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Join Henrique Couto and Michelle for strange news, haunted places, cryptids and urban legends in a relaxed Monthly Spooky conversation. Choose Halloween Countdown for midnight spook shows, Halloween Origins for seasonal folklore, or Lake Lanier for flooded history and reported hauntings. Start with a recommended episode, then explore the archive below.

A deep dive into the most terrifying films ever made from a psychological and fun perspective. Hosted by Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi.

Terrifying & True explores real mysteries, unsettling history, urban legends, haunted places and cryptid folklore. Join Henrique Couto for detailed investigations that separate documented events from reported encounters and speculation, while tracing the stories that keep us looking over our shoulders.

Explore cryptid encounters, Bigfoot sightings and lake-monster legends with Henrique Couto. Follow witness reports, regional folklore and possible explanations, with claims kept separate from verified evidence. Start with these three: Beast of Bray Road for Wisconsin’s dogman reports; Ohio Grassman for Salt Fork Bigfoot sightings; and Champ for Lake Champlain’s disputed photographs. Browse their episode cards and more monster investigations below.

Vanishing hitchhikers, mirror rituals and internet nightmares: explore how urban legends spread and why familiar places become frightening. Henrique Couto follows reported encounters, historical records and fictional origins without treating repetition as proof. Start with these three: Resurrection Mary for Chicago’s vanishing-hitchhiker ghost; Bloody Mary for the dark-mirror dare; and The Melonheads of Ohio for Kirtland’s roadside legend. Find their episode cards and more urban legends below.

Explore haunted houses, hotels, roads and abandoned places through their history and reported ghost stories. Join Henrique Couto and the Weekly Spooky hosts as they separate documented events from local folklore and disputed paranormal claims. Start with these three: Bihl Manor for Fremont, Ohio’s house behind A Very Haunted Renovation; the Stanley Hotel for Room 217 and The Shining; and Spook Hollow for haunted roads and headless-bridge legends. Browse those episodes and more haunted locations below.

Discover the beliefs, customs and stories behind supernatural beings, ghost legends and seasonal traditions. Weekly Spooky explores how tales change across communities and generations, distinguishing living traditions, documented history and modern horror fiction. Start with these three: The Golem of Prague for Jewish guardian folklore; The Wendigo for hunger and greed in Algonquian traditions; and Monthly Spooky’s Halloween Origins for Samhain, trick-or-treating and jack-o’-lanterns. Explore more folklore episodes below.

Original fictional horror stories for listeners who love suspense, strange threats and a good scare. Start with Intruder in the Night, a babysitter’s home invasion nightmare, or settle in for a longer collection of Halloween horror.

Find your next Halloween listen: original scary stories, haunted places, cryptid encounters and the folklore behind the season. Short on time? Start with The Fair Folk (25 minutes), a dark fairy rescue story. Prefer ghost folklore? Try Terrifying & True: Resurrection Mary (98 minutes), exploring Chicago’s vanishing-hitchhiker legend. Settling in for the night? The Monsters’ Halloween Revue delivers seven fictional scares in 4 hours 57 minutes. Browse the collection below, choose your nightmare and press play.