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Siren Head: Cryptid Terror & Distorted Broadcasts | Thursday Thrills
July 9, 2026

Siren Head: Cryptid Terror & Distorted Broadcasts | Thursday Thrills

Tonight on Thursday Thrills, we head into the woods for Siren Head, the internet urban legend that turns emergency sirens, storm warnings, distorted broadcasts, and lonely rural roads into pure nightmare fuel. Created by horror artist Trevor Henderson in 2018, Siren Head became a modern folklore icon through TikTok, YouTube shorts, indie horror games, fan stories, and creepypasta-style sightings. This show keeps the tone fun, spooky, and campfire-ready as we explore why a forty-foot siren-headed
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Branch Manager: Deep Woods Horror Story & Supernatural Folklore
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July 8, 2026

Branch Manager: Deep Woods Horror Story & Supernatural Folklore

Tonight on Weekly Spooky, we dive into nature horror from Algonquin Park’s cursed wilderness. “Branch Manager” — a gruesome, darkly funny supernatural folklore tale from Gary D up in Ontario, Canada aka Blue Fire Raging — follows three Toronto telemarketing workers seeking escape in the Canadian deep woods. What begins as beer and campfire jokes turns into a nightmare when something ancient, hungry, and rooted in revenge awakens. Perfect cryptid encounter storytelling with late night horror that
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This Week in Horror History | Blood Feast, The Descent, MADiSON & Phantasm II — Fear Street, Burial Ground & Horror Anniversaries
July 7, 2026

This Week in Horror History | Blood Feast, The Descent, MADiSON & Phantasm II — Fear Street, Burial Ground & Horror Anniversaries

Summer horror gets bloody, claustrophobic, cursed, and undead in this episode of This Week in Horror History , covering the week of July 6 through July 12 . This time, we’re digging into splatter-film history, cursed-camera video games, one of the scariest cave movies ever made, Netflix’s summer-camp slasher revival, Italian zombie cult madness, and the return of the Tall Man. Inside this episode: July 6, 1963 — Blood Feast reportedly plays Peoria, Illinois Herschell Gordon Lewis changes horror
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Terrifying & True | The Greenbrier Ghost: Zona Heaster Shue, Ghost Testimony, and a West Virginia Murder Trial
July 6, 2026

Terrifying & True | The Greenbrier Ghost: Zona Heaster Shue, Ghost Testimony, and a West Virginia Murder Trial

The Greenbrier Ghost is one of the strangest true crime cases in American history: a West Virginia murder trial where testimony about a ghost helped expose the truth. In 1897, Elva Zona Heaster Shue was found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Her husband, Erasmus Stribbling “Trout” Shue, quickly took control of her body, covered her neck, and helped rush her toward burial before a complete medical examination could be performed. At first, Zona’s death was treated as natural. Then her mot
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Unknown Broadcast | Psychic Horror, Living Mannequins, Vanishing Rooms, and Deadly Jealousy
July 5, 2026

Unknown Broadcast | Psychic Horror, Living Mannequins, Vanishing Rooms, and Deadly Jealousy

Unknown Broadcast returns with four old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, vintage radio mystery, and eerie anthology drama pulled from somewhere beyond the static. Tonight’s transmission begins with a troubled girl whose uncanny gift for finding lost things draws her toward a missing woman, a frightened family, and something buried much too close to home. Then the doors close inside an enormous department store, where a poet discovers that the mannequins are not the only inhabitan
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Cannibals & Cursed Ground | Late Night Horror Anthology With Supernatural Revenge
July 4, 2026

Cannibals & Cursed Ground | Late Night Horror Anthology With Supernatural Revenge

Four terrifying tales of isolation and predation: a waterfall campsite, lonely Ohio highway, Halloween prank, and deserted rest area become hunting grounds for serial killers, cannibals, and shapeshifting monsters. This late night horror anthology blends true crime terror with supernatural revenge and desperate fights for survival—expertly narrated for maximum chills. “Fortune Falls” — by David O’Hanlon Two college friends secretly camp beside a remote Oregon waterfall, but their plans to witnes
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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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