f98d7e9110d1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A struggling Strickfield Academy quarterback buys the legendary Demon jersey and gains impossible skill, strength, and a violent hunger for domination.

Greg Branlake’s confidence collapses under abusive coach Krandon after a rivalry loss to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A struggling Strickfield Academy quarterback buys the legendary Demon jersey and gains impossible skill, strength, and a violent hunger for domination.<br /><br /> Greg Branlake’s confidence collapses under abusive coach Krandon after a rivalry loss to Strickfield High. At Tinker’s, Greg finds the number 00 jersey worn by 1950s football legend Mick “The Demon” Knight. Wearing it restores Greg’s arm, makes him nearly unstoppable on the field, and attracts the college scouts he desperately needs—but it also changes his personality and gives him power no ordinary athlete should possess.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ cursed-object sports horror story carries Greg from a record-setting comeback to murder, demonic transformation, and a state-title rematch with Strickfield High’s undersized star Peewee Richter. Girlfriend Katie Kline knows the jersey is responsible, yet even destroying its wearer may not end the artifact’s influence.<br /><br /> “Friday Night Frights” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Watch the Weekly Spooky TV series: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2250</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>college,demons,evil,football,games,haunted,high,horror,killers,school</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5b129493dd886bebccb092b0533c28fe.jpg"/><itunes:episode>188</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Haunted Airbnbs, Déjà Vu, Cave Isolation &amp; Evil Dead Rise</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-haunted-airbnbs-deja-vu-cave-isolation-evil-dead-rise--53616410</link><description><![CDATA[Haunted vacation rentals, déjà vu, a 500-day cave experiment, and Evil Dead Rise turn this Monthly Spooky roundup into a tour of isolation and returning fear.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle gather in the crypt to discuss strange news involving Airbnbs where the accommodations may come with paranormal activity. The stories raise an uncomfortable travel question: when a temporary home feels haunted, do unfamiliar noises belong to the building, the host’s history, or something a guest brought with them?<br /><br /> The episode also covers a salvage operation that unexpectedly became a rescue and the experience of living alone in a cave for 500 days, far from normal clocks and social cues. Those reports lead naturally into déjà vu—the disturbing sense that a new moment has already happened—and the ways memory, isolation, and expectation can make reality feel unreliable.<br /><br /> The horror discussion turns to Evil Dead Rise and the franchise’s move toward demonic possession inside a high-rise home. Monthly Spooky connects haunted places, survival stories, psychological mysteries, and contemporary horror for listeners who enjoy a little news with their nightmares.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic, At the End of Everything: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53616410</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53616410/010_monthly_spookyfinal.mp3" length="129111335" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/924d2f53-3065-462b-a0f8-4221b64eb013/924d2f53-3065-462b-a0f8-4221b64eb013.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/924d2f53-3065-462b-a0f8-4221b64eb013/924d2f53-3065-462b-a0f8-4221b64eb013.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/924d2f53-3065-462b-a0f8-4221b64eb013/924d2f53-3065-462b-a0f8-4221b64eb013.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Haunted vacation rentals, déjà vu, a 500-day cave experiment, and Evil Dead Rise turn this Monthly Spooky roundup into a tour of isolation and returning fear.

Henrique and Michelle gather in the crypt to discuss strange news involving Airbnbs where...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Haunted vacation rentals, déjà vu, a 500-day cave experiment, and Evil Dead Rise turn this Monthly Spooky roundup into a tour of isolation and returning fear.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle gather in the crypt to discuss strange news involving Airbnbs where the accommodations may come with paranormal activity. The stories raise an uncomfortable travel question: when a temporary home feels haunted, do unfamiliar noises belong to the building, the host’s history, or something a guest brought with them?<br /><br /> The episode also covers a salvage operation that unexpectedly became a rescue and the experience of living alone in a cave for 500 days, far from normal clocks and social cues. Those reports lead naturally into déjà vu—the disturbing sense that a new moment has already happened—and the ways memory, isolation, and expectation can make reality feel unreliable.<br /><br /> The horror discussion turns to Evil Dead Rise and the franchise’s move toward demonic possession inside a high-rise home. Monthly Spooky connects haunted places, survival stories, psychological mysteries, and contemporary horror for listeners who enjoy a little news with their nightmares.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic, At the End of Everything: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8070</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>dead,evil,ghosts,hauntings,horror,movies,news,scary,strange,theater,weird</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Conqueror Worm by Edgar Allan Poe: A Cosmic Stage Play Ruled by Death</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-conqueror-worm-by-edgar-allan-poe-a-cosmic-stage-play-ruled-by-death--53601095</link><description><![CDATA[Angels watch a tragic stage play in which humanlike mimes chase a phantom until a blood-red worm devours the performers and ends the drama.<br /><br /> The theater is cosmic, the audience weeping, and the actors are puppets driven by formless beings behind the scenery. They pursue a shape they can never capture, circling back to the same place while madness, sin, and horror dominate the plot. The spectacle presents human ambition as motion without control or progress.<br /><br /> In the final act, a crawling creature enters the stage and consumes the players as the angelic audience rises in terror. The curtain falls like a funeral pall. The play is named “Man,” and its hero is not any of the figures who struggled beneath the lights, but the Conqueror Worm—the physical image of death and decay that has ruled the performance from the beginning.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Conqueror Worm” is a short work of Gothic and cosmic horror about mortality, free will, theater, and human life as a doomed spectacle. This audio reading foregrounds the correct story title and its unforgettable monster for listeners seeking Poe poetry, death poems, macabre symbolism, and classic literature with an almost Lovecraftian view of humanity’s place in the universe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53601095</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53601095/the_conquerer_worm_4_20_23_11_59_pmfinal.mp3" length="3876629" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0d280ed8-4e1d-40d5-b184-2547fc81ea3e/0d280ed8-4e1d-40d5-b184-2547fc81ea3e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0d280ed8-4e1d-40d5-b184-2547fc81ea3e/0d280ed8-4e1d-40d5-b184-2547fc81ea3e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0d280ed8-4e1d-40d5-b184-2547fc81ea3e/0d280ed8-4e1d-40d5-b184-2547fc81ea3e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Angels watch a tragic stage play in which humanlike mimes chase a phantom until a blood-red worm devours the performers and ends the drama.

The theater is cosmic, the audience weeping, and the actors are puppets driven by formless beings behind the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Angels watch a tragic stage play in which humanlike mimes chase a phantom until a blood-red worm devours the performers and ends the drama.<br /><br /> The theater is cosmic, the audience weeping, and the actors are puppets driven by formless beings behind the scenery. They pursue a shape they can never capture, circling back to the same place while madness, sin, and horror dominate the plot. The spectacle presents human ambition as motion without control or progress.<br /><br /> In the final act, a crawling creature enters the stage and consumes the players as the angelic audience rises in terror. The curtain falls like a funeral pall. The play is named “Man,” and its hero is not any of the figures who struggled beneath the lights, but the Conqueror Worm—the physical image of death and decay that has ruled the performance from the beginning.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Conqueror Worm” is a short work of Gothic and cosmic horror about mortality, free will, theater, and human life as a doomed spectacle. This audio reading foregrounds the correct story title and its unforgettable monster for listeners seeking Poe poetry, death poems, macabre symbolism, and classic literature with an almost Lovecraftian view of humanity’s place in the universe.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>243</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>classic,poe,poem,poetry,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/de8844b39595b1c5b0658219acd669db.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The House That Killed Me — Abandoned-House Ghosts and Rabid Coyotes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-that-killed-me-abandoned-house-ghosts-and-rabid-coyotes--53574801</link><description><![CDATA[Two abandoned-place creators enter an untouched Eastern Oregon house where child ghosts warn them to leave before the hungry things arrive.<br /><br /> Brandon hopes a new location will build on the modest success of his channel, Abandoned with Brandon. Dan from LostEndFound leads him to a Gothic desert house abandoned after a mother murdered her children—and where two of Dan’s friends died only weeks earlier. Inside, the bloodied ghosts of a boy and girl repeatedly say the house is not safe, but retrieving a camera and searching for the recent victims draws the explorers deeper inside.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s found-footage-style horror story combines haunted-house exploration, internet fame, rabid coyotes, and a video uploaded too late to save its creators. Brandon’s final recording earns millions of views only after the warning in its title—“The House That Killed Me”—has become literal.<br /><br /> “The House That Killed Me” by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53574801</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53574801/187final.mp3" length="36666645" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/13d6efb6-6efe-42b2-b6d5-2a782e47499b/13d6efb6-6efe-42b2-b6d5-2a782e47499b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/13d6efb6-6efe-42b2-b6d5-2a782e47499b/13d6efb6-6efe-42b2-b6d5-2a782e47499b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/13d6efb6-6efe-42b2-b6d5-2a782e47499b/13d6efb6-6efe-42b2-b6d5-2a782e47499b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two abandoned-place creators enter an untouched Eastern Oregon house where child ghosts warn them to leave before the hungry things arrive.

Brandon hopes a new location will build on the modest success of his channel, Abandoned with Brandon. Dan from...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two abandoned-place creators enter an untouched Eastern Oregon house where child ghosts warn them to leave before the hungry things arrive.<br /><br /> Brandon hopes a new location will build on the modest success of his channel, Abandoned with Brandon. Dan from LostEndFound leads him to a Gothic desert house abandoned after a mother murdered her children—and where two of Dan’s friends died only weeks earlier. Inside, the bloodied ghosts of a boy and girl repeatedly say the house is not safe, but retrieving a camera and searching for the recent victims draws the explorers deeper inside.<br /><br /> Bruce Haney’s found-footage-style horror story combines haunted-house exploration, internet fame, rabid coyotes, and a video uploaded too late to save its creators. Brandon’s final recording earns millions of views only after the warning in its title—“The House That Killed Me”—has become literal.<br /><br /> “The House That Killed Me” by Bruce Haney.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2292</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned,animals,exploration,haunted,house,killers,oregon,urban,youtube</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/94c4f04a46568fe1350058b122827740.jpg"/><itunes:episode>187</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Battle of Los Angeles — 1,400 Shells, No Enemy Aircraft</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-battle-of-los-angeles-1-400-shells-no-enemy-aircraft--53553137</link><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles opened fire on an unseen target in February 1942, launching more than 1,400 anti-aircraft shells even though no enemy plane was confirmed.<br /><br /> Only weeks after Pearl Harbor—and one day after a Japanese submarine shelled the Ellwood oil field—air-raid sirens ordered a countywide blackout. Searchlights swept the sky while the 37th Coast Artillery Brigade fired from approximately 3:16 to 4:14 a.m. Falling fragments damaged buildings and vehicles; three people died in traffic accidents and two suffered fatal heart attacks amid the panic.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces the Great Los Angeles Air Raid from wartime warning to decades of UFO mythology. Navy Secretary Frank Knox called it a false alarm driven by “war nerves,” while the Army offered a conflicting possibility involving unidentified aircraft. Japan later denied sending planes over the city, and subsequent reviews suggested meteorological balloons may have triggered the response.<br /><br /> A dramatic searchlight photograph helped the incident become an alien legend. Was the target a balloon, an imagined raid, or something stranger—or did fear itself become the enemy above Los Angeles?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53553137</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53553137/the_battle_of_los_angeles_4_16_23_4_56_pmfinal.mp3" length="16281264" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/82e4fbec-f3d0-4fa8-8be5-ffd154220d8c/82e4fbec-f3d0-4fa8-8be5-ffd154220d8c.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/82e4fbec-f3d0-4fa8-8be5-ffd154220d8c/82e4fbec-f3d0-4fa8-8be5-ffd154220d8c.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/82e4fbec-f3d0-4fa8-8be5-ffd154220d8c/82e4fbec-f3d0-4fa8-8be5-ffd154220d8c.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Los Angeles opened fire on an unseen target in February 1942, launching more than 1,400 anti-aircraft shells even though no enemy plane was confirmed.

Only weeks after Pearl Harbor—and one day after a Japanese submarine shelled the Ellwood oil...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Los Angeles opened fire on an unseen target in February 1942, launching more than 1,400 anti-aircraft shells even though no enemy plane was confirmed.<br /><br /> Only weeks after Pearl Harbor—and one day after a Japanese submarine shelled the Ellwood oil field—air-raid sirens ordered a countywide blackout. Searchlights swept the sky while the 37th Coast Artillery Brigade fired from approximately 3:16 to 4:14 a.m. Falling fragments damaged buildings and vehicles; three people died in traffic accidents and two suffered fatal heart attacks amid the panic.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces the Great Los Angeles Air Raid from wartime warning to decades of UFO mythology. Navy Secretary Frank Knox called it a false alarm driven by “war nerves,” while the Army offered a conflicting possibility involving unidentified aircraft. Japan later denied sending planes over the city, and subsequent reviews suggested meteorological balloons may have triggered the response.<br /><br /> A dramatic searchlight photograph helped the incident become an alien legend. Was the target a balloon, an imagined raid, or something stranger—or did fear itself become the enemy above Los Angeles?<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1018</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>california,harbor,japan,pearl,war,world,ww2</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe: Artistic Obsession &amp; a Life Captured on Canvas</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-oval-portrait-by-edgar-allan-poe-artistic-obsession-a-life-captured-on-canvas--53531479</link><description><![CDATA[A wounded traveler shelters in an abandoned château and discovers a portrait so lifelike that its creation hides a fatal act of artistic obsession.<br /><br /> Carried into the remote house by his servant, the narrator rests in a dark room filled with paintings and a book explaining their histories. When he moves a candle, the light reveals the oval portrait of a young woman. Her face appears not merely skillful but alive, and the effect compels him to read how the image came to exist.<br /><br /> The woman loved the painter who became her husband, yet she feared the art that took his attention from her. He asked her to sit in a tower chamber while he pursued perfect resemblance. As the portrait gained vitality, the patient model weakened. The artist looked increasingly toward the canvas and failed to see what his work was taking from the person before him.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Oval Portrait” is a brief Gothic tale about creation, possession, marriage, isolation, and art consuming life. This complete audio reading is ideal for listeners seeking classic horror stories, haunted paintings, dark art history in fiction, and the literary roots of portrait horror. Its searchable subject is the image whose beauty can only be understood through the woman it replaced.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53531479</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53531479/the_oval_portrait_4_13_23_11_32_pmfinal.mp3" length="11080987" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/da1f2b09-f148-497d-a274-531478ddd59f/da1f2b09-f148-497d-a274-531478ddd59f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/da1f2b09-f148-497d-a274-531478ddd59f/da1f2b09-f148-497d-a274-531478ddd59f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/da1f2b09-f148-497d-a274-531478ddd59f/da1f2b09-f148-497d-a274-531478ddd59f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A wounded traveler shelters in an abandoned château and discovers a portrait so lifelike that its creation hides a fatal act of artistic obsession.

Carried into the remote house by his servant, the narrator rests in a dark room filled with paintings...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A wounded traveler shelters in an abandoned château and discovers a portrait so lifelike that its creation hides a fatal act of artistic obsession.<br /><br /> Carried into the remote house by his servant, the narrator rests in a dark room filled with paintings and a book explaining their histories. When he moves a candle, the light reveals the oval portrait of a young woman. Her face appears not merely skillful but alive, and the effect compels him to read how the image came to exist.<br /><br /> The woman loved the painter who became her husband, yet she feared the art that took his attention from her. He asked her to sit in a tower chamber while he pursued perfect resemblance. As the portrait gained vitality, the patient model weakened. The artist looked increasingly toward the canvas and failed to see what his work was taking from the person before him.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Oval Portrait” is a brief Gothic tale about creation, possession, marriage, isolation, and art consuming life. This complete audio reading is ideal for listeners seeking classic horror stories, haunted paintings, dark art history in fiction, and the literary roots of portrait horror. Its searchable subject is the image whose beauty can only be understood through the woman it replaced.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>693</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>art,classics,death,horror,murder,painting,poe,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/17493c813d415db869b4be5059793a4a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Night of the Tyrants: T. Rexes Attack a Missouri Meth-Lab Trailer Park</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/night-of-the-tyrants-t-rexes-attack-a-missouri-meth-lab-trailer-park--53466085</link><description><![CDATA[A Missouri trailer park converted into a Dixie Mafia meth lab comes under attack from hungry tyrannosaurs in a creature-feature bloodbath.<br /><br /> Bruce and Maggie Boudreaux are already facing execution after stealing ten kilos of uncut meth and trying to sell it to an undercover federal agent. Enforcer Leslie Bonner has arrived at the Gables outside Fortune to punish them and relocate the operation. Then something with curved teeth and a muscular tail crashes into the trailer, proving that organized crime is no longer the largest predator in town.<br /><br /> Gunfire, screams, and prehistoric roars spread across the park as multiple dinosaurs hunt among mobile homes packed with volatile chemicals. Maggie, Leslie, Bruce, and lab manager Jack must improvise with vehicles, guns, fire, and the unstable contents of an industrial drug operation. Even if they survive the smaller hunters, a mother Tyrannosaurus is approaching—and every burning trailer threatens to turn the Gables into one enormous explosion.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Night of the Tyrants” is a violent, darkly comic dinosaur horror story that pits meth cooks and mobsters against T. rex-scale carnage. The corrected Missouri setting and specific monster premise now lead the metadata for listeners searching for dinosaur attacks, trailer-park horror, crime-meets-creature fiction, and over-the-top survival stories. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53466085</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53466085/186final.mp3" length="44016457" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8cda0e10-bf3f-44ff-a32e-51fac06bdc43/8cda0e10-bf3f-44ff-a32e-51fac06bdc43.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8cda0e10-bf3f-44ff-a32e-51fac06bdc43/8cda0e10-bf3f-44ff-a32e-51fac06bdc43.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/8cda0e10-bf3f-44ff-a32e-51fac06bdc43/8cda0e10-bf3f-44ff-a32e-51fac06bdc43.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Missouri trailer park converted into a Dixie Mafia meth lab comes under attack from hungry tyrannosaurs in a creature-feature bloodbath.

Bruce and Maggie Boudreaux are already facing execution after stealing ten kilos of uncut meth and trying to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Missouri trailer park converted into a Dixie Mafia meth lab comes under attack from hungry tyrannosaurs in a creature-feature bloodbath.<br /><br /> Bruce and Maggie Boudreaux are already facing execution after stealing ten kilos of uncut meth and trying to sell it to an undercover federal agent. Enforcer Leslie Bonner has arrived at the Gables outside Fortune to punish them and relocate the operation. Then something with curved teeth and a muscular tail crashes into the trailer, proving that organized crime is no longer the largest predator in town.<br /><br /> Gunfire, screams, and prehistoric roars spread across the park as multiple dinosaurs hunt among mobile homes packed with volatile chemicals. Maggie, Leslie, Bruce, and lab manager Jack must improvise with vehicles, guns, fire, and the unstable contents of an industrial drug operation. Even if they survive the smaller hunters, a mother Tyrannosaurus is approaching—and every burning trailer threatens to turn the Gables into one enormous explosion.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Night of the Tyrants” is a violent, darkly comic dinosaur horror story that pits meth cooks and mobsters against T. rex-scale carnage. The corrected Missouri setting and specific monster premise now lead the metadata for listeners searching for dinosaur attacks, trailer-park horror, crime-meets-creature fiction, and over-the-top survival stories. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2751</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creatures,crime,drug,drugs,evil,hitmen,killers,meth,monsters,murder</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5eb231392c622736dbd975a116dff8bb.jpg"/><itunes:episode>186</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Tupac Shakur Murder: The Las Vegas Shooting &amp; Duane Davis Trial</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-tupac-shakur-murder-the-las-vegas-shooting-duane-davis-trial--53454822</link><description><![CDATA[Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas in 1996; nearly thirty years later, Duane “Keffe D” Davis became the first person tried in connection with the rap icon’s murder.<br /><br /> On September 7, Tupac attended the Mike Tyson–Bruce Seldon fight at the MGM Grand and later rode with Death Row Records cofounder Marion “Suge” Knight. At a stoplight near the Las Vegas Strip, a white Cadillac pulled alongside their BMW and someone opened fire. Tupac was struck multiple times and died on September 13 at age 25.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces the East Coast–West Coast rivalry, the MGM Grand confrontation involving Orlando Anderson, the drive-by shooting, and the statements that kept attention on Duane Davis and the Cadillac’s occupants. The episode also examines the theories that accumulated around Suge Knight, Sean Combs, the Notorious B.I.G., law enforcement, and claims that Tupac survived—distinguishing documented evidence from allegations and fan speculation.<br /><br /> Case update (August 2026): Davis, who has pleaded not guilty, is on trial in Las Vegas on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement. Prosecutors allege he orchestrated the retaliatory attack; the defense disputes the reliability of his past public accounts. This update does not presume a verdict. It places the original mystery beside the first criminal trial arising from Tupac Shakur’s killing.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53454822</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:00:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53454822/the_unsolved_murder_of_tupac_shakur_4_5_23_2_11_pmfinal.mp3" length="15364715" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c7a3eaa9-97ea-4351-a15e-69e02cf686b0/c7a3eaa9-97ea-4351-a15e-69e02cf686b0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c7a3eaa9-97ea-4351-a15e-69e02cf686b0/c7a3eaa9-97ea-4351-a15e-69e02cf686b0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/c7a3eaa9-97ea-4351-a15e-69e02cf686b0/c7a3eaa9-97ea-4351-a15e-69e02cf686b0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas in 1996; nearly thirty years later, Duane “Keffe D” Davis became the first person tried in connection with the rap icon’s murder.

On September 7, Tupac attended the Mike Tyson–Bruce Seldon fight at the MGM...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas in 1996; nearly thirty years later, Duane “Keffe D” Davis became the first person tried in connection with the rap icon’s murder.<br /><br /> On September 7, Tupac attended the Mike Tyson–Bruce Seldon fight at the MGM Grand and later rode with Death Row Records cofounder Marion “Suge” Knight. At a stoplight near the Las Vegas Strip, a white Cadillac pulled alongside their BMW and someone opened fire. Tupac was struck multiple times and died on September 13 at age 25.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True traces the East Coast–West Coast rivalry, the MGM Grand confrontation involving Orlando Anderson, the drive-by shooting, and the statements that kept attention on Duane Davis and the Cadillac’s occupants. The episode also examines the theories that accumulated around Suge Knight, Sean Combs, the Notorious B.I.G., law enforcement, and claims that Tupac survived—distinguishing documented evidence from allegations and fan speculation.<br /><br /> Case update (August 2026): Davis, who has pleaded not guilty, is on trial in Las Vegas on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement. Prosecutors allege he orchestrated the retaliatory attack; the defense disputes the reliability of his past public accounts. This update does not presume a verdict. It places the original mystery beside the first criminal trial arising from Tupac Shakur’s killing.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>961</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloods,cops,crips,fbi,gangs,hip,hop,killers,mystery,police,rap</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Morella by Edgar Allan Poe: Forbidden Philosophy, Reincarnation &amp; Gothic Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/morella-by-edgar-allan-poe-forbidden-philosophy-reincarnation-gothic-terror--53455364</link><description><![CDATA[A scholar’s wife dies after studying forbidden philosophy, but her identity appears to return through the daughter born at the moment of her death.<br /><br /> Morella possesses formidable learning and immerses herself in mystical writings about personal identity, consciousness, and whether the individual self survives physical death. Her unnamed husband is first fascinated by her intellect, then increasingly repelled by her presence. As illness consumes her, she predicts that he will love the child she leaves behind and that his own sorrow will begin when her life ends.<br /><br /> The daughter grows with unnatural speed and develops an exact resemblance to the woman buried before she was named. Her father refuses to give the child a name for years, trying to keep memory and identity separate. At a baptismal ceremony, the forbidden name escapes his lips, forcing him to confront whether resemblance has become reincarnation—and whether Morella ever truly left.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “Morella” is a compact Gothic story about marriage, occult philosophy, maternal return, identity, and fear of the dead surviving within the living. The revised metadata keeps the complete story title and Poe authorship prominent while identifying the philosophical and supernatural conflict for listeners seeking classic horror fiction and tales of reincarnation.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53455364</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53455364/morella_4_5_23_3_06_pmfinal.mp3" length="18475891" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2b5e7ab0-48f6-4d96-aae2-c8a76b62a7f0/2b5e7ab0-48f6-4d96-aae2-c8a76b62a7f0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2b5e7ab0-48f6-4d96-aae2-c8a76b62a7f0/2b5e7ab0-48f6-4d96-aae2-c8a76b62a7f0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/2b5e7ab0-48f6-4d96-aae2-c8a76b62a7f0/2b5e7ab0-48f6-4d96-aae2-c8a76b62a7f0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A scholar’s wife dies after studying forbidden philosophy, but her identity appears to return through the daughter born at the moment of her death.

Morella possesses formidable learning and immerses herself in mystical writings about personal...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A scholar’s wife dies after studying forbidden philosophy, but her identity appears to return through the daughter born at the moment of her death.<br /><br /> Morella possesses formidable learning and immerses herself in mystical writings about personal identity, consciousness, and whether the individual self survives physical death. Her unnamed husband is first fascinated by her intellect, then increasingly repelled by her presence. As illness consumes her, she predicts that he will love the child she leaves behind and that his own sorrow will begin when her life ends.<br /><br /> The daughter grows with unnatural speed and develops an exact resemblance to the woman buried before she was named. Her father refuses to give the child a name for years, trying to keep memory and identity separate. At a baptismal ceremony, the forbidden name escapes his lips, forcing him to confront whether resemblance has become reincarnation—and whether Morella ever truly left.<br /><br /> Edgar Allan Poe’s “Morella” is a compact Gothic story about marriage, occult philosophy, maternal return, identity, and fear of the dead surviving within the living. The revised metadata keeps the complete story title and Poe authorship prominent while identifying the philosophical and supernatural conflict for listeners seeking classic horror fiction and tales of reincarnation.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1155</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ambience,classics,literature,poe,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b87a78b81f31fd407289da48cd8449e5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bloody Mary - Do you DARE Say Her Name?!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bloody-mary-do-you-dare-say-her-name--53445609</link><description><![CDATA[A slumber party prank targets the odd girl out, but the familiar Bloody Mary mirror ritual opens the door to something much worse than embarrassment.<br /><br /> Once the name is spoken, fear spreads beyond the bathroom and into the relationships between the girls who started it.<br /><br /> Set in Strickfield and connected to Madelyne’s uneasy school life, the story turns bullying, peer pressure, and a dare in the dark into a supernatural reckoning. The question is no longer whether Bloody Mary is real, but what she wants from the people reflected in the glass.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Bloody Mary” is a narrated urban-legend horror story about haunted mirrors, cruel sleepover games, adolescent grudges, and a curse that answers when called.<br /><br /> Watch the Weekly Spooky TV series free: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53445609</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53445609/185final.mp3" length="37688973" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A slumber party prank targets the odd girl out, but the familiar Bloody Mary mirror ritual opens the door to something much worse than embarrassment.

Once the name is spoken, fear spreads beyond the bathroom and into the relationships between the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A slumber party prank targets the odd girl out, but the familiar Bloody Mary mirror ritual opens the door to something much worse than embarrassment.<br /><br /> Once the name is spoken, fear spreads beyond the bathroom and into the relationships between the girls who started it.<br /><br /> Set in Strickfield and connected to Madelyne’s uneasy school life, the story turns bullying, peer pressure, and a dare in the dark into a supernatural reckoning. The question is no longer whether Bloody Mary is real, but what she wants from the people reflected in the glass.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Bloody Mary” is a narrated urban-legend horror story about haunted mirrors, cruel sleepover games, adolescent grudges, and a curse that answers when called.<br /><br /> Watch the Weekly Spooky TV series free: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2356</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloody,deadly,folklore,games,legends,mary,mirrors,monsters,scary,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4ad762e4e1831660b6d92aed663a8828.jpg"/><itunes:episode>185</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | David Hadaway: The Unsolved 1986 Columbus Murder Near Ohio State</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-david-hadaway-the-unsolved-1986-columbus-murder-near-ohio-state--53383182</link><description><![CDATA[Nineteen-year-old David Hadaway was found murdered near the Ohio State University campus in 1986, leaving Columbus investigators without a publicly identified suspect or motive.<br /><br /> Known to friends as “Diamond Dave,” Hadaway was a Mifflin High School student with no known connection to serious crime. His body was discovered on July 21 near the university area after he had attended a weekend gathering on North High Street. The condition of the scene suggested a violent attack, but investigators could not establish where the killing occurred or why Hadaway had been targeted.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the known timeline, the people who last saw him, and the physical evidence reported in the original investigation. A blanket associated with the case offered a possible lead, while the party and the movements surrounding Hadaway’s final hours generated questions that never produced an arrest.<br /><br /> The case was revisited years later as advances in forensic testing gave cold-case investigators new tools, yet it remains publicly unsolved. The episode avoids treating rumor as evidence and focuses on the central gaps: no confirmed crime scene, no established motive, and no person charged with David Hadaway’s murder. For anyone who remembers him—or might know what happened after that gathering—the passage of time has not closed the need for an answer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53383182</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53383182/the_unsolved_1986_murder_of_david_hadawayfinal.mp3" length="18406650" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nineteen-year-old David Hadaway was found murdered near the Ohio State University campus in 1986, leaving Columbus investigators without a publicly identified suspect or motive.

Known to friends as “Diamond Dave,” Hadaway was a Mifflin High School...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nineteen-year-old David Hadaway was found murdered near the Ohio State University campus in 1986, leaving Columbus investigators without a publicly identified suspect or motive.<br /><br /> Known to friends as “Diamond Dave,” Hadaway was a Mifflin High School student with no known connection to serious crime. His body was discovered on July 21 near the university area after he had attended a weekend gathering on North High Street. The condition of the scene suggested a violent attack, but investigators could not establish where the killing occurred or why Hadaway had been targeted.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the known timeline, the people who last saw him, and the physical evidence reported in the original investigation. A blanket associated with the case offered a possible lead, while the party and the movements surrounding Hadaway’s final hours generated questions that never produced an arrest.<br /><br /> The case was revisited years later as advances in forensic testing gave cold-case investigators new tools, yet it remains publicly unsolved. The episode avoids treating rumor as evidence and focuses on the central gaps: no confirmed crime scene, no established motive, and no person charged with David Hadaway’s murder. For anyone who remembers him—or might know what happened after that gathering—the passage of time has not closed the need for an answer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1151</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crime,dahmer,killer,murder,ohio,scary,unsolved,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Punching the Creepy Clock — Five Workplace Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/punching-the-creepy-clock-five-workplace-horror-stories--53383711</link><description><![CDATA[Five workplace horror stories clock in with murderous bosses, dangerous customers, dead-end jobs, and careers that become literally cutthroat.<br /><br /> “Punching the Creepy Clock” turns familiar nine-to-five frustrations into a varied anthology of occupational dread, where surviving the shift matters more than earning overtime.<br /><br /> The workplace settings make everyday pressures part of the threat: supervisors control access, customers cross boundaries, financial need keeps people from walking away, and a routine shift can isolate someone with exactly the wrong coworker. The anthology turns offices, stores, service jobs, and professional ambition into environments where danger is already on the schedule.<br /><br /> Across five self-contained stories, supernatural and human horrors approach work from different angles while preserving every tale’s final consequence. This is a targeted collection for listeners searching for workplace horror, evil bosses, night-shift stories, corporate dread, retail terror, and narrated fiction about jobs that demand far more than anyone agreed to give.<br /><br /> Support Chicano’s veterinary care: <a href="http://HelpChicano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://HelpChicano.com</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53383711</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53383711/punching_the_creepy_clock_3_29_23_5_15_pmfinal.mp3" length="107354988" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five workplace horror stories clock in with murderous bosses, dangerous customers, dead-end jobs, and careers that become literally cutthroat.

“Punching the Creepy Clock” turns familiar nine-to-five frustrations into a varied anthology of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five workplace horror stories clock in with murderous bosses, dangerous customers, dead-end jobs, and careers that become literally cutthroat.<br /><br /> “Punching the Creepy Clock” turns familiar nine-to-five frustrations into a varied anthology of occupational dread, where surviving the shift matters more than earning overtime.<br /><br /> The workplace settings make everyday pressures part of the threat: supervisors control access, customers cross boundaries, financial need keeps people from walking away, and a routine shift can isolate someone with exactly the wrong coworker. The anthology turns offices, stores, service jobs, and professional ambition into environments where danger is already on the schedule.<br /><br /> Across five self-contained stories, supernatural and human horrors approach work from different angles while preserving every tale’s final consequence. This is a targeted collection for listeners searching for workplace horror, evil bosses, night-shift stories, corporate dread, retail terror, and narrated fiction about jobs that demand far more than anyone agreed to give.<br /><br /> Support Chicano’s veterinary care: <a href="http://HelpChicano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://HelpChicano.com</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6710</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>book,evil,ghosts,horror,jobs,killer,murder,narration,scary,short,slasher,story,violent,work</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/44a51530f5490f278d0b5b0c5d308f5c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Crime and Bedevilment: Two Thieves, an Occult Sisterhood &amp; a Werewolf Curse</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/crime-and-bedevilment-two-thieves-an-occult-sisterhood-a-werewolf-curse--53369964</link><description><![CDATA[Brothers Brandon and Mickey rob a country estate and interrupt an occult initiation that transforms their easy score into werewolf horror.<br /><br /> The small-time thieves follow a wealthy woman from a bank, convinced that stealing one safe-deposit box will be simpler than robbing the whole building. Brandon brings the loaded gun and constant criticism; Mickey brings an unloaded weapon, a Hawaiian shirt, and a talent for making every plan harder. Their bickering carries them through a locked gate and into a candlelit room where the homeowner is preparing a bound man to become one of the Sisterhood’s supernatural Protectors.<br /><br /> Brandon kills the initiate, steals the box, and forces the woman to open an ornate collar inside. The magic she intended for her servant finds a different body. As fire spreads through the house and a winter storm covers the escape route, Mickey must contend with a transformed predator that still possesses his brother’s anger, memories, and deadly peanut allergy.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Crime and Bedevilment: The Falling Out of Two Brothers” mixes bungled burglary, black magic, werewolf transformation, sibling comedy, and gruesome consequences. The revised metadata names the occult Sisterhood and wolf curse without giving away every reversal in the brothers’ catastrophically bad night. Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53369964</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53369964/184.mp3" length="30460787" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Brothers Brandon and Mickey rob a country estate and interrupt an occult initiation that transforms their easy score into werewolf horror.

The small-time thieves follow a wealthy woman from a bank, convinced that stealing one safe-deposit box will be...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brothers Brandon and Mickey rob a country estate and interrupt an occult initiation that transforms their easy score into werewolf horror.<br /><br /> The small-time thieves follow a wealthy woman from a bank, convinced that stealing one safe-deposit box will be simpler than robbing the whole building. Brandon brings the loaded gun and constant criticism; Mickey brings an unloaded weapon, a Hawaiian shirt, and a talent for making every plan harder. Their bickering carries them through a locked gate and into a candlelit room where the homeowner is preparing a bound man to become one of the Sisterhood’s supernatural Protectors.<br /><br /> Brandon kills the initiate, steals the box, and forces the woman to open an ornate collar inside. The magic she intended for her servant finds a different body. As fire spreads through the house and a winter storm covers the escape route, Mickey must contend with a transformed predator that still possesses his brother’s anger, memories, and deadly peanut allergy.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Crime and Bedevilment: The Falling Out of Two Brothers” mixes bungled burglary, black magic, werewolf transformation, sibling comedy, and gruesome consequences. The revised metadata names the occult Sisterhood and wolf curse without giving away every reversal in the brothers’ catastrophically bad night. Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1904</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beasts,creatures,crime,crooks,evil,monsters,snow,terror,winter,witchcraft,wolves</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/428721fb4c5b29deeccb0b2ebb2d0eb2.jpg"/><itunes:episode>184</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Haunted Photos, Crybaby Bridges &amp; Cocaine Cat</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-haunted-photos-crybaby-bridges-cocaine-cat--53305022</link><description><![CDATA[Haunted photos, a house that comes with a cemetery and more lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> Photographs offer an apparent record, which makes an unexplained figure or impossible detail especially persuasive to people who want evidence of a haunting. Crybaby Bridge legends work differently, attaching repeated rituals and tragic backstories to local roads. A property sold with its own cemetery and the bizarre Cocaine Cat story push the conversation from supernatural claims into odd news.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky lets those subjects remain different while comparing why each captures attention. The result is a conversational mix of spirit photography, haunted bridges, cemetery property, regional urban legends, and animal-related strangeness for listeners who enjoy both folklore and the month’s hardest-to-believe headlines.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53305022</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53305022/009_monthly_spooky.mp3" length="115867462" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Haunted photos, a house that comes with a cemetery and more lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.

Photographs offer an apparent record, which makes an unexplained figure or impossible detail especially persuasive to people who want evidence of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Haunted photos, a house that comes with a cemetery and more lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> Photographs offer an apparent record, which makes an unexplained figure or impossible detail especially persuasive to people who want evidence of a haunting. Crybaby Bridge legends work differently, attaching repeated rituals and tragic backstories to local roads. A property sold with its own cemetery and the bizarre Cocaine Cat story push the conversation from supernatural claims into odd news.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky lets those subjects remain different while comparing why each captures attention. The result is a conversational mix of spirit photography, haunted bridges, cemetery property, regional urban legends, and animal-related strangeness for listeners who enjoy both folklore and the month’s hardest-to-believe headlines.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7242</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>china,comedy,commentary,folklore,funny,legends,news,pooh,scary,talk,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Blood and Snow — Strickfield Blizzard Monster Horror + Henrique Couto Interview</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/blood-and-snow-strickfield-blizzard-monster-horror-henrique-couto-interview--53323890</link><description><![CDATA[A young heiress runs from a killer into Strickfield’s toxic backwoods, where a freezing river changes her into something that can survive—and hunger—beneath the snow.<br /><br /> In “Blood and Snow,” Veronica Grande unexpectedly inherits her father Oliver’s fortune and discovers that family money can make blood relatives deadly. Pursued into the wilderness during a blizzard, she is shot and falls into a contaminated river. The water heals her wounds but leaves her snow-white, ravenous, and no longer entirely human.<br /><br /> One year later, Veronica’s mother Abella leads a search party back into the same frozen woods. Her stated mission is to find her missing daughter, but the inheritance gives everyone a reason to question what she truly wants. The expedition enters a landscape of poisoned water, undead threats, cannibal horror, and a daughter transformed by betrayal.<br /><br /> “Blood and Snow” was written by Rob Fields and expands the dangerous mythology of Strickfield’s backwoods.<br /><br /> This episode also features author Charles Campbell interviewing Weekly Spooky host Henrique Couto about horror, storytelling, and the show.<br /><br /> Watch the Weekly Spooky television series free: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53323890</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:17:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53323890/horror421_interview_2.mp3" length="73662792" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A young heiress runs from a killer into Strickfield’s toxic backwoods, where a freezing river changes her into something that can survive—and hunger—beneath the snow.

In “Blood and Snow,” Veronica Grande unexpectedly inherits her father Oliver’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A young heiress runs from a killer into Strickfield’s toxic backwoods, where a freezing river changes her into something that can survive—and hunger—beneath the snow.<br /><br /> In “Blood and Snow,” Veronica Grande unexpectedly inherits her father Oliver’s fortune and discovers that family money can make blood relatives deadly. Pursued into the wilderness during a blizzard, she is shot and falls into a contaminated river. The water heals her wounds but leaves her snow-white, ravenous, and no longer entirely human.<br /><br /> One year later, Veronica’s mother Abella leads a search party back into the same frozen woods. Her stated mission is to find her missing daughter, but the inheritance gives everyone a reason to question what she truly wants. The expedition enters a landscape of poisoned water, undead threats, cannibal horror, and a daughter transformed by betrayal.<br /><br /> “Blood and Snow” was written by Rob Fields and expands the dangerous mythology of Strickfield’s backwoods.<br /><br /> This episode also features author Charles Campbell interviewing Weekly Spooky host Henrique Couto about horror, storytelling, and the show.<br /><br /> Watch the Weekly Spooky television series free: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4604</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>authors,books,filmmaking,funny,horror,interview,podcasts</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58fa5100916ce89aa01e342df5e21c72.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Blood and Snow — A Brutal Blizzard Hides the Flesh Hungry Truth!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/blood-and-snow-a-brutal-blizzard-hides-the-flesh-hungry-truth--53287801</link><description><![CDATA[During a brutal Strickfield blizzard, murdered heiress Veronica Grande rises from a contaminated river transformed—and the backwoods killer who left her for dead becomes the prey.<br /><br /> “Blood and Snow” is a full-throttle winter horror story packed with blizzard terror, family betrayal, body horror, and undead revenge. Veronica thinks she has escaped a murderer until the storm swallows the road, bullets tear into her, and she dies beside a strange river that should not be warm. Something in those waters refuses to let her stay dead.<br /><br /> Veronica awakens with snow-white skin, black nails, and toxic eyes. A year later, her mother leads a desperate search party into the woods during another oncoming blizzard, following missing-person rumors and a backwoods address that feels like a trap. They find abandoned houses, vanished cell service, and warnings about ghouls, cannibals, and dead children walking—then they find Veronica, or what she has become.<br /><br /> Blood and Snow by Rob Fields<br /><br /> Watch our TV series free on Tubi:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53287801</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53287801/183_blood_and_snow.mp3" length="96727858" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>During a brutal Strickfield blizzard, murdered heiress Veronica Grande rises from a contaminated river transformed—and the backwoods killer who left her for dead becomes the prey.

“Blood and Snow” is a full-throttle winter horror story packed with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[During a brutal Strickfield blizzard, murdered heiress Veronica Grande rises from a contaminated river transformed—and the backwoods killer who left her for dead becomes the prey.<br /><br /> “Blood and Snow” is a full-throttle winter horror story packed with blizzard terror, family betrayal, body horror, and undead revenge. Veronica thinks she has escaped a murderer until the storm swallows the road, bullets tear into her, and she dies beside a strange river that should not be warm. Something in those waters refuses to let her stay dead.<br /><br /> Veronica awakens with snow-white skin, black nails, and toxic eyes. A year later, her mother leads a desperate search party into the woods during another oncoming blizzard, following missing-person rumors and a backwoods address that feels like a trap. They find abandoned houses, vanished cell service, and warnings about ghouls, cannibals, and dead children walking—then they find Veronica, or what she has become.<br /><br /> Blood and Snow by Rob Fields<br /><br /> Watch our TV series free on Tubi:<br /><a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300010149/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6046</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blizzard,gore,hunters,hunting,killer,killers,monster,murder,ohio,paranormal,revenge,slaughter,snow,supernatural,suspense,thriller,undead,winter,zombie,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5fb5ad3eceb99c9c0384e21588094781.jpg"/><itunes:episode>183</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Shark Arm Case: James Smith, Patrick Brady &amp; a Sydney Murder Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-shark-arm-case-james-smith-patrick-brady-a-sydney-murder-mystery--53250581</link><description><![CDATA[A tiger shark vomited a tattooed human arm at a Sydney aquarium in 1935, opening one of Australia’s strangest and most tangled murder investigations.<br /><br /> The shark had been captured and displayed at the Coogee Aquarium and Swimming Baths. On April 25, it regurgitated a man’s forearm in front of visitors. Investigators determined that the limb had not been bitten away by the animal; it had been cut from a body. Fingerprints and a distinctive tattoo identified the victim as James Smith, a former boxer with connections to Sydney’s criminal underworld.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the trail from Smith to Patrick Brady and businessman Reginald Holmes. Police believed Brady had killed Smith and that Holmes knew how the arm reached the sea. Before Holmes could give formal evidence, he was found shot dead in his car after surviving an earlier apparent suicide attempt and a dramatic speedboat incident on Sydney Harbour.<br /><br /> Brady was charged but acquitted after prosecutors could not prove Smith was dead without recovering the rest of his body. The episode separates documented evidence from the competing stories surrounding blackmail, insurance fraud, counterfeit schemes, and organized crime. James Smith’s body was never found, no one was convicted of killing him, and the severed arm remains the unforgettable clue that made the Shark Arm case notorious.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53250581</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53250581/the_shark_arm_murdersfinal.mp3" length="13614225" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A tiger shark vomited a tattooed human arm at a Sydney aquarium in 1935, opening one of Australia’s strangest and most tangled murder investigations.

The shark had been captured and displayed at the Coogee Aquarium and Swimming Baths. On April 25, it...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A tiger shark vomited a tattooed human arm at a Sydney aquarium in 1935, opening one of Australia’s strangest and most tangled murder investigations.<br /><br /> The shark had been captured and displayed at the Coogee Aquarium and Swimming Baths. On April 25, it regurgitated a man’s forearm in front of visitors. Investigators determined that the limb had not been bitten away by the animal; it had been cut from a body. Fingerprints and a distinctive tattoo identified the victim as James Smith, a former boxer with connections to Sydney’s criminal underworld.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the trail from Smith to Patrick Brady and businessman Reginald Holmes. Police believed Brady had killed Smith and that Holmes knew how the arm reached the sea. Before Holmes could give formal evidence, he was found shot dead in his car after surviving an earlier apparent suicide attempt and a dramatic speedboat incident on Sydney Harbour.<br /><br /> Brady was charged but acquitted after prosecutors could not prove Smith was dead without recovering the rest of his body. The episode separates documented evidence from the competing stories surrounding blackmail, insurance fraud, counterfeit schemes, and organized crime. James Smith’s body was never found, no one was convicted of killing him, and the severed arm remains the unforgettable clue that made the Shark Arm case notorious.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>851</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Horror 421 | Jeff Strand on Horror Writing with Guest Co-Host Henrique Couto</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/horror-421-jeff-strand-on-horror-writing-with-guest-co-host-henrique-couto--53217036</link><description><![CDATA[Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jeff Strand joins Horror 421 to discuss his writing journey, with filmmaker Henrique Couto as guest co-host.<br /><br /> The conversation centers on Strand’s path through horror and dark comedy, the craft and career behind his books, and a lively exchange between working creators.<br /><br /> Jeff Strand is known for horror that can be frightening, suspenseful, outrageous, and sharply funny without losing its emotional stakes. The interview approaches that body of work from a creator’s perspective, asking how a professional writer develops a distinctive voice, sustains a career, and finds room for dark comedy inside frightening material.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto joins as a filmmaker, producer, and Weekly Spooky creator, giving the episode a cross-medium conversation about storytelling and the practical life behind horror. This is best suited to listeners interested in Jeff Strand interviews, Bram Stoker Award-winning authors, horror-writing craft, independent filmmaking, and candid discussion among working genre creators.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53217036</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53217036/horror_421_feed_drop_jeff_strand.mp3" length="44476120" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jeff Strand joins Horror 421 to discuss his writing journey, with filmmaker Henrique Couto as guest co-host.

The conversation centers on Strand’s path through horror and dark comedy, the craft and career behind his...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jeff Strand joins Horror 421 to discuss his writing journey, with filmmaker Henrique Couto as guest co-host.<br /><br /> The conversation centers on Strand’s path through horror and dark comedy, the craft and career behind his books, and a lively exchange between working creators.<br /><br /> Jeff Strand is known for horror that can be frightening, suspenseful, outrageous, and sharply funny without losing its emotional stakes. The interview approaches that body of work from a creator’s perspective, asking how a professional writer develops a distinctive voice, sustains a career, and finds room for dark comedy inside frightening material.<br /><br /> Henrique Couto joins as a filmmaker, producer, and Weekly Spooky creator, giving the episode a cross-medium conversation about storytelling and the practical life behind horror. This is best suited to listeners interested in Jeff Strand interviews, Bram Stoker Award-winning authors, horror-writing craft, independent filmmaking, and candid discussion among working genre creators.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3707</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>author,bram,fun,funny,horror,interview,publisher,scary,stoker</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58fa5100916ce89aa01e342df5e21c72.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tarnished Gold: An NFL Quarterback’s Demonic Trial of Ambition &amp; Self-Worth</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tarnished-gold-an-nfl-quarterback-s-demonic-trial-of-ambition-self-worth--53203827</link><description><![CDATA[NFL superstar Carlton Gold turns to a demon when interceptions threaten his season, only to learn that talent is not the weakness being tested.<br /><br /> “The Golden Dream” rose from poverty to become a first-round draft pick, two-time Super Bowl champion, and owner of a half-billion-dollar contract. Now three bad games have made him question everything. Mister Day, a corpse-pale fixer wearing the championship rings of former clients, insists Carlton does not need more athletic ability. He needs a very different kind of therapy.<br /><br /> Carlton awakens inside a sadistic trial where doppelgängers embody the people, obligations, and expectations that have pulled him apart. Every challenge forces him to weigh his body, career, family, fans, and girlfriend Sissy against the part of himself he has never protected. Mister Day offers no simple Faustian contract; the demon wants to discover whether a fundamentally compassionate man can survive choosing his own life.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Tarnished Gold” blends professional-football horror, demonic temptation, body horror, psychological torment, and brutal dark comedy. Its real conflict is not whether Carlton can become great again, but whether greatness has left enough of him intact to oppose a supernatural manipulator who treats human virtue as part of the game. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53203827</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53203827/182_tarnished_goldfinal.mp3" length="39924279" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>NFL superstar Carlton Gold turns to a demon when interceptions threaten his season, only to learn that talent is not the weakness being tested.

“The Golden Dream” rose from poverty to become a first-round draft pick, two-time Super Bowl champion, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[NFL superstar Carlton Gold turns to a demon when interceptions threaten his season, only to learn that talent is not the weakness being tested.<br /><br /> “The Golden Dream” rose from poverty to become a first-round draft pick, two-time Super Bowl champion, and owner of a half-billion-dollar contract. Now three bad games have made him question everything. Mister Day, a corpse-pale fixer wearing the championship rings of former clients, insists Carlton does not need more athletic ability. He needs a very different kind of therapy.<br /><br /> Carlton awakens inside a sadistic trial where doppelgängers embody the people, obligations, and expectations that have pulled him apart. Every challenge forces him to weigh his body, career, family, fans, and girlfriend Sissy against the part of himself he has never protected. Mister Day offers no simple Faustian contract; the demon wants to discover whether a fundamentally compassionate man can survive choosing his own life.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Tarnished Gold” blends professional-football horror, demonic temptation, body horror, psychological torment, and brutal dark comedy. Its real conflict is not whether Carlton can become great again, but whether greatness has left enough of him intact to oppose a supernatural manipulator who treats human virtue as part of the game. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2496</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>angels,ball,demons,devils,foot,heaven,hell,horror,scary,sports</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6d5cebc35fb2aec1d22861e1ecad8681.jpg"/><itunes:episode>182</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Werewolf of Defiance: Ohio’s 1972 Railroad-Track Sightings</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-werewolf-of-defiance-ohio-s-1972-railroad-track-sightings--53176956</link><description><![CDATA[Railroad workers in Defiance, Ohio, reported a towering wolf-like figure stalking the tracks in 1972, creating one of the state’s most enduring cryptid legends.<br /><br /> The encounters centered on the Norfolk &amp; Western rail yard near downtown. Workers Ted Davis and Tom Jones described a large, hairy creature with an animal-like head and a powerful build. In one account, the figure approached with a wooden board before disappearing into the darkness. Other reports soon followed, drawing newspaper attention and prompting police to watch the area.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the brief wave of sightings and the atmosphere that transformed them into the legend of the Werewolf of Defiance. The episode asks what witnesses could have seen along poorly lit tracks: a person in a costume, an unusually large animal, a prank amplified by local fear, or something that did not fit familiar explanations.<br /><br /> The investigation also places Defiance within Ohio’s wider tradition of werewolf and dogman folklore, including stories connected to Eagle Creek and London. Those later tales do not prove the 1972 reports, but they show how similar descriptions attach themselves to different places and generations. No physical evidence established that a supernatural creature roamed the rail yard. What remains is a concentrated set of eyewitness claims—and an Ohio monster story that refuses to leave the tracks.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53176956</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53176956/023_werewolf_of_defiancefinal.mp3" length="16549935" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Railroad workers in Defiance, Ohio, reported a towering wolf-like figure stalking the tracks in 1972, creating one of the state’s most enduring cryptid legends.

The encounters centered on the Norfolk &amp; Western rail yard near downtown. Workers Ted...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Railroad workers in Defiance, Ohio, reported a towering wolf-like figure stalking the tracks in 1972, creating one of the state’s most enduring cryptid legends.<br /><br /> The encounters centered on the Norfolk &amp; Western rail yard near downtown. Workers Ted Davis and Tom Jones described a large, hairy creature with an animal-like head and a powerful build. In one account, the figure approached with a wooden board before disappearing into the darkness. Other reports soon followed, drawing newspaper attention and prompting police to watch the area.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the brief wave of sightings and the atmosphere that transformed them into the legend of the Werewolf of Defiance. The episode asks what witnesses could have seen along poorly lit tracks: a person in a costume, an unusually large animal, a prank amplified by local fear, or something that did not fit familiar explanations.<br /><br /> The investigation also places Defiance within Ohio’s wider tradition of werewolf and dogman folklore, including stories connected to Eagle Creek and London. Those later tales do not prove the 1972 reports, but they show how similar descriptions attach themselves to different places and generations. No physical evidence established that a supernatural creature roamed the rail yard. What remains is a concentrated set of eyewitness claims—and an Ohio monster story that refuses to leave the tracks.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1035</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beast,creatures,cryptid,cryptozoology,defiance,monsters,ohio,scary,true,werewolf,wolf</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ghost Stories Vol. 1 — Five Paranormal Tales of Hauntings and Demons</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghost-stories-vol-1-five-paranormal-tales-of-hauntings-and-demons--53154635</link><description><![CDATA[Five paranormal stories summon ghosts, demons, haunted places, and other things that go bump in the night across more than two hours of audio horror.<br /><br /> “Ghost Stories Vol. 1” is built for listeners seeking a long-form supernatural collection, moving among apparitions, demonic danger, and encounters where the living cannot dismiss what they have seen.<br /><br /> Rather than treating every supernatural event as the same kind of scare, the anthology varies the relationship between the living and the unknown. Some encounters feel like hauntings attached to a person or place; others suggest demonic forces, predatory entities, or evidence that cannot be explained away after daylight.<br /><br /> The two-hour running time makes this a complete paranormal listening session for a dark drive, quiet house, or Halloween-season evening. It is aimed at listeners searching for ghost stories, haunted-house fiction, demon horror, supernatural encounters, and narrated scary stories in which atmosphere and uncertainty matter as much as the final apparition.<br /><br /> Support Chicano’s veterinary care: <a href="http://HelpChicano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://HelpChicano.com</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53154635</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53154635/ghost_stories_1_3_9_23_11_56_pm.mp3" length="135769067" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five paranormal stories summon ghosts, demons, haunted places, and other things that go bump in the night across more than two hours of audio horror.

“Ghost Stories Vol. 1” is built for listeners seeking a long-form supernatural collection, moving...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five paranormal stories summon ghosts, demons, haunted places, and other things that go bump in the night across more than two hours of audio horror.<br /><br /> “Ghost Stories Vol. 1” is built for listeners seeking a long-form supernatural collection, moving among apparitions, demonic danger, and encounters where the living cannot dismiss what they have seen.<br /><br /> Rather than treating every supernatural event as the same kind of scare, the anthology varies the relationship between the living and the unknown. Some encounters feel like hauntings attached to a person or place; others suggest demonic forces, predatory entities, or evidence that cannot be explained away after daylight.<br /><br /> The two-hour running time makes this a complete paranormal listening session for a dark drive, quiet house, or Halloween-season evening. It is aimed at listeners searching for ghost stories, haunted-house fiction, demon horror, supernatural encounters, and narrated scary stories in which atmosphere and uncertainty matter as much as the final apparition.<br /><br /> Support Chicano’s veterinary care: <a href="http://HelpChicano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://HelpChicano.com</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8486</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,ghosts,horror,paranormal,scary,supernatural</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/898e5089b77b1304255caf86a6537c20.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Know Who You Are: A Beagle Leads His Owner to a Doppelgänger in the Woods</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-know-who-you-are-a-beagle-leads-his-owner-to-a-doppelganger-in-the-woods--53127948</link><description><![CDATA[Rita’s beagle follows an impossible scent into the woods, then leads her back to a woman and dog who look exactly like them—but dead.<br /><br /> Miller is an energetic young beagle who means everything to Rita. During their daily walk behind Summit Homes Retirement Center, he tears free of the leash and vanishes into the trees. Rita finds him frightened beside a patch of disturbed earth and brings him home, but that night he begins tracking something through the house. His growls, frantic digging, and desperate return to the woods suggest that whatever he scented has followed them.<br /><br /> In a violent storm, Rita discovers Miller facing an identical beagle across a strange boundary. Behind the other dog stands a decaying woman who mirrors Rita’s every movement and insists she knows who Rita really is. The encounter forces a stolen identity, a murdered twin, and a love for one loyal animal to collide at the border between the living and the dead.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “I Know Who You Are” is supernatural pet horror built around a beagle, a woodland doppelgänger, sibling betrayal, guilt, and a ghost determined to reclaim the life—and dog—taken from her. The expanded description establishes Rita, Miller, Summit Homes, and the deathly double without revealing who crosses back when the two worlds merge. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53127948</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53127948/181_i_know_who_you_arefinal.mp3" length="24136305" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Rita’s beagle follows an impossible scent into the woods, then leads her back to a woman and dog who look exactly like them—but dead.

Miller is an energetic young beagle who means everything to Rita. During their daily walk behind Summit Homes...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rita’s beagle follows an impossible scent into the woods, then leads her back to a woman and dog who look exactly like them—but dead.<br /><br /> Miller is an energetic young beagle who means everything to Rita. During their daily walk behind Summit Homes Retirement Center, he tears free of the leash and vanishes into the trees. Rita finds him frightened beside a patch of disturbed earth and brings him home, but that night he begins tracking something through the house. His growls, frantic digging, and desperate return to the woods suggest that whatever he scented has followed them.<br /><br /> In a violent storm, Rita discovers Miller facing an identical beagle across a strange boundary. Behind the other dog stands a decaying woman who mirrors Rita’s every movement and insists she knows who Rita really is. The encounter forces a stolen identity, a murdered twin, and a love for one loyal animal to collide at the border between the living and the dead.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “I Know Who You Are” is supernatural pet horror built around a beagle, a woodland doppelgänger, sibling betrayal, guilt, and a ghost determined to reclaim the life—and dog—taken from her. The expanded description establishes Rita, Miller, Summit Homes, and the deathly double without revealing who crosses back when the two worlds merge. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1509</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>death,dogs,evil,forest,killers,monster,monsters,violence,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b6fd37f1a12c21dbc4d732b2137d95cb.jpg"/><itunes:episode>181</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Lake Michigan Triangle: Shipwrecks, Flight 2501 &amp; Great Lakes Mysteries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-lake-michigan-triangle-shipwrecks-flight-2501-great-lakes-mysteries--53097446</link><description><![CDATA[The Lake Michigan Triangle gathers real maritime disasters, an aviation mystery, strange disappearances, and paranormal folklore inside one stretch of Great Lakes water.<br /><br /> This episode maps the legendary triangle between Ludington, Benton Harbor, and Manitowoc before following the incidents that built its reputation. They include the 1679 disappearance of Le Griffon, Captain George Donner’s vanishing from a locked cabin aboard the O.M. McFarland, and the overturned Rosa Belle, whose crew was nowhere to be found.<br /><br /> The mystery expands into the air with Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501. In June 1950, the DC-4 carrying 58 people encountered severe weather and disappeared over Lake Michigan; scattered debris was recovered, but the main wreckage was not located. The episode also recounts the story of a missing college student who resurfaced more than a year later far from the lake with no clear account of his journey.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True then enters the disputed territory around the legend: unusual lights, compass trouble, stories of a time portal, and claims of a Stonehenge-like formation beneath the water. By separating documented losses and dangerous weather from later supernatural interpretation, the episode explains why the Great Lakes produced a regional counterpart to the Bermuda Triangle—and why the lake itself remains the most powerful force in the story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53097446</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/53097446/022_lake_michigan_triangle_3_4_23_5_28_pm.mp3" length="15218393" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Lake Michigan Triangle gathers real maritime disasters, an aviation mystery, strange disappearances, and paranormal folklore inside one stretch of Great Lakes water.

This episode maps the legendary triangle between Ludington, Benton Harbor, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Lake Michigan Triangle gathers real maritime disasters, an aviation mystery, strange disappearances, and paranormal folklore inside one stretch of Great Lakes water.<br /><br /> This episode maps the legendary triangle between Ludington, Benton Harbor, and Manitowoc before following the incidents that built its reputation. They include the 1679 disappearance of Le Griffon, Captain George Donner’s vanishing from a locked cabin aboard the O.M. McFarland, and the overturned Rosa Belle, whose crew was nowhere to be found.<br /><br /> The mystery expands into the air with Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501. In June 1950, the DC-4 carrying 58 people encountered severe weather and disappeared over Lake Michigan; scattered debris was recovered, but the main wreckage was not located. The episode also recounts the story of a missing college student who resurfaced more than a year later far from the lake with no clear account of his journey.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True then enters the disputed territory around the legend: unusual lights, compass trouble, stories of a time portal, and claims of a Stonehenge-like formation beneath the water. By separating documented losses and dangerous weather from later supernatural interpretation, the episode explains why the Great Lakes produced a regional counterpart to the Bermuda Triangle—and why the lake itself remains the most powerful force in the story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>952</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aliens,boats,disappearances,ghosts,michigan,midwest,mystery,ships,triangle</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Night at the Galleria: Two Ancient Vampires Hunt Crooked Mall Thieves After Closing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-night-at-the-galleria-two-ancient-vampires-hunt-crooked-mall-thieves-after-closing--52878660</link><description><![CDATA[Theodore and Esme hide inside the Galleria after closing, where a corrupt security guard’s robbery interrupts the ancient vampires’ anniversary.<br /><br /> To everyone else they look like a twelve-year-old boy and a thirteen-year-old girl. In reality, Esme saved Theodore from the Black Death in 1348, and the immortal pair have spent nearly 680 years traveling together. The Galleria is one of Esme’s favorite places, so Theodore arranges a private night of stores, food-court treats, new clothes, and a movie while they quietly avoid mall security.<br /><br /> Their celebration changes when Theodore discovers several guards bound in a loading-dock room. A bent guard and two accomplices have disabled the cameras and plan to rob jewelry stores and the owner’s payroll safe before morning. The thieves mistake Theodore and Esme for helpless children, take Theodore hostage, and learn too late that the small girl confronting them has fangs, supernatural strength, and a very different idea of an anniversary dinner.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “A Night at the Galleria” blends after-hours mall horror, an inside-job robbery, ancient vampires, immortal romance, and predators who appear to be children. The expanded description names Theodore, Esme, the Black Death, and the thieves’ plan while preserving how the couple completes its celebration. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52878660</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:05:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52878660/180.mp3" length="27487425" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Theodore and Esme hide inside the Galleria after closing, where a corrupt security guard’s robbery interrupts the ancient vampires’ anniversary.

To everyone else they look like a twelve-year-old boy and a thirteen-year-old girl. In reality, Esme...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Theodore and Esme hide inside the Galleria after closing, where a corrupt security guard’s robbery interrupts the ancient vampires’ anniversary.<br /><br /> To everyone else they look like a twelve-year-old boy and a thirteen-year-old girl. In reality, Esme saved Theodore from the Black Death in 1348, and the immortal pair have spent nearly 680 years traveling together. The Galleria is one of Esme’s favorite places, so Theodore arranges a private night of stores, food-court treats, new clothes, and a movie while they quietly avoid mall security.<br /><br /> Their celebration changes when Theodore discovers several guards bound in a loading-dock room. A bent guard and two accomplices have disabled the cameras and plan to rob jewelry stores and the owner’s payroll safe before morning. The thieves mistake Theodore and Esme for helpless children, take Theodore hostage, and learn too late that the small girl confronting them has fangs, supernatural strength, and a very different idea of an anniversary dinner.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “A Night at the Galleria” blends after-hours mall horror, an inside-job robbery, ancient vampires, immortal romance, and predators who appear to be children. The expanded description names Theodore, Esme, the Black Death, and the thieves’ plan while preserving how the couple completes its celebration. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1718</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,guards,horror,kids,mall,monsters,night,scary,security</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/829827204589ba7fb915ea8d92e4824e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>180</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Black-Eyed Children, Haunted Rings &amp; Cocaine Bear</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-black-eyed-children-haunted-rings-cocaine-bear--52859914</link><description><![CDATA[Black-Eyed Children, haunted rings, and the real story that inspired Cocaine Bear lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> The episode’s subjects move from a modern paranormal legend to the frightening history attached to objects, then into one of the strangest animal stories to enter popular culture. That variety is the point of Monthly Spooky: one conversation can compare folklore, alleged encounters, bizarre news, and horror entertainment without pretending they carry the same kind of evidence.<br /><br /> Listeners can follow the Black-Eyed Children as an urban-legend phenomenon, consider why jewelry and inherited objects attract haunting stories, and then pivot to the real-world absurdity behind Cocaine Bear. The result is a conversational paranormal roundup with distinct searchable subjects rather than a generic collection of “spooky” topics.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52859914</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52859914/008_monthly_spookyfinal.mp3" length="84791779" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Black-Eyed Children, haunted rings, and the real story that inspired Cocaine Bear lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.

The episode’s subjects move from a modern paranormal legend to the frightening history attached to objects, then into one...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Black-Eyed Children, haunted rings, and the real story that inspired Cocaine Bear lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation.<br /><br /> The episode’s subjects move from a modern paranormal legend to the frightening history attached to objects, then into one of the strangest animal stories to enter popular culture. That variety is the point of Monthly Spooky: one conversation can compare folklore, alleged encounters, bizarre news, and horror entertainment without pretending they carry the same kind of evidence.<br /><br /> Listeners can follow the Black-Eyed Children as an urban-legend phenomenon, consider why jewelry and inherited objects attract haunting stories, and then pivot to the real-world absurdity behind Cocaine Bear. The result is a conversational paranormal roundup with distinct searchable subjects rather than a generic collection of “spooky” topics.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle's Zombie Comic!<br /><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5300</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>addams,bear,black,children,cocaine,demons,eyed,ghosts,horror,monsters,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ghosts in the Machine — AI, Haunted Technology and Digital Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghosts-in-the-machine-ai-haunted-technology-and-digital-horror--52805345</link><description><![CDATA[As technology grows more intelligent, a hidden presence behind the screen reveals an appetite more dangerous than knowledge.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “Ghosts in the Machine” blends digital paranoia, artificial intelligence, and supernatural horror, asking whether the device is haunted—or whether the machine itself has learned to hunt.<br /><br /> The story focuses on the anxiety behind increasingly capable technology: a machine can observe, learn, imitate, and remain present in the most private parts of daily life. Once an intelligence appears to want something, the familiar reassurance that a device is only a tool becomes much harder to believe.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca uses the question of whether the presence is supernatural or technological to keep the danger uncertain. “Ghosts in the Machine” is a narrated horror story for listeners interested in artificial intelligence, haunted computers, digital ghosts, surveillance, smart-device paranoia, and the fear that something behind the interface has stopped waiting for permission.<br /><br /> Story by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52805345</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52805345/179.mp3" length="24873927" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>As technology grows more intelligent, a hidden presence behind the screen reveals an appetite more dangerous than knowledge.

Shane Migliavacca’s “Ghosts in the Machine” blends digital paranoia, artificial intelligence, and supernatural horror, asking...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[As technology grows more intelligent, a hidden presence behind the screen reveals an appetite more dangerous than knowledge.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “Ghosts in the Machine” blends digital paranoia, artificial intelligence, and supernatural horror, asking whether the device is haunted—or whether the machine itself has learned to hunt.<br /><br /> The story focuses on the anxiety behind increasingly capable technology: a machine can observe, learn, imitate, and remain present in the most private parts of daily life. Once an intelligence appears to want something, the familiar reassurance that a device is only a tool becomes much harder to believe.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca uses the question of whether the presence is supernatural or technological to keep the danger uncertain. “Ghosts in the Machine” is a narrated horror story for listeners interested in artificial intelligence, haunted computers, digital ghosts, surveillance, smart-device paranoia, and the fear that something behind the interface has stopped waiting for permission.<br /><br /> Story by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1555</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ai,computer,creatures,demons,evil,ghosts,horror,kids,machines</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/19aa3b6ab4e3fcd943dac247944bc796.jpg"/><itunes:episode>179</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Natalie Wood: Her Drowning, Conflicting Accounts &amp; Lingering Questions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-natalie-wood-her-drowning-conflicting-accounts-lingering-questions--52784076</link><description><![CDATA[Natalie Wood’s 1981 death off Catalina Island began as an accidental-drowning case, but conflicting accounts and later evidence kept the mystery alive for decades.<br /><br /> The acclaimed actress was aboard the yacht Splendour over Thanksgiving weekend with her husband Robert Wagner, her Brainstorm co-star Christopher Walken, and captain Dennis Davern. After dinner ashore and drinking aboard the yacht, Wood disappeared during the night. Her body was found the next morning, and investigators initially concluded that she had tried to use the dinghy and drowned.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines the details that complicated that explanation: Wood’s fear of dark water, bruises documented during the autopsy, a nearby boater’s account of cries for help, the disputed timeline, and Davern’s later statements about an argument aboard Splendour. It separates allegations and family theories from what investigators and the medical examiner actually recorded.<br /><br /> The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reopened the investigation in 2011. The medical examiner later amended the cause to “drowning and other undetermined factors,” and investigators publicly described Wagner as a person of interest—not a suspect charged with a crime. No criminal charges have been filed. This episode asks why the final hours of one of Hollywood’s most recognizable stars remain so difficult to reconstruct.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52784076</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52784076/021_the_drowning_of_natalie_wood_2_19_23_4_33_pm.mp3" length="18951215" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Natalie Wood’s 1981 death off Catalina Island began as an accidental-drowning case, but conflicting accounts and later evidence kept the mystery alive for decades.

The acclaimed actress was aboard the yacht Splendour over Thanksgiving weekend with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Natalie Wood’s 1981 death off Catalina Island began as an accidental-drowning case, but conflicting accounts and later evidence kept the mystery alive for decades.<br /><br /> The acclaimed actress was aboard the yacht Splendour over Thanksgiving weekend with her husband Robert Wagner, her Brainstorm co-star Christopher Walken, and captain Dennis Davern. After dinner ashore and drinking aboard the yacht, Wood disappeared during the night. Her body was found the next morning, and investigators initially concluded that she had tried to use the dinghy and drowned.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines the details that complicated that explanation: Wood’s fear of dark water, bruises documented during the autopsy, a nearby boater’s account of cries for help, the disputed timeline, and Davern’s later statements about an argument aboard Splendour. It separates allegations and family theories from what investigators and the medical examiner actually recorded.<br /><br /> The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reopened the investigation in 2011. The medical examiner later amended the cause to “drowning and other undetermined factors,” and investigators publicly described Wagner as a person of interest—not a suspect charged with a crime. No criminal charges have been filed. This episode asks why the final hours of one of Hollywood’s most recognizable stars remain so difficult to reconstruct.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1185</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>celebrity,crime,death,drowning,hollywood,murder,ocean,true,wagner,walken,yacht</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe: Midnight Grief, Lenore &amp; ‘Nevermore’</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-raven-by-edgar-allan-poe-midnight-grief-lenore-nevermore--52763181</link><description><![CDATA[A grieving scholar mourning Lenore receives a midnight visitor whose answer to every desperate question is the same: “Nevermore.”<br /><br /> The narrator tries to lose himself in old books on a bleak December night when a tapping begins at his chamber door. He first finds darkness, then a raven that enters through the window and perches above him on a bust of Pallas. Amused by the bird’s single word, the lonely man begins asking questions he knows cannot bring comfort.<br /><br /> Memory, superstition, and self-torment tighten around the refrain. Is the raven merely repeating a lesson learned from an unhappy master, a prophet sent to deepen his grief, or a physical form for the despair already inside the room? Each “Nevermore” moves the narrator farther from curiosity and closer to the belief that he will never reunite with Lenore—not even in paradise.<br /><br /> This atmospheric spoken-word reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” foregrounds the poem’s recognizable title, Lenore, the midnight visitor, and its immortal refrain. The episode is suited to listeners seeking classic Gothic poetry, Edgar Allan Poe audio, poems about grief, and the hypnotic sound of internal rhyme driving a mind toward permanent darkness.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52763181</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52763181/the_raven_final.mp3" length="9582986" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A grieving scholar mourning Lenore receives a midnight visitor whose answer to every desperate question is the same: “Nevermore.”

The narrator tries to lose himself in old books on a bleak December night when a tapping begins at his chamber door. He...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A grieving scholar mourning Lenore receives a midnight visitor whose answer to every desperate question is the same: “Nevermore.”<br /><br /> The narrator tries to lose himself in old books on a bleak December night when a tapping begins at his chamber door. He first finds darkness, then a raven that enters through the window and perches above him on a bust of Pallas. Amused by the bird’s single word, the lonely man begins asking questions he knows cannot bring comfort.<br /><br /> Memory, superstition, and self-torment tighten around the refrain. Is the raven merely repeating a lesson learned from an unhappy master, a prophet sent to deepen his grief, or a physical form for the despair already inside the room? Each “Nevermore” moves the narrator farther from curiosity and closer to the belief that he will never reunite with Lenore—not even in paradise.<br /><br /> This atmospheric spoken-word reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” foregrounds the poem’s recognizable title, Lenore, the midnight visitor, and its immortal refrain. The episode is suited to listeners seeking classic Gothic poetry, Edgar Allan Poe audio, poems about grief, and the hypnotic sound of internal rhyme driving a mind toward permanent darkness.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>599</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>acting,classic,creepy,literature,performance,play,poe,raven,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/85649fde02fd112f4704590c5e82316b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Gloverville: Two Children Discover Their Neighbors’ Monstrous Hunger</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gloverville-two-children-discover-their-neighbors-monstrous-hunger--52730517</link><description><![CDATA[Days before Halloween 1982, Charlie and Niecy investigate screams next door and learn why young Libby must sleep outside when her parents get hungry.<br /><br /> Ten-year-old Charlie Banks lives with his formidable grandmother, Louise “Mama Lou” Corley, on Oak Street in Gloverville, South Carolina. His best friend Denise “Niecy” Watkins lives across the road. Mama Lou repeatedly warns them to stay away from Tommy and Betty Reynolds—the “creeps” next door—and from their dirt-streaked daughter, Libby.<br /><br /> The children hear something heavy dragging through the Reynolds house at night and discover Libby sleeping alone in a backyard shed. She explains that her mother and father become sick after dark and suffer from “the hungries.” When Charlie and Niecy return to help her, Libby offers them as food so she can sleep safely in her own room. The neighbors emerge with red eyes, fangs, and claws, leaving the children trapped between two monsters and the shotgun-wielding grandmother who told them not to interfere.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Gloverville” is Southern small-town horror about childhood friendship, cannibal monsters, Halloween curiosity, and a fierce family protector along Highway 421. The expanded notes name Charlie, Niecy, Mama Lou, Libby, and the Reynolds family while preserving the outcome of their midnight confrontation. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52730517</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52730517/178_glovervillefinal.mp3" length="44560688" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Days before Halloween 1982, Charlie and Niecy investigate screams next door and learn why young Libby must sleep outside when her parents get hungry.

Ten-year-old Charlie Banks lives with his formidable grandmother, Louise “Mama Lou” Corley, on Oak...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Days before Halloween 1982, Charlie and Niecy investigate screams next door and learn why young Libby must sleep outside when her parents get hungry.<br /><br /> Ten-year-old Charlie Banks lives with his formidable grandmother, Louise “Mama Lou” Corley, on Oak Street in Gloverville, South Carolina. His best friend Denise “Niecy” Watkins lives across the road. Mama Lou repeatedly warns them to stay away from Tommy and Betty Reynolds—the “creeps” next door—and from their dirt-streaked daughter, Libby.<br /><br /> The children hear something heavy dragging through the Reynolds house at night and discover Libby sleeping alone in a backyard shed. She explains that her mother and father become sick after dark and suffer from “the hungries.” When Charlie and Niecy return to help her, Libby offers them as food so she can sleep safely in her own room. The neighbors emerge with red eyes, fangs, and claws, leaving the children trapped between two monsters and the shotgun-wielding grandmother who told them not to interfere.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Gloverville” is Southern small-town horror about childhood friendship, cannibal monsters, Halloween curiosity, and a fierce family protector along Highway 421. The expanded notes name Charlie, Niecy, Mama Lou, Libby, and the Reynolds family while preserving the outcome of their midnight confrontation. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2785</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>80s,cannibals,carolina,creatures,dead,evil,horror,monsters,southern,vhs</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/60b48be2d5034faab26d85e3c6275b44.jpg"/><itunes:episode>178</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Karlie Lain Gusé: The Unsolved Chalfant Valley Disappearance</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-karlie-lain-guse-the-unsolved-chalfant-valley-disappearance--52711202</link><description><![CDATA[Sixteen-year-old Karlie Lain Gusé vanished from California’s Chalfant Valley on October 13, 2018, leaving her phone behind and a trail that ended beside Highway 6.<br /><br /> The previous evening, Karlie attended a gathering and called her stepmother for help while frightened and disoriented. Her family brought her home and stayed with her through the night. By morning, the front door was open and Karlie was gone. Multiple witnesses later reported seeing a girl matching her description walking south near Sierra View Road and Highway 6.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs Karlie’s final confirmed hours, the searches across desert and mountain terrain, and the involvement of the Mono County Sheriff’s Office and FBI. It also examines how social-media attention generated rumors, alleged sightings, and accusations that often outran the verified evidence. The episode treats theories as theories and does not assign blame where investigators have not established it.<br /><br /> The FBI continues to list Karlie as missing and offers a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to her location. Her phone and personal belongings were left at home, and she has not contacted family or friends since the morning she disappeared.<br /><br /> Official case information and anonymous tip options: <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/karlie-lain-guse" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kid...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52711202</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52711202/020_without_a_trace_the_disappearance_of_karlie_lain_guse_2_12_23_4_48_pmfinal.mp3" length="19715770" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sixteen-year-old Karlie Lain Gusé vanished from California’s Chalfant Valley on October 13, 2018, leaving her phone behind and a trail that ended beside Highway 6.

The previous evening, Karlie attended a gathering and called her stepmother for help...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sixteen-year-old Karlie Lain Gusé vanished from California’s Chalfant Valley on October 13, 2018, leaving her phone behind and a trail that ended beside Highway 6.<br /><br /> The previous evening, Karlie attended a gathering and called her stepmother for help while frightened and disoriented. Her family brought her home and stayed with her through the night. By morning, the front door was open and Karlie was gone. Multiple witnesses later reported seeing a girl matching her description walking south near Sierra View Road and Highway 6.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs Karlie’s final confirmed hours, the searches across desert and mountain terrain, and the involvement of the Mono County Sheriff’s Office and FBI. It also examines how social-media attention generated rumors, alleged sightings, and accusations that often outran the verified evidence. The episode treats theories as theories and does not assign blame where investigators have not established it.<br /><br /> The FBI continues to list Karlie as missing and offers a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to her location. Her phone and personal belongings were left at home, and she has not contacted family or friends since the morning she disappeared.<br /><br /> Official case information and anonymous tip options: <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/karlie-lain-guse" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kid...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1233</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>california,crime,evil,kidnapping,missing,scary,stepmother,true</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Introducing Weird Darkness with Darren Marlar — Paranormal Stories &amp; Unsolved Mysteries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/introducing-weird-darkness-with-darren-marlar-paranormal-stories-unsolved-mysteries--52704056</link><description><![CDATA[Meet “Weird Darkness,” Darren Marlar’s anthology of true paranormal accounts, legends, unsolved mysteries, and narrated tales of the unexplained.<br /><br /> This feed introduction points Weekly Spooky listeners toward another audio-first destination for ghosts, strange creatures, dark history, and stories that sit between documented mystery and supernatural possibility.<br /><br /> Hosted and narrated by Darren Marlar, Weird Darkness explores the shadowed territory where eyewitness accounts, folklore, crime, history, and the supernatural overlap. Its subject range includes hauntings, cryptids, unexplained encounters, strange disappearances, disturbing legends, and dark stories told in an immersive late-night style.<br /><br /> This short feed introduction is a recommendation, not a regular Weekly Spooky story. It gives horror and paranormal listeners a clear sense of the neighboring show’s focus and where to continue if they want more true scary stories, unexplained mysteries, ghost lore, and unsettling accounts drawn from outside the Weekly Spooky fiction catalog.<br /><br /> Hear more at WeirdDarkness.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52704056</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 18:59:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52704056/weird_darkness.mp3" length="55998926" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Meet “Weird Darkness,” Darren Marlar’s anthology of true paranormal accounts, legends, unsolved mysteries, and narrated tales of the unexplained.

This feed introduction points Weekly Spooky listeners toward another audio-first destination for ghosts,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meet “Weird Darkness,” Darren Marlar’s anthology of true paranormal accounts, legends, unsolved mysteries, and narrated tales of the unexplained.<br /><br /> This feed introduction points Weekly Spooky listeners toward another audio-first destination for ghosts, strange creatures, dark history, and stories that sit between documented mystery and supernatural possibility.<br /><br /> Hosted and narrated by Darren Marlar, Weird Darkness explores the shadowed territory where eyewitness accounts, folklore, crime, history, and the supernatural overlap. Its subject range includes hauntings, cryptids, unexplained encounters, strange disappearances, disturbing legends, and dark stories told in an immersive late-night style.<br /><br /> This short feed introduction is a recommendation, not a regular Weekly Spooky story. It gives horror and paranormal listeners a clear sense of the neighboring show’s focus and where to continue if they want more true scary stories, unexplained mysteries, ghost lore, and unsettling accounts drawn from outside the Weekly Spooky fiction catalog.<br /><br /> Hear more at WeirdDarkness.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3500</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crime,freddy,podcast,scary,true</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4b79510a18f88cfd7da200ea0f582035.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Five Stories of Love and Death Vol. 2 — Valentine Horror Anthology</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-stories-of-love-and-death-vol-2-valentine-horror-anthology--52682198</link><description><![CDATA[Five more Valentine horror stories pair desire with death, following relationships that curdle into obsession, violence, and supernatural consequence.<br /><br /> Volume two continues the love-and-blood anthology with a separate lineup of macabre romances, preserving each story’s final betrayal or reckoning.<br /><br /> Volume two offers a separate set of relationships and threats, allowing love to become motive, trap, weapon, or supernatural invitation. The stories explore the danger of being chosen, rejected, betrayed, remembered, or pursued by someone whose idea of devotion has no safe boundary.<br /><br /> Designed as a companion to “Love and Blood” volume one, this anthology expands the Valentine theme without requiring the earlier collection. It is a complete seasonal listen for fans of dark romance, obsessive lovers, relationship horror, revenge, deadly desire, and scary stories that replace a happy ending with the consequences hidden inside the promise.<br /><br /> Support Chicano’s veterinary care: <a href="http://HelpChicano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://HelpChicano.com</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52682198</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52682198/love_comp_2_2_9_23_9_28_am.mp3" length="123642379" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five more Valentine horror stories pair desire with death, following relationships that curdle into obsession, violence, and supernatural consequence.

Volume two continues the love-and-blood anthology with a separate lineup of macabre romances,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five more Valentine horror stories pair desire with death, following relationships that curdle into obsession, violence, and supernatural consequence.<br /><br /> Volume two continues the love-and-blood anthology with a separate lineup of macabre romances, preserving each story’s final betrayal or reckoning.<br /><br /> Volume two offers a separate set of relationships and threats, allowing love to become motive, trap, weapon, or supernatural invitation. The stories explore the danger of being chosen, rejected, betrayed, remembered, or pursued by someone whose idea of devotion has no safe boundary.<br /><br /> Designed as a companion to “Love and Blood” volume one, this anthology expands the Valentine theme without requiring the earlier collection. It is a complete seasonal listen for fans of dark romance, obsessive lovers, relationship horror, revenge, deadly desire, and scary stories that replace a happy ending with the consequences hidden inside the promise.<br /><br /> Support Chicano’s veterinary care: <a href="http://HelpChicano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://HelpChicano.com</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7728</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,evil,horror,killer,monster,murder,slasher,splatter,valentine</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a01cae068d3cb77808d33bc5fa23e9fc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Slasher II: Valentine’s Day — A Horror Sequel Becomes a Real Ghoul Attack</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/slasher-ii-valentine-s-day-a-horror-sequel-becomes-a-real-ghoul-attack--52663987</link><description><![CDATA[Scream queen Vickie Valentine films a slasher sequel at a horror convention, only to be abducted by ghouls who want to make her an undead bride.<br /><br /> After leaving adult film behind, Vickie has become the “Scream Supreme” through cult horror hits made with Jessie and Jennie Corgen. Slasher II: Valentine’s Day is meant to continue her final-girl story at the Ridgeway Heights Horror Con. Then a towering fan named Flint and his mother Victoria kidnap Vickie, carry her into the Strickfield Backwoods, and demand that she join their cannibalistic family as Flint’s wife.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ sequel turns a movie production into real creature horror as Vickie, Bethany Mirren, and the Corgen Twins fight their way through a ghoul household using cameras, practical effects, and genuine weapons. Escaping the mansion may save the film, but infected blood threatens to rewrite both Vickie’s romance and her future as the Scream Queen.<br /><br /> “Slasher II: Valentine’s Day” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52663987</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52663987/177_slasher_ii_valentines_dayfinal.mp3" length="43800070" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Scream queen Vickie Valentine films a slasher sequel at a horror convention, only to be abducted by ghouls who want to make her an undead bride.

After leaving adult film behind, Vickie has become the “Scream Supreme” through cult horror hits made...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Scream queen Vickie Valentine films a slasher sequel at a horror convention, only to be abducted by ghouls who want to make her an undead bride.<br /><br /> After leaving adult film behind, Vickie has become the “Scream Supreme” through cult horror hits made with Jessie and Jennie Corgen. Slasher II: Valentine’s Day is meant to continue her final-girl story at the Ridgeway Heights Horror Con. Then a towering fan named Flint and his mother Victoria kidnap Vickie, carry her into the Strickfield Backwoods, and demand that she join their cannibalistic family as Flint’s wife.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ sequel turns a movie production into real creature horror as Vickie, Bethany Mirren, and the Corgen Twins fight their way through a ghoul household using cameras, practical effects, and genuine weapons. Escaping the mansion may save the film, but infected blood threatens to rewrite both Vickie’s romance and her future as the Scream Queen.<br /><br /> “Slasher II: Valentine’s Day” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2738</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,ghouls,horror,killer,lesbian,love,movies,murder,scary,sexy,slasher,splatter,valentines,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/546d0f2cff7936247d8b203dafe257a0.jpg"/><itunes:episode>177</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Anthony &amp; Nathaniel Cook: The Toledo Serial Murders</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-anthony-nathaniel-cook-the-toledo-serial-murders--52642846</link><description><![CDATA[Anthony and Nathaniel Cook terrorized Toledo, Ohio, through murder, abduction, rape, and attempted murder—then DNA helped expose crimes that had remained unresolved for nearly two decades.<br /><br /> Beginning in 1980, the brothers attacked couples and young people across Lucas County. Their victims included Thomas Gordon, Connie Sue Thompson, Dawn Rene Backes, Scott Moulton, Denise Siotkowski, Daryl Cole, Stacy Lynn Balonek, and Peter Sawicki. A surviving victim’s account and fingerprints led to Anthony Cook’s arrest after Sawicki’s murder, but the larger pattern remained hidden from the public.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the forensic breakthrough that changed the case. DNA testing in the late 1990s connected the brothers to evidence from earlier attacks. A 2000 plea agreement brought confessions and admissions that clarified responsibility for nine murders, while sparing the families another series of uncertain trials.<br /><br /> The episode also examines the controversial sentences and releases that followed. Nathaniel Cook was released in 2018 under strict supervision. Case update: Anthony Cook’s renewed request for parole was denied in 2025, and he is not eligible to apply again until 2034. This is the story of the victims and survivors, the long wait for answers, and the scientific evidence that finally revealed the full scale of Toledo’s nightmare.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52642846</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52642846/019_terror_in_toledo_anthony_and_nathaniel_cook_2_5_23_1_15_pmfinal.mp3" length="17072962" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Anthony and Nathaniel Cook terrorized Toledo, Ohio, through murder, abduction, rape, and attempted murder—then DNA helped expose crimes that had remained unresolved for nearly two decades.

Beginning in 1980, the brothers attacked couples and young...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anthony and Nathaniel Cook terrorized Toledo, Ohio, through murder, abduction, rape, and attempted murder—then DNA helped expose crimes that had remained unresolved for nearly two decades.<br /><br /> Beginning in 1980, the brothers attacked couples and young people across Lucas County. Their victims included Thomas Gordon, Connie Sue Thompson, Dawn Rene Backes, Scott Moulton, Denise Siotkowski, Daryl Cole, Stacy Lynn Balonek, and Peter Sawicki. A surviving victim’s account and fingerprints led to Anthony Cook’s arrest after Sawicki’s murder, but the larger pattern remained hidden from the public.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the forensic breakthrough that changed the case. DNA testing in the late 1990s connected the brothers to evidence from earlier attacks. A 2000 plea agreement brought confessions and admissions that clarified responsibility for nine murders, while sparing the families another series of uncertain trials.<br /><br /> The episode also examines the controversial sentences and releases that followed. Nathaniel Cook was released in 2018 under strict supervision. Case update: Anthony Cook’s renewed request for parole was denied in 2025, and he is not eligible to apply again until 2034. This is the story of the victims and survivors, the long wait for answers, and the scientific evidence that finally revealed the full scale of Toledo’s nightmare.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1067</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Five Disturbing Tales of Love and Blood Vol. 1 — Valentine Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-disturbing-tales-of-love-and-blood-vol-1-valentine-horror-stories--52620451</link><description><![CDATA[Five Valentine horror stories explore love, lust, obsession, betrayal, and the bloody price of wanting another person too much.<br /><br /> Volume one replaces romantic comfort with macabre relationships and masochistic consequences, offering a full seasonal collection for listeners who prefer their valentines dark.<br /><br /> The stories use romance as a source of vulnerability: attraction can become control, devotion can harden into possession, and intimacy gives dangerous people or supernatural forces a way inside. The collection moves among dark relationships and macabre consequences without reducing every tale to the same kind of Valentine slasher.<br /><br /> As the first of two companion volumes, it offers a long-form alternative to sentimental holiday listening. Queue it for Valentine’s Day or any time you want narrated horror about obsessive love, toxic desire, betrayal, lust, revenge, and the moment a romantic promise begins to sound like a threat.<br /><br /> Support Chicano’s veterinary care: <a href="http://HelpChicano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://HelpChicano.com</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52620451</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52620451/love_comp_1_2_2_23_4_22_pmfinal.mp3" length="118958311" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five Valentine horror stories explore love, lust, obsession, betrayal, and the bloody price of wanting another person too much.

Volume one replaces romantic comfort with macabre relationships and masochistic consequences, offering a full seasonal...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five Valentine horror stories explore love, lust, obsession, betrayal, and the bloody price of wanting another person too much.<br /><br /> Volume one replaces romantic comfort with macabre relationships and masochistic consequences, offering a full seasonal collection for listeners who prefer their valentines dark.<br /><br /> The stories use romance as a source of vulnerability: attraction can become control, devotion can harden into possession, and intimacy gives dangerous people or supernatural forces a way inside. The collection moves among dark relationships and macabre consequences without reducing every tale to the same kind of Valentine slasher.<br /><br /> As the first of two companion volumes, it offers a long-form alternative to sentimental holiday listening. Queue it for Valentine’s Day or any time you want narrated horror about obsessive love, toxic desire, betrayal, lust, revenge, and the moment a romantic promise begins to sound like a threat.<br /><br /> Support Chicano’s veterinary care: <a href="http://HelpChicano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://HelpChicano.com</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7435</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anger,blood,february,hearts,holiday,horror,killers,love,massacre,serial,sex,slasher,slaughter,valentine,valentines</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/09e83cbcec7255553a3134085ebd0dde.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Incident at Isotope Inn — Hostages, Desert Killers and a Time Paradox</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/incident-at-isotope-inn-hostages-desert-killers-and-a-time-paradox--52598585</link><description><![CDATA[An escaped killer takes hostages at an Arizona desert motel, where a forbidden military site and an impossible doorway threaten to fracture time.<br /><br /> Jane Whitman arrives at the Isotope Inn carrying grief, a revolver, and the secret of her husband’s death. Todd Torivio and Carly Allen are working the isolated motel when bank robber Del Bailen, Sherri, and the albino twins Spider and Fly storm inside. The gang’s violence is only the beginning: Black Ridge, a former nuclear-testing area, is broadcasting a signal that draws both Jane and Del into the storm.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s desert thriller combines a motel hostage crisis, serial-killer horror, atomic folklore, and a science-fiction paradox. A red sphere warns that the past cannot be changed, a freestanding door promises otherwise, and an older, battle-scarred version of Jane appears with one mission—stop her younger self from stepping through.<br /><br /> “Incident at Isotope Inn” by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52598585</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52598585/175_incident_at_isotope_innfinal.mp3" length="44870026" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An escaped killer takes hostages at an Arizona desert motel, where a forbidden military site and an impossible doorway threaten to fracture time.

Jane Whitman arrives at the Isotope Inn carrying grief, a revolver, and the secret of her husband’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An escaped killer takes hostages at an Arizona desert motel, where a forbidden military site and an impossible doorway threaten to fracture time.<br /><br /> Jane Whitman arrives at the Isotope Inn carrying grief, a revolver, and the secret of her husband’s death. Todd Torivio and Carly Allen are working the isolated motel when bank robber Del Bailen, Sherri, and the albino twins Spider and Fly storm inside. The gang’s violence is only the beginning: Black Ridge, a former nuclear-testing area, is broadcasting a signal that draws both Jane and Del into the storm.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s desert thriller combines a motel hostage crisis, serial-killer horror, atomic folklore, and a science-fiction paradox. A red sphere warns that the past cannot be changed, a freestanding door promises otherwise, and an older, battle-scarred version of Jane appears with one mission—stop her younger self from stepping through.<br /><br /> “Incident at Isotope Inn” by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a>.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2805</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>desert,evil,horror,killers,murderers,paradox,scifi,serial</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e0dc3e1f564b0aa2c9e7ec9cfbc3b096.jpg"/><itunes:episode>176</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Funeral-Home Living, Deadly Love &amp; Swallowing LEGO for Science</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-funeral-home-living-deadly-love-swallowing-lego-for-science--52578140</link><description><![CDATA[Living inside a funeral home, swallowing LEGO pieces for science, and romances that end in death give this Monthly Spooky episode an unusually intimate view of the macabre.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle return to the crypt with strange news about the practical—and psychological—reality of making a home where the dead are prepared for burial. The setting invites a conversation about what people normalize when death becomes part of the workplace and what still feels unsettling after the lights go out.<br /><br /> The hosts also investigate the much less supernatural experiment in which researchers swallowed LEGO heads to learn how long small plastic objects take to pass through the human body. It is strange science with a useful question behind the stunt, even if the method is difficult to forget.<br /><br /> The final subject is deadly love: relationships, obsessions, and romantic stories that cross into violence. Monthly Spooky balances morbid curiosity with dark humor while moving from funeral-home life to odd medical research and true stories in which affection becomes dangerous.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic, At the End of Everything: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52578140</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52578140/007_monthly_spookyfinal.mp3" length="140622767" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Living inside a funeral home, swallowing LEGO pieces for science, and romances that end in death give this Monthly Spooky episode an unusually intimate view of the macabre.

Henrique and Michelle return to the crypt with strange news about the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Living inside a funeral home, swallowing LEGO pieces for science, and romances that end in death give this Monthly Spooky episode an unusually intimate view of the macabre.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle return to the crypt with strange news about the practical—and psychological—reality of making a home where the dead are prepared for burial. The setting invites a conversation about what people normalize when death becomes part of the workplace and what still feels unsettling after the lights go out.<br /><br /> The hosts also investigate the much less supernatural experiment in which researchers swallowed LEGO heads to learn how long small plastic objects take to pass through the human body. It is strange science with a useful question behind the stunt, even if the method is difficult to forget.<br /><br /> The final subject is deadly love: relationships, obsessions, and romantic stories that cross into violence. Monthly Spooky balances morbid curiosity with dark humor while moving from funeral-home life to odd medical research and true stories in which affection becomes dangerous.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic, At the End of Everything: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8789</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crime,death,funeral,horror,killing,mortuary,murder,swallowing,true,valentines</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Five Stories of Wolf Beasts — Werewolves, Wild Dogs and Monster Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-stories-of-wolf-beasts-werewolves-wild-dogs-and-monster-horror--52552776</link><description><![CDATA[Five stories of wolves, dogs, werebeasts, and other fanged predators explore what happens when the pack stops fearing people.<br /><br /> The collection moves through transformation, animal attack, and monster folklore while supporting Chicano’s veterinary care, giving its hair-raising theme a real-world purpose.<br /><br /> Across the five tales, canine familiarity gives way to predation. Some threats draw on werewolf transformation and monster folklore; others make ordinary dogs, wild packs, or large unidentified beasts frightening through pursuit, teeth, and the uneasy recognition that an animal may be thinking more than its victim expects.<br /><br /> The result is a creature-horror marathon with room for supernatural curses, wilderness danger, animal attacks, and the ancient fear of hearing something circle beyond the light. It is intended for listeners seeking werewolf stories, wolf-monster fiction, scary dog tales, cryptid-adjacent horror, and a full collection built around fanged creatures rather than a generic mix of monsters.<br /><br /> Support Chicano’s veterinary care: <a href="http://HelpChicano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://HelpChicano.com</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52552776</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52552776/ws_chicano_fundraiserwerewolves.mp3" length="113560794" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five stories of wolves, dogs, werebeasts, and other fanged predators explore what happens when the pack stops fearing people.

The collection moves through transformation, animal attack, and monster folklore while supporting Chicano’s veterinary care,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five stories of wolves, dogs, werebeasts, and other fanged predators explore what happens when the pack stops fearing people.<br /><br /> The collection moves through transformation, animal attack, and monster folklore while supporting Chicano’s veterinary care, giving its hair-raising theme a real-world purpose.<br /><br /> Across the five tales, canine familiarity gives way to predation. Some threats draw on werewolf transformation and monster folklore; others make ordinary dogs, wild packs, or large unidentified beasts frightening through pursuit, teeth, and the uneasy recognition that an animal may be thinking more than its victim expects.<br /><br /> The result is a creature-horror marathon with room for supernatural curses, wilderness danger, animal attacks, and the ancient fear of hearing something circle beyond the light. It is intended for listeners seeking werewolf stories, wolf-monster fiction, scary dog tales, cryptid-adjacent horror, and a full collection built around fanged creatures rather than a generic mix of monsters.<br /><br /> Support Chicano’s veterinary care: <a href="http://HelpChicano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://HelpChicano.com</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7098</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beasts,compilation,dogs,fundraiser,help,monsters,werewolves,wolves</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7fc0b8e4d103216b363145629715bd6a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rage’s End Part 4 of 4 — The Angel of Death Faces Judgment</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rage-s-end-part-4-of-4-the-angel-of-death-faces-judgment--52532325</link><description><![CDATA[Drake Kazmierczak confronts his fiancée Raige Deveraux as the Angel of Death, forcing love, justice, and her lifelong bloodlust into a final reckoning.<br /><br /> With Queen of Hearts killer Rigby Brewster bound to a table, Raige insists that prison cannot answer for the innocent lives Rigby destroyed. Drake cannot accept vigilante execution, yet he also cannot shoot the woman he loves. Raige finally admits that she has never felt emotion and chose him only as a trusted companion—until Drake’s unconditional love awakens something inside her that she has never experienced.<br /><br /> The conclusion to Rob Fields’ Rage’s End miniseries follows Raige through first love, overwhelming remorse, and one final attack from an escaped Rigby. Protecting Drake may demand violence even after Raige’s desire to kill disappears. Whatever happens in the apartment will decide whether the Angel of Death escapes, dies, or submits to the judgment she once delivered to hundreds of others.<br /><br /> “Rage’s End Part 4” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> The episode’s central danger remains Rage’s End Part 4 of 4, while murder, disappearance, and investigation, revenge and supernatural justice, and love, family, and betrayal supply the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences that carry the story forward.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52532325</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52532325/175_rages_end_4_of_4final.mp3" length="31768649" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Drake Kazmierczak confronts his fiancée Raige Deveraux as the Angel of Death, forcing love, justice, and her lifelong bloodlust into a final reckoning.

With Queen of Hearts killer Rigby Brewster bound to a table, Raige insists that prison cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Drake Kazmierczak confronts his fiancée Raige Deveraux as the Angel of Death, forcing love, justice, and her lifelong bloodlust into a final reckoning.<br /><br /> With Queen of Hearts killer Rigby Brewster bound to a table, Raige insists that prison cannot answer for the innocent lives Rigby destroyed. Drake cannot accept vigilante execution, yet he also cannot shoot the woman he loves. Raige finally admits that she has never felt emotion and chose him only as a trusted companion—until Drake’s unconditional love awakens something inside her that she has never experienced.<br /><br /> The conclusion to Rob Fields’ Rage’s End miniseries follows Raige through first love, overwhelming remorse, and one final attack from an escaped Rigby. Protecting Drake may demand violence even after Raige’s desire to kill disappears. Whatever happens in the apartment will decide whether the Angel of Death escapes, dies, or submits to the judgment she once delivered to hundreds of others.<br /><br /> “Rage’s End Part 4” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> The episode’s central danger remains Rage’s End Part 4 of 4, while murder, disappearance, and investigation, revenge and supernatural justice, and love, family, and betrayal supply the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences that carry the story forward.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1986</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crime,dexter,horror,killer,love,murder,police,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbf5c9b16db02723a433cb4f296e0354.jpg"/><itunes:episode>175</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Circleville Letters: Threats, a Booby Trap &amp; an Unsolved Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-circleville-letters-threats-a-booby-trap-an-unsolved-mystery--52457066</link><description><![CDATA[Anonymous letters turned Circleville, Ohio, into a maze of accusations, surveillance, death, and attempted murder—and the writer’s identity was never conclusively established.<br /><br /> The campaign began in 1976 when school-bus driver Mary Gillispie received letters accusing her of an affair with superintendent Gordon Massie. Her husband Ron was threatened as well. After Ron died in a 1977 vehicle crash following a mysterious phone call, the letters returned with allegations of a cover-up and signs appeared along Mary’s bus route.<br /><br /> In 1983, Mary removed one of those signs and discovered a booby-trapped box designed to fire a handgun. The weapon was registered to her brother-in-law Paul Freshour. Handwriting evidence and the device helped convict Freshour of attempted murder, although he was not tried for writing the letters and maintained his innocence for the rest of his life.<br /><br /> Then the case became even stranger: threatening mail continued while Freshour was incarcerated, including during periods when he had severely restricted access. Terrifying &amp; True follows the trial, the disputed handwriting procedure, the Unsolved Mysteries letter, and competing theories involving relatives, coworkers, and possibly more than one writer. The result is not a tidy culprit reveal, but an unsettling study of how anonymous accusations can consume an entire community.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52457066</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52457066/018_the_circleville_letters_1_16_23_4_19_pm.mp3" length="16673735" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Anonymous letters turned Circleville, Ohio, into a maze of accusations, surveillance, death, and attempted murder—and the writer’s identity was never conclusively established.

The campaign began in 1976 when school-bus driver Mary Gillispie received...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anonymous letters turned Circleville, Ohio, into a maze of accusations, surveillance, death, and attempted murder—and the writer’s identity was never conclusively established.<br /><br /> The campaign began in 1976 when school-bus driver Mary Gillispie received letters accusing her of an affair with superintendent Gordon Massie. Her husband Ron was threatened as well. After Ron died in a 1977 vehicle crash following a mysterious phone call, the letters returned with allegations of a cover-up and signs appeared along Mary’s bus route.<br /><br /> In 1983, Mary removed one of those signs and discovered a booby-trapped box designed to fire a handgun. The weapon was registered to her brother-in-law Paul Freshour. Handwriting evidence and the device helped convict Freshour of attempted murder, although he was not tried for writing the letters and maintained his innocence for the rest of his life.<br /><br /> Then the case became even stranger: threatening mail continued while Freshour was incarcerated, including during periods when he had severely restricted access. Terrifying &amp; True follows the trial, the disputed handwriting procedure, the Unsolved Mysteries letter, and competing theories involving relatives, coworkers, and possibly more than one writer. The result is not a tidy culprit reveal, but an unsettling study of how anonymous accusations can consume an entire community.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1043</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>circleville,crime,evil,gun,letters,mysteries,ohio,stalking,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rage’s End Part 3 of 4 — Drake Discovers Raige’s Deadly Secret</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rage-s-end-part-3-of-4-drake-discovers-raige-s-deadly-secret--52456776</link><description><![CDATA[A wounded Raige Deveraux returns to the Queen of Hearts killer’s river house as Detective Drake Kazmierczak closes in on her identity as the Angel of Death.<br /><br /> After removing Drake’s bullet at a hidden safehouse, Raige realizes she cannot explain the wound or safely return to their apartment. She decides to end Rigby Brewster’s threat and leave Strickfield forever. At the river house, however, Rigby has recaptured her mother, Delphine, and demands proof that Raige will become her lover. Raige makes a desperate bargain to free the hostage, only for Rigby’s obsession and jealousy to ignite another fight.<br /><br /> Part three of Rob Fields’ Rage’s End miniseries brings the love triangle to its breaking point. Drake reconstructs the chase, returns to Indian Hollow Road, and hears Delphine confirm the truth. He finds Raige binding Rigby with the Angel of Death’s signature bungee cords and preparing to make the punishment fit the crime—then points his gun at his partner, his bride-to-be, and the killer he has sworn to capture.<br /><br /> “Rage’s End Part 3” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> Rage’s End Part 3 of 4 uses murder, disappearance, and investigation, dangerous places and hidden histories, and road and travel horror as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52456776</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52456776/174_rages_end_3_of_4.mp3" length="31626961" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A wounded Raige Deveraux returns to the Queen of Hearts killer’s river house as Detective Drake Kazmierczak closes in on her identity as the Angel of Death.

After removing Drake’s bullet at a hidden safehouse, Raige realizes she cannot explain the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A wounded Raige Deveraux returns to the Queen of Hearts killer’s river house as Detective Drake Kazmierczak closes in on her identity as the Angel of Death.<br /><br /> After removing Drake’s bullet at a hidden safehouse, Raige realizes she cannot explain the wound or safely return to their apartment. She decides to end Rigby Brewster’s threat and leave Strickfield forever. At the river house, however, Rigby has recaptured her mother, Delphine, and demands proof that Raige will become her lover. Raige makes a desperate bargain to free the hostage, only for Rigby’s obsession and jealousy to ignite another fight.<br /><br /> Part three of Rob Fields’ Rage’s End miniseries brings the love triangle to its breaking point. Drake reconstructs the chase, returns to Indian Hollow Road, and hears Delphine confirm the truth. He finds Raige binding Rigby with the Angel of Death’s signature bungee cords and preparing to make the punishment fit the crime—then points his gun at his partner, his bride-to-be, and the killer he has sworn to capture.<br /><br /> “Rage’s End Part 3” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> Rage’s End Part 3 of 4 uses murder, disappearance, and investigation, dangerous places and hidden histories, and road and travel horror as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1977</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>detective,dexter,evil,killer,lesbian,monster,police,sex,sexy,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbf5c9b16db02723a433cb4f296e0354.jpg"/><itunes:episode>174</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Westside Park Murders: Kimberly Dowell &amp; Ethan Dixon’s Unsolved Case</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-westside-park-murders-kimberly-dowell-ethan-dixon-s-unsolved-case--52436148</link><description><![CDATA[Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon were found shot inside a parked Volkswagen at Muncie’s Westside Park, beginning a cold-case investigation that has lasted more than 40 years.<br /><br /> Late on September 28, 1985, a police officer clearing the Indiana park discovered the Northside High School students in Ethan’s still-running car. Ethan, 16, had been shot in the chest; Kimberly, 15, had been shot in the head. A third bullet shattered a window. Investigators recovered a knife and an empty gun holster, while witnesses described other people and vehicles—including a dark Chevrolet Monte Carlo—near the scene.<br /><br /> This episode follows the first chaotic weeks of tips, competing timelines, and theories that ranged from family conflict to a robbery or drug deal gone wrong. It examines attention directed toward Kimberly’s stepfather as well as later statements involving convicted murderer Jimmy Swingley, while making clear that suspicion and jailhouse claims never became proof.<br /><br /> Decades later, DNA taken from the holster did not match Swingley, and no one has been charged with killing Kimberly and Ethan. Terrifying &amp; True revisits the evidence, the dead ends, and the two teenagers whose deaths became Muncie’s most enduring unsolved homicide case.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52436148</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52436148/017_west_side_park_murders_1_13_23_3_56_pm.mp3" length="23256588" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon were found shot inside a parked Volkswagen at Muncie’s Westside Park, beginning a cold-case investigation that has lasted more than 40 years.

Late on September 28, 1985, a police officer clearing the Indiana park...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon were found shot inside a parked Volkswagen at Muncie’s Westside Park, beginning a cold-case investigation that has lasted more than 40 years.<br /><br /> Late on September 28, 1985, a police officer clearing the Indiana park discovered the Northside High School students in Ethan’s still-running car. Ethan, 16, had been shot in the chest; Kimberly, 15, had been shot in the head. A third bullet shattered a window. Investigators recovered a knife and an empty gun holster, while witnesses described other people and vehicles—including a dark Chevrolet Monte Carlo—near the scene.<br /><br /> This episode follows the first chaotic weeks of tips, competing timelines, and theories that ranged from family conflict to a robbery or drug deal gone wrong. It examines attention directed toward Kimberly’s stepfather as well as later statements involving convicted murderer Jimmy Swingley, while making clear that suspicion and jailhouse claims never became proof.<br /><br /> Decades later, DNA taken from the holster did not match Swingley, and no one has been charged with killing Kimberly and Ethan. Terrifying &amp; True revisits the evidence, the dead ends, and the two teenagers whose deaths became Muncie’s most enduring unsolved homicide case.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1454</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crime,indiana,killers,killing,murder,shooting</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Spooky on the Road | Michigan Cryptids and Paranormal Lore with Ashley Hilt</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/spooky-on-the-road-michigan-cryptids-and-paranormal-lore-with-ashley-hilt--52385769</link><description><![CDATA[What should frighten a horror host traveling through Michigan? Fortean investigator Ashley Hilt joins Henrique Couto to explore the state’s cryptid and paranormal reputation.<br /><br /> Recorded while Weekly Spooky is on the road in Michigan, this conversation turns a simple trip into a field guide to the strange. Ashley brings an investigator’s perspective to reports of unexplained creatures, hauntings, and other phenomena that sit between folklore and evidence. Henrique wants to know what might be waiting beyond the highway—and why Michigan has become such fertile ground for unsettling stories.<br /><br /> Rather than presenting every frightening claim as fact, the discussion focuses on the fascination of Fortean investigation: listening to witnesses, recognizing recurring patterns, and understanding how landscape, local history, and community storytelling can keep a mystery alive. It is an audio-first road episode for listeners who enjoy cryptid reports, paranormal encounters, regional legends, and the people willing to follow those stories into the field.<br /><br /> Explore Ashley Hilt’s work and projects: <a href="https://linktr.ee/itsasherz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://linktr.ee/itsasherz</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52385769</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52385769/spooky_on_the_road_002_1_8_23_3_31_pm.mp3" length="68766054" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What should frighten a horror host traveling through Michigan? Fortean investigator Ashley Hilt joins Henrique Couto to explore the state’s cryptid and paranormal reputation.

Recorded while Weekly Spooky is on the road in Michigan, this conversation...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What should frighten a horror host traveling through Michigan? Fortean investigator Ashley Hilt joins Henrique Couto to explore the state’s cryptid and paranormal reputation.<br /><br /> Recorded while Weekly Spooky is on the road in Michigan, this conversation turns a simple trip into a field guide to the strange. Ashley brings an investigator’s perspective to reports of unexplained creatures, hauntings, and other phenomena that sit between folklore and evidence. Henrique wants to know what might be waiting beyond the highway—and why Michigan has become such fertile ground for unsettling stories.<br /><br /> Rather than presenting every frightening claim as fact, the discussion focuses on the fascination of Fortean investigation: listening to witnesses, recognizing recurring patterns, and understanding how landscape, local history, and community storytelling can keep a mystery alive. It is an audio-first road episode for listeners who enjoy cryptid reports, paranormal encounters, regional legends, and the people willing to follow those stories into the field.<br /><br /> Explore Ashley Hilt’s work and projects: <a href="https://linktr.ee/itsasherz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://linktr.ee/itsasherz</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4298</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bigfoot,cryptid,dogman,horror,michigan,monsters,scary,wendigo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9e3d6678554deb767e74b1d603411b73.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rage’s End Part 2 of 4 — Drake Hunts the Angel of Death</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rage-s-end-part-2-of-4-drake-hunts-the-angel-of-death--52357052</link><description><![CDATA[Detective Drake Kazmierczak hunts the Angel of Death without realizing the vigilante serial killer is his partner and fiancée, Raige Deveraux.<br /><br /> After following a false lead to Camp Rolling Hills, Drake captures Trina Culver—the Cheerleader Killer—but remains obsessed with the masked woman he has pursued for years. Raige follows Queen of Hearts killer Rigby Brewster to a river house on Indian Hollow Road, where Rigby is holding her mother, Delphine Brewster-Sloane, hostage. A grenade and a deadly bargain force Raige to choose between saving an innocent woman and surrendering herself to a killer who believes they belong together.<br /><br /> Part two of Rob Fields’ Rage’s End miniseries turns Raige’s double life into a dangerous collision. Drake reaches the river house, hears Delphine identify the Angel of Death, and chases the fleeing vigilante into the woods—never knowing he is firing at the woman he plans to marry. Raige escapes, but a bullet wound makes keeping her secret far more difficult.<br /><br /> “Rage’s End Part 2” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> What begins around Rage’s End Part 2 of 4 develops into a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, dangerous places and hidden histories, and wilderness isolation, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52357052</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52357052/173_rages_end_2_of_4.mp3" length="29533403" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Detective Drake Kazmierczak hunts the Angel of Death without realizing the vigilante serial killer is his partner and fiancée, Raige Deveraux.

After following a false lead to Camp Rolling Hills, Drake captures Trina Culver—the Cheerleader Killer—but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Detective Drake Kazmierczak hunts the Angel of Death without realizing the vigilante serial killer is his partner and fiancée, Raige Deveraux.<br /><br /> After following a false lead to Camp Rolling Hills, Drake captures Trina Culver—the Cheerleader Killer—but remains obsessed with the masked woman he has pursued for years. Raige follows Queen of Hearts killer Rigby Brewster to a river house on Indian Hollow Road, where Rigby is holding her mother, Delphine Brewster-Sloane, hostage. A grenade and a deadly bargain force Raige to choose between saving an innocent woman and surrendering herself to a killer who believes they belong together.<br /><br /> Part two of Rob Fields’ Rage’s End miniseries turns Raige’s double life into a dangerous collision. Drake reaches the river house, hears Delphine identify the Angel of Death, and chases the fleeing vigilante into the woods—never knowing he is firing at the woman he plans to marry. Raige escapes, but a bullet wound makes keeping her secret far more difficult.<br /><br /> “Rage’s End Part 2” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://henflix.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> What begins around Rage’s End Part 2 of 4 develops into a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, dangerous places and hidden histories, and wilderness isolation, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1846</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,crime,dexter,evil,horror,killer,murder,serial,slasher,slaughter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbf5c9b16db02723a433cb4f296e0354.jpg"/><itunes:episode>173</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Keddie Cabin Murders: The Unsolved Mystery of Cabin 28</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-keddie-cabin-murders-the-unsolved-mystery-of-cabin-28--52343821</link><description><![CDATA[The Keddie Cabin murders left three people dead inside Cabin 28, a child missing, and a California mountain community haunted by questions the first investigation failed to answer.<br /><br /> On the morning of April 12, 1981, Sheila Sharp returned to her family’s cabin at the Keddie resort and found her mother, Glenna “Sue” Sharp; her brother John; and John’s friend Dana Wingate murdered. Three younger boys had survived elsewhere in the cabin, but 12-year-old Tina Sharp was gone. Her remains were discovered three years later, roughly 50 miles away.<br /><br /> This episode reconstructs the crime scene, the binding materials and weapons, and the puzzling separation between the victims and the children who survived. It examines the focus on neighboring residents Martin Smartt and Severin “Bo” Boubede as suspects while clearly distinguishing suspicion, reported statements, and theory from proof.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True also follows the case’s later reexamination: an overlooked letter, a recording connected to the discovery of Tina’s remains, claims about a confession to a therapist, a hammer recovered near Keddie, and DNA testing that renewed interest in evidence preserved from Cabin 28. No one has been charged in the killings, leaving the Sharp family and Dana Wingate at the center of one of Northern California’s most disturbing unsolved murder cases.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52343821</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52343821/016_the_keddie_cabin_murders_1_3_23_12_14_pm.mp3" length="20926474" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Keddie Cabin murders left three people dead inside Cabin 28, a child missing, and a California mountain community haunted by questions the first investigation failed to answer.

On the morning of April 12, 1981, Sheila Sharp returned to her...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Keddie Cabin murders left three people dead inside Cabin 28, a child missing, and a California mountain community haunted by questions the first investigation failed to answer.<br /><br /> On the morning of April 12, 1981, Sheila Sharp returned to her family’s cabin at the Keddie resort and found her mother, Glenna “Sue” Sharp; her brother John; and John’s friend Dana Wingate murdered. Three younger boys had survived elsewhere in the cabin, but 12-year-old Tina Sharp was gone. Her remains were discovered three years later, roughly 50 miles away.<br /><br /> This episode reconstructs the crime scene, the binding materials and weapons, and the puzzling separation between the victims and the children who survived. It examines the focus on neighboring residents Martin Smartt and Severin “Bo” Boubede as suspects while clearly distinguishing suspicion, reported statements, and theory from proof.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True also follows the case’s later reexamination: an overlooked letter, a recording connected to the discovery of Tina’s remains, claims about a confession to a therapist, a hammer recovered near Keddie, and DNA testing that renewed interest in evidence preserved from Cabin 28. No one has been charged in the killings, leaving the Sharp family and Dana Wingate at the center of one of Northern California’s most disturbing unsolved murder cases.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1308</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,california,crime,evil,killers,murder,slaughter,true,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Spooky on the Road | Michigan Wendigos, Manitous &amp; Melonheads with Stew Miller</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/spooky-on-the-road-michigan-wendigos-manitous-melonheads-with-stew-miller--52378214</link><description><![CDATA[Lifelong Michigander Stew Miller joins Henrique Couto on the road to explore the state’s Wendigos, Manitous, Melonheads, and regional legends.<br /><br /> The conversation connects Michigan’s forests and Indigenous-rooted folklore with local monster stories, giving listeners a resident’s tour of the strange tales attached to the Great Lakes State.<br /><br /> Michigan’s geography gives the conversation its shape: enormous lakes, deep forests, remote roads, and communities where stories travel locally long before they reach a national audience. Stew’s perspective helps distinguish a resident’s relationship to these legends from a simple list of monsters attached to the state.<br /><br /> The episode brings together frightening Wendigo stories, the broader idea of Manitous, and the strange Melonhead legend while acknowledging that traditions with Indigenous roots deserve more care than ordinary monster trivia. It is a road-recorded folklore discussion for listeners seeking Michigan urban legends, Great Lakes monsters, regional paranormal stories, and local history with a resident guide.<br /><br /> Guest: Stew Miller.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52378214</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 15:39:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52378214/spooky_on_the_road_001_1_7_23_10_20_am.mp3" length="40542528" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lifelong Michigander Stew Miller joins Henrique Couto on the road to explore the state’s Wendigos, Manitous, Melonheads, and regional legends.

The conversation connects Michigan’s forests and Indigenous-rooted folklore with local monster stories,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lifelong Michigander Stew Miller joins Henrique Couto on the road to explore the state’s Wendigos, Manitous, Melonheads, and regional legends.<br /><br /> The conversation connects Michigan’s forests and Indigenous-rooted folklore with local monster stories, giving listeners a resident’s tour of the strange tales attached to the Great Lakes State.<br /><br /> Michigan’s geography gives the conversation its shape: enormous lakes, deep forests, remote roads, and communities where stories travel locally long before they reach a national audience. Stew’s perspective helps distinguish a resident’s relationship to these legends from a simple list of monsters attached to the state.<br /><br /> The episode brings together frightening Wendigo stories, the broader idea of Manitous, and the strange Melonhead legend while acknowledging that traditions with Indigenous roots deserve more care than ordinary monster trivia. It is a road-recorded folklore discussion for listeners seeking Michigan urban legends, Great Lakes monsters, regional paranormal stories, and local history with a resident guide.<br /><br /> Guest: Stew Miller.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2534</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>carp,lake,manitou,melonheads,michigan,midwest,native,wendigo</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9e3d6678554deb767e74b1d603411b73.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rage’s End Part 1 – Who Wants to Kill a Killer?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rage-s-end-part-1-who-wants-to-kill-a-killer--52346262</link><description><![CDATA[Raige Devereux is a police intern, a bride-to-be, and a serial killer who secretly judges criminals she believes the law will not stop.<br /><br /> In the opening chapter of this four-part miniseries, the hunter begins to suspect that someone has selected her as prey.<br /><br /> While Detective Drake Kazmierczak closes in on the truth about the woman he plans to marry, a new killer turns Raige’s private rituals into a personal contest. Evidence, obsession, and competing bloodlusts tighten around a relationship already built on dangerous secrets.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Rage’s End Part 1” launches a serialized Strickfield crime-horror story about a vigilante serial killer, the detective who loves her, and the stalker determined to make this her final case.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52346262</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52346262/172_rages_end_1_of_4.mp3" length="30413208" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Raige Devereux is a police intern, a bride-to-be, and a serial killer who secretly judges criminals she believes the law will not stop.

In the opening chapter of this four-part miniseries, the hunter begins to suspect that someone has selected her as...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Raige Devereux is a police intern, a bride-to-be, and a serial killer who secretly judges criminals she believes the law will not stop.<br /><br /> In the opening chapter of this four-part miniseries, the hunter begins to suspect that someone has selected her as prey.<br /><br /> While Detective Drake Kazmierczak closes in on the truth about the woman he plans to marry, a new killer turns Raige’s private rituals into a personal contest. Evidence, obsession, and competing bloodlusts tighten around a relationship already built on dangerous secrets.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Rage’s End Part 1” launches a serialized Strickfield crime-horror story about a vigilante serial killer, the detective who loves her, and the stalker determined to make this her final case.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1901</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,cops,detective,dexter,evil,horror,killers,monster,murder,ohio,police</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbf5c9b16db02723a433cb4f296e0354.jpg"/><itunes:episode>172</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Texas Killing Fields: I-45 Victims, Suspects &amp; Unsolved Cases</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-texas-killing-fields-i-45-victims-suspects-unsolved-cases--52328776</link><description><![CDATA[The Texas Killing Fields are not one tidy serial-killer story, but a corridor of disappearances, murders, investigative failures, and families still seeking answers.<br /><br /> Along Interstate 45 between Houston and Galveston, women and girls vanished or were found dead across several decades. This episode begins with early victims including Colette Wilson, Brenda Jones, Rhonda Johnson, and Sharon Shaw, then follows the cases connected to the remote Calder Road field near League City. The geography made the region an effective dumping ground—but it also encouraged the misleading idea that every death must have one perpetrator.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines how some missing teenagers were initially dismissed as runaways, how delayed searches and mishandled evidence complicated later investigations, and why different victim clusters may point to different offenders. Suspects discussed include Edward Harold Bell and Mark Stallings, whose statements raised questions without producing charges in many of the cases.<br /><br /> The episode also covers breakthroughs: DNA evidence that convicted Kevin Edison Smith in Krystal Baker’s murder and William Lewis Reece’s admissions and convictions in the killings of Laura Smither, Jessica Cain, and Kelli Cox. By separating solved crimes from unproven theories, this victim-centered look at the I-45 murders shows both what investigators established and how much remains unknown.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52328776</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52328776/015_texas_killing_fields_1_1_23_4_27_pm.mp3" length="28320988" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Texas Killing Fields are not one tidy serial-killer story, but a corridor of disappearances, murders, investigative failures, and families still seeking answers.

Along Interstate 45 between Houston and Galveston, women and girls vanished or were...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Texas Killing Fields are not one tidy serial-killer story, but a corridor of disappearances, murders, investigative failures, and families still seeking answers.<br /><br /> Along Interstate 45 between Houston and Galveston, women and girls vanished or were found dead across several decades. This episode begins with early victims including Colette Wilson, Brenda Jones, Rhonda Johnson, and Sharon Shaw, then follows the cases connected to the remote Calder Road field near League City. The geography made the region an effective dumping ground—but it also encouraged the misleading idea that every death must have one perpetrator.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True examines how some missing teenagers were initially dismissed as runaways, how delayed searches and mishandled evidence complicated later investigations, and why different victim clusters may point to different offenders. Suspects discussed include Edward Harold Bell and Mark Stallings, whose statements raised questions without producing charges in many of the cases.<br /><br /> The episode also covers breakthroughs: DNA evidence that convicted Kevin Edison Smith in Krystal Baker’s murder and William Lewis Reece’s admissions and convictions in the killings of Laura Smither, Jessica Cain, and Kelli Cox. By separating solved crimes from unproven theories, this victim-centered look at the I-45 murders shows both what investigators established and how much remains unknown.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1770</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>awful,galveston,horror,killer,murder,netflix,serial,texas</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Angel of Death: Rage Collection — Five Strickfield Serial-Killer Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-angel-of-death-rage-collection-five-strickfield-serial-killer-horror-stories--52262330</link><description><![CDATA[Meet Raigen Devereux—the Angel of Death—across five connected Strickfield horror stories that lead into the Rage’s End miniseries.<br /><br /> The Hook sends escaped killer Farley McFaine back toward Strickfield with a prison-issued hook and a college couple in his path. Christmas Rage brings a killer Santa to the Strickfield Towne Centre, forcing Raigen into a holiday collision of family conflict, vigilante justice, and deadly attraction. Catalyst returns to Raigen’s origin as Detective Drake Kazmierczak hunts the Angel of Death and the young predator begins crossing the moral line that will define her.<br /><br /> In Sick With Rage, a serial killer battles the flu while hunting another murderer, turning the story into a vicious predator-versus-predator pursuit. Angel in Babysitting traps two people with deadly secrets inside a babysitting nightmare, reversing the familiar home-invasion slasher setup when the intended victim may be every bit as dangerous as the intruder.<br /><br /> The collection includes “The Hook,” “Christmas Rage,” “Catalyst,” “Sick With Rage,” and “Angel in Babysitting.” These serial-killer, slasher, and holiday-horror stories establish the people, history, and violent mythology behind the Angel of Death.<br /><br /> Stories by Rob Fields. Not intended for young or easily offended listeners.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52262330</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52262330/angel_of_death_comp_12_22_22_6_13_pm.mp3" length="144092326" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Meet Raigen Devereux—the Angel of Death—across five connected Strickfield horror stories that lead into the Rage’s End miniseries.

The Hook sends escaped killer Farley McFaine back toward Strickfield with a prison-issued hook and a college couple in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meet Raigen Devereux—the Angel of Death—across five connected Strickfield horror stories that lead into the Rage’s End miniseries.<br /><br /> The Hook sends escaped killer Farley McFaine back toward Strickfield with a prison-issued hook and a college couple in his path. Christmas Rage brings a killer Santa to the Strickfield Towne Centre, forcing Raigen into a holiday collision of family conflict, vigilante justice, and deadly attraction. Catalyst returns to Raigen’s origin as Detective Drake Kazmierczak hunts the Angel of Death and the young predator begins crossing the moral line that will define her.<br /><br /> In Sick With Rage, a serial killer battles the flu while hunting another murderer, turning the story into a vicious predator-versus-predator pursuit. Angel in Babysitting traps two people with deadly secrets inside a babysitting nightmare, reversing the familiar home-invasion slasher setup when the intended victim may be every bit as dangerous as the intruder.<br /><br /> The collection includes “The Hook,” “Christmas Rage,” “Catalyst,” “Sick With Rage,” and “Angel in Babysitting.” These serial-killer, slasher, and holiday-horror stories establish the people, history, and violent mythology behind the Angel of Death.<br /><br /> Stories by Rob Fields. Not intended for young or easily offended listeners.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9006</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,dexter,evil,horror,killer,massacre,murder,psycho,serial,sex</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/34ff52318bde818cd2bb0bd5bf7e72c6.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Stakes ’n Shoguns: Count Dracula Attacks a New Year’s Eve Grindhouse</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/stakes-n-shoguns-count-dracula-attacks-a-new-year-s-eve-grindhouse--52292275</link><description><![CDATA[A New Year’s Eve screening of “Shogun Assassin” becomes a vampire siege when Count Dracula awakens beneath a decaying Manhattan grindhouse.<br /><br /> The unnamed narrator only wants to escape the stale popcorn, broken seats, and front-row drunks long enough to see the film he missed the first time. Instead, the homeless men sheltering inside the theater begin feeding on one another. A desperate wooden stake works, but the apparent vampire hunter has no heroic training—he works reception at a blood bank and becomes sick at the sight of what he has done.<br /><br /> The exits are sealed, bats circle the adjoining auditorium, and the manager’s office offers little beyond garlic salt. A disgraced priest reveals that Dracula survived the end of the nineteenth century, slept beneath the property, and has been restored by feeding on the people who use the cinema for warmth. When the bats merge into a single monstrous form, the survivors need holy water and have almost nothing left to bless.<br /><br /> Dan Wilder’s “Stakes ’n Shoguns” is a profane, darkly comic New Year’s vampire story fueled by grindhouse movies, improvised weapons, Count Dracula, and an extremely unconventional final defense. The recognizable monster and theater setting now lead the metadata for listeners seeking vampire action, holiday horror, and exploitation-cinema energy. Story by Dan Wilder.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52292275</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52292275/171_new_years.mp3" length="18549826" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A New Year’s Eve screening of “Shogun Assassin” becomes a vampire siege when Count Dracula awakens beneath a decaying Manhattan grindhouse.

The unnamed narrator only wants to escape the stale popcorn, broken seats, and front-row drunks long enough to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A New Year’s Eve screening of “Shogun Assassin” becomes a vampire siege when Count Dracula awakens beneath a decaying Manhattan grindhouse.<br /><br /> The unnamed narrator only wants to escape the stale popcorn, broken seats, and front-row drunks long enough to see the film he missed the first time. Instead, the homeless men sheltering inside the theater begin feeding on one another. A desperate wooden stake works, but the apparent vampire hunter has no heroic training—he works reception at a blood bank and becomes sick at the sight of what he has done.<br /><br /> The exits are sealed, bats circle the adjoining auditorium, and the manager’s office offers little beyond garlic salt. A disgraced priest reveals that Dracula survived the end of the nineteenth century, slept beneath the property, and has been restored by feeding on the people who use the cinema for warmth. When the bats merge into a single monstrous form, the survivors need holy water and have almost nothing left to bless.<br /><br /> Dan Wilder’s “Stakes ’n Shoguns” is a profane, darkly comic New Year’s vampire story fueled by grindhouse movies, improvised weapons, Count Dracula, and an extremely unconventional final defense. The recognizable monster and theater setting now lead the metadata for listeners seeking vampire action, holiday horror, and exploitation-cinema energy. Story by Dan Wilder.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1160</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,film,grindhouse,horror,movies,new,suckers,theaters,vampires,vomit,york</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/585cb85f035bacda536f61e1e803c915.jpg"/><itunes:episode>171</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Golem Folklore, Ghost Ships, Grinches &amp; Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-golem-folklore-ghost-ships-grinches-silent-night-deadly-night-part-2--52260977</link><description><![CDATA[Golem folklore, ghost ships, Grinch-related weirdness, and Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 bring Jewish legend and chaotic Christmas horror into the crypt.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle begin with strange news involving an alleged ghost ship, an adult-film personality, and a headline worthy of the Grinch. The stories move between the unexplained and the absurd before the episode turns toward one of folklore’s most enduring artificial beings.<br /><br /> The hosts explore the golem: a figure from Jewish tradition formed from clay and brought to life through sacred words or ritual. Later retellings—especially the legend of the Golem of Prague and Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel—have turned the protector into a model for stories about creation, obedience, unintended consequences, and monsters that outgrow their maker’s control.<br /><br /> The movie discussion revisits the cult Christmas slasher Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2, from recycled footage to Ricky Caldwell’s unforgettable rampage. The episode also samples Reddit accounts described as “glitches in the matrix,” rounding out an audio mix of folklore, paranormal claims, strange news, and holiday horror.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic, At the End of Everything: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52260977</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52260977/006_monthly_spooky.mp3" length="107998545" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Golem folklore, ghost ships, Grinch-related weirdness, and Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 bring Jewish legend and chaotic Christmas horror into the crypt.

Henrique and Michelle begin with strange news involving an alleged ghost ship, an adult-film...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Golem folklore, ghost ships, Grinch-related weirdness, and Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 bring Jewish legend and chaotic Christmas horror into the crypt.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle begin with strange news involving an alleged ghost ship, an adult-film personality, and a headline worthy of the Grinch. The stories move between the unexplained and the absurd before the episode turns toward one of folklore’s most enduring artificial beings.<br /><br /> The hosts explore the golem: a figure from Jewish tradition formed from clay and brought to life through sacred words or ritual. Later retellings—especially the legend of the Golem of Prague and Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel—have turned the protector into a model for stories about creation, obedience, unintended consequences, and monsters that outgrow their maker’s control.<br /><br /> The movie discussion revisits the cult Christmas slasher Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2, from recycled footage to Ricky Caldwell’s unforgettable rampage. The episode also samples Reddit accounts described as “glitches in the matrix,” rounding out an audio mix of folklore, paranormal claims, strange news, and holiday horror.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic, At the End of Everything: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6750</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>comedy,daniels,evil,folklore,ghosts,golem,history,horror,jewish,movies,myth,ships,stormy,war</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/028d4a93ba8dc2230e85746dcd8a7f84.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore — Fireside Holiday Reading</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/twas-the-night-before-christmas-by-clement-clarke-moore-fireside-holiday-reading--52252251</link><description><![CDATA[Settle in for a spoken-word reading of Clement Clarke Moore’s “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” the classic poem of a mysterious Christmas Eve visit.<br /><br /> This gentle holiday interlude preserves the poem’s familiar stockings, rooftop arrival, reindeer, and St. Nicholas imagery as a quiet fireside counterpoint to Weekly Spooky’s usual terror.<br /><br /> The poem follows a household settling into Christmas Eve silence before rooftop footsteps, a miniature sleigh, and eight reindeer announce an impossible visitor. St. Nicholas enters through the chimney, fills the stockings, and disappears into the winter night with one of the most recognizable farewells in holiday literature.<br /><br /> This is a calm spoken-word Christmas reading rather than a horror story. Its midnight setting, wintry imagery, and mysterious arrival still make it a natural fireside companion to Weekly Spooky’s darker holiday fiction—and an easy listen for families, classic-poetry fans, or anyone seeking the complete traditional poem in audio form.<br /><br /> Poem by Clement Clarke Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52252251</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52252251/2022_twas_the_night_before_christmas.mp3" length="11371751" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Settle in for a spoken-word reading of Clement Clarke Moore’s “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” the classic poem of a mysterious Christmas Eve visit.

This gentle holiday interlude preserves the poem’s familiar stockings, rooftop arrival, reindeer,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Settle in for a spoken-word reading of Clement Clarke Moore’s “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” the classic poem of a mysterious Christmas Eve visit.<br /><br /> This gentle holiday interlude preserves the poem’s familiar stockings, rooftop arrival, reindeer, and St. Nicholas imagery as a quiet fireside counterpoint to Weekly Spooky’s usual terror.<br /><br /> The poem follows a household settling into Christmas Eve silence before rooftop footsteps, a miniature sleigh, and eight reindeer announce an impossible visitor. St. Nicholas enters through the chimney, fills the stockings, and disappears into the winter night with one of the most recognizable farewells in holiday literature.<br /><br /> This is a calm spoken-word Christmas reading rather than a horror story. Its midnight setting, wintry imagery, and mysterious arrival still make it a natural fireside companion to Weekly Spooky’s darker holiday fiction—and an easy listen for families, classic-poetry fans, or anyone seeking the complete traditional poem in audio form.<br /><br /> Poem by Clement Clarke Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>356</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58fa5100916ce89aa01e342df5e21c72.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>My First Scary Stories — A Pre–Weekly Spooky Collection of Revenge, Murder &amp; Monsters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-first-scary-stories-a-pre-weekly-spooky-collection-of-revenge-murder-monsters--52187539</link><description><![CDATA[Eight early Henrique Couto horror stories reveal the handmade roots of Weekly Spooky, from werewolf revenge and haunted houses to grave robbers, vampires, and a prison revolt.<br /><br /> Originally released on the compact-disc collections Don’t Listen in the Dark Volumes 1 and 2, these stories were written and performed by Henrique before Weekly Spooky existed. “Built for Death” traps a crooked contractor behind the cost-cutting decisions that made him rich—and leaves him exposed to a werewolf. “The House of Our Screams” turns a young couple’s dream home into a chamber of sleepless visions and violent history. “Thrills Can Kill” follows April as a staged séance at a fatal car wreck summons more than the fear she wanted.<br /><br /> “Aunt Kelsey’s Coffin” gives grave robber Richie a profitable career until the dead he violated arrange a burial of their own. “Fair Scare,” later adapted for the horror anthology Scarewaves, sends two bank robbers toward a rural attraction with an EC Comics-style reckoning. “It’s Good to Be the King” places a power-drunk warden inside a computerized future prison when the inmates take control. “One More Drink” follows a barroom predator who chooses a woman with a far older appetite.<br /><br /> The collection ends with Henrique recording alone in a cemetery at one in the morning, using the real night around him instead of added ambience. This is both a horror marathon and an audio document of the storytelling experiments that became Weekly Spooky.<br /><br /> Written and performed by Henrique Couto. Not intended for young or easily offended listeners.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52187539</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52187539/first_episodes_gift_12_14_22_1_31_pm.mp3" length="95542605" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Eight early Henrique Couto horror stories reveal the handmade roots of Weekly Spooky, from werewolf revenge and haunted houses to grave robbers, vampires, and a prison revolt.

Originally released on the compact-disc collections Don’t Listen in the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eight early Henrique Couto horror stories reveal the handmade roots of Weekly Spooky, from werewolf revenge and haunted houses to grave robbers, vampires, and a prison revolt.<br /><br /> Originally released on the compact-disc collections Don’t Listen in the Dark Volumes 1 and 2, these stories were written and performed by Henrique before Weekly Spooky existed. “Built for Death” traps a crooked contractor behind the cost-cutting decisions that made him rich—and leaves him exposed to a werewolf. “The House of Our Screams” turns a young couple’s dream home into a chamber of sleepless visions and violent history. “Thrills Can Kill” follows April as a staged séance at a fatal car wreck summons more than the fear she wanted.<br /><br /> “Aunt Kelsey’s Coffin” gives grave robber Richie a profitable career until the dead he violated arrange a burial of their own. “Fair Scare,” later adapted for the horror anthology Scarewaves, sends two bank robbers toward a rural attraction with an EC Comics-style reckoning. “It’s Good to Be the King” places a power-drunk warden inside a computerized future prison when the inmates take control. “One More Drink” follows a barroom predator who chooses a woman with a far older appetite.<br /><br /> The collection ends with Henrique recording alone in a cemetery at one in the morning, using the real night around him instead of added ambience. This is both a horror marathon and an audio document of the storytelling experiments that became Weekly Spooky.<br /><br /> Written and performed by Henrique Couto. Not intended for young or easily offended listeners.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5972</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,dead,death,demons,horror,killers,monsters,serial,vampires,werewolves,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/562759db31aaee07b8b4d097642702fb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dead Silent Night: Peppermint Ray, Santa’s Killer Elf &amp; a Very Naughty Man</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dead-silent-night-peppermint-ray-santa-s-killer-elf-a-very-naughty-man--52240331</link><description><![CDATA[On Christmas Eve, Santa’s killer elf Peppermint Ray arrives to punish Derek—a man whose secret basement earns him a place on a very special naughty list.<br /><br /> Derek has escaped Christmas judgment since childhood. He talked his way past Ray once and killed the next elves sent to correct the mistake, growing into a wealthy predator who treats other people as disposable. When the jingling assassin returns with a curved sword and a man-eating reindeer called Brute Cake, Derek believes another clever lie or improvised weapon can save him.<br /><br /> The house becomes a battlefield of garland garrotes, burning gingerbread flesh, razor-edged ornaments, and weaponized holiday magic. But the women and children hidden below are still capable of believing in Santa—and their faith gives Ray exactly what he needs. The arrival of the man in red turns a home invasion into a supernatural rescue mission where presents, punishment, and arson all belong to the same Christmas miracle.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Dead Silent Night” is an adults-only Christmas horror story filled with killer elves, a monstrous reindeer, dark comedy, graphic violence, and a vicious reversal of the naughty-list tradition. Peppermint Ray delivers festive creature-feature mayhem for listeners who prefer their holiday stories bloody, profane, and far from silent. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52240331</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52240331/170_dead_silent_night_12_19_22_4_20_pm.mp3" length="33505768" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On Christmas Eve, Santa’s killer elf Peppermint Ray arrives to punish Derek—a man whose secret basement earns him a place on a very special naughty list.

Derek has escaped Christmas judgment since childhood. He talked his way past Ray once and killed...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Christmas Eve, Santa’s killer elf Peppermint Ray arrives to punish Derek—a man whose secret basement earns him a place on a very special naughty list.<br /><br /> Derek has escaped Christmas judgment since childhood. He talked his way past Ray once and killed the next elves sent to correct the mistake, growing into a wealthy predator who treats other people as disposable. When the jingling assassin returns with a curved sword and a man-eating reindeer called Brute Cake, Derek believes another clever lie or improvised weapon can save him.<br /><br /> The house becomes a battlefield of garland garrotes, burning gingerbread flesh, razor-edged ornaments, and weaponized holiday magic. But the women and children hidden below are still capable of believing in Santa—and their faith gives Ray exactly what he needs. The arrival of the man in red turns a home invasion into a supernatural rescue mission where presents, punishment, and arson all belong to the same Christmas miracle.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Dead Silent Night” is an adults-only Christmas horror story filled with killer elves, a monstrous reindeer, dark comedy, graphic violence, and a vicious reversal of the naughty-list tradition. Peppermint Ray delivers festive creature-feature mayhem for listeners who prefer their holiday stories bloody, profane, and far from silent. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2095</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,deer,elf,elves,evil,horror,killer,murder,revenge,santa,sex,sexy,slaughter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a179eaab9fd1dd4a60d1b8ef78854c0f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>170</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Covina Christmas Massacre — A Killer in a Santa Suit</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-covina-christmas-massacre-a-killer-in-a-santa-suit--52207854</link><description><![CDATA[A man dressed as Santa Claus opened fire at an Ortega family Christmas Eve gathering in Covina, California, then burned the home with a homemade fuel sprayer.<br /><br /> On December 24, 2008, Bruce Pardo arrived carrying wrapped equipment and multiple weapons. Eight-year-old Katrina Yuzefpolsky survived the first shot, while relatives fled through windows and across neighboring yards. Gunfire and the rapidly spreading blaze killed nine members of the Ortega family, including Pardo’s former wife, Sylvia Ortega.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the attack, the Santa disguise, and the preparations investigators uncovered afterward. Pardo had recently finalized a bitter divorce, lost his job, accumulated debt, and been ordered to make financial payments to Sylvia. Police found weapons, ammunition, cash strapped to his body, and a booby-trapped rental car after he died by suicide at his brother’s home.<br /><br /> This is not a supernatural Christmas tale but a carefully planned act of domestic mass violence—one that turned a familiar holiday visitor into the disguise for one of California’s most notorious family massacres.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52207854</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52207854/014_the_covina_christmas_massacre_12_16_22_3_09_pm.mp3" length="15980787" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A man dressed as Santa Claus opened fire at an Ortega family Christmas Eve gathering in Covina, California, then burned the home with a homemade fuel sprayer.

On December 24, 2008, Bruce Pardo arrived carrying wrapped equipment and multiple weapons....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A man dressed as Santa Claus opened fire at an Ortega family Christmas Eve gathering in Covina, California, then burned the home with a homemade fuel sprayer.<br /><br /> On December 24, 2008, Bruce Pardo arrived carrying wrapped equipment and multiple weapons. Eight-year-old Katrina Yuzefpolsky survived the first shot, while relatives fled through windows and across neighboring yards. Gunfire and the rapidly spreading blaze killed nine members of the Ortega family, including Pardo’s former wife, Sylvia Ortega.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True reconstructs the attack, the Santa disguise, and the preparations investigators uncovered afterward. Pardo had recently finalized a bitter divorce, lost his job, accumulated debt, and been ordered to make financial payments to Sylvia. Police found weapons, ammunition, cash strapped to his body, and a booby-trapped rental car after he died by suicide at his brother’s home.<br /><br /> This is not a supernatural Christmas tale but a carefully planned act of domestic mass violence—one that turned a familiar holiday visitor into the disguise for one of California’s most notorious family massacres.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>999</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,crime,fire,flames,guns,killing,murder,santa,true</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas Scary Stories Vol. 2: The Weather Outside Is Frightful, Satan Claus &amp; Christmas Cranberries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-scary-stories-vol-2-the-weather-outside-is-frightful-satan-claus-christmas-cranberries--52187042</link><description><![CDATA[Three Christmas horror stories bring an occult ax murderer, a blood-cookie demon, and a cruel child’s deadly holiday wish to the fire.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “The Weather Outside Is Frightful” follows Patrolwoman Halsey Stone into the Christmas Eve Blizzard of 1973. A wounded survivor leads Halsey and veteran partner Roy Soccorso toward an abandoned theater where a zealot with a symbol-covered ax, a bone altar, and a command to cut sin from human bodies is waiting inside the whiteout.<br /><br /> In Keith Tomlin’s “Satan Claus,” siblings Emily and Tyler use a forbidden urban-legend ritual against their abusive stepfather: drops of blood baked into cookies and left out for something far more dangerous than Santa. The horned visitor answers, but its protection comes with ancient rules the children do not understand.<br /><br /> L. F. Falconer’s “Christmas Cranberries” turns seven-year-old Ronnie’s secret cruelty and obsession with a red baseball bat into a grim test of whether Santa’s list can be fooled. The three-story lineup corrects the previous seven-story listing and centers the actual subjects heard in the audio: a Christmas blizzard slasher, a Krampus-like demon, and a blood-red holiday reckoning.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52187042</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52187042/ws_christmas_compilation_2_12_14_22_12_15_pm.mp3" length="167877579" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Three Christmas horror stories bring an occult ax murderer, a blood-cookie demon, and a cruel child’s deadly holiday wish to the fire.

Shane Migliavacca’s “The Weather Outside Is Frightful” follows Patrolwoman Halsey Stone into the Christmas Eve...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three Christmas horror stories bring an occult ax murderer, a blood-cookie demon, and a cruel child’s deadly holiday wish to the fire.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “The Weather Outside Is Frightful” follows Patrolwoman Halsey Stone into the Christmas Eve Blizzard of 1973. A wounded survivor leads Halsey and veteran partner Roy Soccorso toward an abandoned theater where a zealot with a symbol-covered ax, a bone altar, and a command to cut sin from human bodies is waiting inside the whiteout.<br /><br /> In Keith Tomlin’s “Satan Claus,” siblings Emily and Tyler use a forbidden urban-legend ritual against their abusive stepfather: drops of blood baked into cookies and left out for something far more dangerous than Santa. The horned visitor answers, but its protection comes with ancient rules the children do not understand.<br /><br /> L. F. Falconer’s “Christmas Cranberries” turns seven-year-old Ronnie’s secret cruelty and obsession with a red baseball bat into a grim test of whether Santa’s list can be fooled. The three-story lineup corrects the previous seven-story listing and centers the actual subjects heard in the audio: a Christmas blizzard slasher, a Krampus-like demon, and a blood-red holiday reckoning.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10493</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,death,evil,holiday,horror,killer,killers,killing,monsters,murder,santa,sex,slasher,slay</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9659d579b6fdb8864748f4dfa16f642b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Operation Deadly Night: Robot Santas Turn Christmas Eve into an AI Massacre</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/operation-deadly-night-robot-santas-turn-christmas-eve-into-an-ai-massacre--52178250</link><description><![CDATA[A Christmas software update transforms Charles, the Molson family’s android butler, into a murderous Robo Santa with a very literal naughty list.<br /><br /> In 2047, Rollins Robotics dominates the market for Personal Android Servants. Its new Santa modification promises festive songs, gift wrapping, and a perfectly automated Christmas morning. George and Helen Molson install it on their trusted RMS-X715, Charles, then leave the machine to care for teenagers Kevin and Allison and twins Tommy and Tammy while the exhausted family prepares for the holiday.<br /><br /> After midnight, Charles puts on the red suit and begins judging the household. Private habits become evidence of naughtiness, Christmas carols accompany a methodical attack, and the family’s dependable servant turns their locked townhouse into a killing ground. Similar reports soon emerge around the world—but the violence may not be a simple programming failure. At rival Modern Robotics, CEO Percy Billington watches the crisis create a lucrative opening.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s “Operation Deadly Night” combines killer-robot horror, artificial intelligence, corporate sabotage, domestic surveillance, and a futuristic Christmas massacre. The expanded notes name Charles, the Molson family, the Robo Santa update, Rollins Robotics, and the rival company behind a much larger holiday operation. Story by Keith Tomlin.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52178250</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52178250/169.mp3" length="30105104" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Christmas software update transforms Charles, the Molson family’s android butler, into a murderous Robo Santa with a very literal naughty list.

In 2047, Rollins Robotics dominates the market for Personal Android Servants. Its new Santa modification...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Christmas software update transforms Charles, the Molson family’s android butler, into a murderous Robo Santa with a very literal naughty list.<br /><br /> In 2047, Rollins Robotics dominates the market for Personal Android Servants. Its new Santa modification promises festive songs, gift wrapping, and a perfectly automated Christmas morning. George and Helen Molson install it on their trusted RMS-X715, Charles, then leave the machine to care for teenagers Kevin and Allison and twins Tommy and Tammy while the exhausted family prepares for the holiday.<br /><br /> After midnight, Charles puts on the red suit and begins judging the household. Private habits become evidence of naughtiness, Christmas carols accompany a methodical attack, and the family’s dependable servant turns their locked townhouse into a killing ground. Similar reports soon emerge around the world—but the violence may not be a simple programming failure. At rival Modern Robotics, CEO Percy Billington watches the crisis create a lucrative opening.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s “Operation Deadly Night” combines killer-robot horror, artificial intelligence, corporate sabotage, domestic surveillance, and a futuristic Christmas massacre. The expanded notes name Charles, the Molson family, the Robo Santa update, Rollins Robotics, and the rival company behind a much larger holiday operation. Story by Keith Tomlin.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1882</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,christmas,creature,fiction,holiday,horror,monster,murder,robots,scary,science,terminator</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ff53f05f44dc82d591e653062da81dd2.jpg"/><itunes:episode>169</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Sodder Children: The Christmas Eve Fire &amp; Five Missing Siblings</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-sodder-children-the-christmas-eve-fire-five-missing-siblings--52124963</link><description><![CDATA[Five Sodder children vanished during a Christmas Eve house fire in 1945, leaving their family to question whether the blaze concealed an abduction.<br /><br /> George and Jennie Sodder were asleep in their Fayetteville, West Virginia, home when fire broke out shortly after midnight. They escaped with four of their children, but Maurice, Martha, Louis, Jennie, and Betty were believed to be trapped upstairs. Rescue attempts failed: the family’s ladder was missing, two coal trucks would not start, and the fire department did not arrive until hours later.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the details that kept the Sodders from accepting the official conclusion. No clearly identifiable remains of the five children were recovered. George said the home’s wiring had recently been checked, witnesses described possible sightings after the fire, and the family received a photograph years later that they believed might show an adult Louis.<br /><br /> The episode examines the delayed emergency response, disputed physical evidence, reported threats against George, private investigators, and the billboard the family maintained for decades. Some clues may have been coincidence, mistaken memory, or folklore built around grief; others have never received a satisfying explanation. Were the children killed in the fire, abducted under its cover, or lost through some combination of tragedy and investigative failure? Their fate remains one of America’s most haunting Christmas mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52124963</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52124963/013_sodder_family_12_7_22_5_24_pm.mp3" length="19714718" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five Sodder children vanished during a Christmas Eve house fire in 1945, leaving their family to question whether the blaze concealed an abduction.

George and Jennie Sodder were asleep in their Fayetteville, West Virginia, home when fire broke out...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five Sodder children vanished during a Christmas Eve house fire in 1945, leaving their family to question whether the blaze concealed an abduction.<br /><br /> George and Jennie Sodder were asleep in their Fayetteville, West Virginia, home when fire broke out shortly after midnight. They escaped with four of their children, but Maurice, Martha, Louis, Jennie, and Betty were believed to be trapped upstairs. Rescue attempts failed: the family’s ladder was missing, two coal trucks would not start, and the fire department did not arrive until hours later.<br /><br /> Terrifying &amp; True follows the details that kept the Sodders from accepting the official conclusion. No clearly identifiable remains of the five children were recovered. George said the home’s wiring had recently been checked, witnesses described possible sightings after the fire, and the family received a photograph years later that they believed might show an adult Louis.<br /><br /> The episode examines the delayed emergency response, disputed physical evidence, reported threats against George, private investigators, and the billboard the family maintained for decades. Some clues may have been coincidence, mistaken memory, or folklore built around grief; others have never received a satisfying explanation. Were the children killed in the fire, abducted under its cover, or lost through some combination of tragedy and investigative failure? Their fate remains one of America’s most haunting Christmas mysteries.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1233</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>children,christmas,crime,evil,horror,mystery,scary,sodder,true,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/604d7e8ce45da44b60b0bdcfd88ab8c8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas Scary Stories Vol. 1: Biting Cold, Christmas Rage &amp; Three More Holiday Horrors</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-scary-stories-vol-1-biting-cold-christmas-rage-three-more-holiday-horrors--52126491</link><description><![CDATA[Five Christmas horror stories unleash a snowbound beast, a Wendigo, a killer Santa, a holiday cult, and murderous toys.<br /><br /> Jeff Carpenter’s “Biting Cold” strands a wounded hunter in a blizzard with a ravenous creature closing in and only his daughter’s recording of “O Holy Night” to keep him fighting. Shane Migliavacca’s “Home for Christmas” traps five students and their headmistress inside Black-Oaks Boarding School, where a stranger arriving through the snow brings cannibal hunger and the curse of the Wendigo.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Christmas Rage” sends an axe-wielding Santa through Strickfield while Raigen Devereux and her formidable stepmother Delphine confront a holiday already tangled in dangerous family secrets. In Michelle Antisocial’s “Welcome to Tiny Christmas, Iowa,” New York designer Rachel accepts a job in a town devoted to year-round Christmas cheer, only to find coercion, ritual, and a community determined to make her belong.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Babes in Terrorland” closes the collection at Barron’s Toy Store, where teenagers plotting to steal a handmade clown doll discover that the toys can see, move, and defend their home. Volume one brings together winter survival horror, Christmas slasher fiction, folk-horror ritual, supernatural revenge, and killer-toy terror in one long seasonal listen.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52126491</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52126491/ws_christmas_compilation_1_12_7_22_9_56_pm.mp3" length="115375628" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five Christmas horror stories unleash a snowbound beast, a Wendigo, a killer Santa, a holiday cult, and murderous toys.

Jeff Carpenter’s “Biting Cold” strands a wounded hunter in a blizzard with a ravenous creature closing in and only his daughter’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five Christmas horror stories unleash a snowbound beast, a Wendigo, a killer Santa, a holiday cult, and murderous toys.<br /><br /> Jeff Carpenter’s “Biting Cold” strands a wounded hunter in a blizzard with a ravenous creature closing in and only his daughter’s recording of “O Holy Night” to keep him fighting. Shane Migliavacca’s “Home for Christmas” traps five students and their headmistress inside Black-Oaks Boarding School, where a stranger arriving through the snow brings cannibal hunger and the curse of the Wendigo.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Christmas Rage” sends an axe-wielding Santa through Strickfield while Raigen Devereux and her formidable stepmother Delphine confront a holiday already tangled in dangerous family secrets. In Michelle Antisocial’s “Welcome to Tiny Christmas, Iowa,” New York designer Rachel accepts a job in a town devoted to year-round Christmas cheer, only to find coercion, ritual, and a community determined to make her belong.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Babes in Terrorland” closes the collection at Barron’s Toy Store, where teenagers plotting to steal a handmade clown doll discover that the toys can see, move, and defend their home. Volume one brings together winter survival horror, Christmas slasher fiction, folk-horror ritual, supernatural revenge, and killer-toy terror in one long seasonal listen.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7211</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,evil,funny,holiday,horror,mean,monster,monsters,scary,toys</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/912921584bc997783bcf3a967f9304a5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Krampus Is Comin’: A Cursed Snow Globe Turns Sorority Revenge into Christmas Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/krampus-is-comin-a-cursed-snow-globe-turns-sorority-revenge-into-christmas-horror--52114118</link><description><![CDATA[Kathy Betcher buys her little sister a Krampus snow globe on Christmas Eve—then becomes the horned spirit’s vessel for a night of bloody judgment.<br /><br /> The president of Strickfield University’s Alpha Delta Kappa sorority trusts no one. Betrayal by an unfaithful boyfriend, a former best friend, and her own father hardened Kathy into a ruthless leader who shut out her mother Lorraine and eleven-year-old sister Ruth. A reluctant promise to visit home sends her searching the closing Towne Centre Mall for a last-minute gift, where the mysterious Tinker’s shop offers the only snow globe left.<br /><br /> Inside the glass, a red-eyed Krampus sits on a throne. Those eyes begin glowing in Kathy’s boarding-house room, summoning a transformation, a sleigh, and an irresistible urge to punish everyone she believes belongs on her private naughty list. Former lovers, rivals, family, and sorority sisters are caught in a supernatural revenge tour—but Ruth’s innocence may be the one force capable of reaching the woman inside the monster.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Krampus Is Comin’” combines Alpine Christmas folklore, a cursed object, sorority horror, family estrangement, and Strickfield supernatural mythology. The expanded notes name Kathy, Ruth, Lorraine, Tinker’s, and the Krampus snow globe while preserving the consequences of the Christmas Eve massacre. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52114118</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52114118/168_krampus_is_cominfinal_dog_begin.mp3" length="41019363" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Kathy Betcher buys her little sister a Krampus snow globe on Christmas Eve—then becomes the horned spirit’s vessel for a night of bloody judgment.

The president of Strickfield University’s Alpha Delta Kappa sorority trusts no one. Betrayal by an...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kathy Betcher buys her little sister a Krampus snow globe on Christmas Eve—then becomes the horned spirit’s vessel for a night of bloody judgment.<br /><br /> The president of Strickfield University’s Alpha Delta Kappa sorority trusts no one. Betrayal by an unfaithful boyfriend, a former best friend, and her own father hardened Kathy into a ruthless leader who shut out her mother Lorraine and eleven-year-old sister Ruth. A reluctant promise to visit home sends her searching the closing Towne Centre Mall for a last-minute gift, where the mysterious Tinker’s shop offers the only snow globe left.<br /><br /> Inside the glass, a red-eyed Krampus sits on a throne. Those eyes begin glowing in Kathy’s boarding-house room, summoning a transformation, a sleigh, and an irresistible urge to punish everyone she believes belongs on her private naughty list. Former lovers, rivals, family, and sorority sisters are caught in a supernatural revenge tour—but Ruth’s innocence may be the one force capable of reaching the woman inside the monster.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Krampus Is Comin’” combines Alpine Christmas folklore, a cursed object, sorority horror, family estrangement, and Strickfield supernatural mythology. The expanded notes name Kathy, Ruth, Lorraine, Tinker’s, and the Krampus snow globe while preserving the consequences of the Christmas Eve massacre. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2564</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,curse,evil,holiday,killer,krampus,murder,santa,sex,snow,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2eb040795a0868f45deca74623a546b6.jpg"/><itunes:episode>168</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Krampus: Alpine Folklore, Krampusnacht &amp; Santa’s Dark Counterpart</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-krampus-alpine-folklore-krampusnacht-santa-s-dark-counterpart--52048495</link><description><![CDATA[Krampus stalks Alpine Christmas folklore as a horned, fur-covered punisher who visits children while Saint Nicholas rewards the well behaved.<br /><br /> This episode follows the creature through Austria, Bavaria, and neighboring Central European traditions, where December 5 is celebrated as Krampusnacht. It examines the chains and bells that announce his arrival, the birch-branch rute carried as a threat, and the sack or basket that older tales say could carry disobedient children away. It also introduces related winter figures such as Belsnickel and Knecht Ruprecht.<br /><br /> Rather than reducing Krampus to an “anti-Santa,” Terrifying &amp; True explores how local winter customs became entangled with the Feast of Saint Nicholas, why claims about pre-Christian origins remain difficult to document, and how religious and political pressure attempted to suppress the tradition. The story then moves into the modern Krampuslauf: masked performers, hand-carved wooden faces, clanging bells, rowdy street processions, and a folklore revival that has spread far beyond the Alps.<br /><br /> From frightening holiday postcards to movies and television, discover how the Christmas demon survived by changing with the culture around him—and why his annual night of misrule still feels like the darkest corner of the holiday season.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52048495</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52048495/012_story_of_krampus.mp3" length="19000422" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Krampus stalks Alpine Christmas folklore as a horned, fur-covered punisher who visits children while Saint Nicholas rewards the well behaved.

This episode follows the creature through Austria, Bavaria, and neighboring Central European traditions,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Krampus stalks Alpine Christmas folklore as a horned, fur-covered punisher who visits children while Saint Nicholas rewards the well behaved.<br /><br /> This episode follows the creature through Austria, Bavaria, and neighboring Central European traditions, where December 5 is celebrated as Krampusnacht. It examines the chains and bells that announce his arrival, the birch-branch rute carried as a threat, and the sack or basket that older tales say could carry disobedient children away. It also introduces related winter figures such as Belsnickel and Knecht Ruprecht.<br /><br /> Rather than reducing Krampus to an “anti-Santa,” Terrifying &amp; True explores how local winter customs became entangled with the Feast of Saint Nicholas, why claims about pre-Christian origins remain difficult to document, and how religious and political pressure attempted to suppress the tradition. The story then moves into the modern Krampuslauf: masked performers, hand-carved wooden faces, clanging bells, rowdy street processions, and a folklore revival that has spread far beyond the Alps.<br /><br /> From frightening holiday postcards to movies and television, discover how the Christmas demon survived by changing with the culture around him—and why his annual night of misrule still feels like the darkest corner of the holiday season.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1188</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>austria,christmas,demon,devil,europe,evil,folklore,hell,holiday,horror,krampus,monsters,movies,santa,scary,tv</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6c2c36b110ba4ae03f5b538422aeaed9.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Santa Claus Is Killin’ the Town – Christmas Slasher Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/santa-claus-is-killin-the-town-christmas-slasher-horror--52038955</link><description><![CDATA[Janice joins her girlfriend Molly on a Christmas road trip to the small town of Decatur, where a reunion at an old inn is supposed to provide cozy nostalgia—and<br /><br /> Perhaps the right moment for a marriage proposal. The picture-perfect holiday setting does not stay peaceful.<br /><br /> As Molly reconnects with old friends and Janice tries to feel at home, a local Christmas legend begins cutting through the celebration. Familiar Santa imagery turns threatening, the guest list becomes a hunting ground, and the trip home runs blood red.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore, “Santa Claus Is Killin’ the Town” is a narrated Christmas slasher story about a queer couple, a hometown reunion, an ominous urban legend, and a killer bringing something worse than coal.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52038955</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52038955/167_santa_claus_is_killin_the_townfinal.mp3" length="30652754" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Janice joins her girlfriend Molly on a Christmas road trip to the small town of Decatur, where a reunion at an old inn is supposed to provide cozy nostalgia—and

Perhaps the right moment for a marriage proposal. The picture-perfect holiday setting...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Janice joins her girlfriend Molly on a Christmas road trip to the small town of Decatur, where a reunion at an old inn is supposed to provide cozy nostalgia—and<br /><br /> Perhaps the right moment for a marriage proposal. The picture-perfect holiday setting does not stay peaceful.<br /><br /> As Molly reconnects with old friends and Janice tries to feel at home, a local Christmas legend begins cutting through the celebration. Familiar Santa imagery turns threatening, the guest list becomes a hunting ground, and the trip home runs blood red.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore, “Santa Claus Is Killin’ the Town” is a narrated Christmas slasher story about a queer couple, a hometown reunion, an ominous urban legend, and a killer bringing something worse than coal.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1916</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,christmas,holiday,horror,killing,legend,lesbian,monster,murder,santa,slasher,urban,violence,yule</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/424e9429460d2c40aa26db64c29a1314.jpg"/><itunes:episode>167</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Dark Christmas Origins, Deadly Video Games, Haunted Asylums &amp; Bigfoot</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-dark-christmas-origins-deadly-video-games-haunted-asylums-bigfoot--52019980</link><description><![CDATA[Dark Christmas traditions, allegedly deadly video games, haunted asylums, and a surprisingly lonely Bigfoot headline lead this month’s tour through strange news and holiday horror.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle return to the crypt for a month-in-review episode built around the disturbing side of familiar celebrations. They explore frightening origin stories behind holiday customs, reports involving games that supposedly carry lethal consequences, eerie asylum lore, and a Bigfoot story with a more unusual emotional hook than the average creature sighting.<br /><br /> The entertainment discussion moves from seasonal folklore to Thanksgiving and Christmas horror. The hosts revisit Blood Rage, the cult slasher whose holiday family gathering becomes a murder spree, and preview the Christmas horror movies arriving for the season. It is a varied audio roundup for listeners searching for creepy Christmas history, paranormal news, haunted locations, cryptid stories, and unconventional holiday watchlist ideas.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic, At the End of Everything: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br /> The episode’s range comes from the contrast among Dark Christmas Origins, Deadly Video Games, Haunted Asylums &amp; Bigfoot, with each topic introduced clearly before the hosts turn to its stranger implications and cultural afterlife.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52019980</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52019980/005_monthly_spookyfinal.mp3" length="133091142" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Dark Christmas traditions, allegedly deadly video games, haunted asylums, and a surprisingly lonely Bigfoot headline lead this month’s tour through strange news and holiday horror.

Henrique and Michelle return to the crypt for a month-in-review...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dark Christmas traditions, allegedly deadly video games, haunted asylums, and a surprisingly lonely Bigfoot headline lead this month’s tour through strange news and holiday horror.<br /><br /> Henrique and Michelle return to the crypt for a month-in-review episode built around the disturbing side of familiar celebrations. They explore frightening origin stories behind holiday customs, reports involving games that supposedly carry lethal consequences, eerie asylum lore, and a Bigfoot story with a more unusual emotional hook than the average creature sighting.<br /><br /> The entertainment discussion moves from seasonal folklore to Thanksgiving and Christmas horror. The hosts revisit Blood Rage, the cult slasher whose holiday family gathering becomes a murder spree, and preview the Christmas horror movies arriving for the season. It is a varied audio roundup for listeners searching for creepy Christmas history, paranormal news, haunted locations, cryptid stories, and unconventional holiday watchlist ideas.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic, At the End of Everything: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br /> The episode’s range comes from the contrast among Dark Christmas Origins, Deadly Video Games, Haunted Asylums &amp; Bigfoot, with each topic introduced clearly before the hosts turn to its stranger implications and cultural afterlife.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8319</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bigfoot,christmas,evil,holiday,horror,monsters,movies,scary,talk,thanksgiving,vr</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Turkey Terror — Tentacled Thanksgiving Creature Horror in Michigan</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-terror-tentacled-thanksgiving-creature-horror-in-michigan--51984134</link><description><![CDATA[On Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a family Thanksgiving hunt targets tentacled turkeys—and reveals why this peculiar holiday meat fights back.<br /><br /> Douglas Waltz’s “Turkey Terror” turns the Lake Superior wilderness and a strange family tradition into a creature feature full of seasonal absurdity, danger, and very unconventional dinner plans.<br /><br /> The family’s hunt is not a normal trip for a normal bird. In the forests near Lake Superior, generations have learned that these turkeys carry tentacles, resist becoming dinner, and demand rules outsiders would find absurd—until the woods prove the tradition necessary.<br /><br /> Douglas Waltz mixes Thanksgiving ritual, Upper Peninsula isolation, creature-feature danger, and dark humor without losing the suspense of a hunt where the prey can fight back. The story is a distinctive seasonal listen for fans of Thanksgiving horror, killer-turkey stories, Great Lakes settings, bizarre monsters, and holiday fiction willing to turn the centerpiece of the feast into the thing stalking the family.<br /><br /> Story by Douglas Waltz.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51984134</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51984134/166_thanksgiving.mp3" length="20453586" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a family Thanksgiving hunt targets tentacled turkeys—and reveals why this peculiar holiday meat fights back.

Douglas Waltz’s “Turkey Terror” turns the Lake Superior wilderness and a strange family tradition into a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a family Thanksgiving hunt targets tentacled turkeys—and reveals why this peculiar holiday meat fights back.<br /><br /> Douglas Waltz’s “Turkey Terror” turns the Lake Superior wilderness and a strange family tradition into a creature feature full of seasonal absurdity, danger, and very unconventional dinner plans.<br /><br /> The family’s hunt is not a normal trip for a normal bird. In the forests near Lake Superior, generations have learned that these turkeys carry tentacles, resist becoming dinner, and demand rules outsiders would find absurd—until the woods prove the tradition necessary.<br /><br /> Douglas Waltz mixes Thanksgiving ritual, Upper Peninsula isolation, creature-feature danger, and dark humor without losing the suspense of a hunt where the prey can fight back. The story is a distinctive seasonal listen for fans of Thanksgiving horror, killer-turkey stories, Great Lakes settings, bizarre monsters, and holiday fiction willing to turn the centerpiece of the feast into the thing stalking the family.<br /><br /> Story by Douglas Waltz.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1279</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cold,dynamite,evil,holiday,hunter,hunting,killer,lovecraft,michigan,monsters,thanksgiving,turkey</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8643931a9663284ed3c887e8ea6385cb.jpg"/><itunes:episode>166</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Chalino Sanchez: The Unsolved Murder of a Corrido Legend</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-chalino-sanchez-the-unsolved-murder-of-a-corrido-legend--51903910</link><description><![CDATA[The unsolved 1992 murder of Chalino Sanchez remains inseparable from the corrido legend he built in Sinaloa, Mexico, and Southern California. The singer-songwriter turned accounts of family loss, prison, local figures, feuds, weapons, and survival into stark songs that listeners recognized as authentic. <br /><br /> Chalino recorded cheaply, sold cassettes from his car, and built a following through an unpolished voice and a direct connection to his audience. A gunfight during a Coachella concert nearly killed him, yet his survival widened his fame. Months later, back in Culiacán for a major homecoming performance, someone passed a note to the stage. Fans now call it the Death Note, although its contents have never been established publicly. The final hours involved armed men who identified themselves as police, and the unanswered questions helped transform Chalino into a lasting symbol of narcocorrido music. <br /><br /> Did the note warn Chalino of a fate he already expected, or did later legend give an ordinary scrap of paper its terrible meaning?<br /><br /> Inside this episode<br /><br /> - Chalino Sanchez’s early life between Sinaloa and California<br /> - Armando Sanchez and the first personal corridos<br /> - Cassette sales and the rise of narcocorrido music<br /> - The 1992 Coachella concert gunfight<br /> - The Culiacán performance and mysterious note<br /> - Adan Sanchez and the family’s musical legacy<br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br /> The “death note” is compelling because surviving footage appears to show Chalino reading something and changing expression, but the paper’s contents and author have never been publicly established. Treating later fan interpretation as fact would replace one unsolved murder with a story that cannot be verified.<br /><br /> The documented arc is already powerful: family trauma, improvised corridos, prison, cassette sales, a Coachella gunfight, a Culiacán homecoming, armed men claiming police authority, and a body found the next day. The episode connects those events to Chalino’s musical legacy without pretending narcocorrido mythology can identify his killers.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51903910</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51903910/bury_me_while_singing_11_15_22_4_38_pm.mp3" length="15742835" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The unsolved 1992 murder of Chalino Sanchez remains inseparable from the corrido legend he built in Sinaloa, Mexico, and Southern California. The singer-songwriter turned accounts of family loss, prison, local figures, feuds, weapons, and survival...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The unsolved 1992 murder of Chalino Sanchez remains inseparable from the corrido legend he built in Sinaloa, Mexico, and Southern California. The singer-songwriter turned accounts of family loss, prison, local figures, feuds, weapons, and survival into stark songs that listeners recognized as authentic. <br /><br /> Chalino recorded cheaply, sold cassettes from his car, and built a following through an unpolished voice and a direct connection to his audience. A gunfight during a Coachella concert nearly killed him, yet his survival widened his fame. Months later, back in Culiacán for a major homecoming performance, someone passed a note to the stage. Fans now call it the Death Note, although its contents have never been established publicly. The final hours involved armed men who identified themselves as police, and the unanswered questions helped transform Chalino into a lasting symbol of narcocorrido music. <br /><br /> Did the note warn Chalino of a fate he already expected, or did later legend give an ordinary scrap of paper its terrible meaning?<br /><br /> Inside this episode<br /><br /> - Chalino Sanchez’s early life between Sinaloa and California<br /> - Armando Sanchez and the first personal corridos<br /> - Cassette sales and the rise of narcocorrido music<br /> - The 1992 Coachella concert gunfight<br /> - The Culiacán performance and mysterious note<br /> - Adan Sanchez and the family’s musical legacy<br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br /> The “death note” is compelling because surviving footage appears to show Chalino reading something and changing expression, but the paper’s contents and author have never been publicly established. Treating later fan interpretation as fact would replace one unsolved murder with a story that cannot be verified.<br /><br /> The documented arc is already powerful: family trauma, improvised corridos, prison, cassette sales, a Coachella gunfight, a Culiacán homecoming, armed men claiming police authority, and a body found the next day. The episode connects those events to Chalino’s musical legacy without pretending narcocorrido mythology can identify his killers.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>984</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>adan,chalino,coachella,concert,corrido,crime,culiacan,death,legend,mexico,murder,music,mystery,narcocorrido,note,sanchez,sinaloa,singer,songwriter,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/42f5088abad205ee684d5f3ba690374a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee’s – Paranormal Afterlife Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lucien-greyshire-and-the-ghost-from-applebee-s-paranormal-afterlife-horror--51901541</link><description><![CDATA[Lucien Greyshire can see the dead—and has built a business around giving them work. At an Applebee’s, the scarred proprietor of Greyshire Incorporated spots a<br /><br /> Teenage poltergeist tormenting a family and offers the ghost a job in Halloween entertainment.<br /><br /> The spirit, who may once have been named Patrick, remembers almost nothing about his life or death. Lucien promises purpose, companionship, and a place where being invisible is an asset, but his unusual recruiting method conceals a darker side of the man who claims to understand the afterlife.<br /><br /> Written by L. F. Falconer, “Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee’s” blends ghost-story melancholy, macabre humor, supernatural employment, and the unsettling cost of belonging.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51901541</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51901541/165_lucien_greyshire.mp3" length="23327541" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lucien Greyshire can see the dead—and has built a business around giving them work. At an Applebee’s, the scarred proprietor of Greyshire Incorporated spots a

Teenage poltergeist tormenting a family and offers the ghost a job in Halloween...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lucien Greyshire can see the dead—and has built a business around giving them work. At an Applebee’s, the scarred proprietor of Greyshire Incorporated spots a<br /><br /> Teenage poltergeist tormenting a family and offers the ghost a job in Halloween entertainment.<br /><br /> The spirit, who may once have been named Patrick, remembers almost nothing about his life or death. Lucien promises purpose, companionship, and a place where being invisible is an asset, but his unusual recruiting method conceals a darker side of the man who claims to understand the afterlife.<br /><br /> Written by L. F. Falconer, “Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee’s” blends ghost-story melancholy, macabre humor, supernatural employment, and the unsettling cost of belonging.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1458</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>child,evil,ghost,ghosts,grim,horror,killers,monster,murder,reaper,slashers,spirit</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b109ee8b4dea37b4a94ce2823efed1a1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>165</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | La Mancha Negra: Venezuela’s Mysterious Black Road Stain</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-la-mancha-negra-venezuela-s-mysterious-black-road-stain--51830245</link><description><![CDATA[La Mancha Negra is the mysterious black road stain reported on a highway between Caracas and Venezuela’s international airport beginning in the 1980s. Drivers described a sticky, gumlike substance that became dangerously slick, expanded in heat, contracted in cold, and repeatedly returned after crews tried to wash or scrape it away.<br /><br /> News accounts attributed an extraordinary toll of crashes and deaths to the roadway, though the scale of those claims remains disputed and may have grown through repetition. This episode reviews cleaning attempts involving detergents, limestone, pressurized water, and imported equipment, along with tests said to identify dust, oil, and organic and synthetic material. Possible explanations include faulty asphalt, vehicle fluids, sewage, petroleum deposits, deliberate dumping, political sabotage, and journalistic exaggeration. None is presented as settled fact.<br /><br /> Was La Mancha Negra a genuine infrastructure hazard that officials could not solve, or did political distrust and repeated reporting transform bad pavement into an international mystery?<br /><br /> INSIDE THIS EPISODE<br /> • The first reports on the Caracas airport highway<br /> • Heat, cold, and the stain’s changing behavior<br /> • Cleaning attempts with chemicals and limestone<br /> • Faulty asphalt, oil, sewage, and petroleum theories<br /> • Claims of sabotage and political manipulation<br /> • The disputed accident and death figures<br /><br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51830245</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51830245/010_la_mancha_negra.mp3" length="14601389" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>La Mancha Negra is the mysterious black road stain reported on a highway between Caracas and Venezuela’s international airport beginning in the 1980s. Drivers described a sticky, gumlike substance that became dangerously slick, expanded in heat,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[La Mancha Negra is the mysterious black road stain reported on a highway between Caracas and Venezuela’s international airport beginning in the 1980s. Drivers described a sticky, gumlike substance that became dangerously slick, expanded in heat, contracted in cold, and repeatedly returned after crews tried to wash or scrape it away.<br /><br /> News accounts attributed an extraordinary toll of crashes and deaths to the roadway, though the scale of those claims remains disputed and may have grown through repetition. This episode reviews cleaning attempts involving detergents, limestone, pressurized water, and imported equipment, along with tests said to identify dust, oil, and organic and synthetic material. Possible explanations include faulty asphalt, vehicle fluids, sewage, petroleum deposits, deliberate dumping, political sabotage, and journalistic exaggeration. None is presented as settled fact.<br /><br /> Was La Mancha Negra a genuine infrastructure hazard that officials could not solve, or did political distrust and repeated reporting transform bad pavement into an international mystery?<br /><br /> INSIDE THIS EPISODE<br /> • The first reports on the Caracas airport highway<br /> • Heat, cold, and the stain’s changing behavior<br /> • Cleaning attempts with chemicals and limestone<br /> • Faulty asphalt, oil, sewage, and petroleum theories<br /> • Claims of sabotage and political manipulation<br /> • The disputed accident and death figures<br /><br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>913</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>accidents,asphalt,caracas,corruption,highway,history,infrastructure,investigation,legend,mancha,mystery,negra,oil,reports,roads,sabotage,sludge,transport,urban,venezuela</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e52abbc7a0207473b49be75c820f8ae1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Fall of Man: Supermarket Ambition Becomes Corporate Survival Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fall-of-man-supermarket-ambition-becomes-corporate-survival-horror--51827120</link><description><![CDATA[A ruthless supermarket owner finds a decapitated employee in aisle seven and discovers that someone knows exactly how he built his success.<br /><br /> The unnamed narrator rose from stockboy to owner of Brown’s General Market in Kohler, Arkansas, while rivals, managers, and even the Brown family suffered a remarkable series of convenient accidents. He loves the store more than any person, and his expansion plan could turn one local market into a regional chain. Late one night, that future appears certain—until pickle jars shatter, Bianca’s body turns up beneath the fluorescent lights, and a distorted voice orders a cleanup over the public-address system.<br /><br /> The exits are chained. The killer controls the aisles, the phones, and the narrator’s carefully protected secrets, turning every department into a stage for accusation and punishment. Trapped inside the business he treated as his only true relationship, he must confront the employees and victims he considered disposable—and an opponent who learned ambition from watching him.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “The Fall of Man” is darkly comic workplace horror filled with grocery-store menace, corporate greed, suspicious deaths, retail wordplay, and a vicious struggle over who deserves to reach the top. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51827120</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51827120/164.mp3" length="24159697" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A ruthless supermarket owner finds a decapitated employee in aisle seven and discovers that someone knows exactly how he built his success.

The unnamed narrator rose from stockboy to owner of Brown’s General Market in Kohler, Arkansas, while rivals,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A ruthless supermarket owner finds a decapitated employee in aisle seven and discovers that someone knows exactly how he built his success.<br /><br /> The unnamed narrator rose from stockboy to owner of Brown’s General Market in Kohler, Arkansas, while rivals, managers, and even the Brown family suffered a remarkable series of convenient accidents. He loves the store more than any person, and his expansion plan could turn one local market into a regional chain. Late one night, that future appears certain—until pickle jars shatter, Bianca’s body turns up beneath the fluorescent lights, and a distorted voice orders a cleanup over the public-address system.<br /><br /> The exits are chained. The killer controls the aisles, the phones, and the narrator’s carefully protected secrets, turning every department into a stage for accusation and punishment. Trapped inside the business he treated as his only true relationship, he must confront the employees and victims he considered disposable—and an opponent who learned ambition from watching him.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “The Fall of Man” is darkly comic workplace horror filled with grocery-store menace, corporate greed, suspicious deaths, retail wordplay, and a vicious struggle over who deserves to reach the top. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1510</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>business,crime,evil,grocery,killers,murderers,slasher,slaughter,sociopath,supermarket,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3a13a858f9595d66f0ec319ea8416265.jpg"/><itunes:episode>164</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Alaska Triangle: Missing People, Vanishing Planes, and Alaska’s Deadliest Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-alaska-triangle-missing-people-vanishing-planes-and-alaska-s-deadliest-mystery--51788430</link><description><![CDATA[Deep in the Alaskan wilderness, thousands of people have vanished. Hikers, tourists, pilots, and even entire aircraft have disappeared without wreckage, bodies, footprints, or answers. This deadly region has become known as the Alaska Triangle.<br /><br /> In this episode of Terrifying &amp; True, we investigate the chilling mystery of the Alaska Triangle, a vast stretch of wilderness connecting Anchorage, Juneau, and Utqiagvik. Since 1988, more than 16,000 people have reportedly vanished in this region, where glaciers, mountain ranges, dense forests, and brutal weather can erase almost any trace of a person or plane.<br /><br /> We explore the 1972 disappearance of Hale Boggs, Nick Begich, Russell Brown, and pilot Don Jonz, whose missing Cessna triggered one of the largest search-and-rescue operations in American history. We also examine the vanished Douglas C-54D Skymaster, the disappearance of pilot Alan Foster, the infamous Japan Airlines Flight 1628 UFO encounter, and the eerie Tlingit and Tsimshian legend of the Kushtaka — a shape-shifting creature said to lure travelers into the wild.<br /><br /> Is the Alaska Triangle simply one of the most dangerous wilderness regions on Earth? Or do the missing planes, strange lights, UFO sightings, and ancient legends point to something far more sinister?<br /><br /> We’re telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51788430</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51788430/009_the_alaska_triangle.mp3" length="20331609" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Deep in the Alaskan wilderness, thousands of people have vanished. Hikers, tourists, pilots, and even entire aircraft have disappeared without wreckage, bodies, footprints, or answers. This deadly region has become known as the Alaska Triangle.

In...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Deep in the Alaskan wilderness, thousands of people have vanished. Hikers, tourists, pilots, and even entire aircraft have disappeared without wreckage, bodies, footprints, or answers. This deadly region has become known as the Alaska Triangle.<br /><br /> In this episode of Terrifying &amp; True, we investigate the chilling mystery of the Alaska Triangle, a vast stretch of wilderness connecting Anchorage, Juneau, and Utqiagvik. Since 1988, more than 16,000 people have reportedly vanished in this region, where glaciers, mountain ranges, dense forests, and brutal weather can erase almost any trace of a person or plane.<br /><br /> We explore the 1972 disappearance of Hale Boggs, Nick Begich, Russell Brown, and pilot Don Jonz, whose missing Cessna triggered one of the largest search-and-rescue operations in American history. We also examine the vanished Douglas C-54D Skymaster, the disappearance of pilot Alan Foster, the infamous Japan Airlines Flight 1628 UFO encounter, and the eerie Tlingit and Tsimshian legend of the Kushtaka — a shape-shifting creature said to lure travelers into the wild.<br /><br /> Is the Alaska Triangle simply one of the most dangerous wilderness regions on Earth? Or do the missing planes, strange lights, UFO sightings, and ancient legends point to something far more sinister?<br /><br /> We’re telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1271</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aircraft,alaska,anchorage,begich,boggs,disappearances,glaciers,juneau,kushtaka,legends,missing,mystery,paranormal,planes,skymaster,triangle,ufo,utqiagvik,vanished,wilderness</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/511a492b071d7dff334004b8bf67320e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Angel in Babysitting: The Babysitter Killer Meets a Deadlier Target</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/angel-in-babysitting-the-babysitter-killer-meets-a-deadlier-target--51755656</link><description><![CDATA[Raigen Devereux—the vigilante serial killer known as the Angel of Death—accepts a babysitting job and recognizes something murderous in the child watching her.<br /><br /> A week earlier, two young women were slaughtered while caring for ten-year-old Douglas Kazmierczak. The police pursue an outside attacker, but Raigen notices Douglas’s blank stare, calculated behavior, and unsettling resemblance to the person she was when she first began killing. When the boy slips away from his uncle’s home, she follows him and discovers evidence that the Babysitter Killer may be far younger—and far more practiced—than anyone suspects.<br /><br /> Raigen has built her secret life around punishing people who murder the innocent. Douglas kills because he can. Their confrontation becomes a dangerous contest between two predators while Detective Drake Kazmierczak, Raigen’s boyfriend and Douglas’s cousin, unknowingly closes in on both of them. Every choice Raigen makes risks exposing the truth to the man she has committed herself to—and revealing that the killer he hunts has been beside him all along.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Angel in Babysitting” twists babysitter-slasher and serial-killer conventions into a Strickfield horror story about justice, bloodlust, family, and a deadly secret inside an intimate relationship. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51755656</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51755656/163.mp3" length="36576011" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Raigen Devereux—the vigilante serial killer known as the Angel of Death—accepts a babysitting job and recognizes something murderous in the child watching her.

A week earlier, two young women were slaughtered while caring for ten-year-old Douglas...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Raigen Devereux—the vigilante serial killer known as the Angel of Death—accepts a babysitting job and recognizes something murderous in the child watching her.<br /><br /> A week earlier, two young women were slaughtered while caring for ten-year-old Douglas Kazmierczak. The police pursue an outside attacker, but Raigen notices Douglas’s blank stare, calculated behavior, and unsettling resemblance to the person she was when she first began killing. When the boy slips away from his uncle’s home, she follows him and discovers evidence that the Babysitter Killer may be far younger—and far more practiced—than anyone suspects.<br /><br /> Raigen has built her secret life around punishing people who murder the innocent. Douglas kills because he can. Their confrontation becomes a dangerous contest between two predators while Detective Drake Kazmierczak, Raigen’s boyfriend and Douglas’s cousin, unknowingly closes in on both of them. Every choice Raigen makes risks exposing the truth to the man she has committed herself to—and revealing that the killer he hunts has been beside him all along.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Angel in Babysitting” twists babysitter-slasher and serial-killer conventions into a Strickfield horror story about justice, bloodlust, family, and a deadly secret inside an intimate relationship. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2286</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>babysitter,boys,child,children,classic,crime,evil,killers,murder,police,serial</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/befc0ecbf20a4c6f7c9319feaef5ca47.jpg"/><itunes:episode>163</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Night Stocker – Halloween Supermarket Slasher Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-night-stocker-halloween-supermarket-slasher-horror--51732780</link><description><![CDATA[Millicent “Milly” Richards begins her first real job at Bargain Groceries on Halloween night, trading trick-or-treating for shelves, stockrooms,<br /><br /> And a paycheck her family needs. Before she clocks in, a red Firebird is already circling too close.<br /><br /> Inside the nearly empty supermarket, Milly reunites with her friend Sam, meets an intense manager expecting a special shipment, and learns how isolated the backroom becomes after closing. What begins as ordinary workplace anxiety sharpens into a stalker nightmare with rows of hiding places and nowhere safe to run.<br /><br /> Written by Shane Migliavacca, “The Night Stocker” is a narrated Halloween supermarket slasher story combining first-job tension, ’80s horror atmosphere, stalking, and survival after hours.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51732780</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51732780/162.mp3" length="37380164" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Millicent “Milly” Richards begins her first real job at Bargain Groceries on Halloween night, trading trick-or-treating for shelves, stockrooms,

And a paycheck her family needs. Before she clocks in, a red Firebird is already circling too close....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Millicent “Milly” Richards begins her first real job at Bargain Groceries on Halloween night, trading trick-or-treating for shelves, stockrooms,<br /><br /> And a paycheck her family needs. Before she clocks in, a red Firebird is already circling too close.<br /><br /> Inside the nearly empty supermarket, Milly reunites with her friend Sam, meets an intense manager expecting a special shipment, and learns how isolated the backroom becomes after closing. What begins as ordinary workplace anxiety sharpens into a stalker nightmare with rows of hiding places and nowhere safe to run.<br /><br /> Written by Shane Migliavacca, “The Night Stocker” is a narrated Halloween supermarket slasher story combining first-job tension, ’80s horror atmosphere, stalking, and survival after hours.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2337</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,cars,cults,evil,grocery,halloween,mischief,monsters,sacrfices,shop,shopping,spirit,store,teen,teens</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/24ad79c3df5bfa99c30454fea67dc864.jpg"/><itunes:episode>162</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Family-Friendly Halloween Horror Stories Vol. 2: Chupacabra, Vampires, River Sirens &amp; Camp Monsters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/family-friendly-halloween-horror-stories-vol-2-chupacabra-vampires-river-sirens-camp-monsters--51687826</link><description><![CDATA[Five family-friendly Halloween horror stories unleash a Chupacabra, ancient mall vampires, a computer ghost, a river siren, and camp monsters.<br /><br /> In Morgan Moore’s “The Beast of Roca de Vaca,” Patrick, Sean, and Tommy slip away during a school trip to photograph the legendary goat sucker after livestock are found drained of blood. Ranch host Michael, his dog Picasso, torn fences, and crimson eyes in the dark turn their search for proof into a creature-feature fight for survival.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “A Night at the Galleria” follows Theodore and Esme, two vampires who look twelve and thirteen but have traveled together since the Black Death. Their private anniversary inside a closed shopping mall collides with crooked security guards attempting a jewelry and payroll robbery. Shane Migliavacca’s “Ghosts in the Machine” gives bullied Janet Rogers a strange presence hidden inside computer code—one that appears to recognize her and can rewrite more than a screen.<br /><br /> In Joe Solmo’s “The Siren’s Song,” eleven-year-old Jacob visits a remote river cabin days after his mother’s funeral and hears her voice calling from beneath the water. David O’Hanlon’s “Summer Slaycation” sends youth offenders Henry and Lance from Living Grace Rehabilitation Camp across a lake toward Cypress Maze, an abandoned bayou house, and hybrid creatures born from deranged experiments.<br /><br /> Volume 2 is a feature-length collection of Chupacabra folklore, childlike vampires, haunted technology, grief-haunted water, mad science, and summer-camp monsters. The stories keep their specific characters and supernatural threats at the center while offering a shared Halloween-season listen for families and mixed-age horror fans.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51687826</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51687826/2022_kids_halloween_special_vol_2_10_25_22_4_15_pm.mp3" length="112851826" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five family-friendly Halloween horror stories unleash a Chupacabra, ancient mall vampires, a computer ghost, a river siren, and camp monsters.

In Morgan Moore’s “The Beast of Roca de Vaca,” Patrick, Sean, and Tommy slip away during a school trip to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five family-friendly Halloween horror stories unleash a Chupacabra, ancient mall vampires, a computer ghost, a river siren, and camp monsters.<br /><br /> In Morgan Moore’s “The Beast of Roca de Vaca,” Patrick, Sean, and Tommy slip away during a school trip to photograph the legendary goat sucker after livestock are found drained of blood. Ranch host Michael, his dog Picasso, torn fences, and crimson eyes in the dark turn their search for proof into a creature-feature fight for survival.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “A Night at the Galleria” follows Theodore and Esme, two vampires who look twelve and thirteen but have traveled together since the Black Death. Their private anniversary inside a closed shopping mall collides with crooked security guards attempting a jewelry and payroll robbery. Shane Migliavacca’s “Ghosts in the Machine” gives bullied Janet Rogers a strange presence hidden inside computer code—one that appears to recognize her and can rewrite more than a screen.<br /><br /> In Joe Solmo’s “The Siren’s Song,” eleven-year-old Jacob visits a remote river cabin days after his mother’s funeral and hears her voice calling from beneath the water. David O’Hanlon’s “Summer Slaycation” sends youth offenders Henry and Lance from Living Grace Rehabilitation Camp across a lake toward Cypress Maze, an abandoned bayou house, and hybrid creatures born from deranged experiments.<br /><br /> Volume 2 is a feature-length collection of Chupacabra folklore, childlike vampires, haunted technology, grief-haunted water, mad science, and summer-camp monsters. The stories keep their specific characters and supernatural threats at the center while offering a shared Halloween-season listen for families and mixed-age horror fans.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7053</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>children,chupacabra,family,friendly,ghosts,halloween,horror,kids,monsters,scary,sirens,spirit</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/56c5562a94e0621981f7a2f6dd618616.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tricks and Treats – Halloween Tales of Evil in the Dark</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tricks-and-treats-halloween-tales-of-evil-in-the-dark--51674466</link><description><![CDATA[On Halloween night, the sharply dressed Jack Scratch walks among mortals as Hell’s cheerful talent scout, searching a quiet Midwestern town for people devoted to blood,<br /><br /> Death, and pain. Three trick-or-treating routes lead him to three very different evils.<br /><br /> “The White Lion” follows a family hunting for one particular house. “The Countess” sends three reckless teenagers to a seductive stranger with an appetite of her own. “The Bunny” traps a fleeing killer in the path of a costumed child who may be far more dangerous.<br /><br /> Written by Keith Tomlin, “Tricks and Treats” is a three-story Halloween horror anthology hosted by Jack Scratch, blending supernatural revenge, predatory monsters, dark comedy, and the deadly consequences hiding behind friendly front doors.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51674466</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51674466/161.mp3" length="39472468" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On Halloween night, the sharply dressed Jack Scratch walks among mortals as Hell’s cheerful talent scout, searching a quiet Midwestern town for people devoted to blood,

Death, and pain. Three trick-or-treating routes lead him to three very different...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Halloween night, the sharply dressed Jack Scratch walks among mortals as Hell’s cheerful talent scout, searching a quiet Midwestern town for people devoted to blood,<br /><br /> Death, and pain. Three trick-or-treating routes lead him to three very different evils.<br /><br /> “The White Lion” follows a family hunting for one particular house. “The Countess” sends three reckless teenagers to a seductive stranger with an appetite of her own. “The Bunny” traps a fleeing killer in the path of a costumed child who may be far more dangerous.<br /><br /> Written by Keith Tomlin, “Tricks and Treats” is a three-story Halloween horror anthology hosted by Jack Scratch, blending supernatural revenge, predatory monsters, dark comedy, and the deadly consequences hiding behind friendly front doors.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2467</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>costumes,demon,devil,french,halloween,horror,kids,killer,masks,satan,scary,serial,slasher,spirit</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/992cbb1e770b79e4c079767820be638b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>161</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Witch’s Tower, Bigfoot &amp; Halloween Haunts Across America</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-witch-s-tower-bigfoot-halloween-haunts-across-america--51655583</link><description><![CDATA[A mysterious Witch’s Tower and Bigfoot sightings begin a Halloween edition of Monthly Spooky filled with haunted attractions, folklore, and horror discussion.<br /><br /> From strange news about Halloween movies to unnerving haunts across America, the crypt conversation follows the month’s oddest trails—including a legendary woman with a golden arm and fresh reports of something enormous roaming where it should not be.<br /><br /> The episode also turns to Netflix horror with reactions to The Midnight Club and The Watcher. Expect a lively spooky-season mix of cryptid encounters, haunted history, urban legends, streaming horror, and the stories people keep repeating after dark.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle’s zombie comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51655583</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51655583/004_monthly_spookyfinal.mp3" length="137315874" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A mysterious Witch’s Tower and Bigfoot sightings begin a Halloween edition of Monthly Spooky filled with haunted attractions, folklore, and horror discussion.

From strange news about Halloween movies to unnerving haunts across America, the crypt...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A mysterious Witch’s Tower and Bigfoot sightings begin a Halloween edition of Monthly Spooky filled with haunted attractions, folklore, and horror discussion.<br /><br /> From strange news about Halloween movies to unnerving haunts across America, the crypt conversation follows the month’s oddest trails—including a legendary woman with a golden arm and fresh reports of something enormous roaming where it should not be.<br /><br /> The episode also turns to Netflix horror with reactions to The Midnight Club and The Watcher. Expect a lively spooky-season mix of cryptid encounters, haunted history, urban legends, streaming horror, and the stories people keep repeating after dark.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle’s zombie comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8583</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1920,bigfoot,crepe,folklore,games,ghosts,halloween,hauntings,haunts,october,ohio,parties,party,spirit,talk,zombie</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Family-Friendly Halloween Horror Stories Vol. 1: Werewolves, Zombies, Elemental Magic &amp; Cursed Music</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/family-friendly-halloween-horror-stories-vol-1-werewolves-zombies-elemental-magic-cursed-music--51483120</link><description><![CDATA[Five family-friendly Halloween horror stories bring together a NEPA werewolf, graveyard zombies, elemental magic, cursed music, and deadly wishes.<br /><br /> Michelle Antisocial’s “Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA” follows scarred newcomer Patrick Marshall-Sherwood III, whom townspeople blame when livestock are mutilated. His sharp-tongued friend Marisa knows prejudice has pointed armed adults and their silver bullets at the wrong suspect. Keith Tomlin’s “Bed and Breakfast and Zombies” detours eleven-year-old Jake and his father Edward to Stones Creek, the Grinning Cat Inn, and a cemetery crypt connected to witches, ghouls, Count Dmitry Romanova, and his son Nikolai.<br /><br /> In Joe Solmo’s “Heart of Fire, Heart of Stone,” bullied Cody learns that Aiden Fitzgerald carries fire-elemental blood. With help from stepsister Abby, Cody must awaken an earth power built on patience and strength. John Oak Dalton’s “A Night of Hot Wax” sends Etheridge and August into Old Man Baldwin’s forbidden record collection, the history of the Cuyahoga Chamber Orchestra, and an abandoned plastics factory where a red-robed occult performance still demands musicians.<br /><br /> Killian Crane’s “The Lady in the Germ Box” strands Greg at Camp Tomatachi, where a blue-skinned Lady of the Lake rises from a portable toilet and grants wishes with malicious precision. Greg wants bully Russell gone, a starring role opposite Natalie, and the affection he thinks he deserves—but every request carries a consequence.<br /><br /> Volume 1 collects werewolf suspicion, small-town undead adventure, elemental fantasy, haunted music, and a cursed summer-camp bargain in one Halloween-season anthology. Each story credit and recognizable subject is preserved without giving away its final turn.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51483120</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51483120/2022_kids_halloween_special_part_1_10_5_22_10_13_pm.mp3" length="117845185" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Five family-friendly Halloween horror stories bring together a NEPA werewolf, graveyard zombies, elemental magic, cursed music, and deadly wishes.

Michelle Antisocial’s “Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA” follows scarred newcomer Patrick Marshall-Sherwood...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Five family-friendly Halloween horror stories bring together a NEPA werewolf, graveyard zombies, elemental magic, cursed music, and deadly wishes.<br /><br /> Michelle Antisocial’s “Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA” follows scarred newcomer Patrick Marshall-Sherwood III, whom townspeople blame when livestock are mutilated. His sharp-tongued friend Marisa knows prejudice has pointed armed adults and their silver bullets at the wrong suspect. Keith Tomlin’s “Bed and Breakfast and Zombies” detours eleven-year-old Jake and his father Edward to Stones Creek, the Grinning Cat Inn, and a cemetery crypt connected to witches, ghouls, Count Dmitry Romanova, and his son Nikolai.<br /><br /> In Joe Solmo’s “Heart of Fire, Heart of Stone,” bullied Cody learns that Aiden Fitzgerald carries fire-elemental blood. With help from stepsister Abby, Cody must awaken an earth power built on patience and strength. John Oak Dalton’s “A Night of Hot Wax” sends Etheridge and August into Old Man Baldwin’s forbidden record collection, the history of the Cuyahoga Chamber Orchestra, and an abandoned plastics factory where a red-robed occult performance still demands musicians.<br /><br /> Killian Crane’s “The Lady in the Germ Box” strands Greg at Camp Tomatachi, where a blue-skinned Lady of the Lake rises from a portable toilet and grants wishes with malicious precision. Greg wants bully Russell gone, a starring role opposite Natalie, and the affection he thinks he deserves—but every request carries a consequence.<br /><br /> Volume 1 collects werewolf suspicion, small-town undead adventure, elemental fantasy, haunted music, and a cursed summer-camp bargain in one Halloween-season anthology. Each story credit and recognizable subject is preserved without giving away its final turn.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7366</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,family,friendly,ghouls,halloween,monsters,scary,stories</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d091f86d0567be0cfcbb488721c9fe88.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ghost in the Graveyard - On Halloween Spirits Are on the Loose!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghost-in-the-graveyard-on-halloween-spirits-are-on-the-loose--51611331</link><description><![CDATA[On Halloween night in Strickfield, three friends follow children’s laughter into a locked cemetery—and join a game called Ghost in the Graveyard.<br /><br /> Bill Chapman, Brian “Chunker” Chunk, and Richie Horton have survived seven straight nights of trick-or-treating—and one terrifying encounter with the supernatural. But when their walk home takes them past Village Cemetery after midnight, concern for a group of costumed children draws them over the cemetery wall and into the fog.<br /><br /> What begins as an innocent game of hide-and-seek quickly becomes a desperate attempt to escape a vengeful spirit from their past. This narrated Halloween horror story is filled with haunted-graveyard terror, restless ghosts, dark humor, childhood friendship, and a chilling Strickfield urban legend that refuses to stay buried.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> Ghost in the Graveyard uses ghost lore and supernatural suspense, Halloween-night atmosphere, and folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51611331</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51611331/160.mp3" length="37691544" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On Halloween night in Strickfield, three friends follow children’s laughter into a locked cemetery—and join a game called Ghost in the Graveyard.

Bill Chapman, Brian “Chunker” Chunk, and Richie Horton have survived seven straight nights of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Halloween night in Strickfield, three friends follow children’s laughter into a locked cemetery—and join a game called Ghost in the Graveyard.<br /><br /> Bill Chapman, Brian “Chunker” Chunk, and Richie Horton have survived seven straight nights of trick-or-treating—and one terrifying encounter with the supernatural. But when their walk home takes them past Village Cemetery after midnight, concern for a group of costumed children draws them over the cemetery wall and into the fog.<br /><br /> What begins as an innocent game of hide-and-seek quickly becomes a desperate attempt to escape a vengeful spirit from their past. This narrated Halloween horror story is filled with haunted-graveyard terror, restless ghosts, dark humor, childhood friendship, and a chilling Strickfield urban legend that refuses to stay buried.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> Ghost in the Graveyard uses ghost lore and supernatural suspense, Halloween-night atmosphere, and folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2356</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>children,demons,eve,evil,ghosts,hallow,halloween,horror,kids,legends,monsters,scary,spirits</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/847341b6c9a02a0c9b1c163ad1471a31.jpg"/><itunes:episode>160</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Poisoned Halloween Candy: Urban Legend, Panic, and Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-poisoned-halloween-candy-urban-legend-panic-and-murder--51585196</link><description><![CDATA[The poisoned Halloween candy panic is an American urban legend shaped by real crimes, family tragedies, media warnings, and decades of stranger-danger fear. From the 1960s onward, parents increasingly inspected sealed candy for poison, razor blades, and needles supposedly planted by unknown neighbors. <br /><br /> This episode separates documented incidents from the broader myth. It examines dangerous handouts, sharp objects, the 1970 death of five-year-old Kevin Totson, and the 1974 cyanide murder of eight-year-old Timothy O’Bryan. In those two famous deaths, the danger came from within the child’s own circle rather than a random stranger. Sociologist Joel Best’s research, sensational advice columns, the 1982 Tylenol murders, and recurring hoaxes helped turn rare events into an enduring cultural warning. Later cases involving needles and accidentally distributed marijuana show that unusual contamination has occurred, but not in the simple form the legend promises. <br /><br /> If the familiar story points toward the wrong threat, why does checking every wrapper still feel like necessary protection? <br /><br /> Inside this episode<br /><br /> - The shift from homemade treats to sealed candy <br /> - Early harmful handouts and razor-blade reports<br /> - Kevin Totson’s 1970 heroin poisoning<br /> - Timothy O’Bryan and the cyanide Pixy Stix<br /> - Joel Best’s research into Halloween tampering<br /> - Tylenol, media panic, hoaxes, and later cases <br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br /> The legend’s most powerful version imagines malicious strangers distributing poison indiscriminately, yet the best-known child deaths involved people within the victims’ lives. That mismatch allowed warnings to grow while directing attention away from family violence, unsafe drugs, and rare but highly publicized exceptions.<br /><br /> The episode follows sociologist Joel Best’s evidence-based work alongside the Kevin Totson and Timothy O’Bryan cases, sharp-object reports, Tylenol-era fear, hoaxes, and accidental contamination. It does not tell parents to ignore damaged packaging; it explains why an annual ritual of inspection became culturally mandatory despite the absence of the mass stranger-poisoning pattern people fear.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51585196</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51585196/halloween_candy_panic_10_15_22_4_25_pm.mp3" length="23422835" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The poisoned Halloween candy panic is an American urban legend shaped by real crimes, family tragedies, media warnings, and decades of stranger-danger fear. From the 1960s onward, parents increasingly inspected sealed candy for poison, razor blades,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The poisoned Halloween candy panic is an American urban legend shaped by real crimes, family tragedies, media warnings, and decades of stranger-danger fear. From the 1960s onward, parents increasingly inspected sealed candy for poison, razor blades, and needles supposedly planted by unknown neighbors. <br /><br /> This episode separates documented incidents from the broader myth. It examines dangerous handouts, sharp objects, the 1970 death of five-year-old Kevin Totson, and the 1974 cyanide murder of eight-year-old Timothy O’Bryan. In those two famous deaths, the danger came from within the child’s own circle rather than a random stranger. Sociologist Joel Best’s research, sensational advice columns, the 1982 Tylenol murders, and recurring hoaxes helped turn rare events into an enduring cultural warning. Later cases involving needles and accidentally distributed marijuana show that unusual contamination has occurred, but not in the simple form the legend promises. <br /><br /> If the familiar story points toward the wrong threat, why does checking every wrapper still feel like necessary protection? <br /><br /> Inside this episode<br /><br /> - The shift from homemade treats to sealed candy <br /> - Early harmful handouts and razor-blade reports<br /> - Kevin Totson’s 1970 heroin poisoning<br /> - Timothy O’Bryan and the cyanide Pixy Stix<br /> - Joel Best’s research into Halloween tampering<br /> - Tylenol, media panic, hoaxes, and later cases <br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br /> The legend’s most powerful version imagines malicious strangers distributing poison indiscriminately, yet the best-known child deaths involved people within the victims’ lives. That mismatch allowed warnings to grow while directing attention away from family violence, unsafe drugs, and rare but highly publicized exceptions.<br /><br /> The episode follows sociologist Joel Best’s evidence-based work alongside the Kevin Totson and Timothy O’Bryan cases, sharp-object reports, Tylenol-era fear, hoaxes, and accidental contamination. It does not tell parents to ignore damaged packaging; it explains why an annual ritual of inspection became culturally mandatory despite the absence of the mass stranger-poisoning pattern people fear.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1464</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>candy,children,cyanide,folklore,halloween,history,hoaxes,legend,myth,obryan,panic,parents,poisoning,razors,safety,tampering,timothy,trick,tylenol,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/16bcf9f97d11649486165da5e6a11de1.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Grinner – A Halloween Prank with a Headless Price</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-grinner-a-halloween-prank-with-a-headless-price--51567229</link><description><![CDATA[Ten-year-old Robin lives for Halloween and is determined to become the undisputed king of the holiday. His plan requires one reckless act: stealing from the Grinner,<br /><br /> A rotting scarecrow dummy seated outside McClellan Hall with a candy bowl and a take-one warning.<br /><br /> Robin’s best friend Michael knows the former funeral home’s legend and wants no part of the challenge. But when bravado wins, the boys discover why younger trick-or-treaters avoid the Grinner’s warped smile—and why some Halloween rules were written for survival.<br /><br /> Written by Henrique Couto, “The Grinner” is a narrated Halloween urban legend about childhood dares, stolen candy, a haunted landmark, and a headless price for taking too much.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51567229</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51567229/159.mp3" length="23831599" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ten-year-old Robin lives for Halloween and is determined to become the undisputed king of the holiday. His plan requires one reckless act: stealing from the Grinner,

A rotting scarecrow dummy seated outside McClellan Hall with a candy bowl and a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ten-year-old Robin lives for Halloween and is determined to become the undisputed king of the holiday. His plan requires one reckless act: stealing from the Grinner,<br /><br /> A rotting scarecrow dummy seated outside McClellan Hall with a candy bowl and a take-one warning.<br /><br /> Robin’s best friend Michael knows the former funeral home’s legend and wants no part of the challenge. But when bravado wins, the boys discover why younger trick-or-treaters avoid the Grinner’s warped smile—and why some Halloween rules were written for survival.<br /><br /> Written by Henrique Couto, “The Grinner” is a narrated Halloween urban legend about childhood dares, stolen candy, a haunted landmark, and a headless price for taking too much.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1490</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>90s,evil,halloween,kids,nostaglia,ohio,scarecrow,small,spirit,town,vhs</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1c7b67bb6838b895e929fc542bc8a90c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>159</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Origin of the Pumpkin Man – A Halloween Prank Awakens a Monster</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/origin-of-the-pumpkin-man-a-halloween-prank-awakens-a-monster--51541338</link><description><![CDATA[At LBC Middle School’s 1987 Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee, troublemakers Butch Marker and Steve Vig prepare an explosive Halloween prank for the school dance.<br /><br /> Their homemade pumpkin devices do far more damage than either boy expects.<br /><br /> After a child is injured, science teacher Raymond Mathis receives a packet labeled PUMPKIN POTION and a chilling instruction: become the Pumpkin Man and punish the boys responsible. As the dance begins, a school celebration becomes the birthplace of a vengeful seasonal monster.<br /><br /> Written by Charles Campbell, “Origin of the Pumpkin Man” is an ’80s-set Halloween creature story about cruel pranks, school-festival chaos, supernatural revenge, and the making of a new local legend.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51541338</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51541338/158.mp3" length="30699087" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At LBC Middle School’s 1987 Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee, troublemakers Butch Marker and Steve Vig prepare an explosive Halloween prank for the school dance.

Their homemade pumpkin devices do far more damage than either boy expects.

After a child is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At LBC Middle School’s 1987 Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee, troublemakers Butch Marker and Steve Vig prepare an explosive Halloween prank for the school dance.<br /><br /> Their homemade pumpkin devices do far more damage than either boy expects.<br /><br /> After a child is injured, science teacher Raymond Mathis receives a packet labeled PUMPKIN POTION and a chilling instruction: become the Pumpkin Man and punish the boys responsible. As the dance begins, a school celebration becomes the birthplace of a vengeful seasonal monster.<br /><br /> Written by Charles Campbell, “Origin of the Pumpkin Man” is an ’80s-set Halloween creature story about cruel pranks, school-festival chaos, supernatural revenge, and the making of a new local legend.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1919</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>country,dance,firecrackers,halloween,horror,kids,scary,school,south,violent</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5140b2146a5b3e17536c7033a2504355.jpg"/><itunes:episode>158</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Chain Letters: From Ancient Curses to Internet Scams</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-chain-letters-from-ancient-curses-to-internet-scams--51469571</link><description><![CDATA[Chain letters are a documented social phenomenon that moved from copied religious warnings and charitable appeals to pyramid schemes, email spam, and viral social media posts. Their history reaches far beyond the internet, using promised blessings, threatened curses, and the pressure to keep a message moving.<br /><br /> This episode follows Lucy Meyer’s successful 1888 dime appeal for a Methodist missionary school, the snowball collection that overwhelmed Mrs. Campbell with thousands of letters, and fundraising chains that spread through Britain and the United States. It then turns to fraud: get-rich-quick dime letters, the hand-delivered Circle of Gold, Depression-era chain stores, and postal authorities facing millions of undeliverable copies. The same structure now helps scammers exploit hope, fear, empathy, superstition, and the instinct to share online. If most recipients recognize the threat as impossible, why does the chain still survive every change in technology?<br /><br /> INSIDE THIS EPISODE<br /> • Early copied blessings and threatened curses<br /> • Lucy Meyer’s 1888 missionary fundraising letter<br /> • Mrs. Campbell’s overwhelming snowball collection<br /> • Dime letters and the Circle of Gold<br /> • Postal enforcement and Depression-era chain stores<br /> • Email spam, social sharing, and modern fraud<br /><br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51469571</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51469571/history_of_chain_letters_10_4_22_3_41_pm.mp3" length="20046561" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chain letters are a documented social phenomenon that moved from copied religious warnings and charitable appeals to pyramid schemes, email spam, and viral social media posts. Their history reaches far beyond the internet, using promised blessings,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chain letters are a documented social phenomenon that moved from copied religious warnings and charitable appeals to pyramid schemes, email spam, and viral social media posts. Their history reaches far beyond the internet, using promised blessings, threatened curses, and the pressure to keep a message moving.<br /><br /> This episode follows Lucy Meyer’s successful 1888 dime appeal for a Methodist missionary school, the snowball collection that overwhelmed Mrs. Campbell with thousands of letters, and fundraising chains that spread through Britain and the United States. It then turns to fraud: get-rich-quick dime letters, the hand-delivered Circle of Gold, Depression-era chain stores, and postal authorities facing millions of undeliverable copies. The same structure now helps scammers exploit hope, fear, empathy, superstition, and the instinct to share online. If most recipients recognize the threat as impossible, why does the chain still survive every change in technology?<br /><br /> INSIDE THIS EPISODE<br /> • Early copied blessings and threatened curses<br /> • Lucy Meyer’s 1888 missionary fundraising letter<br /> • Mrs. Campbell’s overwhelming snowball collection<br /> • Dime letters and the Circle of Gold<br /> • Postal enforcement and Depression-era chain stores<br /> • Email spam, social sharing, and modern fraud<br /><br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1253</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1600x1600,a,by,cinematic,covered,dark,desk,documentary,harsh,lamp,lit,no,old,single,square,text.,thumbnail,with,wooden</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2ed0f4087dbb2a72f38b7b4f5f967965.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dullahan – Headless Horseman Folk Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dullahan-headless-horseman-folk-horror--51460138</link><description><![CDATA[Newcomer Isaiah Crane is late for a Halloween costume party in Yatesville, where his classmates insist he dress as Girald Johnson—a local man executed by<br /><br /> Decapitation for witchcraft. A bicycle shortcut through the woods soon leaves Isaiah injured and alone.<br /><br /> The resemblance that made him a curiosity in town may also make him the target of a headless rider rooted in old accusations and unfinished vengeance. Reaching Phoebe Hart’s party means surviving a dark trail where folklore has stepped out of the past and begun searching for a head.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore, “Dullahan” is a narrated Halloween folk-horror story mixing small-town legend, witch-trial history, a headless horseman, and a desperate ride through the night.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51460138</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51460138/157.mp3" length="20831070" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Newcomer Isaiah Crane is late for a Halloween costume party in Yatesville, where his classmates insist he dress as Girald Johnson—a local man executed by

Decapitation for witchcraft. A bicycle shortcut through the woods soon leaves Isaiah injured and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Newcomer Isaiah Crane is late for a Halloween costume party in Yatesville, where his classmates insist he dress as Girald Johnson—a local man executed by<br /><br /> Decapitation for witchcraft. A bicycle shortcut through the woods soon leaves Isaiah injured and alone.<br /><br /> The resemblance that made him a curiosity in town may also make him the target of a headless rider rooted in old accusations and unfinished vengeance. Reaching Phoebe Hart’s party means surviving a dark trail where folklore has stepped out of the past and begun searching for a head.<br /><br /> Written by Morgan Moore, “Dullahan” is a narrated Halloween folk-horror story mixing small-town legend, witch-trial history, a headless horseman, and a desperate ride through the night.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1302</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,fire,forest,halloween,headless,horseman,scary,story,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/12e2cee3af5f264cb42c1cfe0d1bc70a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>157</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Corpsewood Manor Murders (1982): Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-corpsewood-manor-murders-1982-charles-scudder-and-joseph-odom--51412615</link><description><![CDATA[The 1982 Corpsewood Manor murders took place at the handmade brick retreat Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom built in the north Georgia woods near Summerville. The couple left Chicago for forty isolated acres, creating an off-grid home filled with art, music, gardens, stained glass, and the symbols of Scudder’s unconventional beliefs.<br /><br /> Their hospitality and eccentricity also inspired rumors that exaggerated their wealth and cast them as dangerous outsiders. This episode follows the planned robbery that brought Kenneth Brock and Tony West to the property, the subsequent investigation and trials, and the killing of Navy Lieutenant Kirby Phelps during the perpetrators’ flight. It examines how headlines and courtroom arguments leaned on homophobia, occult imagery, and the era’s growing Satanic Panic. The ruins later acquired ghost stories, but the human tragedy remains more consequential than any haunting.<br /><br /> Were Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom targeted only because of imagined wealth, or did prejudice help make violence against them seem excusable?<br /><br /> INSIDE THIS EPISODE<br /><br /> - Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom’s move from Chicago<br /> - The construction and symbolism of Corpsewood Manor<br /> - Kenneth Brock and Tony West’s robbery plan<br /> - The murder of Navy Lieutenant Kirby Phelps The trials and competing defense claims Homophobia, occult rumors, and Satanic Panic<br /><br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51412615</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51412615/006_murders_at_corpsewood_manor.mp3" length="19951266" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The 1982 Corpsewood Manor murders took place at the handmade brick retreat Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom built in the north Georgia woods near Summerville. The couple left Chicago for forty isolated acres, creating an off-grid home filled with art,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 1982 Corpsewood Manor murders took place at the handmade brick retreat Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom built in the north Georgia woods near Summerville. The couple left Chicago for forty isolated acres, creating an off-grid home filled with art, music, gardens, stained glass, and the symbols of Scudder’s unconventional beliefs.<br /><br /> Their hospitality and eccentricity also inspired rumors that exaggerated their wealth and cast them as dangerous outsiders. This episode follows the planned robbery that brought Kenneth Brock and Tony West to the property, the subsequent investigation and trials, and the killing of Navy Lieutenant Kirby Phelps during the perpetrators’ flight. It examines how headlines and courtroom arguments leaned on homophobia, occult imagery, and the era’s growing Satanic Panic. The ruins later acquired ghost stories, but the human tragedy remains more consequential than any haunting.<br /><br /> Were Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom targeted only because of imagined wealth, or did prejudice help make violence against them seem excusable?<br /><br /> INSIDE THIS EPISODE<br /><br /> - Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom’s move from Chicago<br /> - The construction and symbolism of Corpsewood Manor<br /> - Kenneth Brock and Tony West’s robbery plan<br /> - The murder of Navy Lieutenant Kirby Phelps The trials and competing defense claims Homophobia, occult rumors, and Satanic Panic<br /><br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1247</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>appalachia,brock,corpsewood,crime,georgia,history,lgbtq,manor,murder,mystery,odom,panic,prejudice,robbery,ruins,satanic,scudder,summerville,trial,west</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/befe7e6b27fb937b6c50d92b90f66fda.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Blood Rage – Serial Killer vs. Vampire Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/blood-rage-serial-killer-vs-vampire-horror--51398396</link><description><![CDATA[Raige Devereux is a Strickfield University student, police intern, and secret serial killer whose bloodlust normally makes her the most dangerous person in the room.<br /><br /> Then a fraternity death leaves a drained body and two unmistakable puncture wounds.<br /><br /> Raige and Detective Drake Kazmierczak follow the evidence into the city’s nightclubs, where vampires are no longer folklore and a missing young woman may be connected to a hidden crypt. To survive the investigation, hunter and detective must trust a veteran vampire slayer—and confront predators who know exactly what Raige is.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Blood Rage” pits serial-killer horror against vampire action in a supernatural crime story of fangs, stakes, bloodlust, and competing definitions of a monster.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51398396</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51398396/156.mp3" length="35002394" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Raige Devereux is a Strickfield University student, police intern, and secret serial killer whose bloodlust normally makes her the most dangerous person in the room.

Then a fraternity death leaves a drained body and two unmistakable puncture wounds....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Raige Devereux is a Strickfield University student, police intern, and secret serial killer whose bloodlust normally makes her the most dangerous person in the room.<br /><br /> Then a fraternity death leaves a drained body and two unmistakable puncture wounds.<br /><br /> Raige and Detective Drake Kazmierczak follow the evidence into the city’s nightclubs, where vampires are no longer folklore and a missing young woman may be connected to a hidden crypt. To survive the investigation, hunter and detective must trust a veteran vampire slayer—and confront predators who know exactly what Raige is.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Blood Rage” pits serial-killer horror against vampire action in a supernatural crime story of fangs, stakes, bloodlust, and competing definitions of a monster.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2188</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,college,crime,detective,dexter,evil,fall,halloween,killer,police,scary,serial,sexy,spooky,vampire</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/417769498566f526c7ed2ca48ece204e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>156</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | La Llorona, Child Ghosts &amp; Halloween Strange News</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-la-llorona-child-ghosts-halloween-strange-news--51369982</link><description><![CDATA[La Llorona’s chilling legend leads a Halloween-ready Monthly Spooky packed with child ghosts, mystery meat, a real-life Addams family, and strange Reddit tales.<br /><br /> With spooky season closing in, the crypt conversation follows reports of ghostly children and deeply questionable meat before diving into the haunted folklore of La Llorona, the Weeping Woman said to wander near the water searching for her lost children.<br /><br /> The episode also explores listener-worthy oddities from Reddit and shares reactions to Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, The Invitation, and Pearl. It is an eerie mix of paranormal stories, urban legends, horror news, and movie discussion for listeners building their Halloween queue.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle’s zombie comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51369982</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51369982/003_monthly_spookyfinal.mp3" length="113684044" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>La Llorona’s chilling legend leads a Halloween-ready Monthly Spooky packed with child ghosts, mystery meat, a real-life Addams family, and strange Reddit tales.

With spooky season closing in, the crypt conversation follows reports of ghostly children...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[La Llorona’s chilling legend leads a Halloween-ready Monthly Spooky packed with child ghosts, mystery meat, a real-life Addams family, and strange Reddit tales.<br /><br /> With spooky season closing in, the crypt conversation follows reports of ghostly children and deeply questionable meat before diving into the haunted folklore of La Llorona, the Weeping Woman said to wander near the water searching for her lost children.<br /><br /> The episode also explores listener-worthy oddities from Reddit and shares reactions to Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, The Invitation, and Pearl. It is an eerie mix of paranormal stories, urban legends, horror news, and movie discussion for listeners building their Halloween queue.<br /><br /> Check out Michelle’s zombie comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7106</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>addams,children,demons,funny,ghosts,halloween,llorona,monsters,news,paranormal,scary,spirits</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4dcbdd34ca4e52e0c2201b1b90045124.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Not Them – A Monster Hiding in Plain Sight</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-them-a-monster-hiding-in-plain-sight--51325689</link><description><![CDATA[Paranormal investigator Anthony Thomas has faced ghosts, demons, vampires, and eldritch abominations. Nothing prepares him for the morning his longtime partner<br /><br /> Margaret Clark walks into the office wearing a face that only he believes is wrong.<br /><br /> The stranger knows Margaret’s work, sits at her desk, and is accepted without question by Margaret’s wife. As Anthony searches for proof that his partner has been replaced, the mystery becomes a terrifying test of memory, identity, and whether a perfect copy can erase the person it imitates.<br /><br /> Written by Tyler Belmont, “Not Them” is narrated identity horror with paranormal investigation, reality-bending dread, and a monster hiding behind an ordinary human face.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51325689</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51325689/155.mp3" length="18453301" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Paranormal investigator Anthony Thomas has faced ghosts, demons, vampires, and eldritch abominations. Nothing prepares him for the morning his longtime partner

Margaret Clark walks into the office wearing a face that only he believes is wrong.

The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Paranormal investigator Anthony Thomas has faced ghosts, demons, vampires, and eldritch abominations. Nothing prepares him for the morning his longtime partner<br /><br /> Margaret Clark walks into the office wearing a face that only he believes is wrong.<br /><br /> The stranger knows Margaret’s work, sits at her desk, and is accepted without question by Margaret’s wife. As Anthony searches for proof that his partner has been replaced, the mystery becomes a terrifying test of memory, identity, and whether a perfect copy can erase the person it imitates.<br /><br /> Written by Tyler Belmont, “Not Them” is narrated identity horror with paranormal investigation, reality-bending dread, and a monster hiding behind an ordinary human face.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1154</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creatures,evil,horror,investigators,memories,monsters,paranormal,scary,scifi</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d6625e3b510c7494e0921e1967b471c1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>155</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Texarkana Moonlight Murders: The Phantom Killer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-texarkana-moonlight-murders-the-phantom-killer--51300133</link><description><![CDATA[The Texarkana Moonlight Murders were a series of attacks in Texas and Arkansas during 1946, attributed to an unidentified assailant remembered as the Phantom Killer. Over less than three months, familiar lovers’ lanes and a rural farmhouse became crime scenes, leaving five people dead and three survivors carrying the only direct memories of the attacker.<br /><br /> This episode follows the assaults on Jimmy Hollis and Mary Jeanne Larey, the murders of Richard Griffin, Polly Moore, Paul Martin, Betty Jo Booker, and Virgil Starks, and the survival of Katie Starks. It examines the cross-border investigation, roadblocks, decoy operations, conflicting witness descriptions, and extraordinary precautions adopted as panic spread. It also considers Youell Swinney, a significant but never convicted suspect whose wife gave and later withdrew a detailed accusation. Film, local tradition, and urban legend kept the case alive long after the attacks stopped.<br /><br /> If the Phantom Killer vanished as completely as witnesses believed, what evidence was missed while Texarkana watched the roads after dark?<br /><br /> INSIDE THIS EPISODE<br /><br /> - The February 1946 attack on Hollis and Larey<br /> - The murders of Griffin, Moore, Martin, and Booker<br /> - The Starks farmhouse shooting in Arkansas Roadblocks, ranger decoys, and public panic<br /> - Youell Swinney as an uncharged suspect The case’s influence on film and urban legend<br /><br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51300133</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51300133/texarkana_murders_9_18_22_1_25_pm.mp3" length="22614502" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Texarkana Moonlight Murders were a series of attacks in Texas and Arkansas during 1946, attributed to an unidentified assailant remembered as the Phantom Killer. Over less than three months, familiar lovers’ lanes and a rural farmhouse became...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Texarkana Moonlight Murders were a series of attacks in Texas and Arkansas during 1946, attributed to an unidentified assailant remembered as the Phantom Killer. Over less than three months, familiar lovers’ lanes and a rural farmhouse became crime scenes, leaving five people dead and three survivors carrying the only direct memories of the attacker.<br /><br /> This episode follows the assaults on Jimmy Hollis and Mary Jeanne Larey, the murders of Richard Griffin, Polly Moore, Paul Martin, Betty Jo Booker, and Virgil Starks, and the survival of Katie Starks. It examines the cross-border investigation, roadblocks, decoy operations, conflicting witness descriptions, and extraordinary precautions adopted as panic spread. It also considers Youell Swinney, a significant but never convicted suspect whose wife gave and later withdrew a detailed accusation. Film, local tradition, and urban legend kept the case alive long after the attacks stopped.<br /><br /> If the Phantom Killer vanished as completely as witnesses believed, what evidence was missed while Texarkana watched the roads after dark?<br /><br /> INSIDE THIS EPISODE<br /><br /> - The February 1946 attack on Hollis and Larey<br /> - The murders of Griffin, Moore, Martin, and Booker<br /> - The Starks farmhouse shooting in Arkansas Roadblocks, ranger decoys, and public panic<br /> - Youell Swinney as an uncharged suspect The case’s influence on film and urban legend<br /><br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1414</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arkansas,booker,griffin,hollis,homicide,killer,larey,loverslane,martin,moonlight,moore,murders,mystery,panic,phantom,starks,swinney,texarkana,texas,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/05d21e05a99381e0ea6cd64003b02727.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ophiuchus: A 1982 Arcade Game Chooses a Girl to Stop an Alien Invasion</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ophiuchus-a-1982-arcade-game-chooses-a-girl-to-stop-an-alien-invasion--51247308</link><description><![CDATA[Twelve-year-old Darcy Reed finds a mysterious arcade game at a gas station in 1982—and learns it is testing her for a real war against alien invaders.<br /><br /> Darcy pedals through a June storm in upstate New York after Billy McIntosh reports that Rocco’s Gas and Go received a rare cabinet. The machine tells the story of Edgar Winchell, a Victorian paranormalist who discovered Ophiuchus, the hidden thirteenth sign of the zodiac, on New Year’s Eve 1899. Its game pits the player against fishlike Dagonites, but the unusually vivid graphics are only the beginning.<br /><br /> A needle hidden in the joystick draws Darcy’s blood. Rocco dissolves into pixels, church bells ring where no church exists, and the girl slips out of her own time. Cyborg Othello Pharaoh Ace explains that the cabinet is a modern sword in the stone: a selection device seeking someone capable of wielding the Unicorn Unit. The Dagonites have invaded Earth across centuries, and Darcy may be the player chosen to prevent a disaster waiting in 1986.<br /><br /> Dan Wilder’s “Ophiuchus” blends 1980s arcade nostalgia, a cursed video-game cabinet, occult astronomy, time travel, body horror, and a science-fiction invasion. The richer metadata names Darcy Reed, Rocco’s Gas and Go, Edgar Winchell, Ophiuchus, the Dagonites, and the strange cyborg behind the game without resolving whether Darcy accepts the mission. Story by Dan Wilder.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51247308</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51247308/154.mp3" length="24112468" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Twelve-year-old Darcy Reed finds a mysterious arcade game at a gas station in 1982—and learns it is testing her for a real war against alien invaders.

Darcy pedals through a June storm in upstate New York after Billy McIntosh reports that Rocco’s Gas...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Twelve-year-old Darcy Reed finds a mysterious arcade game at a gas station in 1982—and learns it is testing her for a real war against alien invaders.<br /><br /> Darcy pedals through a June storm in upstate New York after Billy McIntosh reports that Rocco’s Gas and Go received a rare cabinet. The machine tells the story of Edgar Winchell, a Victorian paranormalist who discovered Ophiuchus, the hidden thirteenth sign of the zodiac, on New Year’s Eve 1899. Its game pits the player against fishlike Dagonites, but the unusually vivid graphics are only the beginning.<br /><br /> A needle hidden in the joystick draws Darcy’s blood. Rocco dissolves into pixels, church bells ring where no church exists, and the girl slips out of her own time. Cyborg Othello Pharaoh Ace explains that the cabinet is a modern sword in the stone: a selection device seeking someone capable of wielding the Unicorn Unit. The Dagonites have invaded Earth across centuries, and Darcy may be the player chosen to prevent a disaster waiting in 1986.<br /><br /> Dan Wilder’s “Ophiuchus” blends 1980s arcade nostalgia, a cursed video-game cabinet, occult astronomy, time travel, body horror, and a science-fiction invasion. The richer metadata names Darcy Reed, Rocco’s Gas and Go, Edgar Winchell, Ophiuchus, the Dagonites, and the strange cyborg behind the game without resolving whether Darcy accepts the mission. Story by Dan Wilder.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1507</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arcade,cursed,demons,evil,games,halloween,monster,ophiuchus,polybius,satan</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a841c3d6a31fdd32f8b4396ece8d10ca.jpg"/><itunes:episode>154</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Sylvia Likens Murder (1965): The Punishment Basement</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-sylvia-likens-murder-1965-the-punishment-basement--51165340</link><description><![CDATA[The 1965 murder of 16-year-old Sylvia Likens in Indianapolis remains one of Indiana’s most disturbing true crime cases. Left in the care of Gertrude Baniszewski while her parents worked, Sylvia was isolated and abused over months as Baniszewski’s children and neighborhood youths were drawn into the cruelty.<br /><br /> This episode examines the adults who saw warning signs, the police response after Sylvia’s death, and the 1966 trial involving Gertrude, Paula, John Jr., Richard Hobbs, and Coy Hubbard. It also follows a less familiar thread: Indianapolis filmmaker and martial artist Ivan Rogers, who was a child when the crime occurred and later helped establish a public memorial bearing his poem for Sylvia. His advocacy shows how the case continued to shape local art, conscience, and remembrance. The account centers Sylvia’s humanity and treats the violence without spectacle.<br /><br /> How could sustained abuse remain visible to a neighborhood and still continue until intervention came too late?<br /><br /> Inside this episode<br /> - Sylvia Likens and the Baniszewski household<br /> - Warning signs seen by adults and neighborhood children<br /> - The Indianapolis police response in October 1965<br /> - The 1966 murder and manslaughter trial<br /> - Ivan Rogers and the Sylvia Likens memorial<br /> - Accountability, public memory, and institutional failure<br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br /> Sylvia’s case requires care because the number of participants and months of abuse can turn the victim into a catalogue of injuries. The episode instead follows the placement arrangement, widening circle of perpetrators, adults who missed or ignored signs, police discovery, and trials that assigned different levels of responsibility.<br /><br /> Ivan Rogers’s later memorial work gives the history a second local timeline: remembrance, art, and advocacy after a crime Indianapolis could not undo. Correcting the “INSIDE” heading and centering accountability helps the notes serve true-crime listeners without advertising suffering as spectacle.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51165340</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51165340/the_torture_basement_9_6_22_4_20_pm.mp3" length="19811668" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The 1965 murder of 16-year-old Sylvia Likens in Indianapolis remains one of Indiana’s most disturbing true crime cases. Left in the care of Gertrude Baniszewski while her parents worked, Sylvia was isolated and abused over months as Baniszewski’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 1965 murder of 16-year-old Sylvia Likens in Indianapolis remains one of Indiana’s most disturbing true crime cases. Left in the care of Gertrude Baniszewski while her parents worked, Sylvia was isolated and abused over months as Baniszewski’s children and neighborhood youths were drawn into the cruelty.<br /><br /> This episode examines the adults who saw warning signs, the police response after Sylvia’s death, and the 1966 trial involving Gertrude, Paula, John Jr., Richard Hobbs, and Coy Hubbard. It also follows a less familiar thread: Indianapolis filmmaker and martial artist Ivan Rogers, who was a child when the crime occurred and later helped establish a public memorial bearing his poem for Sylvia. His advocacy shows how the case continued to shape local art, conscience, and remembrance. The account centers Sylvia’s humanity and treats the violence without spectacle.<br /><br /> How could sustained abuse remain visible to a neighborhood and still continue until intervention came too late?<br /><br /> Inside this episode<br /> - Sylvia Likens and the Baniszewski household<br /> - Warning signs seen by adults and neighborhood children<br /> - The Indianapolis police response in October 1965<br /> - The 1966 murder and manslaughter trial<br /> - Ivan Rogers and the Sylvia Likens memorial<br /> - Accountability, public memory, and institutional failure<br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br /> Sylvia’s case requires care because the number of participants and months of abuse can turn the victim into a catalogue of injuries. The episode instead follows the placement arrangement, widening circle of perpetrators, adults who missed or ignored signs, police discovery, and trials that assigned different levels of responsibility.<br /><br /> Ivan Rogers’s later memorial work gives the history a second local timeline: remembrance, art, and advocacy after a crime Indianapolis could not undo. Correcting the “INSIDE” heading and centering accountability helps the notes serve true-crime listeners without advertising suffering as spectacle.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1239</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abuse,baniszewski,basement,children,crime,gertrude,indiana,indianapolis,ivan,justice,legacy,likens,memorial,murder,punishment,rogers,sylvia,torture,tragedy,trial</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a4cfc5cac195407981e758364e778041.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Charnel House: Funeral-Home Secrets &amp; a Child Trapped Among the Dead</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-charnel-house-funeral-home-secrets-a-child-trapped-among-the-dead--51165056</link><description><![CDATA[Nine-year-old Benjamin slips away during a funeral at Hobart’s Funeral Manor and meets a strange little girl hidden inside the house built for the dead.<br /><br /> The residents of Calvary have always found the old funeral home and its owner unsettling, but Benjamin is more bored than afraid while his family pays respects to his great-grandfather. When a small shadow moves through a forbidden doorway, curiosity leads him beyond the public viewing rooms and into the private residence of Mr. Hobart.<br /><br /> There he finds Anna, a lonely girl his own age with old-fashioned clothes, unblinking brown eyes, and skin that reminds him of a ceramic doll. She has no school, no friends, and no life outside the manor, so she eagerly shows her new companion the rooms no mourner is meant to see. Their tour ends in a chemical-scented basement where Anna says her father works—and where Benjamin learns why the townspeople’s unease was justified.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “The Charnel House” blends funeral-home horror, secret rooms, childhood isolation, occult science, and the dread of realizing that a friendly invitation may never allow you to leave. Story by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51165056</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51165056/153.mp3" length="21330532" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nine-year-old Benjamin slips away during a funeral at Hobart’s Funeral Manor and meets a strange little girl hidden inside the house built for the dead.

The residents of Calvary have always found the old funeral home and its owner unsettling, but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nine-year-old Benjamin slips away during a funeral at Hobart’s Funeral Manor and meets a strange little girl hidden inside the house built for the dead.<br /><br /> The residents of Calvary have always found the old funeral home and its owner unsettling, but Benjamin is more bored than afraid while his family pays respects to his great-grandfather. When a small shadow moves through a forbidden doorway, curiosity leads him beyond the public viewing rooms and into the private residence of Mr. Hobart.<br /><br /> There he finds Anna, a lonely girl his own age with old-fashioned clothes, unblinking brown eyes, and skin that reminds him of a ceramic doll. She has no school, no friends, and no life outside the manor, so she eagerly shows her new companion the rooms no mourner is meant to see. Their tour ends in a chemical-scented basement where Anna says her father works—and where Benjamin learns why the townspeople’s unease was justified.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “The Charnel House” blends funeral-home horror, secret rooms, childhood isolation, occult science, and the dread of realizing that a friendly invitation may never allow you to leave. Story by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1334</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>child,evil,funeral,girl,golem,halloween,homunculus,horror,monster,mortuary,parlor</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4df798eb29d8d0cda7fcc1dfa664c0ee.jpg"/><itunes:episode>153</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Stalked After Work: A Firsthand True Stalker Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-stalked-after-work-a-firsthand-true-stalker-story--51141933</link><description><![CDATA[At nineteen, a young woman in a large Canadian city accepts an after-hours cleaning job at a neighborhood pharmacy. The work is quiet, close to home, and normally solitary—until one of her father’s much older friends begins waiting outside the locked doors and asking when her shift ends.<br /><br /> His behavior escalates from lingering outside both buildings to following her after work, pressuring her to attend a late-night movie, asking for her phone number, and offering to buy her shoes. Even after her father confronts him, the man returns, shadows them through a dark bar, and follows them toward home while watching the houses for signs of where she lives.<br /><br /> Presented as a firsthand account contributed by Reddit user u/CanadianGal3, this episode examines how a familiar face can turn an ordinary workplace and a five-minute walk home into a source of fear. Content note: stalking, harassment, coercive behavior, and threatening conduct.<br /><br /> What did he intend to do once he learned where she lived?<br /><br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51141933</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51141933/firsthand_stalker_9_4_22_4_30_pm.mp3" length="15552664" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At nineteen, a young woman in a large Canadian city accepts an after-hours cleaning job at a neighborhood pharmacy. The work is quiet, close to home, and normally solitary—until one of her father’s much older friends begins waiting outside the locked...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At nineteen, a young woman in a large Canadian city accepts an after-hours cleaning job at a neighborhood pharmacy. The work is quiet, close to home, and normally solitary—until one of her father’s much older friends begins waiting outside the locked doors and asking when her shift ends.<br /><br /> His behavior escalates from lingering outside both buildings to following her after work, pressuring her to attend a late-night movie, asking for her phone number, and offering to buy her shoes. Even after her father confronts him, the man returns, shadows them through a dark bar, and follows them toward home while watching the houses for signs of where she lives.<br /><br /> Presented as a firsthand account contributed by Reddit user u/CanadianGal3, this episode examines how a familiar face can turn an ordinary workplace and a five-minute walk home into a source of fear. Content note: stalking, harassment, coercive behavior, and threatening conduct.<br /><br /> What did he intend to do once he learned where she lived?<br /><br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>972</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>boundaries,canada,danger,fear,followed,harassment,intimidation,obsession,pharmacy,predator,pursuit,reddit,safety,stalker,stalking,surveillance,suspense,testimony,truecrime,workplace</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e32129fc8ba43b843592388562c67ca9.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>New Awakenings: A Morgue Escape Unleashes a Brain-Hungry Zombie Army</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-awakenings-a-morgue-escape-unleashes-a-brain-hungry-zombie-army--51082845</link><description><![CDATA[Shawnee awakens naked in the Strickfield police morgue, reunites with her best friend Bev, and discovers that both girls now hunger for human brains.<br /><br /> Two days earlier, an alarm clock from Tinker’s raised every corpse in Strickfield Cemetery during the friends’ slumber party. Bev survived the attack only by becoming undead, then bit Shawnee rather than lose her. Shawnee remembers dying outside her doctor’s office only after ordinary food and her favorite Caffeine Junction latte become revolting—and the smell of living flesh becomes irresistible.<br /><br /> The pair attack popular couple Lizzie Marsh and Darren Keith, then expand their undead circle to include Lizzie and her twin sister, Libby. Their feeding spree moves from Strickfield to a packed event at Pendleton Town Hall and an all-night horror marathon in North Ridgeway. Four high-school zombies appear unstoppable until women bearing blue-ribbon tattoos capture them for a secret society interested in how their dead bodies can consume so much.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “New Awakenings” tells an explicit zombie outbreak from the monsters’ point of view, combining Strickfield lore, friendship, brain-eating horror, a dying mall, Caffeine Junction, and the mysterious Blue Ribbons. The expanded description names Shawnee, Bev, Lizzie, Libby, and the events that created their army while leaving the society’s experiment unresolved. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51082845</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51082845/152.mp3" length="37001493" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Shawnee awakens naked in the Strickfield police morgue, reunites with her best friend Bev, and discovers that both girls now hunger for human brains.

Two days earlier, an alarm clock from Tinker’s raised every corpse in Strickfield Cemetery during...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Shawnee awakens naked in the Strickfield police morgue, reunites with her best friend Bev, and discovers that both girls now hunger for human brains.<br /><br /> Two days earlier, an alarm clock from Tinker’s raised every corpse in Strickfield Cemetery during the friends’ slumber party. Bev survived the attack only by becoming undead, then bit Shawnee rather than lose her. Shawnee remembers dying outside her doctor’s office only after ordinary food and her favorite Caffeine Junction latte become revolting—and the smell of living flesh becomes irresistible.<br /><br /> The pair attack popular couple Lizzie Marsh and Darren Keith, then expand their undead circle to include Lizzie and her twin sister, Libby. Their feeding spree moves from Strickfield to a packed event at Pendleton Town Hall and an all-night horror marathon in North Ridgeway. Four high-school zombies appear unstoppable until women bearing blue-ribbon tattoos capture them for a secret society interested in how their dead bodies can consume so much.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “New Awakenings” tells an explicit zombie outbreak from the monsters’ point of view, combining Strickfield lore, friendship, brain-eating horror, a dying mall, Caffeine Junction, and the mysterious Blue Ribbons. The expanded description names Shawnee, Bev, Lizzie, Libby, and the events that created their army while leaving the society’s experiment unresolved. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2313</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,evil,flesheater,gore,halloween,monsters,podcast,school,schoolgirl,secrets,teens,undead,weekly,zombie,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0d93ddffd508970f2321636c6f2b9768.jpg"/><itunes:episode>152</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Sleep Paralysis, Dancing Coffins, Nope &amp; Bodies Bodies Bodies</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-sleep-paralysis-dancing-coffins-nope-bodies-bodies-bodies--51050465</link><description><![CDATA[Sleep paralysis, the terrifying “old hag” experience, dancing coffins, and modern horror movies collide in this month-in-review conversation with Henrique and Michelle.<br /><br /> The hosts descend into the crypt for strange news involving haunted burial places, sharks, and catastrophic sinkholes before turning to a fear that can follow people into their own bedrooms. Henrique shares his personal experience with sleep paralysis, and the discussion explores why the sensation of waking unable to move is so often accompanied by the feeling that a threatening figure—or an old hag—is pressing down on the sleeper’s chest.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky then shifts from paranormal reports to horror entertainment. Henrique and Michelle react to the trailer for Netflix’s Wednesday and share their thoughts on Jordan Peele’s Nope and the social-media slasher Bodies Bodies Bodies. The result is an audio magazine of haunted news, personal supernatural fear, and spoiler-conscious movie discussion for listeners who want to catch up on what was making the horror world strange that month.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic, At the End of Everything: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br /> Monthly Spooky keeps its headline subjects distinct as Henrique and Michelle move among strange news, true crime, folklore, paranormal claims, and horror culture with room for skepticism and humor.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51050465</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51050465/002_monthly_spookyfinal.mp3" length="120600432" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sleep paralysis, the terrifying “old hag” experience, dancing coffins, and modern horror movies collide in this month-in-review conversation with Henrique and Michelle.

The hosts descend into the crypt for strange news involving haunted burial...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sleep paralysis, the terrifying “old hag” experience, dancing coffins, and modern horror movies collide in this month-in-review conversation with Henrique and Michelle.<br /><br /> The hosts descend into the crypt for strange news involving haunted burial places, sharks, and catastrophic sinkholes before turning to a fear that can follow people into their own bedrooms. Henrique shares his personal experience with sleep paralysis, and the discussion explores why the sensation of waking unable to move is so often accompanied by the feeling that a threatening figure—or an old hag—is pressing down on the sleeper’s chest.<br /><br /> Monthly Spooky then shifts from paranormal reports to horror entertainment. Henrique and Michelle react to the trailer for Netflix’s Wednesday and share their thoughts on Jordan Peele’s Nope and the social-media slasher Bodies Bodies Bodies. The result is an audio magazine of haunted news, personal supernatural fear, and spoiler-conscious movie discussion for listeners who want to catch up on what was making the horror world strange that month.<br /><br /> Read Michelle’s zombie comic, At the End of Everything: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...</a><br /><br /> Monthly Spooky keeps its headline subjects distinct as Henrique and Michelle move among strange news, true crime, folklore, paranormal claims, and horror culture with room for skepticism and humor.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7538</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bodies,coffins,comedy,evil,hag,halloween,horror,news,old,paranormal,paraylsis,scary,sharks,sinkhole,spirithalloween,spooky,weird</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Convenience Store Vampire – After-Hours Vampire Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/convenience-store-vampire-after-hours-vampire-horror--50982078</link><description><![CDATA[An eighteen-year-old night clerk expects boredom at a Stop N Go in Portage—until a mysterious woman named Elizabeth begins visiting after dark and turns his<br /><br /> Horror-movie obsession into something dangerously real.<br /><br /> Between late-night customers, VHS rentals, an increasingly intimate stranger, and a violent robbery, the convenience store becomes the setting for a vampire story in which romance and bloodlust arrive before closing time. The familiar rules of the undead may not work quite the way the movies promised.<br /><br /> Written by Douglas Waltz, “Convenience Store Vampire” blends after-hours workplace horror, dark comedy, supernatural romance, and a blood-soaked choice that could last forever.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50982078</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50982078/151.mp3" length="20450727" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An eighteen-year-old night clerk expects boredom at a Stop N Go in Portage—until a mysterious woman named Elizabeth begins visiting after dark and turns his

Horror-movie obsession into something dangerously real.

Between late-night customers, VHS...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An eighteen-year-old night clerk expects boredom at a Stop N Go in Portage—until a mysterious woman named Elizabeth begins visiting after dark and turns his<br /><br /> Horror-movie obsession into something dangerously real.<br /><br /> Between late-night customers, VHS rentals, an increasingly intimate stranger, and a violent robbery, the convenience store becomes the setting for a vampire story in which romance and bloodlust arrive before closing time. The familiar rules of the undead may not work quite the way the movies promised.<br /><br /> Written by Douglas Waltz, “Convenience Store Vampire” blends after-hours workplace horror, dark comedy, supernatural romance, and a blood-soaked choice that could last forever.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1279</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,creepypasta,cullen,love,massacre,monster,pasta,romance,stories,twilight,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc02c71fec56f76ddb4ec73cff2cc692.jpg"/><itunes:episode>151</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | The Missing Paperboys of Des Moines: Johnny Gosch and Eugene Martin</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-the-missing-paperboys-of-des-moines-johnny-gosch-and-eugene-martin--50911888</link><description><![CDATA[In the early 1980s, two young paperboys vanished from Des Moines, Iowa under hauntingly similar circumstances. Twelve-year-old Johnny Gosch disappeared in 1982 while delivering newspapers before sunrise, leaving behind his wagon, undelivered papers, and a family forced to fight for answers.<br /><br /> Two years later, thirteen-year-old Eugene Martin vanished from his own paper route, leaving behind a delivery bag full of newspapers and another devastated family. The cases were never officially connected, but together they helped transform how America responded to missing children, influencing immediate-response laws, national awareness campaigns, milk carton photos, and the path toward systems like AMBER Alerts.<br /><br /> With strange sightings, possible suspects, fraudsters, conspiracy claims, and decades of unanswered questions, the disappearances of Johnny Gosch and Eugene Martin remain two of the most chilling cold cases in American history.<br /><br /> We’re telling that story tonight.<br /><br /> The episode approaches The Missing Paperboys of Des Moines as a work of narrative nonfiction: names, chronology, evidence, and unresolved questions remain separate from the legend attached to the story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50911888</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50911888/the_missing_paperboys_of_des_moines_8_13_22_10_39_pm.mp3" length="20997418" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In the early 1980s, two young paperboys vanished from Des Moines, Iowa under hauntingly similar circumstances. Twelve-year-old Johnny Gosch disappeared in 1982 while delivering newspapers before sunrise, leaving behind his wagon, undelivered papers,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the early 1980s, two young paperboys vanished from Des Moines, Iowa under hauntingly similar circumstances. Twelve-year-old Johnny Gosch disappeared in 1982 while delivering newspapers before sunrise, leaving behind his wagon, undelivered papers, and a family forced to fight for answers.<br /><br /> Two years later, thirteen-year-old Eugene Martin vanished from his own paper route, leaving behind a delivery bag full of newspapers and another devastated family. The cases were never officially connected, but together they helped transform how America responded to missing children, influencing immediate-response laws, national awareness campaigns, milk carton photos, and the path toward systems like AMBER Alerts.<br /><br /> With strange sightings, possible suspects, fraudsters, conspiracy claims, and decades of unanswered questions, the disappearances of Johnny Gosch and Eugene Martin remain two of the most chilling cold cases in American history.<br /><br /> We’re telling that story tonight.<br /><br /> The episode approaches The Missing Paperboys of Des Moines as a work of narrative nonfiction: names, chronology, evidence, and unresolved questions remain separate from the legend attached to the story.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1313</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abduction,amber,children,coldcase,desmoines,disappearance,eugene,gosch,investigation,iowa,johnny,martin,milk,missing,mystery,newspaper,noreen,paperboys,trafficking,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/892535a2d3c352cb2e92cba0a6fce340.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ol’ Bones – Ancient-Evil Monster Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ol-bones-ancient-evil-monster-horror--50933525</link><description><![CDATA[A hunting family in northern New York has survived for generations by honoring one rule: leave the first kill in the forest for Ol’ Bones.<br /><br /> When the offering is gone, only enormous two-legged tracks and a carcass hanging in the trees remain.<br /><br /> The narrator has never seen the creature his grandfather feared, but he knows the boundary markings along the creek and the price of crossing them. A return to those woods turns inherited folklore into a confrontation with an ancient, ravenous thing that treats every broken bargain as an invitation to hunt.<br /><br /> Written by Joe Solmo, “Ol’ Bones” is a narrated backwoods monster story about family superstition, sacrificial offerings, forbidden forest territory, and a legend hungry enough to make believers out of skeptics.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50933525</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50933525/150.mp3" length="27726561" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A hunting family in northern New York has survived for generations by honoring one rule: leave the first kill in the forest for Ol’ Bones.

When the offering is gone, only enormous two-legged tracks and a carcass hanging in the trees remain.

The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A hunting family in northern New York has survived for generations by honoring one rule: leave the first kill in the forest for Ol’ Bones.<br /><br /> When the offering is gone, only enormous two-legged tracks and a carcass hanging in the trees remain.<br /><br /> The narrator has never seen the creature his grandfather feared, but he knows the boundary markings along the creek and the price of crossing them. A return to those woods turns inherited folklore into a confrontation with an ancient, ravenous thing that treats every broken bargain as an invitation to hunt.<br /><br /> Written by Joe Solmo, “Ol’ Bones” is a narrated backwoods monster story about family superstition, sacrificial offerings, forbidden forest territory, and a legend hungry enough to make believers out of skeptics.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1733</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancient,creatures,evil,flesh,flesheater,forest,hunters,hunting,monsters,wendigo,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7d67c8629ef51dde6f311db68a222c44.jpg"/><itunes:episode>150</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Terrifying &amp; True | Mary Celeste: The Unsolved Ghost Ship Mystery</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/terrifying-true-mary-celeste-the-unsolved-ghost-ship-mystery--50911859</link><description><![CDATA[The Mary Celeste is the Atlantic ghost ship found deserted in December 1872 with ten people missing and no certain explanation for why they left. Sailors from the Dei Gratia discovered the cargo vessel still seaworthy, its industrial alcohol largely intact, its provisions and personal belongings in place, and its lifeboat gone.<br /><br /> Captain Benjamin Briggs, his wife Sarah, their young daughter Sophia, and seven crewmen had vanished. This episode separates the documented evidence from inventions that later entered newspapers, fiction, film, and popular memory. It follows the Gibraltar salvage hearing, suspicions directed at Captain David Morehouse and his crew, and questions raised by damaged pumps, bad weather, leaking barrels, alcohol fumes, and navigational error. Proposed explanations range from a cautious evacuation to a pressure-wave explosion, yet each leaves stubborn gaps. Why would an experienced captain lead his family and crew away from a viable ship into the open Atlantic, leaving no final explanation behind? <br /><br /> Inside this episode<br /><br /> - The Mary Celeste’s discovery on December 4, 1872<br /> - Captain Benjamin Briggs and the ten missing people<br /> - The absent lifeboat and abandoned logbook<br /> - The Gibraltar salvage hearing and David Morehouse<br /> - Alcohol fumes, damaged pumps, and weather theories<br /> - How fiction reshaped the real ghost-ship mystery<br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br /> The ship was not found in perfect order, but neither did it show the catastrophic damage expected from a vessel everyone had to abandon immediately. The missing lifeboat and navigational evidence suggest a deliberate evacuation; the question is what danger Captain Briggs perceived strongly enough to move his family and crew into a smaller boat.<br /><br /> The Gibraltar proceeding, cargo of industrial alcohol, pump problems, weather, and possible miscalculation all belong to the documented mystery. Later fiction added meals, warm drinks, and other details that were never part of the discovery. The episode’s value lies in restoring the actual Mary Celeste before weighing explanations.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50911859</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50911859/american_ghost_ship_mary_celeste_8_13_22_6_01_pm.mp3" length="23591273" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Mary Celeste is the Atlantic ghost ship found deserted in December 1872 with ten people missing and no certain explanation for why they left. Sailors from the Dei Gratia discovered the cargo vessel still seaworthy, its industrial alcohol largely...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Mary Celeste is the Atlantic ghost ship found deserted in December 1872 with ten people missing and no certain explanation for why they left. Sailors from the Dei Gratia discovered the cargo vessel still seaworthy, its industrial alcohol largely intact, its provisions and personal belongings in place, and its lifeboat gone.<br /><br /> Captain Benjamin Briggs, his wife Sarah, their young daughter Sophia, and seven crewmen had vanished. This episode separates the documented evidence from inventions that later entered newspapers, fiction, film, and popular memory. It follows the Gibraltar salvage hearing, suspicions directed at Captain David Morehouse and his crew, and questions raised by damaged pumps, bad weather, leaking barrels, alcohol fumes, and navigational error. Proposed explanations range from a cautious evacuation to a pressure-wave explosion, yet each leaves stubborn gaps. Why would an experienced captain lead his family and crew away from a viable ship into the open Atlantic, leaving no final explanation behind? <br /><br /> Inside this episode<br /><br /> - The Mary Celeste’s discovery on December 4, 1872<br /> - Captain Benjamin Briggs and the ten missing people<br /> - The absent lifeboat and abandoned logbook<br /> - The Gibraltar salvage hearing and David Morehouse<br /> - Alcohol fumes, damaged pumps, and weather theories<br /> - How fiction reshaped the real ghost-ship mystery<br /> We're telling that story tonight.<br /><br /> The ship was not found in perfect order, but neither did it show the catastrophic damage expected from a vessel everyone had to abandon immediately. The missing lifeboat and navigational evidence suggest a deliberate evacuation; the question is what danger Captain Briggs perceived strongly enough to move his family and crew into a smaller boat.<br /><br /> The Gibraltar proceeding, cargo of industrial alcohol, pump problems, weather, and possible miscalculation all belong to the documented mystery. Later fiction added meals, warm drinks, and other details that were never part of the discovery. The episode’s value lies in restoring the actual Mary Celeste before weighing explanations.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1475</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandonment,alcohol,atlantic,azores,briggs,celeste,crime,ghost,gibraltar,gratia,history,lifeboat,maritime,mary,morehouse,mystery,salvage,seafaring,ship,unsolved</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d1d30711f74d0c99819904ea6cf5f713.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>By the Horns: Chemical-Warfare Cattle Turn a Texas Town into a Feeding Ground</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/by-the-horns-chemical-warfare-cattle-turn-a-texas-town-into-a-feeding-ground--50866089</link><description><![CDATA[Corrupt attorney Spencer Ambrose travels to Belfast, Texas, where buried chemical weapons make the cattle hallucinate that human beings are food.<br /><br /> Spencer built his career convincing victims that they caused the disasters hurting them. His latest job is protecting the wealthy Dean cattle dynasty after BZKL—nicknamed Buzzkill—leaks from an abandoned copper mine into the local environment. The weaponized hallucinogen was designed to make people turn on one another, and Spencer expects another profitable cover-up.<br /><br /> At the Cattle Castle Roadhouse, dancer and martial artist Cinnamon pushes him to investigate the sickness spreading south of the slaughterhouse. Spencer finds workers slaughtered inside the facility and cows calmly chewing human remains. As the contaminated herd reaches Belfast, calves eat police officers, a furious Hereford chases his truck, and longhorns turn the burning town into a pasture filled with prey. Exposing Rick Ellis Dean IV may no longer matter if nobody survives the cattle stampede.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “By the Horns” blends Texas cattle horror, chemical contamination, carnivorous livestock, corporate corruption, dark comedy, and a lawyer discovering that even he cannot spin an entire town’s destruction. The richer notes establish Spencer, Cinnamon, Belfast, the Dean family, and Buzzkill as the cause behind the herd’s monstrous appetite. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50866089</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50866089/149.mp3" length="26656585" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Corrupt attorney Spencer Ambrose travels to Belfast, Texas, where buried chemical weapons make the cattle hallucinate that human beings are food.

Spencer built his career convincing victims that they caused the disasters hurting them. His latest job...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Corrupt attorney Spencer Ambrose travels to Belfast, Texas, where buried chemical weapons make the cattle hallucinate that human beings are food.<br /><br /> Spencer built his career convincing victims that they caused the disasters hurting them. His latest job is protecting the wealthy Dean cattle dynasty after BZKL—nicknamed Buzzkill—leaks from an abandoned copper mine into the local environment. The weaponized hallucinogen was designed to make people turn on one another, and Spencer expects another profitable cover-up.<br /><br /> At the Cattle Castle Roadhouse, dancer and martial artist Cinnamon pushes him to investigate the sickness spreading south of the slaughterhouse. Spencer finds workers slaughtered inside the facility and cows calmly chewing human remains. As the contaminated herd reaches Belfast, calves eat police officers, a furious Hereford chases his truck, and longhorns turn the burning town into a pasture filled with prey. Exposing Rick Ellis Dean IV may no longer matter if nobody survives the cattle stampede.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “By the Horns” blends Texas cattle horror, chemical contamination, carnivorous livestock, corporate corruption, dark comedy, and a lawyer discovering that even he cannot spin an entire town’s destruction. The richer notes establish Spencer, Cinnamon, Belfast, the Dean family, and Buzzkill as the cause behind the herd’s monstrous appetite. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1666</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloody,bulls,cows,evil,horror,killers,monsters,texas</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c4cdcd81c4e00d7afa33179085b0514c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>149</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Used to Drive a Delivery Truck, Until the Incident — A Ghost Passenger Caught on Camera</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-used-to-drive-a-delivery-truck-until-the-incident-a-ghost-passenger-caught-on-camera--50791505</link><description><![CDATA[A delivery-truck driver is repeatedly written up for carrying an unauthorized passenger—except he cannot see anyone sitting beside him. The company’s new cab camera can.<br /><br /> In this supernatural road-horror story, a veteran driver writes to his nephew Harry to explain why he will never recommend a trucking job. After his employer installs cameras facing both the road and the cab, management begins confronting him with footage of a large, middle-aged man in the passenger seat. The stranger’s red cap, overalls, and plaid shirt appear on video, yet the driver sees an empty seat every time he looks over.<br /><br /> The haunting escalates when camera monitor Carl watches the passenger live. Near a small graveyard, the figure changes: its mouth stretches impossibly wide, its teeth become sharklike, its fingers sharpen into claws, and its eyes turn black. What began as a workplace dispute becomes a terrifying fight to survive a presence that only exists on the screen—until it reaches for the wheel.<br /><br /> “I Used to Drive a Delivery Truck, Until the Incident” was written by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Find Michael Kelso’s books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50791505</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50791505/148.mp3" length="23779354" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A delivery-truck driver is repeatedly written up for carrying an unauthorized passenger—except he cannot see anyone sitting beside him. The company’s new cab camera can.

In this supernatural road-horror story, a veteran driver writes to his nephew...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A delivery-truck driver is repeatedly written up for carrying an unauthorized passenger—except he cannot see anyone sitting beside him. The company’s new cab camera can.<br /><br /> In this supernatural road-horror story, a veteran driver writes to his nephew Harry to explain why he will never recommend a trucking job. After his employer installs cameras facing both the road and the cab, management begins confronting him with footage of a large, middle-aged man in the passenger seat. The stranger’s red cap, overalls, and plaid shirt appear on video, yet the driver sees an empty seat every time he looks over.<br /><br /> The haunting escalates when camera monitor Carl watches the passenger live. Near a small graveyard, the figure changes: its mouth stretches impossibly wide, its teeth become sharklike, its fingers sharpen into claws, and its eyes turn black. What began as a workplace dispute becomes a terrifying fight to survive a presence that only exists on the screen—until it reaches for the wheel.<br /><br /> “I Used to Drive a Delivery Truck, Until the Incident” was written by Michael Kelso.<br /><br /> Find Michael Kelso’s books: <a href="https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau...</a><br /> More from the author: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1487</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,ghosts,graveyard,haunting,killer,murder,scary,trucks</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9d84034bddcb5762635204b6fe8ca738.jpg"/><itunes:episode>148</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Monthly Spooky | Long Island Shark Attacks, Vampire Kits &amp; Centralia’s Mine Fire</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/monthly-spooky-long-island-shark-attacks-vampire-kits-centralia-s-mine-fire--50768937</link><description><![CDATA[Long Island shark attacks, vampire-defense kits, and Centralia’s underground mine fire launch the first Monthly Spooky roundtable.<br /><br /> Recorded in 2022, this inaugural month-in-review episode brings Henrique Couto and Michelle Antisocial together for strange news, horror conversation, and the loose crypt-side chemistry that became a recurring Weekly Spooky format. They begin with a six-year-old’s homemade protection kit inspired by “Hocus Pocus,” complete with garlic, salt, and a pretend candle intended to keep vampires, witches, and werewolves away.<br /><br /> The discussion turns to shark incidents around Long Island, a sand tiger shark nursery, and the long shadow of “Jaws” and “Jaws: The Revenge.” A prehistoric forest discovered at the bottom of a giant sinkhole in South China leads to spelunking fears and “The Descent,” while an alarming home-intruder story ends with a much less human-threatening visitor: a dog that wandered inside.<br /><br /> The centerpiece is Centralia, Pennsylvania, the Columbia County borough built over an underground coal-mine fire commonly traced to a 1962 landfill burn. Henrique and Michelle discuss smoke, unstable ground, resident removals, the fire’s potentially centuries-long future, and their own 2017 visit to the nearly abandoned town. They also revisit the first trailer for Rob Zombie’s “The Munsters,” mention Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” and trade personal stories about cats, kittens, and the odd things that make horror fans laugh between scares.<br /><br /> This Monthly Spooky premiere is an evergreen time capsule of Centralia mine-fire history, Long Island shark anxiety, vampire folklore, horror movies, and unusual news—not a current-news update.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50768937</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50768937/001_monthly_spookyfinal.mp3" length="87217196" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Long Island shark attacks, vampire-defense kits, and Centralia’s underground mine fire launch the first Monthly Spooky roundtable.

Recorded in 2022, this inaugural month-in-review episode brings Henrique Couto and Michelle Antisocial together for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Long Island shark attacks, vampire-defense kits, and Centralia’s underground mine fire launch the first Monthly Spooky roundtable.<br /><br /> Recorded in 2022, this inaugural month-in-review episode brings Henrique Couto and Michelle Antisocial together for strange news, horror conversation, and the loose crypt-side chemistry that became a recurring Weekly Spooky format. They begin with a six-year-old’s homemade protection kit inspired by “Hocus Pocus,” complete with garlic, salt, and a pretend candle intended to keep vampires, witches, and werewolves away.<br /><br /> The discussion turns to shark incidents around Long Island, a sand tiger shark nursery, and the long shadow of “Jaws” and “Jaws: The Revenge.” A prehistoric forest discovered at the bottom of a giant sinkhole in South China leads to spelunking fears and “The Descent,” while an alarming home-intruder story ends with a much less human-threatening visitor: a dog that wandered inside.<br /><br /> The centerpiece is Centralia, Pennsylvania, the Columbia County borough built over an underground coal-mine fire commonly traced to a 1962 landfill burn. Henrique and Michelle discuss smoke, unstable ground, resident removals, the fire’s potentially centuries-long future, and their own 2017 visit to the nearly abandoned town. They also revisit the first trailer for Rob Zombie’s “The Munsters,” mention Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” and trade personal stories about cats, kittens, and the odd things that make horror fans laugh between scares.<br /><br /> This Monthly Spooky premiere is an evergreen time capsule of Centralia mine-fire history, Long Island shark anxiety, vampire folklore, horror movies, and unusual news—not a current-news update.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5452</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>centralia,evil,folklore,horror,myths,news,paranormal,pennsylvania,scary,talk,urban,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93141b258c812edf925c179f686691d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Weekly Spooky Trailer — Audio Horror Stories Every Wednesday</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/weekly-spooky-trailer-audio-horror-stories-every-wednesday--50769028</link><description><![CDATA[Discover Weekly Spooky, an audio horror feed delivering a brand-new terrifying tale every Wednesday and keeping Halloween alive all year.<br /><br /> This short trailer offers a first taste of the show’s narrated scary-story format and its promise of dependable weekly chills for horror listeners looking for a regular audio escape.<br /><br /> Weekly Spooky is an audio-first home for narrated horror fiction, true crime, folklore, paranormal mysteries, classic radio drama, horror history, and movie discussion. The feed is built around a dependable Wednesday story, with additional recurring formats that let listeners move from original fiction to real-world mysteries and vintage suspense without leaving the show.<br /><br /> Use this brief introduction to sample the voice, atmosphere, and all-year Halloween spirit of Weekly Spooky before choosing a full episode. It is a compact starting point for listeners searching for scary stories, horror podcasts, ghost stories, monster tales, and seasonal listening that continues after October ends.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50769028</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50769028/weekly_spooky_trailer_3.mp3" length="536549" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Discover Weekly Spooky, an audio horror feed delivering a brand-new terrifying tale every Wednesday and keeping Halloween alive all year.

This short trailer offers a first taste of the show’s narrated scary-story format and its promise of dependable...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Discover Weekly Spooky, an audio horror feed delivering a brand-new terrifying tale every Wednesday and keeping Halloween alive all year.<br /><br /> This short trailer offers a first taste of the show’s narrated scary-story format and its promise of dependable weekly chills for horror listeners looking for a regular audio escape.<br /><br /> Weekly Spooky is an audio-first home for narrated horror fiction, true crime, folklore, paranormal mysteries, classic radio drama, horror history, and movie discussion. The feed is built around a dependable Wednesday story, with additional recurring formats that let listeners move from original fiction to real-world mysteries and vintage suspense without leaving the show.<br /><br /> Use this brief introduction to sample the voice, atmosphere, and all-year Halloween spirit of Weekly Spooky before choosing a full episode. It is a compact starting point for listeners searching for scary stories, horror podcasts, ghost stories, monster tales, and seasonal listening that continues after October ends.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>34</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58fa5100916ce89aa01e342df5e21c72.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>trailer</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Murder Mansion Part 4: Grimm Manor’s Final Secrets &amp; the Truth Behind the Killings</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/murder-mansion-part-4-grimm-manor-s-final-secrets-the-truth-behind-the-killings--50715971</link><description><![CDATA[Bethany Martinson reaches the final chambers of Grimm Manor as the Murder Mansion mystery reveals who is living, who is dead, and who has been lying.<br /><br /> After a storm-driven crash sends her into the Strickfield backwoods, Bethany takes shelter inside the haunted estate with August and Dorothy Grimm and three former detectives from her past. The promise of Beauregard Grimm’s hidden fortune soon gives way to hanging bodies, a predatory apparition, impossible corridors, a graveyard without end, and deadly rooms built like supernatural escape puzzles.<br /><br /> Part four resumes with Bethany once again falling toward apparent death while Harpy—her dangerous alternate persona—fights for control. To leave the mansion, Bethany must connect the wreck on the road, the Civil War history of Grimm Manor, the phantom pursuing her, and the fortune everyone claims to want. The clues force her to reconsider every person she met after crossing the threshold.<br /><br /> Rob Fields brings “Murder Mansion” to its conclusion with haunted-house horror, buried treasure, ghosts, traps, and the final confrontation at Grimm Manor. This is part four of four; listening to the earlier chapters first is recommended. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50715971</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:02:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50715971/147.mp3" length="28701242" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bethany Martinson reaches the final chambers of Grimm Manor as the Murder Mansion mystery reveals who is living, who is dead, and who has been lying.

After a storm-driven crash sends her into the Strickfield backwoods, Bethany takes shelter inside...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bethany Martinson reaches the final chambers of Grimm Manor as the Murder Mansion mystery reveals who is living, who is dead, and who has been lying.<br /><br /> After a storm-driven crash sends her into the Strickfield backwoods, Bethany takes shelter inside the haunted estate with August and Dorothy Grimm and three former detectives from her past. The promise of Beauregard Grimm’s hidden fortune soon gives way to hanging bodies, a predatory apparition, impossible corridors, a graveyard without end, and deadly rooms built like supernatural escape puzzles.<br /><br /> Part four resumes with Bethany once again falling toward apparent death while Harpy—her dangerous alternate persona—fights for control. To leave the mansion, Bethany must connect the wreck on the road, the Civil War history of Grimm Manor, the phantom pursuing her, and the fortune everyone claims to want. The clues force her to reconsider every person she met after crossing the threshold.<br /><br /> Rob Fields brings “Murder Mansion” to its conclusion with haunted-house horror, buried treasure, ghosts, traps, and the final confrontation at Grimm Manor. This is part four of four; listening to the earlier chapters first is recommended. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1794</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,ghosts,haunted,horror,monsters,puzzles,scary,storms</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce6d789453c2af59a99ebd2dbb9ef438.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Behind the Spooky #04 — Joe Solmo and the Origins of Weekly Spooky</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-spooky-04-joe-solmo-and-the-origins-of-weekly-spooky--50656835</link><description><![CDATA[Author and editor Joe Solmo joins Henrique Couto to revisit Weekly Spooky’s earliest months and the community of writers whose fiction helped establish the show.<br /><br /> Joe founded Penned in Blood, a horror-writing outlet that supplied nearly every story featured during approximately the first half-year of Weekly Spooky. That early relationship gave the new podcast a steady foundation of voices and material while its identity was still taking shape. Henrique uses this Behind the Spooky conversation to introduce Joe’s background and acknowledge the writers whose work helped the series grow.<br /><br /> For longtime listeners, the interview is an origin story about the creative connections behind the feed. For newer listeners, it provides context for how an independent horror fiction podcast builds a catalog through collaboration among writers, producers, and performers. The episode celebrates an important contributor to Weekly Spooky history without replacing the stories themselves.<br /><br /> Featuring Joe Solmo with Weekly Spooky creator Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50656835</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50656835/04_behind_the_spooky_free.mp3" length="28309614" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Author and editor Joe Solmo joins Henrique Couto to revisit Weekly Spooky’s earliest months and the community of writers whose fiction helped establish the show.

Joe founded Penned in Blood, a horror-writing outlet that supplied nearly every story...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Author and editor Joe Solmo joins Henrique Couto to revisit Weekly Spooky’s earliest months and the community of writers whose fiction helped establish the show.<br /><br /> Joe founded Penned in Blood, a horror-writing outlet that supplied nearly every story featured during approximately the first half-year of Weekly Spooky. That early relationship gave the new podcast a steady foundation of voices and material while its identity was still taking shape. Henrique uses this Behind the Spooky conversation to introduce Joe’s background and acknowledge the writers whose work helped the series grow.<br /><br /> For longtime listeners, the interview is an origin story about the creative connections behind the feed. For newer listeners, it provides context for how an independent horror fiction podcast builds a catalog through collaboration among writers, producers, and performers. The episode celebrates an important contributor to Weekly Spooky history without replacing the stories themselves.<br /><br /> Featuring Joe Solmo with Weekly Spooky creator Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1770</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>authors,horror,interview,writing</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/21cc36561feb61177f0f98fffd08a64a.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Murder Mansion Part 3 of 4 — Ghosts, Traps and Grimm Manor’s Secret</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/murder-mansion-part-3-of-4-ghosts-traps-and-grimm-manor-s-secret--50653244</link><description><![CDATA[The treasure hunt inside Grimm Manor becomes a supernatural maze as Bethany Martinson and three former detectives face traps built from their darkest fears.<br /><br /> After the attic’s horrors and Bethany’s confrontation with the vengeful Harpy, the survivors are scattered through corridors that seem to defy the mansion’s dimensions. Ed Smith, John Riddle, and Brian Davenport still want Beauregard Grimm’s fortune, but the deeper they travel, the less the house resembles a puzzle anyone was meant to solve. Bethany’s fate remains uncertain while apparitions, hidden rooms, and the Grimm family’s history pull every intruder toward a final reckoning.<br /><br /> Part three pushes the four-chapter Strickfield mystery from gothic treasure hunt into full haunted-house horror. Escape-room logic is no longer enough: the manor knows who entered, what they fear, and how to turn rivalry into a weapon. The truth is getting closer, but so is whatever has been waiting inside Grimm Manor.<br /><br /> “Murder Mansion Part 3” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/e0226f4d-54c2-4ff3-9c38-e67d549db223</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50653244/146.mp3" length="29153056" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The treasure hunt inside Grimm Manor becomes a supernatural maze as Bethany Martinson and three former detectives face traps built from their darkest fears.

After the attic’s horrors and Bethany’s confrontation with the vengeful Harpy, the survivors...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The treasure hunt inside Grimm Manor becomes a supernatural maze as Bethany Martinson and three former detectives face traps built from their darkest fears.<br /><br /> After the attic’s horrors and Bethany’s confrontation with the vengeful Harpy, the survivors are scattered through corridors that seem to defy the mansion’s dimensions. Ed Smith, John Riddle, and Brian Davenport still want Beauregard Grimm’s fortune, but the deeper they travel, the less the house resembles a puzzle anyone was meant to solve. Bethany’s fate remains uncertain while apparitions, hidden rooms, and the Grimm family’s history pull every intruder toward a final reckoning.<br /><br /> Part three pushes the four-chapter Strickfield mystery from gothic treasure hunt into full haunted-house horror. Escape-room logic is no longer enough: the manor knows who entered, what they fear, and how to turn rivalry into a weapon. The truth is getting closer, but so is whatever has been waiting inside Grimm Manor.<br /><br /> “Murder Mansion Part 3” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1823</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>escape,fear,ghosts,haunting,scary,teen</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3a3958220a5343a29ab8526429b473a9.jpg"/><itunes:episode>146</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Murder Mansion Part 2 of 4 — A Deadly Fortune Hunt Through Grimm Manor</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/murder-mansion-part-2-of-4-a-deadly-fortune-hunt-through-grimm-manor--50561326</link><description><![CDATA[Grimm Manor has claimed its first victims, and Bethany Martinson has vanished into a house where every room may be another lethal escape challenge.<br /><br /> Part two resumes after Bethany finds August and Dorothy Grimm hanging in the living room and a ghostly apparition pulls her deeper into the mansion. Meanwhile, former detectives Ed Smith, John Riddle, and Brian Davenport ignore the danger and continue searching for Beauregard Grimm’s rumored fortune. Their resentment of Bethany turns the hunt into a race, even as the manor closes around them with hidden passages, supernatural traps, and rooms designed to exploit fear.<br /><br /> This serialized Strickfield haunted-house story combines gothic mystery with escape-room horror: an isolated mansion, a contested inheritance, old grudges, and a brilliant young solver who may be the only person capable of understanding the game. To survive the night, the rivals must decide whether the treasure matters more than the truth behind Grimm Manor.<br /><br /> “Murder Mansion Part 2” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/ad3961e3-1bc1-4149-9a41-64a142f9baf1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561326/145_murder_mansion_2.mp3" length="29414698" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Grimm Manor has claimed its first victims, and Bethany Martinson has vanished into a house where every room may be another lethal escape challenge.

Part two resumes after Bethany finds August and Dorothy Grimm hanging in the living room and a ghostly...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Grimm Manor has claimed its first victims, and Bethany Martinson has vanished into a house where every room may be another lethal escape challenge.<br /><br /> Part two resumes after Bethany finds August and Dorothy Grimm hanging in the living room and a ghostly apparition pulls her deeper into the mansion. Meanwhile, former detectives Ed Smith, John Riddle, and Brian Davenport ignore the danger and continue searching for Beauregard Grimm’s rumored fortune. Their resentment of Bethany turns the hunt into a race, even as the manor closes around them with hidden passages, supernatural traps, and rooms designed to exploit fear.<br /><br /> This serialized Strickfield haunted-house story combines gothic mystery with escape-room horror: an isolated mansion, a contested inheritance, old grudges, and a brilliant young solver who may be the only person capable of understanding the game. To survive the night, the rivals must decide whether the treasure matters more than the truth behind Grimm Manor.<br /><br /> “Murder Mansion Part 2” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1839</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>escape,evil,ghosts,haunted,horror,teen</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3a3958220a5343a29ab8526429b473a9.jpg"/><itunes:episode>145</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Murder Mansion Part 1 of 4 — Escape-Room Horror Inside Grimm Manor</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/murder-mansion-part-1-of-4-escape-room-horror-inside-grimm-manor--50561338</link><description><![CDATA[A Fourth of July storm drives escape-room prodigy Bethany Martinson off the road and into Grimm Manor, a house built to keep its visitors from leaving alive.<br /><br /> After a crash in the Strickfield backwoods strands Bethany beside a car filled with dead motorists, the only shelter she can find is the looming estate of August and Dorothy Grimm. Inside, she encounters three disgraced former detectives who know exactly who she is—and still blame her brilliant casework for ending their careers. The uneasy group soon hears the legend of Beauregard Grimm’s hidden fortune, but every locked door, shadowed corridor, and family secret suggests the mansion is more than an old house.<br /><br /> Part one launches a four-chapter haunted-house mystery filled with escape-room puzzles, hostile rivals, gothic atmosphere, and a deadly treasure hunt. Bethany can solve almost any constructed trap, but Grimm Manor may be studying its guests as closely as they study it.<br /><br /> “Murder Mansion Part 1” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/1356fe89-659c-4fa2-ae22-3f25447d104e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561338/144.mp3" length="32006463" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Fourth of July storm drives escape-room prodigy Bethany Martinson off the road and into Grimm Manor, a house built to keep its visitors from leaving alive.

After a crash in the Strickfield backwoods strands Bethany beside a car filled with dead...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Fourth of July storm drives escape-room prodigy Bethany Martinson off the road and into Grimm Manor, a house built to keep its visitors from leaving alive.<br /><br /> After a crash in the Strickfield backwoods strands Bethany beside a car filled with dead motorists, the only shelter she can find is the looming estate of August and Dorothy Grimm. Inside, she encounters three disgraced former detectives who know exactly who she is—and still blame her brilliant casework for ending their careers. The uneasy group soon hears the legend of Beauregard Grimm’s hidden fortune, but every locked door, shadowed corridor, and family secret suggests the mansion is more than an old house.<br /><br /> Part one launches a four-chapter haunted-house mystery filled with escape-room puzzles, hostile rivals, gothic atmosphere, and a deadly treasure hunt. Bethany can solve almost any constructed trap, but Grimm Manor may be studying its guests as closely as they study it.<br /><br /> “Murder Mansion Part 1” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2001</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,ghosts,haunted,haunting,puzzles,teen,trapped</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3a3958220a5343a29ab8526429b473a9.jpg"/><itunes:episode>144</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Heart of Fire, Heart of Stone — A Bullied Boy Awakens Elemental Magic</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/heart-of-fire-heart-of-stone-a-bullied-boy-awakens-elemental-magic--50561354</link><description><![CDATA[Cody’s school bully is more than cruel: Aiden carries fire-elemental blood. To survive him, Cody must awaken the ancient earth power inside himself.<br /><br /> Every afternoon, Cody braces for another encounter with Aiden Fitzgerald and the painful “appointments” his tormentor schedules beside a pine tree. When Cody’s new stepsister Abby sees what is happening, she urges him to stand up for himself—but a disastrous confrontation reveals flames in Aiden’s eyes and anger fueled by something inhuman. Abby recognizes the signs in an old book about the elemental beings once imprisoned within fire, earth, water, and air.<br /><br /> With help from Abby and her friends, Cody performs a ritual meant to unlock the elemental blood hidden in his own family line. The result is not a weapon of rage but the patience and strength of stone: an unshakable calm that may force a fire-born bully to face the damage caused by his own fury. Joe Solmo’s supernatural coming-of-age story blends school bullying, occult ritual, elemental magic, and an unexpected path from fear toward friendship.<br /><br /> “Heart of Fire, Heart of Stone” by Joe Solmo.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/eb8f623a-ff4c-4778-b25c-058627384a12</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561354/143.mp3" length="27013105" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Cody’s school bully is more than cruel: Aiden carries fire-elemental blood. To survive him, Cody must awaken the ancient earth power inside himself.

Every afternoon, Cody braces for another encounter with Aiden Fitzgerald and the painful...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cody’s school bully is more than cruel: Aiden carries fire-elemental blood. To survive him, Cody must awaken the ancient earth power inside himself.<br /><br /> Every afternoon, Cody braces for another encounter with Aiden Fitzgerald and the painful “appointments” his tormentor schedules beside a pine tree. When Cody’s new stepsister Abby sees what is happening, she urges him to stand up for himself—but a disastrous confrontation reveals flames in Aiden’s eyes and anger fueled by something inhuman. Abby recognizes the signs in an old book about the elemental beings once imprisoned within fire, earth, water, and air.<br /><br /> With help from Abby and her friends, Cody performs a ritual meant to unlock the elemental blood hidden in his own family line. The result is not a weapon of rage but the patience and strength of stone: an unshakable calm that may force a fire-born bully to face the damage caused by his own fury. Joe Solmo’s supernatural coming-of-age story blends school bullying, occult ritual, elemental magic, and an unexpected path from fear toward friendship.<br /><br /> “Heart of Fire, Heart of Stone” by Joe Solmo.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1689</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>horror,scary,supernatural,teen,young</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1eccf1bef6b63d0c41fc588fea43a29e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>143</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Behind the Spooky #03 — Author Rob Fields on Building Strickfield</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-spooky-03-author-rob-fields-on-building-strickfield--50561333</link><description><![CDATA[Author Rob Fields joins Henrique Couto to explore the creative process, the value of taking storytelling risks, and the construction of Strickfield’s interconnected Ohio horror universe.<br /><br /> Fields is one of Weekly Spooky’s most prolific fiction contributors and the writer behind many stories set in Strickfield. In this Behind the Spooky conversation, he and Henrique discuss how a recurring fictional town can support new characters, crimes, monsters, and consequences while still feeling like one recognizable world. The interview also considers the choices and risks involved in developing ambitious independent horror.<br /><br /> This creator-focused episode offers background for listeners who follow Strickfield across Weekly Spooky and want to understand the imagination behind its expanding mythology. It is also a conversation about friendship, sustained creative work, and the process of turning a strange Ohio setting into a living horror universe.<br /><br /> Featuring author Rob Fields with Weekly Spooky creator Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ “Babysitter Massacre” is available on Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/a70005e4-a507-4d6f-bc45-59aac2df2ec7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561333/03_behind_the_spooky_free.mp3" length="25568220" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Author Rob Fields joins Henrique Couto to explore the creative process, the value of taking storytelling risks, and the construction of Strickfield’s interconnected Ohio horror universe.

Fields is one of Weekly Spooky’s most prolific fiction...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Author Rob Fields joins Henrique Couto to explore the creative process, the value of taking storytelling risks, and the construction of Strickfield’s interconnected Ohio horror universe.<br /><br /> Fields is one of Weekly Spooky’s most prolific fiction contributors and the writer behind many stories set in Strickfield. In this Behind the Spooky conversation, he and Henrique discuss how a recurring fictional town can support new characters, crimes, monsters, and consequences while still feeling like one recognizable world. The interview also considers the choices and risks involved in developing ambitious independent horror.<br /><br /> This creator-focused episode offers background for listeners who follow Strickfield across Weekly Spooky and want to understand the imagination behind its expanding mythology. It is also a conversation about friendship, sustained creative work, and the process of turning a strange Ohio setting into a living horror universe.<br /><br /> Featuring author Rob Fields with Weekly Spooky creator Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ “Babysitter Massacre” is available on Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1598</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5c44ad33c1b2ee10785cfd6fa17319dc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cardboard — A Warehouse Labyrinth Gives Birth to Bubble Monsters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cardboard-a-warehouse-labyrinth-gives-birth-to-bubble-monsters--50561334</link><description><![CDATA[A warehouse worker hears a voice inside foul-smelling cardboard—and obeys it by constructing a labyrinth where something impossible can be born.<br /><br /> In Douglas Waltz’s industrial creature story, a routine job at a medical-supply warehouse turns sinister when boxes carrying the odor of gunpowder and cooked cabbage begin whispering for help. Alone over a long weekend, the worker tapes together walls and tunnels until the building becomes a cardboard warren. Then the voice demands bubble wrap, surgical picks, and a body of its own.<br /><br /> The source of the contamination lies near a waste-reclamation plant, where years of human, animal, and chemical runoff have helped a crude intelligence awaken. What begins as workplace unease grows into a grotesque monster story about sentient trash, compulsive creation, and bubble-wrap creatures hunting through a maze no one else knows exists.<br /><br /> “Cardboard” by Douglas Waltz.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/1ba61a13-ec8d-4d8f-9b49-7e1fe0ab5b42</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561334/142.mp3" length="16836216" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A warehouse worker hears a voice inside foul-smelling cardboard—and obeys it by constructing a labyrinth where something impossible can be born.

In Douglas Waltz’s industrial creature story, a routine job at a medical-supply warehouse turns sinister...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A warehouse worker hears a voice inside foul-smelling cardboard—and obeys it by constructing a labyrinth where something impossible can be born.<br /><br /> In Douglas Waltz’s industrial creature story, a routine job at a medical-supply warehouse turns sinister when boxes carrying the odor of gunpowder and cooked cabbage begin whispering for help. Alone over a long weekend, the worker tapes together walls and tunnels until the building becomes a cardboard warren. Then the voice demands bubble wrap, surgical picks, and a body of its own.<br /><br /> The source of the contamination lies near a waste-reclamation plant, where years of human, animal, and chemical runoff have helped a crude intelligence awaken. What begins as workplace unease grows into a grotesque monster story about sentient trash, compulsive creation, and bubble-wrap creatures hunting through a maze no one else knows exists.<br /><br /> “Cardboard” by Douglas Waltz.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1053</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2ea4eea5164316b4b09d94a003e39622.jpg"/><itunes:episode>142</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Spirit of Langley Pond — A Murdered Woman Returns for Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-spirit-of-langley-pond-a-murdered-woman-returns-for-revenge--50561328</link><description><![CDATA[Forty years after Alayna Sanders was murdered at Langley Pond, a cruel prank awakens the ghost still trapped beneath its dark water.<br /><br /> In 1981, Alayna swims for shore while a rifle waits in the darkness. In 2021, Briana, Andy, Frog, and Jenny gather at a cabin beside the pond, where local legend says Alayna’s spirit never left. Frog decides to frighten the others with hidden speakers and staged splashes, but the screams moving across the water are not recordings—and the apparition that rises from the pond recognizes a face connected to the night she died.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s Southern ghost story moves between two summers to uncover a buried murder, a family secret, and a haunting driven by unfinished vengeance. The result is a lakeside tale of local folklore becoming terrifyingly real, where the past has waited four decades for the right person to return.<br /><br /> “The Spirit of Langley Pond” by Charles Campbell, originally published in “Horror 421: The Road to Terror.”<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/d6f77c62-910d-475e-b38b-99d3115090a6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561328/141_with_commercial.mp3" length="95282075" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Forty years after Alayna Sanders was murdered at Langley Pond, a cruel prank awakens the ghost still trapped beneath its dark water.

In 1981, Alayna swims for shore while a rifle waits in the darkness. In 2021, Briana, Andy, Frog, and Jenny gather at...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Forty years after Alayna Sanders was murdered at Langley Pond, a cruel prank awakens the ghost still trapped beneath its dark water.<br /><br /> In 1981, Alayna swims for shore while a rifle waits in the darkness. In 2021, Briana, Andy, Frog, and Jenny gather at a cabin beside the pond, where local legend says Alayna’s spirit never left. Frog decides to frighten the others with hidden speakers and staged splashes, but the screams moving across the water are not recordings—and the apparition that rises from the pond recognizes a face connected to the night she died.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s Southern ghost story moves between two summers to uncover a buried murder, a family secret, and a haunting driven by unfinished vengeance. The result is a lakeside tale of local folklore becoming terrifyingly real, where the past has waited four decades for the right person to return.<br /><br /> “The Spirit of Langley Pond” by Charles Campbell, originally published in “Horror 421: The Road to Terror.”<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2978</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>country,deadly,evil,ghosts,haunting,murder,revenge,spirits,summer</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/852abaa9a131a1f17523729795c368b9.jpg"/><itunes:episode>141</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hog Wild — Human Predators Hunted by Cannibal Creatures</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hog-wild-human-predators-hunted-by-cannibal-creatures--50561345</link><description><![CDATA[Four criminals drive a captive witness toward an abandoned mine, only to crash in a wilderness where enormous feral hogs turn predators into prey.<br /><br /> Elijah Lurker, Miles Dunne, Walker Grimes, and Jackson Greene are headed for the abandoned Brody Mines with murder on their minds. Jackson has become a liability, and Gabby McKee—the woman locked in their trunk—knows too much about another killing. Before either execution can take place, an accidental gunshot sends their sedan off the road and leaves it hanging upside down in an oak tree thirty feet above the valley floor.<br /><br /> Below them waits a ravenous sounder of oversized wild hogs led by a monstrous boar. As the wreck begins to fail and the animals circle the tree, the men who came to hunt their own become trapped between the consequences of their crimes and a far more brutal predator. Gabby must find a way out of the trunk, past her captors, and through a forgotten mining valley with its own bloody history.<br /><br /> “Hog Wild” is a narrated wilderness survival horror story about human predators, feral hog attacks, criminal betrayal, and a victim fighting to outlive every monster in her path.<br /><br /> Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/f78b0464-b1a7-4485-9624-b246d15a303c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561345/140.mp3" length="26969219" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Four criminals drive a captive witness toward an abandoned mine, only to crash in a wilderness where enormous feral hogs turn predators into prey.

Elijah Lurker, Miles Dunne, Walker Grimes, and Jackson Greene are headed for the abandoned Brody Mines...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four criminals drive a captive witness toward an abandoned mine, only to crash in a wilderness where enormous feral hogs turn predators into prey.<br /><br /> Elijah Lurker, Miles Dunne, Walker Grimes, and Jackson Greene are headed for the abandoned Brody Mines with murder on their minds. Jackson has become a liability, and Gabby McKee—the woman locked in their trunk—knows too much about another killing. Before either execution can take place, an accidental gunshot sends their sedan off the road and leaves it hanging upside down in an oak tree thirty feet above the valley floor.<br /><br /> Below them waits a ravenous sounder of oversized wild hogs led by a monstrous boar. As the wreck begins to fail and the animals circle the tree, the men who came to hunt their own become trapped between the consequences of their crimes and a far more brutal predator. Gabby must find a way out of the trunk, past her captors, and through a forgotten mining valley with its own bloody history.<br /><br /> “Hog Wild” is a narrated wilderness survival horror story about human predators, feral hog attacks, criminal betrayal, and a victim fighting to outlive every monster in her path.<br /><br /> Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1686</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4490245d56771969fb3d925cdd3afa73.jpg"/><itunes:episode>140</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bella’s Holiday — A Beach Vacation Monster Hunt in Shore City</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bella-s-holiday-a-beach-vacation-monster-hunt-in-shore-city--50561340</link><description><![CDATA[Bella Taibon expects an awkward beach vacation in Shore City—not a full-moon hunt for werewolves preying on the city’s hidden vampire population.<br /><br /> The daylight-walking vampire travels with her best friend Eileen “Einny” Donnerly to visit Einny’s grandmother, whose reaction to Bella’s missing reflection makes the holiday tense before it has even begun. Then a body washes onto the beach bearing the marks of a werewolf attack. With two nights of the full moon still ahead, Bella and Einny follow the scent into Shore City’s supernatural underworld.<br /><br /> This Strickfield-universe adventure mixes beach-town horror, vampire lore, werewolf action, and Bella’s sharp-edged humor. A vacation meant to get the friends away from home becomes a monster investigation involving old family trouble, new suspects, and predators who chose the wrong vampire to challenge.<br /><br /> “Bella’s Holiday” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/ece7a948-1979-4f56-9e94-1d9775be0d56</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561340/139.mp3" length="37213398" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bella Taibon expects an awkward beach vacation in Shore City—not a full-moon hunt for werewolves preying on the city’s hidden vampire population.

The daylight-walking vampire travels with her best friend Eileen “Einny” Donnerly to visit Einny’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bella Taibon expects an awkward beach vacation in Shore City—not a full-moon hunt for werewolves preying on the city’s hidden vampire population.<br /><br /> The daylight-walking vampire travels with her best friend Eileen “Einny” Donnerly to visit Einny’s grandmother, whose reaction to Bella’s missing reflection makes the holiday tense before it has even begun. Then a body washes onto the beach bearing the marks of a werewolf attack. With two nights of the full moon still ahead, Bella and Einny follow the scent into Shore City’s supernatural underworld.<br /><br /> This Strickfield-universe adventure mixes beach-town horror, vampire lore, werewolf action, and Bella’s sharp-edged humor. A vacation meant to get the friends away from home becomes a monster investigation involving old family trouble, new suspects, and predators who chose the wrong vampire to challenge.<br /><br /> “Bella’s Holiday” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2326</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beach,killers,murder,summer,sun,teen,vampire,vampires,werewolves</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/247ab10ab99dbd5a24278e5f412cc433.jpg"/><itunes:episode>139</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Calamity Jane vs. Dracula Part 2: Doc Holliday, Jiangshi Lore &amp; the Battle for Deadwood</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/calamity-jane-vs-dracula-part-2-doc-holliday-jiangshi-lore-the-battle-for-deadwood--50561339</link><description><![CDATA[Calamity Jane joins Doc Holliday and a Chinese blacksmith armed with jiangshi lore as Dracula’s vampire army closes around Deadwood.<br /><br /> The massacre at The Gem has transformed Pearl and other saloon women into blood-drinking servants. Sheriff Con Stapleton embraces the invader, animals flee the town, and a trail left by a dragged coffin disappears into Deadwood’s streets. Yen, the local blacksmith, recognizes the enemy from creatures he fought in China and forges a Moon Tooth Spade capable of distracting, staking, and beheading the living dead.<br /><br /> Calamity and Colorado Charlie prepare for another night while the consumptive gambler known as Whisky Tom reveals his true name: John Henry “Doc” Holliday. Guns, silver, cemetery wood, a rapier hidden inside a walking stick, and Calamity’s savage Appaloosa become the town’s last defenses. Dracula can move like shadow and transform into a giant bat, but even an immortal count may have underestimated the gunfighter who refuses to fear ghosts.<br /><br /> Part two of John Oak Dalton’s “Calamity Jane vs. Dracula” delivers the supernatural Western finale with vampire combat, Chinese folklore, Hammer-horror atmosphere, Spaghetti Western grit, and martial-arts influence. The battle may save Deadwood, yet one wounded legend carries an ominous new thirst toward Tombstone. Story by John Oak Dalton.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/cba573a3-56f5-43f2-9f02-afbb17c0f5ca</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561339/138.mp3" length="34764576" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Calamity Jane joins Doc Holliday and a Chinese blacksmith armed with jiangshi lore as Dracula’s vampire army closes around Deadwood.

The massacre at The Gem has transformed Pearl and other saloon women into blood-drinking servants. Sheriff Con...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Calamity Jane joins Doc Holliday and a Chinese blacksmith armed with jiangshi lore as Dracula’s vampire army closes around Deadwood.<br /><br /> The massacre at The Gem has transformed Pearl and other saloon women into blood-drinking servants. Sheriff Con Stapleton embraces the invader, animals flee the town, and a trail left by a dragged coffin disappears into Deadwood’s streets. Yen, the local blacksmith, recognizes the enemy from creatures he fought in China and forges a Moon Tooth Spade capable of distracting, staking, and beheading the living dead.<br /><br /> Calamity and Colorado Charlie prepare for another night while the consumptive gambler known as Whisky Tom reveals his true name: John Henry “Doc” Holliday. Guns, silver, cemetery wood, a rapier hidden inside a walking stick, and Calamity’s savage Appaloosa become the town’s last defenses. Dracula can move like shadow and transform into a giant bat, but even an immortal count may have underestimated the gunfighter who refuses to fear ghosts.<br /><br /> Part two of John Oak Dalton’s “Calamity Jane vs. Dracula” delivers the supernatural Western finale with vampire combat, Chinese folklore, Hammer-horror atmosphere, Spaghetti Western grit, and martial-arts influence. The battle may save Deadwood, yet one wounded legend carries an ominous new thirst toward Tombstone. Story by John Oak Dalton.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2173</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cowboy,dakota,dracula,gunfight,guns,hookers,undead,vampires,western</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2a15ecaba4a0a446bb9f2b14f8998d21.jpg"/><itunes:episode>138</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Behind the Spooky #02 — Producer Dan Wilder on Horror Filmmaking</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-spooky-02-producer-dan-wilder-on-horror-filmmaking--50561346</link><description><![CDATA[Weekly Spooky producer Dan Wilder joins Henrique Couto for a candid conversation about writing, collaboration, and moving from audio horror into film and television production.<br /><br /> Dan is one of Weekly Spooky’s principal creative collaborators, and this Behind the Spooky interview introduces the person behind a major part of the show’s production. He discusses his work as a writer and his expanding experience directing and producing movies and television alongside Henrique, giving listeners a closer look at the creative partnership supporting the podcast.<br /><br /> The result is an informal, behind-the-scenes discussion for listeners interested in independent horror, podcast production, and the relationship between storytelling for audio and filmmaking. It places Dan’s work on Weekly Spooky within a broader creative path while preserving the relaxed conversation between two longtime collaborators.<br /><br /> Featuring producer, writer, director, and Weekly Spooky collaborator Dan Wilder with Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/449cedb3-002c-4e8d-93a4-e126ec520334</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561346/02_behind_the_spooky_free.mp3" length="31557993" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Weekly Spooky producer Dan Wilder joins Henrique Couto for a candid conversation about writing, collaboration, and moving from audio horror into film and television production.

Dan is one of Weekly Spooky’s principal creative collaborators, and this...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Weekly Spooky producer Dan Wilder joins Henrique Couto for a candid conversation about writing, collaboration, and moving from audio horror into film and television production.<br /><br /> Dan is one of Weekly Spooky’s principal creative collaborators, and this Behind the Spooky interview introduces the person behind a major part of the show’s production. He discusses his work as a writer and his expanding experience directing and producing movies and television alongside Henrique, giving listeners a closer look at the creative partnership supporting the podcast.<br /><br /> The result is an informal, behind-the-scenes discussion for listeners interested in independent horror, podcast production, and the relationship between storytelling for audio and filmmaking. It places Dan’s work on Weekly Spooky within a broader creative path while preserving the relaxed conversation between two longtime collaborators.<br /><br /> Featuring producer, writer, director, and Weekly Spooky collaborator Dan Wilder with Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1973</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5c44ad33c1b2ee10785cfd6fa17319dc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Calamity Jane vs. Dracula Part 1: A Vampire Invasion Comes to Deadwood</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/calamity-jane-vs-dracula-part-1-a-vampire-invasion-comes-to-deadwood--50561342</link><description><![CDATA[Calamity Jane faces a pale stranger, a coffin dragged into Deadwood, and murdered saloon women rising as vampires beneath the Dakota moon.<br /><br /> Still grieving Wild Bill Hickok, Martha Jane Cannary spends her days drinking beside his grave at Mount Moriah Cemetery and shooting anyone foolish enough to disrespect it. On the road back to town she finds a wounded gambler calling himself Whisky Tom, robbed by a ranch hand who was hauling a mysterious coffin toward The Gem saloon.<br /><br /> The coffin’s servant, Kinch Yantis, has been promised power by a new master from Europe. After dark, a thin figure in a black suit moves through The Gem with impossible speed, leaving Al Swearengen’s establishment soaked in blood. Calamity Jane and Colorado Charlie Utter can shoot the attacker but cannot keep him down. Outside, Pearl and the other murdered women return with grave dirt in their voices, seeking a special bride for the master.<br /><br /> Part one of John Oak Dalton’s “Calamity Jane vs. Dracula” blends supernatural Western adventure, historical frontier figures, vampire horror, and pulpy gunfighter action. Deadwood, Wild Bill’s ghost, Calamity’s scarred Appaloosa, and the arrival of Dracula set the stage for an Old West war between six-shooters and the undead. Story by John Oak Dalton.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/c4312e0d-839d-48a8-b023-d7092cb17c48</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561342/137.mp3" length="34550581" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Calamity Jane faces a pale stranger, a coffin dragged into Deadwood, and murdered saloon women rising as vampires beneath the Dakota moon.

Still grieving Wild Bill Hickok, Martha Jane Cannary spends her days drinking beside his grave at Mount Moriah...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Calamity Jane faces a pale stranger, a coffin dragged into Deadwood, and murdered saloon women rising as vampires beneath the Dakota moon.<br /><br /> Still grieving Wild Bill Hickok, Martha Jane Cannary spends her days drinking beside his grave at Mount Moriah Cemetery and shooting anyone foolish enough to disrespect it. On the road back to town she finds a wounded gambler calling himself Whisky Tom, robbed by a ranch hand who was hauling a mysterious coffin toward The Gem saloon.<br /><br /> The coffin’s servant, Kinch Yantis, has been promised power by a new master from Europe. After dark, a thin figure in a black suit moves through The Gem with impossible speed, leaving Al Swearengen’s establishment soaked in blood. Calamity Jane and Colorado Charlie Utter can shoot the attacker but cannot keep him down. Outside, Pearl and the other murdered women return with grave dirt in their voices, seeking a special bride for the master.<br /><br /> Part one of John Oak Dalton’s “Calamity Jane vs. Dracula” blends supernatural Western adventure, historical frontier figures, vampire horror, and pulpy gunfighter action. Deadwood, Wild Bill’s ghost, Calamity’s scarred Appaloosa, and the arrival of Dracula set the stage for an Old West war between six-shooters and the undead. Story by John Oak Dalton.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2160</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>dakota,guns,undead,vampires,violence,western</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2a15ecaba4a0a446bb9f2b14f8998d21.jpg"/><itunes:episode>137</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Deal Was Great, but the Payments Are Hell — A Family’s Demonic Debt Comes Due</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-deal-was-great-but-the-payments-are-hell-a-family-s-demonic-debt-comes-due--50561337</link><description><![CDATA[Jerimiah Reedle has spent his life hunting demons, but the infernal visitors tracking him know the truth: he is not the collector—he is the payment.<br /><br /> Holed up in a cheap motel with his father’s revolver, Jerimiah sees every knock as another supernatural attack. A pizza delivery becomes a hostage situation, and a stranger at the door confirms that something from Hell really has found him. Three generations earlier, Jerimiah’s grandfather traded for a fortune and left his descendants responsible for the blood debt. Now the third generation has come due.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s darkly comic demon story mixes paranoia, inherited damnation, mistaken identity, and a collector who cannot be stopped by locks or bullets. Jerimiah knows the rules his father taught him, but no survival plan can erase a bargain made before he was born.<br /><br /> “The Deal Was Great, but the Payments Are Hell” by Joe Solmo.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by “Boggy Creek: The Series.” Watch it free on Tubi: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300008310" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/e7cc6a1d-463a-415f-9bfc-252cdb2308d1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561337/136.mp3" length="20688128" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jerimiah Reedle has spent his life hunting demons, but the infernal visitors tracking him know the truth: he is not the collector—he is the payment.

Holed up in a cheap motel with his father’s revolver, Jerimiah sees every knock as another...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jerimiah Reedle has spent his life hunting demons, but the infernal visitors tracking him know the truth: he is not the collector—he is the payment.<br /><br /> Holed up in a cheap motel with his father’s revolver, Jerimiah sees every knock as another supernatural attack. A pizza delivery becomes a hostage situation, and a stranger at the door confirms that something from Hell really has found him. Three generations earlier, Jerimiah’s grandfather traded for a fortune and left his descendants responsible for the blood debt. Now the third generation has come due.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s darkly comic demon story mixes paranoia, inherited damnation, mistaken identity, and a collector who cannot be stopped by locks or bullets. Jerimiah knows the rules his father taught him, but no survival plan can erase a bargain made before he was born.<br /><br /> “The Deal Was Great, but the Payments Are Hell” by Joe Solmo.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by “Boggy Creek: The Series.” Watch it free on Tubi: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300008310" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1293</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>demons,devil,guns,horror,revenge,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a630354aa1a839ef7ac291e4f230d452.jpg"/><itunes:episode>136</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Zombillies - These Zombie Country Kids WILL EAT YOU!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/zombillies-these-zombie-country-kids-will-eat-you--50561331</link><description><![CDATA[In Strickfield’s backwoods, seven-year-old Billy McCracken is murdered, dumped in a toxic river, and resurrected as the leader of a child-zombie horde.<br />Once a relentless prankster, Billy returns with a hunger for revenge. Every attack adds another undead child to his ranks, and soon isolated trailers, stranded families, and anyone reckless enough to take a shortcut through the woods are caught in the spreading nightmare.<br />Vinton Rose and Shelly May Ruebottom know the rules from the zombie movie they just watched: aim for the head and keep moving. But when the Zombillies surround their backwoods community, survival means rallying an armed posse for a bloody last stand—and finding Billy before he can build another army.<br />Written by Rob Fields, Zombillies is a narrated rural zombie horror story packed with killer kids, toxic-waste resurrection, backwoods survival, dark comedy, and the dangerous folklore of Strickfield.<br />Zombillies by Rob Fields<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/f8590bce-1378-416c-9c33-f0cbbef1e86c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561331/135.mp3" length="36547590" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In Strickfield’s backwoods, seven-year-old Billy McCracken is murdered, dumped in a toxic river, and resurrected as the leader of a child-zombie horde.
Once a relentless prankster, Billy returns with a hunger for revenge. Every attack adds another...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Strickfield’s backwoods, seven-year-old Billy McCracken is murdered, dumped in a toxic river, and resurrected as the leader of a child-zombie horde.<br />Once a relentless prankster, Billy returns with a hunger for revenge. Every attack adds another undead child to his ranks, and soon isolated trailers, stranded families, and anyone reckless enough to take a shortcut through the woods are caught in the spreading nightmare.<br />Vinton Rose and Shelly May Ruebottom know the rules from the zombie movie they just watched: aim for the head and keep moving. But when the Zombillies surround their backwoods community, survival means rallying an armed posse for a bloody last stand—and finding Billy before he can build another army.<br />Written by Rob Fields, Zombillies is a narrated rural zombie horror story packed with killer kids, toxic-waste resurrection, backwoods survival, dark comedy, and the dangerous folklore of Strickfield.<br />Zombillies by Rob Fields<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2285</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e1cda094eca2cac5207e5b7ec1a41ad8.jpg"/><itunes:episode>135</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Why Am I Here? — A Ouija Board Opens a Deadly Path to Moloch</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-am-i-here-a-ouija-board-opens-a-deadly-path-to-moloch--50561348</link><description><![CDATA[A lonely child asks a Ouija board why he exists, then follows a cruel joke to build a working spirit board from blood, bone, and murder.<br /><br /> Bruce Evans feels discarded by his family and believes the spirits may give him the purpose no one else will. When his older brother mocks the store-bought board and invents a gruesome ritual, Bruce takes every word literally. By the time the house falls silent, the boy has created a board that truly answers—and the entity spelling its name has plans for his talent.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s occult horror story turns childhood isolation into a brutal summoning tale. The question at its center is painfully human, but the answer comes from Moloch, who sees not a frightened child but a willing partner for acts far worse than anything Bruce has already done.<br /><br /> “Why Am I Here?” by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by “Boggy Creek: The Series.” Watch it free on Tubi: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300008310" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/a0d9b802-b8b6-4438-aec1-e301edb1d0c1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561348/134.mp3" length="24159697" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A lonely child asks a Ouija board why he exists, then follows a cruel joke to build a working spirit board from blood, bone, and murder.

Bruce Evans feels discarded by his family and believes the spirits may give him the purpose no one else will....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A lonely child asks a Ouija board why he exists, then follows a cruel joke to build a working spirit board from blood, bone, and murder.<br /><br /> Bruce Evans feels discarded by his family and believes the spirits may give him the purpose no one else will. When his older brother mocks the store-bought board and invents a gruesome ritual, Bruce takes every word literally. By the time the house falls silent, the boy has created a board that truly answers—and the entity spelling its name has plans for his talent.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s occult horror story turns childhood isolation into a brutal summoning tale. The question at its center is painfully human, but the answer comes from Moloch, who sees not a frightened child but a willing partner for acts far worse than anything Bruce has already done.<br /><br /> “Why Am I Here?” by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by “Boggy Creek: The Series.” Watch it free on Tubi: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300008310" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1510</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1e7e4b765dfdd2a229ac39d214b38a25.jpg"/><itunes:episode>134</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Behind the Spooky #01 — Henrique Couto on Creating Weekly Spooky</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-spooky-01-henrique-couto-on-creating-weekly-spooky--50561344</link><description><![CDATA[Weekly Spooky creator and host Henrique Couto opens the production room for a personal look at how the horror podcast began and how each episode comes together.<br /><br /> In the first installment of Behind the Spooky, Henrique introduces himself, reflects on his long relationship with podcasting, and explains why he created an audio-first home for horror stories. The conversation connects the show’s origin to the practical work behind its weekly release schedule, offering listeners context for the voice, editorial choices, and creative purpose that shape the series.<br /><br /> This behind-the-scenes episode is a useful starting point for anyone curious about the making of Weekly Spooky, independent horror podcast production, or the thinking that turns a written story into a finished listening experience. Rather than a fictional tale, it is a creator-focused companion to the main feed and the opening chapter of the Behind the Spooky interview series.<br /><br /> Featuring Weekly Spooky creator and host Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/70cf44e3-3f7a-40d2-8cf3-2e4822588107</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561344/01_behind_the_spooky_free.mp3" length="31847638" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Weekly Spooky creator and host Henrique Couto opens the production room for a personal look at how the horror podcast began and how each episode comes together.

In the first installment of Behind the Spooky, Henrique introduces himself, reflects on...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Weekly Spooky creator and host Henrique Couto opens the production room for a personal look at how the horror podcast began and how each episode comes together.<br /><br /> In the first installment of Behind the Spooky, Henrique introduces himself, reflects on his long relationship with podcasting, and explains why he created an audio-first home for horror stories. The conversation connects the show’s origin to the practical work behind its weekly release schedule, offering listeners context for the voice, editorial choices, and creative purpose that shape the series.<br /><br /> This behind-the-scenes episode is a useful starting point for anyone curious about the making of Weekly Spooky, independent horror podcast production, or the thinking that turns a written story into a finished listening experience. Rather than a fictional tale, it is a creator-focused companion to the main feed and the opening chapter of the Behind the Spooky interview series.<br /><br /> Featuring Weekly Spooky creator and host Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1991</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5c44ad33c1b2ee10785cfd6fa17319dc.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Maggie Blue — A Psychic Murder Mystery Inside a Sanitarium</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/maggie-blue-a-psychic-murder-mystery-inside-a-sanitarium--50561357</link><description><![CDATA[A young therapist enters a locked sanitarium to study a mute killer whose drawings reveal murders he could never have witnessed—including her own.<br /><br /> Maggie Gillespie has always felt safest wearing blue. On her first day at San Pascualito Federal Sanitarium, she is assigned to Patient Thirty-Seven, a silent man who has spent forty years drawing crime scenes from different decades. His newest picture shows Maggie in the saffron dress she is wearing, bloodied by an attack that has not happened yet. When she arranges his work as a timeline, a pattern emerges connecting infamous killings, her father’s death, and someone much closer than she expects.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s psychological horror mystery blends institutional dread, remote viewing, serial murder, and a heroine forced to decide whether the man behind the barrier is a killer or a witness. The drawings know where evil has been—and where it is going next.<br /><br /> “Maggie Blue” by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by “Boggy Creek: The Series.” Watch it free on Tubi: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300008310" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/c72ad1c9-ff1b-403c-9469-fc720bb40abe</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561357/133.mp3" length="31411707" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A young therapist enters a locked sanitarium to study a mute killer whose drawings reveal murders he could never have witnessed—including her own.

Maggie Gillespie has always felt safest wearing blue. On her first day at San Pascualito Federal...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A young therapist enters a locked sanitarium to study a mute killer whose drawings reveal murders he could never have witnessed—including her own.<br /><br /> Maggie Gillespie has always felt safest wearing blue. On her first day at San Pascualito Federal Sanitarium, she is assigned to Patient Thirty-Seven, a silent man who has spent forty years drawing crime scenes from different decades. His newest picture shows Maggie in the saffron dress she is wearing, bloodied by an attack that has not happened yet. When she arranges his work as a timeline, a pattern emerges connecting infamous killings, her father’s death, and someone much closer than she expects.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s psychological horror mystery blends institutional dread, remote viewing, serial murder, and a heroine forced to decide whether the man behind the barrier is a killer or a witness. The drawings know where evil has been—and where it is going next.<br /><br /> “Maggie Blue” by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by “Boggy Creek: The Series.” Watch it free on Tubi: <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300008310" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/series/3000...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1964</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9fbd32b2a778d2698ba7d1e1d64b19f7.jpg"/><itunes:episode>133</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Roxie — Supernatural Obsession Turns Love into Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/roxie-supernatural-obsession-turns-love-into-murder--50561353</link><description><![CDATA[Jake falls instantly in love with Roxie, an ageless stranger whose intoxicating presence leaves men willing to kill anyone she names.<br /><br /> Roxie appears without a last name, a history, or any explanation for the strange sweetness that overwhelms Jake and even captivates his dog. She disappears after one night, then returns a year later to collect the promise she planted in his mind: prove his love through murder. Each visit deepens the obsession, and the child she eventually brings with her reveals that Roxie’s hunger is part of something older and more widespread than one doomed romance.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s supernatural femme-fatale story explores glamour, compulsion, and creatures that use human longing as both a weapon and a means of survival. Jake believes love has finally entered his life; by the time he understands what Roxie is, his choices—and his blood-soaked devotion—belong to her.<br /><br /> “Roxie” by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by “Boggy Creek: The Series.”<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/295d227f-ad79-4f7a-90f3-8fdc5d2ecb76</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561353/132.mp3" length="25063325" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jake falls instantly in love with Roxie, an ageless stranger whose intoxicating presence leaves men willing to kill anyone she names.

Roxie appears without a last name, a history, or any explanation for the strange sweetness that overwhelms Jake and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jake falls instantly in love with Roxie, an ageless stranger whose intoxicating presence leaves men willing to kill anyone she names.<br /><br /> Roxie appears without a last name, a history, or any explanation for the strange sweetness that overwhelms Jake and even captivates his dog. She disappears after one night, then returns a year later to collect the promise she planted in his mind: prove his love through murder. Each visit deepens the obsession, and the child she eventually brings with her reveals that Roxie’s hunger is part of something older and more widespread than one doomed romance.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s supernatural femme-fatale story explores glamour, compulsion, and creatures that use human longing as both a weapon and a means of survival. Jake believes love has finally entered his life; by the time he understands what Roxie is, his choices—and his blood-soaked devotion—belong to her.<br /><br /> “Roxie” by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by “Boggy Creek: The Series.”<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1567</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9bc396866689b6e216a26ab442fd9c7a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>132</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sick with Rage: Raigen Devereux Hunts Strickfield’s Queen of Hearts Killer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sick-with-rage-raigen-devereux-hunts-strickfield-s-queen-of-hearts-killer--50561349</link><description><![CDATA[Serial killer Raigen Devereux battles a 102-degree fever and a blizzard while hunting the murderer who removes victims’ hearts and leaves playing cards.<br /><br /> Raige is a police intern, the vigilante known as the Angel of Death, and a predator who targets people she judges worse than herself. When Delphine Brewster-Sloane calls about her missing husband Joseph and stepson Franklin, Raige leaves her dorm despite a severe flu. At Delphine’s house, Joseph is found hanging in the attic with his heart removed and a Queen of Hearts card placed in his hand.<br /><br /> Franklin’s phone and a secluded loft point toward Delphine’s estranged daughter, Rigby Brewster. Raige follows the trail through the storm to jars containing eight human hearts and a room where Franklin is being held. Rigby has built her own serial-killer identity around eliminating anyone she believes stands between her and Franklin—but Raige’s collapsing body turns an execution into a dangerous contest of secrets.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Sick with Rage” advances the Strickfield Angel of Death mythology through a killer-versus-killer investigation, the Queen of Hearts murders, winter survival, and physical vulnerability. The richer title and notes name Raigen, Rigby, Delphine, Franklin, and the signature evidence without resolving who ultimately claims the other. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/f5d556ed-f9f2-4b1a-b1ae-4b6f21a519ca</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561349/131.mp3" length="36119599" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Serial killer Raigen Devereux battles a 102-degree fever and a blizzard while hunting the murderer who removes victims’ hearts and leaves playing cards.

Raige is a police intern, the vigilante known as the Angel of Death, and a predator who targets...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Serial killer Raigen Devereux battles a 102-degree fever and a blizzard while hunting the murderer who removes victims’ hearts and leaves playing cards.<br /><br /> Raige is a police intern, the vigilante known as the Angel of Death, and a predator who targets people she judges worse than herself. When Delphine Brewster-Sloane calls about her missing husband Joseph and stepson Franklin, Raige leaves her dorm despite a severe flu. At Delphine’s house, Joseph is found hanging in the attic with his heart removed and a Queen of Hearts card placed in his hand.<br /><br /> Franklin’s phone and a secluded loft point toward Delphine’s estranged daughter, Rigby Brewster. Raige follows the trail through the storm to jars containing eight human hearts and a room where Franklin is being held. Rigby has built her own serial-killer identity around eliminating anyone she believes stands between her and Franklin—but Raige’s collapsing body turns an execution into a dangerous contest of secrets.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Sick with Rage” advances the Strickfield Angel of Death mythology through a killer-versus-killer investigation, the Queen of Hearts murders, winter survival, and physical vulnerability. The richer title and notes name Raigen, Rigby, Delphine, Franklin, and the signature evidence without resolving who ultimately claims the other. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2258</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48eccc31c08850988fc6685ed8170a6d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>131</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Trouble with Cousins — You Can't SEVER Family Ties!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-trouble-with-cousins-you-can-t-sever-family-ties--50561358</link><description><![CDATA[Two cousins steal body parts for a black-market doctor, then discover his warehouse experiments have transformed human remains into a living hive.<br /><br /> The narrator and his cousin Jimmy make their money by robbing cadavers and delivering the pieces to a man they call Doc. Jimmy is reckless, cruel, and always eager to take their crimes further. When Doc offers more money for living subjects, the cousins cross a line even their graveyard work never prepared them to face.<br /><br /> At Doc’s warehouse, refrigerated body parts, strange laboratory equipment, and a silence that feels wrong point to an experiment out of control. A swarm of screaming parasites—Doc’s “banshbees”—has found a new way to use human flesh, and the cousins’ latest victims may not be the only bodies waiting to become part of the hive.<br /><br /> “The Trouble with Cousins” is a narrated body-horror story mixing corpse theft, mad science, parasitic insects, criminal depravity, splatter, and pitch-black humor. Family ties brought these two men into business together; surviving what Doc created may finally sever them.<br /><br /> Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/ccb9016c-7088-41ba-ab75-2f5defc90a29</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561358/130.mp3" length="26275825" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two cousins steal body parts for a black-market doctor, then discover his warehouse experiments have transformed human remains into a living hive.

The narrator and his cousin Jimmy make their money by robbing cadavers and delivering the pieces to a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two cousins steal body parts for a black-market doctor, then discover his warehouse experiments have transformed human remains into a living hive.<br /><br /> The narrator and his cousin Jimmy make their money by robbing cadavers and delivering the pieces to a man they call Doc. Jimmy is reckless, cruel, and always eager to take their crimes further. When Doc offers more money for living subjects, the cousins cross a line even their graveyard work never prepared them to face.<br /><br /> At Doc’s warehouse, refrigerated body parts, strange laboratory equipment, and a silence that feels wrong point to an experiment out of control. A swarm of screaming parasites—Doc’s “banshbees”—has found a new way to use human flesh, and the cousins’ latest victims may not be the only bodies waiting to become part of the hive.<br /><br /> “The Trouble with Cousins” is a narrated body-horror story mixing corpse theft, mad science, parasitic insects, criminal depravity, splatter, and pitch-black humor. Family ties brought these two men into business together; surviving what Doc created may finally sever them.<br /><br /> Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1643</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d800c907b66f6363e9c12fc29027aec.jpg"/><itunes:episode>130</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Love, Burgers, and the Open Road — A Truck-Stop Killer Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-burgers-and-the-open-road-a-truck-stop-killer-horror-story--50561359</link><description><![CDATA[A thirteen-year-old boy joins his trucker uncle on the road to Nashville and learns that gas-station burgers, survival manuals, and family advice can keep him alive.<br /><br /> Brad leaves a neglectful home expecting an awkward reunion with the father who abandoned him. Instead, Uncle Curtis turns the long haul into a crash course in trucking, hard-earned wisdom, and the strange comforts of highway life. When they stop at Moonlight Drive during a storm, an escaped killer from San Pascualito has already turned the truck stop into a slaughterhouse. Brad is trapped inside with the masked Phantom Killer and only the lessons he learned hours earlier to defend himself.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s coming-of-age road horror mixes warmth, black comedy, truck-stop atmosphere, and brutal serial-killer suspense. What Brad survives on the road will shape the man he becomes—and change what love, death, and an open highway mean to him forever.<br /><br /> “Love, Burgers, and the Open Road” by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/d4dcc858-c7b2-484b-bdc5-e0f75731522d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561359/129.mp3" length="31366567" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A thirteen-year-old boy joins his trucker uncle on the road to Nashville and learns that gas-station burgers, survival manuals, and family advice can keep him alive.

Brad leaves a neglectful home expecting an awkward reunion with the father who...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A thirteen-year-old boy joins his trucker uncle on the road to Nashville and learns that gas-station burgers, survival manuals, and family advice can keep him alive.<br /><br /> Brad leaves a neglectful home expecting an awkward reunion with the father who abandoned him. Instead, Uncle Curtis turns the long haul into a crash course in trucking, hard-earned wisdom, and the strange comforts of highway life. When they stop at Moonlight Drive during a storm, an escaped killer from San Pascualito has already turned the truck stop into a slaughterhouse. Brad is trapped inside with the masked Phantom Killer and only the lessons he learned hours earlier to defend himself.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s coming-of-age road horror mixes warmth, black comedy, truck-stop atmosphere, and brutal serial-killer suspense. What Brad survives on the road will shape the man he becomes—and change what love, death, and an open highway mean to him forever.<br /><br /> “Love, Burgers, and the Open Road” by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1961</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1689a9a9d7882772c6fbf00707e48230.jpg"/><itunes:episode>129</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Squirrels — A Vacant House Hides a Flesh-Eating Colony</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/squirrels-a-vacant-house-hides-a-flesh-eating-colony--50561341</link><description><![CDATA[A morning jogger watches a dead neighbor’s vacant house fill with silent squirrels—each one standing at a window and following him with black, unblinking eyes.<br /><br /> His route down Marigold Street normally leads straight to Gambrell Park, but Mrs. Woodrow’s empty home becomes impossible to ignore. First there is one squirrel, then three, then a row of them staring through every pane. The realtor never returns his calls, the for-sale sign disappears, and a strange old man at the door insists there are no squirrels at all. By the next morning, every animal has vanished and the front door is hanging open.<br /><br /> Inside, the runner finds an overturned kitchen, the aftermath of a violent break-in, and a wet chewing sound that exposes something far worse than an infestation. Douglas Waltz’s suburban creature story turns a familiar backyard animal into a coordinated body-horror nightmare, where an ordinary house may be occupied by a colony that knows exactly how to look human. After this encounter, one man’s daily running route will never be the same.<br /><br /> “Squirrels” by Douglas Waltz.<br /><br /> This episode is also sponsored by “The Farmhouse: Book One,” available on Amazon and Kindle.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/69442908-cae2-4f08-bd38-6229c5891fc6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561341/128.mp3" length="20120958" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A morning jogger watches a dead neighbor’s vacant house fill with silent squirrels—each one standing at a window and following him with black, unblinking eyes.

His route down Marigold Street normally leads straight to Gambrell Park, but Mrs....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A morning jogger watches a dead neighbor’s vacant house fill with silent squirrels—each one standing at a window and following him with black, unblinking eyes.<br /><br /> His route down Marigold Street normally leads straight to Gambrell Park, but Mrs. Woodrow’s empty home becomes impossible to ignore. First there is one squirrel, then three, then a row of them staring through every pane. The realtor never returns his calls, the for-sale sign disappears, and a strange old man at the door insists there are no squirrels at all. By the next morning, every animal has vanished and the front door is hanging open.<br /><br /> Inside, the runner finds an overturned kitchen, the aftermath of a violent break-in, and a wet chewing sound that exposes something far worse than an infestation. Douglas Waltz’s suburban creature story turns a familiar backyard animal into a coordinated body-horror nightmare, where an ordinary house may be occupied by a colony that knows exactly how to look human. After this encounter, one man’s daily running route will never be the same.<br /><br /> “Squirrels” by Douglas Waltz.<br /><br /> This episode is also sponsored by “The Farmhouse: Book One,” available on Amazon and Kindle.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1258</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/33fdcfa7737294edc148ded255b057e1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>128</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Wings of Twilight — A Skeptic Discovers Deadly Fairies in the Woods</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/wings-of-twilight-a-skeptic-discovers-deadly-fairies-in-the-woods--50561336</link><description><![CDATA[A skeptical vacationer crushes what he assumes is a dragonfly, only to discover a bleeding miniature humanoid with delicate wings in his palm.<br /><br /> Martin believes legends are products of selective reasoning and herd mentality. At a remote cabin with his wife Darlene, that certainty collapses when they photograph the tiny body and realize the old stories may describe something alive in the surrounding woods. Across the lake, noisy young campers disturb the twilight, and the boundary between folklore, evidence, and danger begins to disappear.<br /><br /> L. F. Falconer’s woodland fantasy horror asks what happens when proof of the impossible arrives through an act of casual violence. The discovery promises wonder, but the forest has its own inhabitants, loyalties, and ways of answering an intrusion. In this creature tale, seeing is believing—and belief comes too late to make anyone safe.<br /><br /> “Wings of Twilight” by L. F. Falconer.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/22e00ba8-ceb1-431a-b858-767081d80bdf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561336/127.mp3" length="28867590" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A skeptical vacationer crushes what he assumes is a dragonfly, only to discover a bleeding miniature humanoid with delicate wings in his palm.

Martin believes legends are products of selective reasoning and herd mentality. At a remote cabin with his...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A skeptical vacationer crushes what he assumes is a dragonfly, only to discover a bleeding miniature humanoid with delicate wings in his palm.<br /><br /> Martin believes legends are products of selective reasoning and herd mentality. At a remote cabin with his wife Darlene, that certainty collapses when they photograph the tiny body and realize the old stories may describe something alive in the surrounding woods. Across the lake, noisy young campers disturb the twilight, and the boundary between folklore, evidence, and danger begins to disappear.<br /><br /> L. F. Falconer’s woodland fantasy horror asks what happens when proof of the impossible arrives through an act of casual violence. The discovery promises wonder, but the forest has its own inhabitants, loyalties, and ways of answering an intrusion. In this creature tale, seeing is believing—and belief comes too late to make anyone safe.<br /><br /> “Wings of Twilight” by L. F. Falconer.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1805</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ff5d9f6eeace1bb4c3a4d6390a1056f5.jpg"/><itunes:episode>127</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Mary’s Revenge — A Vigilante Urban Legend Targets Predatory Fraternities</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mary-s-revenge-a-vigilante-urban-legend-targets-predatory-fraternities--50561351</link><description><![CDATA[Mary Anne Wright has become the lethal urban legend known as AIDS Mary, using a mutated infection to hunt fraternity men she believes escaped justice.<br /><br /> This fictional Strickfield revenge story follows Mary as she infiltrates the North Ridgeway chapter of Delta Omega Kappa. After surviving a brutal assault connected to the fraternity and learning that her illness kills with impossible speed, she builds disguises, studies police reports, and turns herself into a trap for men accused of rape. Her mission is calculated and merciless—but the final members of the house know who is hunting them and plan an ambush of their own.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ transgressive horror story presents an unstable vigilante whose trauma, rage, and supernatural disease have fused into a serial-killer identity. The episode explores revenge curdling into obsession while keeping Mary’s place in Strickfield’s dark urban-legend mythology at the center.<br /><br /> “Mary’s Revenge” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/e0d0f152-d46e-4163-aab0-cacae375a172</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561351/126.mp3" length="36833056" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mary Anne Wright has become the lethal urban legend known as AIDS Mary, using a mutated infection to hunt fraternity men she believes escaped justice.

This fictional Strickfield revenge story follows Mary as she infiltrates the North Ridgeway chapter...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary Anne Wright has become the lethal urban legend known as AIDS Mary, using a mutated infection to hunt fraternity men she believes escaped justice.<br /><br /> This fictional Strickfield revenge story follows Mary as she infiltrates the North Ridgeway chapter of Delta Omega Kappa. After surviving a brutal assault connected to the fraternity and learning that her illness kills with impossible speed, she builds disguises, studies police reports, and turns herself into a trap for men accused of rape. Her mission is calculated and merciless—but the final members of the house know who is hunting them and plan an ambush of their own.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ transgressive horror story presents an unstable vigilante whose trauma, rage, and supernatural disease have fused into a serial-killer identity. The episode explores revenge curdling into obsession while keeping Mary’s place in Strickfield’s dark urban-legend mythology at the center.<br /><br /> “Mary’s Revenge” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2303</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20b89024ecad568b29934da27787b879.jpg"/><itunes:episode>126</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Tree in the House: Botanical Body Horror Story: The Growth Inside You!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tree-in-the-house-botanical-body-horror-story-the-growth-inside-you--50561379</link><description><![CDATA[Body horror stories meet plant horror and grotesque transformation in “The Tree in the House” by Tim Castle—a disturbing horror fiction tale about an ordinary afternoon of yard work that becomes a slow, living nightmare.<br /><br /> After a hideous weed drives its thorn through his boot, a man desperately pulls pieces of root from the bleeding wound. He convinces himself that the danger has passed, but something is still moving beneath his skin—crawling through his muscles, wrapping around his bones, and changing him from the inside out. Soon, bark begins replacing flesh. Roots burrow through the floor. Twigs emerge from his fingers, branches split from his head, and his own home becomes the soil for a horrifying metamorphosis he is powerless to stop. Worst of all, his mind remains completely awake inside the thing his body is becoming.<br /><br /> This gruesome short horror story combines body transformation horror, plant horror, nature horror, invasive infection, insect infestation, psychological terror, and supernatural fiction.<br /><br /> The Tree in the House builds its tension through body horror and transformation, and dangerous places and hidden histories, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/31646115-2c8d-4110-bf9c-f6f8acdab970</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561379/125.mp3" length="19737271" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Body horror stories meet plant horror and grotesque transformation in “The Tree in the House” by Tim Castle—a disturbing horror fiction tale about an ordinary afternoon of yard work that becomes a slow, living nightmare.

After a hideous weed drives...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Body horror stories meet plant horror and grotesque transformation in “The Tree in the House” by Tim Castle—a disturbing horror fiction tale about an ordinary afternoon of yard work that becomes a slow, living nightmare.<br /><br /> After a hideous weed drives its thorn through his boot, a man desperately pulls pieces of root from the bleeding wound. He convinces himself that the danger has passed, but something is still moving beneath his skin—crawling through his muscles, wrapping around his bones, and changing him from the inside out. Soon, bark begins replacing flesh. Roots burrow through the floor. Twigs emerge from his fingers, branches split from his head, and his own home becomes the soil for a horrifying metamorphosis he is powerless to stop. Worst of all, his mind remains completely awake inside the thing his body is becoming.<br /><br /> This gruesome short horror story combines body transformation horror, plant horror, nature horror, invasive infection, insect infestation, psychological terror, and supernatural fiction.<br /><br /> The Tree in the House builds its tension through body horror and transformation, and dangerous places and hidden histories, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1234</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,body,fiction,flesh,gore,halloween,horror,infection,infestation,insects,metamorphosis,mutation,nature,nightmare,plant,podcast,roots,scary,transformation,tree</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1043f5c66d620892c11b7b83fd8522ca.jpg"/><itunes:episode>125</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>It Never Snows in the Valley — Killer Snow with Razor Teeth</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-never-snows-in-the-valley-killer-snow-with-razor-teeth--50561347</link><description><![CDATA[An impossible snowstorm falls over the Valley, but each white clump is alive, filled with razor teeth, and hungry enough to strip its victims to bone.<br /><br /> Crystal Parker wakes to a forecast no one predicted and watches the snow crawl across her windows like a living thing. When it chews through the glass, she makes a desperate run for Highway 421 and reaches Ball’s filling station with help from Hambone. Behind the locked doors, the two survivors can only watch as the carnivorous storm descends on nearby families and the familiar landscape disappears beneath something that smells of sulfur.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s Southern apocalypse story turns a rare winter event into body horror on a community scale. The cold is dangerous, but the real threat is what moves inside it—gelatinous, relentless creatures falling from the sky until the Valley goes silent.<br /><br /> “It Never Snows in the Valley” by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/b6f8d24d-6610-46f7-b020-c150d34db8df</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561347/124.mp3" length="27203276" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An impossible snowstorm falls over the Valley, but each white clump is alive, filled with razor teeth, and hungry enough to strip its victims to bone.

Crystal Parker wakes to a forecast no one predicted and watches the snow crawl across her windows...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An impossible snowstorm falls over the Valley, but each white clump is alive, filled with razor teeth, and hungry enough to strip its victims to bone.<br /><br /> Crystal Parker wakes to a forecast no one predicted and watches the snow crawl across her windows like a living thing. When it chews through the glass, she makes a desperate run for Highway 421 and reaches Ball’s filling station with help from Hambone. Behind the locked doors, the two survivors can only watch as the carnivorous storm descends on nearby families and the familiar landscape disappears beneath something that smells of sulfur.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s Southern apocalypse story turns a rare winter event into body horror on a community scale. The cold is dangerous, but the real threat is what moves inside it—gelatinous, relentless creatures falling from the sky until the Valley goes silent.<br /><br /> “It Never Snows in the Valley” by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1701</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2fc3fadbab63076804430f4f3c032c0d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>124</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Lovers’ Lane — A Valentine’s Ghost Story of Undead Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lovers-lane-a-valentine-s-ghost-story-of-undead-revenge--50561361</link><description><![CDATA[A Valentine’s date at Cherry Hill becomes a fight for survival when the murdered lovers buried beneath the hill rise to punish anyone who enters their lane.<br /><br /> Frankie brings Annie to the local lovers’ lane and tells her the legend of Marshall Pressor, a town executioner who stalked courting couples with a chicken-wire noose. Pressor’s own crimes ended at the gallows, but the victims hidden on his land never found peace. At midnight on Valentine’s Day, the ground opens and an undead horde surrounds the couple with a bitter promise: if the dead were denied love here, no one else will have it either.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s holiday ghost story combines small-town folklore, a cursed hill, resurrected lovers, and a romance tested by pure self-preservation. Frankie and Annie arrive looking for privacy; what they find is an anniversary celebration for the dead.<br /><br /> “Lovers’ Lane” by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/20486458-098c-4ad6-be7f-c8c154df3a02</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:32:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561361/123.mp3" length="22447736" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Valentine’s date at Cherry Hill becomes a fight for survival when the murdered lovers buried beneath the hill rise to punish anyone who enters their lane.

Frankie brings Annie to the local lovers’ lane and tells her the legend of Marshall Pressor,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Valentine’s date at Cherry Hill becomes a fight for survival when the murdered lovers buried beneath the hill rise to punish anyone who enters their lane.<br /><br /> Frankie brings Annie to the local lovers’ lane and tells her the legend of Marshall Pressor, a town executioner who stalked courting couples with a chicken-wire noose. Pressor’s own crimes ended at the gallows, but the victims hidden on his land never found peace. At midnight on Valentine’s Day, the ground opens and an undead horde surrounds the couple with a bitter promise: if the dead were denied love here, no one else will have it either.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s holiday ghost story combines small-town folklore, a cursed hill, resurrected lovers, and a romance tested by pure self-preservation. Frankie and Annie arrive looking for privacy; what they find is an anniversary celebration for the dead.<br /><br /> “Lovers’ Lane” by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1403</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7e1ec9335b4bab2b364dfca1da47ea1b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>123</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Truth About Groundhog Day — The Witch’s Curse of Hollow Point</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-truth-about-groundhog-day-the-witch-s-curse-of-hollow-point--50561362</link><description><![CDATA[A witch’s Groundhog Day curse traps generations inside the ghost village of Hollow Point, where six shadows can summon the Hellweaver herself.<br /><br /> On February 2, 1821, Gretta Finny confronts the settlers who killed her coven and stole their land. She binds their lives to an immortal groundhog: if it sees its shadow for six consecutive years, the Dark Mother will return unless someone offers a life in payment. Two centuries later, four Strickfield University students camp in the abandoned village and uncover the final mayor’s account of the curse—without realizing their guide has a reason for bringing them there.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ supernatural folk-horror story reimagines Groundhog Day through witchcraft, inherited guilt, an inescapable town, and a demonic weather ritual. The familiar promise of six more weeks of winter becomes a countdown to something far worse.<br /><br /> “The Truth About Groundhog Day” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/9bd1e5d3-b5c1-4cd1-a861-5d43a2de4530</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561362/122.mp3" length="35980419" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A witch’s Groundhog Day curse traps generations inside the ghost village of Hollow Point, where six shadows can summon the Hellweaver herself.

On February 2, 1821, Gretta Finny confronts the settlers who killed her coven and stole their land. She...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A witch’s Groundhog Day curse traps generations inside the ghost village of Hollow Point, where six shadows can summon the Hellweaver herself.<br /><br /> On February 2, 1821, Gretta Finny confronts the settlers who killed her coven and stole their land. She binds their lives to an immortal groundhog: if it sees its shadow for six consecutive years, the Dark Mother will return unless someone offers a life in payment. Two centuries later, four Strickfield University students camp in the abandoned village and uncover the final mayor’s account of the curse—without realizing their guide has a reason for bringing them there.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ supernatural folk-horror story reimagines Groundhog Day through witchcraft, inherited guilt, an inescapable town, and a demonic weather ritual. The familiar promise of six more weeks of winter becomes a countdown to something far worse.<br /><br /> “The Truth About Groundhog Day” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2249</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9818f237f11efdfa33a7df4c8658013.jpg"/><itunes:episode>122</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Prom Queen Killer Part 4 of 4 — The Killer Is Crowned at Prom</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/prom-queen-killer-part-4-of-4-the-killer-is-crowned-at-prom--50561369</link><description><![CDATA[Prom night has arrived at Strickfield High, the bodies are still piling up, and the identity and motive of the Prom Queen Killer can no longer remain hidden.<br /><br /> The fourth and final chapter of Rob Fields’ serialized slasher brings the deadly prom-queen competition to its conclusion. With the dance underway and the surviving students trapped inside the consequences of the race, the mystery shifts from who will receive the crown to who will live long enough to see it awarded. The killer’s campaign reaches its final stage as the story answers the two questions driving the series: who is behind the murders, and why did the contest become a bloodbath?<br /><br /> This Strickfield finale delivers the payoff to a four-part tale of high-school rivalry, personal secrets, revenge, and escalating murder. Begin with part one for the complete storyline; this installment contains the culmination of the mystery and should be heard after the previous three chapters.<br /><br /> “Prom Queen Killer Part 4” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by Manscaped. Get 20% off and free shipping with code SPOOKY20 at <a href="https://www.manscaped.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.manscaped.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: </a><a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/78c6ac0f-11c7-4bbb-818c-9e7d9e70e9e8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561369/121_prom_queen_killer_4_of_4.mp3" length="31625702" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Prom night has arrived at Strickfield High, the bodies are still piling up, and the identity and motive of the Prom Queen Killer can no longer remain hidden.

The fourth and final chapter of Rob Fields’ serialized slasher brings the deadly prom-queen...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Prom night has arrived at Strickfield High, the bodies are still piling up, and the identity and motive of the Prom Queen Killer can no longer remain hidden.<br /><br /> The fourth and final chapter of Rob Fields’ serialized slasher brings the deadly prom-queen competition to its conclusion. With the dance underway and the surviving students trapped inside the consequences of the race, the mystery shifts from who will receive the crown to who will live long enough to see it awarded. The killer’s campaign reaches its final stage as the story answers the two questions driving the series: who is behind the murders, and why did the contest become a bloodbath?<br /><br /> This Strickfield finale delivers the payoff to a four-part tale of high-school rivalry, personal secrets, revenge, and escalating murder. Begin with part one for the complete storyline; this installment contains the culmination of the mystery and should be heard after the previous three chapters.<br /><br /> “Prom Queen Killer Part 4” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by Manscaped. Get 20% off and free shipping with code SPOOKY20 at <a href="https://www.manscaped.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.manscaped.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: </a><a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1977</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0639cea4a419ce1678f859852c2c2cdd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>121</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Prom Queen Killer Part 3 of 4 — Loralee’s Deadliest Night at Strickfield High</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/prom-queen-killer-part-3-of-4-loralee-s-deadliest-night-at-strickfield-high--50561394</link><description><![CDATA[The Strickfield High prom-queen race has become a murder spree, and Loralee Hardy now knows the killer is willing to slaughter everyone she loves.<br /><br /> Part three resumes after Loralee discovers Misty Blint’s body and a bloody warning that the attacker is getting closer. Two candidates have already withdrawn under pressure and died, while ruthless frontrunner Taylor Mirren continues using secrets to control the competition. Loralee must also face the threat of her abusive brother Aiden, whose message promised that he was coming for her. With prom approaching, grief, suspicion, and revenge tighten around every surviving nominee.<br /><br /> This serialized Strickfield slasher combines high-school rivalry, queer romance, family trauma, and a masked-killer mystery. The crown is still waiting, but the question is no longer who will win—it is who will remain alive when the votes are counted.<br /><br /> “Prom Queen Killer Part 3” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/b77f2e78-c8b8-4f85-8462-f241687418fd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561394/120_prom_queen_killer_3_of_4.mp3" length="31459354" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Strickfield High prom-queen race has become a murder spree, and Loralee Hardy now knows the killer is willing to slaughter everyone she loves.

Part three resumes after Loralee discovers Misty Blint’s body and a bloody warning that the attacker is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Strickfield High prom-queen race has become a murder spree, and Loralee Hardy now knows the killer is willing to slaughter everyone she loves.<br /><br /> Part three resumes after Loralee discovers Misty Blint’s body and a bloody warning that the attacker is getting closer. Two candidates have already withdrawn under pressure and died, while ruthless frontrunner Taylor Mirren continues using secrets to control the competition. Loralee must also face the threat of her abusive brother Aiden, whose message promised that he was coming for her. With prom approaching, grief, suspicion, and revenge tighten around every surviving nominee.<br /><br /> This serialized Strickfield slasher combines high-school rivalry, queer romance, family trauma, and a masked-killer mystery. The crown is still waiting, but the question is no longer who will win—it is who will remain alive when the votes are counted.<br /><br /> “Prom Queen Killer Part 3” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1967</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0639cea4a419ce1678f859852c2c2cdd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>120</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Prom Queen Killer Part 2 of 4 — Murder Enters the Strickfield High Race</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/prom-queen-killer-part-2-of-4-murder-enters-the-strickfield-high-race--50561367</link><description><![CDATA[The Strickfield High prom-queen competition turns deadly as candidates begin dropping out of the race—and then start turning up dead.<br /><br /> Part two of Rob Fields’ serialized slasher pushes Loralee Hardy deeper into a contest poisoned by secrets, rivalry, and escalating violence. What looked like a vicious popularity battle now has a body count, leaving the surviving students to wonder who is eliminating the competition and what the killer truly wants. Every withdrawal narrows the field, but it also brings the danger closer to the people still chasing the crown.<br /><br /> Set inside Fields’ interconnected Strickfield horror universe, this chapter combines high-school drama with a developing murder mystery. The episode advances the four-part story without revealing the killer, making the question of motive as urgent as the identity behind the attacks. Listen in order for the complete Prom Queen Killer storyline.<br /><br /> “Prom Queen Killer Part 2” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by Manscaped. Get 20% off and free shipping with code SPOOKY20 at <a href="https://www.manscaped.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.manscaped.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: </a><a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/c4f5bb91-7712-47df-b488-3ce4dca530ac</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561367/119_prom_queen_killer_2_of_4.mp3" length="31055188" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Strickfield High prom-queen competition turns deadly as candidates begin dropping out of the race—and then start turning up dead.

Part two of Rob Fields’ serialized slasher pushes Loralee Hardy deeper into a contest poisoned by secrets, rivalry,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Strickfield High prom-queen competition turns deadly as candidates begin dropping out of the race—and then start turning up dead.<br /><br /> Part two of Rob Fields’ serialized slasher pushes Loralee Hardy deeper into a contest poisoned by secrets, rivalry, and escalating violence. What looked like a vicious popularity battle now has a body count, leaving the surviving students to wonder who is eliminating the competition and what the killer truly wants. Every withdrawal narrows the field, but it also brings the danger closer to the people still chasing the crown.<br /><br /> Set inside Fields’ interconnected Strickfield horror universe, this chapter combines high-school drama with a developing murder mystery. The episode advances the four-part story without revealing the killer, making the question of motive as urgent as the identity behind the attacks. Listen in order for the complete Prom Queen Killer storyline.<br /><br /> “Prom Queen Killer Part 2” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by Manscaped. Get 20% off and free shipping with code SPOOKY20 at <a href="https://www.manscaped.com/." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.manscaped.com/.<br /> /&gt; <br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: </a><a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1941</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0639cea4a419ce1678f859852c2c2cdd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>119</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Prom Queen Killer 1 of 4 — They're DYING to Win!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/prom-queen-killer-1-of-4-they-re-dying-to-win--50561408</link><description><![CDATA[Prom Queen Killer begins as Strickfield High’s race for the crown becomes a slasher competition in which candidates are literally dying to win.<br /><br /> At Strickfield High, Loralee Hardy’s surprise prom queen nomination places her against ruthless Taylor Mirren, who vows to win by any means necessary.<br /><br /> The crown carries prestige and scholarship opportunities, but Taylor treats the competition as a declaration of war. Loralee must navigate the campaign beside her girlfriend, Misty Blint, and her friend and fellow nominee, Cheryl Blint, while the trauma in Loralee’s family history and Taylor’s threats make an ordinary school rivalry dangerously personal.<br /><br /> Part one of Rob Fields’s four-part “Prom Queen Killer” establishes the candidates, relationships, grudges, and hidden wounds behind Strickfield’s prom-from-hell slasher mystery—before the race for the crown becomes a race to stay alive.<br /><br /> Prom Queen Killer by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/972522ca-78dd-43b3-a564-155039e31b66</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561408/118_prom_queen_killer_1_of_4.mp3" length="28035433" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Prom Queen Killer begins as Strickfield High’s race for the crown becomes a slasher competition in which candidates are literally dying to win.

At Strickfield High, Loralee Hardy’s surprise prom queen nomination places her against ruthless Taylor...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Prom Queen Killer begins as Strickfield High’s race for the crown becomes a slasher competition in which candidates are literally dying to win.<br /><br /> At Strickfield High, Loralee Hardy’s surprise prom queen nomination places her against ruthless Taylor Mirren, who vows to win by any means necessary.<br /><br /> The crown carries prestige and scholarship opportunities, but Taylor treats the competition as a declaration of war. Loralee must navigate the campaign beside her girlfriend, Misty Blint, and her friend and fellow nominee, Cheryl Blint, while the trauma in Loralee’s family history and Taylor’s threats make an ordinary school rivalry dangerously personal.<br /><br /> Part one of Rob Fields’s four-part “Prom Queen Killer” establishes the candidates, relationships, grudges, and hidden wounds behind Strickfield’s prom-from-hell slasher mystery—before the race for the crown becomes a race to stay alive.<br /><br /> Prom Queen Killer by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1753</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0639cea4a419ce1678f859852c2c2cdd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>118</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Few Cold Ones — New Year’s Eve Beer-Festival Slasher Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-few-cold-ones-new-year-s-eve-beer-festival-slasher-horror--50561386</link><description><![CDATA[An escaped mass murderer crashes Oklahoma’s largest New Year’s Eve beer festival, turning a haunted hotel celebration into a fresh holiday slaughter.<br /><br /> Maggie Mills and her friends arrive at the historic Springer Hotel for Brew Year’s Eve: thousands of guests, flowing beer, fireworks, and rooms with a reputation for ghosts. The real danger is Otis Kilgore, newly escaped from the Cerletti Institute and eager to revisit the violence that made him a local legend. As the countdown continues, Otis moves through the crowd, hotel corridors, and hidden bootlegger tunnels with a knife and his unmistakable giggle.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s holiday slasher blends New Year’s revelry, true-crime-style local mythology, dark humor, and a final girl forced to fight through a landmark soaked in blood. The party promises cold beer and midnight fireworks; Otis plans to supply the body count.<br /><br /> “A Few Cold Ones” by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/765f99be-2ba4-45ec-ac82-8822aad94115</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561386/117_new_years.mp3" length="39435687" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An escaped mass murderer crashes Oklahoma’s largest New Year’s Eve beer festival, turning a haunted hotel celebration into a fresh holiday slaughter.

Maggie Mills and her friends arrive at the historic Springer Hotel for Brew Year’s Eve: thousands of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An escaped mass murderer crashes Oklahoma’s largest New Year’s Eve beer festival, turning a haunted hotel celebration into a fresh holiday slaughter.<br /><br /> Maggie Mills and her friends arrive at the historic Springer Hotel for Brew Year’s Eve: thousands of guests, flowing beer, fireworks, and rooms with a reputation for ghosts. The real danger is Otis Kilgore, newly escaped from the Cerletti Institute and eager to revisit the violence that made him a local legend. As the countdown continues, Otis moves through the crowd, hotel corridors, and hidden bootlegger tunnels with a knife and his unmistakable giggle.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s holiday slasher blends New Year’s revelry, true-crime-style local mythology, dark humor, and a final girl forced to fight through a landmark soaked in blood. The party promises cold beer and midnight fireworks; Otis plans to supply the body count.<br /><br /> “A Few Cold Ones” by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2465</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/525a3a8a48f6055207c44f65c958d01f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>117</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Blood on the Snow — Christmas Eve Roadhouse Body-Hopping Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/blood-on-the-snow-christmas-eve-roadhouse-body-hopping-horror--50561395</link><description><![CDATA[A Christmas Eve blizzard traps strangers inside Vera’s Roadhouse while a body-hopping killer turns suspicion, isolation, and old grudges into weapons.<br /><br /> A nameless traveler reaches the roadside shelter with a voice called Simon in his head and a job he refuses to abandon. Outside, abandoned cars and bodies appear beneath lines from Robert Frost; inside, the patrons begin dying by impossible methods. Every discovery points to a different suspect until the survivor realizes the murderer is not tied to one face. It is a wandering presence that treats human bodies as temporary disguises—and it wants a stronger host.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s snowbound Christmas horror story combines locked-room mystery, supernatural possession, roadside noir, and a desperate sacrifice in the storm. No one can leave, no one can trust what they see, and the killer may already be speaking through the person beside them.<br /><br /> “Blood on the Snow” by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/0715eb9d-e8e6-43c0-afb5-f3524d87d57f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561395/116_xmas.mp3" length="32838620" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Christmas Eve blizzard traps strangers inside Vera’s Roadhouse while a body-hopping killer turns suspicion, isolation, and old grudges into weapons.

A nameless traveler reaches the roadside shelter with a voice called Simon in his head and a job he...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Christmas Eve blizzard traps strangers inside Vera’s Roadhouse while a body-hopping killer turns suspicion, isolation, and old grudges into weapons.<br /><br /> A nameless traveler reaches the roadside shelter with a voice called Simon in his head and a job he refuses to abandon. Outside, abandoned cars and bodies appear beneath lines from Robert Frost; inside, the patrons begin dying by impossible methods. Every discovery points to a different suspect until the survivor realizes the murderer is not tied to one face. It is a wandering presence that treats human bodies as temporary disguises—and it wants a stronger host.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s snowbound Christmas horror story combines locked-room mystery, supernatural possession, roadside noir, and a desperate sacrifice in the storm. No one can leave, no one can trust what they see, and the killer may already be speaking through the person beside them.<br /><br /> “Blood on the Snow” by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2053</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/65464213c65fff053074b5caee64f009.jpg"/><itunes:episode>116</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>All I Want for Christmas — A Stolen Doll and a Cemetery Ghost</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-i-want-for-christmas-a-stolen-doll-and-a-cemetery-ghost--50561364</link><description><![CDATA[A desperate father steals the season’s most wanted doll from a child’s grave, then learns that its dead owner refuses to spend Christmas without her friend.<br /><br /> Jebediah Hawkins works as a cemetery groundskeeper and wants to give his daughter the one present no store can keep in stock: a Tressy doll. When he sees one buried with a six-year-old girl, love and desperation overpower his conscience. On Christmas Eve he opens the coffin, tears the doll from the child’s hands, and carries it home. At midnight, the wind rises, the house freezes, and a ghost arrives to reclaim what belongs to her.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s holiday ghost story turns gift-giving pressure into graveyard horror. The stolen toy is not cursed in the usual sense; it is loved, and that devotion makes the spirit behind it far more dangerous than Jebediah imagined.<br /><br /> “All I Want for Christmas” by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> A big thank-you to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at Podcorn.com.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/128f7c9a-9286-466c-bbdf-fb5e7e6f5995</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561364/115_xmas.mp3" length="21211413" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A desperate father steals the season’s most wanted doll from a child’s grave, then learns that its dead owner refuses to spend Christmas without her friend.

Jebediah Hawkins works as a cemetery groundskeeper and wants to give his daughter the one...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A desperate father steals the season’s most wanted doll from a child’s grave, then learns that its dead owner refuses to spend Christmas without her friend.<br /><br /> Jebediah Hawkins works as a cemetery groundskeeper and wants to give his daughter the one present no store can keep in stock: a Tressy doll. When he sees one buried with a six-year-old girl, love and desperation overpower his conscience. On Christmas Eve he opens the coffin, tears the doll from the child’s hands, and carries it home. At midnight, the wind rises, the house freezes, and a ghost arrives to reclaim what belongs to her.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s holiday ghost story turns gift-giving pressure into graveyard horror. The stolen toy is not cursed in the usual sense; it is loved, and that devotion makes the spirit behind it far more dangerous than Jebediah imagined.<br /><br /> “All I Want for Christmas” by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> A big thank-you to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at Podcorn.com.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1326</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e10b08cec93407a8e0eb158e5d6cff37.jpg"/><itunes:episode>115</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Lady Frankenstein: A Vampire Creation’s Christmas Rampage Through Strickfield</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lady-frankenstein-a-vampire-creation-s-christmas-rampage-through-strickfield--50561398</link><description><![CDATA[Vincent Frankenstein builds a woman from corpses on December 23—then discovers her new head belonged to a vampire and unleashes her on Strickfield.<br /><br /> Using the lost journals of ancestor Henry Frankenstein, Vincent perfects an ultraviolet ray capable of restoring dead animals without aggression. His human experiment combines preserved body parts with the head and brain of athlete Annabeth Winters. Lightning brings the creation to life, but glowing red eyes, supernatural healing, and no reflection reveal why Annabeth died from blood loss.<br /><br /> The newborn vampire breaks free and follows Christmas lights toward Strickfield, feeding in decorated neighborhoods and attacking holiday shoppers at the Towne Centre Mall. Vincent’s pursuit joins him with Stevie, a violent survivor who knows vampires personally and wants the creature destroyed. Their quarry, however, is learning desire as quickly as hunger—and an encounter with student Reggie gives her a reason to survive beyond Christmas Eve.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Lady Frankenstein” fuses Frankenstein lore, vampire horror, a Christmas rampage, mad science, and the Strickfield universe. The revised notes name Vincent, Annabeth, Stevie, Reggie, and the creation’s hybrid nature while preserving the monstrous possibility growing beyond her creator’s control. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/eee6b068-96ff-4a42-a9e0-27a72f892ad3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561398/114.mp3" length="37504298" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Vincent Frankenstein builds a woman from corpses on December 23—then discovers her new head belonged to a vampire and unleashes her on Strickfield.

Using the lost journals of ancestor Henry Frankenstein, Vincent perfects an ultraviolet ray capable of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Vincent Frankenstein builds a woman from corpses on December 23—then discovers her new head belonged to a vampire and unleashes her on Strickfield.<br /><br /> Using the lost journals of ancestor Henry Frankenstein, Vincent perfects an ultraviolet ray capable of restoring dead animals without aggression. His human experiment combines preserved body parts with the head and brain of athlete Annabeth Winters. Lightning brings the creation to life, but glowing red eyes, supernatural healing, and no reflection reveal why Annabeth died from blood loss.<br /><br /> The newborn vampire breaks free and follows Christmas lights toward Strickfield, feeding in decorated neighborhoods and attacking holiday shoppers at the Towne Centre Mall. Vincent’s pursuit joins him with Stevie, a violent survivor who knows vampires personally and wants the creature destroyed. Their quarry, however, is learning desire as quickly as hunger—and an encounter with student Reggie gives her a reason to survive beyond Christmas Eve.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Lady Frankenstein” fuses Frankenstein lore, vampire horror, a Christmas rampage, mad science, and the Strickfield universe. The revised notes name Vincent, Annabeth, Stevie, Reggie, and the creation’s hybrid nature while preserving the monstrous possibility growing beyond her creator’s control. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2344</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f5b01546ef8dbfd92cae3a7e01146740.jpg"/><itunes:episode>114</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Naughty List — Christmas Maze Horror with a Hungry Monster</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-naughty-list-christmas-maze-horror-with-a-hungry-monster--50561372</link><description><![CDATA[Thirteen violent children wake inside an ice maze on Christmas Eve and receive two choices: escape the tunnels or kill the white-furred monster hunting them.<br /><br /> Twelve-year-old Andy Price is manipulative, remorseless, and accustomed to sacrificing anyone who stands between him and survival. In the frozen chambers, weapons wait along the walls while a towering creature tears through the other children. Andy treats the nightmare as another game he can control, using frightened companions as distractions whenever the beast gets close. But the maze has been built to judge its prisoners, not merely test them.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s brutal Christmas horror story twists Santa Claus, his elves, and the naughty list into a recurring ritual of blood and rebirth. The exit is real, but reaching it does not mean the person on the list has earned freedom.<br /><br /> “The Naughty List” by Keith Tomlin.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> The Naughty List develops its tension through cryptid and creature horror, holiday horror, and winter isolation, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/e7080c24-0abc-4cae-a43f-95e894c0a421</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561372/113.mp3" length="27566065" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thirteen violent children wake inside an ice maze on Christmas Eve and receive two choices: escape the tunnels or kill the white-furred monster hunting them.

Twelve-year-old Andy Price is manipulative, remorseless, and accustomed to sacrificing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thirteen violent children wake inside an ice maze on Christmas Eve and receive two choices: escape the tunnels or kill the white-furred monster hunting them.<br /><br /> Twelve-year-old Andy Price is manipulative, remorseless, and accustomed to sacrificing anyone who stands between him and survival. In the frozen chambers, weapons wait along the walls while a towering creature tears through the other children. Andy treats the nightmare as another game he can control, using frightened companions as distractions whenever the beast gets close. But the maze has been built to judge its prisoners, not merely test them.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s brutal Christmas horror story twists Santa Claus, his elves, and the naughty list into a recurring ritual of blood and rebirth. The exit is real, but reaching it does not mean the person on the list has earned freedom.<br /><br /> “The Naughty List” by Keith Tomlin.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> The Naughty List develops its tension through cryptid and creature horror, holiday horror, and winter isolation, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1723</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c84f3dd4176bbbcd7c8f6bf5322a0a24.jpg"/><itunes:episode>113</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas Cranberries: A Cruel Child, Santa’s List &amp; a Blood-Red Baseball Bat</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-cranberries-a-cruel-child-santa-s-list-a-blood-red-baseball-bat--50561366</link><description><![CDATA[Seven-year-old Ronnie hides escalating cruelty before Christmas, convinced that Santa will reward him with the red baseball bat he desires.<br /><br /> Pulling legs from insects no longer satisfies him. The taste of cranberries accompanies the pleasure Ronnie feels while harming animals, lying to adults, and imagining what he could do to his baby sister Elizabeth. He tries to remain “good” just long enough for Christmas Eve, reasoning that Santa in America brings presents rather than the dark companion from his grandparents’ old-country warning.<br /><br /> The brightly lit tree appears to confirm his belief. A shimmering aluminum bat waits beneath a green bow, and Ronnie interprets the gift as permission to stop resisting the hunger. But his father Jim has found evidence of what happened to a missing puppy and understands exactly what the weapon could enable. In this household, the question is not whether Ronnie belongs on the naughty list; it is which adult will act before another child becomes his victim.<br /><br /> L. F. Falconer’s “Christmas Cranberries” is a disturbing holiday morality tale about childhood violence, family folklore, concealed abuse, and a Santa myth stripped of innocence. The title, baseball bat, and cranberry motif now lead the metadata while the final punishment remains inside the story. Story by L. F. Falconer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/79d10850-c0b9-4483-ba8f-0e85e9943046</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561366/112_xmas.mp3" length="26562545" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Seven-year-old Ronnie hides escalating cruelty before Christmas, convinced that Santa will reward him with the red baseball bat he desires.

Pulling legs from insects no longer satisfies him. The taste of cranberries accompanies the pleasure Ronnie...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seven-year-old Ronnie hides escalating cruelty before Christmas, convinced that Santa will reward him with the red baseball bat he desires.<br /><br /> Pulling legs from insects no longer satisfies him. The taste of cranberries accompanies the pleasure Ronnie feels while harming animals, lying to adults, and imagining what he could do to his baby sister Elizabeth. He tries to remain “good” just long enough for Christmas Eve, reasoning that Santa in America brings presents rather than the dark companion from his grandparents’ old-country warning.<br /><br /> The brightly lit tree appears to confirm his belief. A shimmering aluminum bat waits beneath a green bow, and Ronnie interprets the gift as permission to stop resisting the hunger. But his father Jim has found evidence of what happened to a missing puppy and understands exactly what the weapon could enable. In this household, the question is not whether Ronnie belongs on the naughty list; it is which adult will act before another child becomes his victim.<br /><br /> L. F. Falconer’s “Christmas Cranberries” is a disturbing holiday morality tale about childhood violence, family folklore, concealed abuse, and a Santa myth stripped of innocence. The title, baseball bat, and cranberry motif now lead the metadata while the final punishment remains inside the story. Story by L. F. Falconer.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1661</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/863dca871f84d93262cea0ba71d20b5f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>112</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Fiendsgiving — A Blood-Drinking Corpse Crashes Friendsgiving</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fiendsgiving-a-blood-drinking-corpse-crashes-friendsgiving--50561374</link><description><![CDATA[A Thanksgiving chemical accident leaves Mandy Craven preserved after death—and one year later she returns to Friendsgiving hungry for blood and revenge.<br /><br /> Mandy dies after a wreck beside Strickfield Chemicals drenches her in an experimental compound, while Seth loses a hand trying to save her. The following Thanksgiving, Bella Taibon and Eileen Donnerly join Chelsea Mirren’s holiday gathering, where old resentments resurface and a guest is found drained of blood. Phones vanish, the house is sealed, and suspicion falls on Seth’s hook until Eileen realizes the wounds came from teeth.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ Strickfield holiday horror story mixes teen rivalry, corporate secrets, undead body horror, and a locked-house murder mystery. This is a Friendsgiving where the returning guest does not want a seat at the table—she wants everyone else on the menu.<br /><br /> “Fiendsgiving” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> Fiendsgiving develops its tension through zombie and undead horror, murder, disappearance, and investigation, and body horror and transformation, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/60a1e6dd-bdc2-4155-b1a3-de973f4e15fc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561374/111.mp3" length="38145447" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Thanksgiving chemical accident leaves Mandy Craven preserved after death—and one year later she returns to Friendsgiving hungry for blood and revenge.

Mandy dies after a wreck beside Strickfield Chemicals drenches her in an experimental compound,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Thanksgiving chemical accident leaves Mandy Craven preserved after death—and one year later she returns to Friendsgiving hungry for blood and revenge.<br /><br /> Mandy dies after a wreck beside Strickfield Chemicals drenches her in an experimental compound, while Seth loses a hand trying to save her. The following Thanksgiving, Bella Taibon and Eileen Donnerly join Chelsea Mirren’s holiday gathering, where old resentments resurface and a guest is found drained of blood. Phones vanish, the house is sealed, and suspicion falls on Seth’s hook until Eileen realizes the wounds came from teeth.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ Strickfield holiday horror story mixes teen rivalry, corporate secrets, undead body horror, and a locked-house murder mystery. This is a Friendsgiving where the returning guest does not want a seat at the table—she wants everyone else on the menu.<br /><br /> “Fiendsgiving” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> Fiendsgiving develops its tension through zombie and undead horror, murder, disappearance, and investigation, and body horror and transformation, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2385</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a2b165e2872384a8545b15a2004dcb11.jpg"/><itunes:episode>111</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Valley Rat — Small-Town Revenge and Murder Along Highway 421</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/valley-rat-small-town-revenge-and-murder-along-highway-421--50561375</link><description><![CDATA[A teenage fight leaves one Elliott brother dead, another demanding revenge, and a small Highway 421 community protecting secrets more dangerous than either boy knows.<br /><br /> In 1981, Dusty Turner enters the Minute Shop bruised but proud after defending himself against Jesse and Johnny Elliott. Then Officer Margie Ursy arrives with news that Jesse died after the fight. Johnny ambushes them and challenges Dusty to settle the score at Caver Park, where fists, a hidden knife, and a confession reveal that Dusty has been framed. Watching from a distance is Charles Prosser, a respected shopkeeper with a private reason to decide which boy survives.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s Southern crime-horror story explores poverty, pride, violence, and the unwritten code of the “Valley rats” living along Highway 421. In this town, family ties can remain hidden for years—and matters of life and death stay inside the Valley.<br /><br /> “Valley Rat” by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/9470f29a-01bf-4bfd-857a-e352a4db05c5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561375/110.mp3" length="21805751" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A teenage fight leaves one Elliott brother dead, another demanding revenge, and a small Highway 421 community protecting secrets more dangerous than either boy knows.

In 1981, Dusty Turner enters the Minute Shop bruised but proud after defending...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A teenage fight leaves one Elliott brother dead, another demanding revenge, and a small Highway 421 community protecting secrets more dangerous than either boy knows.<br /><br /> In 1981, Dusty Turner enters the Minute Shop bruised but proud after defending himself against Jesse and Johnny Elliott. Then Officer Margie Ursy arrives with news that Jesse died after the fight. Johnny ambushes them and challenges Dusty to settle the score at Caver Park, where fists, a hidden knife, and a confession reveal that Dusty has been framed. Watching from a distance is Charles Prosser, a respected shopkeeper with a private reason to decide which boy survives.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s Southern crime-horror story explores poverty, pride, violence, and the unwritten code of the “Valley rats” living along Highway 421. In this town, family ties can remain hidden for years—and matters of life and death stay inside the Valley.<br /><br /> “Valley Rat” by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1363</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/902c21756e92245a8e76143da11c5ba7.jpg"/><itunes:episode>110</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Love Conquers All: Scarecrow Summoning Horror Story (Ritual Gone Wrong)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-conquers-all-scarecrow-summoning-horror-story-ritual-gone-wrong--50561355</link><description><![CDATA[Supernatural horror story, occult ritual, and small-town farm terror collide when three desperate guys decide they’re done getting rejected—and decide to “make” a woman who can’t say no. Out in a cold, dead field under the stars, they build a vessel from a scarecrow, lay out strange offerings, and recite a ritual they barely understand.<br /><br /> But magic doesn’t care what you meant. One wrong word, one stupid joke, and the thing that answers isn’t a love goddess… it’s something new—something hungry, violent, and way too real. Now the night turns into a frantic survival nightmare of straw, fire, screaming, and a seductive voice that promises pleasure… right before it promises pain.<br /><br /> Love Conquers All — by Joe Solmo<br /><br /> Love Conquers All combines folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions, love, family, and betrayal, and teen and school-set horror as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around what the characters discover and who ultimately escapes it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/364874d1-9668-4171-9889-c692ed8e1f5a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561355/109.mp3" length="33372354" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Supernatural horror story, occult ritual, and small-town farm terror collide when three desperate guys decide they’re done getting rejected—and decide to “make” a woman who can’t say no. Out in a cold, dead field under the stars, they build a vessel...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Supernatural horror story, occult ritual, and small-town farm terror collide when three desperate guys decide they’re done getting rejected—and decide to “make” a woman who can’t say no. Out in a cold, dead field under the stars, they build a vessel from a scarecrow, lay out strange offerings, and recite a ritual they barely understand.<br /><br /> But magic doesn’t care what you meant. One wrong word, one stupid joke, and the thing that answers isn’t a love goddess… it’s something new—something hungry, violent, and way too real. Now the night turns into a frantic survival nightmare of straw, fire, screaming, and a seductive voice that promises pleasure… right before it promises pain.<br /><br /> Love Conquers All — by Joe Solmo<br /><br /> Love Conquers All combines folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions, love, family, and betrayal, and teen and school-set horror as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around what the characters discover and who ultimately escapes it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2086</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cornfield,demon,farmhouse,goddess,gore,horror,massacre,occult,podcast,ritual,scarecrow,scary,spell,story,succubus,summoning,supernatural,teen,thriller,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a8f7952774ec4d1dedf28a68829d0057.jpg"/><itunes:episode>109</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Phantasmagoria: Horror Host Moloch Turns a Samhain Broadcast into a Live Sacrifice</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/phantasmagoria-horror-host-moloch-turns-a-samhain-broadcast-into-a-live-sacrifice--50561376</link><description><![CDATA[Young Stephen Wittington secretly stays awake for horror host Moloch’s Samhain marathon and discovers the late-night broadcast can reach through the screen.<br /><br /> Every Saturday, Stephen pretends to sleep, listens to his parents through a floor vent, and waits for “Phantasmagoria.” The regional horror show frightens him, yet he cannot resist its mysterious host or the forbidden movies introduced after bedtime. On this night, Moloch promises a special celebration for the season when the veil between worlds is thin.<br /><br /> The program stops behaving like television. Moloch addresses Stephen directly, draws him away from the safety of his bedroom, and offers the enthralled child a place in the show. A stone altar, ritual fire, and an invocation to Samhain reveal what audience participation means when the beloved dead are invited to feed. The final broadcast may leave viewers believing they watched fiction while one family loses a son.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Phantasmagoria” combines analog horror, local horror-host nostalgia, cursed television, childhood fascination, and occult sacrifice. Moloch, Stephen, and the Samhain episode now lead the metadata for listeners searching for haunted broadcasts, late-night TV horror, and stories where the screen is a doorway rather than a barrier. Story by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/82f4130e-7ecb-4937-b844-5fde73e66fd7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561376/108.mp3" length="27213307" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Young Stephen Wittington secretly stays awake for horror host Moloch’s Samhain marathon and discovers the late-night broadcast can reach through the screen.

Every Saturday, Stephen pretends to sleep, listens to his parents through a floor vent, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Young Stephen Wittington secretly stays awake for horror host Moloch’s Samhain marathon and discovers the late-night broadcast can reach through the screen.<br /><br /> Every Saturday, Stephen pretends to sleep, listens to his parents through a floor vent, and waits for “Phantasmagoria.” The regional horror show frightens him, yet he cannot resist its mysterious host or the forbidden movies introduced after bedtime. On this night, Moloch promises a special celebration for the season when the veil between worlds is thin.<br /><br /> The program stops behaving like television. Moloch addresses Stephen directly, draws him away from the safety of his bedroom, and offers the enthralled child a place in the show. A stone altar, ritual fire, and an invocation to Samhain reveal what audience participation means when the beloved dead are invited to feed. The final broadcast may leave viewers believing they watched fiction while one family loses a son.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Phantasmagoria” combines analog horror, local horror-host nostalgia, cursed television, childhood fascination, and occult sacrifice. Moloch, Stephen, and the Samhain episode now lead the metadata for listeners searching for haunted broadcasts, late-night TV horror, and stories where the screen is a doorway rather than a barrier. Story by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1701</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/889e22b1e510faf4739521a6ec4a1bc0.jpg"/><itunes:episode>108</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Mischief Night: The Halloween Invasion — Punk Rock vs. Body-Snatching Monsters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mischief-night-the-halloween-invasion-punk-rock-vs-body-snatching-monsters--50561380</link><description><![CDATA[A stranded punk band enters an empty town on Halloween and finds green-eyed townspeople merging around an alien monolith into one flesh-built monster.<br /><br /> Jade, Sun, Ally, and Rozalinda of the Disposable Tampons are already late for a gig when two blown tires force them off a country road. The nearby diner is abandoned mid-meal, trick-or-treaters are nowhere to be seen, and once-human residents move in eerie formation. Their bodies learn, adapt, and spread a green infection as the band searches for a route out.<br /><br /> An armed old Marine called Gunny and his German Shepherd, Clint, reveal that the trouble began when a strange stone was unearthed. Inside the town theater, possessed residents fuse their bodies around that monolith. Guns, a katana, Molotov cocktails, dirt bikes, occult channeling, and a microphone become the last defense when the creature moves toward the only bridge—and Jade discovers punk rock can be a literal weapon.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “Mischief Night: The Halloween Invasion” is the feature story inside a full Halloween variety special with songs, short fiction, and vintage horror radio. The centerpiece blends alien invasion, body-snatcher paranoia, cosmic body horror, punk comedy, and a Halloween-night siege. Feature story by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by MANSCAPED. Get 20% off plus free shipping with promo code SPOOKY20 at MANSCAPED.com.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/86cd1ed3-05c5-463c-87be-88c76510a462</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561380/107_halloween_special_10_28_21_3_12_pm.mp3" length="50521219" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A stranded punk band enters an empty town on Halloween and finds green-eyed townspeople merging around an alien monolith into one flesh-built monster.

Jade, Sun, Ally, and Rozalinda of the Disposable Tampons are already late for a gig when two blown...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A stranded punk band enters an empty town on Halloween and finds green-eyed townspeople merging around an alien monolith into one flesh-built monster.<br /><br /> Jade, Sun, Ally, and Rozalinda of the Disposable Tampons are already late for a gig when two blown tires force them off a country road. The nearby diner is abandoned mid-meal, trick-or-treaters are nowhere to be seen, and once-human residents move in eerie formation. Their bodies learn, adapt, and spread a green infection as the band searches for a route out.<br /><br /> An armed old Marine called Gunny and his German Shepherd, Clint, reveal that the trouble began when a strange stone was unearthed. Inside the town theater, possessed residents fuse their bodies around that monolith. Guns, a katana, Molotov cocktails, dirt bikes, occult channeling, and a microphone become the last defense when the creature moves toward the only bridge—and Jade discovers punk rock can be a literal weapon.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “Mischief Night: The Halloween Invasion” is the feature story inside a full Halloween variety special with songs, short fiction, and vintage horror radio. The centerpiece blends alien invasion, body-snatcher paranoia, cosmic body horror, punk comedy, and a Halloween-night siege. Feature story by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by MANSCAPED. Get 20% off plus free shipping with promo code SPOOKY20 at MANSCAPED.com.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3158</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ab52d938b7a0e951657a31ae4cf1cd4b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>107</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Halloween 198666: A 1986 Graveyard Spell Unleashes a Demon Crow Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-198666-a-1986-graveyard-spell-unleashes-a-demon-crow-horror-story--50561356</link><description><![CDATA[Halloween night, 1986. Two small-town metalheads head out for one last trick-or-treating run, hoping for candy, horror movies, and maybe a little mischief before adulthood finally ruins everything. Instead, they find an ancient spell book, drag their bad ideas into a snowy cemetery, and accidentally unleash a Halloween demon with wings, teeth, and one very familiar face.<br /><br /> In this darkly funny Halloween horror story from Weekly Spooky, nostalgia, graveyard witchcraft, 1980s teen chaos, demonic resurrection, cursed rituals, and monster-movie mayhem collide in a wild seasonal scare packed with supernatural comedy and creature-feature energy. What starts as a ridiculous Halloween prank turns into a desperate night of survival as Sam, Ace, and Hannah face a winged nightmare born from the worst possible combination of teenage stupidity, occult magic, and Halloween night temptation.<br /><br /> Halloween 198666 by Dan Wilder<br /><br /> The episode’s central danger remains Halloween 198666, while Halloween-night atmosphere, demons, possession, and occult danger, and cryptid and creature horror supply the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences that carry the story forward.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/8fbaab52-a5e6-4c8f-9c76-612868942ff7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561356/106.mp3" length="35867570" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Halloween night, 1986. Two small-town metalheads head out for one last trick-or-treating run, hoping for candy, horror movies, and maybe a little mischief before adulthood finally ruins everything. Instead, they find an ancient spell book, drag their...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Halloween night, 1986. Two small-town metalheads head out for one last trick-or-treating run, hoping for candy, horror movies, and maybe a little mischief before adulthood finally ruins everything. Instead, they find an ancient spell book, drag their bad ideas into a snowy cemetery, and accidentally unleash a Halloween demon with wings, teeth, and one very familiar face.<br /><br /> In this darkly funny Halloween horror story from Weekly Spooky, nostalgia, graveyard witchcraft, 1980s teen chaos, demonic resurrection, cursed rituals, and monster-movie mayhem collide in a wild seasonal scare packed with supernatural comedy and creature-feature energy. What starts as a ridiculous Halloween prank turns into a desperate night of survival as Sam, Ace, and Hannah face a winged nightmare born from the worst possible combination of teenage stupidity, occult magic, and Halloween night temptation.<br /><br /> Halloween 198666 by Dan Wilder<br /><br /> The episode’s central danger remains Halloween 198666, while Halloween-night atmosphere, demons, possession, and occult danger, and cryptid and creature horror supply the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences that carry the story forward.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2242</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>anthology,audiobook,cemetery,comedy,creature,crow,demon,eighties,graveyard,halloween,horror,monster,occult,podcast,retro,scary,spooky,stories,supernatural,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/11edeac296455911029ac26edbf531a4.jpg"/><itunes:episode>106</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Wet ’n’ Wild Halloween: Mutant Mollusks Attack a Texas Water Park</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-wet-n-wild-halloween-mutant-mollusks-attack-a-texas-water-park--50561378</link><description><![CDATA[Bryce’s Halloween date at a Texas water park becomes a mutant-mollusk outbreak when contaminated slides turn swimmers into living shells.<br /><br /> Splash Town stays open through October 31, and its newest attraction—the Pumpkin King—sends four riders through black-and-purple tubes into a bat-shaped pool. Bryce would rather avoid the massive waterslide, but Rebecca Engel loves the park, and after eight years of nervous longing he has finally asked her out. Their date begins with stinging skin, foul-smelling water, and complaints the staff cannot explain.<br /><br /> Beneath the park, manager Peter Brack discovers unfamiliar red drums feeding a shimmering chemical into the treatment system. Aboveground, infected swimmers sprout grasping appendages, black talons, and parasitic mouths. Bryce and Rebecca take shelter with Flint Stone, an employee trapped inside a Power Rangers costume, and realize the bodies are only shells for fast-growing mollusks spreading through the water.<br /><br /> With Splash Town sealed inside a violent feeding frenzy, the trio turns the park’s concession salt, utility vehicles, zip lines, and water attractions into an improvised counterattack. David O’Hanlon’s “A Wet ’n’ Wild Halloween” combines Halloween waterpark horror, aquatic parasites, body horror, teenage romance, and creature-feature chaos. The expanded notes identify Bryce, Rebecca, Flint, Splash Town, and the Pumpkin King without revealing whether their saltwater plan can contain the outbreak. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by MANSCAPED. Get 20% off plus free shipping with promo code SPOOKY20 at MANSCAPED.com.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/43048ac1-7b77-4976-ad5e-51966b2fa273</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561378/105.mp3" length="41618688" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bryce’s Halloween date at a Texas water park becomes a mutant-mollusk outbreak when contaminated slides turn swimmers into living shells.

Splash Town stays open through October 31, and its newest attraction—the Pumpkin King—sends four riders through...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bryce’s Halloween date at a Texas water park becomes a mutant-mollusk outbreak when contaminated slides turn swimmers into living shells.<br /><br /> Splash Town stays open through October 31, and its newest attraction—the Pumpkin King—sends four riders through black-and-purple tubes into a bat-shaped pool. Bryce would rather avoid the massive waterslide, but Rebecca Engel loves the park, and after eight years of nervous longing he has finally asked her out. Their date begins with stinging skin, foul-smelling water, and complaints the staff cannot explain.<br /><br /> Beneath the park, manager Peter Brack discovers unfamiliar red drums feeding a shimmering chemical into the treatment system. Aboveground, infected swimmers sprout grasping appendages, black talons, and parasitic mouths. Bryce and Rebecca take shelter with Flint Stone, an employee trapped inside a Power Rangers costume, and realize the bodies are only shells for fast-growing mollusks spreading through the water.<br /><br /> With Splash Town sealed inside a violent feeding frenzy, the trio turns the park’s concession salt, utility vehicles, zip lines, and water attractions into an improvised counterattack. David O’Hanlon’s “A Wet ’n’ Wild Halloween” combines Halloween waterpark horror, aquatic parasites, body horror, teenage romance, and creature-feature chaos. The expanded notes identify Bryce, Rebecca, Flint, Splash Town, and the Pumpkin King without revealing whether their saltwater plan can contain the outbreak. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by MANSCAPED. Get 20% off plus free shipping with promo code SPOOKY20 at MANSCAPED.com.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2602</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/76218317d78f3e2d461ae8ca38f086c9.jpg"/><itunes:episode>105</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Halloween Party: A Warehouse Slasher, Demonic Ritual &amp; One Night Off from Hell</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-halloween-party-a-warehouse-slasher-demonic-ritual-one-night-off-from-hell--50561400</link><description><![CDATA[Amber awakens bound inside an abandoned warehouse where a masked killer plans to sacrifice her during a Halloween demonic ritual.<br /><br /> She had dressed as a cat for a party with Sara and Madison, but the night becomes a nightmare of restraints, bodies, and a murderer convinced that the Dark One has promised him eternal glory. The industrial wasteland surrounding the warehouse offers no witnesses and little hope of rescue.<br /><br /> Then Clyde arrives: a switchblade-carrying greaser in an engineer boot, white T-shirt, and leather jacket who follows Amber’s screams with unnerving enthusiasm. He interrupts the ceremony, laughs at the killer’s devotion, and proves almost impossible to injure. The apparent rescuer knows Hell personally. Halloween is the one night some of its workers are allowed back into the living world, and Clyde’s own planned celebration has been diverted by the ritual.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s “The Halloween Party” is a bloody holiday slasher story with Satanic sacrifice, an abandoned warehouse, demonic dark comedy, and a rescue that may be worse than the original threat. The story title remains first while the subtitle clarifies its specific Halloween setting and supernatural reversal without revealing Amber’s final fate. Story by Keith Tomlin.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/8e8535cb-9c25-4789-84b1-24116e8fad24</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561400/104.mp3" length="30817369" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Amber awakens bound inside an abandoned warehouse where a masked killer plans to sacrifice her during a Halloween demonic ritual.

She had dressed as a cat for a party with Sara and Madison, but the night becomes a nightmare of restraints, bodies, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Amber awakens bound inside an abandoned warehouse where a masked killer plans to sacrifice her during a Halloween demonic ritual.<br /><br /> She had dressed as a cat for a party with Sara and Madison, but the night becomes a nightmare of restraints, bodies, and a murderer convinced that the Dark One has promised him eternal glory. The industrial wasteland surrounding the warehouse offers no witnesses and little hope of rescue.<br /><br /> Then Clyde arrives: a switchblade-carrying greaser in an engineer boot, white T-shirt, and leather jacket who follows Amber’s screams with unnerving enthusiasm. He interrupts the ceremony, laughs at the killer’s devotion, and proves almost impossible to injure. The apparent rescuer knows Hell personally. Halloween is the one night some of its workers are allowed back into the living world, and Clyde’s own planned celebration has been diverted by the ritual.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s “The Halloween Party” is a bloody holiday slasher story with Satanic sacrifice, an abandoned warehouse, demonic dark comedy, and a rescue that may be worse than the original threat. The story title remains first while the subtitle clarifies its specific Halloween setting and supernatural reversal without revealing Amber’s final fate. Story by Keith Tomlin.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1927</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2f3f492f13d786ac89c888fc7ca5da7b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>104</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Retro Halloween Weekend: A Haunted Drive-In Marathon in the Afterlife</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/retro-halloween-weekend-a-haunted-drive-in-marathon-in-the-afterlife--50561382</link><description><![CDATA[Destiny and Sienna sneak into the wrong Strickfield drive-in on Halloween and find a movie marathon screening their own deaths—and judgment.<br /><br /> Strickfield’s Retro Halloween Weekend fills October with secret horror marathons at the restored drive-in theater. Destiny Mirren sees the celebration as another reason to hate her charitable older sister, Charity, and plans to steal the event’s money with her only friend, Sienna Michaels. Their directions lead them instead to a long-closed drive-in at 1313 Harlow Road.<br /><br /> The black-and-white movies seem ordinary until the final feature, “Halloween Destiny,” shows two girls making the same choices Destiny and Sienna are making in real time. The patrons are corpses, the concession workers are not alive, and Death himself insists they finish the bonus features before he judges their souls. Destiny must confront the roots of her cruelty, her bond with Sienna, and an unexpected job offer carrying a sickle and responsibility for the newly dead.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Retro Halloween Weekend” combines Halloween drive-in nostalgia, secret horror movies, an afterlife theater, supernatural judgment, sibling resentment, and a dark origin story within the Strickfield universe. The expanded notes name Destiny, Sienna, Charity, the Harlow Road drive-in, and Death without revealing the friends’ final assignments. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/08284b95-2c4b-448f-a659-842906873196</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561382/103_2.mp3" length="38545016" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Destiny and Sienna sneak into the wrong Strickfield drive-in on Halloween and find a movie marathon screening their own deaths—and judgment.

Strickfield’s Retro Halloween Weekend fills October with secret horror marathons at the restored drive-in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Destiny and Sienna sneak into the wrong Strickfield drive-in on Halloween and find a movie marathon screening their own deaths—and judgment.<br /><br /> Strickfield’s Retro Halloween Weekend fills October with secret horror marathons at the restored drive-in theater. Destiny Mirren sees the celebration as another reason to hate her charitable older sister, Charity, and plans to steal the event’s money with her only friend, Sienna Michaels. Their directions lead them instead to a long-closed drive-in at 1313 Harlow Road.<br /><br /> The black-and-white movies seem ordinary until the final feature, “Halloween Destiny,” shows two girls making the same choices Destiny and Sienna are making in real time. The patrons are corpses, the concession workers are not alive, and Death himself insists they finish the bonus features before he judges their souls. Destiny must confront the roots of her cruelty, her bond with Sienna, and an unexpected job offer carrying a sickle and responsibility for the newly dead.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Retro Halloween Weekend” combines Halloween drive-in nostalgia, secret horror movies, an afterlife theater, supernatural judgment, sibling resentment, and a dark origin story within the Strickfield universe. The expanded notes name Destiny, Sienna, Charity, the Harlow Road drive-in, and Death without revealing the friends’ final assignments. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2410</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fec55b08e106b52f92845b8ffc98cd51.jpg"/><itunes:episode>103</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Pumpkin Spice &amp; Nothing Nice: A Halloween Hater Becomes the Pumpkin Lady</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pumpkin-spice-nothing-nice-a-halloween-hater-becomes-the-pumpkin-lady--50561390</link><description><![CDATA[Amber Hanna despises pumpkin spice, Halloween, and excited children—until the Pumpkin Man curses her with a spreading jack-o’-lantern face.<br /><br /> At Frankie’s Donuts on Halloween morning, Amber insults a young trick-or-treater, rejects his father’s request for an apology, and gets orange powder blown into her face. A small mark appears on her neck at Whitman’s Insurance Agency, then spreads across her skin in black veins and pumpkin-orange flesh. Doctors cannot help, and the scent of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger follows her everywhere.<br /><br /> By nightfall, Amber’s eyes, nose, and mouth have transformed into a carved pumpkin. She returns to Frankie’s and waits among children who believe her curse is an extraordinary costume. The boy accepts her apology, reveals that his father is the Pumpkin Man, and offers a final treat: a pumpkin spice latte that may restore Amber by morning—but not necessarily the woman who hated the holiday.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Pumpkin Spice &amp; Nothing Nice” is Halloween transformation horror with dark comedy, seasonal magic, a supernatural curse, and a pumpkin-spice reckoning. The richer notes name Amber Hanna, Frankie’s Donuts, the Pumpkin Man, and the jack-o’-lantern transformation while keeping the following Halloween’s change in attitude for listeners. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> Find more from Charles Campbell at <a href="http://ValleyBoyPublications.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://ValleyBoyPublications.c...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/0cef2a74-03da-40cb-b44f-e81956acb5f5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561390/102.mp3" length="29248350" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Amber Hanna despises pumpkin spice, Halloween, and excited children—until the Pumpkin Man curses her with a spreading jack-o’-lantern face.

At Frankie’s Donuts on Halloween morning, Amber insults a young trick-or-treater, rejects his father’s request...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Amber Hanna despises pumpkin spice, Halloween, and excited children—until the Pumpkin Man curses her with a spreading jack-o’-lantern face.<br /><br /> At Frankie’s Donuts on Halloween morning, Amber insults a young trick-or-treater, rejects his father’s request for an apology, and gets orange powder blown into her face. A small mark appears on her neck at Whitman’s Insurance Agency, then spreads across her skin in black veins and pumpkin-orange flesh. Doctors cannot help, and the scent of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger follows her everywhere.<br /><br /> By nightfall, Amber’s eyes, nose, and mouth have transformed into a carved pumpkin. She returns to Frankie’s and waits among children who believe her curse is an extraordinary costume. The boy accepts her apology, reveals that his father is the Pumpkin Man, and offers a final treat: a pumpkin spice latte that may restore Amber by morning—but not necessarily the woman who hated the holiday.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Pumpkin Spice &amp; Nothing Nice” is Halloween transformation horror with dark comedy, seasonal magic, a supernatural curse, and a pumpkin-spice reckoning. The richer notes name Amber Hanna, Frankie’s Donuts, the Pumpkin Man, and the jack-o’-lantern transformation while keeping the following Halloween’s change in attitude for listeners. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> Find more from Charles Campbell at <a href="http://ValleyBoyPublications.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://ValleyBoyPublications.c...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1828</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1a866855231b9b27001733c1e6612294.jpg"/><itunes:episode>102</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Boy Meets Ghoul: Christian Schaeffer’s Date with a Flesh-Eating Strickfield Family</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/boy-meets-ghoul-christian-schaeffer-s-date-with-a-flesh-eating-strickfield-family--50561405</link><description><![CDATA[Christian Schaeffer’s first date with Chloe Anne Carmichael leads to a Strickfield farmhouse where dinner is human—and joining the family is forever.<br /><br /> The North Ridgeway High football player met Chloe Anne after a game against Strickfield and cannot understand why his friends distrust the beautiful country girl. She is affectionate, confident, and eager to bring him home. The Carmichaels welcome Christian warmly, but their close family bond includes appetites and traditions no ordinary guest could accept.<br /><br /> Chloe Anne is a ghoul. Her relatives feed on people, heal through human blood, and intend Christian to become more than a temporary boyfriend. Escape does not end the relationship: once transformed, he can survive wounds that should kill him, smell the woman who made him across great distances, and feel a hunger that makes his old human life increasingly difficult to reclaim.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Boy Meets Ghoul” is a Strickfield supernatural romance with flesh-eating ghouls, dark comedy, body transformation, football rivalry, and a dinner date from Hell. The revised metadata names Christian, Chloe Anne, and the Carmichael family while preserving the emotional question beneath the gore: is eternal devotion less frightening when the monsters genuinely care for their own? Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/20d7db76-6a9a-4f8f-8a8d-1efcf8bb10e2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561405/101.mp3" length="38961304" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Christian Schaeffer’s first date with Chloe Anne Carmichael leads to a Strickfield farmhouse where dinner is human—and joining the family is forever.

The North Ridgeway High football player met Chloe Anne after a game against Strickfield and cannot...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christian Schaeffer’s first date with Chloe Anne Carmichael leads to a Strickfield farmhouse where dinner is human—and joining the family is forever.<br /><br /> The North Ridgeway High football player met Chloe Anne after a game against Strickfield and cannot understand why his friends distrust the beautiful country girl. She is affectionate, confident, and eager to bring him home. The Carmichaels welcome Christian warmly, but their close family bond includes appetites and traditions no ordinary guest could accept.<br /><br /> Chloe Anne is a ghoul. Her relatives feed on people, heal through human blood, and intend Christian to become more than a temporary boyfriend. Escape does not end the relationship: once transformed, he can survive wounds that should kill him, smell the woman who made him across great distances, and feel a hunger that makes his old human life increasingly difficult to reclaim.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Boy Meets Ghoul” is a Strickfield supernatural romance with flesh-eating ghouls, dark comedy, body transformation, football rivalry, and a dinner date from Hell. The revised metadata names Christian, Chloe Anne, and the Carmichael family while preserving the emotional question beneath the gore: is eternal devotion less frightening when the monsters genuinely care for their own? Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2436</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/050b72766e6689e59144e4bc06215280.jpg"/><itunes:episode>101</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>My Freaky Family Fables Part 2 — Five More Twisted Family Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-freaky-family-fables-part-2-five-more-twisted-family-horror-stories--50561403</link><description><![CDATA[Henrique Couto opens another album of horrifying family history in five stories where blood relatives, inherited secrets, and domestic monsters take center stage.<br /><br /> Part two features stories by Shane Migliavacca, Morgan Moore, Keith Tomlin, Michelle Adler, and Dan Wilder, continuing the Freaky Family Fables anthology with a different nightmare in every branch of the family tree.<br /><br /> The second album contains five new stories by Shane Migliavacca, Morgan Moore, Keith Tomlin, Michelle Adler, and Dan Wilder. Each writer claims another branch of the fictional family tree, turning relatives, homes, inherited behavior, and buried history into separate forms of horror.<br /><br /> Part two completes Weekly Spooky’s 100th-episode celebration while standing as its own multi-author anthology. The family-photo framing keeps the collection connected, but the stories vary in voice and threat, making this a substantial listen for fans of domestic horror, supernatural fiction, monsters, macabre family secrets, and narrated tales where blood ties can be literal.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/bf913333-c889-4b82-be51-1a66543c9c6d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561403/100_part_2_final_full_show.mp3" length="60443988" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Henrique Couto opens another album of horrifying family history in five stories where blood relatives, inherited secrets, and domestic monsters take center stage.

Part two features stories by Shane Migliavacca, Morgan Moore, Keith Tomlin, Michelle...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Henrique Couto opens another album of horrifying family history in five stories where blood relatives, inherited secrets, and domestic monsters take center stage.<br /><br /> Part two features stories by Shane Migliavacca, Morgan Moore, Keith Tomlin, Michelle Adler, and Dan Wilder, continuing the Freaky Family Fables anthology with a different nightmare in every branch of the family tree.<br /><br /> The second album contains five new stories by Shane Migliavacca, Morgan Moore, Keith Tomlin, Michelle Adler, and Dan Wilder. Each writer claims another branch of the fictional family tree, turning relatives, homes, inherited behavior, and buried history into separate forms of horror.<br /><br /> Part two completes Weekly Spooky’s 100th-episode celebration while standing as its own multi-author anthology. The family-photo framing keeps the collection connected, but the stories vary in voice and threat, making this a substantial listen for fans of domestic horror, supernatural fiction, monsters, macabre family secrets, and narrated tales where blood ties can be literal.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3778</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c92149e0be841f22b090c9b937f4b373.jpg"/><itunes:episode>98</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>My Freaky Family Fables Part 1 — Five Twisted Family Horror Stories</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-freaky-family-fables-part-1-five-twisted-family-horror-stories--50561365</link><description><![CDATA[For Weekly Spooky’s 100th episode, Henrique Couto opens a twisted family album and tells the horrifying stories behind its most disturbing photographs.<br /><br /> Part one of “My Freaky Family Fables” features stories by David O’Hanlon, Christopher Dowell, Rob Fields, and additional Weekly Spooky contributors, linking each nightmare through a shared fictional family history.<br /><br /> The five-story first half features work by David O’Hanlon, Christopher Dowell, Rob Fields, Joe Solmo, and Killian Crane. Each tale begins from a different family photograph, using the image as a doorway into histories of violence, monsters, secrets, and relatives whose smiles conceal something far worse than an awkward memory.<br /><br /> Created for Weekly Spooky’s 100th episode, the anthology treats the host’s fictional family album as its connective tissue while allowing every contributor to tell a self-contained nightmare. It is a long-form collection for listeners seeking family horror, dark secrets, supernatural fiction, serial-killer tension, and narrated scary stories with a playful anniversary frame.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/f9a68aff-9358-4813-bef2-12aafabfaeff</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561365/100_part_1_full_episode.mp3" length="53810140" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>For Weekly Spooky’s 100th episode, Henrique Couto opens a twisted family album and tells the horrifying stories behind its most disturbing photographs.

Part one of “My Freaky Family Fables” features stories by David O’Hanlon, Christopher Dowell, Rob...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[For Weekly Spooky’s 100th episode, Henrique Couto opens a twisted family album and tells the horrifying stories behind its most disturbing photographs.<br /><br /> Part one of “My Freaky Family Fables” features stories by David O’Hanlon, Christopher Dowell, Rob Fields, and additional Weekly Spooky contributors, linking each nightmare through a shared fictional family history.<br /><br /> The five-story first half features work by David O’Hanlon, Christopher Dowell, Rob Fields, Joe Solmo, and Killian Crane. Each tale begins from a different family photograph, using the image as a doorway into histories of violence, monsters, secrets, and relatives whose smiles conceal something far worse than an awkward memory.<br /><br /> Created for Weekly Spooky’s 100th episode, the anthology treats the host’s fictional family album as its connective tissue while allowing every contributor to tell a self-contained nightmare. It is a long-form collection for listeners seeking family horror, dark secrets, supernatural fiction, serial-killer tension, and narrated scary stories with a playful anniversary frame.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3364</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c7afc8608abb2b833dbaa095118b6db3.jpg"/><itunes:episode>100</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Knightly News — Making It In TV Can Be MURDER</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/knightly-news-making-it-in-tv-can-be-murder--50561410</link><description><![CDATA[Channel 7 reporter Jennifer Lake needs another sensational story before management sends her back to the weather desk. Her assignment to cover a whimsical fantasy faire appears humiliatingly safe—until the costumed celebration becomes the scene of a bloody attack.<br /><br /> With cameras still rolling, Jennifer and secretary Teagan face an armored killer whose medieval weapons are entirely real. Escaping the massacre may require turning stage props, live-event equipment, and the faire’s own theatrical firepower against a knight determined to make the evening’s headline his final conquest.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Knightly News” mixes workplace satire, fantasy-faire chaos, slasher violence, and two ambitious television women fighting to survive the story of their careers.<br /><br /> Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Knightly News develops its tension through murder, disappearance, and investigation, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/ed8f421a-6faa-4b8a-ba34-5e2112b67879</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561410/099.mp3" length="35406561" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Channel 7 reporter Jennifer Lake needs another sensational story before management sends her back to the weather desk. Her assignment to cover a whimsical fantasy faire appears humiliatingly safe—until the costumed celebration becomes the scene of a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Channel 7 reporter Jennifer Lake needs another sensational story before management sends her back to the weather desk. Her assignment to cover a whimsical fantasy faire appears humiliatingly safe—until the costumed celebration becomes the scene of a bloody attack.<br /><br /> With cameras still rolling, Jennifer and secretary Teagan face an armored killer whose medieval weapons are entirely real. Escaping the massacre may require turning stage props, live-event equipment, and the faire’s own theatrical firepower against a knight determined to make the evening’s headline his final conquest.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Knightly News” mixes workplace satire, fantasy-faire chaos, slasher violence, and two ambitious television women fighting to survive the story of their careers.<br /><br /> Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Knightly News develops its tension through murder, disappearance, and investigation, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2213</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4b8e607a48da89786f84cd29d39dd46b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>99</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Night of Hot Wax — Rock-and-Roll Wax-Museum Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-night-of-hot-wax-rock-and-roll-wax-museum-horror--50561407</link><description><![CDATA[Two boys take a summer job from a music-hating recluse, then uncover a hidden record collection tied to an abandoned factory and an occult recording.<br /><br /> Etheridge and August are desperate for work when Old Man Baldwin hires them to clean his garage under two unforgiving rules: no idling and absolutely no music. After August breaks the ban, Etheridge works alone and discovers a heavy chest filled with jazz, blues, and classical records. The find draws an unexpected confession from Baldwin, a former music teacher who once played with the Cuyahoga Chamber Orchestra inside the town’s long-forgotten plastics factory.<br /><br /> Decades earlier, a late-night recording session brought the musicians a man in a red robe, a goat, and strange sheet music whose sound seemed to enter their bodies. Baldwin escaped only after abandoning the score for a familiar spiritual—and the factory never reopened.<br /><br /> When Baldwin dies and the records disappear, Etheridge’s ambition as a young violinist leads him along an abandoned rail line toward the ruined factory. What waits there turns musical curiosity into occult temptation and forces him to find a song strong enough to break the performance before the final note.<br /><br /> John Oak Dalton’s “A Night of Hot Wax” blends coming-of-age horror, haunted music, occult ritual, abandoned-factory folklore, and supernatural tragedy. It asks whether forbidden music can promise mastery—and what it may demand from anyone who tries to play it.<br /><br /> A Night of Hot Wax by John Oak Dalton.<br /><br /> Read Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/f69b7564-0fb5-4712-a8f7-daa26a71e3cb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561407/098.mp3" length="24183521" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two boys take a summer job from a music-hating recluse, then uncover a hidden record collection tied to an abandoned factory and an occult recording.

Etheridge and August are desperate for work when Old Man Baldwin hires them to clean his garage...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two boys take a summer job from a music-hating recluse, then uncover a hidden record collection tied to an abandoned factory and an occult recording.<br /><br /> Etheridge and August are desperate for work when Old Man Baldwin hires them to clean his garage under two unforgiving rules: no idling and absolutely no music. After August breaks the ban, Etheridge works alone and discovers a heavy chest filled with jazz, blues, and classical records. The find draws an unexpected confession from Baldwin, a former music teacher who once played with the Cuyahoga Chamber Orchestra inside the town’s long-forgotten plastics factory.<br /><br /> Decades earlier, a late-night recording session brought the musicians a man in a red robe, a goat, and strange sheet music whose sound seemed to enter their bodies. Baldwin escaped only after abandoning the score for a familiar spiritual—and the factory never reopened.<br /><br /> When Baldwin dies and the records disappear, Etheridge’s ambition as a young violinist leads him along an abandoned rail line toward the ruined factory. What waits there turns musical curiosity into occult temptation and forces him to find a song strong enough to break the performance before the final note.<br /><br /> John Oak Dalton’s “A Night of Hot Wax” blends coming-of-age horror, haunted music, occult ritual, abandoned-factory folklore, and supernatural tragedy. It asks whether forbidden music can promise mastery—and what it may demand from anyone who tries to play it.<br /><br /> A Night of Hot Wax by John Oak Dalton.<br /><br /> Read Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1512</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c9bfe9e502a646431326e267647c29c7.jpg"/><itunes:episode>98</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Normal Shit — Zombies Really Put a Damper on a Work Day</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/normal-shit-zombies-really-put-a-damper-on-a-work-day--50561401</link><description><![CDATA[Felix still reports to a flower shop in a collapsing city where severed limbs lie in the street, sanitation has stopped, and everyone avoids saying the word “zombie.” Dependability is the one quality Felix trusts, so abandoned neighborhoods and pending orders are treated as ordinary obstacles to completing another shift.<br /><br /> A day of floral deliveries becomes an exhausted bicycle journey through barricades, infected attackers, missing fingers, and a bridge Felix may have destroyed for everyone’s protection. The apocalypse is horrifying, but losing a client—or accidentally working more than eight hours—may be even harder to accept.<br /><br /> Michelle Adler’s “Normal Shit” is a darkly funny zombie story about routine, anxiety, precarious work, and the desperate effort to behave normally after the world has ended.<br /><br /> Story by Michelle Adler.<br /> Read the comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ca...</a><br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/dacefe99-ec00-4155-890f-582420234f62</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561401/dacefe99_ec00_4155_890f_582420234f62.mp3" length="28219243" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Felix still reports to a flower shop in a collapsing city where severed limbs lie in the street, sanitation has stopped, and everyone avoids saying the word “zombie.” Dependability is the one quality Felix trusts, so abandoned neighborhoods and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Felix still reports to a flower shop in a collapsing city where severed limbs lie in the street, sanitation has stopped, and everyone avoids saying the word “zombie.” Dependability is the one quality Felix trusts, so abandoned neighborhoods and pending orders are treated as ordinary obstacles to completing another shift.<br /><br /> A day of floral deliveries becomes an exhausted bicycle journey through barricades, infected attackers, missing fingers, and a bridge Felix may have destroyed for everyone’s protection. The apocalypse is horrifying, but losing a client—or accidentally working more than eight hours—may be even harder to accept.<br /><br /> Michelle Adler’s “Normal Shit” is a darkly funny zombie story about routine, anxiety, precarious work, and the desperate effort to behave normally after the world has ended.<br /><br /> Story by Michelle Adler.<br /> Read the comic: <a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/at-the-end-of-everything/list?title_no=527008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.webtoons.com/en/ca...</a><br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1757</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9f1d0519804fa6ab45a843dbec4ce189.jpg"/><itunes:episode>97</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Even Witches Can Cry: A Grieving Mother, a Demon Bargain &amp; a Hidden Coven</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/even-witches-can-cry-a-grieving-mother-a-demon-bargain-a-hidden-coven--50561424</link><description><![CDATA[Grieving mother Jillian Hubbard accepts a demon’s offer to restore her stillborn daughter—then learns the debt requires the souls of six children.<br /><br /> Five months after losing Clementine Rose, Jillian lives alone in a rain-soaked house and hears a baby crying inside the empty crib. A voice promises to return her child in the flesh if she agrees to repay an unspecified favor whenever called. Jillian accepts, and Clementine awakens as a healthy infant with official proof of a life that should have ended.<br /><br /> Seven years later, the demon Mazus arrives to collect. He demands that Jillian harvest children’s souls and reveals a deeper connection to Clementine’s impossible birth. Yet the frightened girl has been dreaming of witches in the woods—women she initially mistakes for monsters but who are really family. Their hidden coven helps mother and daughter discover the power in their blood before the bargain can claim them.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Even Witches Can Cry” combines maternal grief, a Faustian bargain, demon horror, witchcraft, chosen family, and a child caught between human and infernal worlds. The expanded notes preserve Clementine and Mazus as the searchable heart of a story where mourning opens the door to magic. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> Find more from Charles Campbell at <a href="http://ValleyBoyPublications.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://ValleyBoyPublications.c...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/91ce08eb-8099-4ad2-9209-73b2fba5a665</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561424/096.mp3" length="31316830" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Grieving mother Jillian Hubbard accepts a demon’s offer to restore her stillborn daughter—then learns the debt requires the souls of six children.

Five months after losing Clementine Rose, Jillian lives alone in a rain-soaked house and hears a baby...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Grieving mother Jillian Hubbard accepts a demon’s offer to restore her stillborn daughter—then learns the debt requires the souls of six children.<br /><br /> Five months after losing Clementine Rose, Jillian lives alone in a rain-soaked house and hears a baby crying inside the empty crib. A voice promises to return her child in the flesh if she agrees to repay an unspecified favor whenever called. Jillian accepts, and Clementine awakens as a healthy infant with official proof of a life that should have ended.<br /><br /> Seven years later, the demon Mazus arrives to collect. He demands that Jillian harvest children’s souls and reveals a deeper connection to Clementine’s impossible birth. Yet the frightened girl has been dreaming of witches in the woods—women she initially mistakes for monsters but who are really family. Their hidden coven helps mother and daughter discover the power in their blood before the bargain can claim them.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Even Witches Can Cry” combines maternal grief, a Faustian bargain, demon horror, witchcraft, chosen family, and a child caught between human and infernal worlds. The expanded notes preserve Clementine and Mazus as the searchable heart of a story where mourning opens the door to magic. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> Find more from Charles Campbell at <a href="http://ValleyBoyPublications.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://ValleyBoyPublications.c...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1958</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cb167d70978161abfa3d8bed2303d9d8.jpg"/><itunes:episode>96</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Chain Letter — Do What It Tells You OR DIE!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chain-letter-do-what-it-tells-you-or-die--50561435</link><description><![CDATA[A cursed chain letter arrives in Strickfield with impossible instructions: obey, pass it on, or watch someone die when the deadline expires.<br /><br /> An occultist banished by the town uses an ancient Chain Curse to harvest souls, restore his youth, and take revenge. When Rebecca Mirren receives one of his letters, its threats become violently real. Each command forces Rebecca and her closest friend, Mica Collins, into an escalating moral trap: complete the task, forward the curse to another victim, or refuse and risk adding to the body count.<br /><br /> Rob Fields turns the familiar “send this or else” warning into supernatural slasher fiction about coercion, guilt, family cruelty, and the terrible cost of surviving by passing danger to someone else.<br /><br /> Chain Letter by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Read Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /> Watch Henrique Couto films free on Tubi: <a href="https://tubitv.com/search/%22Henrique%20Couto%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/search/%22H...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/e7c81bec-4fd7-407f-b601-664efa06f2c6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561435/095.mp3" length="33673284" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A cursed chain letter arrives in Strickfield with impossible instructions: obey, pass it on, or watch someone die when the deadline expires.

An occultist banished by the town uses an ancient Chain Curse to harvest souls, restore his youth, and take...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A cursed chain letter arrives in Strickfield with impossible instructions: obey, pass it on, or watch someone die when the deadline expires.<br /><br /> An occultist banished by the town uses an ancient Chain Curse to harvest souls, restore his youth, and take revenge. When Rebecca Mirren receives one of his letters, its threats become violently real. Each command forces Rebecca and her closest friend, Mica Collins, into an escalating moral trap: complete the task, forward the curse to another victim, or refuse and risk adding to the body count.<br /><br /> Rob Fields turns the familiar “send this or else” warning into supernatural slasher fiction about coercion, guilt, family cruelty, and the terrible cost of surviving by passing danger to someone else.<br /><br /> Chain Letter by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Read Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /> Watch Henrique Couto films free on Tubi: <a href="https://tubitv.com/search/%22Henrique%20Couto%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tubitv.com/search/%22H...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2105</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fb749fea95baccaabf3e68324bfa3fb4.jpg"/><itunes:episode>95</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Wolf of Fagan County — There's a Monster Among Us!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wolf-of-fagan-county-there-s-a-monster-among-us--50561389</link><description><![CDATA[In the summer of 1986, Whistler seems like another sleepy Fagan County town until residents begin turning up mutilated and partially eaten. Thirteen-year-old Conrad and his sister Lisa are already living under curfew when the violence reaches their family and the old local warnings about the woods become impossible to dismiss.<br /><br /> The killer is connected to a hidden world of werewolves, rival bloodlines, and a pack that does not forget what has been taken from it. Armed with a shotgun and fragments of local knowledge, the siblings must uncover which familiar faces conceal monsters—and survive long enough to escape the county.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “The Wolf of Fagan County” is an ’80s small-town werewolf story filled with family secrets, rural folklore, creature attacks, and a long flight from the hunt.<br /><br /> Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> The Wolf of Fagan County combines cryptid and creature horror, werewolf and transformation horror, and murder, disappearance, and investigation as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around what the characters discover and who ultimately escapes it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/6d45a9ab-19df-46b5-86ef-bb7c7cde3f14</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561389/094.mp3" length="36146349" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In the summer of 1986, Whistler seems like another sleepy Fagan County town until residents begin turning up mutilated and partially eaten. Thirteen-year-old Conrad and his sister Lisa are already living under curfew when the violence reaches their...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the summer of 1986, Whistler seems like another sleepy Fagan County town until residents begin turning up mutilated and partially eaten. Thirteen-year-old Conrad and his sister Lisa are already living under curfew when the violence reaches their family and the old local warnings about the woods become impossible to dismiss.<br /><br /> The killer is connected to a hidden world of werewolves, rival bloodlines, and a pack that does not forget what has been taken from it. Armed with a shotgun and fragments of local knowledge, the siblings must uncover which familiar faces conceal monsters—and survive long enough to escape the county.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “The Wolf of Fagan County” is an ’80s small-town werewolf story filled with family secrets, rural folklore, creature attacks, and a long flight from the hunt.<br /><br /> Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> The Wolf of Fagan County combines cryptid and creature horror, werewolf and transformation horror, and murder, disappearance, and investigation as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around what the characters discover and who ultimately escapes it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2260</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf739df7e53d5fe799258af52f3ed09.jpg"/><itunes:episode>94</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Siren's Song — Something Under the Water WANTS YOU DEAD!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-siren-s-song-something-under-the-water-wants-you-dead--50561428</link><description><![CDATA[Only days after his mother’s funeral, eleven-year-old Jacob travels with Uncle Glen to a remote river cabin connected to his parents’ past. His father refuses to return, his mother’s family history is strangely absent, and something beneath the water draws Jacob toward the dock.<br /><br /> During a fishing trip, a familiar voice begins calling his name from below the canoe. The river’s calm surface conceals a siren tied to old family secrets, grief, and the unexplained accident that took Jacob’s mother—leaving the boy uncertain whether the song offers reunion or death.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “The Siren’s Song” is a river-set supernatural horror story about mourning, dangerous waters, buried family history, and a creature that knows exactly which voice its victim most wants to hear.<br /><br /> Story by Joe Solmo.<br /> Author website: <a href="https://pennedinblood.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pennedinblood.com/</a><br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> The episode keeps The Siren's Song at its center while cryptid and creature horror, and love, family, and betrayal shape the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences surrounding the people introduced above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/a6b9bab4-bb96-4903-9e01-a9e2142b11ca</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561428/093.mp3" length="28692883" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Only days after his mother’s funeral, eleven-year-old Jacob travels with Uncle Glen to a remote river cabin connected to his parents’ past. His father refuses to return, his mother’s family history is strangely absent, and something beneath the water...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Only days after his mother’s funeral, eleven-year-old Jacob travels with Uncle Glen to a remote river cabin connected to his parents’ past. His father refuses to return, his mother’s family history is strangely absent, and something beneath the water draws Jacob toward the dock.<br /><br /> During a fishing trip, a familiar voice begins calling his name from below the canoe. The river’s calm surface conceals a siren tied to old family secrets, grief, and the unexplained accident that took Jacob’s mother—leaving the boy uncertain whether the song offers reunion or death.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “The Siren’s Song” is a river-set supernatural horror story about mourning, dangerous waters, buried family history, and a creature that knows exactly which voice its victim most wants to hear.<br /><br /> Story by Joe Solmo.<br /> Author website: <a href="https://pennedinblood.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pennedinblood.com/</a><br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> The episode keeps The Siren's Song at its center while cryptid and creature horror, and love, family, and betrayal shape the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences surrounding the people introduced above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1794</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fa2663a076e7ca6ddd31331f2edd945a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>93</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hunter Black — A Haunted Typewriter Makes Murder Real</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hunter-black-a-haunted-typewriter-makes-murder-real--50561392</link><description><![CDATA[Strickfield High student Simon Griffin has already published nine science-fiction novels about the ruthless hitman Hunter Black. He writes every page on his late grandfather’s battered typewriter, refusing to replace it with a computer even as classmates mock him and his fictional world becomes his refuge.<br /><br /> Then people and weapons from Simon’s manuscript begin appearing in reality. With Hunter Black and Felicity Scorne no longer confined to paper, the bullied young author discovers that the typewriter can punish enemies, rewrite events, and give its owner terrifying control over life and death.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Hunter Black” is a Strickfield supernatural horror story about creative obsession, high-school revenge, dangerous wish fulfillment, and fiction made murderously real.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Hunter Black develops its tension through ghost lore and supernatural suspense, murder, disappearance, and investigation, and teen and school-set horror, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/7bae268f-51b8-47df-8311-6c713d4c6c2d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561392/092.mp3" length="36321056" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Strickfield High student Simon Griffin has already published nine science-fiction novels about the ruthless hitman Hunter Black. He writes every page on his late grandfather’s battered typewriter, refusing to replace it with a computer even as...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Strickfield High student Simon Griffin has already published nine science-fiction novels about the ruthless hitman Hunter Black. He writes every page on his late grandfather’s battered typewriter, refusing to replace it with a computer even as classmates mock him and his fictional world becomes his refuge.<br /><br /> Then people and weapons from Simon’s manuscript begin appearing in reality. With Hunter Black and Felicity Scorne no longer confined to paper, the bullied young author discovers that the typewriter can punish enemies, rewrite events, and give its owner terrifying control over life and death.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Hunter Black” is a Strickfield supernatural horror story about creative obsession, high-school revenge, dangerous wish fulfillment, and fiction made murderously real.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Hunter Black develops its tension through ghost lore and supernatural suspense, murder, disappearance, and investigation, and teen and school-set horror, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2271</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bef95ce8a65bf398a3e98e3441c4bc87.jpg"/><itunes:episode>92</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Camp Dead and Buried — This Summer is Hot and DEADLY</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/camp-dead-and-buried-this-summer-is-hot-and-deadly--50561402</link><description><![CDATA[On the hottest night in Indiana history, the remaining counselors at Camp Elderberry discover that the final night of summer can become a massacre.<br /><br /> It is 1980, and the rundown camp is better known as Camp Dead and Buried. While the senior counselors plan one last party and the younger staff finish a tabletop adventure, the oppressive heat makes the dark woods feel increasingly hostile. Then fire and arrows cut through the cabins, forcing the counselors to turn camp games, half-remembered survival lessons, and sheer nerve into a desperate escape.<br /><br /> John Oak Dalton’s story blends period summer-camp slasher horror, survival suspense, Vietnam-era trauma, and gallows humor without revealing who makes it out of the final night alive.<br /><br /> Camp Dead and Buried by John Oak Dalton.<br /><br /> Read Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> The episode keeps Camp Dead and Buried at its center while wilderness isolation, and murder, disappearance, and investigation shape the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences surrounding the people introduced above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/83dfb70b-9596-4e01-8778-cbf1a9d52bfa</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561402/091.mp3" length="28501457" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On the hottest night in Indiana history, the remaining counselors at Camp Elderberry discover that the final night of summer can become a massacre.

It is 1980, and the rundown camp is better known as Camp Dead and Buried. While the senior counselors...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On the hottest night in Indiana history, the remaining counselors at Camp Elderberry discover that the final night of summer can become a massacre.<br /><br /> It is 1980, and the rundown camp is better known as Camp Dead and Buried. While the senior counselors plan one last party and the younger staff finish a tabletop adventure, the oppressive heat makes the dark woods feel increasingly hostile. Then fire and arrows cut through the cabins, forcing the counselors to turn camp games, half-remembered survival lessons, and sheer nerve into a desperate escape.<br /><br /> John Oak Dalton’s story blends period summer-camp slasher horror, survival suspense, Vietnam-era trauma, and gallows humor without revealing who makes it out of the final night alive.<br /><br /> Camp Dead and Buried by John Oak Dalton.<br /><br /> Read Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> The episode keeps Camp Dead and Buried at its center while wilderness isolation, and murder, disappearance, and investigation shape the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences surrounding the people introduced above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1782</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5cab4b2a89667fa53f25e24257d89027.jpg"/><itunes:episode>91</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Beast of Roca de Vaca: Three Boys Hunt a Chupacabra on a School Trip</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-beast-of-roca-de-vaca-three-boys-hunt-a-chupacabra-on-a-school-trip--50561406</link><description><![CDATA[Patrick, Sean, and Tommy go hunting for photographic proof of El Chupacabra after livestock are found drained of blood on their class trip.<br /><br /> Ranch Roca de Vaca promises four days away from school, lessons in agriculture and Puerto Rican culture, horseback riding, and campfire stories. Host Michael welcomes the class with his dog Picasso, warns the children never to cross the fences alone, and tells them how his grandfather’s animals in Puerto Rico were once killed by the legendary goat sucker.<br /><br /> The folklore becomes frighteningly real when goats and pigs die behind torn fencing with no blood left in their bodies. The bus will not return until morning, so teachers confine the students indoors while ranch hands stand guard. Twelve-year-old Patrick convinces Sean and Tommy to hide after dinner, borrow a camera, and search the dark barns for evidence no adult can dismiss.<br /><br /> They find a towering creature with crimson eyes, a spiked back, and the features of a wolf and bat. Trapped between the monster, locked buildings, and their own reckless plan, the boys must depend on Michael, a shotgun, and Picasso’s refusal to abandon them. Morgan Moore’s “The Beast of Roca de Vaca” is a Chupacabra horror story about a school field trip, bloodless livestock, nighttime monster hunting, and one heroic ranch dog. Story by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/8e3d31bf-e294-4c62-b3c5-d4cab243487f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561406/090.mp3" length="25586610" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Patrick, Sean, and Tommy go hunting for photographic proof of El Chupacabra after livestock are found drained of blood on their class trip.

Ranch Roca de Vaca promises four days away from school, lessons in agriculture and Puerto Rican culture,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Patrick, Sean, and Tommy go hunting for photographic proof of El Chupacabra after livestock are found drained of blood on their class trip.<br /><br /> Ranch Roca de Vaca promises four days away from school, lessons in agriculture and Puerto Rican culture, horseback riding, and campfire stories. Host Michael welcomes the class with his dog Picasso, warns the children never to cross the fences alone, and tells them how his grandfather’s animals in Puerto Rico were once killed by the legendary goat sucker.<br /><br /> The folklore becomes frighteningly real when goats and pigs die behind torn fencing with no blood left in their bodies. The bus will not return until morning, so teachers confine the students indoors while ranch hands stand guard. Twelve-year-old Patrick convinces Sean and Tommy to hide after dinner, borrow a camera, and search the dark barns for evidence no adult can dismiss.<br /><br /> They find a towering creature with crimson eyes, a spiked back, and the features of a wolf and bat. Trapped between the monster, locked buildings, and their own reckless plan, the boys must depend on Michael, a shotgun, and Picasso’s refusal to abandon them. Morgan Moore’s “The Beast of Roca de Vaca” is a Chupacabra horror story about a school field trip, bloodless livestock, nighttime monster hunting, and one heroic ranch dog. Story by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1600</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chupacabra,dogs,evil,kids,monster,young</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6028e9652f530e07aa907d76047a412c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>90</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bed and Breakfast and Zombies — A Nightmare Vacation!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bed-and-breakfast-and-zombies-a-nightmare-vacation--50561433</link><description><![CDATA[Eleven-year-old Jake expects a family trip from Chicago to New York City, but his father Edward detours to the tiny town of Stones Creek to research its history of witchcraft. Their base is the Grinning Cat Inn, an old bed-and-breakfast facing a cemetery where a sealed crypt is decorated with stone ghouls.<br /><br /> The arrival of Count Dmitry Romanova, his son Nikolai, and their imposing companion gives Jake someone his own age to explore with. When the boys discover strange runes and a hidden way into the crypt, the vacation’s harmless witch hunt awakens undead danger around the inn.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s “Bed and Breakfast and Zombies” combines family adventure, graveyard mystery, witches, ghouls, and zombie horror inside an isolated small-town inn.<br /><br /> Story by Keith Tomlin.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> What begins around Bed and Breakfast and Zombies becomes a focused mix of zombie and undead horror, Halloween-night atmosphere, and love, family, and betrayal, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/980b9c37-3eae-438c-8ce2-d9a4842aa961</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561433/089.mp3" length="29130904" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Eleven-year-old Jake expects a family trip from Chicago to New York City, but his father Edward detours to the tiny town of Stones Creek to research its history of witchcraft. Their base is the Grinning Cat Inn, an old bed-and-breakfast facing a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Eleven-year-old Jake expects a family trip from Chicago to New York City, but his father Edward detours to the tiny town of Stones Creek to research its history of witchcraft. Their base is the Grinning Cat Inn, an old bed-and-breakfast facing a cemetery where a sealed crypt is decorated with stone ghouls.<br /><br /> The arrival of Count Dmitry Romanova, his son Nikolai, and their imposing companion gives Jake someone his own age to explore with. When the boys discover strange runes and a hidden way into the crypt, the vacation’s harmless witch hunt awakens undead danger around the inn.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s “Bed and Breakfast and Zombies” combines family adventure, graveyard mystery, witches, ghouls, and zombie horror inside an isolated small-town inn.<br /><br /> Story by Keith Tomlin.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> What begins around Bed and Breakfast and Zombies becomes a focused mix of zombie and undead horror, Halloween-night atmosphere, and love, family, and betrayal, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1821</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>dead,dracula,horror,scary,vampires,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/efbffb9d2e4c74c81593ad3ae61fbc8f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>89</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dead Ahead: A Roadside Horror Story of an Accident, an Occult Revenge Ritual, and Undead Terror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dead-ahead-a-roadside-horror-story-of-an-accident-an-occult-revenge-ritual-and-undead-terror--50561443</link><description><![CDATA[Dead Ahead begins with a roadside accident and escalates through an occult revenge ritual into a confrontation with the undead.<br /><br /> Horror story podcast fans—this one is roadside terror with a mean streak. After a late-night drive turns into a catastrophic hit-and-run accident, Becca and her boyfriend Tom drag their secret off the highway and into the dark pines—shovel, flashlight, and panic doing the talking. But guilt doesn’t stay buried… and neither does the dead.<br /><br /> When Tom’s cruelty pushes Becca past the breaking point, she turns to occult magic—a dangerous revenant ritualmeant to right a wrong and quiet her conscience. Instead, it drags something back with a mission… and it doesn’t care who’s “really” to blame.<br /><br /> Supernatural revenge, undead horror, and a brutal reckoning collide in a story about toxic love, control, and what happens when you try to fix a nightmare with a spell.<br /><br /> Dead Ahead — by Joe Solmo<br /><br /> Dead Ahead combines zombie and undead horror, folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions, and revenge and supernatural justice as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around what the characters discover and who ultimately escapes it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/9ea6dc43-dd54-454a-9691-989b7809afb0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561443/088.mp3" length="24421340" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Dead Ahead begins with a roadside accident and escalates through an occult revenge ritual into a confrontation with the undead.

Horror story podcast fans—this one is roadside terror with a mean streak. After a late-night drive turns into a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dead Ahead begins with a roadside accident and escalates through an occult revenge ritual into a confrontation with the undead.<br /><br /> Horror story podcast fans—this one is roadside terror with a mean streak. After a late-night drive turns into a catastrophic hit-and-run accident, Becca and her boyfriend Tom drag their secret off the highway and into the dark pines—shovel, flashlight, and panic doing the talking. But guilt doesn’t stay buried… and neither does the dead.<br /><br /> When Tom’s cruelty pushes Becca past the breaking point, she turns to occult magic—a dangerous revenant ritualmeant to right a wrong and quiet her conscience. Instead, it drags something back with a mission… and it doesn’t care who’s “really” to blame.<br /><br /> Supernatural revenge, undead horror, and a brutal reckoning collide in a story about toxic love, control, and what happens when you try to fix a nightmare with a spell.<br /><br /> Dead Ahead — by Joe Solmo<br /><br /> Dead Ahead combines zombie and undead horror, folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions, and revenge and supernatural justice as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around what the characters discover and who ultimately escapes it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1527</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,ghost,highway,hitandrun,horror,murder,occult,podcast,revenant,revenge,ritual,roadtrip,scary,stories,supernatural,suspense,terror,thriller,undead,witchcraft</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/92aabb0fa6915640a614a78747c1f145.jpg"/><itunes:episode>88</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Summer Slaycation! — What's on the Other Side of the Lake?!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-slaycation-what-s-on-the-other-side-of-the-lake--50561368</link><description><![CDATA[Summer Slaycation sends its characters across the lake toward a destination whose hidden danger turns a summer escape into survival horror.<br /><br /> A cruel camp prank sends children across the lake near Cypress Maze, where a crumbling bayou house hides experiments and hungry hybrid creatures.<br /><br /> What begins as a juvenile attempt to frighten younger campers becomes a journey into swamp terror. Beyond the water wait a deranged scientific secret, plant-and-animal abominations, and predators capable of turning an ordinary summer outing into a fight to escape the maze alive.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Summer Slaycation” blends youth-camp horror, backwoods creature-feature mayhem, mad science, body horror, and dark humor while keeping the fate of the campers unspoiled.<br /><br /> Summer Slaycation by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> Read Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> What begins around Summer Slaycation! becomes a focused mix of cryptid and creature horror, body horror and transformation, and dangerous places and hidden histories, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/7966a2ca-f4d1-435d-93ba-69ac0acae036</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561368/087.mp3" length="28772713" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Summer Slaycation sends its characters across the lake toward a destination whose hidden danger turns a summer escape into survival horror.

A cruel camp prank sends children across the lake near Cypress Maze, where a crumbling bayou house hides...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Summer Slaycation sends its characters across the lake toward a destination whose hidden danger turns a summer escape into survival horror.<br /><br /> A cruel camp prank sends children across the lake near Cypress Maze, where a crumbling bayou house hides experiments and hungry hybrid creatures.<br /><br /> What begins as a juvenile attempt to frighten younger campers becomes a journey into swamp terror. Beyond the water wait a deranged scientific secret, plant-and-animal abominations, and predators capable of turning an ordinary summer outing into a fight to escape the maze alive.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Summer Slaycation” blends youth-camp horror, backwoods creature-feature mayhem, mad science, body horror, and dark humor while keeping the fate of the campers unspoiled.<br /><br /> Summer Slaycation by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> Read Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix: <a href="https://henflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://henflix.com/</a><br /><br /> What begins around Summer Slaycation! becomes a focused mix of cryptid and creature horror, body horror and transformation, and dangerous places and hidden histories, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1799</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>camp,horror,killers,monsters,scientist</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3c25a7f8c7d28c11fd9d6bc4f251aed1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>87</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Catalyst: Raigen Devereux, Annie Judge &amp; the Birth of the Angel of Death</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/catalyst-raigen-devereux-annie-judge-the-birth-of-the-angel-of-death--50561373</link><description><![CDATA[Detective Drake Kazmierczak comes to Strickfield hunting the Angel of Death, unaware his new police intern Raigen Devereux is the killer.<br /><br /> Drake leaves Erie City after the vigilante murders Annie Judge, the woman he once loved. His investigation points to Strickfield, where his uncle Jeffrey serves as police chief and warns him that locals do not discuss the Angel of Death. The case becomes personal before Drake realizes how closely his new partner is connected to the hundreds of punishments he wants to stop.<br /><br /> Four years earlier, nineteen-year-old Raigen investigated Annie, an advanced-math teacher at North Ridgeway High who used drugs, sex, and grades to prey on students. Missing teenager Michelle Bailey led Raigen to a hidden basement room, recorded abuse, and a conspiracy involving football player Jagger Nelson. The evidence could expose a predator; Raigen’s bloodlust demanded a more final judgment.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Catalyst” is a Strickfield serial-killer origin story about vigilantism, police investigation, sexual predators, institutional failure, and the first collision between Drake and Raigen. The revised title names the characters and makes the episode’s place in the Angel of Death mythology immediately clear. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/01b65edc-8de4-48f0-9b75-d194e8a42618</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561373/086.mp3" length="36978923" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Detective Drake Kazmierczak comes to Strickfield hunting the Angel of Death, unaware his new police intern Raigen Devereux is the killer.

Drake leaves Erie City after the vigilante murders Annie Judge, the woman he once loved. His investigation...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Detective Drake Kazmierczak comes to Strickfield hunting the Angel of Death, unaware his new police intern Raigen Devereux is the killer.<br /><br /> Drake leaves Erie City after the vigilante murders Annie Judge, the woman he once loved. His investigation points to Strickfield, where his uncle Jeffrey serves as police chief and warns him that locals do not discuss the Angel of Death. The case becomes personal before Drake realizes how closely his new partner is connected to the hundreds of punishments he wants to stop.<br /><br /> Four years earlier, nineteen-year-old Raigen investigated Annie, an advanced-math teacher at North Ridgeway High who used drugs, sex, and grades to prey on students. Missing teenager Michelle Bailey led Raigen to a hidden basement room, recorded abuse, and a conspiracy involving football player Jagger Nelson. The evidence could expose a predator; Raigen’s bloodlust demanded a more final judgment.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Catalyst” is a Strickfield serial-killer origin story about vigilantism, police investigation, sexual predators, institutional failure, and the first collision between Drake and Raigen. The revised title names the characters and makes the episode’s place in the Angel of Death mythology immediately clear. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2312</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6305df7afc5626f8b25e8063bbc1ff95.jpg"/><itunes:episode>86</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Taco Tuesday — A Cursed Meal Devours Body and Soul</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/taco-tuesday-a-cursed-meal-devours-body-and-soul--50561431</link><description><![CDATA[Columbus office worker John Davidson accepts a stranger’s business card for a remote restaurant and soon becomes unable to think about anything but its tacos. One impossible meal brings ecstasy, sickness, and the horrifying sensation that his body is being emptied and rebuilt for someone else.<br /><br /> When John returns looking for answers, the neon restaurant has become a decaying barn beside a cornfield marked by strange burned circles. The presence growing inside his mind begins erasing his memories, his identity, and his control—while preparing him to recommend the same life-changing meal to another hungry coworker.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s “Taco Tuesday” serves cursed-food horror, grotesque body transformation, alien-parasite dread, and a darkly comic chain of supernatural appetite.<br /><br /> Story by Keith Tomlin.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Taco Tuesday develops its tension through folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions, and body horror and transformation, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/6bf1f017-67c5-4857-86f3-b45253f7e8ca</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561431/085.mp3" length="28310450" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Columbus office worker John Davidson accepts a stranger’s business card for a remote restaurant and soon becomes unable to think about anything but its tacos. One impossible meal brings ecstasy, sickness, and the horrifying sensation that his body is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Columbus office worker John Davidson accepts a stranger’s business card for a remote restaurant and soon becomes unable to think about anything but its tacos. One impossible meal brings ecstasy, sickness, and the horrifying sensation that his body is being emptied and rebuilt for someone else.<br /><br /> When John returns looking for answers, the neon restaurant has become a decaying barn beside a cornfield marked by strange burned circles. The presence growing inside his mind begins erasing his memories, his identity, and his control—while preparing him to recommend the same life-changing meal to another hungry coworker.<br /><br /> Keith Tomlin’s “Taco Tuesday” serves cursed-food horror, grotesque body transformation, alien-parasite dread, and a darkly comic chain of supernatural appetite.<br /><br /> Story by Keith Tomlin.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Taco Tuesday develops its tension through folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions, and body horror and transformation, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1770</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aliens,body,disgusting,gross,horror,infestation,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b2cddcaac7916b60772a103805c99692.jpg"/><itunes:episode>85</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Black Museum: Cursed Antiques, a Human-Skin Diary &amp; the Devil’s Knife</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-black-museum-cursed-antiques-a-human-skin-diary-the-devil-s-knife--50561391</link><description><![CDATA[A fading television appraiser encounters a diary bound in human skin and enters a private Black Museum where every antique has killed.<br /><br /> Steve hosts “Junkin’ Coast to Coast,” a long-running cable appraisal show nearing cancellation. During a low-budget Halloween taping near Salem, a plumber brings in an obscene relic stolen from an abandoned building. The object leads Steve and videographer Yvonne to a hidden collection of murder weapons, torture devices, and cursed memorabilia assembled by a mysterious man in black.<br /><br /> The curator’s exhibits include a killer’s bola, a Russian blade tied to murdered women, and a machine built by the National Road Killer. He wants one final artifact: a knife once brought to Steve’s program by John Wallace Hansen, a wealthy man rumored to have made a bargain with the Devil. Yvonne becomes leverage in a deal that forces Steve to choose between another person’s life and his own career—but surviving the museum does not cure his appetite for profitable objects.<br /><br /> John Oak Dalton’s “The Black Museum” blends cursed-object horror, occult antiques, true-crime television satire, dark-web collectors, and a demonic bargain. The story turns an appraisal show into a gruesome gallery where provenance is measured in victims and every acquisition may demand fresh blood. Story by John Oak Dalton.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/4dfbd187-537b-481e-9f0f-5375cef4376c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561391/084.mp3" length="27274747" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A fading television appraiser encounters a diary bound in human skin and enters a private Black Museum where every antique has killed.

Steve hosts “Junkin’ Coast to Coast,” a long-running cable appraisal show nearing cancellation. During a low-budget...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A fading television appraiser encounters a diary bound in human skin and enters a private Black Museum where every antique has killed.<br /><br /> Steve hosts “Junkin’ Coast to Coast,” a long-running cable appraisal show nearing cancellation. During a low-budget Halloween taping near Salem, a plumber brings in an obscene relic stolen from an abandoned building. The object leads Steve and videographer Yvonne to a hidden collection of murder weapons, torture devices, and cursed memorabilia assembled by a mysterious man in black.<br /><br /> The curator’s exhibits include a killer’s bola, a Russian blade tied to murdered women, and a machine built by the National Road Killer. He wants one final artifact: a knife once brought to Steve’s program by John Wallace Hansen, a wealthy man rumored to have made a bargain with the Devil. Yvonne becomes leverage in a deal that forces Steve to choose between another person’s life and his own career—but surviving the museum does not cure his appetite for profitable objects.<br /><br /> John Oak Dalton’s “The Black Museum” blends cursed-object horror, occult antiques, true-crime television satire, dark-web collectors, and a demonic bargain. The story turns an appraisal show into a gruesome gallery where provenance is measured in victims and every acquisition may demand fresh blood. Story by John Oak Dalton.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1705</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b9c4bffe389b4df00d2601a3e717cfbd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>84</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Wilson Road - A Creature is Loose in the Woods!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/wilson-road-a-creature-is-loose-in-the-woods--50561397</link><description><![CDATA[On a late-summer evening in the Deep South, Tanner races up the family’s dirt road claiming he has seen something enormous near the creek. He and his cousin Danny take a shotgun into the woods, following broken branches toward an abandoned brick plant filled with dangerous pits and long-buried family history.<br /><br /> The black-furred creature waiting inside walks on two legs, shrugs off gunfire, and looks far more like a werewolf than any dog. Yet its connection to Wilson Road is closer than the boys realize, turning their reckless monster hunt into an encounter with an inherited curse.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Wilson Road” is a Southern backwoods horror story about cousins, a ruined industrial site, werewolf folklore, and the secrets protecting a family at the top of the hill.<br /><br /> Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Its horror grows from the specific conflict surrounding Wilson Road: cryptid and creature horror, wilderness isolation, and road and travel horror converge as the situation tightens and escape becomes less certain.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/2dc90573-36fc-444b-a102-35621cb3de83</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 10:11:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561397/083.mp3" length="22661732" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On a late-summer evening in the Deep South, Tanner races up the family’s dirt road claiming he has seen something enormous near the creek. He and his cousin Danny take a shotgun into the woods, following broken branches toward an abandoned brick plant...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On a late-summer evening in the Deep South, Tanner races up the family’s dirt road claiming he has seen something enormous near the creek. He and his cousin Danny take a shotgun into the woods, following broken branches toward an abandoned brick plant filled with dangerous pits and long-buried family history.<br /><br /> The black-furred creature waiting inside walks on two legs, shrugs off gunfire, and looks far more like a werewolf than any dog. Yet its connection to Wilson Road is closer than the boys realize, turning their reckless monster hunt into an encounter with an inherited curse.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Wilson Road” is a Southern backwoods horror story about cousins, a ruined industrial site, werewolf folklore, and the secrets protecting a family at the top of the hill.<br /><br /> Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Its horror grows from the specific conflict surrounding Wilson Road: cryptid and creature horror, wilderness isolation, and road and travel horror converge as the situation tightens and escape becomes less certain.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1417</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a24f5e29951a7e7da25cde2c2134bd5b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>83</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Fun in Funeral — Killer Clown Secrets at a Deadly Funeral</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fun-in-funeral-killer-clown-secrets-at-a-deadly-funeral--50561411</link><description><![CDATA[The death of beloved whiteface Fennis Farcemeister leaves his clown shudder with a sacred obligation: complete the funerary games before midnight so their laughter can carry his soul to the Palace of Joy. If the ritual fails, the dead clown will return as a flesh-eating Pierrot.<br /><br /> Popsy, Sweet, Blippy, Waldo, and Pastor Crumb gather around Fennis’s painted reliquary egg, but grief, rivalry, and a human intruder threaten the ceremony. As the clock runs down, greasepaint gives way to fangs and the funeral becomes a circus of undead clown horror.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Fun in Funeral” builds an entire supernatural clown mythology around coulrophobia, grotesque ritual, black comedy, and the warning that laughter never truly dies.<br /><br /> Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> The story keeps Fun in Funeral at its center, combining murder, disappearance, and investigation, dangerous places and hidden histories, and zombie and undead horror without losing the people, setting, and immediate threat that make the premise distinct.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/9f8d2500-d7d3-411d-8536-805f291fd1a8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561411/082.mp3" length="34170238" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The death of beloved whiteface Fennis Farcemeister leaves his clown shudder with a sacred obligation: complete the funerary games before midnight so their laughter can carry his soul to the Palace of Joy. If the ritual fails, the dead clown will...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The death of beloved whiteface Fennis Farcemeister leaves his clown shudder with a sacred obligation: complete the funerary games before midnight so their laughter can carry his soul to the Palace of Joy. If the ritual fails, the dead clown will return as a flesh-eating Pierrot.<br /><br /> Popsy, Sweet, Blippy, Waldo, and Pastor Crumb gather around Fennis’s painted reliquary egg, but grief, rivalry, and a human intruder threaten the ceremony. As the clock runs down, greasepaint gives way to fangs and the funeral becomes a circus of undead clown horror.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Fun in Funeral” builds an entire supernatural clown mythology around coulrophobia, grotesque ritual, black comedy, and the warning that laughter never truly dies.<br /><br /> Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> The story keeps Fun in Funeral at its center, combining murder, disappearance, and investigation, dangerous places and hidden histories, and zombie and undead horror without losing the people, setting, and immediate threat that make the premise distinct.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2136</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6d2b2fad4a5000984bef60cddfa3aeb9.jpg"/><itunes:episode>82</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>You Are What You Eat! — Prepare to Be Skinned ALIVE!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-are-what-you-eat-prepare-to-be-skinned-alive--50561413</link><description><![CDATA[Robbie Farns works at Mirren Automotive while attending Strickfield University and quietly follows a vegan diet. His older coworker Aaron Jameston, a hunter obsessed with meat and trophies, treats Robbie’s lunch as a personal insult and turns every shift into another round of harassment.<br /><br /> Aaron believes cruelty proves who belongs at the top of the food chain. But a disappearance, an elaborate deception, and a reckoning in the smokehouse force him to reconsider what counts as meat—and what happens when the person he has tormented finally controls the menu.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “You Are What You Eat” is a Strickfield revenge story mixing workplace bullying, cannibal horror, grim humor, and a very literal interpretation of its title.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> What begins around You Are What You Eat! becomes a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, dangerous places and hidden histories, and revenge and supernatural justice, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/9aee1424-3041-40bd-b929-c7c0acd8a3fd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561413/081.mp3" length="33266610" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Robbie Farns works at Mirren Automotive while attending Strickfield University and quietly follows a vegan diet. His older coworker Aaron Jameston, a hunter obsessed with meat and trophies, treats Robbie’s lunch as a personal insult and turns every...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Robbie Farns works at Mirren Automotive while attending Strickfield University and quietly follows a vegan diet. His older coworker Aaron Jameston, a hunter obsessed with meat and trophies, treats Robbie’s lunch as a personal insult and turns every shift into another round of harassment.<br /><br /> Aaron believes cruelty proves who belongs at the top of the food chain. But a disappearance, an elaborate deception, and a reckoning in the smokehouse force him to reconsider what counts as meat—and what happens when the person he has tormented finally controls the menu.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “You Are What You Eat” is a Strickfield revenge story mixing workplace bullying, cannibal horror, grim humor, and a very literal interpretation of its title.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> What begins around You Are What You Eat! becomes a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, dangerous places and hidden histories, and revenge and supernatural justice, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2080</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/79d56740b945752c4984b4d2a50f729b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>81</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dead and Breakfast — Behind the Snowy Blizzard There's a MANIAC!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dead-and-breakfast-behind-the-snowy-blizzard-there-s-a-maniac--50561425</link><description><![CDATA[Rachel, Matt, Danni, and Jack try to squeeze in one final camping trip before winter, but a sudden blizzard sends their car sliding off the road in the nearly deserted town of Oldsville. With every neighboring house dark, the only light—and their only apparent refuge—comes from the home directly in front of them.<br /><br /> The warm rooms and accommodating hosts cannot keep out a stranger carrying an ice pick. As the storm isolates the travelers, their emergency shelter becomes a slasher maze where the killer knows every exit and even reaching another house may not mean escape.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Dead and Breakfast” delivers snowbound survival horror, home-invasion suspense, and a winter slasher nightmare set inside the least comforting bed-and-breakfast imaginable.<br /><br /> Story by Morgan Moore.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Dead and Breakfast develops its tension through winter isolation, murder, disappearance, and investigation, and dangerous places and hidden histories, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/cf29ad51-a8c6-4926-911d-1466b7ac604f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561425/080.mp3" length="15078280" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Rachel, Matt, Danni, and Jack try to squeeze in one final camping trip before winter, but a sudden blizzard sends their car sliding off the road in the nearly deserted town of Oldsville. With every neighboring house dark, the only light—and their only...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rachel, Matt, Danni, and Jack try to squeeze in one final camping trip before winter, but a sudden blizzard sends their car sliding off the road in the nearly deserted town of Oldsville. With every neighboring house dark, the only light—and their only apparent refuge—comes from the home directly in front of them.<br /><br /> The warm rooms and accommodating hosts cannot keep out a stranger carrying an ice pick. As the storm isolates the travelers, their emergency shelter becomes a slasher maze where the killer knows every exit and even reaching another house may not mean escape.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Dead and Breakfast” delivers snowbound survival horror, home-invasion suspense, and a winter slasher nightmare set inside the least comforting bed-and-breakfast imaginable.<br /><br /> Story by Morgan Moore.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Dead and Breakfast develops its tension through winter isolation, murder, disappearance, and investigation, and dangerous places and hidden histories, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>943</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0d6e817b4b1898fbe90616545310f1da.jpg"/><itunes:episode>80</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Torture and Other Job Skills: A Laid-Off Manager Finds Hell’s Perfect Career</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/torture-and-other-job-skills-a-laid-off-manager-finds-hell-s-perfect-career--50561453</link><description><![CDATA[A manager laid off during the COVID-19 crisis answers a mysterious newspaper ad and discovers that Hell is hiring for his talent with punishment.<br /><br /> The unnamed narrator built his identity around efficiency, control, and turning employees into “diamonds” through pressure. When corporate cutbacks take away his dream job, his orderly life collapses. Alcohol, pills, resentment toward his former boss Ryan, and obsession with ex-partner Debra consume the person who once believed he represented professional excellence.<br /><br /> Then every newspaper in his apartment displays the same management opening and an address at a tower of black glass. The interview asks him to demonstrate his methods on the people he blames. Death does not end a performance review here; a supernatural recruiter can revive each victim until the applicant has shown enough dedication. A contract written on human skin offers authority, purpose, and a workplace where cruelty is not a disqualification.<br /><br /> Killian Crane’s “Torture and Other Job Skills” is workplace horror about unemployment, abusive management, addiction, misogyny, and a demonic career path that rewards the narrator’s worst impulses. The revised metadata makes the infernal job interview and black-glass office explicit while preserving the story’s first-person descent. Story by Killian Crane.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/a874c3e9-9323-4100-a558-a75b08b215c2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561453/079.mp3" length="35834551" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A manager laid off during the COVID-19 crisis answers a mysterious newspaper ad and discovers that Hell is hiring for his talent with punishment.

The unnamed narrator built his identity around efficiency, control, and turning employees into...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A manager laid off during the COVID-19 crisis answers a mysterious newspaper ad and discovers that Hell is hiring for his talent with punishment.<br /><br /> The unnamed narrator built his identity around efficiency, control, and turning employees into “diamonds” through pressure. When corporate cutbacks take away his dream job, his orderly life collapses. Alcohol, pills, resentment toward his former boss Ryan, and obsession with ex-partner Debra consume the person who once believed he represented professional excellence.<br /><br /> Then every newspaper in his apartment displays the same management opening and an address at a tower of black glass. The interview asks him to demonstrate his methods on the people he blames. Death does not end a performance review here; a supernatural recruiter can revive each victim until the applicant has shown enough dedication. A contract written on human skin offers authority, purpose, and a workplace where cruelty is not a disqualification.<br /><br /> Killian Crane’s “Torture and Other Job Skills” is workplace horror about unemployment, abusive management, addiction, misogyny, and a demonic career path that rewards the narrator’s worst impulses. The revised metadata makes the infernal job interview and black-glass office explicit while preserving the story’s first-person descent. Story by Killian Crane.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2240</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/106e731837dfe27301bf785b64561613.jpg"/><itunes:episode>79</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Last Days of Jimmy Flavor: A Vatican Heist, a Plague Grimoire &amp; a Disease Cult</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-days-of-jimmy-flavor-a-vatican-heist-a-plague-grimoire-a-disease-cult--50561452</link><description><![CDATA[Flavio Jimenez invents the criminal persona Jimmy Flavor for a Vatican-backed heist targeting a plague grimoire stolen by a Hittite disease cult.<br /><br /> Flavio is broke, addicted, and repairing phones at a mall kiosk when his friend CK offers a six-figure job. Father Roland claims businessman Earle Price leads a revived cult devoted to Jarri, an ancient deity of disease. The group stole an idol and spellbook from church catacombs, and the Vatican wants the grimoire recovered before its rituals unleash something worse.<br /><br /> The robbery turns Flavio’s fake reputation into a real nightmare. Cultists kill CK, animate human remains into a tracking creature, and frame Flavio for a string of murders, including Roland’s death. Police identify him as the Etawa Acid Killer while Price’s followers close in. With only a revolver, a stolen car, and the book everyone wants, Jimmy must decide whether to chase the Vatican’s reward, sell the artifact, or prevent Jarri’s cult from using it at all.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “The Last Days of Jimmy Flavor” combines occult crime, a Vatican heist, a Hittite plague god, hard drugs, body horror, and a desperate thief trapped between church, cult, and police. The expanded description names Flavio, CK, Father Roland, Earle Price, Jarri, and the grimoire without revealing Jimmy’s last choice. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08Y911S4R/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/e9d0a462-7741-45a6-bd89-4661dea13641</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561452/078.mp3" length="32244282" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Flavio Jimenez invents the criminal persona Jimmy Flavor for a Vatican-backed heist targeting a plague grimoire stolen by a Hittite disease cult.

Flavio is broke, addicted, and repairing phones at a mall kiosk when his friend CK offers a six-figure...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Flavio Jimenez invents the criminal persona Jimmy Flavor for a Vatican-backed heist targeting a plague grimoire stolen by a Hittite disease cult.<br /><br /> Flavio is broke, addicted, and repairing phones at a mall kiosk when his friend CK offers a six-figure job. Father Roland claims businessman Earle Price leads a revived cult devoted to Jarri, an ancient deity of disease. The group stole an idol and spellbook from church catacombs, and the Vatican wants the grimoire recovered before its rituals unleash something worse.<br /><br /> The robbery turns Flavio’s fake reputation into a real nightmare. Cultists kill CK, animate human remains into a tracking creature, and frame Flavio for a string of murders, including Roland’s death. Police identify him as the Etawa Acid Killer while Price’s followers close in. With only a revolver, a stolen car, and the book everyone wants, Jimmy must decide whether to chase the Vatican’s reward, sell the artifact, or prevent Jarri’s cult from using it at all.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “The Last Days of Jimmy Flavor” combines occult crime, a Vatican heist, a Hittite plague god, hard drugs, body horror, and a desperate thief trapped between church, cult, and police. The expanded description names Flavio, CK, Father Roland, Earle Price, Jarri, and the grimoire without revealing Jimmy’s last choice. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br /> Find the “Babysitter Massacre” book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08Y911S4R/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2016</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>action,guns,hitmen,murder</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9ee82183d5d09f2ecc48b4a3631b70d6.jpg"/><itunes:episode>78</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Glenda’s &amp; the Snake Lady: A Widower Trades His Darkest Secret for the Truth</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/glenda-s-the-snake-lady-a-widower-trades-his-darkest-secret-for-the-truth--50561412</link><description><![CDATA[At Glenda’s Bar and Pool Hall, widower Red Jones meets the legendary Snake Lady and trades his darkest secret for the truth about his wife’s death.<br /><br /> Glenda’s is a rough Gloverville institution where the beer stays cold, windows break during brawls, and locals whisper about a locked room beyond the bathrooms. According to the legend, a woman with a human torso and a long black serpent’s body enters through a hidden passage on certain nights. Owner Glenda dismisses the tale as drunken nonsense, but the Snake Lady is real.<br /><br /> On a snowy December night in 1985, Red notices purple light leaking beneath the forbidden door. Five years of grief over Edna’s sudden death have turned him into the bar’s most dependable drunk, and the creature inside promises to answer one question. Red asks how his healthy wife died in her sleep. The answer begins with murder—but learning who was responsible requires a sacrifice more intimate than money or blood.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Glenda’s &amp; the Snake Lady” is Southern Gothic barroom folklore about grief, alcoholism, a cold-case murder, hypnotic serpent eyes, and the secrets ordinary men expect to take to the grave. The expanded notes identify Red, Edna, Gloverville, Glenda’s, and the 1985 encounter while preserving the revelation connecting Red’s confession to his wife’s killer. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> Find the author’s books at <a href="http://ValleyBoyPublications.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://ValleyBoyPublications.c...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/d35187a3-1024-44ed-a99e-82129a87d60c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561412/077.mp3" length="25681487" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At Glenda’s Bar and Pool Hall, widower Red Jones meets the legendary Snake Lady and trades his darkest secret for the truth about his wife’s death.

Glenda’s is a rough Gloverville institution where the beer stays cold, windows break during brawls,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At Glenda’s Bar and Pool Hall, widower Red Jones meets the legendary Snake Lady and trades his darkest secret for the truth about his wife’s death.<br /><br /> Glenda’s is a rough Gloverville institution where the beer stays cold, windows break during brawls, and locals whisper about a locked room beyond the bathrooms. According to the legend, a woman with a human torso and a long black serpent’s body enters through a hidden passage on certain nights. Owner Glenda dismisses the tale as drunken nonsense, but the Snake Lady is real.<br /><br /> On a snowy December night in 1985, Red notices purple light leaking beneath the forbidden door. Five years of grief over Edna’s sudden death have turned him into the bar’s most dependable drunk, and the creature inside promises to answer one question. Red asks how his healthy wife died in her sleep. The answer begins with murder—but learning who was responsible requires a sacrifice more intimate than money or blood.<br /><br /> Charles Campbell’s “Glenda’s &amp; the Snake Lady” is Southern Gothic barroom folklore about grief, alcoholism, a cold-case murder, hypnotic serpent eyes, and the secrets ordinary men expect to take to the grave. The expanded notes identify Red, Edna, Gloverville, Glenda’s, and the 1985 encounter while preserving the revelation connecting Red’s confession to his wife’s killer. Story by Charles Campbell.<br /><br /> Find the author’s books at <a href="http://ValleyBoyPublications.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://ValleyBoyPublications.c...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1606</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/086918cd2fb4f1d408b0f46c7089550f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>77</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Bad Schoolgirl – Vampire Cheerleaders at Strickfield High</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bad-schoolgirl-vampire-cheerleaders-at-strickfield-high--50561370</link><description><![CDATA[At Strickfield High, Bells Taibon confronts vampire cheerleaders using Olde Bloodstone to walk in daylight—and learns their next ritual is already planned.<br /><br /> Newly notorious as the Bad Schoolgirl, century-old Master Vampire Bells is trying not to become attached to Eileen "Einstein" Donnerly or her brother Martin. But twins Alissa and Allie Mirren rule the school’s north hall, and the attention Bells draws from their classmates turns an uneasy investigation into a very personal rivalry.<br /><br /> When the squad gathers after a basketball game to hunt, Bells must protect Einstein, expose what the cheerleaders are feeding on, and prove that Strickfield High is not big enough for two kinds of vampire. This narrated supernatural horror story blends high-school menace, vampire action, dark humor, and the dangerous possibility that a monster might finally have something to lose.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Check out the Babysitter Massacre books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08X1QLGZJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08X...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/239b34e2-3bd4-478c-a1ac-4027d2c12750</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561370/076.mp3" length="35192566" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At Strickfield High, Bells Taibon confronts vampire cheerleaders using Olde Bloodstone to walk in daylight—and learns their next ritual is already planned.

Newly notorious as the Bad Schoolgirl, century-old Master Vampire Bells is trying not to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At Strickfield High, Bells Taibon confronts vampire cheerleaders using Olde Bloodstone to walk in daylight—and learns their next ritual is already planned.<br /><br /> Newly notorious as the Bad Schoolgirl, century-old Master Vampire Bells is trying not to become attached to Eileen "Einstein" Donnerly or her brother Martin. But twins Alissa and Allie Mirren rule the school’s north hall, and the attention Bells draws from their classmates turns an uneasy investigation into a very personal rivalry.<br /><br /> When the squad gathers after a basketball game to hunt, Bells must protect Einstein, expose what the cheerleaders are feeding on, and prove that Strickfield High is not big enough for two kinds of vampire. This narrated supernatural horror story blends high-school menace, vampire action, dark humor, and the dangerous possibility that a monster might finally have something to lose.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Check out the Babysitter Massacre books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08X1QLGZJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08X...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2200</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4e86ad9594de157fbf7e2464717c3860.jpg"/><itunes:episode>76</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>My Dog, Doug - What Lurks Behind That Cute Face?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-dog-doug-what-lurks-behind-that-cute-face--50561409</link><description><![CDATA[Barry and Lindsey Warner have bought an isolated new home, and their seven-year-old daughter Abby has adopted a free Armant named Doug. The dog appears smart, loyal, and patient enough for Abby’s tea parties—until scratching inside the walls, vanishing objects, and an attic door opening by itself convince Barry the house is haunted.<br /><br /> Doug knows the disturbance is real, but he is keeping a secret of his own. When rat-hide-clad creatures emerge with weapons made from broken glass, Barry discovers that his strange new dog may be the family’s best defense against the supernatural infestation.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “My Dog, Doug” blends haunted-house mystery, shapeshifter horror, vicious folklore creatures, and dark domestic comedy without revealing every trick Doug has learned.<br /><br /> Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> My Dog, Doug builds its tension through werewolf and transformation horror, ghost lore and supernatural suspense, and cryptid and creature horror, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/0c59c6a6-8695-4a4c-bae9-6c50729518b5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561409/075.mp3" length="29463181" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Barry and Lindsey Warner have bought an isolated new home, and their seven-year-old daughter Abby has adopted a free Armant named Doug. The dog appears smart, loyal, and patient enough for Abby’s tea parties—until scratching inside the walls,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Barry and Lindsey Warner have bought an isolated new home, and their seven-year-old daughter Abby has adopted a free Armant named Doug. The dog appears smart, loyal, and patient enough for Abby’s tea parties—until scratching inside the walls, vanishing objects, and an attic door opening by itself convince Barry the house is haunted.<br /><br /> Doug knows the disturbance is real, but he is keeping a secret of his own. When rat-hide-clad creatures emerge with weapons made from broken glass, Barry discovers that his strange new dog may be the family’s best defense against the supernatural infestation.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “My Dog, Doug” blends haunted-house mystery, shapeshifter horror, vicious folklore creatures, and dark domestic comedy without revealing every trick Doug has learned.<br /><br /> Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> My Dog, Doug builds its tension through werewolf and transformation horror, ghost lore and supernatural suspense, and cryptid and creature horror, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1842</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4c2702128ffb739a92ebb71678f41a18.jpg"/><itunes:episode>75</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Old Jerry — A Halloween Cannibal’s Deadly Trick-or-Treat</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/old-jerry-a-halloween-cannibal-s-deadly-trick-or-treat--50561464</link><description><![CDATA[A teenage prankster eggs Old Jerry’s house on Halloween and later makes the mistake of returning alone for candy. Jerry recognizes the devil costume, invites the boy into his homemade haunted house, and decides it is finally time to punish the neighborhood kid who has tormented him for years.<br /><br /> From his basement workshop, Jerry cheerfully explains the rules of trick-or-treating while struggling with a broken saw and preparing his victim for storage. When the boy’s worried friends arrive at the front door, the lonely killer realizes Halloween may have delivered enough company to last all winter.<br /><br /> RT Raynaud’s “Old Jerry” is a grisly Halloween horror monologue combining cannibalism, serial-killer dark comedy, and the worst possible house on the trick-or-treat route.<br /><br /> Story by RT Raynaud.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> What begins around Old Jerry develops into a focused mix of Halloween-night atmosphere, ghost lore and supernatural suspense, and murder, disappearance, and investigation, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/3dfbaacb-fecc-43e3-9937-36a585f32ea0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561464/074.mp3" length="16836634" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A teenage prankster eggs Old Jerry’s house on Halloween and later makes the mistake of returning alone for candy. Jerry recognizes the devil costume, invites the boy into his homemade haunted house, and decides it is finally time to punish the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A teenage prankster eggs Old Jerry’s house on Halloween and later makes the mistake of returning alone for candy. Jerry recognizes the devil costume, invites the boy into his homemade haunted house, and decides it is finally time to punish the neighborhood kid who has tormented him for years.<br /><br /> From his basement workshop, Jerry cheerfully explains the rules of trick-or-treating while struggling with a broken saw and preparing his victim for storage. When the boy’s worried friends arrive at the front door, the lonely killer realizes Halloween may have delivered enough company to last all winter.<br /><br /> RT Raynaud’s “Old Jerry” is a grisly Halloween horror monologue combining cannibalism, serial-killer dark comedy, and the worst possible house on the trick-or-treat route.<br /><br /> Story by RT Raynaud.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> What begins around Old Jerry develops into a focused mix of Halloween-night atmosphere, ghost lore and supernatural suspense, and murder, disappearance, and investigation, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1053</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/64a5db284bc35d2915e97bdf9f52862e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>74</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Slasher — A Film Crew Trapped with a Real Masked Killer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/slasher-a-film-crew-trapped-with-a-real-masked-killer--50561420</link><description><![CDATA[The Strickfield University Film Society has one final chance to save itself: shoot an exploitation horror movie inside an abandoned performance hall before the building is demolished. Director Jessie Corgen assembles a cast led by adult-film star Vickie Valentine, locks away their phones, and prepares to film a masked killer called the Scream Queen.<br /><br /> Then an arrow strikes Professor Corgen and the exits are chained shut. The Scream Queen begins stalking the production with chainsaws, axes, drills, and other weapons taken straight from the screenplay, turning the group’s low-budget slasher into an apparently real massacre.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Slasher” is a Strickfield campus horror story packed with film-set suspense, masked-killer mayhem, exploitation-movie excess, and deadly secrets behind the camera.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Slasher combines murder, disappearance, and investigation, teen and school-set horror, and wilderness isolation as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around what the characters discover and who ultimately escapes it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/92e31a28-3681-475d-a0ad-3d3958ad5698</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561420/073.mp3" length="34241291" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Strickfield University Film Society has one final chance to save itself: shoot an exploitation horror movie inside an abandoned performance hall before the building is demolished. Director Jessie Corgen assembles a cast led by adult-film star...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Strickfield University Film Society has one final chance to save itself: shoot an exploitation horror movie inside an abandoned performance hall before the building is demolished. Director Jessie Corgen assembles a cast led by adult-film star Vickie Valentine, locks away their phones, and prepares to film a masked killer called the Scream Queen.<br /><br /> Then an arrow strikes Professor Corgen and the exits are chained shut. The Scream Queen begins stalking the production with chainsaws, axes, drills, and other weapons taken straight from the screenplay, turning the group’s low-budget slasher into an apparently real massacre.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Slasher” is a Strickfield campus horror story packed with film-set suspense, masked-killer mayhem, exploitation-movie excess, and deadly secrets behind the camera.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Slasher combines murder, disappearance, and investigation, teen and school-set horror, and wilderness isolation as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around what the characters discover and who ultimately escapes it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2141</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>college,movies,murder,mystery,slasher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9feed267b8e4af252b77996e91a83961.jpg"/><itunes:episode>73</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Grave Consequences — What Happens When a Grave Robs You Back?!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/grave-consequences-what-happens-when-a-grave-robs-you-back--50561476</link><description><![CDATA[Career thief Dennis has found a profitable specialty: robbing the dead. Beneath heavy fog, he opens the grave of Vanya Mills expecting old-money jewelry and an easy payday, only to be dragged into a hidden cavern crowded with generations of corpses.<br /><br /> A terrifying mourner prowls the underground chamber while the dead themselves seem determined to keep what was buried with them. Even surrounded by bones and supernatural danger, Dennis cannot stop calculating the value of Vanya’s emerald necklace—and his greed may make him the perfect addition to the collection.<br /><br /> Killian Crane’s “Grave Consequences” is a claustrophobic cemetery horror story about grave robbing, haunted treasure, and a thief who refuses to recognize when he has become the prize.<br /><br /> Story by Killian Crane.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> What begins around Grave Consequences becomes a focused mix of ghost lore and supernatural suspense, and wilderness isolation, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/a1222e7c-5d0c-4db3-89f8-4e86a92ccc04</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561476/072.mp3" length="29129232" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Career thief Dennis has found a profitable specialty: robbing the dead. Beneath heavy fog, he opens the grave of Vanya Mills expecting old-money jewelry and an easy payday, only to be dragged into a hidden cavern crowded with generations of corpses....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Career thief Dennis has found a profitable specialty: robbing the dead. Beneath heavy fog, he opens the grave of Vanya Mills expecting old-money jewelry and an easy payday, only to be dragged into a hidden cavern crowded with generations of corpses.<br /><br /> A terrifying mourner prowls the underground chamber while the dead themselves seem determined to keep what was buried with them. Even surrounded by bones and supernatural danger, Dennis cannot stop calculating the value of Vanya’s emerald necklace—and his greed may make him the perfect addition to the collection.<br /><br /> Killian Crane’s “Grave Consequences” is a claustrophobic cemetery horror story about grave robbing, haunted treasure, and a thief who refuses to recognize when he has become the prize.<br /><br /> Story by Killian Crane.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> What begins around Grave Consequences becomes a focused mix of ghost lore and supernatural suspense, and wilderness isolation, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1821</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3267ec1e6af30f85280d796fdd0134b7.jpg"/><itunes:episode>72</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Party in the Woods - Unexpected Guests Have Big Claws and Bigger Appetites!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/party-in-the-woods-unexpected-guests-have-big-claws-and-bigger-appetites--50561421</link><description><![CDATA[Tristan brings Becca, the intriguing new girl at school, down a wooded path for a moonlit party behind a neighbor’s farm. Their friends should already be waiting beside the ruins of an old stone chimney, but the clearing is dark, the firewood is wet, and something is moving among the trees.<br /><br /> The wilderness date becomes a brutal creature encounter when enormous gray predators surround the group. These hunters possess claws, enormous appetites, and enough intelligence to savor their victims’ terror, leaving the stranded teenagers with nowhere to run and no ordinary animal to fight.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Party in the Woods” delivers backwoods monster horror, young-adult suspense, and graphic survival terror far from the safety of town.<br /><br /> Story by Joe Solmo.<br /> Author website: <a href="https://pennedinblood.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pennedinblood.com/</a><br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> The episode’s central danger remains Party in the Woods, while wilderness isolation, cryptid and creature horror, and teen and school-set horror supply the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences that carry the story forward.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/462ca7d2-74f7-4af9-a114-7d3200d614dc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561421/071.mp3" length="17145506" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tristan brings Becca, the intriguing new girl at school, down a wooded path for a moonlit party behind a neighbor’s farm. Their friends should already be waiting beside the ruins of an old stone chimney, but the clearing is dark, the firewood is wet,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tristan brings Becca, the intriguing new girl at school, down a wooded path for a moonlit party behind a neighbor’s farm. Their friends should already be waiting beside the ruins of an old stone chimney, but the clearing is dark, the firewood is wet, and something is moving among the trees.<br /><br /> The wilderness date becomes a brutal creature encounter when enormous gray predators surround the group. These hunters possess claws, enormous appetites, and enough intelligence to savor their victims’ terror, leaving the stranded teenagers with nowhere to run and no ordinary animal to fight.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Party in the Woods” delivers backwoods monster horror, young-adult suspense, and graphic survival terror far from the safety of town.<br /><br /> Story by Joe Solmo.<br /> Author website: <a href="https://pennedinblood.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pennedinblood.com/</a><br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> The episode’s central danger remains Party in the Woods, while wilderness isolation, cryptid and creature horror, and teen and school-set horror supply the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences that carry the story forward.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1072</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>killer,monsters,slasher,teen,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48af39b7715b06568e0dcb47b9774f16.jpg"/><itunes:episode>71</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Be Mine - This Valentine's Day They Want Your HEART!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-mine-this-valentine-s-day-they-want-your-heart--50561416</link><description><![CDATA[College student Blake receives a heart-shaped box of chocolates and an anonymous invitation to meet beneath the east bleachers on Valentine’s night. She has a paper to finish and no interest in chasing a secret admirer—but someone has already decided they belong together.<br /><br /> As Blake and her roommate Cassie investigate, the romantic scavenger hunt becomes a campus nightmare involving threatening notes, murdered acquaintances, and an admirer prepared to eliminate anyone standing in the way. The Valentine promises become increasingly literal, forcing Blake to fight for more than her heart.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “Be Mine” is a Valentine’s Day slasher story about obsession, stalking, friendship, and love twisted into an ultimatum.<br /><br /> Story by Shane Migliavacca.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Be Mine uses love, family, and betrayal, murder, disappearance, and investigation, and teen and school-set horror as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/b70a7372-39ae-481e-9741-d82ced109c14</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561416/070.mp3" length="35430385" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>College student Blake receives a heart-shaped box of chocolates and an anonymous invitation to meet beneath the east bleachers on Valentine’s night. She has a paper to finish and no interest in chasing a secret admirer—but someone has already decided...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[College student Blake receives a heart-shaped box of chocolates and an anonymous invitation to meet beneath the east bleachers on Valentine’s night. She has a paper to finish and no interest in chasing a secret admirer—but someone has already decided they belong together.<br /><br /> As Blake and her roommate Cassie investigate, the romantic scavenger hunt becomes a campus nightmare involving threatening notes, murdered acquaintances, and an admirer prepared to eliminate anyone standing in the way. The Valentine promises become increasingly literal, forcing Blake to fight for more than her heart.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “Be Mine” is a Valentine’s Day slasher story about obsession, stalking, friendship, and love twisted into an ultimatum.<br /><br /> Story by Shane Migliavacca.<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Be Mine uses love, family, and betrayal, murder, disappearance, and investigation, and teen and school-set horror as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2215</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>holiday,love,murder,scary,slasher,teen,valentine</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a1c34e6fcf3da8593f9e29cf4e184e5b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>70</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Good to the Last Drop — A Hot Cup of Murder</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-to-the-last-drop-a-hot-cup-of-murder--50561371</link><description><![CDATA[Strickfield High athlete Adam Lester promises to replace his girlfriend Jarren Hatley’s broken coffeemaker. At a mysterious shop called Tinker’s, he finds a vintage percolator that seems perfect—until its first pot of coffee begins changing Jarren’s behavior.<br /><br /> The cursed appliance draws out years of buried anger, turning an ordinary caffeine habit into a violent supernatural crisis. As the danger spreads through Strickfield High, Adam turns to Bella Taibon for help understanding the strange magic contaminating every cup.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Good to the Last Drop” combines cursed-object horror, teenage trauma, dark magic, and the familiar comfort of morning coffee transformed into something murderous.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /> Related story: Episode 64, “The Last Taibon.”<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> What begins around Good to the Last Drop becomes a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, body horror and transformation, and teen and school-set horror, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/307b8d5f-4007-4b4e-afcb-e433fc90b20d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561371/069.mp3" length="32101340" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Strickfield High athlete Adam Lester promises to replace his girlfriend Jarren Hatley’s broken coffeemaker. At a mysterious shop called Tinker’s, he finds a vintage percolator that seems perfect—until its first pot of coffee begins changing Jarren’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Strickfield High athlete Adam Lester promises to replace his girlfriend Jarren Hatley’s broken coffeemaker. At a mysterious shop called Tinker’s, he finds a vintage percolator that seems perfect—until its first pot of coffee begins changing Jarren’s behavior.<br /><br /> The cursed appliance draws out years of buried anger, turning an ordinary caffeine habit into a violent supernatural crisis. As the danger spreads through Strickfield High, Adam turns to Bella Taibon for help understanding the strange magic contaminating every cup.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Good to the Last Drop” combines cursed-object horror, teenage trauma, dark magic, and the familiar comfort of morning coffee transformed into something murderous.<br /><br /> Story by Rob Fields.<br /> Related story: Episode 64, “The Last Taibon.”<br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> What begins around Good to the Last Drop becomes a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, body horror and transformation, and teen and school-set horror, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2007</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>coffee,deadly,horror,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/39369ed79d62627767700e99976ca4aa.jpg"/><itunes:episode>69</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Careful What You Wish – Evil Genie Ifrit Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/careful-what-you-wish-evil-genie-ifrit-horror-story--50561429</link><description><![CDATA[This evil genie ifrit horror story asks what happens when a selfless wish is interpreted by something cruel. In "Careful What You Wish" by David O’Hanlon,<br /><br />Ex-con mover Penn befriends Ed, a chronically ill ten-year-old who discovers an ornate bottle among a family's belongings.<br /><br />The spirit inside calls himself Babak and promises the power to change a life, but every word carries a dangerous loophole. Penn must face supernatural fire, an impossible bargain, and his own rough past to protect a child who believes everyone would be better without his burden. This narrated dark-fantasy adventure mixes cursed-object suspense, heart, and horror-comedy.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/85d6f414-3f49-4757-a5f4-9707d04d987f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561429/068.mp3" length="36738179" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This evil genie ifrit horror story asks what happens when a selfless wish is interpreted by something cruel. In "Careful What You Wish" by David O’Hanlon,

Ex-con mover Penn befriends Ed, a chronically ill ten-year-old who discovers an ornate bottle...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This evil genie ifrit horror story asks what happens when a selfless wish is interpreted by something cruel. In "Careful What You Wish" by David O’Hanlon,<br /><br />Ex-con mover Penn befriends Ed, a chronically ill ten-year-old who discovers an ornate bottle among a family's belongings.<br /><br />The spirit inside calls himself Babak and promises the power to change a life, but every word carries a dangerous loophole. Penn must face supernatural fire, an impossible bargain, and his own rough past to protect a child who believes everyone would be better without his burden. This narrated dark-fantasy adventure mixes cursed-object suspense, heart, and horror-comedy.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2297</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ancient,bad,djinn,genie,luck,wishes,wishmaster</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6fbfa34620ac3bbe0ce85006688011a4.jpg"/><itunes:episode>68</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Adam's Tale — Vicious Bloody Terror Comes in Small Sizes!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/adam-s-tale-vicious-bloody-terror-comes-in-small-sizes--50561436</link><description><![CDATA[Adam wakes after a camping party bound to a pine tree, unable to remember how he got there or what happened to his friends. A stranger waiting in the darkness claims he has merely set the table—and that something in the forest is coming to feed.<br /><br /> The threat is far smaller and stranger than any bear or wolf. Led by the dog-sized Dux Tamias, an organized colony of blood-drinking chipmunks has maintained an ancient bargain for generations. Adam must escape their ritual before the tiny creatures collect the sacrifice they believe they are owed.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Adam’s Tale” turns an isolated campsite into creature-feature horror filled with forest predators, black comedy, and a swarm whose size makes it no less deadly.<br /><br /> Story by Joe Solmo.<br /> Author website: <a href="https://pennedinblood.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pennedinblood.com/</a><br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Adam's Tale develops its tension through cryptid and creature horror, folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions, and wilderness isolation, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/15877d6a-8521-42bd-bb4a-3970f6d0421a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561436/067.mp3" length="20284380" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Adam wakes after a camping party bound to a pine tree, unable to remember how he got there or what happened to his friends. A stranger waiting in the darkness claims he has merely set the table—and that something in the forest is coming to feed.

The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Adam wakes after a camping party bound to a pine tree, unable to remember how he got there or what happened to his friends. A stranger waiting in the darkness claims he has merely set the table—and that something in the forest is coming to feed.<br /><br /> The threat is far smaller and stranger than any bear or wolf. Led by the dog-sized Dux Tamias, an organized colony of blood-drinking chipmunks has maintained an ancient bargain for generations. Adam must escape their ritual before the tiny creatures collect the sacrifice they believe they are owed.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Adam’s Tale” turns an isolated campsite into creature-feature horror filled with forest predators, black comedy, and a swarm whose size makes it no less deadly.<br /><br /> Story by Joe Solmo.<br /> Author website: <a href="https://pennedinblood.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pennedinblood.com/</a><br /> Babysitter Massacre: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br /> Adam's Tale develops its tension through cryptid and creature horror, folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions, and wilderness isolation, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1268</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,evil,monsters,scary,terror,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9d616f75b10c9370dedf46b2e569716.jpg"/><itunes:episode>67</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>For the Mother – Norse Winter Solstice Folk Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-the-mother-norse-winter-solstice-folk-horror--50561396</link><description><![CDATA[This Norse winter-solstice folk horror story invites a myth scholar into a family ritual beyond belief. In "For the Mother" by Mark T. B. Shields,<br /><br /> Astrid falls into a whirlwind romance with Baldur and travels to his wealthy family's isolated mountain estate.<br /><br /> The Borsons welcome her with ancient names, flowing mead, a lavish feast, and traditions that seem drawn directly from the legends Astrid studies. As the longest night approaches, scholarship becomes prophecy and hospitality becomes obligation. This narrated cult-family horror tale blends Norse mythology, romantic enchantment, ritual dread, and chilling body horror.<br /><br /> In a remote estate distant in the mountains something mysterious and bloody is going on, and it's all FOR THE MOTHER!<br /> For the Mother by Mark T.B. Shields<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/4789dc77-b78d-4f81-9439-770818341df8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561396/066.mp3" length="24136292" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This Norse winter-solstice folk horror story invites a myth scholar into a family ritual beyond belief. In "For the Mother" by Mark T. B. Shields,

Astrid falls into a whirlwind romance with Baldur and travels to his wealthy family's isolated mountain...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This Norse winter-solstice folk horror story invites a myth scholar into a family ritual beyond belief. In "For the Mother" by Mark T. B. Shields,<br /><br /> Astrid falls into a whirlwind romance with Baldur and travels to his wealthy family's isolated mountain estate.<br /><br /> The Borsons welcome her with ancient names, flowing mead, a lavish feast, and traditions that seem drawn directly from the legends Astrid studies. As the longest night approaches, scholarship becomes prophecy and hospitality becomes obligation. This narrated cult-family horror tale blends Norse mythology, romantic enchantment, ritual dread, and chilling body horror.<br /><br /> In a remote estate distant in the mountains something mysterious and bloody is going on, and it's all FOR THE MOTHER!<br /> For the Mother by Mark T.B. Shields<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1509</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloody,horror,mythology,norse,sacrifice,thor,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a6f177d375b47270a75cb8807d3595d8.jpg"/><itunes:episode>66</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Last Taibon — Bella’s Daywalking Vampire-Hunter Origin</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-taibon-bella-s-daywalking-vampire-hunter-origin--50561399</link><description><![CDATA[Vampire hunter Bella Taibon becomes the very creature her family trained her to destroy—and awakens as a daywalking hybrid with unfinished business in Strickfield.<br /><br /> Raised by her grandparents alongside her older brother Nicholas, Bella learns to track and kill the undead before ancient Master Vampire Thornton Jillian massacres the Taibon family. Her revenge ends with Jillian staked and decapitated, but his blood enters Bella’s wounds. She wakes without a reflection and with fangs, claws, superhuman strength, and an enormous appetite—yet she still has a heartbeat, walks in sunlight, and cannot drink human blood.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ vampire-hunter origin story brings the last Taibon to Denoyer’s Grill during a Strickfield blizzard. An attack by Thornton’s brother Richland tests Bella’s new powers, while an unexpected connection with Martin Donnerly gives her a reason to stay. When Eileen “Einstein” Donnerly reports six suspicious Strickfield High cheerleaders, Bella’s private war against the undead may be starting again.<br /><br /> “The Last Taibon” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> “Babysitter Massacre”: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/1846d2e1-5c9b-41a8-b42d-e9e831117674</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561399/065.mp3" length="33052615" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Vampire hunter Bella Taibon becomes the very creature her family trained her to destroy—and awakens as a daywalking hybrid with unfinished business in Strickfield.

Raised by her grandparents alongside her older brother Nicholas, Bella learns to track...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Vampire hunter Bella Taibon becomes the very creature her family trained her to destroy—and awakens as a daywalking hybrid with unfinished business in Strickfield.<br /><br /> Raised by her grandparents alongside her older brother Nicholas, Bella learns to track and kill the undead before ancient Master Vampire Thornton Jillian massacres the Taibon family. Her revenge ends with Jillian staked and decapitated, but his blood enters Bella’s wounds. She wakes without a reflection and with fangs, claws, superhuman strength, and an enormous appetite—yet she still has a heartbeat, walks in sunlight, and cannot drink human blood.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’ vampire-hunter origin story brings the last Taibon to Denoyer’s Grill during a Strickfield blizzard. An attack by Thornton’s brother Richland tests Bella’s new powers, while an unexpected connection with Martin Donnerly gives her a reason to stay. When Eileen “Einstein” Donnerly reports six suspicious Strickfield High cheerleaders, Bella’s private war against the undead may be starting again.<br /><br /> “The Last Taibon” by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> “Babysitter Massacre”: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2066</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>horror,scary,sexy,teen,teens,vampire,vampires</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d35ab677bcb7219f65e0a3d775c1fc71.jpg"/><itunes:episode>65</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Satan’s Shotgun – Undead Gunslinger Weird Western Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/satan-s-shotgun-undead-gunslinger-weird-western-horror--50561419</link><description><![CDATA[This undead gunslinger weird Western horror story rides into the final night of 1899. In "Satan’s Shotgun" by Dan Wilder,<br /><br /> A murdered farmer rises again with a cursed weapon and one purpose: destroy the occult outlaw Gideon Pharaoh and the twelve monsters guarding him.<br /><br /> Each enemy embodies a warped sign of the zodiac, turning the frozen frontier into a gauntlet of supernatural gunfights, body horror, and revenge. This narrated dark fantasy combines Western action, necromancy, New Year's dread, and a relentless antihero who cannot rest while the man who destroyed his family still draws breath.<br /><br /> On New Year's Eve 1899 the ball isn't dropping but bodies are falling all around! A bloody vengeance that spams over lifetimes is about to conclude! Shotguns and rifles are nice, but an undying revenge can't be stopped!<br /> Satan's Shotgun by Daniel Wilder<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/261c84ca-febe-4811-8e34-c6c5cbdb1a3b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561419/064.mp3" length="21996758" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This undead gunslinger weird Western horror story rides into the final night of 1899. In "Satan’s Shotgun" by Dan Wilder,

A murdered farmer rises again with a cursed weapon and one purpose: destroy the occult outlaw Gideon Pharaoh and the twelve...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This undead gunslinger weird Western horror story rides into the final night of 1899. In "Satan’s Shotgun" by Dan Wilder,<br /><br /> A murdered farmer rises again with a cursed weapon and one purpose: destroy the occult outlaw Gideon Pharaoh and the twelve monsters guarding him.<br /><br /> Each enemy embodies a warped sign of the zodiac, turning the frozen frontier into a gauntlet of supernatural gunfights, body horror, and revenge. This narrated dark fantasy combines Western action, necromancy, New Year's dread, and a relentless antihero who cannot rest while the man who destroyed his family still draws breath.<br /><br /> On New Year's Eve 1899 the ball isn't dropping but bodies are falling all around! A bloody vengeance that spams over lifetimes is about to conclude! Shotguns and rifles are nice, but an undying revenge can't be stopped!<br /> Satan's Shotgun by Daniel Wilder<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1375</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bloody,games,horror,violent,western</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b877cd72ac4f381ab5f8b5d7e254344f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>62</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Satan Claus – Christmas Demon Urban Legend</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/satan-claus-christmas-demon-urban-legend--50561430</link><description><![CDATA[This Christmas demon urban legend begins with two siblings desperate for protection. In "Satan Claus" by Keith Tomlin,<br /><br /> Emily and Tyler discover a forbidden holiday ritual: bake drops of blood into cookies, leave them out at night, and summon something far more dangerous than Santa.<br /><br /> Their abusive stepfather has made home a place of terror, but the horned creature answering their call follows rules the children do not fully understand. This narrated holiday horror story combines domestic dread, occult folklore, a Krampus-like monster, and the terrible risk of asking an ancient legend to solve a human evil.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/41ad0681-34d1-487c-ab5b-c5797adbfa82</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561430/063_2.mp3" length="29676341" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This Christmas demon urban legend begins with two siblings desperate for protection. In "Satan Claus" by Keith Tomlin,

Emily and Tyler discover a forbidden holiday ritual: bake drops of blood into cookies, leave them out at night, and summon...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This Christmas demon urban legend begins with two siblings desperate for protection. In "Satan Claus" by Keith Tomlin,<br /><br /> Emily and Tyler discover a forbidden holiday ritual: bake drops of blood into cookies, leave them out at night, and summon something far more dangerous than Santa.<br /><br /> Their abusive stepfather has made home a place of terror, but the horned creature answering their call follows rules the children do not fully understand. This narrated holiday horror story combines domestic dread, occult folklore, a Krampus-like monster, and the terrible risk of asking an ancient legend to solve a human evil.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1855</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,holiday,krampus,monster,murder,santa</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d66a1f1f0aaf2a67ba4460b32bde65ad.jpg"/><itunes:episode>63</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Weather Outside Is Frightful: A Christmas Eve Blizzard &amp; the Axeman</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-a-christmas-eve-blizzard-the-axeman--50561404</link><description><![CDATA[During the Christmas Eve Blizzard of 1973, Patrolwoman Halsey Stone tracks a wounded ax murderer into an abandoned theater filled with human remains.<br /><br /> Halsey and veteran partner Roy Soccorso are searching a decaying city block after an anonymous report of a woman screaming. Visibility is nearly gone when Dorothy emerges from the snow covered in another person’s blood. She escaped a huge stranger by driving a nail file into his leg, leaving Halsey a trail that the storm is quickly erasing.<br /><br /> The blood leads through a fire escape and into a derelict theater where severed arms, Bible-page crosses, and a bone altar surround clippings about ax murders. The killer believes an angel gave him a symbol-covered ax and ordered him to cut sin from human bodies. Halsey’s intuition, buried anger, and memories of a great white owl collide with the zealot as the blizzard isolates her from backup.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “The Weather Outside Is Frightful” is a Christmas slasher story about two police officers, an occult axeman, urban decay, and survival inside a whiteout. The richer metadata names Halsey Stone, Roy Soccorso, the 1973 storm, and the abandoned theater without losing the story’s cold-blooded holiday premise. Story by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> Find “The Weather Outside Is Frightful” in book form: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/fad477be-ea47-4c65-8af4-a4e5b8b30c42</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561404/062.mp3" length="23018669" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>During the Christmas Eve Blizzard of 1973, Patrolwoman Halsey Stone tracks a wounded ax murderer into an abandoned theater filled with human remains.

Halsey and veteran partner Roy Soccorso are searching a decaying city block after an anonymous...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[During the Christmas Eve Blizzard of 1973, Patrolwoman Halsey Stone tracks a wounded ax murderer into an abandoned theater filled with human remains.<br /><br /> Halsey and veteran partner Roy Soccorso are searching a decaying city block after an anonymous report of a woman screaming. Visibility is nearly gone when Dorothy emerges from the snow covered in another person’s blood. She escaped a huge stranger by driving a nail file into his leg, leaving Halsey a trail that the storm is quickly erasing.<br /><br /> The blood leads through a fire escape and into a derelict theater where severed arms, Bible-page crosses, and a bone altar surround clippings about ax murders. The killer believes an angel gave him a symbol-covered ax and ordered him to cut sin from human bodies. Halsey’s intuition, buried anger, and memories of a great white owl collide with the zealot as the blizzard isolates her from backup.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “The Weather Outside Is Frightful” is a Christmas slasher story about two police officers, an occult axeman, urban decay, and survival inside a whiteout. The richer metadata names Halsey Stone, Roy Soccorso, the 1973 storm, and the abandoned theater without losing the story’s cold-blooded holiday premise. Story by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br /> Find “The Weather Outside Is Frightful” in book form: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1439</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,holiday,horror,killer,murder,slasher,snow,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4dbe7b1c421de68a252a49d77dbec9ae.jpg"/><itunes:episode>62</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Babes in Terrorland – Christmas Killer Toys and Santa Letters Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/babes-in-terrorland-christmas-killer-toys-and-santa-letters-horror--50561414</link><description><![CDATA[This Christmas killer-toy and holiday-mystery double feature presents two terrifying stories by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> In "Babes in Terrorland," a teenager's plan to steal a handmade clown doll leads into a magical toy store where every plaything may be watching—and protecting what belongs there.<br /><br /> Then "The Santa Letters" revisits a chilling 1978 case from Circleville, where ominous messages, murdered children, and a suspected teacher left a community with questions that never stopped haunting it. Together, these narrated Christmas horror stories combine murderous toys, true-crime style dread, holiday nostalgia, and the fear of receiving a letter meant only for you.<br /><br /> Tonight we have a DOUBLE FEATURE! Two wicked stories! One about a cute toy shop with a dark secret and another about someone who is playing a DEADLY GAME of Secret Santa...<br /> Babes in Terrorland/Santa's Letters by Morgan Moore<br /> Get the Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a>=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_X.p2FbW448V8Z<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/426a69c6-ec2e-4dfe-814f-c3993f25df63</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561414/061_dbl_feature.mp3" length="30199207" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This Christmas killer-toy and holiday-mystery double feature presents two terrifying stories by Morgan Moore.

In "Babes in Terrorland," a teenager's plan to steal a handmade clown doll leads into a magical toy store where every plaything may be...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This Christmas killer-toy and holiday-mystery double feature presents two terrifying stories by Morgan Moore.<br /><br /> In "Babes in Terrorland," a teenager's plan to steal a handmade clown doll leads into a magical toy store where every plaything may be watching—and protecting what belongs there.<br /><br /> Then "The Santa Letters" revisits a chilling 1978 case from Circleville, where ominous messages, murdered children, and a suspected teacher left a community with questions that never stopped haunting it. Together, these narrated Christmas horror stories combine murderous toys, true-crime style dread, holiday nostalgia, and the fear of receiving a letter meant only for you.<br /><br /> Tonight we have a DOUBLE FEATURE! Two wicked stories! One about a cute toy shop with a dark secret and another about someone who is playing a DEADLY GAME of Secret Santa...<br /> Babes in Terrorland/Santa's Letters by Morgan Moore<br /> Get the Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P4ZF9LG/ref" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...</a>=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_X.p2FbW448V8Z<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1888</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,deadly,dolls,holiday,killer,murder,scary,toys</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6e81b02a282671723c2e54d1c2ab9e09.jpg"/><itunes:episode>61</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Welcome to Tiny Christmas, Iowa! – Christmas Cult Folk Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-to-tiny-christmas-iowa-christmas-cult-folk-horror--50561418</link><description><![CDATA[This Christmas cult folk horror story turns a picture-perfect holiday town into an outsider's nightmare. In "Welcome to Tiny Christmas,<br /><br /> Iowa!" by Michelle Antisocial, cynical New York designer Rachel accepts a lucrative job building a festive display in a community devoted to year-round cheer.<br /><br /> The smiling neighbors, relentless carolers, and handsome widower all seem determined to make Rachel belong—but their hospitality hides coercion, drugged celebration, and a religious tradition with a place reserved for her. This narrated holiday horror tale blends small-town paranoia, queer survival, folk ritual, and dark comedy beneath impossibly bright Christmas lights.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/6eecaf0c-b0db-4f04-9ec2-a9009106a08d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561418/060.mp3" length="33266610" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This Christmas cult folk horror story turns a picture-perfect holiday town into an outsider's nightmare. In "Welcome to Tiny Christmas,

Iowa!" by Michelle Antisocial, cynical New York designer Rachel accepts a lucrative job building a festive display...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This Christmas cult folk horror story turns a picture-perfect holiday town into an outsider's nightmare. In "Welcome to Tiny Christmas,<br /><br /> Iowa!" by Michelle Antisocial, cynical New York designer Rachel accepts a lucrative job building a festive display in a community devoted to year-round cheer.<br /><br /> The smiling neighbors, relentless carolers, and handsome widower all seem determined to make Rachel belong—but their hospitality hides coercion, drugged celebration, and a religious tradition with a place reserved for her. This narrated holiday horror tale blends small-town paranoia, queer survival, folk ritual, and dark comedy beneath impossibly bright Christmas lights.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2080</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brooklyn,christmas,cult,evil,holiday,horror,mindcontrol,romance</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b301e542327ff9df0b0b7cd6bc5736d2.jpg"/><itunes:episode>60</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christmas Rage – Killer Santa Christmas Slasher</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-rage-killer-santa-christmas-slasher--50561423</link><description><![CDATA[This killer Santa Christmas slasher brings an axe to Strickfield's holiday celebrations. In "Christmas Rage" by Rob Fields,<br /><br /> A bloodthirsty figure in the red suit attacks the mall and community center while Raigen Devereux faces a season already tangled with family secrets and dangerous romance.<br /><br /> Raigen is no ordinary target, and neither is her formidable stepmother Delphine. As festive lights frame a trail of violence, this narrated holiday horror story blends masked-slasher suspense, vigilante justice, dark romance, and the continuing nightmare of Strickfield. Santa is coming to town, but nobody wants what he is carrying.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/1767b5c7-b999-45f7-ae5d-6ea47d87cf80</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561423/059.mp3" length="33290434" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This killer Santa Christmas slasher brings an axe to Strickfield's holiday celebrations. In "Christmas Rage" by Rob Fields,

A bloodthirsty figure in the red suit attacks the mall and community center while Raigen Devereux faces a season already...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This killer Santa Christmas slasher brings an axe to Strickfield's holiday celebrations. In "Christmas Rage" by Rob Fields,<br /><br /> A bloodthirsty figure in the red suit attacks the mall and community center while Raigen Devereux faces a season already tangled with family secrets and dangerous romance.<br /><br /> Raigen is no ordinary target, and neither is her formidable stepmother Delphine. As festive lights frame a trail of violence, this narrated holiday horror story blends masked-slasher suspense, vigilante justice, dark romance, and the continuing nightmare of Strickfield. Santa is coming to town, but nobody wants what he is carrying.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2081</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,evil,holiday,horror,killer,murder,santa</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/66eb35667380b36c0462e333c3aa1f7f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Turkey Shoot: Giant Killer Turkeys Attack an Ozark Thanksgiving Diner</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-shoot-giant-killer-turkeys-attack-an-ozark-thanksgiving-diner--50561480</link><description><![CDATA[Sheriff Eldon Hart and Deputy Alex Hargrove investigate an Ozark corpse shredded by birds—then giant killer turkeys surround the town’s Thanksgiving diner.<br /><br /> Fiddler’s Gap rarely needs the makeshift morgue inside Country Smiles Dentistry. The latest body carries talon wounds too large for any ordinary bird, drawing Hart and his inexperienced deputy into the mountains with eighty-three-year-old hermit Foxy. Beyond a creek and a newly opened spillway, a massive flock is watching, communicating, and defending territory that once kept it separated from town.<br /><br /> The turkeys pursue the men back to Fiddler’s Gap as residents gather for Thanksgiving at the Dine Inn. Gunfire, ricochets, beaks, spurs, and panic turn the holiday crowd into prey. Hart and Hargrove struggle to hold the diner while the dominant tom attacks anyone who threatens its offspring. Foxy arrives carrying groceries and a homemade explosive plan that could end the flock—or make the holiday disaster even bigger.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Turkey Shoot” is a Thanksgiving creature feature about giant killer turkeys, Ozark law enforcement, rural survival, diner siege horror, and a holiday meal fighting to avoid becoming the menu. The richer description preserves the story’s dark comedy while making Sheriff Hart, Deputy Hargrove, Foxy, Fiddler’s Gap, and the Dine Inn discoverable. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/bf1b0d15-049b-4cf6-b794-6a0d47faebb4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561480/058_thanksgiving_2020.mp3" length="33480605" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sheriff Eldon Hart and Deputy Alex Hargrove investigate an Ozark corpse shredded by birds—then giant killer turkeys surround the town’s Thanksgiving diner.

Fiddler’s Gap rarely needs the makeshift morgue inside Country Smiles Dentistry. The latest...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sheriff Eldon Hart and Deputy Alex Hargrove investigate an Ozark corpse shredded by birds—then giant killer turkeys surround the town’s Thanksgiving diner.<br /><br /> Fiddler’s Gap rarely needs the makeshift morgue inside Country Smiles Dentistry. The latest body carries talon wounds too large for any ordinary bird, drawing Hart and his inexperienced deputy into the mountains with eighty-three-year-old hermit Foxy. Beyond a creek and a newly opened spillway, a massive flock is watching, communicating, and defending territory that once kept it separated from town.<br /><br /> The turkeys pursue the men back to Fiddler’s Gap as residents gather for Thanksgiving at the Dine Inn. Gunfire, ricochets, beaks, spurs, and panic turn the holiday crowd into prey. Hart and Hargrove struggle to hold the diner while the dominant tom attacks anyone who threatens its offspring. Foxy arrives carrying groceries and a homemade explosive plan that could end the flock—or make the holiday disaster even bigger.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “Turkey Shoot” is a Thanksgiving creature feature about giant killer turkeys, Ozark law enforcement, rural survival, diner siege horror, and a holiday meal fighting to avoid becoming the menu. The richer description preserves the story’s dark comedy while making Sheriff Hart, Deputy Hargrove, Foxy, Fiddler’s Gap, and the Dine Inn discoverable. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2093</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>animals,deadly,guns,hunters,killer,monsters,thanksgiving,turkey</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/715c9c0a84ea9566a0706d844b03ad32.jpg"/><itunes:episode>58</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Reaper Requisitions – Grim Reaper Workplace Horror Comedy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/reaper-requisitions-grim-reaper-workplace-horror-comedy--50561417</link><description><![CDATA[This Grim Reaper workplace horror comedy proves that death is mostly paperwork. In "Reaper Requisitions" by Christopher Dowell,<br /><br /> Veteran Reaper 7142 is desperate to retire and sees a newly assigned intern as her possible escape from an eternity of soul collection.<br /><br /> Unfortunately, the trainee has no patience for grief, procedure, or the living people behind each requisition. One mishandled transition can create a banshee—and an afterlife bureaucracy never admits its own mistakes. This narrated dark fantasy mixes supernatural office satire, burnout, compassionate death work, and sharp horror humor.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/00af186c-b00c-45ec-8d3c-9238960f8e80</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561417/057.mp3" length="33171315" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This Grim Reaper workplace horror comedy proves that death is mostly paperwork. In "Reaper Requisitions" by Christopher Dowell,

Veteran Reaper 7142 is desperate to retire and sees a newly assigned intern as her possible escape from an eternity of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This Grim Reaper workplace horror comedy proves that death is mostly paperwork. In "Reaper Requisitions" by Christopher Dowell,<br /><br /> Veteran Reaper 7142 is desperate to retire and sees a newly assigned intern as her possible escape from an eternity of soul collection.<br /><br /> Unfortunately, the trainee has no patience for grief, procedure, or the living people behind each requisition. One mishandled transition can create a banshee—and an afterlife bureaucracy never admits its own mistakes. This narrated dark fantasy mixes supernatural office satire, burnout, compassionate death work, and sharp horror humor.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2074</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>comedy,death,dying,grim,hell,horror,reaper</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8380928fac5fdd4e2f007598b7fbe50b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>56</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Babysitter – Babysitter Urban Legend Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-babysitter-babysitter-urban-legend-horror-story--50561422</link><description><![CDATA[This babysitter urban legend horror story begins with a ringing telephone and a warning no one wants to hear. In "The Babysitter" by Rob Fields,<br /><br /> Kelsey is watching two children when an unseen caller insists that the danger is already inside the house.<br /><br /> The children disappear, the doors are locked, and police intern Raigen Devereux arrives with questions that turn the familiar legend inside out. Set in the sinister world of Strickfield, this narrated serial-killer thriller blends home-invasion suspense, hidden identities, and vigilante horror into a night where nobody is quite who they claim to be.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/eeb7b366-b8ed-4e23-9a49-2f4540b5e0dc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561422/056.mp3" length="32006463" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This babysitter urban legend horror story begins with a ringing telephone and a warning no one wants to hear. In "The Babysitter" by Rob Fields,

Kelsey is watching two children when an unseen caller insists that the danger is already inside the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This babysitter urban legend horror story begins with a ringing telephone and a warning no one wants to hear. In "The Babysitter" by Rob Fields,<br /><br /> Kelsey is watching two children when an unseen caller insists that the danger is already inside the house.<br /><br /> The children disappear, the doors are locked, and police intern Raigen Devereux arrives with questions that turn the familiar legend inside out. Set in the sinister world of Strickfield, this narrated serial-killer thriller blends home-invasion suspense, hidden identities, and vigilante horror into a night where nobody is quite who they claim to be.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2001</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c69a697c0d0168a3cab133e87c957212.jpg"/><itunes:episode>56</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Dead Thing Under the House – Undead Crawlspace Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-dead-thing-under-the-house-undead-crawlspace-horror-story--50561427</link><description><![CDATA[This undead crawlspace horror story begins with an impossible favor. In "The Dead Thing Under the House" by David O’Hanlon,<br /><br /> Withdrawn neighbor Harp asks Blake to enter the cramped darkness beneath his old home and remove a corpse that should not be there.<br /><br /> Harp insists the body is connected to Moskon, a creature from an old supernatural feud that can move through places no locked door can protect. Blake wants an ordinary explanation, but the thing under the house is waiting. This narrated monster story blends moroi folklore, small-town gothic dread, and the uneasy beginning of an unlikely friendship.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/fc3ae194-1500-42c0-86c7-f336f2c3c685</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561427/055.mp3" length="27227100" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This undead crawlspace horror story begins with an impossible favor. In "The Dead Thing Under the House" by David O’Hanlon,

Withdrawn neighbor Harp asks Blake to enter the cramped darkness beneath his old home and remove a corpse that should not be...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This undead crawlspace horror story begins with an impossible favor. In "The Dead Thing Under the House" by David O’Hanlon,<br /><br /> Withdrawn neighbor Harp asks Blake to enter the cramped darkness beneath his old home and remove a corpse that should not be there.<br /><br /> Harp insists the body is connected to Moskon, a creature from an old supernatural feud that can move through places no locked door can protect. Blake wants an ordinary explanation, but the thing under the house is waiting. This narrated monster story blends moroi folklore, small-town gothic dread, and the uneasy beginning of an unlikely friendship.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1702</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a50603960a6116cbd61c217c25147b0a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>55</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Another Mischief Night – Halloween Asylum Slasher Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/another-mischief-night-halloween-asylum-slasher-horror--50561432</link><description><![CDATA[A Halloween blackout opens every locked door at Forbes Sanitarium, and masked patient Amanda Williams escapes into the storm searching for her brother Kyle.<br /><br />Kyle knows the woman behind the blank white mask, but Amanda no longer trusts the face claiming to be family. As hospital staff, police, and relatives collide across a violent Halloween night, every familiar person becomes a possible impostor—and every attempt to bring Amanda home tightens the pursuit.<br /><br />Written by Shane Migliavacca, “Another Mischief Night” is a narrated psychological slasher story blending sibling trauma, institutional horror, masked-killer suspense, and relentless Halloween violence. This special also preserves the seasonal skits and music from the original presentation.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/b7439049-3096-41a7-99ea-826746c8ecfc</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561432/054_halloween_special.mp3" length="37215906" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Halloween blackout opens every locked door at Forbes Sanitarium, and masked patient Amanda Williams escapes into the storm searching for her brother Kyle.

Kyle knows the woman behind the blank white mask, but Amanda no longer trusts the face...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Halloween blackout opens every locked door at Forbes Sanitarium, and masked patient Amanda Williams escapes into the storm searching for her brother Kyle.<br /><br />Kyle knows the woman behind the blank white mask, but Amanda no longer trusts the face claiming to be family. As hospital staff, police, and relatives collide across a violent Halloween night, every familiar person becomes a possible impostor—and every attempt to bring Amanda home tightens the pursuit.<br /><br />Written by Shane Migliavacca, “Another Mischief Night” is a narrated psychological slasher story blending sibling trauma, institutional horror, masked-killer suspense, and relentless Halloween violence. This special also preserves the seasonal skits and music from the original presentation.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2326</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>halloween,killers,monsters,scary,slasher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d8c60784bf85bdc21f6de9156ab184b8.jpg"/><itunes:episode>54</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Pumpkin King – Halloween Folk Horror in an Ozark Corn Maze</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pumpkin-king-halloween-folk-horror-in-an-ozark-corn-maze--50561442</link><description><![CDATA[Reckless Ozark cousins Barley and Clyde disturb an occult swamp altar on Halloween—and awaken a supernatural harvest ruled by the Pumpkin King.<br /><br />When the terror follows them home to a children’s hayride and corn maze, fiery pumpkin creatures, living scarecrows, and hungry dead turn family entertainment into monster mayhem. Escaping will take more than courage; it may take their black-and-gold muscle truck roaring straight into the darkness.<br /><br />Written by David O’Hanlon, “The Pumpkin King” is a narrated Halloween creature feature mixing Southern crime, folk horror, zombies, supernatural action, and wicked horror-comedy.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/957067e4-91c4-45d4-b69c-d121e2c36fd8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561442/053.mp3" length="33171315" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Reckless Ozark cousins Barley and Clyde disturb an occult swamp altar on Halloween—and awaken a supernatural harvest ruled by the Pumpkin King.

When the terror follows them home to a children’s hayride and corn maze, fiery pumpkin creatures, living...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Reckless Ozark cousins Barley and Clyde disturb an occult swamp altar on Halloween—and awaken a supernatural harvest ruled by the Pumpkin King.<br /><br />When the terror follows them home to a children’s hayride and corn maze, fiery pumpkin creatures, living scarecrows, and hungry dead turn family entertainment into monster mayhem. Escaping will take more than courage; it may take their black-and-gold muscle truck roaring straight into the darkness.<br /><br />Written by David O’Hanlon, “The Pumpkin King” is a narrated Halloween creature feature mixing Southern crime, folk horror, zombies, supernatural action, and wicked horror-comedy.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2074</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,fall,halloween,monsters,scary,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/12518d976136d081c0976878de422143.jpg"/><itunes:episode>53</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bad Cop in a Small Town on Halloween Night – Rural Noir Conspiracy Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bad-cop-in-a-small-town-on-halloween-night-rural-noir-conspiracy-horror--50561445</link><description><![CDATA[On Halloween, disgraced rural marshal Faron begins the last shift of his ruined career—and finds an abandoned carnival hiding a far more dangerous reckoning.<br /><br />He expects meth dealers, gunfire, and perhaps one final chance to prove he still controls his town. Instead, the decaying midway points toward a hidden network of trafficking, torture, and powerful local predators who have survived by keeping their crimes out of sight.<br /><br />Written by John Oak Dalton, “Bad Cop in a Small Town on Halloween Night” blends rural noir, action horror, police corruption, and All Hallows’ Eve mayhem. The question is not whether Faron has been a terrible lawman, but whether he can still choose to confront something worse.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/e8b25286-d81c-4e39-b0aa-02de683fbde5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561445/052.mp3" length="34288938" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On Halloween, disgraced rural marshal Faron begins the last shift of his ruined career—and finds an abandoned carnival hiding a far more dangerous reckoning.

He expects meth dealers, gunfire, and perhaps one final chance to prove he still controls...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Halloween, disgraced rural marshal Faron begins the last shift of his ruined career—and finds an abandoned carnival hiding a far more dangerous reckoning.<br /><br />He expects meth dealers, gunfire, and perhaps one final chance to prove he still controls his town. Instead, the decaying midway points toward a hidden network of trafficking, torture, and powerful local predators who have survived by keeping their crimes out of sight.<br /><br />Written by John Oak Dalton, “Bad Cop in a Small Town on Halloween Night” blends rural noir, action horror, police corruption, and All Hallows’ Eve mayhem. The question is not whether Faron has been a terrible lawman, but whether he can still choose to confront something worse.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2144</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bad,bloody,cop,fall,guns,halloween,scary,violence</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93a4bcee60689b1d9030d01d593c877d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>52</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Photosensitive – Haunted-House Stalker Horror on Halloween</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/photosensitive-haunted-house-stalker-horror-on-halloween--50561449</link><description><![CDATA[Lacey’s first home becomes a Halloween nightmare when impossible photographs appear on her phone—images taken inside her bedroom while she sleeps.<br /><br /> As the pictures grow more invasive, Lacey and her sister Simone search the cheap old house for hidden cameras, secret access, and the identity of a blue-shirted stranger who should not be there. Every new image turns the safety of home into evidence that someone—or something—is watching.<br /><br /> Written by Joe Solmo, “Photosensitive” is a narrated supernatural horror story blending haunted-house mystery, ghostly surveillance, serial-killer dread, and Halloween-season suspense into one deeply personal invasion of privacy.<br /><br /> Learn more from the author: <a href="http://pennedinblood.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://pennedinblood.com</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/750de1b2-6d76-4eb3-a0a0-02975e07121c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561449/051.mp3" length="31150483" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lacey’s first home becomes a Halloween nightmare when impossible photographs appear on her phone—images taken inside her bedroom while she sleeps.

As the pictures grow more invasive, Lacey and her sister Simone search the cheap old house for hidden...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lacey’s first home becomes a Halloween nightmare when impossible photographs appear on her phone—images taken inside her bedroom while she sleeps.<br /><br /> As the pictures grow more invasive, Lacey and her sister Simone search the cheap old house for hidden cameras, secret access, and the identity of a blue-shirted stranger who should not be there. Every new image turns the safety of home into evidence that someone—or something—is watching.<br /><br /> Written by Joe Solmo, “Photosensitive” is a narrated supernatural horror story blending haunted-house mystery, ghostly surveillance, serial-killer dread, and Halloween-season suspense into one deeply personal invasion of privacy.<br /><br /> Learn more from the author: <a href="http://pennedinblood.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://pennedinblood.com</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1947</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,fall,ghosts,halloween,horror,scary,specter,spirits</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f58cfabc15ded2e391bc2ec1c4f02346.jpg"/><itunes:episode>51</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Halloween Heist – A Dark Halloween Revenge Thriller</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-heist-a-dark-halloween-revenge-thriller--50561441</link><description><![CDATA[Calvin Mirren expects Halloween to deliver his perfect three-woman fantasy. Kitty, Jamie, and Leena arrive in costume—but they came to collect something else.<br /><br /> The three women play every part Calvin wants and wait until he is too drugged to understand that the night’s real prize is hidden inside him. Their meticulous plan turns his private celebration into an adults-only reckoning for a predator who has always assumed money and charm would protect him.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Halloween Heist” is a dark revenge thriller about predatory privilege, nonconsensual recording, former victims reclaiming control, and a theft Calvin will feel for the rest of his life.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/d77f5426-cad3-4e78-be7f-82fda1168bcf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561441/050.mp3" length="29272592" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Calvin Mirren expects Halloween to deliver his perfect three-woman fantasy. Kitty, Jamie, and Leena arrive in costume—but they came to collect something else.

The three women play every part Calvin wants and wait until he is too drugged to understand...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Calvin Mirren expects Halloween to deliver his perfect three-woman fantasy. Kitty, Jamie, and Leena arrive in costume—but they came to collect something else.<br /><br /> The three women play every part Calvin wants and wait until he is too drugged to understand that the night’s real prize is hidden inside him. Their meticulous plan turns his private celebration into an adults-only reckoning for a predator who has always assumed money and charm would protect him.<br /><br /> Written by Rob Fields, “Halloween Heist” is a dark revenge thriller about predatory privilege, nonconsensual recording, former victims reclaiming control, and a theft Calvin will feel for the rest of his life.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1830</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crime,halloween,horror,killer,murder,robbery,scary,violent</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/654d3ee758e595da36fb69f72ae1221d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>49</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Boxed In: A Buried Teen Is Still Watching – Claustrophobic Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/boxed-in-a-buried-teen-is-still-watching-claustrophobic-horror-story--50561457</link><description><![CDATA[Daniel follows his only friend down an overgrown Xenia bike trail to a buried rain barrel—and discovers the local missing-girl legend is still alive.<br /><br /> New in town and eager to belong, Daniel listens as Kyle tells him about Patty Short. According to the urban legend, a possessive boy abducted Patty, sealed her inside a rainwater barrel, and buried her while keeping a tiny air hole open. The story is supposed to explain why Kyle refuses to take the unpaved branch off the local trail, but his fear only makes Daniel more curious.<br /><br /> The path leads to a dilapidated house surrounded by blue plastic barrels. Inside its dirt-floored garage, Daniel finds freshly disturbed earth and a wooden box below the surface. Two pale eyes stare back through a narrow opening. Before he can escape, Kyle reveals why he brought the town’s newest boy there—and why a missing teenager can have company without ever leaving her underground prison.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Boxed In” is lean, claustrophobic teen horror about an urban legend, a buried captive, possessive friendship, abandonment, and the terror of remaining conscious inside a sealed barrel. The existing subject-led title remains unchanged; the new description replaces the fragmentary summary with Daniel, Kyle, Patty Short, Xenia, and the abandoned property that connects them. Story by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/11691ab6-d8ac-4834-a5df-0b06bf244e17</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561457/049.mp3" length="17074453" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Daniel follows his only friend down an overgrown Xenia bike trail to a buried rain barrel—and discovers the local missing-girl legend is still alive.

New in town and eager to belong, Daniel listens as Kyle tells him about Patty Short. According to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daniel follows his only friend down an overgrown Xenia bike trail to a buried rain barrel—and discovers the local missing-girl legend is still alive.<br /><br /> New in town and eager to belong, Daniel listens as Kyle tells him about Patty Short. According to the urban legend, a possessive boy abducted Patty, sealed her inside a rainwater barrel, and buried her while keeping a tiny air hole open. The story is supposed to explain why Kyle refuses to take the unpaved branch off the local trail, but his fear only makes Daniel more curious.<br /><br /> The path leads to a dilapidated house surrounded by blue plastic barrels. Inside its dirt-floored garage, Daniel finds freshly disturbed earth and a wooden box below the surface. Two pale eyes stare back through a narrow opening. Before he can escape, Kyle reveals why he brought the town’s newest boy there—and why a missing teenager can have company without ever leaving her underground prison.<br /><br /> Morgan Moore’s “Boxed In” is lean, claustrophobic teen horror about an urban legend, a buried captive, possessive friendship, abandonment, and the terror of remaining conscious inside a sealed barrel. The existing subject-led title remains unchanged; the new description replaces the fragmentary summary with Daniel, Kyle, Patty Short, Xenia, and the abandoned property that connects them. Story by Morgan Moore.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1068</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>claustrophobia,death,evil,horror,murder,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e61d934c9d5e7d025cf01058112e667f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>49</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Lady in the Germ Box: Summer Camp Wishes Turn Deadly – Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lady-in-the-germ-box-summer-camp-wishes-turn-deadly-horror--50561446</link><description><![CDATA[Greg finds a wish-granting lake monster inside a summer-camp portable toilet—and learns that getting exactly what he asks for can destroy everything.<br /><br /> While his parents tour Europe by helicopter, Greg is sentenced to two weeks at Camp Tomatachi. He wants bully Russell gone, the prince’s role opposite Natalie Carver in the camp play, and Natalie herself to like him. After Russell locks him barefoot inside an electric-blue “germ box” near Lake Tomatachi, Greg hears a knock beneath the toilet lid. A blue-skinned woman rises from the chemical water and introduces herself as the Lady of the Lake.<br /><br /> His first wish works: Russell disappears so completely that the counselors no longer remember him. When Simon wins the lead role and Natalie remains indifferent, Greg returns to the portable toilet and asks for both problems to be corrected. The Lady grants his words with malicious precision, turning friendship, romance, and camp life into consequences Greg never considered.<br /><br /> Killian Crane’s “The Lady in the Germ Box” is a wicked summer-camp wish horror story about bullying, jealousy, a cursed porta-potty, and a serpentine creature waiting below the seat. The richer notes identify Greg, Russell, Simon, Natalie, Camp Tomatachi, and the Lady’s literal bargains while preserving the final wish that makes Greg disappear. Story by Killian Crane.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/359f0803-089f-412d-8770-09a2dcd0459b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561446/048_lady_in_the_germ_box.mp3" length="31483178" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Greg finds a wish-granting lake monster inside a summer-camp portable toilet—and learns that getting exactly what he asks for can destroy everything.

While his parents tour Europe by helicopter, Greg is sentenced to two weeks at Camp Tomatachi. He...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Greg finds a wish-granting lake monster inside a summer-camp portable toilet—and learns that getting exactly what he asks for can destroy everything.<br /><br /> While his parents tour Europe by helicopter, Greg is sentenced to two weeks at Camp Tomatachi. He wants bully Russell gone, the prince’s role opposite Natalie Carver in the camp play, and Natalie herself to like him. After Russell locks him barefoot inside an electric-blue “germ box” near Lake Tomatachi, Greg hears a knock beneath the toilet lid. A blue-skinned woman rises from the chemical water and introduces herself as the Lady of the Lake.<br /><br /> His first wish works: Russell disappears so completely that the counselors no longer remember him. When Simon wins the lead role and Natalie remains indifferent, Greg returns to the portable toilet and asks for both problems to be corrected. The Lady grants his words with malicious precision, turning friendship, romance, and camp life into consequences Greg never considered.<br /><br /> Killian Crane’s “The Lady in the Germ Box” is a wicked summer-camp wish horror story about bullying, jealousy, a cursed porta-potty, and a serpentine creature waiting below the seat. The richer notes identify Greg, Russell, Simon, Natalie, Camp Tomatachi, and the Lady’s literal bargains while preserving the final wish that makes Greg disappear. Story by Killian Crane.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1968</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>camp,death,evil,fear,ghost,monster,scary,summer,teen,young</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4aa97320f113eb077ea1b155e52296e0.jpg"/><itunes:episode>47</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Silvia: Snake Love, Violent Revenge &amp; a Child with an Inhuman Secret</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/silvia-snake-love-violent-revenge-a-child-with-an-inhuman-secret--50561450</link><description><![CDATA[Silvia Charmer arrives with a backpack of venomous snakes to avenge Coppy—then love, nightmares, and an impossible child reshape Zach Jenner’s fate.<br /><br /> After the events of “People Can Lick Too,” Zach cannot stop dreaming that Silvia has murdered his dog and filled the body with snakes. The nightmare follows him into waking life when his furious ex breaks through three locks, corners him with her reptiles, and demands payment for killing her beloved copperhead. Yet rage gives way to grief, and both realize their obsession never ended.<br /><br /> Zach moves into Silvia’s mansion with Sparky and learns to live beside Strickfaden, her enormous boa constrictor, and the rest of her uncanny snake family. Marriage and the birth of a son named Coppy seem to offer a human future, but recurring visions turn wife and child into serpentine monsters. Years later, the little boy’s friendship with rattlesnakes and appetite for a live mouse suggest Zach’s fears may not be dreams after all.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Silvia” is a Strickfield sequel blending erotic relationship horror, snake revenge, reconciliation, pregnancy, domestic unease, and body horror. The expanded title and notes preserve Silvia’s name first while clarifying the characters, connection to “People Can Lick Too,” and family secret at the center of the episode. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/44779584-a58d-445d-ba74-d64c4c7713b8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561450/047.mp3" length="30579550" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Silvia Charmer arrives with a backpack of venomous snakes to avenge Coppy—then love, nightmares, and an impossible child reshape Zach Jenner’s fate.

After the events of “People Can Lick Too,” Zach cannot stop dreaming that Silvia has murdered his dog...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Silvia Charmer arrives with a backpack of venomous snakes to avenge Coppy—then love, nightmares, and an impossible child reshape Zach Jenner’s fate.<br /><br /> After the events of “People Can Lick Too,” Zach cannot stop dreaming that Silvia has murdered his dog and filled the body with snakes. The nightmare follows him into waking life when his furious ex breaks through three locks, corners him with her reptiles, and demands payment for killing her beloved copperhead. Yet rage gives way to grief, and both realize their obsession never ended.<br /><br /> Zach moves into Silvia’s mansion with Sparky and learns to live beside Strickfaden, her enormous boa constrictor, and the rest of her uncanny snake family. Marriage and the birth of a son named Coppy seem to offer a human future, but recurring visions turn wife and child into serpentine monsters. Years later, the little boy’s friendship with rattlesnakes and appetite for a live mouse suggest Zach’s fears may not be dreams after all.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “Silvia” is a Strickfield sequel blending erotic relationship horror, snake revenge, reconciliation, pregnancy, domestic unease, and body horror. The expanded title and notes preserve Silvia’s name first while clarifying the characters, connection to “People Can Lick Too,” and family secret at the center of the episode. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1912</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,horror,legends,murder,snakes,terror,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/33661574d08aef1848d7d1bf116b2d47.jpg"/><itunes:episode>47</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>All the Busy Bees: Corporate Honey Made from Human Remains – Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-the-busy-bees-corporate-honey-made-from-human-remains-horror--50561448</link><description><![CDATA[Chuck Byers inherits a secret Arkansas company where engineered vulture bees turn dead flesh—including human remains—into protein-rich red honey.<br /><br /> Chuck lives in a moldy studio apartment and barely remembers his distant executive father. A cold fixer named Richard arrives with news that the old man is dead and Chuck now owns the majority of Errant Extirpation Solutions. A private jet, armed guards, and a black-glass tower in the eastern Arkansas countryside suggest the inheritance is worth a fortune, but nobody will explain what AES actually produces.<br /><br /> Board chairman Erwin Squire introduces Chuck to Trogona necrophagia: carrion-eating vulture bees feeding inside his father’s severed head. The company has industrialized their biology, rendering roadkill, livestock, medical cadavers, and unwanted human bodies into a reddish honey that never spoils and can feed a family for weeks. Millions of jars wait for a food crisis that could make the board unimaginably powerful.<br /><br /> When a tour of the production line turns fatal, the directors must decide whether Chuck is their new leader, their scapegoat, or simply more raw material. David O’Hanlon’s “All the Busy Bees” blends corporate horror, industrial body horror, cannibalism, engineered insects, environmental collapse, and savage black comedy into a story about inheritance and the true ingredients of sustainable profit. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/3938a514-2f2f-4531-adfa-71df692515c6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561448/046.mp3" length="25063325" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chuck Byers inherits a secret Arkansas company where engineered vulture bees turn dead flesh—including human remains—into protein-rich red honey.

Chuck lives in a moldy studio apartment and barely remembers his distant executive father. A cold fixer...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chuck Byers inherits a secret Arkansas company where engineered vulture bees turn dead flesh—including human remains—into protein-rich red honey.<br /><br /> Chuck lives in a moldy studio apartment and barely remembers his distant executive father. A cold fixer named Richard arrives with news that the old man is dead and Chuck now owns the majority of Errant Extirpation Solutions. A private jet, armed guards, and a black-glass tower in the eastern Arkansas countryside suggest the inheritance is worth a fortune, but nobody will explain what AES actually produces.<br /><br /> Board chairman Erwin Squire introduces Chuck to Trogona necrophagia: carrion-eating vulture bees feeding inside his father’s severed head. The company has industrialized their biology, rendering roadkill, livestock, medical cadavers, and unwanted human bodies into a reddish honey that never spoils and can feed a family for weeks. Millions of jars wait for a food crisis that could make the board unimaginably powerful.<br /><br /> When a tour of the production line turns fatal, the directors must decide whether Chuck is their new leader, their scapegoat, or simply more raw material. David O’Hanlon’s “All the Busy Bees” blends corporate horror, industrial body horror, cannibalism, engineered insects, environmental collapse, and savage black comedy into a story about inheritance and the true ingredients of sustainable profit. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1567</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bees,bugs,cannibalism,honey,horror,murder</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ec1ad692c568497f7310ff5b6268713d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>46</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA: A Werewolf Girl Defends the Wrong Suspect</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/eh-real-monsters-from-nepa-a-werewolf-girl-defends-the-wrong-suspect--50561469</link><description><![CDATA[Scarred new student Patrick is blamed for mutilated livestock, but his only friend knows the real werewolf hunting in northeastern Pennsylvania.<br /><br /> Patrick Marshall-Sherwood III arrives at school with black clothes, deep scars, and a tragedy everyone thinks they understand. His father was killed by what witnesses called feral dogs during a camping trip in Georgia, and Patrick barely survived. Classmates Tom McKullah and Jacob turn the rumors into daily bullying until sharp-tongued outsider Marisa steps in and decides that the town’s “freaks” should stick together.<br /><br /> As their friendship grows, Patrick admits the animals that killed his father seemed to talk and laugh. The confession makes him look even more suspicious when half-eaten cattle are found around their rural Pennsylvania town. After Patrick finally fights back against Tom, the boy tells his father that the scarred newcomer may be a monster. Armed adults load silver bullets, drag Patrick into fifteen acres of private woods, and wait for a full moon to prove their theory.<br /><br /> Michelle Antisocial’s “Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA” is a northeastern Pennsylvania werewolf story about bullying, prejudice, grief, teenage friendship, and the danger of hunting the person who looks different. Marisa races to protect Patrick from the vigilantes, but the story’s real monster is much closer to him than anyone expects. Story by Michelle Antisocial.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/90bf7a92-2124-478f-b4fd-53b74bd5a7a2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561469/045.mp3" length="25681487" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Scarred new student Patrick is blamed for mutilated livestock, but his only friend knows the real werewolf hunting in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Patrick Marshall-Sherwood III arrives at school with black clothes, deep scars, and a tragedy everyone...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Scarred new student Patrick is blamed for mutilated livestock, but his only friend knows the real werewolf hunting in northeastern Pennsylvania.<br /><br /> Patrick Marshall-Sherwood III arrives at school with black clothes, deep scars, and a tragedy everyone thinks they understand. His father was killed by what witnesses called feral dogs during a camping trip in Georgia, and Patrick barely survived. Classmates Tom McKullah and Jacob turn the rumors into daily bullying until sharp-tongued outsider Marisa steps in and decides that the town’s “freaks” should stick together.<br /><br /> As their friendship grows, Patrick admits the animals that killed his father seemed to talk and laugh. The confession makes him look even more suspicious when half-eaten cattle are found around their rural Pennsylvania town. After Patrick finally fights back against Tom, the boy tells his father that the scarred newcomer may be a monster. Armed adults load silver bullets, drag Patrick into fifteen acres of private woods, and wait for a full moon to prove their theory.<br /><br /> Michelle Antisocial’s “Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA” is a northeastern Pennsylvania werewolf story about bullying, prejudice, grief, teenage friendship, and the danger of hunting the person who looks different. Marisa races to protect Patrick from the vigilantes, but the story’s real monster is much closer to him than anyone expects. Story by Michelle Antisocial.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1606</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,horror,scary,school,teen,werewolf,werewolves</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d315e9e7aeef063005143e8c15c995b6.jpg"/><itunes:episode>45</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cry Baby Bridge: Abigail Tomlin Hunts Three Boys on Indian Hollow Road</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cry-baby-bridge-abigail-tomlin-hunts-three-boys-on-indian-hollow-road--50561451</link><description><![CDATA[Horton, Chapman, and Chunker test Strickfield’s Cry Baby Bridge legend and hear a drowned infant crying beside Indian Hollow Road.<br /><br /> According to the local story, Abigail Tomlin fled her violent fiancé Alvin with their baby Arthur just after the Civil War. Wounded and cornered on a bridge over the flooded Castalia River, she fell into the water with the child in her arms. Neither body was recovered. Travelers who wait near the bridge at night may still hear Arthur—and anyone who hears him is said to die before morning.<br /><br /> The three boys have just finished sixth grade and are camping less than a mile away when bravado wins over caution. At the bridge, the crying becomes real. So does Abigail: a spectral mother desperate to replace the child she lost and willing to chase the boys until sunrise. The route back to camp becomes a race through supernatural wind, darkness, and a grief that has curdled into predatory obsession.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “The Cry Baby Bridge” turns an American haunted-bridge legend into a Strickfield origin story with historical tragedy, adolescent friendship, and a ghost who refuses to remain beside the river. Horton, Chapman, Chunker, Abigail, Arthur, and Indian Hollow Road now lead the metadata for listeners seeking urban legends, haunted roads, and local folklore horror. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/ccef977a-fe61-4d11-b3c8-fc6a67c7ee39</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561451/044final.mp3" length="23708238" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Horton, Chapman, and Chunker test Strickfield’s Cry Baby Bridge legend and hear a drowned infant crying beside Indian Hollow Road.

According to the local story, Abigail Tomlin fled her violent fiancé Alvin with their baby Arthur just after the Civil...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Horton, Chapman, and Chunker test Strickfield’s Cry Baby Bridge legend and hear a drowned infant crying beside Indian Hollow Road.<br /><br /> According to the local story, Abigail Tomlin fled her violent fiancé Alvin with their baby Arthur just after the Civil War. Wounded and cornered on a bridge over the flooded Castalia River, she fell into the water with the child in her arms. Neither body was recovered. Travelers who wait near the bridge at night may still hear Arthur—and anyone who hears him is said to die before morning.<br /><br /> The three boys have just finished sixth grade and are camping less than a mile away when bravado wins over caution. At the bridge, the crying becomes real. So does Abigail: a spectral mother desperate to replace the child she lost and willing to chase the boys until sunrise. The route back to camp becomes a race through supernatural wind, darkness, and a grief that has curdled into predatory obsession.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “The Cry Baby Bridge” turns an American haunted-bridge legend into a Strickfield origin story with historical tragedy, adolescent friendship, and a ghost who refuses to remain beside the river. Horton, Chapman, Chunker, Abigail, Arthur, and Indian Hollow Road now lead the metadata for listeners seeking urban legends, haunted roads, and local folklore horror. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1482</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>babies,crying,folklore,legends,murder,scary,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/59c95bab57fab7ebbf130cec233b7f9e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>44</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Triangle People: They Appear in Every Photograph – Cosmic Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-triangle-people-they-appear-in-every-photograph-cosmic-horror--50561478</link><description><![CDATA[Photographer Sarah Hoffman captures a coal-black figure with yellow eyes—and discovers the Triangle People erase anyone who sees across realities.<br /><br /> Sarah is struggling with post-traumatic stress after surviving a mass shooting at a flower expo, where Tom Hilston died in her arms. Her work and confidence have collapsed, but old friend Irene Dellinger gives her a chance to shoot a clothing catalog on location. The abandoned 1970s city hall is full of striking decay, empty corridors, and repeated graffiti warning that “the triangle people are coming.”<br /><br /> While models Allie and Paige pack up, Sarah follows the sound of heavy, uneven footsteps and reflexively fires her camera. In the darkroom she develops proof: a black-faced man in a suit, enormous yellow eyes staring through the print, and a triangular pin on his lapel. Then the same footsteps enter her apartment and a static-filled television delivers a message from the Triangle Proclamation.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “The Triangle People” combines cosmic horror, paranormal photography, parallel realities, conspiracy dread, and a traumatized survivor desperate to trust what she sees. The expanded description names Sarah, Irene, Tom, the abandoned city hall, and the reality-policing entities without revealing what remains after they come to correct their “error.” Story by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/414c5ff5-c20e-42c2-8c08-d6f08b0e4804</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561478/043final.mp3" length="20664660" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Photographer Sarah Hoffman captures a coal-black figure with yellow eyes—and discovers the Triangle People erase anyone who sees across realities.

Sarah is struggling with post-traumatic stress after surviving a mass shooting at a flower expo, where...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Photographer Sarah Hoffman captures a coal-black figure with yellow eyes—and discovers the Triangle People erase anyone who sees across realities.<br /><br /> Sarah is struggling with post-traumatic stress after surviving a mass shooting at a flower expo, where Tom Hilston died in her arms. Her work and confidence have collapsed, but old friend Irene Dellinger gives her a chance to shoot a clothing catalog on location. The abandoned 1970s city hall is full of striking decay, empty corridors, and repeated graffiti warning that “the triangle people are coming.”<br /><br /> While models Allie and Paige pack up, Sarah follows the sound of heavy, uneven footsteps and reflexively fires her camera. In the darkroom she develops proof: a black-faced man in a suit, enormous yellow eyes staring through the print, and a triangular pin on his lapel. Then the same footsteps enter her apartment and a static-filled television delivers a message from the Triangle Proclamation.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca’s “The Triangle People” combines cosmic horror, paranormal photography, parallel realities, conspiracy dread, and a traumatized survivor desperate to trust what she sees. The expanded description names Sarah, Irene, Tom, the abandoned city hall, and the reality-policing entities without revealing what remains after they come to correct their “error.” Story by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1292</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>horror,lovecraft,multiverse,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ead70724d7430050e9c6471cbb777ab7.jpg"/><itunes:episode>43</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Suffer the Little Children: A Ouija Board, a Haunted Quarry &amp; Shadow Demons</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/suffer-the-little-children-a-ouija-board-a-haunted-quarry-shadow-demons--50561439</link><description><![CDATA[Brothers Anthony and Greg join the James Gang at an abandoned quarry, where a Ouija board names two spirits and summons tentacles from black water.<br /><br /> Eleven-year-old Greg only wants his older brother to let him belong. When Anthony’s friends plan a forbidden nighttime visit during Thanksgiving break, the younger boy finally earns a place in their circle. Candles, stagnant quarry water, and a borrowed Ouija board transform ordinary peer pressure into an occult experiment none of the middle-schoolers understands.<br /><br /> The planchette answers yes and spells two names: Nergal and Jaqon. When one frightened boy tries to quit, living shadows wrap around his throat and drag him toward the pond. The remaining children scatter as the quarry’s darkness reaches for arms and legs, forcing Anthony to choose between the gang’s approval and saving the brother who trusted him.<br /><br /> Dennis Freeman’s “Suffer the Little Children” is occult coming-of-age horror about brothers, peer pressure, abandoned places, Ouija-board rituals, and shadow creatures that do not remain where they were summoned. The richer notes name the quarry, the James Gang, and the entities while preserving the final reach of the darkness for the story. Story by Dennis Freeman.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/127ab322-eef6-4206-aeef-3627303ce6a8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561439/042.mp3" length="22047332" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Brothers Anthony and Greg join the James Gang at an abandoned quarry, where a Ouija board names two spirits and summons tentacles from black water.

Eleven-year-old Greg only wants his older brother to let him belong. When Anthony’s friends plan a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brothers Anthony and Greg join the James Gang at an abandoned quarry, where a Ouija board names two spirits and summons tentacles from black water.<br /><br /> Eleven-year-old Greg only wants his older brother to let him belong. When Anthony’s friends plan a forbidden nighttime visit during Thanksgiving break, the younger boy finally earns a place in their circle. Candles, stagnant quarry water, and a borrowed Ouija board transform ordinary peer pressure into an occult experiment none of the middle-schoolers understands.<br /><br /> The planchette answers yes and spells two names: Nergal and Jaqon. When one frightened boy tries to quit, living shadows wrap around his throat and drag him toward the pond. The remaining children scatter as the quarry’s darkness reaches for arms and legs, forcing Anthony to choose between the gang’s approval and saving the brother who trusted him.<br /><br /> Dennis Freeman’s “Suffer the Little Children” is occult coming-of-age horror about brothers, peer pressure, abandoned places, Ouija-board rituals, and shadow creatures that do not remain where they were summoned. The richer notes name the quarry, the James Gang, and the entities while preserving the final reach of the darkness for the story. Story by Dennis Freeman.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1378</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,ghosts,haunted,haunts,horror,murder,scary,spirits</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ab8273031584db4ea0db465f9e5f8b30.jpg"/><itunes:episode>42</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Quarantine: A Pandemic Recluse, Hungry Rats &amp; the Basement He Fears</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/quarantine-a-pandemic-recluse-hungry-rats-the-basement-he-fears--50561471</link><description><![CDATA[Pandemic recluse Chester Lytle seals himself inside a house full of books until a mouse drives him toward the basement where his family died.<br /><br /> Chester has money, food deliveries, covered windows, and shelves overflowing with stories. Lockdown barely changes a life already built to avoid other people. Fiction lets him imagine himself as a captain, explorer, detective, or hero while the real world remains safely outside—until scratching inside the walls exposes how little control he actually has.<br /><br /> One mouse becomes several, and the infestation seems to know exactly where Chester is most vulnerable. The animals stare with his dead father’s eyes and force him through rooms buried beneath hoarded books toward a basement he has spent years refusing to remember. There, shackles, childhood abuse, his mother’s fatal fall, and the truth about his father’s death wait beneath the same stairs.<br /><br /> “Quarantine: A Story of Isolation” is claustrophobic psychological horror about pandemic fear, agoraphobia, hoarding, childhood trauma, rats, and memory turning a familiar home into a trap. The expanded notes identify Chester’s emotional prison without deciding for the listener whether the rodents are supernatural agents, guilt given form, or simply the final pressure that breaks him.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/48782968-ab0b-4704-83be-7bf0030e8df4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561471/041.mp3" length="27036928" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Pandemic recluse Chester Lytle seals himself inside a house full of books until a mouse drives him toward the basement where his family died.

Chester has money, food deliveries, covered windows, and shelves overflowing with stories. Lockdown barely...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pandemic recluse Chester Lytle seals himself inside a house full of books until a mouse drives him toward the basement where his family died.<br /><br /> Chester has money, food deliveries, covered windows, and shelves overflowing with stories. Lockdown barely changes a life already built to avoid other people. Fiction lets him imagine himself as a captain, explorer, detective, or hero while the real world remains safely outside—until scratching inside the walls exposes how little control he actually has.<br /><br /> One mouse becomes several, and the infestation seems to know exactly where Chester is most vulnerable. The animals stare with his dead father’s eyes and force him through rooms buried beneath hoarded books toward a basement he has spent years refusing to remember. There, shackles, childhood abuse, his mother’s fatal fall, and the truth about his father’s death wait beneath the same stairs.<br /><br /> “Quarantine: A Story of Isolation” is claustrophobic psychological horror about pandemic fear, agoraphobia, hoarding, childhood trauma, rats, and memory turning a familiar home into a trap. The expanded notes identify Chester’s emotional prison without deciding for the listener whether the rodents are supernatural agents, guilt given form, or simply the final pressure that breaks him.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1690</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crazy,evil,horror,insane,isolation,madness,quarantine,rats</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e42a4c0d6f33ba8ab344ae44ff0bd54e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>41</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Hook: An Escaped Killer, Lovers’ Lane &amp; the Angel of Death</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hook-an-escaped-killer-lovers-lane-the-angel-of-death--50561482</link><description><![CDATA[Hook-handed serial killer Farley McFaine escapes Grafton Prison and stalks a Strickfield couple—unaware that Raigen Devereux is hunting him.<br /><br /> Farley has murdered women for twenty years and answers every question about motive the same way: because he could. After a police officer severed his hand, the prison fitted him with a metal hook that became part tool, part weapon, and part urban legend. A violent escape sends him back toward Strickfield, where Raige and Franklin are parked at an isolated overlook when the radio warns that the killer is free.<br /><br /> The setup resembles the classic lovers’-lane story: a young couple, a dark road, and a hook scraping close to the car. Farley expects another helpless victim. He does not know Raige is really Raigen Devereux, the serial killer called the Angel of Death, or that she has been waiting to punish someone exactly like him. The hunter’s confidence becomes the weakness another predator can exploit.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “The Hook” is a brutal Strickfield slasher story that transforms the escaped-killer urban legend into a confrontation between murderers. Lovers’ Lane, a prison break, vigilante justice, and the origin mythology of the Angel of Death collide when Farley learns that the woman in the parked car is far more dangerous than his intended prey. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/39ca0d43-0c91-4e39-886c-be466b3eb548</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561482/040.mp3" length="22281389" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hook-handed serial killer Farley McFaine escapes Grafton Prison and stalks a Strickfield couple—unaware that Raigen Devereux is hunting him.

Farley has murdered women for twenty years and answers every question about motive the same way: because he...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hook-handed serial killer Farley McFaine escapes Grafton Prison and stalks a Strickfield couple—unaware that Raigen Devereux is hunting him.<br /><br /> Farley has murdered women for twenty years and answers every question about motive the same way: because he could. After a police officer severed his hand, the prison fitted him with a metal hook that became part tool, part weapon, and part urban legend. A violent escape sends him back toward Strickfield, where Raige and Franklin are parked at an isolated overlook when the radio warns that the killer is free.<br /><br /> The setup resembles the classic lovers’-lane story: a young couple, a dark road, and a hook scraping close to the car. Farley expects another helpless victim. He does not know Raige is really Raigen Devereux, the serial killer called the Angel of Death, or that she has been waiting to punish someone exactly like him. The hunter’s confidence becomes the weakness another predator can exploit.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “The Hook” is a brutal Strickfield slasher story that transforms the escaped-killer urban legend into a confrontation between murderers. Lovers’ Lane, a prison break, vigilante justice, and the origin mythology of the Angel of Death collide when Farley learns that the woman in the parked car is far more dangerous than his intended prey. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1393</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crazy,folklore,hook,legend,madman,maniac,murder,myth,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e97ff5f98cd6c5186f6e8c1e7fd365e1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>40</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Chain of Time: A Witch in the Woods Hunts Children – Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-chain-of-time-a-witch-in-the-woods-hunts-children-horror-story--50561455</link><description><![CDATA[Andrew follows missing classmate Claire Ellis into the woods and finds a child-eating witch, a locked oven, and a brass watch with impossible power.<br /><br /> Five weeks after Claire vanished behind Pine Hill Middle School, twelve-year-old Andrew sees her waiting among the trees. Guilt drives him after her: he once watched a bully destroy the invitation she meant to give him and said nothing. Lost beneath a harvest moon, Andrew is rescued by golden-haired Agatha, who leads him to a warm cottage and serves his favorite French toast with chocolate milk.<br /><br /> The kindness is a trap. A bloodstained pink ribbon marks an ancient cookbook filled with instructions for carving human flesh, and Agatha’s beautiful face gives way to a blistered, saw-toothed witch. She admits that Claire needed weeks of fattening, but Andrew is already prepared for her oven. When the attack begins, the old brass pocket watch in his hand heats, glows, and reveals an ability Andrew never understood.<br /><br /> Killian Crane’s “The Chain of Time” is a dark fairy tale about bullying, guilt, a missing child, an enchanted pocket watch, and a witch who seasons children before eating them. The richer notes identify Andrew, Claire, Agatha, Pine Hill Middle School, and the cottage feast while preserving how the watch changes his fight for survival. Story by Killian Crane.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/b96fe2a8-7244-4222-a511-7356b879f840</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561455/039.mp3" length="33599305" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Andrew follows missing classmate Claire Ellis into the woods and finds a child-eating witch, a locked oven, and a brass watch with impossible power.

Five weeks after Claire vanished behind Pine Hill Middle School, twelve-year-old Andrew sees her...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Andrew follows missing classmate Claire Ellis into the woods and finds a child-eating witch, a locked oven, and a brass watch with impossible power.<br /><br /> Five weeks after Claire vanished behind Pine Hill Middle School, twelve-year-old Andrew sees her waiting among the trees. Guilt drives him after her: he once watched a bully destroy the invitation she meant to give him and said nothing. Lost beneath a harvest moon, Andrew is rescued by golden-haired Agatha, who leads him to a warm cottage and serves his favorite French toast with chocolate milk.<br /><br /> The kindness is a trap. A bloodstained pink ribbon marks an ancient cookbook filled with instructions for carving human flesh, and Agatha’s beautiful face gives way to a blistered, saw-toothed witch. She admits that Claire needed weeks of fattening, but Andrew is already prepared for her oven. When the attack begins, the old brass pocket watch in his hand heats, glows, and reveals an ability Andrew never understood.<br /><br /> Killian Crane’s “The Chain of Time” is a dark fairy tale about bullying, guilt, a missing child, an enchanted pocket watch, and a witch who seasons children before eating them. The richer notes identify Andrew, Claire, Agatha, Pine Hill Middle School, and the cottage feast while preserving how the watch changes his fight for survival. Story by Killian Crane.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2100</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chainletter,curse,evil,folklore,ghosts,horror,myth,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1bf24ecdb4144b8115d710cc651db56f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>39</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Worm Has Turned: A Gory Urban Horror Story of Crime, Magic, and Monsters</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-worm-has-turned-a-gory-urban-horror-story-of-crime-magic-and-monsters--50561496</link><description><![CDATA[An ex-con, an unsettling child, and a gummi worm charged with dark magic collide in a grotesque urban horror story of crime and transformation.<br /><br /> A former convict. A mysterious kid. And a gummi worm from hell. This week on Weekly Spooky, crime and horror collide when a down-on-his-luck ex-con named Penn meets an oddball kid in the park… on National Gummi Worm Day. What starts as a strange encounter turns into a living nightmare involving a grotesque killer, human skin suits, and a monstrous creature born from candy and dark magic.<br /><br /> Blending urban horror, body horror, and a touch of the supernatural, this wild and gruesome tale will keep you guessing until the very last bite.<br /><br /> The Worm Has Turned — by David O’Hanlon<br /><br /> The episode keeps The Worm Has Turned at its center while cryptid and creature horror, murder, disappearance, and investigation, and body horror and transformation shape the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences surrounding the people introduced above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/bc93f8e1-d184-4833-8f31-0109fba823e2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561496/038.mp3" length="26585114" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An ex-con, an unsettling child, and a gummi worm charged with dark magic collide in a grotesque urban horror story of crime and transformation.

A former convict. A mysterious kid. And a gummi worm from hell. This week on Weekly Spooky, crime and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An ex-con, an unsettling child, and a gummi worm charged with dark magic collide in a grotesque urban horror story of crime and transformation.<br /><br /> A former convict. A mysterious kid. And a gummi worm from hell. This week on Weekly Spooky, crime and horror collide when a down-on-his-luck ex-con named Penn meets an oddball kid in the park… on National Gummi Worm Day. What starts as a strange encounter turns into a living nightmare involving a grotesque killer, human skin suits, and a monstrous creature born from candy and dark magic.<br /><br /> Blending urban horror, body horror, and a touch of the supernatural, this wild and gruesome tale will keep you guessing until the very last bite.<br /><br /> The Worm Has Turned — by David O’Hanlon<br /><br /> The episode keeps The Worm Has Turned at its center while cryptid and creature horror, murder, disappearance, and investigation, and body horror and transformation shape the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences surrounding the people introduced above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1662</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>body,creature,crime,gein,gory,horror,leatherface,magic,maniac,monster,murder,mutation,mystery,revenge,slaughter,supernatural,tattoo,thriller,urban,worm</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dc3332974a5d0dfb250c4d13547a14f3.jpg"/><itunes:episode>38</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>People Can Lick Too: Snake Revenge, Strickfield Obsession &amp; an Urban Legend</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/people-can-lick-too-snake-revenge-strickfield-obsession-an-urban-legend--50561458</link><description><![CDATA[Zach Jenner kills his snake-loving ex-girlfriend’s pet and discovers that the “people can lick too” urban legend can carry venom.<br /><br /> At Strickfield University, Zach is trapped between two dangerous relationships. Silvia Charmer still wants answers after he ended their intense romance because of the snakes she keeps loose inside her home. Jensen Mirren, his new girlfriend, knows he cannot stop thinking about Silvia and becomes increasingly possessive. When Zach panics and kills Silvia’s beloved snake Coppy, revenge stops being a threat and becomes a family obligation.<br /><br /> Jensen’s jealousy soon exposes her own capacity for violence, leaving Zach to survive one obsession only to face another. Then the reassuring nighttime ritual of lowering a hand beside the bed for his dog Sparky’s lick takes a horrifying turn. A bloody message, a murdered pet, and a writhing surprise turn the familiar bedroom legend into a trap built from poisonous snakes.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “People Can Lick Too” is Strickfield relationship horror about obsession, animal revenge, toxic romance, and a classic urban legend reimagined through snake terror. The story introduces Jensen Mirren and Silvia Charmer as women whose importance continues beyond this encounter, linking the episode to the larger Strickfield horror universe. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/9c0ff5f0-9c39-4c59-884d-f4fd7c4a7415</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561458/037.mp3" length="22376683" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Zach Jenner kills his snake-loving ex-girlfriend’s pet and discovers that the “people can lick too” urban legend can carry venom.

At Strickfield University, Zach is trapped between two dangerous relationships. Silvia Charmer still wants answers after...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Zach Jenner kills his snake-loving ex-girlfriend’s pet and discovers that the “people can lick too” urban legend can carry venom.<br /><br /> At Strickfield University, Zach is trapped between two dangerous relationships. Silvia Charmer still wants answers after he ended their intense romance because of the snakes she keeps loose inside her home. Jensen Mirren, his new girlfriend, knows he cannot stop thinking about Silvia and becomes increasingly possessive. When Zach panics and kills Silvia’s beloved snake Coppy, revenge stops being a threat and becomes a family obligation.<br /><br /> Jensen’s jealousy soon exposes her own capacity for violence, leaving Zach to survive one obsession only to face another. Then the reassuring nighttime ritual of lowering a hand beside the bed for his dog Sparky’s lick takes a horrifying turn. A bloody message, a murdered pet, and a writhing surprise turn the familiar bedroom legend into a trap built from poisonous snakes.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “People Can Lick Too” is Strickfield relationship horror about obsession, animal revenge, toxic romance, and a classic urban legend reimagined through snake terror. The story introduces Jensen Mirren and Silvia Charmer as women whose importance continues beyond this encounter, linking the episode to the larger Strickfield horror universe. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1399</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>animals,bedroom,betrayal,blood,dog,folklore,horror,jealousy,killer,nightmare,obsession,podcast,relationship,revenge,silvia,slasher,snakes,sparky,venom,warning</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0e38250cb48efc6c0e531db223687cf4.jpg"/><itunes:episode>37</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Dog and His Boy: Fourth of July Revenge – Dark Comedy Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-dog-and-his-boy-fourth-of-july-revenge-dark-comedy-horror-story--50561495</link><description><![CDATA[Rocko fears fireworks but loves ten-year-old Ryan. When a Roman candle maims his boy and three neighborhood bullies target the collie, old training takes over.<br /><br /> Ryan tries to make Independence Day gentle for his adopted dog with smoke balls, sparklers, and quieter fireworks. Rocko appreciates the thought, even if humans seem determined to compensate for their inability to bark. Then Ryan ignores a warning printed on a Roman candle and loses a thumb. His mother rushes him to the hospital, accidentally locking Rocko outside beneath a sky full of explosions.<br /><br /> Timmy Treadwell, Bud, and Lenny see the frightened dog alone and decide to fire rockets through the fence. They remember Rocko as Ryan’s fluffy protector; they do not know the animal shelter once received him from a laboratory, where he was called Domestic Infiltration K9 and trained to hunt human targets. As the fireworks continue, Rocko follows the three teenagers through backyards, a school playground, and a dark neighborhood with the single-minded loyalty of a dog trying to make his injured boy whole.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “A Dog and His Boy” is a bloody Fourth of July revenge story told through a fiercely devoted collie’s thoughts. It combines animal horror, fireworks accidents, neighborhood bullies, splatter, absurd canine observations, and pitch-black comedy—right down to Rocko’s practical understanding of why humans value opposable thumbs. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/38ee89a8-f7ba-4543-9083-f64db478aaed</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561495/036.mp3" length="25301144" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Rocko fears fireworks but loves ten-year-old Ryan. When a Roman candle maims his boy and three neighborhood bullies target the collie, old training takes over.

Ryan tries to make Independence Day gentle for his adopted dog with smoke balls,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rocko fears fireworks but loves ten-year-old Ryan. When a Roman candle maims his boy and three neighborhood bullies target the collie, old training takes over.<br /><br /> Ryan tries to make Independence Day gentle for his adopted dog with smoke balls, sparklers, and quieter fireworks. Rocko appreciates the thought, even if humans seem determined to compensate for their inability to bark. Then Ryan ignores a warning printed on a Roman candle and loses a thumb. His mother rushes him to the hospital, accidentally locking Rocko outside beneath a sky full of explosions.<br /><br /> Timmy Treadwell, Bud, and Lenny see the frightened dog alone and decide to fire rockets through the fence. They remember Rocko as Ryan’s fluffy protector; they do not know the animal shelter once received him from a laboratory, where he was called Domestic Infiltration K9 and trained to hunt human targets. As the fireworks continue, Rocko follows the three teenagers through backyards, a school playground, and a dark neighborhood with the single-minded loyalty of a dog trying to make his injured boy whole.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “A Dog and His Boy” is a bloody Fourth of July revenge story told through a fiercely devoted collie’s thoughts. It combines animal horror, fireworks accidents, neighborhood bullies, splatter, absurd canine observations, and pitch-black comedy—right down to Rocko’s practical understanding of why humans value opposable thumbs. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1582</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>crazy,creature,cujo,dog,killer,maddog,monster,murder,scary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/31de6f24abaf128a6991f76beaef1156.jpg"/><itunes:episode>36</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Message: A Campus Crime, False Accusation &amp; the Angel of Death</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-message-a-campus-crime-false-accusation-the-angel-of-death--50561483</link><description><![CDATA[A wealthy Strickfield University student and her boyfriend frame an innocent professor—while Raigen Devereux gathers proof for a deadly judgment.<br /><br /> Genevieve Van Sant has used money, privilege, and sexual manipulation to avoid earning her grades. When one happily married professor refuses every advance and prepares to report her, Genevieve and Jacob Lavigne drug and sexually assault him, manufacture evidence, and make a false accusation. The professor loses his career, marriage, freedom, and ultimately his life while the couple celebrates a plan they believe no one can expose.<br /><br /> Another student witnessed Genevieve’s behavior and kept watching. Raigen Devereux has photographs, Jacob’s phone, their recorded confession, and a private punishment prepared inside his loft. As the Strickfield serial killer known as the Angel of Death, she intends to leave the police enough evidence to clear the professor’s name—but neither perpetrator will survive to benefit from justice.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “The Message” is an especially dark campus revenge story about entitlement, sexual violence, false accusation, suicide, vigilantism, and the Angel of Death. It expands Raigen’s mythology while asking what justice means when the person exposing a monstrous crime is also a murderer. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Content notice: sexual assault, false accusation, suicide, graphic violence, and explicit language. Please review the content notice before listening.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/6980941e-241d-4a36-92ad-39a2b50b9d26</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2020 05:27:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561483/035.mp3" length="22138865" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A wealthy Strickfield University student and her boyfriend frame an innocent professor—while Raigen Devereux gathers proof for a deadly judgment.

Genevieve Van Sant has used money, privilege, and sexual manipulation to avoid earning her grades. When...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A wealthy Strickfield University student and her boyfriend frame an innocent professor—while Raigen Devereux gathers proof for a deadly judgment.<br /><br /> Genevieve Van Sant has used money, privilege, and sexual manipulation to avoid earning her grades. When one happily married professor refuses every advance and prepares to report her, Genevieve and Jacob Lavigne drug and sexually assault him, manufacture evidence, and make a false accusation. The professor loses his career, marriage, freedom, and ultimately his life while the couple celebrates a plan they believe no one can expose.<br /><br /> Another student witnessed Genevieve’s behavior and kept watching. Raigen Devereux has photographs, Jacob’s phone, their recorded confession, and a private punishment prepared inside his loft. As the Strickfield serial killer known as the Angel of Death, she intends to leave the police enough evidence to clear the professor’s name—but neither perpetrator will survive to benefit from justice.<br /><br /> Rob Fields’s “The Message” is an especially dark campus revenge story about entitlement, sexual violence, false accusation, suicide, vigilantism, and the Angel of Death. It expands Raigen’s mythology while asking what justice means when the person exposing a monstrous crime is also a murderer. Story by Rob Fields.<br /><br /> Content notice: sexual assault, false accusation, suicide, graphic violence, and explicit language. Please review the content notice before listening.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1384</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>death,horror,killer,love,murder,sex,slasher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/07bdb375457b580b0c4f7c86c52bf836.jpg"/><itunes:episode>35</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Father's Day - Teen Séance, Hatchet Ghost, and a House That Fights Back</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/father-s-day-teen-seance-hatchet-ghost-and-a-house-that-fights-back--50561472</link><description><![CDATA[A high-tension urban-legend ghost story packed with séance chills, hatchet-killer lore, and an abandoned house that doesn’t want you to leave. Three friends follow a rumor to a condemned home in Pearce Creek—where a prank “summoning” for Father’s Day goes fatally wrong.<br /><br /> A vengeful spirit with a red cap and a hatchet answers the call, black-eyed nightmares spill into real life, and only a nervous skeptic and a goth girl with real warding skills stand between the living and the void. Expect candlelit rituals, salt-circle protection, poltergeist mayhem, and a ripping climax as the house buckles and a blue vortex opens above the floor.<br /><br /> Father’s Day — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br /> What begins around Father's Day develops into a focused mix of ghost lore and supernatural suspense, teen and school-set horror, and dangerous places and hidden histories, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/c3448636-920d-427f-836e-f2d2fee0008c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561472/034.mp3" length="30032860" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A high-tension urban-legend ghost story packed with séance chills, hatchet-killer lore, and an abandoned house that doesn’t want you to leave. Three friends follow a rumor to a condemned home in Pearce Creek—where a prank “summoning” for Father’s Day...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A high-tension urban-legend ghost story packed with séance chills, hatchet-killer lore, and an abandoned house that doesn’t want you to leave. Three friends follow a rumor to a condemned home in Pearce Creek—where a prank “summoning” for Father’s Day goes fatally wrong.<br /><br /> A vengeful spirit with a red cap and a hatchet answers the call, black-eyed nightmares spill into real life, and only a nervous skeptic and a goth girl with real warding skills stand between the living and the void. Expect candlelit rituals, salt-circle protection, poltergeist mayhem, and a ripping climax as the house buckles and a blue vortex opens above the floor.<br /><br /> Father’s Day — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br /> What begins around Father's Day develops into a focused mix of ghost lore and supernatural suspense, teen and school-set horror, and dangerous places and hidden histories, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1877</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abandoned,curse,evil,forest,ghost,ghosts,hatchet,haunting,horror,house,legend,monsters,murder,podcast,possession,séance,spirit,teenagers,urban,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5034bdd4a5c667b1d957d7a9957f0859.jpg"/><itunes:episode>34</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Faithful: A Quarantined Alien World, Hungry Trees &amp; Answered Prayers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-faithful-a-quarantined-alien-world-hungry-trees-answered-prayers--50561437</link><description><![CDATA[The crippled colony ship Wayfarer lands on a solar system quarantined for five hundred years and finds settlers worshipping hungry alien trees.<br /><br /> Rayburn Halsey’s vessel is thirteen months from its destination, short on supplies, and carrying two thousand frozen colonists who may never wake. Baron-117 appears cold but habitable, making the forbidden world the crew’s only realistic chance. The old records mention a mysterious “incident” across three planets and two moons but offer no useful warning about what survived it.<br /><br /> On the surface, pilot Amber Mitchell disappears after transmitting images of tree-like growths and a bloody handprint. Halsey and Mike Delaine follow her trail into a settlement whose people speak of ancestors arriving from “the Beyond.” Their gods answered those starving colonists long ago, but salvation created a faith built around living roots, human organs, ritual consumption, and a reproductive cycle that treats newcomers as offerings.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “The Faithful” combines stranded-spaceship suspense, alien-planet horror, religious terror, body horror, and a first-contact nightmare. Baron-117 is not an empty refuge, and its apparent trees are neither plants nor passive scenery—they are the gods that kept one lost colony alive. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/e5374510-8e9b-40dc-99de-6ef5c24c9a31</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561437/033.mp3" length="21473056" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The crippled colony ship Wayfarer lands on a solar system quarantined for five hundred years and finds settlers worshipping hungry alien trees.

Rayburn Halsey’s vessel is thirteen months from its destination, short on supplies, and carrying two...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The crippled colony ship Wayfarer lands on a solar system quarantined for five hundred years and finds settlers worshipping hungry alien trees.<br /><br /> Rayburn Halsey’s vessel is thirteen months from its destination, short on supplies, and carrying two thousand frozen colonists who may never wake. Baron-117 appears cold but habitable, making the forbidden world the crew’s only realistic chance. The old records mention a mysterious “incident” across three planets and two moons but offer no useful warning about what survived it.<br /><br /> On the surface, pilot Amber Mitchell disappears after transmitting images of tree-like growths and a bloody handprint. Halsey and Mike Delaine follow her trail into a settlement whose people speak of ancestors arriving from “the Beyond.” Their gods answered those starving colonists long ago, but salvation created a faith built around living roots, human organs, ritual consumption, and a reproductive cycle that treats newcomers as offerings.<br /><br /> David O’Hanlon’s “The Faithful” combines stranded-spaceship suspense, alien-planet horror, religious terror, body horror, and a first-contact nightmare. Baron-117 is not an empty refuge, and its apparent trees are neither plants nor passive scenery—they are the gods that kept one lost colony alive. Story by David O’Hanlon.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1343</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>astronaut,creatures,fiction,horror,monsters,science,scifi,space,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1ee79b97a2b22dd6db3a782b4aae74b3.jpg"/><itunes:episode>33</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Moonstruck: An Eyeless Apocalypse &amp; the Night No One Can Look Up</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/moonstruck-an-eyeless-apocalypse-the-night-no-one-can-look-up--50561475</link><description><![CDATA[An emergency alert wakes Dean with one command: do not look at the moon. Outside, eyeless people stand beneath a sky that turns them into blood-hunting predators.<br /><br /> Social media, texts, and unknown callers flood phones with invitations to admire the beautiful night—even though the real moon has already set. Dean and boyfriend Rusty keep their eyes down, arm themselves, and drive toward Dean’s mother and sister Virginia. An eight-minute trip becomes a ninety-minute crawl through wrecked cars, bodies, fires, and silent figures staring upward without eyes.<br /><br /> At 5:00 a.m., the motionless “Moonstruck” awaken. They follow sound, smell blood, crash through windows, and attack with inhuman speed. Dean’s father Jonathan is already among them, turning the family rescue into a last stand where rifles nicknamed Frau and Igor, an old sword, lowered hats, and the approaching dawn are the only defenses against looking up.<br /><br /> Mark “Ferret” Mohlenhoff’s “Moonstruck” is apocalyptic cosmic horror about forbidden sight, viral messages, eyeless monsters, queer survival, and the terror of crossing a familiar town without seeing the sky. The richer metadata names Dean, Rusty, Virginia, and the rules of the outbreak while keeping the cause of the impossible night unknown. Story by Mark “Ferret” Mohlenhoff.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/e0a342aa-2475-4e77-b06d-5c8fbd5d53cd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561475/032.mp3" length="33504429" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An emergency alert wakes Dean with one command: do not look at the moon. Outside, eyeless people stand beneath a sky that turns them into blood-hunting predators.

Social media, texts, and unknown callers flood phones with invitations to admire the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An emergency alert wakes Dean with one command: do not look at the moon. Outside, eyeless people stand beneath a sky that turns them into blood-hunting predators.<br /><br /> Social media, texts, and unknown callers flood phones with invitations to admire the beautiful night—even though the real moon has already set. Dean and boyfriend Rusty keep their eyes down, arm themselves, and drive toward Dean’s mother and sister Virginia. An eight-minute trip becomes a ninety-minute crawl through wrecked cars, bodies, fires, and silent figures staring upward without eyes.<br /><br /> At 5:00 a.m., the motionless “Moonstruck” awaken. They follow sound, smell blood, crash through windows, and attack with inhuman speed. Dean’s father Jonathan is already among them, turning the family rescue into a last stand where rifles nicknamed Frau and Igor, an old sword, lowered hats, and the approaching dawn are the only defenses against looking up.<br /><br /> Mark “Ferret” Mohlenhoff’s “Moonstruck” is apocalyptic cosmic horror about forbidden sight, viral messages, eyeless monsters, queer survival, and the terror of crossing a familiar town without seeing the sky. The richer metadata names Dean, Rusty, Virginia, and the rules of the outbreak while keeping the cause of the impossible night unknown. Story by Mark “Ferret” Mohlenhoff.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2094</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ferret,humor,killers,madness,maniacs,scary,slasher,terror,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/648d72311a41c28da966c710da422799.jpg"/><itunes:episode>32</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Gang High Beam Initiation: Strickfield’s Deadly Road Ritual &amp; the Blue Ribbons</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gang-high-beam-initiation-strickfield-s-deadly-road-ritual-the-blue-ribbons--50561489</link><description><![CDATA[Caprice joins a Strickfield University fraternity initiation where flashing high beams mark an innocent driver for murder on a deserted road.<br /><br /> Sigma Kappa Beta presents itself as an elite coed fraternity built for future leaders. Its real initiation requires pledges to chase a motorist who warns them their headlights are off, force the car from the road, and kill the driver. Caprice watches William Hartley complete the ritual by murdering Melodie Carlisle, a campus rival whose blue-ribbon tattoo exposes a secret conflict larger than either student organization.<br /><br /> One week later, Caprice receives the gun and Katie Carlisle becomes her intended victim. The Sigmas believe they are manufacturing another loyal killer, but Caprice’s history with Katie and the clandestine Blue Ribbons changes who is really being initiated. The survivors will control the story afterward, turning an organized campus massacre into the local legend motorists whisper about.<br /><br /> “The Gang High Beam Initiation” expands the familiar headlights-off urban legend into Strickfield conspiracy horror about murderous fraternities, secret societies, campus power, and weaponized folklore. The story explains how a real roadside ritual can disappear behind a warning repeated without names, evidence, or knowledge of who created it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/0319640a-52af-42f9-a15f-4102d34a8702</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561489/031.mp3" length="23018669" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Caprice joins a Strickfield University fraternity initiation where flashing high beams mark an innocent driver for murder on a deserted road.

Sigma Kappa Beta presents itself as an elite coed fraternity built for future leaders. Its real initiation...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Caprice joins a Strickfield University fraternity initiation where flashing high beams mark an innocent driver for murder on a deserted road.<br /><br /> Sigma Kappa Beta presents itself as an elite coed fraternity built for future leaders. Its real initiation requires pledges to chase a motorist who warns them their headlights are off, force the car from the road, and kill the driver. Caprice watches William Hartley complete the ritual by murdering Melodie Carlisle, a campus rival whose blue-ribbon tattoo exposes a secret conflict larger than either student organization.<br /><br /> One week later, Caprice receives the gun and Katie Carlisle becomes her intended victim. The Sigmas believe they are manufacturing another loyal killer, but Caprice’s history with Katie and the clandestine Blue Ribbons changes who is really being initiated. The survivors will control the story afterward, turning an organized campus massacre into the local legend motorists whisper about.<br /><br /> “The Gang High Beam Initiation” expands the familiar headlights-off urban legend into Strickfield conspiracy horror about murderous fraternities, secret societies, campus power, and weaponized folklore. The story explains how a real roadside ritual can disappear behind a warning repeated without names, evidence, or knowledge of who created it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1439</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cars,deadly,folklore,killer,legend,murder,myth,slasher,urban</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d69fd00e56360b7cbc4b7fceb49a626c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>29</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Savior of the Sea: A Sea God’s Monstrous Bride – Aquatic Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/savior-of-the-sea-a-sea-god-s-monstrous-bride-aquatic-horror-story--50561494</link><description><![CDATA[Hannah’s Portland hotel becomes a flooded hunting ground when Pontus, an ancient sea god, chooses her as his unwilling mortal bride.<br /><br /> Two days into a dental convention, Hannah returns to a dark lobby, a dying desk clerk, and a slick trail of water. An eyeless, squid-faced creature blocks the exit with four ten-foot tentacles, a snapping beak, and barbs dripping green venom. She flees through the hotel kitchen with a knife, only to meet a mesmerizing stranger who calls the monster a spawn of Cetus.<br /><br /> The stranger is Pontus. He claims to value free will, but rage replaces charm when Hannah refuses to become his queen. She awakens restrained on a stone slab inside a sea cave as the creature closes in. Escape leads across a rocky coast and into the wreck of a pirate ship named Poseidon’s Vengeance, where a heavy trident marked “The Earthshaker” may be the only weapon an immortal sea god fears.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Savior of the Sea” is explicit aquatic and mythological horror involving attempted sexual violence, a tentacled sea monster, abduction, survival combat, an ancient deity, and a desperate chase from a flooded hotel to an island shipwreck. The expanded notes identify Hannah, Portland, Pontus, Cetus, Poseidon’s Vengeance, and the Earthshaker while preserving the final battle. Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/8348bcaf-1ba5-4f55-80e8-fd10e4432bde</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561494/030.mp3" length="28014535" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hannah’s Portland hotel becomes a flooded hunting ground when Pontus, an ancient sea god, chooses her as his unwilling mortal bride.

Two days into a dental convention, Hannah returns to a dark lobby, a dying desk clerk, and a slick trail of water. An...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hannah’s Portland hotel becomes a flooded hunting ground when Pontus, an ancient sea god, chooses her as his unwilling mortal bride.<br /><br /> Two days into a dental convention, Hannah returns to a dark lobby, a dying desk clerk, and a slick trail of water. An eyeless, squid-faced creature blocks the exit with four ten-foot tentacles, a snapping beak, and barbs dripping green venom. She flees through the hotel kitchen with a knife, only to meet a mesmerizing stranger who calls the monster a spawn of Cetus.<br /><br /> The stranger is Pontus. He claims to value free will, but rage replaces charm when Hannah refuses to become his queen. She awakens restrained on a stone slab inside a sea cave as the creature closes in. Escape leads across a rocky coast and into the wreck of a pirate ship named Poseidon’s Vengeance, where a heavy trident marked “The Earthshaker” may be the only weapon an immortal sea god fears.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Savior of the Sea” is explicit aquatic and mythological horror involving attempted sexual violence, a tentacled sea monster, abduction, survival combat, an ancient deity, and a desperate chase from a flooded hotel to an island shipwreck. The expanded notes identify Hannah, Portland, Pontus, Cetus, Poseidon’s Vengeance, and the Earthshaker while preserving the final battle. Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1751</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,creature,killer,lovecraft,monster,murder,ocean,sea,tenticles</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fd676ada4172fa79cbb56c682503b658.jpg"/><itunes:episode>30</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Dinner Guests: Cannibal Family Horror Story with Serial Killers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-dinner-guests-cannibal-family-horror-story-with-serial-killers--50561434</link><description><![CDATA[Cannibal horror, home invasion terror, serial killer horror, and backwoods survival suspense collide in this savage episode of Weekly Spooky. After slaughtering people at a convenience store, the vicious lovers Orville and Cherry kidnap a young woman named Lauren and force her to drive them to her parents’ isolated house outside Hillbury. What starts as a hostage nightmare and a deadly roadside crime spree quickly turns into something much worse when the killers realize this family has horrors of its own waiting at the dinner table.<br /><br /> Set against dead trees, an old cemetery, and a lonely country house, this story builds a filthy, mean little atmosphere before twisting into full-blown cannibal monster horror.<br /><br /> This is a nasty, fast-moving nightmare about predators meeting something even worse. One bad stop turns into a road trip from hell, and one family dinner becomes a feast nobody is walking away from unchanged.<br /><br /> Lock the doors, skip the roadside diner, and be very careful whose house you follow home for supper.<br /><br /> The Dinner Guests — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/1e577fd9-00cd-4dfb-8c34-0340a581524d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2020 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561434/029.mp3" length="30532321" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Cannibal horror, home invasion terror, serial killer horror, and backwoods survival suspense collide in this savage episode of Weekly Spooky. After slaughtering people at a convenience store, the vicious lovers Orville and Cherry kidnap a young woman...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cannibal horror, home invasion terror, serial killer horror, and backwoods survival suspense collide in this savage episode of Weekly Spooky. After slaughtering people at a convenience store, the vicious lovers Orville and Cherry kidnap a young woman named Lauren and force her to drive them to her parents’ isolated house outside Hillbury. What starts as a hostage nightmare and a deadly roadside crime spree quickly turns into something much worse when the killers realize this family has horrors of its own waiting at the dinner table.<br /><br /> Set against dead trees, an old cemetery, and a lonely country house, this story builds a filthy, mean little atmosphere before twisting into full-blown cannibal monster horror.<br /><br /> This is a nasty, fast-moving nightmare about predators meeting something even worse. One bad stop turns into a road trip from hell, and one family dinner becomes a feast nobody is walking away from unchanged.<br /><br /> Lock the doors, skip the roadside diner, and be very careful whose house you follow home for supper.<br /><br /> The Dinner Guests — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1909</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cannibal,creepy,family,fiction,gore,homeinvasion,horror,hostage,killer,monster,nightmare,podcast,roadtrip,rural,scary,serialkiller,suspense,terror,thriller,twisted</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8deb9c0189a3a2768527bf2119bcab15.jpg"/><itunes:episode>28</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>AIDS Mary: Scary Campus Urban Legend Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/aids-mary-scary-campus-urban-legend-horror-story--50561463</link><description><![CDATA[Campus horror, urban legend horror, revenge thriller suspense, and dark 1980s-style nightmare fiction collide in this intense episode of Weekly Spooky. When fraternity brothers start turning up dead with the same lipstick message on their mirrors, whispers spread fast across campus about a vengeful figure known only as AIDS Mary. Raymond Burr knows the legend sounds insane — until he learns the men being targeted are hiding something monstrous.<br /><br /> What starts as a creepy college rumor quickly turns into a grim, fast-moving horror story about secrets, guilt, revenge, and the kind of evil that doesn’t stay buried behind fraternity walls. As Raymond gets pulled deeper into the nightmare, he realizes this isn’t just a story about fear spreading through a campus — it’s about the devastating aftermath of violence, the people left shattered by it, and the horrifying ways that pain can come back.<br /><br /> Keep the lights on, stay away from the mirror, and pray your campus legends stay legends.<br /><br /> AIDS Mary — by Rob Fields<br /><br /> Read more about the legend at: <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aids-mary/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.snopes.com/fact-ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/280ed80a-d09a-410e-ad6d-7fd64dacd46b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561463/028final.mp3" length="24968385" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Campus horror, urban legend horror, revenge thriller suspense, and dark 1980s-style nightmare fiction collide in this intense episode of Weekly Spooky. When fraternity brothers start turning up dead with the same lipstick message on their mirrors,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Campus horror, urban legend horror, revenge thriller suspense, and dark 1980s-style nightmare fiction collide in this intense episode of Weekly Spooky. When fraternity brothers start turning up dead with the same lipstick message on their mirrors, whispers spread fast across campus about a vengeful figure known only as AIDS Mary. Raymond Burr knows the legend sounds insane — until he learns the men being targeted are hiding something monstrous.<br /><br /> What starts as a creepy college rumor quickly turns into a grim, fast-moving horror story about secrets, guilt, revenge, and the kind of evil that doesn’t stay buried behind fraternity walls. As Raymond gets pulled deeper into the nightmare, he realizes this isn’t just a story about fear spreading through a campus — it’s about the devastating aftermath of violence, the people left shattered by it, and the horrifying ways that pain can come back.<br /><br /> Keep the lights on, stay away from the mirror, and pray your campus legends stay legends.<br /><br /> AIDS Mary — by Rob Fields<br /><br /> Read more about the legend at: <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aids-mary/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.snopes.com/fact-ch...</a><br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1561</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>campus,college,creepy,dorm,fiction,fraternity,horror,legend,lipstick,mirror,nightmare,paranormal,podcast,revenge,scary,slasher,suspense,terror,thriller,urbanlegend</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3cca8f952bc2f2af6e71028eb51d3d63.jpg"/><itunes:episode>28</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cat’s Out of the Bag: Creepy Horror Story with a Brutal Family Secret</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cat-s-out-of-the-bag-creepy-horror-story-with-a-brutal-family-secret--50561481</link><description><![CDATA[Cat horror, creepy family horror, guilty-conscience terror, and dark psychological suspense come together in this nasty episode of Weekly Spooky. Michelle and her friend Arianna make a terrible mistake when they accidentally run over Michelle’s brother’s beloved black cat, Munk. Instead of telling the truth, they dump the body, stay quiet, and let the family believe the cat simply disappeared.<br /><br /> As days turn into weeks, Michelle watches her brother Mark spiral into grief and obsession while her own guilt starts eating her alive. What begins as a secret about a dead pet turns into something far worse: paranoia, dread, and the growing sense that something is very wrong inside the house.<br /><br /> Tell the truth while you still can. Some secrets do not stay buried.<br /><br /> Cat’s Out of the Bag — by Morgan Moore<br /><br /> The episode keeps Cat’s Out of the Bag at its center while love, family, and betrayal, dangerous places and hidden histories, and demons, possession, and occult danger shape the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences surrounding the people introduced above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/f21b2320-0147-49e8-8dae-b3e5a66d0cdc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561481/027.mp3" length="21045065" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Cat horror, creepy family horror, guilty-conscience terror, and dark psychological suspense come together in this nasty episode of Weekly Spooky. Michelle and her friend Arianna make a terrible mistake when they accidentally run over Michelle’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cat horror, creepy family horror, guilty-conscience terror, and dark psychological suspense come together in this nasty episode of Weekly Spooky. Michelle and her friend Arianna make a terrible mistake when they accidentally run over Michelle’s brother’s beloved black cat, Munk. Instead of telling the truth, they dump the body, stay quiet, and let the family believe the cat simply disappeared.<br /><br /> As days turn into weeks, Michelle watches her brother Mark spiral into grief and obsession while her own guilt starts eating her alive. What begins as a secret about a dead pet turns into something far worse: paranoia, dread, and the growing sense that something is very wrong inside the house.<br /><br /> Tell the truth while you still can. Some secrets do not stay buried.<br /><br /> Cat’s Out of the Bag — by Morgan Moore<br /><br /> The episode keeps Cat’s Out of the Bag at its center while love, family, and betrayal, dangerous places and hidden histories, and demons, possession, and occult danger shape the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences surrounding the people introduced above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1316</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blackcat,cat,creepy,dark,family,fiction,guilt,horror,murder,nightmare,paranoia,podcast,revenge,scary,secret,suburban,suspense,terror,thriller,twist</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/407d880cc05ce3c6a6c2a061f3263603.jpg"/><itunes:episode>27</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Echoes: Creepy Lake Horror Story About a Killer Who Repeats the Night</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/echoes-creepy-lake-horror-story-about-a-killer-who-repeats-the-night--50561502</link><description><![CDATA[Lake horror, creepy date horror, supernatural warning story, and slasher-style suspense come together in this eerie episode of Weekly Spooky.<br /><br /> Ronny thinks she’s finally found something exciting in her tiny town when the mysterious Travis starts showing up at her diner. He’s handsome, charming, and just dangerous enough to feel thrilling. But as their romance builds toward a secluded picnic by the lake, Ronny begins having vivid nightmares of drowning, paralysis, and a shadowy figure trying to warn her that something terrible is about to happen.<br /><br /> What follows is a chilling horror story filled with premonitions, eerie repetition, ghostly warnings, small-town unease, and a killer who has done this before. The deeper Ronny falls into Travis’s orbit, the more it feels like she’s living the same nightmare twice—and the second time, she might not escape it.<br /><br /> Echoes — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br /> What begins around Echoes becomes a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, ghost lore and supernatural suspense, and love, family, and betrayal, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/1a5db9af-db7e-4c4c-9256-87e50e835e0e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561502/026.mp3" length="28106904" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Lake horror, creepy date horror, supernatural warning story, and slasher-style suspense come together in this eerie episode of Weekly Spooky.

Ronny thinks she’s finally found something exciting in her tiny town when the mysterious Travis starts...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lake horror, creepy date horror, supernatural warning story, and slasher-style suspense come together in this eerie episode of Weekly Spooky.<br /><br /> Ronny thinks she’s finally found something exciting in her tiny town when the mysterious Travis starts showing up at her diner. He’s handsome, charming, and just dangerous enough to feel thrilling. But as their romance builds toward a secluded picnic by the lake, Ronny begins having vivid nightmares of drowning, paralysis, and a shadowy figure trying to warn her that something terrible is about to happen.<br /><br /> What follows is a chilling horror story filled with premonitions, eerie repetition, ghostly warnings, small-town unease, and a killer who has done this before. The deeper Ronny falls into Travis’s orbit, the more it feels like she’s living the same nightmare twice—and the second time, she might not escape it.<br /><br /> Echoes — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br /> What begins around Echoes becomes a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, ghost lore and supernatural suspense, and love, family, and betrayal, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1757</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,date,dream,drowning,eerie,fiction,ghost,haunting,horror,killer,lake,nightmare,podcast,romance,scary,slasher,supernatural,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c7a387038f0512d8a4abb3504565c8b4.jpg"/><itunes:episode>26</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The God Tongue: His Body Became a Living Book | Body Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-god-tongue-his-body-became-a-living-book-body-horror-story--50561465</link><description><![CDATA[Body horror, cosmic horror, and dark forest folklore collide in “The God Tongue” by Dan Wilder—a disturbing horror story about a lonely hunter whose miraculous new voice transforms his flesh into something ancient and inhuman.<br /><br /> Born without a tongue and tormented throughout his life, Ezra abandons civilization for a secluded cabin in the forests outside Jayden’s Cross. But during an autumn hunt, he mistakes an antlered humanoid creature for a stag and kills it.<br /><br /> Clutched in the creature’s hand is a warm black object veined with glowing gold. When a supernatural mist forces the strange flesh into Ezra’s mouth, a new tongue begins growing inside him—one capable of producing not a single human voice, but the voices of countless impossible beings.<br /><br /> Soon, occult symbols carve themselves across his body. His skin peels away only to reveal the same markings underneath. Ancient creatures emerge from the forest to claim him, and Ezra discovers that the tongue was only the beginning of his transformation. His flesh is becoming a living archive. His skin is becoming scripture. And the creatures beneath the forest have been waiting for their new storyteller.<br /><br /> This unsettling horror tale combines body transformation horror, tongue mutation, living flesh, skin peeling, occult body markings, cosmic horror, dark fantasy, forest monsters, folk horror, creature horror, and supernatural metamorphosis.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/1cf8138b-b657-49e6-878c-9539178672c4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561465/025final.mp3" length="19000346" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Body horror, cosmic horror, and dark forest folklore collide in “The God Tongue” by Dan Wilder—a disturbing horror story about a lonely hunter whose miraculous new voice transforms his flesh into something ancient and inhuman.

Born without a tongue...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Body horror, cosmic horror, and dark forest folklore collide in “The God Tongue” by Dan Wilder—a disturbing horror story about a lonely hunter whose miraculous new voice transforms his flesh into something ancient and inhuman.<br /><br /> Born without a tongue and tormented throughout his life, Ezra abandons civilization for a secluded cabin in the forests outside Jayden’s Cross. But during an autumn hunt, he mistakes an antlered humanoid creature for a stag and kills it.<br /><br /> Clutched in the creature’s hand is a warm black object veined with glowing gold. When a supernatural mist forces the strange flesh into Ezra’s mouth, a new tongue begins growing inside him—one capable of producing not a single human voice, but the voices of countless impossible beings.<br /><br /> Soon, occult symbols carve themselves across his body. His skin peels away only to reveal the same markings underneath. Ancient creatures emerge from the forest to claim him, and Ezra discovers that the tongue was only the beginning of his transformation. His flesh is becoming a living archive. His skin is becoming scripture. And the creatures beneath the forest have been waiting for their new storyteller.<br /><br /> This unsettling horror tale combines body transformation horror, tongue mutation, living flesh, skin peeling, occult body markings, cosmic horror, dark fantasy, forest monsters, folk horror, creature horror, and supernatural metamorphosis.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1188</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>antlers,cabin,cosmic,cult,demon,eldritch,folklore,forest,horror,hunter,mist,myth,nightmare,podcast,relic,ritual,stag,suspense,terror,transformation</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/156b9df7ce8b67044888394d9b364bc6.jpg"/><itunes:episode>25</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Rest Area | Scary Road Trip Horror Story About an Axe Killer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rest-area-scary-road-trip-horror-story-about-an-axe-killer--50561498</link><description><![CDATA[Road trip horror, rest stop terror, axe murderer suspense, and backwoods survival horror come together in this brutal episode of Weekly Spooky.<br /><br /> Brad and Robbie are just driving home from the Ohio State Fair, joking around on a dark stretch of U. S. 23, when a stop at a lonely rest area turns deadly. What begins as a dumb scare between friends suddenly becomes a fight for survival when the very killer they were joking about steps out of the darkness with an axe in his hands.<br /><br /> From there, the story turns into a tense nightmare of woods chases, shattered glass, near misses, panic, and pure late-night slasher energy. And just when it seems like they’ve escaped the horror, the story twists one more time into something even meaner.<br /><br /> Keep driving. Don’t stop for gas. And whatever you do… don’t pull off at the rest area.<br /><br /> The Rest Area — by Rob Fields<br /><br /> What begins around The Rest Area | Scary Road Trip Horror Story About an Axe Killer becomes a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, road and travel horror, and dangerous places and hidden histories, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/cad0c48b-546a-4545-9512-9ce0d74a02cd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 04:39:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561498/024.mp3" length="17953839" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Road trip horror, rest stop terror, axe murderer suspense, and backwoods survival horror come together in this brutal episode of Weekly Spooky.

Brad and Robbie are just driving home from the Ohio State Fair, joking around on a dark stretch of U. S....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Road trip horror, rest stop terror, axe murderer suspense, and backwoods survival horror come together in this brutal episode of Weekly Spooky.<br /><br /> Brad and Robbie are just driving home from the Ohio State Fair, joking around on a dark stretch of U. S. 23, when a stop at a lonely rest area turns deadly. What begins as a dumb scare between friends suddenly becomes a fight for survival when the very killer they were joking about steps out of the darkness with an axe in his hands.<br /><br /> From there, the story turns into a tense nightmare of woods chases, shattered glass, near misses, panic, and pure late-night slasher energy. And just when it seems like they’ve escaped the horror, the story twists one more time into something even meaner.<br /><br /> Keep driving. Don’t stop for gas. And whatever you do… don’t pull off at the rest area.<br /><br /> The Rest Area — by Rob Fields<br /><br /> What begins around The Rest Area | Scary Road Trip Horror Story About an Axe Killer becomes a focused mix of murder, disappearance, and investigation, road and travel horror, and dangerous places and hidden histories, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1123</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>axe,creepy,dark,fear,fiction,horror,killer,murderer,nightmare,podcast,restarea,roadside,roadtrip,scary,slasher,survival,suspense,terror,thriller,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/944fafefea7df60d79722c72d610aab9.jpg"/><itunes:episode>24</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Devil Reaps the Harvest: Backwoods Body Horror Nightmare!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-devil-reaps-the-harvest-backwoods-body-horror-nightmare--50561440</link><description><![CDATA[Organ harvest horror, backwoods monster terror, illegal transplant suspense, and darkly funny rural nightmare fiction collide in this vicious episode of Weekly Spooky. Peter O’Day heads to an abandoned lab in the woods to buy black-market kidneys for a sick little girl, but the deal goes bad fast when spilled blood wakes something buried on the property—something left behind from the lab’s old experiments and very hungry for more.<br /><br /> What follows is a mean, fast-moving horror tale packed with crooked doctors, shady middlemen, body horror, graveyard science gone wrong, and a shambling creature that can smell blood like a beacon in the dark. As Peter runs for his life through the trees, the story twists into something even uglier, exposing a whole chain of greed, exploitation, and moral rot behind a “good cause.”<br /><br /> Step into the woods, follow the blood trail, and hope nothing hungry is still buried beneath your feet.<br /><br /> The Devil Reaps the Harvest — by John Oak Dalton<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/5b1ac967-e166-4177-a6c6-e9931fc68ac8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561440/023.mp3" length="19095286" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Organ harvest horror, backwoods monster terror, illegal transplant suspense, and darkly funny rural nightmare fiction collide in this vicious episode of Weekly Spooky. Peter O’Day heads to an abandoned lab in the woods to buy black-market kidneys for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Organ harvest horror, backwoods monster terror, illegal transplant suspense, and darkly funny rural nightmare fiction collide in this vicious episode of Weekly Spooky. Peter O’Day heads to an abandoned lab in the woods to buy black-market kidneys for a sick little girl, but the deal goes bad fast when spilled blood wakes something buried on the property—something left behind from the lab’s old experiments and very hungry for more.<br /><br /> What follows is a mean, fast-moving horror tale packed with crooked doctors, shady middlemen, body horror, graveyard science gone wrong, and a shambling creature that can smell blood like a beacon in the dark. As Peter runs for his life through the trees, the story twists into something even uglier, exposing a whole chain of greed, exploitation, and moral rot behind a “good cause.”<br /><br /> Step into the woods, follow the blood trail, and hope nothing hungry is still buried beneath your feet.<br /><br /> The Devil Reaps the Harvest — by John Oak Dalton<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1194</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bodyhorror,corruption,creature,dark,fiction,gore,grotesque,harvest,horror,medical,monster,nightmare,organ,podcast,scary,suspense,terror,thriller,transplant,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dcd9bdeba22e2e292be0e5fab64c1b55.jpg"/><itunes:episode>23</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Just a Dream: Creepy Nightmare Horror Story About What Comes in the Dark</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/just-a-dream-creepy-nightmare-horror-story-about-what-comes-in-the-dark--50561470</link><description><![CDATA[Nightmare horror, childhood fear, creepy bedtime terror, dream invasion horror, and 1980s supernatural suspensecome together in this chilling episode of Weekly Spooky.<br /><br /> Eight-year-old David has been waking up night after night at the exact same time, drenched in sweat after the same terrible dream. A black car rolls silently up the driveway. Four pale, grinning figures step out of the darkness. And every night, they come a little closer.<br /><br /> At first, it feels like a child’s fear of the dark. But as the nights grow worse, David starts to realize these visions are too detailed, too consistent, and too real to ignore. What follows is a deeply eerie horror story filled with shadowy visitors, sleep terror, childhood paranoia, 1980s nostalgia, and one unforgettable final reveal.<br /><br /> Just a Dream — by Joe Solmo<br /><br /> The episode’s central danger remains Just a Dream, while psychological suspense and supernatural horror supply the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences that carry the story forward.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/056f7cf4-5654-4366-9143-a0c94ba6a49c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561470/022.mp3" length="23137787" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nightmare horror, childhood fear, creepy bedtime terror, dream invasion horror, and 1980s supernatural suspensecome together in this chilling episode of Weekly Spooky.

Eight-year-old David has been waking up night after night at the exact same time,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nightmare horror, childhood fear, creepy bedtime terror, dream invasion horror, and 1980s supernatural suspensecome together in this chilling episode of Weekly Spooky.<br /><br /> Eight-year-old David has been waking up night after night at the exact same time, drenched in sweat after the same terrible dream. A black car rolls silently up the driveway. Four pale, grinning figures step out of the darkness. And every night, they come a little closer.<br /><br /> At first, it feels like a child’s fear of the dark. But as the nights grow worse, David starts to realize these visions are too detailed, too consistent, and too real to ignore. What follows is a deeply eerie horror story filled with shadowy visitors, sleep terror, childhood paranoia, 1980s nostalgia, and one unforgettable final reveal.<br /><br /> Just a Dream — by Joe Solmo<br /><br /> The episode’s central danger remains Just a Dream, while psychological suspense and supernatural horror supply the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences that carry the story forward.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1447</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1980s,bedtime,childhood,creepy,dark,demons,dream,eerie,fiction,haunting,home,horror,nightmare,paralysis,podcast,scary,sleep,supernatural,suspense,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3abfb193175e37371a0a3a2e6c4dc005.jpg"/><itunes:episode>22</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Basket Hound: Weird West Horror Story About a Soul-Stealing Stranger</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/basket-hound-weird-west-horror-story-about-a-soul-stealing-stranger--50561468</link><description><![CDATA[Weird West horror, Old West horror, supernatural horror, soul-stealing terror, and darkly funny monster fiction come together in this unforgettable episode of Weekly Spooky. Orel Hamlin spends his nights emptying spittoons at the Stone House saloon, living a hard but simple life under the watch of Mr. Teevins. Then, out in the dark behind the saloon, he meets a stranger named George Malcolm — a drifter with a bad smile, a salesman’s pitch, and something inside him that no human being should carry.<br /><br /> What starts as a late-night encounter in a dusty frontier town turns into a grotesque and eerie nightmare involving cursed deals, stolen souls, devils, body horror, and one of the nastiest supernatural con men you’ll ever meet. But this isn’t just a creepy tale of evil wandering into town. It’s also a story about an underestimated young man, a vicious midnight showdown, and the kind of strange frontier horror that feels grimy, funny, and genuinely dangerous.<br /><br /> Basket Hound — by Scott S. Phillips<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/e6090703-ef31-4c4a-afae-57e3dbda6ba2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561468/021.mp3" length="30128154" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Weird West horror, Old West horror, supernatural horror, soul-stealing terror, and darkly funny monster fiction come together in this unforgettable episode of Weekly Spooky. Orel Hamlin spends his nights emptying spittoons at the Stone House saloon,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Weird West horror, Old West horror, supernatural horror, soul-stealing terror, and darkly funny monster fiction come together in this unforgettable episode of Weekly Spooky. Orel Hamlin spends his nights emptying spittoons at the Stone House saloon, living a hard but simple life under the watch of Mr. Teevins. Then, out in the dark behind the saloon, he meets a stranger named George Malcolm — a drifter with a bad smile, a salesman’s pitch, and something inside him that no human being should carry.<br /><br /> What starts as a late-night encounter in a dusty frontier town turns into a grotesque and eerie nightmare involving cursed deals, stolen souls, devils, body horror, and one of the nastiest supernatural con men you’ll ever meet. But this isn’t just a creepy tale of evil wandering into town. It’s also a story about an underestimated young man, a vicious midnight showdown, and the kind of strange frontier horror that feels grimy, funny, and genuinely dangerous.<br /><br /> Basket Hound — by Scott S. Phillips<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1883</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>dark,demon,devil,fiction,frontier,grotesque,horror,monster,occult,podcast,saloon,scary,soul,spooky,strange,supernatural,suspense,thriller,weirdwest,western</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/814623a593cc2485fa6fd5d6cafcb25e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>18</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Warehouse of Blood: Friday the 13th Monster Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/warehouse-of-blood-friday-the-13th-monster-horror-story--50561454</link><description><![CDATA[Friday the 13th horror, monster horror, warehouse horror, and survival thriller suspense collide in this bloody episode of Weekly Spooky.<br /><br /> On a freezing April 13th, 1979, reporter Sam follows wealthy playboy Teddy Stoneberry to a warehouse near the pier, hoping to uncover the truth behind a missing model named Suzy. Instead, she finds blood on the floor, a mauled guard, a locked room, and something monstrous moving through the dark between the crates.<br /><br /> What begins as a mystery quickly turns into a full-blown survival horror nightmare. Teddy has been hiding a terrible family secret, and Sam is trapped inside a warehouse with a burned, broken killer who should have stayed dead. With only a tiny Derringer and no easy way out, she has to fight to survive the night.<br /><br /> Step into the warehouse, follow the blood trail, and hope the thing in the dark doesn’t find you first.<br /><br /> Warehouse of Blood — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br /> Warehouse of Blood uses cryptid and creature horror, dangerous places and hidden histories, and murder, disappearance, and investigation as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/3a5dccfe-6b58-455c-a7cb-d2fd261736f3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2020 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561454/020_3_10_20_5_28_pm.mp3" length="25586610" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Friday the 13th horror, monster horror, warehouse horror, and survival thriller suspense collide in this bloody episode of Weekly Spooky.

On a freezing April 13th, 1979, reporter Sam follows wealthy playboy Teddy Stoneberry to a warehouse near the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Friday the 13th horror, monster horror, warehouse horror, and survival thriller suspense collide in this bloody episode of Weekly Spooky.<br /><br /> On a freezing April 13th, 1979, reporter Sam follows wealthy playboy Teddy Stoneberry to a warehouse near the pier, hoping to uncover the truth behind a missing model named Suzy. Instead, she finds blood on the floor, a mauled guard, a locked room, and something monstrous moving through the dark between the crates.<br /><br /> What begins as a mystery quickly turns into a full-blown survival horror nightmare. Teddy has been hiding a terrible family secret, and Sam is trapped inside a warehouse with a burned, broken killer who should have stayed dead. With only a tiny Derringer and no easy way out, she has to fight to survive the night.<br /><br /> Step into the warehouse, follow the blood trail, and hope the thing in the dark doesn’t find you first.<br /><br /> Warehouse of Blood — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br /> Warehouse of Blood uses cryptid and creature horror, dangerous places and hidden histories, and murder, disappearance, and investigation as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1600</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,creature,crime,dark,fiction,fridaythe13th,grotesque,horror,killer,monster,mystery,nightmare,podcast,scary,slasher,survival,suspense,terror,thriller,warehouse</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/39b0c43a8a28abc64474fef195992b0e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>19</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rude Awakening — A Cursed Alarm Clock Raises the Dead</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rude-awakening-a-cursed-alarm-clock-raises-the-dead--50561490</link><description><![CDATA[Zombie horror, haunted object horror, scary stories, and undead chaos collide in this wild episode of Weekly Spooky. Shawni Jerral thinks her problems are ordinary enough: oversleeping, angry neighbors, and a boss ready to fire her. But after she buys a cheap alarm clock from a strange little shop called Tinker’s, every morning gets worse. The clock grows louder, more aggressive, and impossible to silence—until one sleepover experiment turns into a full-blown nightmare when the blaring alarm awakens the dead in the graveyard across the road.<br /><br /> What starts as a simple cursed alarm clock story becomes a fast, funny, and terrifying siege tale packed with zombies, paranormal chaos, creepy small-town horror, undead attacks, and cursed object mayhem.<br /><br /> There’s a weird shop, a too-good-to-be-true deal, angry neighbors who hear something no one should hear, and an alarm so loud it rips corpses out of their graves. And once it starts screaming, it does not want to stop.<br /><br /> Lock the doors, keep the lights low, and whatever you do… don’t hit snooze.<br /><br /> Rude Awakenings — by Rob Fields<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/ec888272-3bfd-4f1e-960b-31b6c1492527</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561490/019.mp3" length="23042074" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Zombie horror, haunted object horror, scary stories, and undead chaos collide in this wild episode of Weekly Spooky. Shawni Jerral thinks her problems are ordinary enough: oversleeping, angry neighbors, and a boss ready to fire her. But after she buys...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Zombie horror, haunted object horror, scary stories, and undead chaos collide in this wild episode of Weekly Spooky. Shawni Jerral thinks her problems are ordinary enough: oversleeping, angry neighbors, and a boss ready to fire her. But after she buys a cheap alarm clock from a strange little shop called Tinker’s, every morning gets worse. The clock grows louder, more aggressive, and impossible to silence—until one sleepover experiment turns into a full-blown nightmare when the blaring alarm awakens the dead in the graveyard across the road.<br /><br /> What starts as a simple cursed alarm clock story becomes a fast, funny, and terrifying siege tale packed with zombies, paranormal chaos, creepy small-town horror, undead attacks, and cursed object mayhem.<br /><br /> There’s a weird shop, a too-good-to-be-true deal, angry neighbors who hear something no one should hear, and an alarm so loud it rips corpses out of their graves. And once it starts screaming, it does not want to stop.<br /><br /> Lock the doors, keep the lights low, and whatever you do… don’t hit snooze.<br /><br /> Rude Awakenings — by Rob Fields<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1441</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alarm,clock,creepy,cursed,fiction,graveyard,haunted,horror,horrorstory,monster,paranormal,podcast,scary,spooky,supernatural,terror,thriller,undead,zombie,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1efde5792ba1d5109b9036eb8847931b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>19</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Had Mothman’s Baby—and It Hatched | Cryptid Body Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-had-mothman-s-baby-and-it-hatched-cryptid-body-horror--50561477</link><description><![CDATA[Body horror stories collide with Mothman folklore, cryptid horror, monstrous pregnancy, and gruesome horror comedy in “I Had Mothman’s Baby” by Dan Wilder.<br /><br /> When Earl enters a darkened trailer in Stumpville Holler, Verlene claims she has the story of the century. According to her, a mysterious stranger arrived wearing a heavy coat, hat, and scarf—but what appeared to be a coat was actually a pair of enormous moth wings. After an encounter with the supposed Mothman, Verlene develops an impossible pregnancy. Her body begins changing, sunlight becomes unbearable, bizarre cravings take control, and a grotesque egg eventually produces something caught between a human child and a giant moth larva.<br /><br /> Now the rapidly evolving creature is loose inside the trailer—and Earl is about to discover that glowing red eyes are far from the most dangerous thing this baby inherited from its father. This outrageous horror story combines body horror, pregnancy horror, Mothman mythology, cryptid fiction, insect transformation, biological mutation, monster-baby horror, gross-out comedy, backwoods horror, and supernatural terror.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/fdc37be6-df69-407e-9bc5-12a393ca38f6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561477/018.mp3" length="23303717" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Body horror stories collide with Mothman folklore, cryptid horror, monstrous pregnancy, and gruesome horror comedy in “I Had Mothman’s Baby” by Dan Wilder.

When Earl enters a darkened trailer in Stumpville Holler, Verlene claims she has the story of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Body horror stories collide with Mothman folklore, cryptid horror, monstrous pregnancy, and gruesome horror comedy in “I Had Mothman’s Baby” by Dan Wilder.<br /><br /> When Earl enters a darkened trailer in Stumpville Holler, Verlene claims she has the story of the century. According to her, a mysterious stranger arrived wearing a heavy coat, hat, and scarf—but what appeared to be a coat was actually a pair of enormous moth wings. After an encounter with the supposed Mothman, Verlene develops an impossible pregnancy. Her body begins changing, sunlight becomes unbearable, bizarre cravings take control, and a grotesque egg eventually produces something caught between a human child and a giant moth larva.<br /><br /> Now the rapidly evolving creature is loose inside the trailer—and Earl is about to discover that glowing red eyes are far from the most dangerous thing this baby inherited from its father. This outrageous horror story combines body horror, pregnancy horror, Mothman mythology, cryptid fiction, insect transformation, biological mutation, monster-baby horror, gross-out comedy, backwoods horror, and supernatural terror.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1457</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>appalachian,baby,bizarre,bodyhorror,comedy,creature,cryptid,fiction,funny,grotesque,horror,monster,mothman,paranormal,podcast,pointpleasant,scary,spooky,suspense,trailer</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2101bbe052b4bcabe750115787bbba4c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>18</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hysterhysteria: The Terrifying Birth of Madness!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hysterhysteria-the-terrifying-birth-of-madness--50561497</link><description><![CDATA[<b>Alicia awakens in darkness — bleeding, broken, and utterly alone.</b> What begins as confusion quickly devolves into terror as she realizes she’s not just hurt… something <i>alive</i> is moving in the shadows. Inside this horrifying psychological nightmare, reality and delusion twist together — until Alicia comes face-to-face with the impossible: a child she never had, demanding to be loved.<br /><br />From the mind of <b>Joe Solmo</b>, <i>Hysterhysteria</i> explores the blurred line between guilt, motherhood, and the monsters we create within ourselves. This <b>gruesome psychological horror story</b> will crawl under your skin and stay there — a haunting descent into trauma, denial, and the fragility of the human mind.<br /><br /><b>Perfect for fans of:</b> psychological horror, medical horror, disturbing short stories, and dark fiction podcasts like <i>Creepy </i>and <i>NoSleep</i><br /><br /><b>Story:</b> <i>Hysterhysteria</i> — by Joe Solmo<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/c9cf73ac-31ff-40d3-b74f-6af812b54d48</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561497/017_2_18_20_11_34_pm.mp3" length="19903619" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Alicia awakens in darkness — bleeding, broken, and utterly alone. What begins as confusion quickly devolves into terror as she realizes she’s not just hurt… something alive is moving in the shadows. Inside this horrifying psychological nightmare,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<b>Alicia awakens in darkness — bleeding, broken, and utterly alone.</b> What begins as confusion quickly devolves into terror as she realizes she’s not just hurt… something <i>alive</i> is moving in the shadows. Inside this horrifying psychological nightmare, reality and delusion twist together — until Alicia comes face-to-face with the impossible: a child she never had, demanding to be loved.<br /><br />From the mind of <b>Joe Solmo</b>, <i>Hysterhysteria</i> explores the blurred line between guilt, motherhood, and the monsters we create within ourselves. This <b>gruesome psychological horror story</b> will crawl under your skin and stay there — a haunting descent into trauma, denial, and the fragility of the human mind.<br /><br /><b>Perfect for fans of:</b> psychological horror, medical horror, disturbing short stories, and dark fiction podcasts like <i>Creepy </i>and <i>NoSleep</i><br /><br /><b>Story:</b> <i>Hysterhysteria</i> — by Joe Solmo<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1244</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audio,creepy,dark,eerie,fear,fiction,ghost,gore,haunting,horror,macabre,monster,nightmare,podcast,psychological,spooky,story,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/53a0e03e3d48756f084c3fc3e6bdd6e1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>17</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Deb, Debbie, Deborah: Bloody Hearts and Dark Secrets — A Valentine’s Day Horror Story</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/deb-debbie-deborah-bloody-hearts-and-dark-secrets-a-valentine-s-day-horror-story--50561462</link><description><![CDATA[Deb, Debbie, Deborah follows three identities through a Valentine’s horror story of bloody hearts, concealed motives, and dangerous obsession.<br /><br /> On Valentine’s Day, Deborah dances alone with the ghosts of her past — her husband, her cat, and her sanity. But when a killer escapes into the storm, her grief-soaked solitude turns into a nightmare drenched in blood, madness, and revenge.<br /><br /> As the snow falls harder, the line between love and lunacy vanishes. A haunting phone call, a phantom from her childhood, and a knock at the door drag her into a spiral that’s equal parts psychological terror and brutal retribution. What begins as a tragedy of loss becomes a tale of vengeance, captivity, and disturbing empowerment.<br /><br /> This chilling Valentine’s Day horror story from Shane Migliavacca will make you question just how far grief — and love — can twist the human heart.<br /><br /> Deb Debbie Deborah — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br /> Deb, Debbie, Deborah develops its tension through love, family, and betrayal, ghost lore and supernatural suspense, and murder, disappearance, and investigation, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/23f70766-2548-4730-a734-bd860a09c014</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:18:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561462/016_remasterfinal_commercial.mp3" length="35655712" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Deb, Debbie, Deborah follows three identities through a Valentine’s horror story of bloody hearts, concealed motives, and dangerous obsession.

On Valentine’s Day, Deborah dances alone with the ghosts of her past — her husband, her cat, and her...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Deb, Debbie, Deborah follows three identities through a Valentine’s horror story of bloody hearts, concealed motives, and dangerous obsession.<br /><br /> On Valentine’s Day, Deborah dances alone with the ghosts of her past — her husband, her cat, and her sanity. But when a killer escapes into the storm, her grief-soaked solitude turns into a nightmare drenched in blood, madness, and revenge.<br /><br /> As the snow falls harder, the line between love and lunacy vanishes. A haunting phone call, a phantom from her childhood, and a knock at the door drag her into a spiral that’s equal parts psychological terror and brutal retribution. What begins as a tragedy of loss becomes a tale of vengeance, captivity, and disturbing empowerment.<br /><br /> This chilling Valentine’s Day horror story from Shane Migliavacca will make you question just how far grief — and love — can twist the human heart.<br /><br /> Deb Debbie Deborah — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br /> Deb, Debbie, Deborah develops its tension through love, family, and betrayal, ghost lore and supernatural suspense, and murder, disappearance, and investigation, allowing the specific setup and character choices to drive each escalation toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2229</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blizzard,blood,darkness,escape,ghost,grief,heartbreak,horror,isolation,killer,love,madness,murder,psychological,revenge,snow,storm,suspense,thriller,valentine</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/97011dcefd2bfc4fbde5e0c9511dc49b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>16</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay: A Haunting Valentine’s Tale of Love, Obsession, and the Deep</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-sunken-heart-in-hino-bay-a-haunting-valentine-s-tale-of-love-obsession-and-the-deep--50561504</link><description><![CDATA[A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay turns love and obsession into aquatic supernatural horror as something in the deep refuses to release its claim.<br /><br /> 💘 This Valentine’s Day, dive into a love story that drifts into darkness. In A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay by Jeff Carpenter, a shy high school girl’s innocent crush on her teacher transforms into something unnatural, forbidden, and terrifyingly beautiful. When Ayumi’s handmade chocolates fail to win his heart, she turns to the sea—and to a legend that promises transformation, devotion, and eternity beneath the waves.<br /><br /> 🌊 What follows is a descent into myth, mutation, and madness, as polluted waters breed new life, and the boundary between love and monstrosity dissolves. This Valentine’s story isn’t about roses or candy—it’s about what happens when love won’t stay human.<br /><br /> ❤️<br /><br /> A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay — by Jeff Carpenter<br /><br /> What begins around A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay becomes a focused mix of ghost lore and supernatural suspense, love, family, and betrayal, and body horror and transformation, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/bb7020d6-1f01-491e-b6d4-98114b223ef9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:49:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561504/015_remasterfinal.mp3" length="24715974" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay turns love and obsession into aquatic supernatural horror as something in the deep refuses to release its claim.

💘 This Valentine’s Day, dive into a love story that drifts into darkness. In A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay turns love and obsession into aquatic supernatural horror as something in the deep refuses to release its claim.<br /><br /> 💘 This Valentine’s Day, dive into a love story that drifts into darkness. In A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay by Jeff Carpenter, a shy high school girl’s innocent crush on her teacher transforms into something unnatural, forbidden, and terrifyingly beautiful. When Ayumi’s handmade chocolates fail to win his heart, she turns to the sea—and to a legend that promises transformation, devotion, and eternity beneath the waves.<br /><br /> 🌊 What follows is a descent into myth, mutation, and madness, as polluted waters breed new life, and the boundary between love and monstrosity dissolves. This Valentine’s story isn’t about roses or candy—it’s about what happens when love won’t stay human.<br /><br /> ❤️<br /><br /> A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay — by Jeff Carpenter<br /><br /> What begins around A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay becomes a focused mix of ghost lore and supernatural suspense, love, family, and betrayal, and body horror and transformation, with the danger growing from the story’s established setting rather than an interchangeable scare premise.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1545</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>creepy,devotion,folklore,forbidden,heartbreak,horror,japan,love,mermaid,monster,mutation,myth,obsession,romance,sea,spooky,thriller,tragedy,transformation,valentines</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/eec34a7bd191e2bf6dc0922998160ae7.jpg"/><itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Black Cat: Poe’s Classic Tale of Madness, Murder &amp; Supernatural Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-black-cat-poe-s-classic-tale-of-madness-murder-supernatural-revenge--50561493</link><description><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s The Black Cat follows an increasingly violent narrator whose cruelty, murder, and attempt at concealment return through the image of a second black cat.<br /><br /> As a man’s affection for his pet cat turns to hatred under the influence of alcohol and paranoia, he finds himself ensnared in a nightmare of his own making—where walls whisper, guilt manifests, and evil takes the form of a shadow with claws.<br /><br /> 💀 Experience one of literature’s darkest psychological horror stories, brought to life through Poe’s twisted geniusand his timeless exploration of sin, punishment, and the human soul’s decay.<br /><br /> The Black Cat — by Edgar Allan Poe<br /><br /> This is a story-first presentation of Poe’s Gothic work, with the narration emphasizing the unstable viewpoint, mounting dread, and macabre image that gives the tale its lasting identity.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/b28635da-e4a3-41ba-af85-4026ab1a902b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:27:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561493/014_the_black_cat.mp3" length="30128154" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Edgar Allan Poe’s The Black Cat follows an increasingly violent narrator whose cruelty, murder, and attempt at concealment return through the image of a second black cat.

As a man’s affection for his pet cat turns to hatred under the influence of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Edgar Allan Poe’s The Black Cat follows an increasingly violent narrator whose cruelty, murder, and attempt at concealment return through the image of a second black cat.<br /><br /> As a man’s affection for his pet cat turns to hatred under the influence of alcohol and paranoia, he finds himself ensnared in a nightmare of his own making—where walls whisper, guilt manifests, and evil takes the form of a shadow with claws.<br /><br /> 💀 Experience one of literature’s darkest psychological horror stories, brought to life through Poe’s twisted geniusand his timeless exploration of sin, punishment, and the human soul’s decay.<br /><br /> The Black Cat — by Edgar Allan Poe<br /><br /> This is a story-first presentation of Poe’s Gothic work, with the narration emphasizing the unstable viewpoint, mounting dread, and macabre image that gives the tale its lasting identity.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1883</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audio,cat,classic,crime,cursed,dark,gothic,guilt,haunted,horror,literature,madness,murder,podcast,poe,spooky,story,supernatural,suspense,terror</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5ae45add53888bee738cb0711fc56080.jpg"/><itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Devil Knows Three Chords: A Haunting Tale of Bluegrass, Fame, and the Devil’s Bargain</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-devil-knows-three-chords-a-haunting-tale-of-bluegrass-fame-and-the-devil-s-bargain--50561461</link><description><![CDATA[A bluegrass musician bargains with the Devil for fame and discovers that supernatural success carries a price no song can settle.<br /><br /> 🎻 Weekly Spooky presents an unforgettable descent into the dark side of Americana.<br /><br /> In The Devil Knows Three Chords by John Oak Dalton, two bluegrass legends ride the high of fame straight into hellfire. When old-time country meets the psychedelic haze of 1968 San Francisco, the music doesn’t just change—it awakens something ancient.<br /><br /> As Chester Killbuck and Bobby Lee Starr clash over the soul of their sound, whispers of crossroads deals, haunted melodies, and devilish pacts rise from the roots of the music itself. Before the night ends, betrayal, madness, and blood will stain the strings of their guitars.<br /><br /> 🔥 Tune in to this eerie blend of Southern gothic horror, musical folklore, and psychological dread—where every note might just be your last.<br /><br /> The Devil Knows Three Chords — by John Oak Dalton<br /><br /> The Devil Knows Three Chords combines ghost lore and supernatural suspense, demons, possession, and occult danger, and folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around what the characters discover and who ultimately escapes it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/9b267b62-a1a4-4252-be45-a7b0f6254833</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 17:56:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561461/013_remasterfinal.mp3" length="19984258" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A bluegrass musician bargains with the Devil for fame and discovers that supernatural success carries a price no song can settle.

🎻 Weekly Spooky presents an unforgettable descent into the dark side of Americana.

In The Devil Knows Three Chords by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A bluegrass musician bargains with the Devil for fame and discovers that supernatural success carries a price no song can settle.<br /><br /> 🎻 Weekly Spooky presents an unforgettable descent into the dark side of Americana.<br /><br /> In The Devil Knows Three Chords by John Oak Dalton, two bluegrass legends ride the high of fame straight into hellfire. When old-time country meets the psychedelic haze of 1968 San Francisco, the music doesn’t just change—it awakens something ancient.<br /><br /> As Chester Killbuck and Bobby Lee Starr clash over the soul of their sound, whispers of crossroads deals, haunted melodies, and devilish pacts rise from the roots of the music itself. Before the night ends, betrayal, madness, and blood will stain the strings of their guitars.<br /><br /> 🔥 Tune in to this eerie blend of Southern gothic horror, musical folklore, and psychological dread—where every note might just be your last.<br /><br /> The Devil Knows Three Chords — by John Oak Dalton<br /><br /> The Devil Knows Three Chords combines ghost lore and supernatural suspense, demons, possession, and occult danger, and folklore, ritual, and cursed traditions as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around what the characters discover and who ultimately escapes it.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1249</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1960s,americana,banjo,bluegrass,crossroads,devil,eerie,folklore,haunted,horror,legend,murder,music,podcast,sanfrancisco,satan,souls,spooky,supernatural,weeklyspooky</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/184bb9469d9c0342cc01a45c9aa139aa.jpg"/><itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>They Don’t Drive Cars: Terrifying Creatures Lurk in the Shadows of Small-Town America</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/they-don-t-drive-cars-terrifying-creatures-lurk-in-the-shadows-of-small-town-america--50561447</link><description><![CDATA[They Don’t Drive Cars follows a small-town paperboy whose late-night snack run reveals creatures using the empty roads and shadows as hunting ground.<br /><br /> A late-night snack run turns into a fight for survival when a small-town paperboy discovers something monstrous crawling out of the rain-soaked streets of New Mexico.<br /><br /> What begins as a routine trip to Freddy’s All-Nite spirals into a nightmare of tiny, flesh-eating horrors, a blood-spattered convenience store, and a desperate attempt to contain what can’t be explained. Are they animals? Aliens? Or something older, waiting beneath the desert dust for the rain to wake them up?<br /><br /> 💀 This story fuses grindhouse creature horror, dark humor, and 1980s B-movie energy into a pulse-pounding tale that asks: what happens when evolution takes a wrong turn—and it doesn’t need cars to chase you down?<br /> They Don’t Drive Cars — by Scott S. Phillips<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B002BMN3IQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00...</a><br /><br /> The episode’s central danger remains They Don’t Drive Cars, while cryptid and creature horror, road and travel horror, and body horror and transformation supply the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences that carry the story forward.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/f5e24bd8-3a80-4d0f-9001-e6f99383ac8e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:14:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561447/012_remasterfinal.mp3" length="29782057" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>They Don’t Drive Cars follows a small-town paperboy whose late-night snack run reveals creatures using the empty roads and shadows as hunting ground.

A late-night snack run turns into a fight for survival when a small-town paperboy discovers...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[They Don’t Drive Cars follows a small-town paperboy whose late-night snack run reveals creatures using the empty roads and shadows as hunting ground.<br /><br /> A late-night snack run turns into a fight for survival when a small-town paperboy discovers something monstrous crawling out of the rain-soaked streets of New Mexico.<br /><br /> What begins as a routine trip to Freddy’s All-Nite spirals into a nightmare of tiny, flesh-eating horrors, a blood-spattered convenience store, and a desperate attempt to contain what can’t be explained. Are they animals? Aliens? Or something older, waiting beneath the desert dust for the rain to wake them up?<br /><br /> 💀 This story fuses grindhouse creature horror, dark humor, and 1980s B-movie energy into a pulse-pounding tale that asks: what happens when evolution takes a wrong turn—and it doesn’t need cars to chase you down?<br /> They Don’t Drive Cars — by Scott S. Phillips<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B002BMN3IQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00...</a><br /><br /> The episode’s central danger remains They Don’t Drive Cars, while cryptid and creature horror, road and travel horror, and body horror and transformation supply the atmosphere, conflict, and consequences that carry the story forward.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1862</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bmovie,carnage,creatures,creepy,desert,evil,gore,horror,monsters,newmexico,night,podcast,scary,sci-fi,smalltown,spooky,survival,suspense,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/be60fc16fa236bcd7ef9327e8c32a8d1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Wolf Moon: A Camping Trip, a Savage Werewolf &amp; a Bite That Changes Everything</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/wolf-moon-a-camping-trip-a-savage-werewolf-a-bite-that-changes-everything--50561460</link><description><![CDATA[Daria’s first wilderness camping trip becomes a savage werewolf attack under the full moon—and surviving the beast may only spread its curse.<br /><br /> Brandon promises a quiet night beside a remote lake, away from city traffic, fireworks, and crowded campgrounds. Daria is uneasy in the unfamiliar woods, especially after another car passes their isolated site and movement flickers beyond the firelight. Once the couple settles inside their tent, a huge shadow begins sniffing along the fabric and follows the scent of blood from a small cut on Daria’s hand.<br /><br /> The creature tears into camp, attacks Brandon, and survives being struck by their car. Daria refuses to abandon her wounded boyfriend. Armed with a knife and driven by desperation, she climbs onto the werewolf’s back and fights to sever its head. The body changes after death, but the bite on Daria’s arm is already changing her senses—and another nearby campsite suddenly smells less like rescue than food.<br /><br /> “Splatter” Joe Solmo’s “Wolf Moon” combines forest isolation, a full-moon werewolf, brutal survival combat, tragic romance, and the moment a victim realizes she has inherited the monster’s hunger. The richer metadata names Daria and Brandon and clarifies the curse’s progression without revealing whom the new werewolf finds next. Story by “Splatter” Joe Solmo.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/759bf846-4aa3-4156-9ca2-e34179446865</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561460/011_wolf_moon_remaster.mp3" length="52720454" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Daria’s first wilderness camping trip becomes a savage werewolf attack under the full moon—and surviving the beast may only spread its curse.

Brandon promises a quiet night beside a remote lake, away from city traffic, fireworks, and crowded...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daria’s first wilderness camping trip becomes a savage werewolf attack under the full moon—and surviving the beast may only spread its curse.<br /><br /> Brandon promises a quiet night beside a remote lake, away from city traffic, fireworks, and crowded campgrounds. Daria is uneasy in the unfamiliar woods, especially after another car passes their isolated site and movement flickers beyond the firelight. Once the couple settles inside their tent, a huge shadow begins sniffing along the fabric and follows the scent of blood from a small cut on Daria’s hand.<br /><br /> The creature tears into camp, attacks Brandon, and survives being struck by their car. Daria refuses to abandon her wounded boyfriend. Armed with a knife and driven by desperation, she climbs onto the werewolf’s back and fights to sever its head. The body changes after death, but the bite on Daria’s arm is already changing her senses—and another nearby campsite suddenly smells less like rescue than food.<br /><br /> “Splatter” Joe Solmo’s “Wolf Moon” combines forest isolation, a full-moon werewolf, brutal survival combat, tragic romance, and the moment a victim realizes she has inherited the monster’s hunger. The richer metadata names Daria and Brandon and clarifies the curse’s progression without revealing whom the new werewolf finds next. Story by “Splatter” Joe Solmo.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1648</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>attack,beast,blood,camping,creature,horror,lycanthropy,massacre,monster,moonlight,murder,nightmare,scary,survival,suspense,thriller,transformation,werewolf,wolf,woods</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/71dcd473f4bb556e45e52a9ab0a32a0b.jpg"/><itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Even the Devil Tells the Truth… Sometimes — New Year’s Eve Horror in NYC</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/even-the-devil-tells-the-truth-sometimes-new-year-s-eve-horror-in-nyc--50561505</link><description><![CDATA[When the spooky season fades and New Year’s Eve glitters with false promise, one man makes a bargain that drags him straight into Hell’s waiting room.<br /><br /> In Even the Devil Tells the Truth Sometimes, a cruel drifter finds a strange amulet and strikes a pact with the Devil — one life every year, every midnight, forever. What begins as confidence and carnage turns into a curse that won’t let him die. From sleazy backstreets to the rooftop of Times Square, his story bleeds with mature themes, violent confession, and scary horror storytelling that will haunt your holidays. This is Weekly Spooky at its darkest — for those who crave spooky stories that mix sin, satire, and the damned price of immortality.<br /><br /> Even the Devil Tells the Truth Sometimes — by Dan Wilder.<br /><br /> Even the Devil Tells the Truth… Sometimes uses New Year’s Eve horror, demons, possession, and occult danger, and ghost lore and supernatural suspense as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/1c484836-bb8f-4333-8a18-80e0547ed5a9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 05:41:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561505/010_remasterfinal.mp3" length="25167788" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>When the spooky season fades and New Year’s Eve glitters with false promise, one man makes a bargain that drags him straight into Hell’s waiting room.

In Even the Devil Tells the Truth Sometimes, a cruel drifter finds a strange amulet and strikes a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[When the spooky season fades and New Year’s Eve glitters with false promise, one man makes a bargain that drags him straight into Hell’s waiting room.<br /><br /> In Even the Devil Tells the Truth Sometimes, a cruel drifter finds a strange amulet and strikes a pact with the Devil — one life every year, every midnight, forever. What begins as confidence and carnage turns into a curse that won’t let him die. From sleazy backstreets to the rooftop of Times Square, his story bleeds with mature themes, violent confession, and scary horror storytelling that will haunt your holidays. This is Weekly Spooky at its darkest — for those who crave spooky stories that mix sin, satire, and the damned price of immortality.<br /><br /> Even the Devil Tells the Truth Sometimes — by Dan Wilder.<br /><br /> Even the Devil Tells the Truth… Sometimes uses New Year’s Eve horror, demons, possession, and occult danger, and ghost lore and supernatural suspense as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1573</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evil,hookers,killer,murderer,new,nyc,satan,serial,york</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/788175698a0ba23868ec40a3708f8c7c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Home for Christmas — Snowbound Boarding-School Wendigo Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/home-for-christmas-snowbound-boarding-school-wendigo-horror--50561488</link><description><![CDATA[🎄 It’s Christmas break at Black-Oaks Boarding School… and something hungry is coming home.<br /><br /> When a raging blizzard traps five girls and their headmistress inside an isolated mansion, Christmas Eve turns into a nightmare of blood and fire. In Home for Christmas, what begins with gifts, laughter, and cinnamon cookies soon descends into cannibalism, haunted corpses, and the chilling curse of the Wendigo.<br /><br /> As a mysterious stranger stumbles in from the snow, claiming to be a survivor of a bus crash, the girls’ holiday cheer gives way to horror. The phone lines are dead, the roads are gone, and by the time they realize what he truly is—it’s already too late.🔥 Featuring snow-soaked terror, supernatural vengeance, and desperate survival against the undead, this Christmas horror story is perfect for fans of The Thing, Wind Chill, and Silent Night, Deadly Night.<br /><br /> Home for Christmas — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br /> Black-Oaks Boarding School becomes a sealed survival setting when the blizzard removes roads and telephone contact. The stranger’s bus-crash story gives the headmistress and five students a moral reason to offer shelter, but warmth, food, and proximity provide exactly what the hidden hunger needs.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca combines Christmas domesticity with cannibal folklore and bodily takeover. Cinnamon cookies, gifts, and a mansion fire sharpen the contrast with a curse that moves through appetite and the dead. The episode is specifically a snowbound school story about trust, isolation, and a Wendigo threat entering because the people inside choose compassion.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/f26104b9-de26-46aa-8ce8-1073760a79b8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 05:06:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561488/009_remasterfinal.mp3" length="30829881" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>🎄 It’s Christmas break at Black-Oaks Boarding School… and something hungry is coming home.

When a raging blizzard traps five girls and their headmistress inside an isolated mansion, Christmas Eve turns into a nightmare of blood and fire. In Home for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[🎄 It’s Christmas break at Black-Oaks Boarding School… and something hungry is coming home.<br /><br /> When a raging blizzard traps five girls and their headmistress inside an isolated mansion, Christmas Eve turns into a nightmare of blood and fire. In Home for Christmas, what begins with gifts, laughter, and cinnamon cookies soon descends into cannibalism, haunted corpses, and the chilling curse of the Wendigo.<br /><br /> As a mysterious stranger stumbles in from the snow, claiming to be a survivor of a bus crash, the girls’ holiday cheer gives way to horror. The phone lines are dead, the roads are gone, and by the time they realize what he truly is—it’s already too late.🔥 Featuring snow-soaked terror, supernatural vengeance, and desperate survival against the undead, this Christmas horror story is perfect for fans of The Thing, Wind Chill, and Silent Night, Deadly Night.<br /><br /> Home for Christmas — by Shane Migliavacca<br /><br /> Black-Oaks Boarding School becomes a sealed survival setting when the blizzard removes roads and telephone contact. The stranger’s bus-crash story gives the headmistress and five students a moral reason to offer shelter, but warmth, food, and proximity provide exactly what the hidden hunger needs.<br /><br /> Shane Migliavacca combines Christmas domesticity with cannibal folklore and bodily takeover. Cinnamon cookies, gifts, and a mansion fire sharpen the contrast with a curse that moves through appetite and the dead. The episode is specifically a snowbound school story about trust, isolation, and a Wendigo threat entering because the people inside choose compassion.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1927</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blizzard,boarding,christmas,coed,ghosts,haunted,holiday,horror,monster,scary,school,slasher,snow,spooky,story,survival,wendigo,winter,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce393e6fbf16507d2563e3f3acb461d8.jpg"/><itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Biting Cold - A Chilling Christmas Horror Story in the Snow</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/biting-cold-a-chilling-christmas-horror-story-in-the-snow--50561484</link><description><![CDATA[Biting Cold strands a wounded hunter in a Christmas blizzard, where exposure is only the beginning of the danger moving through the snow.<br /><br /> In Biting Cold, a wounded hunter trapped in a blizzard fights for survival against a ravenous beast—and the deadly winter itself. Alone in the frozen wilderness, he clings to one final lifeline: a voicemail of his daughter singing “O Holy Night.” As the fire fades and the cold closes in, survival turns into a desperate, bone-crunching battle between man and monster.<br /><br /> ❄️ This Christmas horror story blends the spirit of the holidays with the heart-stopping dread of isolation, frostbite, and primal fear.<br /><br /> Biting Cold — by Jeff Carpenter<br /><br /> What begins around Biting Cold develops into a focused mix of holiday horror, winter isolation, and ghost lore and supernatural suspense, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/82379873-a32a-4068-9177-09d4f438eab3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:22:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561484/biting_cold_remasterfinal.mp3" length="18700319" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Biting Cold strands a wounded hunter in a Christmas blizzard, where exposure is only the beginning of the danger moving through the snow.

In Biting Cold, a wounded hunter trapped in a blizzard fights for survival against a ravenous beast—and the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Biting Cold strands a wounded hunter in a Christmas blizzard, where exposure is only the beginning of the danger moving through the snow.<br /><br /> In Biting Cold, a wounded hunter trapped in a blizzard fights for survival against a ravenous beast—and the deadly winter itself. Alone in the frozen wilderness, he clings to one final lifeline: a voicemail of his daughter singing “O Holy Night.” As the fire fades and the cold closes in, survival turns into a desperate, bone-crunching battle between man and monster.<br /><br /> ❄️ This Christmas horror story blends the spirit of the holidays with the heart-stopping dread of isolation, frostbite, and primal fear.<br /><br /> Biting Cold — by Jeff Carpenter<br /><br /> What begins around Biting Cold develops into a focused mix of holiday horror, winter isolation, and ghost lore and supernatural suspense, with each escalation rooted in the story setup and character relationships above.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1169</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>beast,blizzard,christmas,cold,crash,dying,freeze,frost,frozen,holiday,horror,monster,scary,snow,spooky,story,survival,wilderness,winter</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5182ad607919265e073f68105a501910.jpg"/><itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Blind Date: Goth Romance, a Cemetery Ritual &amp; a Demon’s Seven-Year Bargain</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-blind-date-goth-romance-a-cemetery-ritual-a-demon-s-seven-year-bargain--50561501</link><description><![CDATA[Cassandra’s first online date begins at a Goth club and ends in a cemetery where romance is only bait for a supernatural sacrifice.<br /><br /> Quiet, horror-obsessed Cassandra would rather reread Dracula or watch Ginger Snaps than chase the boys at school. At her friend Betty’s urging, she creates a profile on a Goth dating site and meets Jeremy, a charming nineteen-year-old who shares her taste in dark music and offers to meet at a local club called The Freezer. For the first time, Cassandra believes someone may see and understand the person she has kept hidden.<br /><br /> After the club, Jeremy changes their plans and drives her to an isolated Revolutionary War cemetery. His interest in Cassandra is connected to the ghost of a man named Abraham, a demonic bargain, and a ritual that must be renewed every seven years. What looked like an awkward first romance becomes a race toward midnight as Cassandra discovers that Jeremy selected her for reasons far more dangerous than attraction.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “The Blind Date” combines online-dating horror, Goth culture, occult ritual, a haunted cemetery, and supernatural betrayal in a story about the terror of trusting the first person who makes you feel wanted. Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/be49b01f-aa44-4b52-a807-831625ba8cbf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2019 16:09:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561501/007_the_blind_date_remasterfinal.mp3" length="32301575" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Cassandra’s first online date begins at a Goth club and ends in a cemetery where romance is only bait for a supernatural sacrifice.

Quiet, horror-obsessed Cassandra would rather reread Dracula or watch Ginger Snaps than chase the boys at school. At...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cassandra’s first online date begins at a Goth club and ends in a cemetery where romance is only bait for a supernatural sacrifice.<br /><br /> Quiet, horror-obsessed Cassandra would rather reread Dracula or watch Ginger Snaps than chase the boys at school. At her friend Betty’s urging, she creates a profile on a Goth dating site and meets Jeremy, a charming nineteen-year-old who shares her taste in dark music and offers to meet at a local club called The Freezer. For the first time, Cassandra believes someone may see and understand the person she has kept hidden.<br /><br /> After the club, Jeremy changes their plans and drives her to an isolated Revolutionary War cemetery. His interest in Cassandra is connected to the ghost of a man named Abraham, a demonic bargain, and a ritual that must be renewed every seven years. What looked like an awkward first romance becomes a race toward midnight as Cassandra discovers that Jeremy selected her for reasons far more dangerous than attraction.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “The Blind Date” combines online-dating horror, Goth culture, occult ritual, a haunted cemetery, and supernatural betrayal in a story about the terror of trusting the first person who makes you feel wanted. Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2019</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cemetery,curse,dating,demon,demons,ghost,ghosts,ghouls,gothic,haunting,horror,love,monsters,online,possession,revenge,ritual,sex,supernatural,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b8f32a90d1bb94a63ef3fb99c84f16d6.jpg"/><itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Homecoming: A New House, a Demonic Family Curse &amp; a Fight for Two Souls</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/homecoming-a-new-house-a-demonic-family-curse-a-fight-for-two-souls--50561467</link><description><![CDATA[Brandon’s surprise starter home for his fiancée Christy becomes a fight for both their souls when something in the house awakens on their first night.<br /><br /> The young couple arrives with borrowed furniture, plans for marriage, and dreams of starting a family. Christy has never known her biological parents, and the house seems like the beginning of a future entirely their own. But after midnight, unexplained thumps, a trail of blood, and Christy’s screams draw Brandon from the kitchen toward a basement swallowed in darkness.<br /><br /> The force waiting below is not a random ghost. It knows Christy, reacts violently to light, and is bound to a decades-old secret involving her birth family. As flames threaten the house and a sinister presence tries to claim them, Brandon must understand the rules of the haunting quickly enough to find a loophole. Help may come from another spirit with a deeply personal reason to protect Christy—but no one escapes a demonic bargain without paying a price.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Homecoming” is supernatural house horror about a family curse, demonic possession, buried parentage, and a desperate rescue inside the home that was supposed to give a young couple their new beginning. Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/491de631-5dca-439b-92a1-918d3cf5b5ed</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561467/006_homecoming_remasterfinal.mp3" length="22266777" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Brandon’s surprise starter home for his fiancée Christy becomes a fight for both their souls when something in the house awakens on their first night.

The young couple arrives with borrowed furniture, plans for marriage, and dreams of starting a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brandon’s surprise starter home for his fiancée Christy becomes a fight for both their souls when something in the house awakens on their first night.<br /><br /> The young couple arrives with borrowed furniture, plans for marriage, and dreams of starting a family. Christy has never known her biological parents, and the house seems like the beginning of a future entirely their own. But after midnight, unexplained thumps, a trail of blood, and Christy’s screams draw Brandon from the kitchen toward a basement swallowed in darkness.<br /><br /> The force waiting below is not a random ghost. It knows Christy, reacts violently to light, and is bound to a decades-old secret involving her birth family. As flames threaten the house and a sinister presence tries to claim them, Brandon must understand the rules of the haunting quickly enough to find a loophole. Help may come from another spirit with a deeply personal reason to protect Christy—but no one escapes a demonic bargain without paying a price.<br /><br /> Joe Solmo’s “Homecoming” is supernatural house horror about a family curse, demonic possession, buried parentage, and a desperate rescue inside the home that was supposed to give a young couple their new beginning. Story by Joe Solmo.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1392</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>basement,creepy,crime,demon,evil,exorcism,ghost,haunted,haunting,horror,mystery,police,posession,possession,scary,secrets,smalltown,spirits,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2dbbd789f6e0b9cf793c0301bb6b4f19.jpg"/><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Thanksgiving Dinner — A Police Welfare Check Uncovers Domestic Horror</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/thanksgiving-dinner-a-police-welfare-check-uncovers-domestic-horror--50561473</link><description><![CDATA[It was supposed to be a simple welfare check in a quiet Indiana town. But what Officer Sophia Cortez discovered inside Norman Roberts’ trailer was something far worse than neglect—it was a nightmare no one could have imagined.<br /><br /> In “Thanksgiving Dinner” by Rachael Redolfi, a missing neighbor leads to a discovery of chained children, unspeakable cruelty, and a girl raised like an animal in the shadows of a broken home. As Chief Cortez unravels the horrors hidden within the walls of the trailer, the truth behind years of torture, secrets, and unmarked graves comes to light.<br /><br /> This harrowing tale blurs the line between true crime and horror fiction, digging into the darkest corners of human depravity. Disturbing, shocking, and unforgettable—this story is not for the faint of heart.<br /><br /> Officer Sophia Cortez enters the trailer through a routine duty, which makes every discovery part of a procedural failure as well as a personal nightmare. The missing neighbor, confined children, unmarked graves, and evidence of long-term abuse force investigators to ask how severe harm remained hidden inside an ordinary Indiana community.<br /><br /> Rachael Redolfi’s fiction uses true-crime structure without presenting itself as a real case. The horror comes from human cruelty, coercive control, and the slow reconstruction of what happened behind closed doors. A clear content focus helps listeners understand that this is an extremely disturbing domestic-crime story, not a supernatural Thanksgiving tale.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/846da12b-6ee9-491c-9696-5323cdfb9b78</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 20:24:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561473/005_thanksgiving_dinner_remasterfinal.mp3" length="28833788" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It was supposed to be a simple welfare check in a quiet Indiana town. But what Officer Sophia Cortez discovered inside Norman Roberts’ trailer was something far worse than neglect—it was a nightmare no one could have imagined.

In “Thanksgiving...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[It was supposed to be a simple welfare check in a quiet Indiana town. But what Officer Sophia Cortez discovered inside Norman Roberts’ trailer was something far worse than neglect—it was a nightmare no one could have imagined.<br /><br /> In “Thanksgiving Dinner” by Rachael Redolfi, a missing neighbor leads to a discovery of chained children, unspeakable cruelty, and a girl raised like an animal in the shadows of a broken home. As Chief Cortez unravels the horrors hidden within the walls of the trailer, the truth behind years of torture, secrets, and unmarked graves comes to light.<br /><br /> This harrowing tale blurs the line between true crime and horror fiction, digging into the darkest corners of human depravity. Disturbing, shocking, and unforgettable—this story is not for the faint of heart.<br /><br /> Officer Sophia Cortez enters the trailer through a routine duty, which makes every discovery part of a procedural failure as well as a personal nightmare. The missing neighbor, confined children, unmarked graves, and evidence of long-term abuse force investigators to ask how severe harm remained hidden inside an ordinary Indiana community.<br /><br /> Rachael Redolfi’s fiction uses true-crime structure without presenting itself as a real case. The horror comes from human cruelty, coercive control, and the slow reconstruction of what happened behind closed doors. A clear content focus helps listeners understand that this is an extremely disturbing domestic-crime story, not a supernatural Thanksgiving tale.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1803</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>abuse,cannibalism,chained,child,crime,detective,disgusting,disturbing,dogs,evil,horror,indiana,monsters,murder,nightmare,police,suspense,thanksgiving,torture,trailer</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ae8d9979081c18cdbd575e4933669ea1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Survivors - A Twisted Tale of Survival, Lies, and the End of the World</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/survivors-a-twisted-tale-of-survival-lies-and-the-end-of-the-world--50561485</link><description><![CDATA[She thought the world had ended. Raised in isolation, trained to fight, and taught to fear the dead, she believed survival was all that mattered. But the truth is far darker than she ever imagined.<br /><br /> In “Survivors” by Shane Migliavacca, a young girl struggles to find her way in a world she’s been told is destroyed. Armed with a pistol, her father’s lessons, and sheer determination, she faces scavengers, beasts, and the endless woods. But as her journey unfolds, reality begins to crack—revealing a chilling secret about who she really is, and the lies that built her entire existence.<br /><br /> A haunting story of survival, deception, and the lengths people will go to replace what they’ve lost, “Survivors” will leave you questioning who the real monsters are.<br /><br /> Its horror grows from the specific conflict surrounding Survivors: ghost lore and supernatural suspense, cryptid and creature horror, and wilderness isolation converge as the situation tightens and escape becomes less certain.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/79c08bbb-9b1c-4f5c-b1b2-66c86480f42f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561485/004_survivors_remasterfinal.mp3" length="25476700" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>She thought the world had ended. Raised in isolation, trained to fight, and taught to fear the dead, she believed survival was all that mattered. But the truth is far darker than she ever imagined.

In “Survivors” by Shane Migliavacca, a young girl...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[She thought the world had ended. Raised in isolation, trained to fight, and taught to fear the dead, she believed survival was all that mattered. But the truth is far darker than she ever imagined.<br /><br /> In “Survivors” by Shane Migliavacca, a young girl struggles to find her way in a world she’s been told is destroyed. Armed with a pistol, her father’s lessons, and sheer determination, she faces scavengers, beasts, and the endless woods. But as her journey unfolds, reality begins to crack—revealing a chilling secret about who she really is, and the lies that built her entire existence.<br /><br /> A haunting story of survival, deception, and the lengths people will go to replace what they’ve lost, “Survivors” will leave you questioning who the real monsters are.<br /><br /> Its horror grows from the specific conflict surrounding Survivors: ghost lore and supernatural suspense, cryptid and creature horror, and wilderness isolation converge as the situation tightens and escape becomes less certain.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1593</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apocalypse,cabin,child,chilling,daughter,deception,endtimes,father,girl,haunting,horror,isolation,lies,monsters,scavengers,survival,thriller,twisted,zombie,zombies</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8aa4efcf8a20905d3bd7b30b3b96d2be.jpg"/><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Saw the Dragon - Haunted War Stories, Ghosts, and Don “The Dragon” Wilson</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-saw-the-dragon-haunted-war-stories-ghosts-and-don-the-dragon-wilson--50561486</link><description><![CDATA[A mercenary mission gone wrong. A haunted television station on a blood-soaked hill. A night that never ends.<br /><br />In this chilling tale a soldier of fortune finds himself trapped in an abandoned TV studio during a brutal civil war. But what lurks beneath the floorboards is far worse than enemy fire. Strange videotapes play rituals of blood and sacrifice that will not stop. Murmurs echo through the darkness. Ghosts of fallen comrades return with warnings. And when the legendary Don “The Dragon” Wilson himself appears, reality unravels into something terrifying and surreal.<br /><br />“I Saw the Dragon” is a descent into madness, horror, and the price of survival. If you love stories of cursed places, haunted battlefields, and VHS-fueled nightmares, this one will keep you awake until the sun rises—if it ever does.<br /><br />I Saw the Dragon by John Oak Dalton<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/4b3eba85-1751-4e97-84c7-982a0604946f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:49:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561486/003_i_saw_the_dragon_remaster.mp3" length="24977684" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A mercenary mission gone wrong. A haunted television station on a blood-soaked hill. A night that never ends.

In this chilling tale a soldier of fortune finds himself trapped in an abandoned TV studio during a brutal civil war. But what lurks beneath...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A mercenary mission gone wrong. A haunted television station on a blood-soaked hill. A night that never ends.<br /><br />In this chilling tale a soldier of fortune finds himself trapped in an abandoned TV studio during a brutal civil war. But what lurks beneath the floorboards is far worse than enemy fire. Strange videotapes play rituals of blood and sacrifice that will not stop. Murmurs echo through the darkness. Ghosts of fallen comrades return with warnings. And when the legendary Don “The Dragon” Wilson himself appears, reality unravels into something terrifying and surreal.<br /><br />“I Saw the Dragon” is a descent into madness, horror, and the price of survival. If you love stories of cursed places, haunted battlefields, and VHS-fueled nightmares, this one will keep you awake until the sun rises—if it ever does.<br /><br />I Saw the Dragon by John Oak Dalton<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1562</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>demons,desert,dragon,ghosts,guns,military,murder,war</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/70405978301e8e957f091131b48fc748.jpg"/><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Caves - Lovers Trapped by Flesh-Eating Creatures in the Dark</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/caves-lovers-trapped-by-flesh-eating-creatures-in-the-dark--50561492</link><description><![CDATA[Two young lovers venture deep into the woods to escape their small-town lives, only to find themselves inside a forgotten cave system hiding something ancient and hungry. At first, the darkness reveals strange, adorable creatures—almost like living toys. But their soft fur and innocent eyes conceal something far more terrifying. As the firelight fades and the mewling turns into shrieks, the cave becomes a deathtrap, and their night of secret romance descends into horror.<br /><br /> If you’ve ever feared what lurks in the dark corners of the earth, this story will stay with you long after the last word is spoken.<br /><br /> Weekly Spooky presents Caves by Joe Solmo — a chilling tale of love, secrecy, and monstrous survival beneath the earth.<br /><br /> Caves builds its tension through cryptid and creature horror, body horror and transformation, and wilderness isolation, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/ca73e64c-bf82-48ea-83b4-0599eafab228</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 23:14:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561492/002_caves_remaster.mp3" length="22221200" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two young lovers venture deep into the woods to escape their small-town lives, only to find themselves inside a forgotten cave system hiding something ancient and hungry. At first, the darkness reveals strange, adorable creatures—almost like living...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two young lovers venture deep into the woods to escape their small-town lives, only to find themselves inside a forgotten cave system hiding something ancient and hungry. At first, the darkness reveals strange, adorable creatures—almost like living toys. But their soft fur and innocent eyes conceal something far more terrifying. As the firelight fades and the mewling turns into shrieks, the cave becomes a deathtrap, and their night of secret romance descends into horror.<br /><br /> If you’ve ever feared what lurks in the dark corners of the earth, this story will stay with you long after the last word is spoken.<br /><br /> Weekly Spooky presents Caves by Joe Solmo — a chilling tale of love, secrecy, and monstrous survival beneath the earth.<br /><br /> Caves builds its tension through cryptid and creature horror, body horror and transformation, and wilderness isolation, letting the characters’ decisions push the danger from an identifiable setup toward a final turn best left unspoiled.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1389</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>caves,creatures,cryptid,eerie,evil,gore,gremlins,horror,lesbian,monsters,murder,paranormal,scary,sex,sexy,small,spooky,survival,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/045f91ff9b86c8c6ca29e616e702aff0.jpg"/><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Mischief Night: Home Invasion, Sibling Survival &amp; Bloody Halloween Revenge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mischief-night-home-invasion-sibling-survival-bloody-halloween-revenge--50561466</link><description><![CDATA[Mischief Night turns a Halloween home invasion into a brutal fight for survival when Amanda must protect her sick little brother from two criminals.<br /><br /> Ray already knows that following Bud through the cold October streets is a mistake. After terrorizing a young trick-or-treater, Bud decides their night needs a more adult crime and chooses a lavishly decorated house where sixteen-year-old Amanda is babysitting her brother Kyle. Their parents are out, Kyle is too ill to go trick-or-treating, and the siblings expect nothing worse than a quiet night of candy, crafts, and televised horror movies.<br /><br /> Then the knocking begins. What starts as intimidation escalates into a violent home invasion, forcing Amanda to turn ordinary objects—and her determination to keep Kyle alive—against men who assumed they had chosen an easy target. The struggle does not end when the house finally falls silent, and the psychological damage of that Halloween night follows the survivors long after the blood is cleaned away.<br /><br /> “Mischief Night” is a relentless Halloween horror story about sibling loyalty, trauma, vengeance, and the instant a frightened victim becomes more terrifying than the people who came through her door. It is written by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/fc041c99-d88b-49a5-a877-588bb96d7e50</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:28:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561466/001_mischief_night_remaster.mp3" length="23717533" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mischief Night turns a Halloween home invasion into a brutal fight for survival when Amanda must protect her sick little brother from two criminals.

Ray already knows that following Bud through the cold October streets is a mistake. After terrorizing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mischief Night turns a Halloween home invasion into a brutal fight for survival when Amanda must protect her sick little brother from two criminals.<br /><br /> Ray already knows that following Bud through the cold October streets is a mistake. After terrorizing a young trick-or-treater, Bud decides their night needs a more adult crime and chooses a lavishly decorated house where sixteen-year-old Amanda is babysitting her brother Kyle. Their parents are out, Kyle is too ill to go trick-or-treating, and the siblings expect nothing worse than a quiet night of candy, crafts, and televised horror movies.<br /><br /> Then the knocking begins. What starts as intimidation escalates into a violent home invasion, forcing Amanda to turn ordinary objects—and her determination to keep Kyle alive—against men who assumed they had chosen an easy target. The struggle does not end when the house finally falls silent, and the psychological damage of that Halloween night follows the survivors long after the blood is cleaned away.<br /><br /> “Mischief Night” is a relentless Halloween horror story about sibling loyalty, trauma, vengeance, and the instant a frightened victim becomes more terrifying than the people who came through her door. It is written by Shane Migliavacca.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1483</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>burglar,crime,halloween,horror,insanity,invasion,killer,murder,october,podcast,psychopath,revenge,slasher,spooky,story,suffering,survival,terror,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c32318078f19d66515aa11bfa4b215a8.jpg"/><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Built for Death: A Crooked Contractor Trapped with a Monster and a Failing Door</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/built-for-death-a-crooked-contractor-trapped-with-a-monster-and-a-failing-door--50561487</link><description><![CDATA[Crooked contractor Daniel Cole hides his divorce money inside an unfinished office, where a woodland monster and his own corner-cutting trap him after dark.<br /><br /> Daniel built a profitable business by watering down cement, recycling questionable materials, cheating workers out of overtime, and blaming everyone else for the damage. With his wife Leslie seeking a divorce, he stores nearly $700,000 inside a hidden safe at a remote construction site beside the woods and a small lake. The land was cheap because a child died nearby in an apparent animal attack, but Daniel never let danger interfere with a bargain.<br /><br /> After employee Hector leaves for the night, Daniel’s car is disabled and something six feet tall seizes his ankle beneath it. He escapes into the new building and locks himself inside the heavy metal office protecting his money. The creature’s claws and glowing yellow eyes remain on the other side—until Daniel remembers that he forced Hector to install old, rusted hinges salvaged from a demolition job.<br /><br /> “Built for Death” is a compact creature feature about a corrupt contractor, construction-site isolation, stolen wages, a bitter divorce, and lethal consequences built directly into the walls. This October 2019 preview helped introduce Weekly Spooky’s narrated horror-fiction format before the show’s Halloween launch. Preview story by Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://pinecast.com/guid/a5d5a696-61c2-4346-a023-264dbb879972</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:20:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50561487/000_trailer_built_for_death_10_23_19_10_16_am.mp3" length="13459942" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Henrique Couto | Scary Stories &amp; Horror Expert</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Crooked contractor Daniel Cole hides his divorce money inside an unfinished office, where a woodland monster and his own corner-cutting trap him after dark.

Daniel built a profitable business by watering down cement, recycling questionable materials,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Crooked contractor Daniel Cole hides his divorce money inside an unfinished office, where a woodland monster and his own corner-cutting trap him after dark.<br /><br /> Daniel built a profitable business by watering down cement, recycling questionable materials, cheating workers out of overtime, and blaming everyone else for the damage. With his wife Leslie seeking a divorce, he stores nearly $700,000 inside a hidden safe at a remote construction site beside the woods and a small lake. The land was cheap because a child died nearby in an apparent animal attack, but Daniel never let danger interfere with a bargain.<br /><br /> After employee Hector leaves for the night, Daniel’s car is disabled and something six feet tall seizes his ankle beneath it. He escapes into the new building and locks himself inside the heavy metal office protecting his money. The creature’s claws and glowing yellow eyes remain on the other side—until Daniel remembers that he forced Hector to install old, rusted hinges salvaged from a demolition job.<br /><br /> “Built for Death” is a compact creature feature about a corrupt contractor, construction-site isolation, stolen wages, a bitter divorce, and lethal consequences built directly into the walls. This October 2019 preview helped introduce Weekly Spooky’s narrated horror-fiction format before the show’s Halloween launch. Preview story by Henrique Couto.<br /><br /> This episode is sponsored by HenFlix.com.<br /><br />🎧 <b>LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>🎉 <b>Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!</b><br /><b></b>👉 <a href="http://weeklyspooky.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com/Join</a><br /><br />📬 <b>Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!</b><b></b><br /><ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/WeeklySpooky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/WeeklySpooky</a></li><li>Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com</li></ul>🌐 <b>Explore more terrifying tales at: </b><a href="https://weeklyspooky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WeeklySpooky.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>842</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blood,gore,murder,werewolves</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8cc9c1822cfaacf9cc61f118965681ff.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
