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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:

Portals: A Summer of Terror Across Time and Space Jul 18, 2025

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Six unlikely allies cross into an alternate Earth overrun by vampires. A mutant spider girl, a Master Vampire, a genius, two girls with extraordinary powers, and a boy with a bicycle must work together before the catastrophe spreads. Portals by Rob Fields gathers the Strickfield summer miniseries into one science-fiction horror adventure spanning parallel worlds. Their own Earth is at stake, along with others across the multiverse, and survival depends on becoming a team. Enter a vampire apocalypse where finding a way home may be only the beginning of the fight.
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Deadly Second Chances Part 3 — Calvin Mirren, Organ Theft and Redemption Jul 16, 2025

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Calvin Mirren remembers the women who drugged him and stole his kidneys. Hellweaver sends him back to before he first meets Katherine Pierce, when he still has a chance to avoid harming her, Rayleen Jones, and Belinda James. Deadly Second Chances Part 3 by Rob Fields turns a Strickfield organ-theft revenge tale into a test of redemption. Calvin knows where his old choices lead. Can he stop treating people as disposable, or will fear of his future send him down another violent path? Continue the five-part dark-fantasy serial as a ruthless Mirren receives a chance to choose differently.
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Calvin Mirren and Hellweaver: Sin, Seduction, and the End of the Multiverse Jul 15, 2025

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Three women plan a Halloween reckoning for Calvin Mirren, while a disciple of Hellweaver prepares for a very different transformation. This Rob Fields triple feature gathers The Halloween Heist, Sin, and Last Stand, connecting Strickfield revenge horror to a battle for the multiverse. Meet the privileged predator, the goddess's devoted advocate, and the Battleguard who oppose her cosmic ambitions. Their stories provide the background for Deadly Second Chances Part 3. Before Calvin gets another chance at life, hear why Hellweaver has a stake in the soul of a Mirren.
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Terrifying & True | The Changeling Legend — Fairy Folklore and Real-Life Horror Jul 14, 2025

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What happens when a family decides a loved one has been replaced by a fairy? Terrifying & True explores changeling folklore across Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia, and the Germanic world, then follows its human cost in the 1895 murder of Bridget Cleary. Illness and unfamiliar behavior could inspire stories of stolen children or uncanny substitutes—and cruel attempts to bring the supposed original back. This episode examines protective rituals, persecution, and the point where belief became abuse. Hear how a supernatural explanation for change could turn a vulnerable person into a target.
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Unknown Broadcast | Tales of the Macabre: 4 Horror Stories of Madness, Mystery, and Poe Jul 13, 2025

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A passenger's closely guarded box makes an ocean voyage feel sinister. Edgar Allan Poe's The Oblong Box joins Beyond Reason, The Derelict, and Portrait of the Past in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. These vintage radio dramas move through obsession, uncertainty, and maritime mystery, giving listeners more than two and a half hours of suspense. Poe's tale places an inquisitive traveler beside a secret he cannot leave alone. Board the steamer, follow the questions, and listen for the moment when curiosity becomes something more dangerous than the unanswered mystery.
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Do You Even Movie? | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998): Island-Resort Slasher Jul 11, 2025

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A storm traps Julie James and her friends at an island resort with the hook-handed Fisherman. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), from its creepy church opening to Jeffrey Combs' resort manager and the sequel's outrageous reveal. Danny Cannon directs Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brandy in this Bahamas-set slasher. The hosts discuss why isolated vacation horror works, share Fourth of July mishaps, and revisit their hopes for the then-upcoming legacy sequel. Full spoilers. More Do You Even Movie?: http://doyouevenmovie.com/
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Deadly Second Chances Part 2 - Revenge, Romance, and Resurrection Jul 09, 2025

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Jensen Mirren remembers the obsession that ended her life. Hellweaver sends her back with a chance to avoid Zach Jenner, the love triangle, and the deadly snakes—but escaping her past may demand more than staying away. Deadly Second Chances Part 2 by Rob Fields continues the five-part Strickfield saga of revenge and redemption. A wealthy young woman who once wanted control must decide what she can change when the future is already in her memory. Follow Jensen's bargain as desire threatens another chance at freedom. Signed April Fool copies: https://weeklyspooky.com/april...!
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The Making of Jensen Mirren: Obsession, Blood, and the Devil You Love Jul 08, 2025

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Zach Jenner is caught between Jensen Mirren and Silvia Charmer, with jealousy, control, and a sinister urban legend closing in. People Can Lick Too and Silvia, both by Rob Fields, reveal the relationships behind Jensen's role in Deadly Second Chances Part 2. This Strickfield double feature mixes intimate betrayal with snake horror and the fear that someone knows your private life far too well. Hear Jensen's history before her chance to rewrite it, and follow a love triangle in which choosing a partner offers no guarantee of safety. Obsession has more than one face here.
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Terrifying & True | The Disappearance of Carrie Culberson — Ohio’s No-Body Murder Case Jul 07, 2025

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Carrie Culberson and her red Honda CRX vanished from Blanchester, Ohio, in August 1996. Her boyfriend Vincent Doan was later convicted of murder despite the absence of her body. For its 100th episode, Terrifying & True examines Carrie's reports of abuse, witness testimony, the troubled pond search, and her family's fight for answers. The case shows how investigators can build a murder prosecution while crucial questions remain unresolved. Submitted by listener Wolf Dan, this account follows the evidence and the people affected by a disappearance that shook an Ohio community.
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Unknown Broadcast | Summer Horror: Four Classic Radio Tales of Suspense Jul 06, 2025

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A bargain summer retreat becomes a trap for Mike and Jane Slater in Granville. The Summer People opens this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection, followed by Summer Thunder, Summer Night, and The Thing from the Sea. Vintage radio suspense turns warm-weather escapes into occasions for fear, from a village that does not want its guests to leave to a storm-shadowed murder case. Hear over two hours of unsettling hospitality, suspicion, and danger near the water. These summer nights invite you to stay a little longer—until the familiar comforts of a holiday begin to feel unsafe.
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