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Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween

Weekly Spooky is your year-round Halloween podcast for scary stories: original horror fiction, urban legends, haunted places, cryptids and dark folklore, alongside true crime, paranormal mysteries and horror history.

Hosted by filmmaker and narrator Henrique Couto, the feed combines cinematic horror stories, dark humor, twist endings, old-time radio nightmares, horror-movie discussion, and investigations into the strange and unexplained. Recurring programs include Weekly Spooky fiction, Terrifying & True, Thursday Thrills, Unknown Broadcast, This Week in Horror History, Cutting Deep Into Horror, Monthly Spooky, and seasonal story compilations.

During Halloween and spooky season, discover scary stories of haunted houses, cursed objects, vampires, werewolves, urban legends, ghost stories, monster encounters, and long-form horror marathons for late-night listening, fall drives, and Halloween parties. Mature themes included.

Explore the complete world of Weekly Spooky at https://weeklyspooky.com/ and follow the podcast for new nightmares throughout the week.

Copyright: © Copyright Henrique Couto

Latest Episodes:

Old Jerry | A Halloween Prank at a Cannibal’s House Mar 10, 2021

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Egging Old Jerry’s house is a terrible Halloween mistake in RT Raynaud’s “Old Jerry.” Returning alone for candy, in the same devil costume, is worse. The homeowner recognizes his tormentor and offers a private haunted-house tour. Now Jerry talks through his grievances while struggling with a broken saw and some very messy work. This grisly horror monologue puts listeners inside a cannibal’s cheerful, self-justifying rant. There are rules to trick-or-treating, and Jerry is eager to explain them.
Babysitter Massacre: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...
Sponsored by HenFlix.com.
Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join
More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Slasher | A Student Horror Film Becomes a Masked-Killer Nightmare Mar 03, 2021

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A student film crew gets trapped inside its own slasher movie in Rob Fields’ “Slasher.” The Strickfield University Film Society needs a hit to survive, so director Jessie Corgen brings her cast to a performance hall scheduled for demolition. Then an arrow strikes, the exits are chained and the masked Scream Queen begins stalking the production. This campus horror story turns prop-room weapons and backstage corridors into threats. Who is controlling what happens when the cameras roll?
Babysitter Massacre: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...
Sponsored by HenFlix.com.
Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join
More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Grave Consequences | A Grave Robber Finds More Than Buried Treasure Feb 24, 2021

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A grave robber’s easy payday disappears beneath the cemetery in Killian Crane’s “Grave Consequences.” Dennis chooses an old-money tombstone, trusting fog and darkness to hide his work. But opening Vanya Mills’ coffin draws him into a chamber filled with corpses and a terrifying mourner. Even there, he cannot stop thinking about an emerald necklace. This claustrophobic supernatural horror story follows a thief whose greed survives every warning. What will he leave behind to get back out?
Babysitter Massacre: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...
Sponsored by HenFlix.com.
Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join
More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Party in the Woods | Creatures Stalk a Moonlit Party Feb 17, 2021

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Something is waiting at the party clearing in Joe Solmo’s “Party in the Woods.” Tristan takes Becca down a familiar path behind a neighbor’s farm, expecting friends, whiskey and a quiet place to impress the new girl. Instead, the firewood is wet, the others are missing and movements in the trees grow harder to dismiss. This graphic backwoods creature story turns teenage bravado into terror. Tristan knows these woods—but the things watching him know how to enjoy a hunt.
Penned in Blood: https://pennedinblood.com/
Babysitter Massacre: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...
Sponsored by HenFlix.com.
Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join
More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Be Mine | A Secret Admirer’s Valentine’s Day Killing Spree Feb 10, 2021

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A secret admirer turns Valentine’s Day into a campus nightmare in Shane Migliavacca’s “Be Mine.” Blake receives chocolates and an invitation to meet beneath the east bleachers, but she would rather finish her overdue paper. Someone else has already planned their evening together. With her roommate Cassie drawn into the mystery, romantic messages become threats and familiar faces disappear. This holiday slasher follows a pursuit in which affection sounds increasingly like an ultimatum.
Babysitter Massacre: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...
Sponsored by HenFlix.com.
Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join
More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Good to the Last Drop | A Cursed Coffeemaker Unleashes Murderous Rage Feb 03, 2021

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A vintage coffeemaker changes more than breakfast in Rob Fields’ “Good to the Last Drop.” Adam buys a replacement for his girlfriend Jarren at the mysterious Tinker’s shop. After the first pot, her buried anger begins spilling into life at Strickfield High. Adam turns to Bella Taibon as caffeine and dark magic make a dangerous combination. This cursed-object horror story brings a familiar comfort to a violent boil. Related story: Episode 65, “The Last Taibon.”
Babysitter Massacre: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...
Sponsored by HenFlix.com.
Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join
More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Careful What You Wish | An Evil Ifrit Twists a Child’s Wish Jan 27, 2021

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A sick child’s wish puts an ex-con in a fight with a fire spirit in David O’Hanlon’s “Careful What You Wish.” Penn befriends ten-year-old Ed while working as a mover. An ornate bottle among a family’s belongings releases Babak, an ifrit whose promises hide cruel interpretations. Ed wants to stop being a burden; Penn must confront the creature before that wish costs the boy everything. This dark-fantasy horror adventure combines genie lore, dangerous bargains and an unlikely friendship. Penn’s past has taught him to expect trouble. It has not prepared him to bargain with living fire.
Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join
More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Adam’s Tale | Bloodthirsty Chipmunks and a Midnight Forest Ritual Jan 20, 2021

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A camping party ends with Adam tied to a tree in Joe Solmo’s “Adam’s Tale.” He cannot remember how he got there, and his captor says the woods are waiting for a meal. The rustling overhead seems too small to matter—until bloodthirsty chipmunks reveal a hunger far beyond their size. Creature horror and grotesque dark humor turn a familiar campsite into a place of ritual sacrifice. Adam needs to find his friends and escape before the colony collects what it believes it is owed.
Penned in Blood: https://pennedinblood.com/
Babysitter Massacre: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...
Sponsored by HenFlix.com.
Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join
More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

For the Mother | Norse Mythology and a Winter-Solstice Family Ritual Jan 13, 2021

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A romance draws a mythology scholar into a sinister winter-solstice celebration in Mark T.B. Shields’ “For the Mother.” Astrid has loved Norse legends since childhood. When Baldur invites her to his wealthy family’s mountain estate, their ancient names and lavish hospitality seem almost too familiar. As the longest night approaches, the customs she studied begin demanding her participation. This folk-horror story combines isolation, ritual and disturbing family obligations. Knowing the old tales may help Astrid recognize the danger—but does it tell her how to leave?
Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join
More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

The Last Taibon | Bella’s Vampire-Hunter Origin in Strickfield Jan 06, 2021

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A vampire hunter walks into a Strickfield bar during a blizzard in Rob Fields’ “The Last Taibon.” Bella Taibon is searching for an undead enemy, carrying the memory of a family slaughtered and a revenge that changed her body forever. She can face sunlight, but that does not mean she escaped the blood of a Master Vampire unchanged. This supernatural action-horror story introduces Bella’s unusual powers and her uneasy connection with the Donnerly family. Her hunt brought her to town. Something else may keep her there.
Babysitter Massacre: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P...
Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join
More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

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