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Sept. 7, 2026
Terrifying & True | The Golem of Prague: Jewish Folklore's Clay Monster
The Golem of Prague is one of the most famous monsters in Jewish folklore: a silent giant shaped from clay, awakened by sacred Hebrew letters, and ordered to defend Prague's Jewish community. But did Rabbi Judah Loew - the Maharal of Prague - really create a supernatural protector, and could the golem's body still be hidden in the attic of the Old-New Synagogue? This pre-Halloween Terrifying & True investigation traces the golem legend from Psalm 139 and the Babylonian Talmud to Sefer Yetzirah,
Sept. 6, 2026
Unknown Broadcast | Deadly Lessons: Old Time Radio Horror & Suspense
Begin the march toward Halloween with six classic old time radio horror, mystery, suspense, and science fiction dramas from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Suspense, Escape, The Whistler, Quiet Please, and The Weird Circle. Deadly Lessons brings together Fred Gwynne, Marian Haley, William Conrad, John Dehner, Joseph Kearns, Margo, Elsa Lanchester, Wyllis Cooper, and Charles Dickens in stories of gambling debts, Black Hills gold, seances, revenge, experimental flight, time travel, and buried testimony
Sept. 5, 2026
8 Halloween Horror Stories: Haunted Hayrides, Corn Mazes & Scarecrows
Eight Halloween horror stories lead down a dark country road in this nearly five-hour Weekly Spooky horror story compilation. The Long Road to the Haunted Hayride packs scary Halloween stories about haunted hayrides, corn mazes, scarecrows, witches, pumpkin monsters, ghosts, folk horror, Southern Gothic revenge, and rural slasher terror. Presented in story order, this Halloween fiction anthology moves from swamp-born pumpkin folklore and a child-eating Halloween legend into witchcraft, harvest
Sept. 4, 2026
Cutting Deep into Horror | The Ritual (2017): Folk Horror, Survivor’s Guilt & the Forest Monster
The Ritual (2017) is a modern folk-horror favorite that transforms a memorial hike through the Swedish wilderness into a terrifying combination of survival horror, psychological horror, occult worship, mythology, and creature-feature terror. In this spoiler-filled episode of Cutting Deep into Horror, filmmaker Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfirevisit director David Bruckner’s rain-soaked forest nightmare and explain why it belongs in any horror fan’s Halloween-season watchlist and spooky-season
Sept. 3, 2026
Japan's Haunted Temple Gate to Hell: Supernatural Folklore | Thursday Thrills
Kyoto's legendary underworld well is receiving a rare public viewing. On September 4, Rokudo Chinno-ji begins a three-day special opening tied to the launch of Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword, whose director says the real Kyoto temple is central to the game's world. But the place did not need a video game to become one of Japan's eeriest crossroads. At Rokudo Chinno-ji, visitors pull a rope through a small opening to ring a bell hidden behind a wall. Temple tradition says the Mukaegane, or
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Sept. 2, 2026
I Do Not Know You: Tape Recorder Death Prophecy & Cursed Objects Horror
Scary Halloween stories meet analog horror in “I Do Not Know You” by Tyler Belmont, a supernatural horror tale about a vintage tape recorder that knows its listener’s secrets—and announces the exact moment he is going to die. Jerry Scott runs a consumer-electronics store and collects the analog machines the modern world has left behind. Then an unmarked package appears inside his shop. The tape recorder within greets him by name, recalls private details from his life, and warns that an inhuman
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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…
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: …
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…