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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:

Gloverville | Halloween Screams Next Door in a Southern Small Town Feb 15, 2023

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Screams next door disturb the approach of Halloween 1982 in “Gloverville” by Charles Campbell. Charlie and his friend Niecy have been warned to stay away from the Reynolds house, but young Libby’s lonely nights in a backyard shed make that advice hard to follow. In their South Carolina neighborhood, an ordinary act of kindness leads toward a hunger the children do not understand. Southern small-town horror, childhood friendship and a grandmother’s fierce warnings collide. What happens inside that house after dark—and why is Libby afraid to sleep there?
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More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Terrifying & True | Karlie Lain Gusé: The Unsolved Chalfant Valley Disappearance Feb 13, 2023

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Karlie Lain Gusé was sixteen when she disappeared from Chalfant Valley, California, on October 13, 2018. Her phone stayed behind; witnesses reported seeing her near Highway 6 that morning. Terrifying & True follows the final known movements, the search and the rumors that gathered around a missing teenager. The FBI and Mono County Sheriff’s Office continue to seek information. Official case details and tip information: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kid...
What happened after those roadside sightings? We're telling that story tonight.
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More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Introducing Weird Darkness with Darren Marlar | A Nightmare on Elm Street’s True Inspiration Feb 11, 2023

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What real events helped inspire A Nightmare on Elm Street? Darren Marlar traces the reports behind Wes Craven’s nightmare killer in this full guest episode of Weird Darkness, introduced by Henrique Couto. The stories also explore Beverly Rose Potts’ 1951 disappearance, fatal accidents involving movie prop weapons, strange deathbed moments and the gruesome legend of the mellified man. Horror movie history meets unsolved mystery and dark folklore in a narrated collection for listeners who wonder where the screen’s scares end and the real world begins.
Hear more at WeirdDarkness.com.
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Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Five Stories of Love and Death Vol. 2 | Valentine Horror Anthology Feb 10, 2023

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Love bends time, grief refuses to let go and a date takes a monstrous turn in “Five Stories of Love and Death Vol. 2.” This Valentine horror anthology features:
“Echoes” and “Deb, Debbie, Deborah” — Shane Migliavacca
“Party in the Woods” — Joe Solmo
“Boy Meets Ghoul” — Rob Fields
“Roxy” — Charles Campbell
From a small-town newcomer to a lonely Valentine’s night, these five stories make attraction and devotion dangerously uncertain. Listen for dark romance, supernatural encounters and the dread of getting close to the wrong person.
Original Chicano fundraiser: http://HelpChicano.com
Sponsored by HenFlix.com.
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More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Slasher II: Valentine’s Day | A Scream Queen’s Horror Convention Becomes a Ghoul Hunt Feb 08, 2023

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A scream queen’s convention appearance becomes a real monster encounter in “Slasher II: Valentine’s Day” by Rob Fields. Vickie Valentine is filming a horror sequel with the Corgen Twins when an imposing fan and his mother take an interest in her that goes far beyond an autograph. Their plans lead into the Strickfield Backwoods, where movie weapons and practical effects may be poor protection against a ghoul family. Slasher filmmaking meets cannibal horror in a sequel about the frightening distance between playing a final girl and becoming one.
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Terrifying & True | Anthony & Nathaniel Cook: The Toledo Serial Murders Feb 06, 2023

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Anthony and Nathaniel Cook’s crimes left Toledo, Ohio, families waiting years for answers. Terrifying & True follows the brothers’ attacks, the survivors who helped investigators and the DNA evidence that connected earlier cases to a wider pattern of murder. The episode examines how forensic testing and a 2000 plea agreement exposed crimes that had remained unresolved, then considers the consequences of the sentencing deal. Behind every breakthrough were victims whose lives had been cut short. How did the pattern stay hidden for so long? We're telling that story tonight.
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Five Disturbing Tales of Love and Blood Vol. 1 | Valentine Horror Stories Feb 03, 2023

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A Valentine’s gift, a blind date and a night at lovers’ lane turn romance deadly in “Five Disturbing Tales of Love and Blood Vol. 1.” This horror anthology includes:
“Be Mine” — Shane Migliavacca
“Love Conquers All” and “The Blind Date” — Joe Solmo
“A Sunken Heart in Hino Bay” — Jeff Carpenter
“Lovers’ Lane” — Morgan Moore
Five stories take desire into slasher horror, reckless rituals and the uncanny depths of the sea. Before you answer that invitation or trust a stranger with your heart, settle in for love at its most unsettling.
Original Chicano fundraiser: http://HelpChicano.com
Sponsored by HenFlix.com.
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More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

Incident at Isotope Inn | A Desert Motel Siege and an Impossible Doorway Feb 01, 2023

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A desert motel hostage crisis opens onto something stranger than escape in “Incident at Isotope Inn” by Shane Migliavacca. Jane Whitman arrives carrying grief and a gun, just as violent criminals bring the isolated Arizona inn under siege. Beyond the motel, the former military site at Black Ridge sends out a signal that cannot be ignored. A storm, a forbidden landscape and an impossible doorway draw the survivors toward a question with terrible stakes: can the past be changed? Crime thriller and science-fiction horror collide far from anyone who could help.
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Monthly Spooky | Funeral-Home Living, Deadly Love & Swallowing LEGO for Science Jan 30, 2023

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What is it like to live in a funeral home? Henrique and Michelle begin this January 2023 Monthly Spooky with a home where caring for the dead is part of everyday life. Then come researchers swallowing LEGO pieces for science and love stories that turn deadly. The crypt conversation moves from an unusual living arrangement to a memorable experiment and the frightening side of intimacy. Strange news, dark humor and real human behavior supply plenty of unease without needing a monster at the door.
Michelle’s zombie comic: https://www.webtoons.com/en/ch...
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Five Stories of Wolf Beasts | Werewolves, Curses & Canine Horror Jan 27, 2023

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Werewolves stalk a campsite, rumors turn classmates into suspects and a loyal dog becomes a deadly protector in “Five Stories of Wolf Beasts.” This creature-horror collection features:
“Wolf Moon” — Joe Solmo
“Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA” — Michelle Antisocial
“A Dog and His Boy” and “The Wolf of Fagan County” — David O’Hanlon
“Wilson Road” — Charles Campbell
Five stories follow canine terror from a school in Pennsylvania to the woods of the rural South. Who is the real threat: the beast, or the people hunting it?
Original Chicano fundraiser: http://HelpChicano.com
Sponsored by HenFlix.com.
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More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/
Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com

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