Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween

November 9–15, 2026 in horror history: Freaky turns body swapping into a slasher trap, The X-Files enters the surgical nightmare of Sanguinarium, and DOOM brings Hell to Nintendo Switch. Revisit John Carradine’s sinister puppeteer in Bluebeard and Universal’s The Mad Ghoul, where a professor turns his student into an instrument of control. Connect these film, TV and game anniversaries through stolen identities and dangerous authority, celebrate four horror birthdays, and add Bryan Bertino’s The Monster to your watchlist for a tense mother-and-daughter survival story on a dark road.

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John List murdered five members of his family at Breeze Knoll in Westfield, New Jersey, on November 9, 1971—then built a second life as Robert Clark. This true crime episode follows his written confession, 17 years as a fugitive and the viewer tip that helped end the manhunt after America's Most Wanted aired his case. Archival interviews and broadcast audio bring the investigation into focus, alongside the lives of Helen, Alma, Patricia, John Jr. and Frederick.

Narrated by Henrique Couto.

How did a killer who signed his own confession stay hidden so long? We're telling that story tonight.

Unknown Broadcast follows war’s long shadow through four old time radio dramas of courage, betrayal and buried secrets, selected for Veterans Day week.

“The Ghost of Andersonville” (CBS Radio Mystery Theater, 1982): a freed Union prisoner accuses a general of betrayal.
“The Man Who Won the War” (Escape, 1950): a naval treason case is reopened.
“Tarawa Was Tough” (Suspense, 1957): Marines face a deadly Pacific landing.
“Lady on a Yacht” (The Whistler, 1953): a woman’s Nazi past threatens her new life.

From the Civil War to World War II, the fighting ends—but its secrets survive.

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Five horror stories turn shelter into a trap: unexplained knocking outside an isolated ice hut, a hidden tunnel beneath an old house, a tape predicting a repairman’s death, a masked intruder stalking a babysitter, and a paranormal investigator’s strangely changed partner. Home invasion terror meets supernatural suspense. Dare to answer the door?

“Knock, Knock” — Written by Gary D.
“Come On In” — Written by Morgan Moore.
“I Do Not Know You” — Written by Tyler Belmont.
“Intruder in the Night” — Written by David O’Hanlon.
“Not Them” — Written by Tyler Belmont.
Narrated by Henrique Couto.

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An anonymous letter writer targets a town. A psychiatrist takes over his patient’s life. When Darkness Calls explores seven true crime stories of stalking, scams and murder from Terrifying & True: the Circleville Letters, Dan Rather’s “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” attack, Thierry Tilly’s con, Marty Markowitz’s exploitation, Brian Barrett’s murder, Dorothy Jane Scott’s unsolved case and the Gardner Museum heist.

Narrated by Henrique Couto. Thierry Tilly segment written by Morgan Moore.

After Dorothy vanishes, the calls keep coming. Who is on the line? We're telling that story tonight.

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The Devil’s Stone in Shebbear, Devon, has an annual appointment: every November 5, bellringers turn the boulder in a ritual said to keep misfortune away. Henrique Couto follows the bells and crowbars into stories of St Michael, a stone that wouldn’t stay put, and a wartime delay that troubled the village. Why keep turning it when even longtime participants can’t explain how the custom began? Explore dark folklore, British legends, and the people who keep an eerie tradition alive. Halloween may be over, but this Thursday Thrills leaves one last question waiting in the dark: what might be undern...

Cattle mutilations bring USDA agent Ben Akers to a remote Colorado ranch in “Until the Cows Come Home.” Two heifers have been drained of blood, and the rancher reports strange lights and a low hum during thunderstorms. Ben expects an explanation he can put in a report. Then he finds something inside the carcasses that his years of experience cannot explain. This UFO horror story follows a skeptical investigator into a storm where the missing evidence may be the least of his problems.

Written by George Larson. Narrated by Henrique Couto.

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November 2-8 in horror history: Jacob's Ladder turns a veteran's New York commute into a psychological nightmare, while Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein gives the Creature a voice. Revisit Siren's sightjacking survival horror and Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers satire, then dive into Barry Levinson's The Bay, a fictional Chesapeake outbreak assembled from scattered cameras. Four genre birthdays and Rod Serling's 1969 Night Gallery pilot round out a week of horror movies, television and games that ask who controls the official story, and what the evidence leaves behind.

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Mercy Brown was dead. Her brother was dying. New England’s vampire panic drove families to open graves and burn hearts, hoping to save the living from tuberculosis, then called consumption. Henrique Couto traces Rhode Island’s vampire folklore, Connecticut’s mysterious JB55 burial and the evidence behind America’s graveyard rituals. Hear archival recordings of folklorist Michael Bell, Everett Peck and archaeologist Nicholas Bellantoni. With Thanksgiving’s promise of reunion as its backdrop, why did grieving families seek a cure inside a coffin? We're telling that story tonight.

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Unknown Broadcast keeps Halloween’s chill alive with four old-time radio mysteries of grief, witchcraft and the boundary between life and death.

✦ The Dead Deserve to Rest — A widow trusts a promise of contact beyond the grave.

☾ Ancient Sorceries — A strange village seems to recognize a traveler who has never visited.

◆ The Furnished Floor — A widower rebuilds the home he shared with his late wife.

✧ Apparition — A dead husband’s apparent return threatens an inheritance.

Dim the lights for All Souls season and classic radio suspense. The signal fades, but someone upstairs is...

Three masked trick-or-treaters. One empty candy bowl. In “Mischief Night: A Halloween Carol,” Eliza Jordan turns away children who insist they’re owed an offering. A storm traps her at home, her phone disappears, and her horror-movie marathon begins showing scenes from her own life. Now something with claws is inside the house. This scary Halloween story turns a lonely night on the couch into a supernatural home invasion—and makes “trick or treat” a threat.

Written by Shane Migliavacca. Narrated by Henrique Couto.

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Halloween in Strickfield opens doors that should stay shut. A bridge ghost holds missing children, a midnight movie leads to a vampire world, a ruined carnival hides a trip to 1955, and the Candy House returns for one deadly night. Follow Madelyne and her friends through nearly six hours of connected horror stories, where every local legend brings a new threat.

“Return to the Cry Baby Bridge” — Written by Rob Fields.
“The Portal” — Written by Rob Fields.
“The Last Carnovasch” — Written by Rob Fields.
“The Legend of the Lone Candy House” — Written by Rob Fields.
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Your Halloween party has a new soundtrack: 24 spooky songs from 14 artists, hosted by Henrique Couto. Weekly Spooky Radio 2026 brings together horror-inspired rock, monster pop, eerie electronics and occult chants in two-song sets, with Henrique back at the mic between each pair. Hear The Goldstars, DEATH CAT, Inglorious Kate, Gelatin Skelatin and more as ghosts, vampires, Frankenstein and werewolves take over the playlist. With more than 90 minutes of music, this Halloween bonus show is ready for pumpkin carving, costume prep, handing out candy or a late-night monster dance party.

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Felicia Bates refused the devil’s offer to bring back her husband. Then she wakes on Halloween with Gabriel alive beside her—and the tragedy that destroyed their family apparently erased. She never agreed to a bargain. So why has her wish come true? In this supernatural horror story set in Strickfield, a grieving, spider-powered heroine must uncover the price of an impossible second chance. “A Pact Realized on Halloween” blends demonic bargains, dark fantasy and a mother’s desperate fight for her family.

Written by Rob Fields. Narrated by Henrique Couto.

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Amanda and Felipe barely escaped the Sullivan house as teenagers. Now a Halloween birthday reunion brings them back with two old friends. A child is crying upstairs, and the woman who died there remembers their first visit. “The House on Telford Circle” is a haunted house horror story of old costumes, unfinished romances and a search for answers in a home with a murderous past. The four friends came to revisit a childhood nightmare. Will the house let them leave again?

Written by Bruce Haney. Narrated by Henrique Couto.

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Sleepy Hollow’s Headless Horseman turns Ichabod Crane’s ride home into a nightmare. Join Henrique Couto as he follows Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow from Brom Bones’ ghost stories at an autumn feast to a silent rider and a desperate race for the church bridge. Explore the real Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and an older German headless-rider legend collected by the Brothers Grimm. What was chasing Ichabod—and would the churchyard really keep him safe? Settle in for Halloween ghost stories, dark folklore and the eerie sound that lingers after the chase.

Jack Scratch returns with three scary Halloween stories from Millhaven, where every invitation has a price. A widower’s bargain to save his wife comes due. A trick-or-treater meets Mr. Pickles, a beautiful cat whose owner obeys a murderous voice. Two police officers enter a Halloween party—and the doorway disappears. Keith Tomlin’s “Jack Scratch’s Neighborhood Nightmares” brings together “The Debt,” “The Voice” and “The Choice,” narrated by Henrique Couto. This supernatural horror anthology turns porch lights, candy bowls and familiar homes into traps. Jack promises a tour. He never promises a way home.

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Candy Haul by Tyler Belmont turns trick-or-treating into a goblin Halloween horror story. Twelve-year-old Daniel wants the biggest candy haul in the neighborhood, and his new friend Ivan has the most convincing costume he has ever seen. But when Ivan steals his candy wagon and disappears into the woods, Daniel follows—and the path home vanishes. Now a grinning trickster is setting the rules, and his appetite goes far beyond sweets. Can Daniel survive the games and find his way out? Narrated by Henrique Couto, this tale of childhood Halloween nostalgia turns vicious for fans of scary Halloween stories.

From October 26–November 1, Halloween horror history turns trusted broadcasts into nightmares. Revisit Saw’s locked-room terror, The Walking Dead’s zombie TV debut, and the BBC’s Ghostwatch, where familiar presenters made a fictional haunting feel real. Explore SIGNALIS and its damaged memories, then separate Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds radio broadcast from the nationwide panic myth. Celebrate Cary Elwes, Winona Ryder, Peter Jackson and Toni Collette, and 35 years of Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs. Join Henrique Couto for horror movie anniversaries and a Halloween watchlist with teeth.

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Halloween haunts and ghost lore get a skeptical twist on Monthly Spooky. Henrique Couto and Michelle revisit Pennsylvania's Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride, then open Eric Elfman's The Very Scary Almanac (1993) for Borley Rectory ghost stories, poltergeist accounts and UFO encounters. Spooky news brings new claims about the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film and a runaway inflatable pumpkin. Plus: Night of the Demons, Mischief Night (2013), and an eerie, unverified Reddit tale of a father who seems to arrive home while he's still at work. Settle in for a Halloween hangout full of spooky stories and laughs.

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Unknown Broadcast opens Halloween at Midnight with eight old-time radio horror and mystery tales. Light the jack-o'-lantern. Something is listening.

The Demon Spirit: Love turns to possession.
The Loup-Garou: A werewolf legend in the bayou.
Ghost Hunt: A DJ enters a haunted house.
Mask for Kinsella: A new face hides an old identity.
Don't Tell Me About Halloween: A witch returns to her husband.
Murder Comes at Midnight: An escaped killer comes calling.
The Evil Eye: A lover fears his gaze is a curse.
Alley Cat (Cat Wife): A marriage takes...

Four Halloween horror stories prove some places never forget. Renovating a former funeral home unleashes what was hidden in its walls. A masked killer escapes a sanitarium. A craft project made with graveyard soil becomes a living nightmare. The Walls Remember brings nearly six hours of haunted-house horror, slasher suspense, and tiny monsters in In the Witch House Walls, Another Mischief Night, Dirt Babies, and Asylum of the Dirt Babies. Stories by David O'Hanlon, Shane Migliavacca, and Bruce Haney. Narrated by Henrique Couto. Follow Weekly Spooky and spend Halloween somewhere you can't escape.

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In “12:01: An Anna Wu Story” by Mike Ashkewe, Halloween horror begins with stolen body parts and a warning to go home. Ice-powered agent Anna Wu follows the evidence to a hidden butcher-shop laboratory in Cloudcroft, New Mexico. A doorway to the dead will open for just one minute at midnight—and someone is building a body for whatever comes through. Can an investigator used to preserving crime scenes stop a forbidden resurrection? Narrated by Henrique Couto, this paranormal thriller blends occult mystery, body horror and a race against the clock for fans of scary Halloween stories.

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John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) turns a quiet neighborhood into a place where Michael Myers could be hiding anywhere. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, Donald Pleasence’s obsessive Dr. Loomis, Debra Hill’s teenage characters and Dean Cundey’s use of shadows and empty space. Why does the Shape’s slow, silent pursuit still get under our skin? From Carpenter’s unforgettable score to the final-girl debate, this spoiler-filled horror movie review explores the craft and psychology that make Carpenter’s slasher classic a Halloween-season essential.

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Clinton Road in West Milford, New Jersey, has a ghost story that begins with pocket change: toss a coin into the water, and a boy beneath the bridge is said to send it back. Join Henrique Couto for a Halloween ride through the ghost-boy legend, a reported reflection in the creek, and tales of a phantom pickup whose headlights vanish. Explore local folklore collected by Weird NJ, the real history of Clinton Furnace, and Henrique’s memories of spooking friends on dark car rides. If you love haunted roads, ghost stories and Halloween urban legends, wait until you hear that li...

On Devil’s Night, two masked teenage thieves pick the wrong house in “Trickster in Training” by Charles Campbell. Clement wants easy money; Miller just wants to keep up. At the end of a long dirt road, Felicia Fields answers their knock—and smiles when a gun goes off. Now her bag of Halloween candy comes with a terrible lesson. Narrated by Henrique Couto, this supernatural horror story turns an armed robbery into a witch’s night of reckoning. If you love scary Halloween stories with wicked comeuppance, step inside a secluded house where the person opening the door is the one yo...

From October 19–25, horror history turns your Halloween watchlist into a nightmare. Revisit John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), the sunless vampire siege of 30 Days of Night, and Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities. Venture into Innsmouth with Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, then discover why Dark Night of the Scarecrow still chills 45 years after its CBS debut. Plus, celebrate Bela Lugosi, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Raimi and Mia Goth, and revisit The Simpsons’ first Treehouse of Horror. Join Henrique Couto for slasher classics, cosmic horror and a cornfield that never feels empty.

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Ghostwatch put a fictional haunting inside the familiar frame of BBC television. On Halloween night in 1992, Michael Parkinson and Sarah Greene helped a scripted drama look like a live ghost hunt. Some viewers believed it. The backlash was real. Explore the hidden appearances of Pipes, the broadcast's unnerving tricks, and the argument over trust that followed. Original program audio and BBC Bite Back excerpts bring the scare and its contemporary criticism into focus. How did a made-up ghost leave viewers questioning the safety of their own living rooms?

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Unknown Broadcast brings eight old-time radio tales of death, guilt, and ghostly revenge. A living man is mistaken for dead; a killer sees his victim walking behind him. The Dead Come Back features Only the Dead Remember, Dead of Night, Dead Ernest, The Tale the Dead Man Told, Wear the Dead Man's Coat, The Burial of Roger Malvin, The Coffin in Studio B, and The Dead Come Back, in that order. From Suspense and Quiet Please to Lights Out and Murder at Midnight, this four-hour Halloween horror collection asks: what if death isn't the end? Turn down the lights and...

Seven Halloween horror stories open doors that should stay locked. A haunted house sends photographs no one took. A yard-sale mask gives a child deadly invisible playmates. An impossible hospital, a creature stalking a camping trip, and a stolen pumpkin ring lead deeper into the unknown. Through the Veil delivers nearly five hours of cursed objects, possession, and Night Realm terror. Once you cross over, what follows you home? Stories by Joe Solmo, Michael Kelso, Shane Migliavacca, and Rob Fields. Narrated by Henrique Couto. Follow Weekly Spooky for more scary stories this Halloween.

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Three kisses before dawn will reveal a young witch’s future husband—but Tiffany Hawthorn wants to choose her own fate. A Halloween Fate Foretold by Rob Fields follows Tiffany and the skeptical Baxter Donnerly from a drive-in date into an abandoned Strickfield mansion, where a screaming banshee turns romance into a fight to escape. Tiffany has until sunrise to find a silver compact and complete her initiation. Can she defy a prophecy while surviving the house’s supernatural terrors? Narrated by Henrique Couto, this Halloween horror story blends haunted house suspense, witchcraft and supernatural romance.

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Haunted corn mazes and Halloween hayrides turn a cozy fall outing into a walk you might not want to finish alone. Henrique Couto follows an imagined night from cider and pumpkins to a wagon drop-off, a suspicious scarecrow, and something moving in the next row. Real 2026 attractions—including New Jersey’s Farm of Horrors, Arizona’s Dark Harvest Haunted Park, and Michigan’s New Salem Corn Maze—anchor this playful trip into rural horror. Why does the friendly farm feel so different after dark? Join Weekly Spooky for a Thursday Thrills celebration of spooky season, nervous laughter, and Halloween nights worth reme...

On Halloween night, a hungry vampire comes knocking at a bankrupt blood bank in “I’m Banking On It” by Tyler Belmont. Paralegal Trevor Gillespie is stuck guarding the place, and his unwanted visitor needs an invitation. Trevor has legal orders to keep everyone out, a stubborn streak, and no patience for supernatural sales pitches. But when a vampire listens this closely, one careless sentence could turn an annoying shift into a fight for survival.

Henrique Couto narrates this darkly funny Halloween horror story, blending classic vampire rules, deadpan humor, and a very bad night at work on Weekly...

Need Halloween movies to watch? Henrique Couto and David Denoyer build your 2026 Halloween watchlist with 60 picks, from nostalgic gateway horror to underrated discoveries and seasonal favorites. Revisit Coraline, Scream, and Creepshow, then dig into The Midnight Hour, Hell House LLC, WNUF Halloween Special, and Ghostwatch. Their four categories cover first scares, October rewatches, hidden gems, and films drenched in Halloween atmosphere. Trade endless scrolling for a movie night full of witches, slashers, haunted houses, and spooky-season nostalgia. Grab the candy and dim the lights.

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October 12-18 brings haunted houses, cursed videotapes, and Deadites to your Halloween watchlist. This Week in Horror History marks 45 years since The Evil Dead's first public screening, revisits The Ring's U.S. release, and explores the family grief behind The Haunting of Hill House. F.E.A.R. adds paranormal terror to the gaming calendar, while Slumber Party Massacre II unleashes its guitar-drill killer. Plus horror birthdays and our weekly pick, Re-Animator, for fans of mad science and practical splatter. Find your next spooky-season watch, from Sam Raimi's cabin nightmare to Mike Flanagan's ghosts.

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The Hex Hollow murder began with a search for a book and a lock of hair. In 1928, three attackers killed Pennsylvania farmer Nelson Rehmeyer, believing he had cursed them. Their attempt to burn away the evidence failed. Follow the York County investigation, the trials, and the headlines that turned a folk healer into a sinister legend. With voices from the Hex Hollow documentary, we separate Pennsylvania Dutch powwow traditions from accusations of harmful magic and return to the man behind the story. How did fear of a curse become permission for violence?

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Unknown Broadcast unlocks six old-time radio tales of cursed objects, greed, and supernatural dread. A singer enters a pharaoh's tomb, a killer seeks a giant ruby at Kali's shrine, and a necklace carries a deadly past. Cursed Relics features The Pharaoh's Curse, The Heart of Kali, The Green Idol, Brass Ring, The Bog-Oak Necklace, and The Curse of the Mantle, in that order. Hear CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, The Whistler, Inner Sanctum, and The Weird Circle. Settle in for three hours of Halloween horror and mystery. Which treasure would you dare to touch?

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Eight Halloween horror stories turn one cruel trick into a monster apocalypse. A zombie-city beer delivery, Elizabeth Bathory's blood hunt, a vampire hunter's mission, Hell in 2099, and a punk band's alien encounter keep raising the stakes. Monster Mash to Apocalypse brings nearly five hours of scary stories, dark comedy, urban-legend terror, and supernatural warfare to your Halloween listening. How big can the next nightmare get? Stories by Rob Fields, Michelle Antisocial, Mike Ashkewe, and Shane Migliavacca. Narrated by Henrique Couto. Follow Weekly Spooky for more Halloween horror.

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Hellraiser (1987) turns desire into body horror. Henrique and Rachael revisit Clive Barker's original film, from Pinhead and the Cenobites to the Lament Configuration puzzle box. Are these beings evil, or do they operate beyond human morality? Cutting Deep into Horror explores Julia's obsession with Frank and the betrayal at the heart of a crumbling marriage. We unpack the ending, religious imagery, practical effects, and Christopher Young's haunting score. Add this horror classic to your Halloween watchlist, then open the box with us for a movie discussion about pleasure, pain, and control.

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Three scary Halloween stories by Gary D turn a boarded-up house, an attic game, and a pumpkin patch into a night of ghostly dread and grotesque surprises. In “Off Her Rocker,” two boys discover their abandoned clubhouse isn’t empty. “Bones in the Attic” makes a childhood game of Don’t Peek dangerously real. Then “Punkinhead” follows a fugitive’s Halloween escape through a graveyard toward something growing in the dark. Grab your candy bucket for a horror triple feature of haunted houses, rattling bones, dark humor, and body horror. Narrated by Henrique Couto.

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