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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:

A Christmas Romance: A Witch’s Curse, Doomed Lovers & Holiday Horror in Strickfield Dec 17, 2025

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A healer betrayed on Christmas Day curses the family of the man who denied their love. Centuries later, Grant Capwell's break at Strickfield University is disrupted by an attraction that feels older than his own life. A Christmas Romance by Rob Fields connects Murial Arkam's execution with Grant, his girlfriend Spencer Mirren, and a barista who carries the healer's name. This Weekly Spooky tale blends witch horror, inherited magic, and a love triangle. As memory and desire begin to blur, the question is whether devotion can break a pattern—or whether the curse is choosing for them.
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This Week in Horror History | Black Christmas, Young Frankenstein & Ghost Story (December 15–21) Dec 16, 2025

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Black Christmas turns sorority life into stalker terror, while Young Frankenstein finds comedy in classic monsters. This Week in Horror History covers December 15–21 with the wintry haunting of Ghost Story, the retro game Christmas Massacre, and Local 58's invasive analog nightmare Real Sleep. Scream joins a holiday watchlist of slashers, ghosts, and screen-borne dread. Explore how festive settings make familiar horror feel closer to home. Episode sponsor: Aspire energy drinks. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 25% off at https://aspiredrinks.com/disco...
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Black Christmas: A Cursed Snow Globe Christmas Horror Story Dec 16, 2025

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A broke newsboy finds a snow globe that can change his luck. Inside the glass, a miniature winter town waits as each wish sends dark flakes through the snow. Black Christmas by Rodri Go turns a hidden antiques shop into the beginning of a supernatural bargain. This Weekly Spooky holiday horror story follows the temptation to trade tomorrow's safety for relief today, as debts disappear and the price of good fortune grows harder to ignore. The gift keeps count even when its owner wants to stop. Author: @unhappy_stories on Instagram and http://www.unhappystories.net/
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Terrifying & True | Père Fouettard: The French Krampus and the Dark Side of Christmas Dec 15, 2025

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Père Fouettard walks beside Saint Nicholas with punishment where the saint offers gifts. Terrifying & True explores this Christmas figure in French and Belgian folklore, from the legend of three murdered children to the origin story tied to the Siege of Metz. Nancy's festivities lead into comparisons with Krampus, Hans Trapp, and other winter enforcers. The episode examines how fear shaped holiday discipline and how portrayals change as communities confront racist imagery. Follow the stories behind the whip and sack, keeping local traditions and origin legends distinct from history.
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Unknown Broadcast | Six Horror Stories of Guilt, Poison, and the Pendulum Dec 14, 2025

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A man aboard a liner tries to evade consequences, while another fears a snake beneath his sheet. Unknown Broadcast gathers Sea of Troubles, Poison, Escape by Death, You Can't Trust a Stranger, The Last Day of a Condemned Man, and The Pit and the Pendulum. Over three hours of old-time radio mystery and horror move through suspicion, dangerous favors, imprisonment, and a blade drawing closer. These six dramas make time itself feel threatening, whether a character is waiting for help or a sentence to be carried out. Listen for the gap between an escape plan and a detail it cannot control.
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Christmas Horror Stories: Snow, Santa & Slaughter Dec 13, 2025

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Killer elves, a demonic Santa, and an undead outbreak fill seven Weekly Spooky Christmas stories. Rob Fields brings Christmas at Pendleton Way Station, Inner Rage, and A Zombie's Christmas; Charles Campbell brings Santa's Little Helpers. The Day that Santa Died is by Keith Tomlin. Welcome Home by Mike Ashkewe and Scary Christmas To All by David O'Hanlon complete the lineup. Over four and a half hours of holiday horror move from a cyborg's battlefield to Strickfield, a department store, and the North Pole's operatives. Expect supernatural revenge, dark fantasy, and splatter beneath seasonal lights.
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Cutting Deep Into Horror | Wind Chill (2007) – Emily Blunt’s Snowbound Christmas Ghost Story Dec 12, 2025

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Wind Chill (2007) strands two students on an icy Pennsylvania road, where a ride home becomes a ghost story. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi examine Gregory Jacobs' film, starring Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes, on Cutting Deep into Horror. Full spoilers cover the looping nightmare, boundaries, vulnerability, and the connection between supernatural dread and real winter exposure. The hosts also share memories of brutal Midwestern cold. How does a damaged car become both shelter and a trap when the past keeps returning? Film page: https://tubitv.com/movies/6956...
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A Blue Christmas: A Dark Superhero Holiday Horror Story Dec 11, 2025

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Reporter Miranda Mason-Phillips arrives in Shore City and discovers that superheroes are real—and frightened. A Blue Christmas by Rob Fields brings alien hero Blue Girl and the gem-clad Jeweler into a Christmas Eve conflict with supernatural forces and a deadly war machine. This feature-length Weekly Spooky story mixes superhero dark fantasy, urban horror, and mass hallucinations as the city streets become a battleground. Miranda's search for a story puts her close to powers that can turn fear against their victims. Follow one holiday adventure where even the heroes need help.
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Milk, Cookies, and Krampus: A Christmas Horror Story of Folklore, Family… and a Very Bad Dog Dec 10, 2025

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On the Donnerly farm, leaving milk and cookies for Santa is a rule with consequences. Daisy May Donnerly, Carnelian Mirren, and the hungry terrier Ol' McDonald discover why during a Christmas Eve blizzard. Milk, Cookies, and Krampus by Rob Fields brings a threatening sleigh and skeletal reindeer to the Strickfield universe. This Weekly Spooky holiday story turns a family ritual into a fight against the frightening visitor who comes when it goes wrong. Cozy farm life meets supernatural danger, with two girls caught between disbelief and a tradition that demands to be taken seriously.
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This Week in Horror History | Christine, The Wolf Man & Scream 2 (December 8–14) Dec 09, 2025

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Christine turns a Plymouth into a killer, The Wolf Man (1941) gives Larry Talbot a tragic curse, and Scream 2 takes Ghostface to college. This Week in Horror History covers December 8–14 with Maniac Cop 2 and the giant-spider classic Tarantula. John Carpenter's Stephen King adaptation meets Universal monsters and meta-slasher rules. Birthdays celebrate Rick Baker, Vampira, Bill Nighy, and Dee Wallace. Find a creature feature or a sequel for your winter watchlist. Episode sponsor: Cozy Earth bedding. Original offer: code SPOOKY for 41% off at https://cozyearth.com/discount...
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