Episodes

Unknown Broadcast opens the vault for four classic old-time radio thrillers about lost places, dangerous discoveries, and people trapped by the choices they make. From a treasure hunt beneath the desert to a condemned man’s final journey, every story turns escape into another form of captivity. Inside this episode: • The Lost Ship — Harry and Viola flee into the desert, where a hermit’s tale of a Spanish galleon buried beneath the sand awakens Harry’s greed. Gold doubloons, a lost ship, and a ri...

Eight Christmas horror stories unleash killer Santas, winter monsters, cursed letters, murderous toys, blizzards, and a holiday town with a deadly secret. • Biting Cold — by Jeff Carpenter A wounded man fights the snow, the wilderness, and his failing body as a frozen survival ordeal closes around him. • I’ll Be Home for Christmas — by Shane Migliavacca Students stranded at Black Oaks Academy during a brutal storm let a desperate stranger inside—and turn Christmas Eve into a siege. • Christma...

A lonely movie fan accepts a Thanksgiving invitation from a Mayflower descendant and discovers a family feast built on kidnapping, cannibalism, and murder. Dan Mullins plans to spend the holiday at an Ash Street Theater marathon after a painful break with his parents. When elderly John Billington appears to need help getting home, Dan’s kindness carries him into an old apartment filled with Pilgrim artifacts—and a locked room once occupied by another captive. John’s family claims its ancestor s...

Blood Rage (1987) is the focus of this Do You Even Movie? discussion, with Henrique Couto and David Denoyer exploring the film’s story, cast, production, and horror legacy. "That's not Cranberry Sauce!" The Thanksgiving week is upon us so you know what that means, the Thanksgiving Favorites line up is coming to an end but don't worry because we've saved the best for last! This week, we're joining Henrique and David in Jacksonville, FL for slice and dice Thanksgiving film that leaves no leftove...

Monthly Spooky investigates spectral harassment, bizarre animal encounters, holiday hauntings, and the strangest headlines of the season. Henrique Couto and Michelle begin with deep-sea fish washing ashore along the California coast and the folklore that treats unusual marine activity as an omen. Their post-Halloween catch-up also visits neighborhood trick-or-treating, childhood memories, and the delicate art of giving young visitors a playful scare without ruining the night. The spooky-news d...

Two classic radio dramas cross a time-bending New Hampshire bridge and follow a bloodstained rapier toward murder on Manhattan’s waterfront. This Unknown Broadcast pairs CBS Radio Mystery Theater’s “The Covered Bridge,” written by Ian Martin, with Inner Sanctum’s “The Edge of Death,” starring Larry Haines. A honeymoon slips into another century, then an antique weapon tied to Rasputin draws two friends into obsession, violence, and supernatural dread. In “The Covered Bridge,” a honeymoon journ...

A speaker watches golden sand escape his grasp and asks whether anything we see, feel, or lose is more than a dream within a dream. Edgar Allan Poe’s short poem unfolds in two movements. The first is an intimate farewell: a kiss upon the brow and an admission that a life dismissed as dreamlike may still contain real pain. The second moves to a “surf-tormented shore,” where the speaker tries to hold grains of golden sand while they slip relentlessly through his fingers and fall into the pitiless...

A newcomer to an Adirondack town follows a grotesque local legend into the woods, where a six-foot infant monster wants to play with a bloody rattle. Jon hopes New Ellsworth will offer a quiet new start. Instead, his job at the lumber yard introduces him to Sleepy Carl, Carl’s sister Edina, and a giant discarded diaper no ordinary baby could have worn. The locals call the creature behind it Oopsie Poopsie—but their nervous jokes conceal a family secret that has been growing in the forest for ye...

Seven people died around Chicago in 1982 after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules secretly laced with cyanide, and the killer was never identified. The poisonings began with 12-year-old Mary Kellerman and rapidly spread through the suburbs. Adam Janus died after taking a capsule; his grieving brother Stanley and sister-in-law Theresa then used the same bottle and became victims themselves. Investigators eventually connected seven deaths to contaminated packages that appeared to have been re...

Anne Winslow’s rainy-night taxi ride turns deadly when she discovers a man with a cut throat beside her—and the body disappears inside her home. After missing her train, Anne accepts a cab ride to her isolated house. A silent passenger slumped against her shoulder proves to be a corpse, but the driver refuses to explain how the dead man reached the back seat. Instead, he carries the body into Anne’s living room, leaves her alone with it during a storm, and drives away while the telephone lines ...

A cruel king humiliates his court jester once too often, inspiring a masquerade revenge built from chains, costumes, fire, and poetic justice. Hop-Frog and his friend Trippetta were taken from their homeland and forced to entertain a king whose seven ministers share his appetite for practical jokes. The jester’s body makes movement painful, and alcohol drives him into a dangerous frenzy, yet the king orders him to drink for the court’s amusement. When Trippetta begs for mercy, the monarch throw...

Sorority sister Jaxey Jynx follows three pale strangers into the Backwoods of Strickfield and discovers a ghoul matriarch recruiting daughters for an immortal family. Jaxey, Renny Stafford, and Paulette Peterson meet Kirsh, Stephen, and Xander during a Friday the 13th marathon at the Strickfield Drive-In. The men’s vintage appearance and cold skin trigger Jaxey’s suspicion, but her friends accept an invitation to their secluded home. There, the elegant Victoria speaks of marriage, family, and b...

A smiling stranger stepped from a lantern-shaped craft on a West Virginia road and spoke directly into salesman Woodrow Derenberger’s mind. Terrifying & True investigates Indrid Cold, the “Grinning Man” introduced through Derenberger’s famous 1966 encounter near Mineral Wells. The witness described an outwardly human visitor with a fixed, unnerving smile who communicated telepathically, asked personal questions, and claimed peaceful intentions. Derenberger later reported continued contact, draw...

In this episode, I explore the intricate narrative of loyalty and moral conflict in "Thicker Than Water." The story centers on Nick Wedge, a defense attorney navigating the treacherous waters of a murder trial involving his client, Benny Bleeker. From a mugging gone tragically wrong to the intense courtroom battles that ensue, I dissect the dynamics of familial ties and the ethical dilemmas that shape Wedge’s journey. As witness testimonies unfold and evidence mounts, Wedge confronts his own bel...

Five Thanksgiving horror stories turn family dinners, hunting trips, Friendsgiving, and homecoming into murder, monsters, and supernatural revenge. • Thanksgiving Dinner — by Rachael Redolfi Officer Sophia Cortez answers a welfare call in a quiet Indiana town and discovers that one family’s closed doors conceal years of cruelty and a nightmare no holiday meal can disguise. • Turkey Shoot — by David O’Hanlon Sheriff Hart and Deputy Hargrove investigate a grisly Ozark death, only to face an enor...

A high-school reunion in the Arkansas Ozarks becomes a blood-soaked creature attack when giant mutant fleas begin hunting everyone near Hawk’s cabin. Months earlier, a burning object fell from the sky and brought an otherworldly power source into contact with the wilderness’s smallest parasites. Now Rocko and Lyla are camping ahead of their old clique’s annual gathering when something armored, ravenous, and much larger than any ordinary insect detects their heat, breath, and blood. At the cabi...

Say “Bloody Mary” into a darkened mirror and a blood-covered woman may appear—or so generations of sleepover dares, schoolyard warnings, and urban legends insist. Terrifying & True explores a ritual whose rules change with every teller. Her name may be repeated three times, thirteen times, or until the participant’s fear turns an ordinary reflection into something hostile. Some versions promise a ghostly face; others warn of scratches, screams, prophecy, or a figure reaching through the glass. ...

Attorney Ned Murray wins Louis Rydell’s murder acquittal—then his client privately confesses and boasts that he may kill the next man who angers him. The admission leaves Ned trapped between justice and the law. Double jeopardy prevents another trial for the killing of grocery boy Yost, while attorney-client privilege threatens Ned’s career if he reveals what Rydell said. His boss, Harry Ostrow, demands silence; his fiancée, Karen, urges him not to sacrifice their future; and the district attor...

Eight horror stories summon the dead for Día de los Muertos, moving from vengeful water spirits and cursed villages to zombies, grave robbers, and restless poltergeists. “The Spirit of Langley Pond” by Charles Campbell returns to a 1981 murder whose victim still screams from the water. “The Truth About Groundhog Day” by Rob Fields traps visitors inside Hollow Point, where a witch’s curse has turned a familiar weather ritual into a supernatural countdown. Dan Wilder’s body-horror tale “The God T...

A Halloween broadcast at WHNT becomes a paranormal emergency when mysterious callers, failing power, and shadowy presences invade the late-night studio. On a fateful Halloween night, the late-night radio crew at WHNT faces an unprecedented broadcast filled with horror stories and supernatural suspense. From mysterious callers to shadowy entities crossing over into reality, this mature-themed story will captivate fans of scary and spooky stories alike. As power flickers and darkness envelops th...

Scream queen Vickie Valentine confronts a Halloween ritual that transforms her screen persona, Veronda, Queen of the Night, into supernatural reality. Follow scream queen Vickie Valentine, known as “Veronda, Queen of the Night,” as she navigates love, fame, and dark supernatural forces that awaken during the spooky season. This mature-themed tale explores love, sacrifice, and ancient monsters hiding behind human faces. Set against haunted houses, film sets, and the eerie backdrop of Halloween ...

A young boy mistakes a silent Halloween serial killer for the villain in his video game and eagerly becomes Satan’s little helper. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss Jeff Lieberman’s 2004 horror comedy, its grim premise, low-budget execution, rediscovery, killer mask, and performances by Alexander Brickel, Katheryn Winnick, and Amanda Plummer. The film’s central irony is that young Dougie believes the masked killer is Satan from his video game and eagerly helps him commit increasingly rea...

Dangerous dolls, racoons attacking, haunted houses and then dive into the reality of terrifying Halloween myths lead this Monthly Spooky crypt conversation. Each segment follows one of the subjects named in Evil Hauntings, Dangerous Dolls, and Terrifying Halloween Realities, moving between real-world oddities, supernatural lore, and horror entertainment. Listeners can move from one uncanny subject to the next without losing the relaxed, curious rhythm that defines Monthly Spooky. Check out Mi...

A serial killer’s death chamber opens seven Halloween radio nightmares about haunted voices, wax murderers, poisoned marriages, and revenge. “Murder Castle” follows Henry Stewart as he lures unattached women with job advertisements, demands a cash surety bond, and hides murder inside a carefully designed home. In “Mind Over Murder,” dry-goods merchant Sam Morrison ignores a violent crime near a bus station, only to have the number 4826 invade his conscience through license plates, a police badg...