Episodes

On the eve of Friday the 13th, the Thirteen Club has a place set for you. In 1882 Manhattan, Captain William Fowler set a table for thirteen. His club’s dinners challenged bad luck with ladders, spilled salt and coffin-shaped food. Henrique Couto follows their dare from New York to a London banquet, where funeral decorations and an unexpected visitor tested the hosts’ composure. What happens when you tempt a superstition that gives you a year to worry? Take the last chair for a Thursday Thrills ...

A video game nobody remembers has never let Trevor go. In 1993, he heads to the mall with his grandfather and dog for the launch of Pujkamaunka Splash. Men crowd a fountain Grandpa insists is empty. An ancient attendant with a black sack over his head lets children inside one at a time. Decades later, Trevor can find no record of the game. This retro video game horror story follows a childhood obsession into memories too disturbing to trust. Written by Alex Grass. Narrated by Henrique Couto. D...

November 9–15, 2026 in horror history: Freaky turns body swapping into a slasher trap, The X-Files enters the surgical nightmare of Sanguinarium, and DOOM brings Hell to Nintendo Switch. Revisit John Carradine’s sinister puppeteer in Bluebeard and Universal’s The Mad Ghoul, where a professor turns his student into an instrument of control. Connect these film, TV and game anniversaries through stolen identities and dangerous authority, celebrate four horror birthdays, and add Bryan Bertino’s The ...

John List murdered five members of his family at Breeze Knoll in Westfield, New Jersey, on November 9, 1971—then built a second life as Robert Clark. This true crime episode follows his written confession, 17 years as a fugitive and the viewer tip that helped end the manhunt after America's Most Wanted aired his case. Archival interviews and broadcast audio bring the investigation into focus, alongside the lives of Helen, Alma, Patricia, John Jr. and Frederick. Narrated by Henrique Couto. How ...

Unknown Broadcast follows war’s long shadow through four old time radio dramas of courage, betrayal and buried secrets, selected for Veterans Day week. “The Ghost of Andersonville” (CBS Radio Mystery Theater, 1982): a freed Union prisoner accuses a general of betrayal. “The Man Who Won the War” (Escape, 1950): a naval treason case is reopened. “Tarawa Was Tough” (Suspense, 1957): Marines face a deadly Pacific landing. “Lady on a Yacht” (The Whistler, 1953): a woman’s Nazi past threatens her new...

Five horror stories turn shelter into a trap: unexplained knocking outside an isolated ice hut, a hidden tunnel beneath an old house, a tape predicting a repairman’s death, a masked intruder stalking a babysitter, and a paranormal investigator’s strangely changed partner. Home invasion terror meets supernatural suspense. Dare to answer the door? “Knock, Knock” — Written by Gary D. “Come On In” — Written by Morgan Moore. “I Do Not Know You” — Written by Tyler Belmont. “Intruder in the Night” — W...

An anonymous letter writer targets a town. A psychiatrist takes over his patient’s life. When Darkness Calls explores seven true crime stories of stalking, scams and murder from Terrifying & True: the Circleville Letters, Dan Rather’s “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” attack, Thierry Tilly’s con, Marty Markowitz’s exploitation, Brian Barrett’s murder, Dorothy Jane Scott’s unsolved case and the Gardner Museum heist. Narrated by Henrique Couto. Thierry Tilly segment written by Morgan Moore. After...

The Devil’s Stone in Shebbear, Devon, has an annual appointment: every November 5, bellringers turn the boulder in a ritual said to keep misfortune away. Henrique Couto follows the bells and crowbars into stories of St Michael, a stone that wouldn’t stay put, and a wartime delay that troubled the village. Why keep turning it when even longtime participants can’t explain how the custom began? Explore dark folklore, British legends, and the people who keep an eerie tradition alive. Halloween may b...

Cattle mutilations bring USDA agent Ben Akers to a remote Colorado ranch in “Until the Cows Come Home.” Two heifers have been drained of blood, and the rancher reports strange lights and a low hum during thunderstorms. Ben expects an explanation he can put in a report. Then he finds something inside the carcasses that his years of experience cannot explain. This UFO horror story follows a skeptical investigator into a storm where the missing evidence may be the least of his problems. Written by...

November 2-8 in horror history: Jacob's Ladder turns a veteran's New York commute into a psychological nightmare, while Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein gives the Creature a voice. Revisit Siren's sightjacking survival horror and Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers satire, then dive into Barry Levinson's The Bay, a fictional Chesapeake outbreak assembled from scattered cameras. Four genre birthdays and Rod Serling's 1969 Night Gallery pilot round out a week of horror movies, televisi...

Mercy Brown was dead. Her brother was dying. New England’s vampire panic drove families to open graves and burn hearts, hoping to save the living from tuberculosis, then called consumption. Henrique Couto traces Rhode Island’s vampire folklore, Connecticut’s mysterious JB55 burial and the evidence behind America’s graveyard rituals. Hear archival recordings of folklorist Michael Bell, Everett Peck and archaeologist Nicholas Bellantoni. With Thanksgiving’s promise of reunion as its backdrop, why ...

Unknown Broadcast keeps Halloween’s chill alive with four old-time radio mysteries of grief, witchcraft and the boundary between life and death. ✦ The Dead Deserve to Rest — A widow trusts a promise of contact beyond the grave. ☾ Ancient Sorceries — A strange village seems to recognize a traveler who has never visited. ◆ The Furnished Floor — A widower rebuilds the home he shared with his late wife. ✧ Apparition — A dead husband’s apparent return threatens an inheritance. Dim the lights for...

Three masked trick-or-treaters. One empty candy bowl. In “Mischief Night: A Halloween Carol,” Eliza Jordan turns away children who insist they’re owed an offering. A storm traps her at home, her phone disappears, and her horror-movie marathon begins showing scenes from her own life. Now something with claws is inside the house. This scary Halloween story turns a lonely night on the couch into a supernatural home invasion—and makes “trick or treat” a threat. Written by Shane Migliavacca. Narrate...

Halloween in Strickfield opens doors that should stay shut. A bridge ghost holds missing children, a midnight movie leads to a vampire world, a ruined carnival hides a trip to 1955, and the Candy House returns for one deadly night. Follow Madelyne and her friends through nearly six hours of connected horror stories, where every local legend brings a new threat. “Return to the Cry Baby Bridge” — Written by Rob Fields. “The Portal” — Written by Rob Fields. “The Last Carnovasch” — Written by Rob F...

Your Halloween party has a new soundtrack: 24 spooky songs from 14 artists, hosted by Henrique Couto. Weekly Spooky Radio 2026 brings together horror-inspired rock, monster pop, eerie electronics and occult chants in two-song sets, with Henrique back at the mic between each pair. Hear The Goldstars, DEATH CAT, Inglorious Kate, Gelatin Skelatin and more as ghosts, vampires, Frankenstein and werewolves take over the playlist. With more than 90 minutes of music, this Halloween bonus show is ready f...

Felicia Bates refused the devil’s offer to bring back her husband. Then she wakes on Halloween with Gabriel alive beside her—and the tragedy that destroyed their family apparently erased. She never agreed to a bargain. So why has her wish come true? In this supernatural horror story set in Strickfield, a grieving, spider-powered heroine must uncover the price of an impossible second chance. “A Pact Realized on Halloween” blends demonic bargains, dark fantasy and a mother’s desperate fight for he...

Amanda and Felipe barely escaped the Sullivan house as teenagers. Now a Halloween birthday reunion brings them back with two old friends. A child is crying upstairs, and the woman who died there remembers their first visit. “The House on Telford Circle” is a haunted house horror story of old costumes, unfinished romances and a search for answers in a home with a murderous past. The four friends came to revisit a childhood nightmare. Will the house let them leave again? Written by Bruce Haney. N...

Sleepy Hollow’s Headless Horseman turns Ichabod Crane’s ride home into a nightmare. Join Henrique Couto as he follows Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow from Brom Bones’ ghost stories at an autumn feast to a silent rider and a desperate race for the church bridge. Explore the real Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and an older German headless-rider legend collected by the Brothers Grimm. What was chasing Ichabod—and would the churchyard really keep him safe? Settle in for...

Jack Scratch returns with three scary Halloween stories from Millhaven, where every invitation has a price. A widower’s bargain to save his wife comes due. A trick-or-treater meets Mr. Pickles, a beautiful cat whose owner obeys a murderous voice. Two police officers enter a Halloween party—and the doorway disappears. Keith Tomlin’s “Jack Scratch’s Neighborhood Nightmares” brings together “The Debt,” “The Voice” and “The Choice,” narrated by Henrique Couto. This supernatural horror anthology turn...

Candy Haul by Tyler Belmont turns trick-or-treating into a goblin Halloween horror story. Twelve-year-old Daniel wants the biggest candy haul in the neighborhood, and his new friend Ivan has the most convincing costume he has ever seen. But when Ivan steals his candy wagon and disappears into the woods, Daniel follows—and the path home vanishes. Now a grinning trickster is setting the rules, and his appetite goes far beyond sweets. Can Daniel survive the games and find his way out? Narrated by H...

From October 26–November 1, Halloween horror history turns trusted broadcasts into nightmares. Revisit Saw’s locked-room terror, The Walking Dead’s zombie TV debut, and the BBC’s Ghostwatch, where familiar presenters made a fictional haunting feel real. Explore SIGNALIS and its damaged memories, then separate Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds radio broadcast from the nationwide panic myth. Celebrate Cary Elwes, Winona Ryder, Peter Jackson and Toni Collette, and 35 years of Wes Craven’s The Peo...

Halloween haunts and ghost lore get a skeptical twist on Monthly Spooky. Henrique Couto and Michelle revisit Pennsylvania's Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride, then open Eric Elfman's The Very Scary Almanac (1993) for Borley Rectory ghost stories, poltergeist accounts and UFO encounters. Spooky news brings new claims about the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film and a runaway inflatable pumpkin. Plus: Night of the Demons, Mischief Night (2013), and an eerie, unverified Reddit tale of a father who seems t...

Unknown Broadcast opens Halloween at Midnight with eight old-time radio horror and mystery tales. Light the jack-o'-lantern. Something is listening. The Demon Spirit: Love turns to possession. The Loup-Garou: A werewolf legend in the bayou. Ghost Hunt: A DJ enters a haunted house. Mask for Kinsella: A new face hides an old identity. Don't Tell Me About Halloween: A witch returns to her husband. Murder Comes at Midnight: An escaped killer comes calling. The Evil Eye: A lover fears his gaze is a ...

Four Halloween horror stories prove some places never forget. Renovating a former funeral home unleashes what was hidden in its walls. A masked killer escapes a sanitarium. A craft project made with graveyard soil becomes a living nightmare. The Walls Remember brings nearly six hours of haunted-house horror, slasher suspense, and tiny monsters in In the Witch House Walls, Another Mischief Night, Dirt Babies, and Asylum of the Dirt Babies. Stories by David O'Hanlon, Shane Migliavacca, and Bruce H...