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Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween

by Henrique Couto | Scary Stories & Horror Expert · English · Stories

Weekly Spooky is your year-round Halloween podcast for scary stories: original horror fiction, urban legends, haunted places, cryptids and dark folklore, alongside true crime, paranormal mysteries and horror history. Hosted by filmmaker and narrator Henrique Couto, the feed combines cinematic horro

New episodes: Daily
Typical length: 53 min
Latest: 13 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026 · 23 minNew

This Week in Horror History | Evil Dead, The Ring & The Haunting of Hill House (Oct 12–18)

October 12-18 brings haunted houses, cursed videotapes, and Deadites to your Halloween watchlist. This Week in Horror History marks 45 years since The Evil Dead's first public screening, revisits The Ring's U.S. release, and explores the family grief behind The Haunting of Hill House. F.E.A.R. adds paranormal terror to the gaming calendar, while Slumber Party Massacre II unleashes its guitar-drill killer. Plus horror birthdays and our weekly pick, Re-Animator, for fans of mad science and practical splatter. Find your next spooky-season watch, from Sam Raimi's cabin nightmare to Mike…

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12 Oct 2026 · 49 minNew
Terrifying & True | Hex Hollow Murder: Killing to Break a Curse
The Hex Hollow murder began with a search for a book and a lock of hair. In 1928, three attackers killed Pennsylvania farmer Nelson Rehmeyer, believing he had cursed them. Their attempt to burn away the evidence failed. Follow the York County investigation, the trials, and the headlines that turned a folk healer into a sinister legend. With voices from the Hex Hollow documentary, we separate Pennsylvania Dutch powwow traditions from accusations of harmful magic and return to the man behind the story. How did fear of a curse become permission for violence? We're telling that story tonight.…
11 Oct 2026 · 3 hr 6 minNew
Unknown Broadcast | Cursed Relics: Cursed Objects & Old-Time Radio Horror
Unknown Broadcast unlocks six old-time radio tales of cursed objects, greed, and supernatural dread. A singer enters a pharaoh's tomb, a killer seeks a giant ruby at Kali's shrine, and a necklace carries a deadly past. Cursed Relics features The Pharaoh's Curse, The Heart of Kali, The Green Idol, Brass Ring, The Bog-Oak Necklace, and The Curse of the Mantle, in that order. Hear CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, The Whistler, Inner Sanctum, and The Weird Circle. Settle in for three hours of Halloween horror and mystery. Which treasure would you dare to touch? Bonus episodes &…
10 Oct 2026 · 4 hr 57 min
Monster Mash to Apocalypse | 8 Halloween Horror Stories: Zombies, Vampires & Aliens
Eight Halloween horror stories turn one cruel trick into a monster apocalypse. A zombie-city beer delivery, Elizabeth Bathory's blood hunt, a vampire hunter's mission, Hell in 2099, and a punk band's alien encounter keep raising the stakes. Monster Mash to Apocalypse brings nearly five hours of scary stories, dark comedy, urban-legend terror, and supernatural warfare to your Halloween listening. How big can the next nightmare get? Stories by Rob Fields, Michelle Antisocial, Mike Ashkewe, and Shane Migliavacca. Narrated by Henrique Couto. Follow Weekly Spooky for more Halloween horror. Bonus…
9 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
Cutting Deep into Horror | Hellraiser (1987): Pinhead, Desire & Body Horror
Hellraiser (1987) turns desire into body horror. Henrique and Rachael revisit Clive Barker's original film, from Pinhead and the Cenobites to the Lament Configuration puzzle box. Are these beings evil, or do they operate beyond human morality? Cutting Deep into Horror explores Julia's obsession with Frank and the betrayal at the heart of a crumbling marriage. We unpack the ending, religious imagery, practical effects, and Christopher Young's haunting score. Add this horror classic to your Halloween watchlist, then open the box with us for a movie discussion about pleasure, pain, and control.…
E422 · 8 Oct 2026 · 35 min
Three Twisted Halloween Treats | Ghost Stories & Pumpkin Horror
Three scary Halloween stories by Gary D turn a boarded-up house, an attic game, and a pumpkin patch into a night of ghostly dread and grotesque surprises. In “Off Her Rocker,” two boys discover their abandoned clubhouse isn’t empty. “Bones in the Attic” makes a childhood game of Don’t Peek dangerously real. Then “Punkinhead” follows a fugitive’s Halloween escape through a graveyard toward something growing in the dark. Grab your candy bucket for a horror triple feature of haunted houses, rattling bones, dark humor, and body horror. Narrated by Henrique Couto. additional music courtesy of…
8 Oct 2026 · 18 min
Halloween Home Haunts: Your Neighbor Built a Nightmare | Thursday Thrills
Halloween home haunts turn ordinary yards into neighborhood haunted houses—and sometimes the decorations answer back. Henrique Couto celebrates handmade Halloween displays, the West Carrollton Stranger Things house, Haunt 31’s plywood-tombstone beginnings, and Home Depot’s talking, app-controlled Skelly. Trick-or-treat memories, ingenious props, and an imaginary porch encounter reveal why the spooky house on the block stays with us for years. What makes a familiar front yard feel like Halloween has finally arrived? Join Thursday Thrills for spooky-season fun and a new appreciation of the…
E421 · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Hardcore Halloween | Truth or Dare with a Demon
In this scary Halloween story, Truth or Dare becomes a fight for souls. Pricilla Mirren and her cruel gang think they're untouchable—until Hellweaver traps them at Strickfield University and takes control. Lies have a price. Dares have no limits. Can anyone outplay a demon who takes every promise literally? Hardcore Halloween is a supernatural horror story by Rob Fields, narrated by Henrique Couto, with an opening poem from Nathaniel Perry of The Poem Cast. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions:…
6 Oct 2026 · 22 min
This Week in Horror History | Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Werewolf by Night & Lamb (Oct 5–11)
October 5-11 brings Leatherface, Marvel monsters, and Icelandic folk horror to your Halloween watchlist. This Week in Horror History revisits The Texas Chain Saw Massacre's early release history, the monster hunt of Werewolf by Night, Freddy's Nightmares on television, and Quarantine's trapped reporter. Our deep cut, Lamb, finds an impossible child on a remote farm; weekly pick Trick 'r Treat turns Halloween traditions into deadly rules. Plus birthdays for Clive Barker, Sigourney Weaver, Guillermo del Toro, and Stephen Moyer. Discover cult horror, found-footage panic, and a reason to leave…
5 Oct 2026 · 53 min
Terrifying & True | Harry Houdini's Final Halloween: Death, Seances & the Secret Code
Harry Houdini died on Halloween, October 31, 1926. For the 100th anniversary in 2026, explore his secret code for testing messages from the dead—and the mediums he fought to expose. This spooky season, Terrifying & True follows the stomach-punch legend, Arthur Conan Doyle's Spiritualism, Arthur Ford's disputed message and Bess Houdini's final 1936 seance. Hear archival recordings of Houdini, Conan Doyle and Bess herself as we separate documented history from supernatural claims. Could the world's greatest escape artist expose a fake message from beyond the grave? We're telling that story…
4 Oct 2026 · 3 hr 14 min
Unknown Broadcast | Werewolf Stories & Deadly Revenge: Halloween Radio Horror
Unknown Broadcast brings werewolf stories and deadly revenge to Halloween listening. In The Beast Must Die, a grieving father hunts the driver who killed his son; in The Red Forest, a motorist faces a wildfire. This six-story collection blends supernatural horror with human danger. Hear The Night of the Wolf, The Red Forest, The Beast Must Die, The Master's Tree, The Werewolf, and W Is for Werewolf, from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, The Whistler, The Weird Circle, and Dark Fantasy. Turn down the lights for a night of old-time radio suspense, where the monster isn't always…
3 Oct 2026 · 4 hr 56 min
Strickfield After Dark | 4 Halloween Horror Stories: Ghosts & Grimm Manor
A forbidden cemetery game from urban legends draws three boys into a ghost's path, and a dare at Grimm Manor becomes a midnight contest with its dead owners. Strickfield After Dark gathers four Halloween horror stories by Rob Fields into nearly five hours of Weekly Spooky fiction. Hear Ghost in the Graveyard, Halloween Night at Grimm Manor, A New Halloween Legend, and Mad as Hell. Haunted houses, an occult book, and a human killer's violent code turn this Ohio town's traditions into threats. Two rivals must work together inside the manor, but can they put their feud aside before the game…
2 Oct 2026 · 2 hr 4 min
Folklore Friday | Vampire Legends & Dark Folklore for Halloween
Why do vampire legends still frighten us? Henrique Couto welcomes folklorist and author D.L. Wainright to explore Romanian strigoi, Dracula, graveyard rituals, and New England vampire beliefs. This Folklore Friday conversation follows garlic, sunlight, shapeshifting, and a party guest hiding a disturbing secret beneath the table. Along the way: Ohio's Butter Street Monster, La Llorona, Slender Man, werewolves, and Halloween traditions. Discover how familiar monsters change as we share their stories—and which old fears still follow us into spooky season. D.L.'s books:…
E420 · 1 Oct 2026 · 32 min
Deadname: She Stole the Wrong Life — A Halloween Horror Story
A nameless young woman steals another girl's identity in Deadname, a Halloween horror story by Morgan Moore. With no memory of her past, she sees a costume and mask as a chance to belong. But at a Halloween party, someone is watching—and he thinks he knows her. A stolen life. A stranger's obsession. One night behind the wrong mask. This psychological horror story brings slasher suspense to spooky season. Follow Weekly Spooky for more scary stories. Narrated by Henrique Couto. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story…
1 Oct 2026 · 18 min
Stingy Jack: The Halloween Legend Behind the Jack-o'-Lantern | Thursday Thrills
Stingy Jack and the Halloween legend behind the jack-o'-lantern welcome October with a bargain gone wrong. Henrique Couto follows an Irish folktale from a coin trapped beside a silver cross to the Devil stranded in a tree—and a promise with a terrible catch. Discover the carved turnip lanterns once used to frighten passersby, and the dark folklore behind that familiar pumpkin grin. What happens when outsmarting the Devil leaves you with nowhere to go? Light your first pumpkin and join Thursday Thrills for Halloween folklore, mischievous scares and a little light against the dark. Bonus…
E419 · 30 Sep 2026 · 50 min
I'm a Firefighter and What I Found in the Last Fire Creeped Me Out | Halloween Ghost Story
A firefighter finds a notebook in the ashes of a burned cabin. Inside, Joe describes an isolated childhood, a forbidden railroad tunnel, and the Halloween night he dared to go trick-or-treating. His first taste of freedom leads toward a new family—but a shadow from home refuses to let him go. Michael Kelso's Halloween ghost story follows a boy caught between the life he wants and a haunting presence that keeps whispering one demand: home. What survived the fire, and why was the notebook protected? Hear this supernatural horror story on Weekly Spooky, narrated by Henrique Couto. Written by…
29 Sep 2026 · 24 min
This Week in Horror History | Night of the Living Dead, Near Dark & Halloween 6 - Sep 28-Oct 4
September 28-October 4 brings zombies, vampires, and Michael Myers to your Halloween watchlist. This Week in Horror History revisits Night of the Living Dead's farmhouse siege, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers and the Thorn cult, and Hell Fest's killer hiding inside a Halloween attraction. Step into The Twilight Zone, discover the vampire western Near Dark, and meet our weekly pick, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Plus birthdays for Naomi Watts, Monica Bellucci, Neve Campbell, and Liev Schreiber. Explore the horror anniversaries behind your next spooky-season movie night. Not every mask…
28 Sep 2026 · 2 hr 23 min
Monthly Spooky | Halloween Countdown: Ghost Stories & Midnight Spook Shows
Halloween ghost stories meet the lost world of midnight spook shows. Henrique Couto and Michelle explore the glowing ghosts, stage illusions and blackout scares that turned movie theaters into haunted attractions. Then dig into a claimed Loch Ness Monster sighting, ghost rumors in Indian schools, a Polish 'vampire' burial and a Bigfoot mystery with a human explanation. A creepy roadside encounter rounds out this Monthly Spooky hangout. Join us for paranormal mysteries, cryptids, vampire folklore and horror history as we count down to Halloween. What would you see when the theater lights go…
27 Sep 2026 · 3 hr 20 min
Unknown Broadcast | Locked Rooms & Ghost Stories: Halloween Radio Horror
Unknown Broadcast opens six doors into old-time radio horror and suspense for Halloween. Parents are trapped downstairs while their toddler wanders alone above them in The Cellar Door; a dying man tells of a hidden room and its ghosts in Quiet Please. Hear The Locked Room, The Cave, The Cellar Door, House on Sycamore Road, The Room Where Ghosts Live, and Behind the Locked Door. Featuring CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, The Whistler, Quiet Please, and The Mysterious Traveler. Settle in for ghost stories, hidden dangers, and the fear of being unable to get out. What waits on the…
26 Sep 2026 · 4 hr 59 min
Ordinary Places, Human Monsters | 7 Halloween Horror Stories
A grocery store's night shift faces a summoned beast. A water-park date becomes a parasitic outbreak. Ordinary Places, Human Monsters gathers seven Halloween horror stories into nearly five hours of Weekly Spooky fiction, from workplace terror to home invasion and revenge. The Night Stocker, A Wet 'n' Wild Halloween, Mischief Night, and The Graveyard Shift lead through places where the next shift or party may be your last. Stories by Shane Migliavacca, David O'Hanlon, and John Oak Dalton make even a radio station unsafe after dark. When the lights go out, where would you hide? Bonus episodes…
25 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 54 min
Cutting Deep into Horror | The Cell (2000): Ending Explained & Serial Killer Nightmares
The Cell (2000) sends Jennifer Lopez into a serial killer's mind while his next victim fights to survive. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi unpack Tarsem Singh's surreal psychological horror, Vincent D'Onofrio's nightmare imagery and the ending's troubling questions about mercy and control. Explore water symbolism, childhood trauma and seven ways to interpret the title. Is Catherine a savior—or another kind of captor? A spoiler-filled horror movie review for your Halloween watchlist. Rent/buy (U.S.): https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-cell/umc.cmc.6nztuuqjkm043eux9zn1j0oy6 Bonus episodes &…
24 Sep 2026 · 19 min
Halloween 2026 Horror Streaming Guide: Carrie & Crystal Lake | Thursday Thrills
What horror movies and shows should you stream for Halloween 2026? Henrique Couto previews six new movies and series arriving on U.S. streaming platforms: American Horror Story: 13 (Hulu, Sep 24); Infirmary (Shudder, Oct 2); Mike Flanagan's Carrie (Prime Video, Oct 7); R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2 (Tubi, Oct 9); V/H/S/Mixtape (Shudder, Oct 9); and Friday the 13th prequel Crystal Lake (Peacock, Oct 15). From cursed pumpkins and found footage to telekinetic terror, this spoiler-light Thursday Thrills guide helps you build your spooky-season watchlist. Which nightmare will you stream first? Bonus…
E418 · 23 Sep 2026 · 25 min
The Fair Folk | Dark Fae Horror for Halloween
Missing children lead FBI agent Francheska 'Frannie' Carter to a fairy ring—and a realm where beautiful faces hide something monstrous. In The Fair Folk, a supernatural investigation takes her from wooded suburbs into Fairyland to bring the children home. But the Fae queen has no intention of letting her captives go. Can Frannie outwit creatures whose hypnotic songs are meant to deceive? This dark folklore horror story brings evil fairies, a dangerous rescue and woodland terror to your Halloween listening. Step beyond the mushrooms, if you dare. The Fair Folk by Tyler Belmont Bonus episodes…
22 Sep 2026 · 21 min
This Week in Horror History | Silent Hill 2 at 25, Dead Ringers & The Munsters (Sep 21-27)
Silent Hill 2 turns 25 as This Week in Horror History revisits September 21-27, 2026. Follow James Sunderland into the fog after a letter from his dead wife, then explore David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers, The Munsters, and Urban Legend's campus murders inspired by familiar cautionary tales. Our deep cut, Pandorum, traps a crew aboard a failing starship with missing memories. Plus, celebrate horror birthdays and honor Tim Curry through The Rocky Horror Picture Show, our weekly recommendation. From survival horror games to body horror and midnight movies, find your next Halloween watch or play.…
21 Sep 2026 · 33 min
Terrifying & True | Dorothy Jane Scott: Stalker Calls and an Unsolved Murder
Dorothy Jane Scott disappeared from UCI Medical Center in Orange, California, in May 1980 after months of threatening phone calls. Her car was found burning; then an anonymous caller claimed he had killed her. Terrifying & True examines this unsolved murder through the stalking reports, the hospital parking-lot mystery, and the discovery of her remains in 1984. Explore what the caller appeared to know and the witness account that challenged his version of events. Did the voice on the telephone belong to Dorothy's killer? We're telling that story tonight. Bonus episodes & support:…
20 Sep 2026 · 3 hr 5 min
Unknown Broadcast | The Murder Ship & The Sea Phantom: Old-Time Radio Horror
Unknown Broadcast brings six old-time radio thrillers from fogbound streets to haunted seas. A war veteran helps a stranger home and becomes entangled in murder; treasure hunters encounter the captain of a sunken galleon. Hear In the Fog (CBS Radio Mystery Theater), Two If by Sea (Escape), The Man in the Fog (Suspense), Seascape (The Whistler), The Murder Ship (Inner Sanctum), and The Sea Phantom (Dark Fantasy). More than three hours of vintage radio suspense mix murder mysteries, espionage, and ghostly encounters. Who can you trust when you can't see what's ahead? Bonus episodes & support:…
19 Sep 2026 · 4 hr 57 min
The Monsters' Halloween Revue | 7 Scary Stories: Pumpkin Man & Werewolves
A pumpkin curse, a werewolf's deadly game, and Jack Scratch's twisted tales fill The Monsters' Halloween Revue. Settle in for nearly five hours of scary Halloween stories from Weekly Spooky, including Origin of the Pumpkin Man, STALK, and the complete Tricks and Treats trilogy. A costume party invites ancient powers, while an autumn hookup becomes a desperate test of survival. This seven-part horror fiction collection features Charles Campbell, Mike Ashkewe, David O'Hanlon, Keith Tomlin, Morgan Moore, and Rob Fields. Every invitation sounds tempting. What will accepting it cost? Bonus…
18 Sep 2026 · 4 hr 8 min
The Dead Don't Stay Silent: 9 Macabre True Crime Stories
A severed arm inside a shark. Two men found wearing lead masks. The Dead Don't Stay Silent gathers nine true-crime cases and macabre histories in a Terrifying & True collection. Explore the Shark Arm case, Somerton Man, Bella in the Wych Elm, Donna Doll, Lynnette Craft, and the Lead Masks mystery, plus the Salish Sea feet, the shrunken-head trade, and Carl Tanzler. More than four hours trace forensic clues, unsolved murders, and the legends that grow around human remains. What can the dead reveal when the living won't tell the truth? We're telling that story tonight. Bonus episodes &…
17 Sep 2026 · 21 min
Flatwoods Monster to Mothman: A West Virginia Cryptid Road Trip | Thursday Thrills
The Flatwoods Monster and Mothman turn West Virginia folklore into a road trip after dark. In 1952, Kathleen May's group reported a towering figure on a hillside; in 1966, two couples said a red-eyed creature chased their car near Point Pleasant. Henrique Couto revisits these reported cryptid encounters, the original witness accounts and the meteor, owl and crane explanations. Explore the TNT Area legend and the 2026 Mothman Festival, scheduled for September 19–20. What did those beams of light really reveal—and why do these monster stories still pull us into the dark? Bonus episodes &…
E417 · 16 Sep 2026 · 45 min
Intruder in the Night | Home Invasion Horror for Halloween
A teenage babysitter faces a masked intruder with poison gas in Intruder in the Night, a home invasion horror story by David O’Hanlon. It’s September 1944, and fourteen-year-old Candice Cardona is watching two boys in Couto Basin. Then a window opens, a sickly sweet smell drifts through the house, and muddy boot prints lead to the children’s room. Someone is already inside—and Candice has more than her own life to save. Make room in your scary Halloween stories queue for the Mad Gasser of Couto Basin, an original Weekly Spooky nightmare rooted in wartime paranoia. Don’t breathe too deeply.…

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