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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:

Haunted Houses & Cursed Finds — Six Ghost Stories of Possession, Poltergeists, and Terror Jan 17, 2026

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A locked inn room and a yard-sale bowl invite the dead into six Weekly Spooky stories. Hear Horror at the Hexagon House Inn by Bill Spears; The House That Killed Me, Thrifting Fail - We're now Haunted!, and The House in the Woods by Bruce Haney; Ghost Story by A. N. Onimus; and Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee's by L. F. Falconer. Over two hours of haunted-house fiction mix cursed finds, poltergeists, and places that refuse to let visitors leave. A writer, a vlogger, and a party producer who sees ghosts approach the uncanny for different reasons. Getting close has a cost.
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Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Best of 2025: Ship of the Cannibal - Ghost Ship Survival Horror Story Jan 16, 2026

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Chance and Luka survive a shipwreck by clinging to a container in open water. When an ocean liner appears in the fog, it looks like rescue—until they discover something hungry aboard. Ship of the Cannibal Rats by David O'Hanlon returns in this Best of 2025 Weekly Spooky episode. Shredded cabins, a stripped galley, and noises inside the walls turn shelter into a creature-infested trap. This maritime horror story follows two survivors whose lucky break may leave fewer choices than the open sea. Board for ghost-ship atmosphere, swarming danger, and a desperate search for a way off.
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BANNED! Part 2: Horror Convention Slasher Mystery Gets Bloodier! Jan 14, 2026

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Police reach High Point Ski Lodge, but the Horror Snow-In continues after a staff member's murder. BANNED! Part 2 by Rob Fields turns the snowbound convention into a stage for a killer who wants everyone watching. Headliner Vickie Valentine tries to keep up appearances as promoter David Melicant refuses to shut down and the attacks grow more public. This second chapter of the Weekly Spooky winter slasher mixes a revenge mystery with a threat awakening inside Vickie. Begin with Part 1 for the setup, then follow the clues through a lodge where another event may become the next crime scene.
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This Week in Horror History | Primeval, Scream (2022) & Cloverfield (Jan 12–18) Jan 13, 2026

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Primeval unleashes a killer crocodile, DeepStar Six finds danger underwater, and Scream (2022) brings fandom into a slasher's sights. This Week in Horror History covers January 12–18 with the folk-horror novel This Wretched Valley and Cloverfield's chaotic view of a monster attack. One Missed Call joins the viewing discussion. Explore stories where nature, technology, and familiar rules stop offering control, from remote wilderness to a city filmed in panic. Episode sponsor: Savorista Coffee, with half-caf and decaf blends. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at Savorista.com.
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Terrifying & True | Alferd Packer: The Colorado Cannibal’s 1874 Expedition & Murder Trials Jan 12, 2026

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Six men entered Colorado's San Juan Mountains in the winter of 1874. Alferd Packer returned alone, with explanations that changed as suspicion grew. Terrifying & True follows the trek after Chief Ouray's warning, the discovery of five companions' remains, and the trials that made Packer the 'Colorado Cannibal.' Survival claims meet physical evidence, escape, and a legal history more complicated than the legend. Also known as Alfred Packer, he is the central voice in an account others could not contradict. What can the record establish about the deaths, and where does folklore take over?
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Unknown Broadcast | Four Old-Time Radio Horror Stories of Secrets and Survival Jan 11, 2026

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A reporter sees a supposedly dead man, and astronauts on Mars receive a welcome from lost loved ones. Unknown Broadcast gathers The Telltale Scar, Mars Is Heaven, I Want to Report a Murder, and The Archer. Work by Roy Windsor, Ray Bradbury, Michael Sklar, and Arch Oboler spans CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Inner Sanctum, and Lights Out. More than two hours of vintage radio suspense move through a telltale scar, a murder call, and gangsters holding a young woman captive. These four dramas make recognition dangerous: the face or voice you trust may be the first reason to fear the room.
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Best of 2025: Spin the Bottle — A Deadly College Slasher Horror Story Jan 10, 2026

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Samara tries a new look and a new romance, but a crowded fraternity party makes the attention feel dangerous. Spin the Bottle by Rob Fields returns as a Best of 2025 Weekly Spooky feature. In Strickfield, a jealous ex, a perfect-looking date, and a party game draw her into a slasher tale of obsession, humiliation, and survival. Over three hours of horror fiction mix college dating dread, masked violence, and supernatural menace. Samara wanted to leave her comfort zone, but someone else seems to be planning the night. Who is really deciding where the bottle points?
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Best of 2025: Winter Horror Stories, Cryptids & Wendigo Folklore Jan 09, 2026

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Winter comfort turns hostile in this Best of 2025 Weekly Spooky collection. Hear I Love the Cold by Jonathan Lumpkin, The Blizzard of '58: Never Meet Your Idols by Bruce Haney, and I Was Stalked by a Monster from the Woods by Michael Kelso. The fictional scares lead into Terrifying & True's The Wendigo Curse: A Legend of Greed and Destruction, which examines folklore and historical accounts. Nearly two hours move from a fan's dream encounter and a watched tree line to stories of winter hunger. The collection distinguishes creature fiction from the beliefs and history behind a warning.
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BANNED! Part 1 — Blizzard Convention Slasher Mystery Jan 07, 2026

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Robbie Redden's trip to meet a favorite actress ends in humiliation and a ban. Seven years later, a horror convention in Michigan's Upper Peninsula faces a blizzard and unfinished business. BANNED! Part 1 by Rob Fields opens the four-part Weekly Spooky winter slasher at High Point Ski Lodge. Featured guest Vickie Valentine arrives for autographs and filming with Henrique Couto as a message disrupts the weekend. Start here for a story of fandom, resentment, and revenge, where the storm traps guests with someone who has another reason for attending. The convention's first scare is real.
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This Week in Horror History | M3GAN, The Relic, The Terror & Resident Evil 4 (Jan 5–11) Jan 06, 2026

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M3GAN makes protection dangerous, The Relic turns a museum into a hunting ground, and Dan Simmons' The Terror reimagines the Franklin expedition. This Week in Horror History covers January 5–11 with Resident Evil 4, the apartment nightmare The Sentinel, and the occult time-travel chaos of Warlock. Films, a novel, and a survival horror game offer ways to lose control of familiar spaces. Find a killer doll, a lurking creature, or your next eerie read. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth sheets, pajamas, and loungewear. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off your first order at CozyEarth.com.
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