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Join Henrique Couto for Halloween horror stories and spooky tales!Explore urban legends, haunted houses, cursed objects, vampires, werewolves, and cryptids in expertly narrated, mature-themed stories perfect for spooky season. Every Monday and Wednesday, get scary frights with cinematic sound design, dark humor, and twist endings. Whether you're into horror stories, creepy legends, or seasonal specials, Weekly Spooky delivers the scariest stories for late-night chills, road trips, and binge listening. Discover more at WeeklySpooky.com, and fuel your spooky season with terrifying tales—mature themes included.Subscribe now for weekly updates on the scariest, most haunted stories, right in your ea...

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Babysitter Horror Stories: Serial Killers, Urban Legends, Mad Scientists & Cry Baby Bridge
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Today at 9:00 AM

Four twisted tales of babysitting horror: when childcare becomes a killing field. Urban legends, serial killer thrillers, mad science nightmares, and cursed bridges—all wrapped around the ultimate betrayal of trust. Perfect for fans of true crime horror, supernatural folklore, and dark fiction anthologies. Expert narration with cinematic ambiance brings each nightmare to life.

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3 Hours of Scary Serial Killers & Unsolved Murders | True Crime Horror Anthology
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Yesterday at 9:00 AM

True crime horror gets cinematic in this anthology: serial killers, unsolved murders, and supernatural folklore collide as real killers prove darker than horror fiction. Discover how monsters hide using superstition and fear. From farmhouses to dating shows, explore where true crime mystery meets cursed truths—with dark humor and spine-tingling ambiance.

Terrifying & True returns with a special collection of disturbing true crime, serial killers, unsolved murders, scary stories, and mature themes. These cases all circle one chilling idea: real-life monsters often hide in plain sight.

Inside this collection: Ed Gein, the quiet Wisconsin killer who inspired ho...


Jersey Devil to Chupacabra: Cryptid Encounters Shape America | Thursday Thrills
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Last Thursday at 9:00 AM

Cryptid folklore and encounters shape regional identity across America. Why do certain monsters become inseparable from the places that claim them?

In this Thursday Thrills episode, Henrique Couto explores how the Jersey Devil haunts the Pine Barrens, Mothman defines Point Pleasant, and the Chupacabra became a symbol of rural fear. Discover why local legends aren't just scary stories—they're the mythology that communities use to understand themselves and their land. A dark journey through cryptid encounters that reveal us as much as they terrify us.

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Summer of the Demon pt 3: Cursed Objects & Camp Horror Nightmare
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Last Wednesday at 9:00 AM

Cursed objects awaken at Camp Red Feather as the horror fiction anthology continues. In Part 3 of Summer of the Demon, Eddie digs deeper into a monstrous curse that claims the camp is hiding dark secrets. The Demon grows stronger, the truth more dangerous, and Eddie realizes: everyone knows something they’re refusing to tell him. How far will he go to uncover what happened that summer?

The nightmare at Camp Red Feather continues as Eddie Richter searches for answers behind th...


This Week in Horror History | Legendary Terror & Cosmic Nightmares June 15–21
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Last Tuesday at 9:00 AM

Horror history gets iconic, aquatic, gothic, apocalyptic, and completely unhinged this week as This Week in Horror History travels through June 15–21 with motel terror, shark sequels, dark superhero nightmares, zombie blockbuster chaos, and one wild space-vampire cult classic that brings cosmic horror crashing down on Earth.

This episode digs into a packed week of classic horror movies, cult horror, summer blockbusters, gothic comic-book horror, zombie disaster cinema, and 1980s Cannon Films madness, including the New York premiere of Psycho, the U.S. release of Jaws 2, the theatrical arrival of Batman Returns, the blockbuster zombie outbreak of World War Z...


Terrifying & True | Highway of Tears: Missing Women & Dark Canadian Lore
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Last Monday at 9:00 AM

Highway 16 in northern British Columbia looks, at first glance, like any other remote road: mountains, forests, rivers, small towns, and long stretches of empty pavement. But for decades, this corridor became known by a much darker name — the Highway of Tears.

This episode of Terrifying & True investigates the real history behind one of Canada’s most devastating true crime cases: the disappearances and murders of women and girls along Highway 16 and nearby routes, many of them Indigenous. Officially, the RCMP’s Project E-PANA includes eighteen cases, but families, advocates, and Indigenous organizations have long argued that the true number...


Unknown Broadcast | Gothic Horror Fiction & Graves, Gallows, Curses
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Last Sunday at 9:00 AM

Four eerie tales of gothic horror and betrayal unfold tonight. A desert archaeological dig uncovers fresh horror instead of ancient history. Then Owl Creek Bridge becomes a nightmare of illusion, escape, and doom. Witchcraft, stagecraft, and murder collide in flames and suspicion. Finally, The Whistler arrives with a crime story where the cleverest plan may already be waiting to betray you. Expert narration. Immersive darkness. Spine-tingling twists.

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A desert excavation turns into a murder investigation when a body is found where no fresh corpse should be. Detective Claudia Tru...


Dark Fantasy Horror Fiction: Witches, Cults & Feral Legends
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06/13/2026

Supernatural horror stories, creature attacks, dark fantasy nightmares, vampire hunters, witchcraft, death cults, feral forest legends, and occult monster terror collide in this eerie Weekly Spooky compilation built for fans of scary stories, horror fiction, paranormal thrillers, folk horror, supernatural action, dark magic, cannibal legends, and cursed wilderness mysteries.

These stories crawl through haunted forests, secret schools, forgotten hills, and poisoned realms where the old rules of the world break apart. A gentle hermit discovers an ancient corruption spreading through the woods. A supernatural federal agent spends New Year’s Eve fighting undead servants an...


Shadow, A Fable by Edgar Allan Poe - Gothic Horror Story of Death, Plague & Dread
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06/12/2026

Edgar Allan Poe gothic horror comes creeping through the darkness in Shadow, a Fable, a chilling classic tale of death, plague, ancient dread, and supernatural terror from one of horror’s most legendary authors.

In this eerie and poetic nightmare, a group of men gather in the shadow of death, surrounded by sickness, silence, and the terrible certainty that something unseen is waiting just beyond the light. As their fear grows and the room seems to close in around them, Poe pulls us into a world where grief becomes a presence, darkness fe...


America’s Loch Ness Monster: Lake Creature on Camera | Thursday Thrills
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06/11/2026

Cryptid folklore meets modern surveillance this week on Thursday Thrills. We dive into Champ, America's answer to the Loch Ness Monster, and explore the eerie lake-monster legends that refuse to fade—especially after alleged new footage surfaced on Lake Champlain. From high-tech underwater searches to centuries-old hidden-creature encounters, we ask: what makes these stories persist, and what happens when folklore gets caught on camera?

Join us as we look at the darkness beneath the surface.

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Summer of the Demon pt 2: Cursed Objects & Horror Revelations
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06/10/2026

Cursed objects awaken fresh horror in Part 2 of Summer of the Demon. After surviving the jersey’s return, Peewee wakes in Greg’s room to meet his parents—who reveal the obsession started at Tinkers, a mysterious junk shop. Their confession changes everything: the curse isn’t contained. The darkness at Camp Red Feather intensifies as secrets unravel and the real horror emerges. Mature themes, supernatural escalation, and eerie family revelations await in this terrifying chapter of the Weekly Spooky horror fiction anthology.

Back at Camp Red Feather, the Demon strikes again, turning a pool party into a b...


This Week in Horror History | Gremlins, Ghostbusters, The Shining & Killer Dessert Horror — June 8–14
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06/09/2026

Horror history gets weird, reflective, and dangerously snackable this week as This Week in Horror History travels through June 8–14 with mischievous monsters, haunted hotels, supernatural comedy, demonic hauntings, creepy mirrors, and one killer dessert that may be eating America alive.

This episode digs into a packed week of classic horror movies, cult horror sequels, supernatural blockbusters, 1980s horror, haunted-house horror, and strange consumer-satire body horror, including the release of Gremlins, the same-day arrival of Ghostbusters, the wider theatrical expansion of The Shining, the hit sequel The Conjuring 2, and the mirror-filled nightmare of Poltergeist III.

Inside this ep...


Terrifying & True | 10-Year-Old Killer & Dark American Murder History
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06/08/2026

The murder of Jeffrey Hall is one of the most disturbing modern American true crime cases — not because the killer was hidden, but because the person who pulled the trigger was only 10 years old.

On May 1, 2011, in Riverside, California, 32-year-old Jeffrey Hall was asleep on the couch when his son, Joseph Hall, took a .357 revolver from a closet, walked downstairs, and shot him in the head. Jeffrey Hall was not just a father. He was a local leader in the National Socialist Movement, a ne...


Unknown Broadcast | Horror Stories of Haunted Time, Southern Terror, and Murderous Secrets
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06/07/2026

Unknown Broadcast slips once more into the Weekly Spooky feed, carrying four old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense dramas, and strange little nightmares that sound as though they were never meant to be transmitted at all.

Tonight, the signal begins with a clock that should not exist, moves through the perfume of wild oranges on a deadly Southern shore, follows a woman into a murder mystery wrapped in danger and inheritance, and ends with The Whistler watching a clever crime collapse beneath its own shadow.<...


Mad Science Body Horror Stories: Experiments, Mutations, Monsters & Flesh-Ripping Terror
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06/06/2026

Mad science, body horror, mutant monsters, secret experiments, asylum terror, and flesh-ripping creature horrorcollide in this gruesome Weekly Spooky compilation built for fans of scary stories, horror fiction, monster attacks, medical horror, dinosaur horror, backwoods survival terror, and dark pulp nightmares.

These four tales crawl through the places where the human body stops being safe: an asylum doctor transformed into something impossible, a toxic disaster that unleashes prehistoric predators, a mountain crime scene overrun by man-eating feral hogs, and a warehouse hiding a family secret made of scars, blood, and teeth.

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Cutting Deep into Horror | REC (2007) | Found Footage Horror & Spanish Zombie Terror
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06/05/2026

REC (2007) found footage horror gets the Cutting Deep into Horror treatment as Henrique Couto & Rachael Redolfilock themselves inside one of the most terrifying Spanish horror movies ever made. Directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, REC is a lean, relentless Spanish found footage zombie horror classic that follows a TV reporter and her cameraman into a Barcelona apartment building where a routine emergency call becomes a sealed-off nightmare.

In this episode, Henrique and Rachael dig into why REC still feels so scary, eerie, immediate, and brutally effectiven...


Ghost Lights That Follow You: Min Min Light Horror & Marfa Mystery | Thursday Thrills
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06/04/2026

Mysterious ghost lights, haunted roads, rural folklore, and paranormal tourism collide in this eerie Thursday Thrills episode about the world’s strangest unexplained light phenomena. Tonight, we take a dark-car-ride tour through the Hornet Spooklight near the Missouri-Oklahoma border, the Marfa Lights of West Texas, and Australia’s terrifying Min Min Light legends.

From the Devil’s Promenade and its floating orange orb, to the desert mystery lights that draw travelers to Marfa, to outback stories of glowing lights that stalk drivers and lure people off lonely roads, this episode blends spooky folklore, travel atmosphere, skeptical possibilities, and one fi...


Summer of the Demon pt 1: Cursed Objects & Camp Horror
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06/03/2026

A cursed football jersey, a dead rival, and a summer camp full of athletes collide in this terrifying new Weekly Spooky horror story from Rob Fields.

After surviving the impossible during last fall’s championship game, Eddie “Peewee” Richter should be focused on college football, scholarships, and proving he belongs on the field. Instead, he’s trapped at Camp Red Feather, haunted by nightmares of Greg Branlake—the football phenom who transformed into something monstrous in front of an entire stadium.

But when the Demon returns, it is no longer just a nig...


This Week in Horror History | Poltergeist, Psycho II & The Omen's 6/6/06 Curse
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06/02/2026

Horror history gets dangerously domestic this week as This Week in Horror History travels through June 1–7 with haunted houses, killer sequels, cursed children, dystopian violence, and one deeply uncomfortable genetic-engineering nightmare.

This episode digs into a packed week of classic horror movies, cult horror sequels, supernatural horror, Blumhouse hits, and underrated sci-fi body horror, including the return of Norman Bates, the suburban nightmare of Poltergeist, the perfectly timed 6/6/06 release of The Omen remake, and the birth of The Purge as a modern horror franchise.

Inside this episode:
Psycho II<...


Terrifying & True | The Murder of Katarzyna Zowada: Krakow's Darkest Unsolved Murder
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06/01/2026

On November 12, 1998, twenty-three-year-old Katarzyna Zowada vanished in Krakow, Poland—a disappearance that would transform into one of modern horror history's most disturbing cases. Weeks later, a discovery on the Vistula River revealed forensic horror and unanswered questions that still haunt the city. Join Henrique as we explore the gaps, the inexplicable details, and the paranormal mystery behind one of Poland's most chilling unsolved murders.

Inside this episode:
The disappearance of Katarzyna Zowada and the warning signs that were not treated urgently enough.
The horrifying Vistula River discovery that transformed a missing-person case into o...


Unknown Broadcast | Fatal Fantasies, Ghostly Obsession & Classic Radio Terror: Three Old-Time Horror Stories
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05/31/2026

Unknown Broadcast returns to the Weekly Spooky feed with another dimly glowing transmission of old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, vintage radio mystery, psychological horror, and ghostly little dramas where the mind is never quite as private as it seems.

Tonight’s broadcast brings four eerie classics from the darker corners of the dial: a commuter whose fantasy woman steps out of his imagination and into his doom, a cold professor pursued by a force he refuses to understand, a criminal investigation where the dead ma...


Sci-Fi Horror Stories: Portals, Killer Machines, and Alternate Reality Nightmares
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05/30/2026

Sci-fi horror, portal terror, haunted technology, alternate realities, killer machines, and dark supernatural thrills collide in this eerie Weekly Spooky compilation of three strange and dangerous stories. If you love creepy computers, reality-bending horror, cursed inventions, parallel worlds, and stories where technology opens the door to something deeply wrong, this episode is packed with unsettling atmosphere, pulpy danger, and big late-night horror energy.

Tonight’s lineup begins with a girl haunted by grief, bullying, and a strange digital presence that may know far more about her reality than she does. Then the world cracks open with portals, vampires, al...


Cutting Deep into Horror | Paranormal Activity Changed Found Footage Horror Forever
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05/29/2026

Paranormal Activity, found footage horror, demonic hauntings, and the nightmare of being watched while you sleep take center stage in this episode of Cutting Deep into Horror, as Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi dig into the low-budget movie that turned a bedroom doorway, a static camera, and a few impossible noises into modern horror history.

This week, Henrique and Rachael discuss Paranormal Activity, the 2007 found footage supernatural horror film written and directed by Oren Peli, starring Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat. The movie follows a couple who begin...


The Backrooms: Found Footage Horror & Liminal Space Internet Folklore | Thursday Thrills
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05/28/2026

The Backrooms movie arrives tomorrow from A24, and we're diving into how found footage horror and liminal space folklore became one of internet culture's most unsettling modern legends. From a creepy 2019 message board image to Kane Pixels' viral YouTube series, Reddit deep dives, TikTok rabbit holes, and analog horror aesthetics—this episode explores why empty hallways, buzzing fluorescent lights, and yellow walls tap into something primal about being lost nowhere.

Inside this episode:
• Why The Backrooms are trending again with the A24 film arriving tomorrow • How a simple empty yellow room became a modern creepypasta legend 
• Why limin...


The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel: An Eerie Horror Story with a Terrifying Twist
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05/27/2026

Horror stories, scary stories, eerie tunnel legends, and twist ending stories collide in this chilling episode of Weekly Spooky, where one winter night in the woods becomes a nightmare of desire, betrayal, and something inhuman lurking in the dark.

When Will follows his crush Travis into the freezing woods for a secret late-night smoke, he expects awkward tension, maybe a confession, maybe even the beginning of something he has been quietly hoping for. Instead, Travis leads him to an abandoned railroad tunnel, where rusting train cars sit in the blackness… and something moves where the flashlight ca...


This Week in Horror History | Alien, Stranger Things & Modern Horror Icons — May 25–31
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05/26/2026

Alien, Stranger Things 4, Drag Me to Hell, Wrong Turn, and Ma all collide in one packed week of horror history as we travel through May 25–31 and revisit the movies and TV moments that made space terrifying, curses disgusting, backwoods roads deadly, and basement parties deeply unsafe.

Inside this episode:
Alien opens in U.S. theaters — May 25, 1979
Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror masterpiece turns deep space into a haunted house, giving us the Nostromo, the xenomorph, the chestburster, the facehugger, and one of horror’s greatest final girls in <...


Monthly Spooky | USS Indianapolis, UFO Files & The Loveland Frogman
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05/25/2026

Cryptid horror meets paranormal mysteries this May as Henrique and Michelle explore declassified UFO files, Ohio's infamous Loveland Frogman sightings, and the haunting legacy of the USS Indianapolis—where documented tragedy and unexplained phenomena blur the line between historical fact and supernatural folklore. A Memorial Day deep dive into weird experiences that changed everything.

It’s spooky news, horror culture, strange history, and late-night weirdness all rolled into one conversation — with detours through The Loveland Frogman, declassified government mysteries, haunted celebrities, a swimming coyote at Alcatraz, and the bittersweet end of an era fo...


Unknown Broadcast | The Thing Inside: Four Horror Stories of Hidden Evil, Dark Love and Death at Sea
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05/24/2026

Unknown Broadcast returns to the Weekly Spooky feed with another uneasy collection of old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, vintage radio mystery, gothic crime, and strange little broadcasts that seem to know exactly what you are afraid to touch.

Tonight’s transmission carries four shadowed tales from the darker shelves of the dial: a glass ball that may contain something ancient and wicked, a department store where the mannequins are not the only ones waiting after dark, a romantic cottage hiding a murderous secret, and a...


Slasher Horror Stories: Haunted Motels, Murder Mansions, and Prom Night Killers
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05/23/2026

Slasher horror, haunted motel terror, killer prom nightmares, ghostly mansion traps, and small-town murder mayhem collide in this killer Weekly Spooky compilation. If you love creepy roadside horror, escape-room death games, prom night bloodshed, masked killers, ghost stories, and long-form horror with a pulpy 80s-and-90s feel, this episode is stacked with suspense, violence, and pure Halloween-all-year fun.

Tonight’s lineup begins with a desert motel stop that turns into a nightmare of fugitives, storms, strange lights, and something deeply wrong out in the wasteland. Then we head to Grimm Manor, where a stormy detour traps Bethany Martinson in...


Cutting Deep into Horror | Cloverfield & Eerie Found Footage Horror
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05/22/2026

Eerie found footage chaos meets scary viral marketing mystery in Cloverfield (2008). Director Matt Reeves, writer Drew Goddard, and producer J.J. Abrams crafted a mature-themes monster movie that redefined how handheld perspective creates terror. Henrique Couto & Rachael Redolfi revisit the kaiju-style attack, NYC devastation, and cult-classic status of this explosive creature-feature on Cutting Deep into Horror—one of the 2000s' most unsettling disaster horrors.

Cloverfield remains a cult-favorite found footage monster movie built on shaky-cam panic, post-9/11 imagery, mysterious viral marketing, and the unforgettable sight of Ne...


Haunted Ohio Road Trip: Eerie Folklore & Paranormal Tourism | Thursday Thrills
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05/21/2026

Eerie folklore meets paranormal tourism on this haunted Ohio road trip. Explore the Gothic Ohio State Reformatory (famous for Shawshank Redemption & documented paranormal investigations), Cleveland's Franklin Castle, and the ghostly Moonville Tunnel. Discover real ghost stories, chilling histories, and eerie landmarks you can actually visit—plus the dark truths behind these haunted American locations. Perfect for mature-themed horror fans and paranormal travelers.

Inside this episode:
• Why haunted locations are booming with ghost hunters, horror fans, and paranormal tourists
• How the Ohio State Reformatory became a perfect mix of history, cinema, and ghost-hunt atmosphere
• Why Franklin Castle s...


Final Broadcast: Paranormal Radio Horror Story & Eerie Night Terrors
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05/20/2026

Horror stories meet paranormal radio terror in this 400th-episode event. Lost in the Void descends into nightmare as late-night callers share eerie stories of impossible encounters and dark roads—until the final transmission takes a terrifying turn. Featuring Duane Whitaker (Pulp Fiction, The Devil's Rejects), this scary story is a cinematic audio drama for mature audiences who crave immersive anthology horror and unsettling urban legend deep-dives.

Randall Burr is the host of Lost in the Void, a lonely overnight radio sh...


This Week in Horror History | Classic Horror Films & Eerie Sequels — May 18–24
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05/19/2026

Dive into a week of horror history: iconic haunted hotels, chilling sequels, cult revenge classics, and one of the 1990s' sharpest horror anthology films.

Inside this episode:
May 18, 1971 — The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Vincent Price becomes one of horror’s most stylish revenge artists in this bizarre, elegant, plague-inspired cult classic full of murder, black comedy, and art deco nightmare energy.
Where to watch: No major U.S. streaming this week; physical media is the main option.
May 22, 1992 — Alien 3
Ripley crash-lands into one of the franch...


Terrifying & True | Beast of Bray Road: Wisconsin Werewolf Folklore & Cryptid Horror
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05/18/2026

The Beast of Bray Road is a chilling modern cryptid legend and one of America's most terrifying werewolf sightings — a true story of eerie folklore, haunted highways, and eyewitness horror from rural Wisconsin. In the early 1990s, drivers on Bray Road in Elkhorn reported seeing a massive wolf-like creature that defied explanation. Explore the chilling accounts, the rural legend that gripped a community, and the cryptid mystery that remains unsolved. Perfect eerie suspense storytelling for horror fans who love folklore-backed scares.

Inside this episode:
The 1991 sightings that turned Bray Road...


Unknown Broadcast | Classic Radio Terror & Eerie Vintage Horror Stories
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05/17/2026

Unknown Broadcast digs into classic radio horror—four eerie vintage tales where cursed writers, haunted doctors, and shadowy mysteries prove old-time suspense still terrorizes. From the golden age of the dial, these chilling stories showcase the folklore, dark psychology, and gothic dread that defined horror before streaming. Perfect for horror fans seeking authentic, mature-themed audio fiction with real literary bone in them.

Tonight’s transmission brings four eerie classics from the darker corners of the dial: a writer haunted by the women he created, a sini...


Summer Horror Stories | Werewolves, Cryptids & Haunted Roads
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05/16/2026

Haunted roads, cryptid encounters, and creature-feature horror stories converge in this scary stories anthology. Four chilling tales of werewolves, backwoods monsters, and paranormal nightmares—perfect for your next road trip or summer adventure. If you love spooky season all year, folklore, and eerie supernatural storytelling, dive into tonight's creepy compilation of blood-soaked horror stories that blur urban legends with creature features.

Tonight’s lineup starts in a museum of oddities where a harmless internship becomes a grotesque transformation nightmare. From there, a summer camp prank spirals into swamp horror, mad science, and mutated creatures in the dark. Then the...


Scary Real-Life Hauntings | Urban Legends & Eerie Paranormal Mysteries
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05/15/2026

Terrifying & True returns with a special collection of the most memorable real horror stories, urban legends, unsolved mysteries, paranormal cases, cursed media, and disturbing true crime covered on the show. This first compilation gathers seven chilling topics that all circle the same terrifying question: what happens when a story becomes too powerful to stay only a story?

From childhood mirror rituals to medical nightmares, from Hollywood curse legends to baffling hotel murders, from viral chain-letter fear to a brutal crime twisted by Satanic Panic, these episodes explore the strange borderland where folklore, fear...


Undead Triangle: Teen Zombie Horror & High School Betrayal
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05/13/2026

A teen zombie horror story erupts into bloody chaos when a wild new girl at Strickfield High becomes the target of jealousy, murder, and undead revenge. In “Undead Triangle” by Rob Fields, Meredith Ridley is strange, fearless, reckless, and impossible to ignore—but when Lita Hallaway decides Meredith has crossed the wrong line, a deadly rivalry turns into something much worse than high school drama.

After a brutal attack in the Backwoods of Strickfield, Meredith rises from the lake changed forever: undead, hungry, and ready to settle the score. But she is not the only m...


This Week in Horror History | Vampire Legacy, Zombie Outbreaks & Classic Slashers — May 11–17
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05/12/2026

This Week in Horror History for May 11–17 brings together a loaded week of horror movie anniversaries, Stephen King adaptations, Universal Monsters, zombie outbreak horror, slasher sequels, kaiju blockbusters, and modern home-invasion terror.

Inside this episode:

May 11, 1936 — Dracula’s Daughter
Universal Horror gets one of its strangest and saddest vampire follow-ups, turning Dracula’s legacy into a chilly story of blood, inheritance, repression, and the desperate hope that evil might be cured.
Where to watch (U.S., this week): Rent/buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.


Terrifying & True | Setagaya Murders: Japan's Most Chilling Unsolved Case
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05/11/2026

The Setagaya Family Murders remain one of Japan's most disturbing and chilling unsolved true crime cases: a brutal family killing, overwhelming forensic evidence, and a killer who somehow vanished. On December 30, 2000, the Miyazawa family spent what should have been an ordinary night before New Year's. What followed was a nightmare that would baffle investigators for decades—a case so baffling, so eerie, that it feels almost supernatural. Henrique explores the haunting details, the forensic mysteries, and why this remains one of the world's most unsolved and unsettling crimes.

But what happened after the murders is what has haunted in...