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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:

7 Fourth of July Horror Stories — Haunted Water, Zombies and Demonic Bars Jul 04, 2025

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Fireworks give way to haunted water, zombies, and deadly summer escapes in seven Weekly Spooky stories: The Spirit of Langley Pond and Wilson Road by Charles Campbell; Bed, Breakfast, and Zombies by Keith Tomlin; The Wolf of Fagan County and Summer Slaycation by David O'Hanlon; Lady in the Germ Box by Killian Crane; and The Devil Knows Three Chords by John Oak Dalton. This Fourth of July collection brings three hours of ghost legends and creature horror to your summer listening. What waits beyond the swimming hole or the next roadside stop? April Fool: https://weeklyspooky.com/april...!
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Deadly Second Chances Part 1 — AIDS Mary Rewrites Her Origin Jul 02, 2025

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Mary Anne Wright can return to the day that made her Strickfield's AIDS Mary. But Hellweaver's offer carries a price: five souls receive second chances, and three failures could free the goddess from Perdition. Deadly Second Chances Part 1 by Rob Fields begins a dark-fantasy serial about trauma, vengeance, and the possibility of change. Mary keeps her memories as she faces the past again. Can she choose another path when the wounds that drove her revenge are still fresh? Start the five-part saga here. Signed April Fool copies: https://weeklyspooky.com/april...!
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The Rise of AIDS Mary: Two Stories of Vengeance and Blood! Jul 01, 2025

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Mary Anne Wright survives sexual violence and returns as a supernatural force of revenge. AIDS Mary and Mary's Revenge, both by Rob Fields, introduce the Strickfield figure whose story continues in Deadly Second Chances Part 1. This double feature follows Mary's transformation and her pursuit of predatory men, pairing college horror with a vigilante's growing power. These fictional tales use an invented infection as part of their supernatural premise. Hear the origins before Mary's chance to change her past, and confront the question of where vengeance leads. Contains sexual violence.
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Monthly Spooky | Erin Patterson’s Mushroom Trial, Haunted Poveglia and the 1916 Shark Attacks Jun 30, 2025

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Erin Patterson's Australian mushroom trial, ghost legends from Poveglia, and the 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks lead the June 2025 Monthly Spooky. Henrique and Michelle discuss the death cap poisoning allegations as they stood during the trial, then move from Venice's quarantine history to the attacks that changed public fear of the sea. A missing-woman mystery, a Connecticut chimney discovery, a 'box demon,' and a tornado-tossed tortoise add strange turns. Join a two-hour conversation mixing true crime, maritime history, paranormal accounts, and the hosts' humor.
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Unknown Broadcast | Fear in the Dark: 4 Horror Stories About Shadows, Silence, and Survival Jun 29, 2025

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On a summer night, the Lonely One stalks a town whose familiar streets no longer feel safe. Ray Bradbury's The Whole Town's Sleeping joins In the Dark, The Dark Chamber, and One Dark Night in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of vintage radio suspense explore the fear of being unable to see—or trust—what is nearby. Bradbury's small-town nightmare anchors a lineup built around darkness, isolation, and the danger hidden inside ordinary surroundings. Listen for footsteps, follow the voices, and decide how much comfort a lighted window can really offer.
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Do You Even Movie? | JAWS: The Revenge (1987) Summer Horror Gone Wild! Jun 27, 2025

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Can a shark hold a grudge against the Brody family? Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Jaws: The Revenge (1987), the Bahamas-set sequel starring Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, and Mario Van Peebles. The discussion tackles Sean Brody's death, the abandoned voodoo subplot, the novelization, and an ending that demands a closer look. Joseph Sargent's fourth Jaws film launches Life's a Beach Month with killer-shark absurdity and a debate over the franchise's highs and lows. Full spoilers for this tropical creature feature. More Do You Even Movie?: http://doyouevenmovie.com/
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I Worked in a Museum of Oddities Until the Oddest Thing Happened to Me Jun 25, 2025

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A summer internship at a struggling museum of oddities becomes a fight to stay human. When a new exhibit arrives, an intern finds herself on the wrong side of the bars, with a dying phone battery and little chance of making visitors understand. Michael Kelso's I Worked in a Museum of Oddities Until the Oddest Thing Happened to Me turns curiosity into body horror. Can a plea for help escape the display? Author: https://geni.us/michaelkelsoau... Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Ho... April Fool: https://weeklyspooky.com/april...!
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Terrifying & True | The Hat Man — Sleep Paralysis Entity or Paranormal Threat? Jun 23, 2025

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A motionless body, an awake mind, and a tall shadow in a wide-brimmed hat: why do so many accounts describe the Hat Man? Terrifying & True explores the figure's place in sleep paralysis stories and modern shadow-person lore. Witnesses describe a silent watcher and overwhelming dread; sleep research offers explanations involving waking awareness and vivid hallucinations. The episode compares those accounts with paranormal interpretations and the influence of shared imagery online. Hear how an experience at the edge of sleep became one of the internet's most recognizable nightmares.
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Unknown Broadcast | 4 Sinister Tales of Hatred, Obsession, and Revenge Jun 22, 2025

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An insect researcher finds his enemies gathering outside his own home. The Man the Insects Hated joins I Hate Harold, Brotherly Hate, and The Man Who Knew How to Hate in this four-story Unknown Broadcast collection. More than two hours of vintage radio suspense move through resentment, obsession, and grudges. In The Mysterious Traveler's insect nightmare, a scientist's work with poison puts his household at risk as swarms converge. Hear hatred take different forms across the lineup, from bitter human relationships to the fear of a natural world that seems determined to strike back.
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Bloodsuckers Unleashed: 5 Twisted Vampire Tales of Terror and Seduction Jun 20, 2025

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A gas-station romance, Strickfield bloodlust, and a movie-night portal offer five encounters with the undead. Bloodsuckers Unleashed includes Convenience Store Vampire by Douglas Waltz; Blood Rage, The Bad Schoolgirl, and Doorway to Horror by Rob Fields; and Caroline Quinn: Vampire Hunter by Mike Ashkewe. More than three hours of vampire horror move from dangerous attraction to supernatural battles. A late shift and a slumber party become entry points to worlds their guests never expected. Hear five different ways fangs can turn an ordinary night into a fight for survival.
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