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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:

Terrifying & True | Fouke Monster: Boggy Creek Sightings & the Arkansas Bigfoot Legend Sep 23, 2024

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The Fouke Monster brought Bigfoot-style sightings, strange tracks and a wave of attention to rural Arkansas. Terrifying & True explores the Ford family’s reported 1971 encounter, skeptical explanations and the swamp legend that inspired Charles B. Pierce’s “The Legend of Boggy Creek.” Written by Morgan Moore, this episode follows the creature from local testimony to drive-in horror fame, keeping eyewitness claims distinct from verified evidence. Was something unknown roaming the woods near Fouke, or was a regional legend growing with every retelling? We're telling that story tonight.
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Unknown Broadcast | The Author and the Thing: A Horror Writer Creates a Real Monster Sep 22, 2024

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A horror writer’s deadline becomes a monster he cannot stop imagining. Working alone on a final script, Arch Oboler encounters a warning that sustained thoughts of evil can give evil physical form. Then something enters the room—something only he can see. Unknown Broadcast presents “The Author and the Thing,” a Lights Out drama that makes its own creator part of the nightmare. Skeptical visitors cannot understand what is happening, even as the danger grows. This vintage radio tale turns writer’s block, creative exhaustion and disbelief into a very personal creature feature.
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Do You Even Movie? | Class of 1984 (1982): Punk Gangs and High-School Revenge Sep 20, 2024

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A music teacher clashes with a violent student gang in “Class of 1984” (1982), Mark L. Lester’s high-school exploitation thriller. Henrique Couto and David Denoyer revisit Perry King, Timothy Van Patten and Roddy McDowall in a discussion of punk menace, classroom tension and a film that rewards repeat viewings. Their own school memories add inappropriate songs, stolen fireworks and teachers they have never forgotten. Do You Even Movie? heads back to school with full spoilers for this brutal collision of authority, intimidation and revenge.
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Be Careful What You Eat — A Cannibal Basketball Team’s Demonic Bargain Sep 18, 2024

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An undefeated basketball team has a secret appetite: victory comes through a demonic pact and a diet of human flesh. In Rob Fields’s “Be Careful What You Eat,” Garnet Mirren and her teammates enjoy the rewards of serving Hellweaver—until one meal breaks rules they should have respected. A winter storm closes in as their private celebration becomes a fight against a new kind of hunger. This cannibal horror story mixes supernatural bargains, body horror and predators forced to fear what is stalking them. Winning was easy. Surviving the feast is another matter.
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Terrifying & True | Black Dahlia Murder: Elizabeth Short, the 1947 Crime Scene & Suspects Sep 16, 2024

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Elizabeth Short’s murder became the Black Dahlia case, one of Los Angeles’s most notorious unsolved crimes. Terrifying & True revisits the January 1947 discovery, fingerprint identification, false confessions and a police investigation overwhelmed by public fascination. The episode follows the evidence and competing theories while examining how sensational reporting turned a young woman’s death into a Hollywood legend. Beyond the nickname and the lurid headlines, what can the surviving record tell us about Elizabeth Short and the person who killed her? We're telling that story tonight.
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Unknown Broadcast | Bloodwaters: Sunken Gold, Piranhas and River Betrayal Sep 15, 2024

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Sunken gold draws diver Trent Hall into a dangerous expedition on the Paraguay River. His partner promises a lost fortune aboard the Santa Rosa, but a scarred survivor and a frightened crew suggest the river has other things to offer. Unknown Broadcast presents “Bloodwaters,” an Escape adventure written by Tony Barrett and starring Vic Perrin. Greed, mistrust and piranha-infested water turn a treasure hunt into underwater survival horror. Trent knows he should not trust the man arranging the dive. Once he is below the surface, doubt may be the least of his problems.
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Do You Even Movie? | Puppet Master 4 (1993): Killer Puppets Against Demons Sep 13, 2024

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Toulon’s puppets become unlikely defenders when demonic creatures attack a young scientist in “Puppet Master 4” (1993). Henrique Couto chooses Jeff Burr’s sequel for his birthday episode, joining David Denoyer to discuss its killer puppets, artificial-life plot and place in Full Moon horror. They share memories of Burr, explain the film’s personal significance and consider why this franchise can feel like an R-rated kids’ show. Reviews of “Strange Darling” and “Blink Twice” round out a conversation with full spoilers.
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I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were Happening — A Vermont Church Demon Sep 11, 2024

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Workers are quitting or disappearing from a church renovation in an abandoned Vermont town. Sentinel Security sends Jones to investigate, but moving tools, strange symbols and a hidden staircase point far beyond an ordinary job-site problem. Michael Kelso’s “I Was Sent to a Small Town Where Strange Things Were Happening” turns a rural assignment into occult horror. The ex-military troubleshooter can handle a dangerous person. What waits beneath the church may be something else.
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Terrifying & True | Brandon Lee & The Crow: Dummy Round, Blank Cartridge & Fatal Set Accident Sep 09, 2024

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Brandon Lee’s death on the set of “The Crow” turned a fictional shooting into a real tragedy. Terrifying & True examines the 1993 accident, the difference between dummy ammunition and blanks, and the bullet left inside a revolver before the fatal scene. The episode follows the production failures behind the shooting and the performance Lee left behind, while separating the accident from stories of a family curse. A film built around returning from the dead became inseparable from the loss of its star. How did a staged scene become lethal? We're telling that story tonight.
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Unknown Broadcast | The Party: Hollywood Murder, a Dead Husband and a Corpse in the Trunk Sep 08, 2024

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A Hollywood premiere party is the worst possible place for a supposedly dead husband to reappear. Star Laura Lane is expected downstairs with the reporters, but the man in her bedroom knows the past she has hidden—and wants a share of her new life. Unknown Broadcast presents “The Party,” a Beyond Midnight drama that turns celebrity glamour into blackmail and murder. A house full of guests, a wardrobe trunk and the pressure to keep smiling leave little room for a mistake. This vintage noir thriller asks how far Laura will go to keep her carefully built image intact.
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