Episodes

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 m...

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 t...

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 hidi...

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 most pol...

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? • ER...

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-world ...

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 season 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. Brac...

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 of...

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 ...

Dive into a haunting Halloween tale as Halloween turns to horror in this chilling story! When a rebellious teen steals a mysterious glowing pumpkin ring from a strange shop in Strickfield, she unleashes a Halloween curse that drags her into a...

Halloween watchlist essential! We sink our claws into one of the most iconic horror films ever made: Wes Craven’s 1984 classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. Hosts Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit Freddy Krueger’s terrifying debut, exploring how this razor-fingered dream stalker redefined the slasher genre and haunted a generation of horror fans. Inside this episode, Henrique and Rachael share their first encounters with the film—late-night VHS terrors and the exhilaration of discovering ...

True Halloween Horrors for your Spooky Season! In this chapter, let's delve into the urban legends that brought forward what is now known as 'The Satanic Panic‘, from the first sensational cases and flawed investigations to the media frenzy and...

Looking for a terrifying Halloween horror story? An ancient vampire rises again to feed during Halloween week in Ohio. When Countess Elizabeth Bathory—the infamous Blood Countess—returns from the grave, a night of trick-or-treating turns into a...

It's Halloween time and our latest scary story dives into a cannibal killer who hunts his victims, blending horror with a chilling culinary obsession.' When a devoted husband vanishes during his evening run, his wife Cora refuses to accept the police’s easy answers. Her desperate search pulls her into a nightmare of blood, muscle, and madness—where primal hunger meets the modern world. Alongside a reluctant gym bro named Troy, Cora uncovers a horrifying truth about the man stalking her town… a...

It’s Spooky Season—prime time for a wall-to-wall Halloween horror binge. This full audio compilation from the Weekly Spooky horror podcast packs 9 scary stories of monsters, urban legends, ghostly vengeance, and October-night mayhem. Hit play for a cinematic mix of pumpkin curses, headless riders, haunted towns, and parties from hell—perfect for late-night listening, trick-or-treat routes, or fall drives. What’s inside (in order): Mischief Night: The Halloween Invasion — Shane Migliavacca: A to...

This Halloween, jump into the eerie tale of Elmer McCurdy—a true crime deep dive into urban legends and America’s carnival underbelly. In 1976, a seemingly innocuous Halloween haunt took a terrifying turn when a “mannequin” on a Long Beach dark ride wasn’t a prop—it was a real human corpse. In 1976, a TV crew at The Pike’s Laff in the Dark discovered human bone after a stunt arm snapped. Forensics exposed arsenic embalming, a copper bullet jacket, and a 1924 penny with old carnival tickets—bread...

Old-Time Radio (OTR) horror anthology featuring CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Lights Out, Murder at Midnight, Suspense, and The Whistler—six restored classics in one episode for fans of vintage radio drama, noir thrillers, and classic horror stories. Gather close, my dear. The dial warms, the room cools, and the old ghosts speak. ⚖️ Guilty as Charged (CBS Radio Mystery Theater, by G. Frederick Lewis) — A wrongful accusation tightens like a noose as the justice system hisses for blood. 💰🌊 ...

Halloween turns an urban legend into a living nightmare. This scary, feature-length horror story follows a dying teen who enters an experimental trial—then a violent assault twists a cure into something new. The whispers name her AIDS Mary, a lipstick-leaving shadow who walks frat houses and midnight streets, where mirrors fog with warningsand victims fade in days. If you crave Halloween horror stories and spooky stories with mature themes, this one hits like a rumor you wish you’d never heard...