Episodes

The true story of the Donner Party—cannibalism and survival in the Sierra Nevada. In winter 1846–1847 , nearly 90 pioneers were snowbound at Truckee/Donner Lake after betting on the Hastings Cutoff and losing critical weeks in the Wasatch Mountains and Great Salt Lake Desert . What followed— starvation, the Forlorn Hope snowshoe escape, and cannibalism —became America’s most infamous saga of westward migration. This documentary-style episode of Terrifying & True traces the route from Springfield...

Unknown Broadcast keeps vigil for All Souls’ Day —a night of old time radio horror stories ( old-time radio / OTR horror ), vintage radio drama , and midnight radio suspense in a true ghost stories podcast ritual. Between stations the names return, and someone answers from the far side. Step closer; listen softer. Some signals aren’t meant for the living—yet here we are. 🕯️ Home is Where the Ghost Is — We don’t say their name out loud; the house remembers it for us. 👻 The Dead Alive — A knock at...

💀 When Halloween fades and Día de los Muertos begins, Weekly Spooky keeps the candles burning for the restless dead. Join us this November 1st for seven chilling stories of ghosts, haunted places, and spirits that refuse to stay buried . Each tale drifts between the worlds of the living and the departed — from cursed lovers and spectral revenge to drowned souls and haunted houses. If you thought Halloween was over, think again. Inside this Día de los Muertos special: • Echoes — by Shane Migliava...

Celebrate Halloween and Weekly Spooky’s 6-year anniversary with "A Warm Place," a chilling Halloween horror story set in a nearly empty supermarket after hours. This tense and cinematic slasher tale weaves a spooky story filled with crackling Halloween atmosphere, creeping possession, and a terrifying cat-and-mouse chase. With mature themes, intense scares , and suspenseful horror storytelling, prepare for a night full of dread and darkness . Nancy encounters supernatural warnings, a haunting ma...

It’s the day before Halloween —aka Halloween Eve/Mischief Night —and we’re taking you straight into a haunted house where dares turn deadly and ghosts don’t just whisper… they play by house rules . In Grimm Manor , a backwoods Strickfield legend, a stubborn challenge becomes a nightmare scavenger hunt with a single key , ticking clocks , and the specter of midnight closing in. Expect high-octane teen bravado, crackling Halloween atmosphere, and old-world spirits with unfinished business. If you ...

🎃 Halloween horror comes alive in one of Weekly Spooky’s most chilling tales yet! Deep within the decaying halls of Locust Grove Asylum, a cruel prank unleashes an ancient evil — and this Halloween, the Dirt Babies have returned. Middle school...

Get ready for the ultimate Halloween horror anthology of spooky season tales! This special episode of Weekly Spooky, Tricks and Treats 2025, delivers four blood-chilling tales of terror told by your favorite infernal host, Jack Scratch. These...

Halloween myths, poisoned candy, haunted houses, urban legends —we dive into the season’s biggest fears and the fun behind them. Henrique and Michelle unpack the poisoned Halloween candy panic, how it started, and why it stuck, then romp through haunted attractions and strange encounters that keep October deliciously spooky. We round it out with a quick October horror watch-list and some eerie stories from the internet’s favorite campfire. Inside this episode Tiny little skeletons to set the moo...

Hello, my dear, allow me to slip into your feed this Halloween with a haunted signal of old-time radio horror stories and spine-chilling Halloween tales . These aren’t just whispers in the static—they’re ghostly warnings from a world where shadows speak and the dead walk again. 🎃 Devil’s Gold — A soldier finds an ancient curse buried beneath war-torn soil… and the price for greed is damnation. 🪓 The Devil’s Workshop — A small-town tale of madness and murder where sinister tools make sinister han...

Light your candles and brace yourself for over seven haunting hours of Halloween horror stories —a monumental celebration of spooky season and the chilling genius of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s most scary stories and spooky tales of madness, obsession, and death, all steeped in gothic atmosphere and mature themes . Perfect for Halloween night, a dark autumn drive, or those long October evenings when you crave horror stories that still send shivers down the spine nearly two centuries later. Perfect fo...

A must-add for any Halloween watchlist: The Blair Witch Project (1999) gets the full Cutting Deep into Horror treatment with hosts Henrique Couto & Rachael Redolfi , diving into why this low-budget phenomenon rewired horror audiences and turbo-charged found-footage storytelling. We unpack its unsettling folklore, improvisational performances, and the way fear, survival, and group dynamics collapse in the Burkittsville woods. Directed by Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez , this cult landmark still ...

Settle in for a feature-length horror story triple bill— full novellas packed with vampires , blood-soaked nightlife, and a blizzard-born revenant. Perfect for Halloween , spooky season binges, and anyone hunting scary stories that go for the throat without filler. • Vampire Night — Joe Ruston Cleveland after dark turns carnivorous when a sunglasses-at-midnight predator and his razor-smiled companions drift from a one-way joyride into a neon strip-club nightmare, leaving a trail of sharp-toothed...

Halloween night turns into a horror story! The Pendleton Haunted Hayride promises safe scares and small-town fun—until the rules start breaking themselves. Colette and her friends just wanted caramel apples, spooky lights, and a few harmless jumps. But as the wagon rolls deeper into the fog, every stop grows darker… and every “scene” feels a little too real. When the lights go out and the screams don’t sound staged anymore, the group realizes they’re part of a horror show that isn’t supposed to ...

Celebrate your Spooky Season on a quiet Ohio block where a ghost boy pedals through the dark—and only some neighbors can see him. In this chilling tale of suburban hauntings and emotional struggles, Emmett Perry is fighting the bottle, trying to be a better dad. Late-night sightings pull him into an eerie mystery tied to a fatal bike accident, a wary grandma named Millie, and whispers about ' the bad lady ' who once lived in his house. As nightmares blur with reality, Emmett uncovers a truth hid...

In this terrifying Halloween horror anthology from Weekly Spooky —the top-rated podcast for scary stories, haunted legends, and audio horror fiction. This chilling compilation brings together 8 original tales of cursed costumes, haunted airwaves, serial killers, and cornfield nightmares—all soaked in Halloween atmosphere. Perfect for fans of urban legends, Halloween creepypasta, or classic horror vibes, these stories will drag you through shadowy small towns, ancient rituals, eerie broadcasts, a...

When the Halloween season rolls in, few names cast a darker shadow than Ed and Lorraine Warren —the real-life ghost hunters behind The Conjuring , Amityville Horror , and Annabelle . Their stories have fueled decades of scary movies , haunted house legends , and late-night whispers. But how much of it was true… and how much was carefully crafted myth? This Terrifying & True deep dive unearths the real case files, skeptical investigations, and shocking contradictions that made the Warrens the mos...

Enter the cryptic world of Unknown Broadcast , where old-time radio horror stories linger like shadows that never quite leave. In this chilling collection, six macabre tales unspool from the archives of classic OTR suspense, filled with corpses that walk too well-dressed, wishes that rot the hand that makes them, and voices from jazz clubs and airplane cabins that should never be heard again. These are vintage radio horror stories resurrected in the dead of night. 💀 The Death Wish — Be careful w...

It’s the heart of spooky season , and Weekly Spooky is bringing you a triple feature of full-length Halloween horror stories that will keep you up all night. Each of these novellas dives deep into mature, unsettling terror—from cursed soil to haunted technology to the return of one of Strickfield’s darkest legends. • Dirt Babies — by Bruce Haney Something terrible is sprouting in the earth, and it’s hungry for more than sunlight. What happens when life—and death—take root in the same soil? • ERA...

A must for any Halloween watchlist , Candyman (1992) remains one of horror’s most haunting reflections on myth, race, and obsession. In this episode of Cutting Deep into Horror , hosts Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi dig into Bernard Rose’s chilling vision , exploring how Clive Barker’s original short story “The Forbidden” transformed into a film that defined early-’90s horror. We dissect Tony Todd’s commanding performance as Candyman , Virginia Madsen’s descent into madness , and the real-wo...

Experience a terrifying Halloween horror story with "Deadly Rental — A VHS Nightmare"! On Halloween night at Valley Video, a storm and blackout turn a cozy movie marathon into a nightmare of terror. Trapped amidst flickering screens and sinister...

Experience a chilling Halloween horror story with "The Lone Candy House — A Halloween Tale of Vanishing Kids"! On a spooky Halloween night, a mysterious house emerges at the edge of Strickfield, its porch glowing and candy temptingly sweet. But what begins as a fun trick-or-treat adventure turns into a terrifying nightmare when a group of kids encounters locked doors, whispering mirrors, and the haunting echoes of missing children . If you love spooky stories , Halloween horror tales, and creepy...

Celebrate the spooky seaso n with this chilling compilation of Halloween horror stories, featuring vengeful zombies , vampire legends, cursed portals, haunted hospitals, and bloodthirsty creatures. Perfect for fans of dark legends, quick scares , and spooky tales, this episode delivers seven chilling stories designed to haunt your dreams and fuel your Halloween mood. If you love creepy legends, supernatural monsters, and atmospheric horror , these stories are your perfect late-night companion. B...

Halloween horror stories—making spooky season terrifyingly real. Richard Trenton Chase , the “Vampire of Sacramento,” whose 1977–1978 crimes turned neighborhood fear into a citywide lockdown. We connect the early warning signs to the unlocked-door “invitation” pattern , the frantic manhunt and FBI profile , and the courtroom fight over sanity and responsibility. With clear sourcing and zero fluff, we trace how untreated psychosis, blood-fixated delusions, and institutional failures produced one ...

It's time for horror stories! When the clock forgets your name, my dear, the night remembers. In this episode of Unknown Broadcast , we summon six chilling old-time radio horror stories —tales of cursed strangers, haunted houses, ghost makers, and books that bleed. These macabre fictions echo the golden age of radio—dark, vintage, and unforgettable. 👴 A Very Old Man — A kindly stranger wanders in from the cold… but time clings to him like grave-moss. Every kindness here has a cost. 🌘 A Terrible ...