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Weekly Spooky
Weekly Spooky
Scary stories, urban legends, haunted places, cryptids and dark folklore with Henrique Couto. New nightmares throughout the week. Halloween all year long.
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Weekly Spooky

Weekly Spooky

Scary stories, urban legends, haunted places, cryptids and dark folklore with Henrique Couto. New nightmares throughout the week. Halloween all year long.

Listen Next: Find Your Halloween Listen

New to Weekly Spooky? Choose a fictional nightmare, a reported ghost legend or a whole night of Halloween stories.

Choose a Listening Guide: Halloween Urban Legends · Haunted Places · West Virginia Cryptids · Dark Folklore

The Fair Folk | Dark Fae Horror for Halloween

A Short Scary Story

The Fair Folk
About 25 Minutes

An FBI agent crosses a fairy ring to rescue missing children from a dangerous Fae queen.

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Terrifying & True | Resurrection Mary: Chicago’s Archer Avenue Vanishing Hitchhiker

A Chicago Ghost Legend

Terrifying & True: Resurrection Mary
About 98 Minutes

A woman in white. A late-night lift. Explore the reported encounters behind Chicago’s vanishing hitchhiker.

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The Monsters' Halloween Revue | 7 Scary Stories: Pumpkin Man & Werewolves

A Halloween Horror Marathon

The Monsters’ Halloween Revue
About 4 Hours 57 Minutes

Seven fictional scares featuring the Pumpkin Man, werewolves and the complete Tricks and Treats trilogy.

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Cutting Deep Into Horror | Halloween (1978): Why Michael Myers Still Scares Us
Oct. 22, 2026

Cutting Deep Into Horror | Halloween (1978): Why Michael Myers Still Scares Us

John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) turns a quiet neighborhood into a place where Michael Myers could be hiding anywhere. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, Donald Pleasence’s obsessive Dr. Loomis, Debra Hill’s teenage characters and Dean Cundey’s use of shadows and empty space. Why does the Shape’s slow, silent pursuit still get under our skin? From Carpenter’s unforgettable score to the final-girl debate, this spoiler-filled horror movie review explores
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Clinton Road: The Ghost Boy of New Jersey’s Haunted Road | Thursday Thrills
Oct. 22, 2026

Clinton Road: The Ghost Boy of New Jersey’s Haunted Road | Thursday Thrills

Clinton Road in West Milford, New Jersey, has a ghost story that begins with pocket change: toss a coin into the water, and a boy beneath the bridge is said to send it back. Join Henrique Couto for a Halloween ride through the ghost-boy legend, a reported reflection in the creek, and tales of a phantom pickup whose headlights vanish. Explore local folklore collected by Weird NJ, the real history of Clinton Furnace, and Henrique’s memories of spooking friends on dark car rides. If you love haunte
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Trickster in Training | Halloween Horror at a Witch’s Door
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Oct. 21, 2026

Trickster in Training | Halloween Horror at a Witch’s Door

On Devil’s Night, two masked teenage thieves pick the wrong house in “Trickster in Training” by Charles Campbell. Clement wants easy money; Miller just wants to keep up. At the end of a long dirt road, Felicia Fields answers their knock—and smiles when a gun goes off. Now her bag of Halloween candy comes with a terrible lesson. Narrated by Henrique Couto, this supernatural horror story turns an armed robbery into a witch’s night of reckoning. If you love scary Halloween stories with wicked comeu
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This Week in Horror History | Halloween, 30 Days of Night & Dark Night of the Scarecrow (Oct 19–25)
Oct. 20, 2026

This Week in Horror History | Halloween, 30 Days of Night & Dark Night of the Scarecrow (Oct 19–25)

From October 19–25, horror history turns your Halloween watchlist into a nightmare. Revisit John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), the sunless vampire siege of 30 Days of Night, and Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities. Venture into Innsmouth with Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, then discover why Dark Night of the Scarecrow still chills 45 years after its CBS debut. Plus, celebrate Bela Lugosi, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Raimi and Mia Goth, and revisit The Simpsons’ first Treehouse of Hor
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Terrifying & True | Ghostwatch: The BBC Halloween Hoax and Its Real Fallout
Oct. 19, 2026

Terrifying & True | Ghostwatch: The BBC Halloween Hoax and Its Real Fallout

Ghostwatch put a fictional haunting inside the familiar frame of BBC television. On Halloween night in 1992, Michael Parkinson and Sarah Greene helped a scripted drama look like a live ghost hunt. Some viewers believed it. The backlash was real. Explore the hidden appearances of Pipes, the broadcast's unnerving tricks, and the argument over trust that followed. Original program audio and BBC Bite Back excerpts bring the scare and its contemporary criticism into focus. How did a made-up ghost lea
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Unknown Broadcast | The Dead Come Back: Ghost Stories & Old-Time Radio Horror
Oct. 18, 2026

Unknown Broadcast | The Dead Come Back: Ghost Stories & Old-Time Radio Horror

Unknown Broadcast brings eight old-time radio tales of death, guilt, and ghostly revenge. A living man is mistaken for dead; a killer sees his victim walking behind him. The Dead Come Back features Only the Dead Remember, Dead of Night, Dead Ernest, The Tale the Dead Man Told, Wear the Dead Man's Coat, The Burial of Roger Malvin, The Coffin in Studio B, and The Dead Come Back, in that order. From Suspense and Quiet Please to Lights Out and Murder at Midnight, this four-hour Halloween horror coll
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Recent Blog Posts

The Mechanical Walt: Audio-Animatronics as Disneyland's Cryogenic Chamber
June 27, 2026

The Mechanical Walt: Audio-Animatronics as Disneyland's Cryogenic Chamber

Beyond the frozen body myth, what if Walt Disney's true 'preservation' is found not in ice, but in the uncanny lifelikeness of Disneyland's Audio-Animatronics? Explore how these marvels became Walt's enduring echo, a chillingly advanced form of lega…
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Beyond the Blind Spots: How Camera Limitations Hampered the Brian Shaffer Investigation
June 23, 2026

Beyond the Blind Spots: How Camera Limitations Hampered the Brian Shaffer Investigation

The disappearance of Brian Shaffer from the Ugly Tuna Saloona remains a chilling enigma, largely because crucial moments were shrouded in obscurity. The failure of surveillance cameras to capture his exit highlights a critical investigative hurdle: …
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America’s Loch Ness Monster: Why Lake Monster Legends Still Refuse to Sink
June 12, 2026

America’s Loch Ness Monster: Why Lake Monster Legends Still Refuse to Sink

What is it about a dark lake at night that makes every ripple feel alive? In this episode of Thursday Thrills, Weekly Spooky dives into one of the most enduring forms of monster folklore: the lake creature. From the legendary Champ of Lake Champlai…
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Reviews

Lots of fun!

"I found this after seeing a podcast with Henrique. Started at episode one and was hooked! If you like being spooky stories, this is a definite go to."

krisclark71 | June 27, 2022

Love halloween

"I love Halloween and to be able to have it all year round in the form of a podcast is fantastic, I listen while I am at work and love the stories I'm even tempted to write my own, thank you for every…"

Kelly oram | Oct. 27, 2022

Great spooky fun

"Other spooky podcasts run on a limited basis around Halloween but Weekly Spooky is year round and tons of fun. I love that most episodes are about 20-30 minutes long so they fit nicely into morning w…"

CGBolton1 | Feb. 11, 2023

Love weekly spooky 👻

"I found this on I Heart radio! I love it so much, makes the work day fly by! I started listening from the beginning! Amazing stories! Amazing host! A must have for the horror genre! The episodes, the…"

Mi6 | April 12, 2026

The podcast is great!

"Great for short stories. Some more “adult”, some less. Great narration. Has a bit of old school radio program vibe- absolutely wonderful!!!"

Jkw | Aug. 17, 2023

Simply the best!!

"Absolutely the best Spooky podcast to listen to year round."

Vince A | Sept. 28, 2023

MORE STRICKFIELD PLEASE!

"I love this show, the new episode every day of October has made my whole month better. The spooky is my fav and I can't wait to hear more! Give us more STRICKFIELD! Can't get enough!"

TommyfromStLouis | Oct. 9, 2023

Strickfield series

"Thanks for posting Portion night for the dead! I haven't heard that one. I'm so excited. Weekly spooky is the best! Keep up the good work!"

Lyn Adkins | Jan. 16, 2024

Awesome Story Telling

"Love everything about this podcast"

Pav | Oct. 18, 2024

Awesome Spooky Podcast!!

"There’s a lot of different scary / spooky podcasts out there, but I’m so glad I found this one!! Not only do I love scary stories during spooky season, but I love them all year long so this is just p…"

Chuntemann86 | Oct. 30, 2024
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