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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:

Unknown Broadcast | "An Ordinary Man" — Mediterranean Identity Thriller from Escape Apr 13, 2025

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A quiet county assessor takes a Mediterranean cruise and lets a stranger believe he is a gem importer. The small invention draws him into a much more dangerous story. Unknown Broadcast presents An Ordinary Man from Escape, a vintage radio thriller about identity, attraction, and a precious brooch. Hensel's encounter with Maria offers the adventure missing from his routine, but protecting her heirloom brings attention he never expected. What begins as a chance to be someone else becomes a test of whom he can trust. Can an ordinary man survive the role he has chosen to play?
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Do You Even Movie? | Return of the Living Dead (1985) - Brains, Punk, and Chaos! Apr 11, 2025

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Talking zombies want brains, the rain spreads disaster, and the punks have nowhere safe to go. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit The Return of the Living Dead (1985) for its 40th anniversary. Dan O'Bannon's horror comedy prompts a discussion of practical effects, cast chemistry, its connection to Romero's films, and its place in the series. Clu Gulager, James Karen, and Thom Matthews help turn one warehouse mistake into a Louisville nightmare. Full spoilers and a debate over what makes a great zombie movie. Film page: https://tubitv.com/movies/3341...
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When One Door Closes — Arial Mirren Faces a Vampire from Her Past Apr 09, 2025

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A vampire attacks a charity event inside Strickfield Towne Centre Mall, forcing Arial Mirren to use the powers she inherited from Queen Arcadia. The pursuit leads beneath the building and back into a family history she hoped to escape. When One Door Closes by Rob Fields follows the events of Portals with a supernatural clash over power, betrayal, and the possibility of another life. Arial has faced an alternate vampire Earth; a threat from her own past may be harder to confront. Continue her story as saving a child opens a much more personal struggle—and a new doorway between worlds.
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Terrifying & True | The Bennington Triangle — Five Unsolved Vermont Disappearances Apr 07, 2025

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Five disappearances around Vermont's Glastenbury Mountain became known as the Bennington Triangle. Terrifying & True follows Middie Rivers, Paula Welden, James Tedford, Paul Jepson, and Frieda Langer through cases spanning 1945–1950. It considers the searches, rugged terrain, and uncertainty behind the later stories of curses and a mountain monster. Langer's remains were recovered; the cases do not establish a shared cause. Hear how missing-person reports became a New England paranormal legend, and which questions belong to the record rather than the folklore that grew around it.
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Unknown Broadcast | Murder off the Record — Inner Sanctum Reno Noir Mystery Apr 06, 2025

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A fortune-telling weighing machine promises drifter Happy Dolan danger, money, and marriage in Reno. The promise soon feels less amusing as strangers take an interest in his future. Unknown Broadcast presents Murder off the Record from Inner Sanctum Mysteries, a vintage radio thriller mixing noir intrigue with dark humor. A record shop, a casino, a romance, and a threatening man pull Happy through a run of alarming encounters. He came to town hoping his luck would change. Listen as he tries to work out whether the next opportunity is a windfall—or another reason someone wants him gone.
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The Not So Great Outdoors — Chilling Tales of Survival, Secrets, and the Supernatural Apr 04, 2025

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The woods hide a stalker and giant fleas in five Weekly Spooky tales: Stalk by Mike Ashkewe; Bite Me by David O'Hanlon; and I Used to Work in a Fire Tower with a Strange Set of Rules, Camping Alone Can Be Terrifying, Especially When Something's Hunting You!, and We Were Hunted by Something Terrifying in the Woods by Michael Kelso. The Not So Great Outdoors offers over three and a half hours of horror, from a Canadian encounter to an Ozarks camping nightmare and a former ranger's dangerous new job. Follow the trail into creature territory, where a quiet getaway can become a hunt.
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The Grave Robbers — Cemetery Treasure Hunters Awaken the Hungry Dead Apr 02, 2025

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Fritz knows a neglected grave that could make him rich. Wally follows him from the Ash Street Saloon, persuaded by a story of jewelry buried with a woman named Hazel. The Grave Robbers by Bruce Haney turns a cemetery theft into undead horror when the coffin holds something greed cannot account for. One man sees a fortune; the other begins to see every reason they should leave. Their friendship is tested against an appetite far older than their scheme. Hear a graveyard creature story in which the most dangerous thing about buried treasure is the owner who may still be keeping it.
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Monthly Spooky | Haunted Houses, Stolen Artwork, and April Fool’s Gone Wrong Mar 31, 2025

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A ghost hunt reportedly turns physical, a Scottish couple fears their house is haunted, and April Fools' pranks have consequences nobody intended. Henrique and Michelle bring these stories together in the March 2025 Monthly Spooky, alongside stolen art, unsettling places, and horror watches. Radio hoaxes and prankster tragedies give the conversation a darker edge as the hosts consider what happens when make-believe affects real lives. Paranormal accounts remain reports, with humor and personal stories throughout. Join a roundup of haunted-house claims and jokes that stopped being funny.
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Unknown Broadcast | "Devilstone" — An Irish Estate Curse from Suspense Mar 30, 2025

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An inherited Irish estate seems like an opportunity until prospective tenants insist it is haunted. Timothy Martin goes to Devilstone with his servant to investigate, bringing skepticism into a house that gives him reasons to reconsider. Unknown Broadcast presents Devilstone from Suspense, a vintage radio mystery set around a gloomy property in County Fermanagh. Unsettling sounds, a family legacy, and signs of a presence turn the visit into something far more personal than a rental inspection. What did Timothy inherit besides the building—and how much of its past is still inside?
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Do You Even Movie? | A Nasty Piece of Work (2019) – Corporate Chaos Meets Holiday Horror Mar 28, 2025

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A Christmas invitation from the boss becomes a vicious competition for promotion. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer discuss A Nasty Piece of Work (2019), Charles Hood's Into the Dark entry starring Kyle Howard, Molly Hagan, and Julian Sands. The hosts examine the workplace satire, the fake-outs, and the ending, while remembering Sands and his Warlock roles. Stories of bad jobs and life on a film set add personal stakes to the question of what employees will endure to get ahead. Full spoilers for a holiday horror comedy with a ruthless corporate host. More: https://www.doyouevenmovie.com...
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