Weekly Spooky

The USS Indianapolis sinking remains one of the most devastating naval disasters of World War II. On July 30, 1945, Japanese submarine I-58 torpedoed the heavy cruiser in the Philippine Sea after it completed a secret mission delivering components for the Little Boy atomic bomb to Tinian.Indianapolis sank in about twelve minutes. Nearly nine hundred sailors and Marines reached the water alive, but only 316 of the nearly twelve hundred people aboard survived. For more than three days, the survivors drifted across miles of open ocean with little food, almost no fresh water and failing life jackets. They endured burns, injuries, dehydration, hallucinations, exposure and real shark attacks whose exact death toll can never be known. No rescue force had been sent to find them. The Navy's movement-reporting system failed to recognize that an entire warship was missing, and patrol pilot Wilbur Gwinn discovered the survivors only after a faulty antenna drew him to a hatch above an enormous oil slick.In this episode of Terrifying & True, we follow the secret atomic mission, the attack by Mochitsura Hashimoto's submarine, the twelve-minute sinking, the desperate work of men such as Lewis Haynes, Thomas Conway and Edward Parke, and the dangerous open-ocean landing by PBY pilot Robert Adrian Marks. We also examine the court-martial of Captain Charles McVay, the campaign to clear his name, the 2017 discovery of the wreck, and the way Quint's famous Jaws monologue transformed a complex institutional disaster into a shark legend.Inside this episode:USS Indianapolis and the secret Little Boy atomic bomb mission Japanese submarine I-58 and commander Mochitsura Hashimoto The twelve-minute sinking and nearly nine hundred men in the water Sharks, dehydration, hallucinations and more than three days at sea Wilbur Gwinn, Robert Marks and the accidental rescue Captain Charles McVay's court-martial and eventual exoneration How did a decorated American cruiser vanish between major bases without triggering an immediate search - and why did it take fifty-five years to correct the blame placed on its captain? We're telling that story tonight.

Unknown Broadcast returns with a full night of classic old time radio horror, vintage radio suspense, OTR mystery, Golden Age radio drama, and eerie anthology storytelling from four legendary radio programs: CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler.Tonight's transmission features “A Choice of Witnesses,” “Leiningen Versus the Ants,” “The King's Birthday,” and “Patients for the Doctor” — four classic radio dramas about blackmail, murder, moral corruption, survival horror, killer army ants, Nazi-occupied Europe, hidden resistance, psychological suspense, medical horror, and a lonely mountain doctor whose patients may not be there by accident.

Four scary animal horror stories unleash killer hippos, a rage-fueled werewolf, a shape-shifting monster dog, and a demon-possessed cat. Celebrate Summerween and Halloween in summer with a complete horror fiction anthology filled with supernatural creatures, deadly animal attacks, cursed pets, survival horror, and dark comedy.A documentary crew travels deep into the Colombian jungle to investigate Pablo Escobar's infamous cocaine hippos—but the expedition becomes a blood-soaked fight for survival when the enormous animals attack. Then former Malibu model Dani Boy returns to Strickfield carrying a werewolf curse that transforms her whenever her anger becomes uncontrollable.A horror writer moves his family into an isolated house where scratching inside the walls leads to thousands of rats, supernatural creatures, and the disturbing transformation of the family dog. Finally, an aging calico cat develops glowing red eyes, unnatural aggression, and a demonic condition that may be capable of passing into a new host.This Summerween horror compilation features:“Stay Hungry” by David O'HanlonA killer animal survival story about documentary filmmakers, an infamous poacher, and Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos running wild in the Colombian jungle.“Wolf Rage” by Rob FieldsA supernatural werewolf story set in Strickfield, Ohio, where a former model discovers that anger—not the full moon—awakens the monster inside her.“My Dog, Doug” by David O'HanlonA darkly funny creature feature about a shape-shifting dog, a haunted new house, an enormous rat infestation, and vicious supernatural brownies.“Feline Troubles” by Douglas WaltzA demonic cat story in which a family pet becomes violently possessed and begins hunting the children inside an isolated farmhouse.These terrifying tales combine werewolf horror, killer animal attacks, cocaine hippos, jungle survival, demonic possession, cursed cats, monster dogs, shape-shifters, haunted houses, supernatural pets, creature features, body horror, dark comedy, and Strickfield horror.Perfect for listeners searching for scary stories, animal horror stories, horror audiobooks, horror fiction podcasts, werewolf stories, killer animal horror, demon stories, possessed pet stories, monster stories, supernatural thrillers, Summerween entertainment, and Halloween podcasts.The summer night is warm, the moon is rising, and the animals are beginning to behave strangely.Halloween may still be months away, but something hungry has already escaped into the darkness.

As Halloween season creeps closer, Terrifying & True begins the descent into darker stories with a special compilation of disappearances, ghost ships, lost colonies, missing people, wilderness mysteries, and unexplained cases that still haunt history.This is Vanished Without a Trace — a chilling collection of scary true stories about the places where people entered the dark and never came back.Inside this special Terrifying & True compilation:The Lost Colony of Roanoke — An entire English settlement vanishes from early America, leaving behind one haunting clue and centuries of theories. The Lost Franklin Expedition — A doomed Arctic voyage disappears into ice, starvation, fear, and one of exploration history's most disturbing mysteries. The Mary Celeste — A ship is found drifting across the Atlantic with its crew gone, its cargo intact, and no explanation that fully satisfies the imagination. The Disappearance of Angela Hammond — A late-night phone call turns into a terrifying missing-person case that still chills those who hear it. The Bennington Triangle — A quiet stretch of Vermont becomes linked to a series of strange disappearances, eerie folklore, and wilderness dread. Dyatlov Pass Mystery — Nine hikers die in the Ural Mountains under circumstances that have fueled decades of fear, investigation, and speculation. The Vanishing of Brandon Swanson — A young man disappears while speaking to his father on the phone, leaving behind one of modern true crime's most haunting unanswered questions. The Alaska Triangle — A massive wilderness region becomes infamous for vanished planes, missing travelers, strange legends, and stories that feel tailor-made for the Halloween season. Together, these stories form a journey through real mystery, dark history, eerie folklore, and the unsettling truth that sometimes the scariest thing is not finding a body, a killer, or a confession. Sometimes the scariest thing is finding nothing at all.

Hungry Ghost Month runs August 13 through September 10 in 2026, with the fifteenth-day Hungry Ghost Festival falling on August 27. Why do some getai and wayang performances in Singapore and Malaysia leave the entire front row empty?Thursday Thrills explores the Chinese ghost folklore, religious traditions and regional beliefs behind seats reserved for unseen guests. Henrique traces the differences among the seventh lunar month, the Daoist Zhongyuan Festival, Buddhist Yulanpen or Ullambana observances, ancestor remembrance and offerings for wandering spirits. We also examine food, incense, joss paper and documented Ghost Month taboos involving roadside offerings, nighttime swimming, reserved seats and major life events.From Taiwan's water lanterns and Hong Kong's Yu Lan traditions to Singaporean getai, this respectful supernatural folklore journey separates living cultural practice from sensational internet horror - and asks who a performance is really for when its best seats are left empty.

A vampire love triangle, paranormal romance, and deadly second chance collide in “The Ties That Bind” by Rob Fields—a mature vampire horror story set in the supernatural town of Strickfield. Buster Crane has never forgotten his childhood first love, Talia Mirren. He also cannot stop loving Romy Jillian, the mysterious woman whose pale skin, cold touch, and missing reflection reveal a terrifying secret: Romy is a vampire.When Talia unexpectedly returns during Buster's first year at Strickfield University, their long-lost romance reignites instantly. But Romy refuses to surrender the man she still loves. A confrontation inside a crowded nightclub pulls all three into a dangerous supernatural love triangle filled with jealousy, betrayal, blood, vampire transformations, violent revenge, and one final choice that could bind them together forever.Perfect for fans of vampire stories, vampire romance, paranormal romance audiobooks, adult horror fiction, supernatural love triangles, dark fantasy, and narrated scary stories. Celebrate Summerween, Halloween in July, and Halloween in summer with the Weekly Spooky horror fiction anthology—and begin spooky season early with a seductive, dangerous story of love after death.

The Lost Boys, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, Fright Night, The Village, and The Collector headline this episode of This Week in Horror History, covering July 27 through August 2. Summer horror gets vampiric, supernatural, folklore-soaked, and dangerously familiar as we revisit an iconic 1980s vampire movie, the resurrection of Jason Voorhees, M. Night Shyamalan's isolated village nightmare, a brutal home-invasion trap thriller, and a modern Métis horror novel about a loved one who returns profoundly wrong. Inside this episode:July 28, 2020 — Empire of Wild receives its U.S. publicationCherie Dimaline's supernatural horror novel follows Joan, a woman searching for her missing husband. When she discovers a charismatic preacher who looks and sounds almost exactly like him—but insists he is someone else—her search leads toward Métis folklore, the rogarou, stolen identity, grief, and an ancient hunger wearing a familiar face. July 30, 2004 — The Village releases in the United StatesM. Night Shyamalan transforms an isolated community surrounded by forbidden woods into a haunting story about fear, control, ritual, and the dangerous power of a carefully protected lie. The villagers have been taught that creatures wait beyond the boundary, certain colors must never be worn, and safety depends upon everyone obeying the same rules. July 31, 1987 — The Lost Boys releases in the United StatesJoel Schumacher gives vampire horror leather jackets, motorcycles, beach fog, neon boardwalks, and unforgettable 1980s style. Beneath the lights and nightlife of Santa Carla, a gang of young vampires offers danger, immortality, and the seductive promise of never having to grow up. August 1, 1986 — Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives releasesTommy Jarvis accidentally resurrects Jason Voorhees with a bolt of lightning, transforming the Crystal Lake killer into a fully supernatural slasher icon. Faster, funnier, and more self-aware than many earlier entries, Jason Lives combines gothic cemetery imagery, summer-camp terror, black comedy, and one of the franchise's most memorable versions of Jason.Deep-Cut Spotlight — The Collector A desperate thief breaks into a wealthy family's home and discovers that a masked killer has already transformed the property into an elaborate maze of wires, traps, locked rooms, and carefully arranged suffering. The Collector captures the brutal energy of late-2000s horror, combining home-invasion suspense, post-Saw trap horror, survival-thriller momentum, and the terrifying idea that every possible escape route has already been anticipated by someone waiting inside.Horror Birthdays This Week: David Warner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Wes Craven enter the birthday roll, bringing connections to The Omen, Waxwork, Predator, The Terminator, Aliens, Planet Terror, The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Scream.Weekly Recommendation — Fright Night A teenage horror fan becomes convinced that his charming new neighbor is a vampire—but nobody believes him. Desperate for help, Charley Brewster turns to Peter Vincent, a washed-up television horror host who has spent his career pretending to battle monsters. Funny, stylish, spooky, and filled with practical-effects vampire horror, Fright Night remains one of the great horror-comedies of the 1980s. It combines the vampire-next-door premise with suburban paranoia, late-night horror television, supernatural action, and the realization that imaginary courage may suddenly need to become real.From Empire of Wild and The Village to The Lost Boys, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, The Collector, and Fright Night, this week in horror history proves that the most dangerous monsters do not always remain hidden. Sometimes they wear the face of someone you love, live inside your community, move into the house next door, or rise from the grave when lightning strikes.

Summerween arrives with a laugh you can hear from across the midway. In this July edition of Monthly Spooky, Henrique Couto and Michelle dive into Laughing Sal, the towering carnival animatronic whose haunting mechanical cackle became American folklore. They explore how this six-foot funhouse nightmare evolved from a popular midway attraction into a cryptid-like legend—appearing in movies, museums, and paranormal stories. Discover the strange history behind one of America's creepiest cursed objects and why we fear the mechanical as much as the supernatural. Perfect for horror enthusiasts who love cryptid encounters and supernatural folklore.They trace the strange history of this six-foot mechanical nightmare, from her early days as one of America's most popular funhouse attractions to her appearances in movies, museums, and pop culture. Why did generations of amusement-park visitors love Laughing Sal? Why does her endless recorded laughter feel so threatening today? And how did a freckled, gap-toothed carnival figure become one of the world's most uncanny animatronic dolls?Before entering Laughing Sal's funhouse, Henrique and Michelle take a funny, creepy trip through the month's strangest spooky news, cryptid folklore, paranormal investigations, UFO reports, and archaeological mysteries.Inside this episode:Gracie the missing giraffe is finally found alive in Texas after spending two weeks on the loose.Butler County, Ohio deputies confront a snake hiding beneath a resident's bed.Lansing, Michigan introduces the Hooga Hooga, a hairy, Bigfoot-like summer-camp cryptid said to tunnel beneath a local nature center.A Japanese real-estate service sends investigators into stigmatized homes overnight to test them for ghosts and paranormal activity.A rare Antarctic titanosaur fossil is rediscovered after sitting unnoticed inside a drawer for decades.Centuries-old royal tombs in Barcelona contain unexpected remains and far more bodies than researchers anticipated.Divers recover a haunting carved face and possible ritual animal bones from a Polish lake.The Pentagon investigates a reported swarm of mysterious UAPs and watercraft near the Virginia coast.Archaeologists enter a sealed chamber beneath a medieval Ukrainian castle and search for additional underground rooms.Michelle closes the episode with a wonderfully unsettling Glitch in the Matrix story about a childhood McDonald's collectible glass that apparently duplicates itself—complete with the exact same crack.Come for Laughing Sal. Stay for cryptids, ghosts, UFOs, secret chambers, ancient burials, haunted real estate, bedroom snakes, and one deeply suspicious drinking glass. This funny and frightening Summerween episode is perfect for fans of creepy carnival history, animatronic horror, haunted attractions, paranormal podcasts, Bigfoot folklore, unexplained mysteries, Halloween in July, and the early spooky season.

Halloween in July begins with classic old time radio horror, vintage suspense, gothic mystery, witchcraft, Lights Out terror, and spooky season nightmares. Unknown Broadcast returns with an extra-large Halloween-in-summer transmission featuring six eerie radio dramas from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, The Whistler, Lights Out, and The Mysterious Traveler. This classic OTR horror lineup includes Here Goes the Bride, Ancient Sorceries, The Lord of the Witch Doctors, Mirage, Cat Wife, and Beware of Tomorrow — stories of haunted brides, occult villages, witch doctors, jealous murder, catlike transformation, killer robots, artificial life, and sci-fi horror from the Golden Age of radio.

Celebrate Summerween and Halloween in July with four complete narrated Halloween horror stories featuring Bigfoot, vampires, zombies, demons, supernatural folklore, and terrifying encounters after dark. In this special Weekly Spooky horror compilation, a night watchman is hunted across a remote wind farm by a violent Sasquatch, a centuries-old vampire couple spends its anniversary inside a shopping mall after closing, a bicycle courier risks his life delivering supplies during the zombie apocalypse, and a desperate manager discovers that his mysterious new employer may be recruiting workers for Hell itself. These four scary stories combine Bigfoot horror, Sasquatch attacks, vampire horror, zombie apocalypse survival, demonic bargains, workplace horror, dark comedy, supernatural suspense, cryptid encounters, and Halloween campfire storytelling into one feature-length audio horror anthology. Start spooky season early with this Summerween horror special, perfect for listeners searching for Halloween stories, scary stories, horror fiction, creepypasta, cryptid stories, vampire fiction, zombie horror, supernatural thrillers, narrated horror podcasts, and frightening stories told around the campfire. “I Guard Windmills, and I'm Not Sure If I'll Survive the Shift” Written by Michael KelsoA survivor of two disastrous supernatural jobs accepts an overnight security position at a remote wind farm. But when he discovers a burned turbine and evidence of something enormous moving through the surrounding forest, his quiet night shift becomes a brutal chase involving a furious Bigfoot with a violent grudge. “A Night at the Galleria” Written by Rob FieldsA seemingly young couple hides inside a shopping mall for an after-hours anniversary celebration. When three thieves break into the deserted galleria, they have no idea that the romantic strangers watching them have remained together since the Black Death—or what the ancient vampires intend to do next. “Send Beer” Written by Michelle AntisocialIn a city devastated by the zombie apocalypse, bicycle courier Felix and a flock of homing pigeons keep isolated survivors supplied with groceries and medicine. But when a regular customer stops responding and one of the birds returns covered in blood, a routine welfare check reveals an infected family and an unexpectedly useful bottle of vodka. “Torture and Other Job Skills” Written by Killian CraneAfter losing the management position that defined his life, a cruel and desperate man answers a mysterious help-wanted advertisement. The address leads him to a black-glass office tower where revenge, torture, and complete moral surrender are not workplace violations—they are requirements for employment. Turn down the lights, escape the summer heat, and celebrate Halloween in July with four tales of monsters, bloodsuckers, the undead, and infernal employment. Summerween begins now on Weekly Spooky.

Join filmmaker Henrique Couto as Cutting Deep into Horror explores The Houses October Built (2014)—a found footage nightmare about five friends hunting the most extreme haunted houses across America. Discover how this supernatural folklore film captures real haunted-house horror, extreme-tourism fears, and the dark secrets lurking behind roadside attractions. Perfect for early Halloween spooky season listening.Henrique is joined by Rachael Redolfi for a spoiler-filled review of director Bobby Roe's Halloween horror film, which blends fictional found footage with real haunted attractions, genuine haunt performers and documentary-style material.The group's road trip becomes increasingly dangerous as their search for a secret underground attraction called the Blue Skeleton draws the attention of masked performers who begin following, filming and confronting them far beyond the supposed safety of the haunts.Henrique and Rachael discuss the film's documentary origins, its countdown toward October 31 and the way it transforms the excitement of Halloween tourism into something threatening and deeply uncomfortable.The conversation explores:The documentary origins of The Houses October BuiltReal haunted houses and Halloween attractionsHenrique and Rachael's personal haunt experiencesTouch passes and interactive haunted attractionsThe mystery surrounding the Blue SkeletonHaunted-house actors dealing with frightened or violent guestsExtreme haunt legends and McKamey ManorThe difference between theatrical scares and genuine abuseWhy human villains can be more frightening than supernatural monstersComparisons with Hell House LLCThen Henrique and Rachael go completely behind the curtain to explain The Houses October Built ending, including the kidnapping at the Halloween festival, the group being separated, the coffins, the threat of being burned alive and Brandy's horrifying buried-alive finale.Does the movie's ambiguous conclusion make it more frightening? Is the Blue Skeleton an extreme haunted attraction, a criminal organization or something even darker? And why does this unsettling movie continue to stand out among modern Halloween found footage films?Celebrate Summerween, enjoy some Halloween in July horror, and begin building your early Halloween movie watchlist with The Houses October Built.Next time on Cutting Deep into Horror, Henrique and Rachael continue their Summerween haunted-attraction double feature with Hell House LLC.

Just in time for Shark Week 2026, Thursday Thrills dives into true shark attacks, megalodon legends, terrifying sea monsters, and the bizarre unsolved murder exposed when a captive tiger shark regurgitated a human arm.We revisit the 1916 Jersey Shore and Matawan Creek attacks, the Black Demon of Baja, and Sydney's infamous Shark Arm case.Along the way, meet the Stronsay Beast, centuries-old Greenland sharks, river-roaming bull sharks, and sand tiger embryos that eat their siblings before birth. It is a fun, eerie ride through shark horror, cryptid folklore, sea monsters, true crime, ocean mysteries, and the nightmare behind Jaws.

Chupacabra horror, Puerto Rico folklore, summer camp terror, and violent cryptid attacks collide in “Camping With Chupacabra” by Douglas Waltz—a complete scary story from the Weekly Spooky horror fiction anthology podcast.Jonathan Edwards is a veteran camp counselor who has spent twenty years teaching wilderness survival, training young counselors, and sleeping beneath the stars. When he accepts a permanent position at the newly constructed Camp Clemente in Puerto Rico, the fresh cabins, tropical forest, mountain trails, and private lake seem like the beginning of his dream job.Then an unholy howl rolls out of the jungle.The frightened counselors whisper an old name: El Vampiro de Moca—the Chupacabra.After a savage nighttime attack tears through the camp, Jonathan discovers that the property was built directly over an ancient protective sigil. Beneath the nearby mountains lies a bat-filled cavern, a supernatural portal known as the Well of Chupacabra, and a pack of reptilian creatures waiting for another chance to enter our world.Armed with wilderness experience, a loyal Zippo lighter, and a case of dynamite, Jonathan and camp owner Paul Williams descend into the darkness to seal the well before the Chupacabras return. But destroying one monster nest may reveal that Puerto Rico is hiding far more supernatural secrets than either man imagined.Fans of Chupacabra stories, cryptid horror, scary camping stories, Puerto Rico legends, summer camp horror, wilderness survival, monster attacks, cave horror, creature features, supernatural thrillers, and complete horror audiobooks will find plenty to fear—and plenty of pulpy monster-hunting fun—in this episode.Pack your supplies, keep the cabin doors barricaded, and listen closely when something howls beyond the firelight. Tonight on Weekly Spooky, camping season becomes hunting season in “Camping With Chupacabra” by Douglas Waltz.

Dracula, The Hills Have Eyes, Nope, Maximum Overdrive, and Deep Blue Sea headline this episode of This Week in Horror History, covering July 20 through July 26. Summer horror gets seductive, sun-scorched, mechanical, extraterrestrial, and shark-infested as we explore gothic vampires, desert survival horror, reverse-horror gaming, Jordan Peele's terrifying vision of spectacle, Stephen King's killer-machine apocalypse, and genetically engineered sharks loose inside an underwater laboratory.  Inside this episode:July 20, 1979 — Dracula releases in the United StatesFrank Langella gives Count Dracula a dangerous combination of gothic romance, theatrical charm, and supernatural menace. This version of Bram Stoker's vampire proves that evil does not always need to force its way through the door. Sometimes it gets invited inside.July 22, 1977 — The Hills Have Eyes premieres in Tucson, ArizonaWes Craven turns an ordinary family road trip into a brutal desert survival nightmare. When a shortcut leaves the Carter family stranded far from civilization, the open landscape becomes a trap filled with heat, isolation, violence, and another family watching from the hills.July 23, 2020 — Carrion releasesThis reverse-horror video game flips the familiar monster formula by letting players become the creature. A growing mass of teeth, tendrils, and hunger escapes through a research facility while terrified scientists and guards discover that containment has completely failed.July 22, 2022 — Nope releases in U.S. theatersJordan Peele turns the sky into a haunted house in a strange and ambitious collision of UFO horror, creature-feature spectacle, Hollywood exploitation, western imagery, animal behavior, and the dangerous human need to capture the impossible on camera.Deep-Cut Spotlight — Maximum OverdriveStephen King steps behind the camera for one of the loudest and most gloriously unhinged killer-machine movies of the 1980s. After Earth passes through the tail of a comet, trucks, vending machines, arcade games, lawn equipment, and other everyday technology suddenly turn against humanity. At the Dixie Boy truck stop, a group of survivors becomes trapped by eighteen-wheelers that appear to have developed personalities, grudges, and a deep hatred of human beings. With a goblin-faced truck, massive explosions, diner panic, homicidal machinery, and AC/DC blasting through the chaos, Maximum Overdrive remains a greasy, absurd, and unforgettable piece of Stephen King horror history.Horror Birthdays This Week: Diana Rigg, Josh Hartnett, Willem Dafoe, and Lynda Carter enter the birthday roll, bringing connections to Theatre of Blood, Last Night in Soho, Halloween H20, The Faculty, 30 Days of Night, Trap, Shadow of the Vampire, The Lighthouse, Nosferatu, and The Initiation of Sarah.Weekly Recommendation — Deep Blue Sea Researchers inside an isolated underwater facility genetically engineer mako sharks while searching for a medical breakthrough. Unfortunately, making enormous predators more intelligent turns out to be a catastrophically bad idea. Packed with violent storms, flooding corridors, underwater laboratories, corporate hubris, giant sharks, and one of the most memorable shock moments in 1990s horror, Deep Blue Sea remains a fast, fun, and wonderfully ridiculous summer creature feature. From Dracula and The Hills Have Eyes to Carrion, Nope, Maximum Overdrive, and Deep Blue Sea, this week in horror history proves that summer terror can wait inside a gothic mansion, watch from the desert hills, escape from a laboratory, descend from the sky, take control of an eighteen-wheeler, or circle silently beneath the water.

The murder of Brian Barrett became one of the most disturbing true crime cases of the early internet age: a deadly online love triangle built on catfishing, fake identities, chatroom deception, jealousy, and obsession.In 2006, 22-year-old Brian Barrett was shot and killed outside Dynabrade Corporation in Clarence, New York, near Buffalo. At first, the murder seemed almost motiveless. Brian was a college student, athlete, Little League coach, and future teacher with no obvious enemies. But investigators soon uncovered a digital trail involving Pogo chatrooms, Yahoo instant messages, online romance, and a username that would become infamous: TalHotBlond.This episode of Terrifying & True investigates the real story behind the Brian Barrett murder, the TalHotBlond case, and the online deception that led to violence. Thomas Montgomery, a 46-year-old married father, had been posing online as an 18-year-old Marine sniper named Tommy. Mary Shieler, a 45-year-old mother in West Virginia, was posing as her own teenage daughter, using the girl's photos and voice to maintain the fantasy. Brian Barrett entered the situation as himself — a real 22-year-old man caught between two adults hiding behind fake ideAs the lies unraveled, Montgomery became consumed by jealousy, humiliation, and obsession. The online rivalry moved from Pogo games and instant messages into the workplace, where Brian and Thomas both worked. Then, on September 15, 2006, Brian walked to his pickup truck after his shift and was ambushed with a .30-caliber rifle.We examine the evidence against Thomas Montgomery, the DNA on the peach pit, the missing rifle, the chat logs, the TalHotBlond deception, Mary Shieler's role, and why the case became known as the internet love triangle murder. But at the center of the story is not a screen name, a scandal, or a twist. It is Brian Barrett — a son, brother, friend, coach, student, and future teacher whose life was stolen by obsession.We're telling that story tonight.

Unknown Broadcast returns with a full night of horror fiction anthology classics: CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, and The Whistler. Four eerie stories of supernatural mystery, impossible apparitions, and noir crime spanning the Golden Age of radio drama. Immersive vintage suspense for late-night listening.Tonight's eerie OTR lineup includes “The Walls of Jericho,” “Three Good Witnesses,” “The Singing Walls,” and “The Avengers” — four strange stories of impossible apparitions, wartime murder, hidden bodies, haunted walls, stolen gold, ghostly revenge, and crimes that refuse to stay buried.

Demons, Satanic cults, and supernatural revenge collide in this horror fiction anthology. A runaway discovers a forbidden book devoted to an imprisoned goddess. A mercenary raids an asylum to film a cult. A cursed man awakens to humiliation and dark magic. Four tales of demonic possession, occult rituals, and vampire mythology—expertly narrated with dark comedy and spine-tingling twists. Perfect late-night horror for spooky season enthusiasts.“Sin” — by Rob FieldsA murderous runaway hiding inside a Catholic academy discovers a forbidden scripture devoted to Hellweaver—and begins a bloody ritual to become the imprisoned demon goddess's devoted daughter.“Gamble with the Devil” — by David O'HanlonA delusional soldier of fortune hires a desperate cameraman to film his promotional reel, then drags him into an abandoned asylum for a heavily armed assault on a Satanic cult whose rituals have summoned something horrifyingly real.“Breaking the Seal” — by Douglas WaltzAfter a drunken encounter with a practicing witch, a hungover man awakens with a bloody pentagram on his chest and an unstoppable bodily curse that only the woman he insulted can remove.“The Bad Schoolgirl” — by Rob FieldsA foul-mouthed, daywalking Master Vampire enters Strickfield High and follows a squad of vampire cheerleaders into the woods, where stolen souls are being used to power their supernatural jewelry.

What could be worse than dying? Waking up after everyone has already buried you.Weekly Spooky presents a complete reading of “The Premature Burial” by Edgar Allan Poe, a claustrophobic gothic horror story built around one of humanity's oldest and most terrifying fears: being buried alive.Tormented by a medical condition that can make him appear dead, a man becomes consumed by accounts of premature burial. He studies coffins, graves, crypts, and horrifying cases of people awakening beneath the earth. As his obsession grows, he takes increasingly desperate precautions to ensure that he will never open his eyes inside a sealed coffin.But fear has a way of following us into the darkness.This classic Edgar Allan Poe audiobook is perfect for listeners searching for buried alive horror stories, gothic horror, classic scary stories, macabre fiction, claustrophobic horror, literary horror, and complete Edgar Allan Poe readings.Tonight, the most terrifying place imaginable is not a haunted house.It is six feet underground.

Cartoon Cat is one of the creepiest viral horror monsters to crawl out of internet folklore. In this episode of Thursday Thrills, we dive into the Cartoon Cat urban legend, explore its origins in modern internet horror, and talk about why old cartoon imagery feels so unsettling when it turns sinister.From rubber-hose animation and creepy vintage cartoon aesthetics to internet monster lore, creepypasta-style fear, and the strange power of distorted childhood nostalgia, this episode explores why Cartoon Cat has become such a memorable modern horror icon.We'll look at the legend, the style, the nightmare fuel behind the character, and an eerie original story about what happens when something impossible starts moving inside an abandoned mall after dark.If you love internet horror, creepypasta, urban legends, creepy cartoons, analog-style nightmare imagery, Trevor Henderson-style monsters, and spooky campfire storytelling, this ride into Cartoon Cat territory is for you.

A truck driver's terrifying nightmare begins coming true in this supernatural highway horror story about prophetic dreams, a demonic roadside creature, and a daughter who knows something is waiting for her father in the dark.After dreaming that a towering monster tears him from his delivery truck and drags him into the woods, an ordinary car-parts driver tries to convince himself it was only a nightmare. Then he reaches the same bridge from his dream. He sees something enormous watching from the trees—and his eight-year-old daughter Angeline already knows exactly what he saw.As Angeline's psychic dreams become increasingly urgent, every late delivery run brings her father closer to the creature lurking beside the highway. Is the nightmare a warning that can still save him, or a vision of something that has already decided his fate?“Driving a Truck Can Be a Nightmare, Literally” by Michael Kelso is a suspenseful scary story blending truck driver horror, road horror, shared nightmares, psychic premonitions, family terror, creature-feature suspense, and a frightening supernatural monster encounter. Fans of horror stories, highway legends, demon stories, cryptid fiction, dark-road encounters, psychological suspense, and immersive audio fiction will want to keep their doors locked for this one.Tonight on the Weekly Spooky horror podcast, one father must decide whether his daughter's nightmares are childish fears—or warnings from something real waiting beside the road.You can purchase books from this author here: https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthor

Mid-July horror gets mutated, vengeful, infectious, and lost in the woods in this episode of This Week in Horror History, covering the week of July 13 through July 19. This time, we're digging into mad-scientist island nightmares, supernatural revenge literature, one extremely angry killer whale, a science-fiction body-horror classic, biological vampires, and the tiny independent movie that changed horror marketing forever.Inside this episode:July 13, 1977 — The Island of Dr. Moreau opens in U.S. theatersBurt Lancaster brings H.G. Wells' nightmare of science without conscience to the screen in a sweaty, pulpy story filled with animal-human mutations, unchecked authority, and a scientist convinced that nature would be better if he personally rearranged it.July 14, 2020 — The Only Good Indians is publishedStephen Graham Jones delivers one of modern horror literature's sharpest supernatural reckonings as four Blackfeet men discover that something from their past has memory, purpose, and antlers waiting in the dark.July 15, 1977 — Orca opens in New YorkThe post-Jaws creature-feature wave gets stranger, angrier, and surprisingly tragic when a killer whale driven by grief, intelligence, and patience begins pursuing the human responsible for an unforgivable act.July 16, 1958 — The Fly releases in the United StatesA scientist, a teleportation machine, and one tiny insect create one of science-fiction horror's most unforgettable transformations, turning a dream of human progress into a cruel nightmare of mixed bodies and irreversible mistakes.Deep-Cut Spotlight — The StrainGuillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan drag vampires out of the velvet cape and into the quarantine zone as a passenger plane lands at JFK filled with the dead. What follows treats vampirism like a biological outbreak capable of spreading through New York while officials argue, deny, and react too late.Horror Birthdays This Week:Patrick Stewart, Larry Cohen, Corey Feldman, and James Brolin enter the birthday roll, bringing connections to Lifeforce, Green Room, It's Alive, Q, The Stuff, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, The Lost Boys, Gremlins, and The Amityville Horror.Weekly Recommendation — The Blair Witch ProjectThree student filmmakers enter the Maryland woods with cameras, recording equipment, and a local legend, creating a landmark of found-footage horror built from darkness, disorientation, improvised performances, and the terrifying possibility that the footage might be real.Plus, Weekly Spooky returns Wednesday with another fresh original horror story, followed by more terrifying history, strange mysteries, movie talk, and unexplained broadcasts throughout the week.From The Island of Dr. Moreau and The Only Good Indians to Orca, The Fly, The Strain, and The Blair Witch Project, this week in horror history proves that terror can spread through laboratories, guilty memories, dark water, crowded cities, and one cursed corner of the internet.

The Taos Hum is one of America's strangest unexplained sound mysteries: a low-frequency noise heard by only a small percentage of people, often described as a distant diesel engine, electrical drone, vibration, or pulsing hum with no visible source.In this episode of Terrifying & True, we investigate the mystery of the Taos Hum in northern New Mexico, where residents including Steve Walters, Bob and Catanya Saltzman, and K.C. Grams reported a persistent unexplained hum that disrupted sleep, concentration, balance, and daily life. Some heard it inside their homes. Some heard it outdoors. Some tried to escape it, only to wonder whether the sound had followed them.As reports spread, the Taos Hum became more than a local complaint. Congressman Bill Richardson pushed for answers, and investigators from the University of New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, the Air Force's Phillips Laboratory, and hearing researchers studied the phenomenon with microphones, antennas, magnetometers, geophones, low-frequency detectors, and public surveys.Was the Taos Hum caused by industrial noise, power lines, electromagnetic fields, military experiments, extremely low-frequency transmissions, secret government technology, rare hearing sensitivity, or low-frequency tinnitus? Or is the truth even stranger: that “the Hum” may not be one mystery at all, but several different sound and perception phenomena gathered under one unforgettable name?This episode explores the 1993 Taos Hum investigation, the science of low-frequency sound, tinnitus and auditory perception, government secrecy theories, New Mexico conspiracy fears, and why some mysteries remain terrifying even when the instruments record silence.We're telling that story tonight.

Unknown Broadcast returns with four old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, vintage radio mystery, and eerie anthology drama pulled from somewhere beyond the static.Tonight's transmission begins aboard a deserted ghost ship, where the Annabella is found adrift with warm meals, a set table, and not a living soul on board. Then Escape invites us into a gentleman's nightmare of cream tarts, secret clubs, death cards, and impossible exits. After that, Suspense takes us to a debt-ridden dude ranch where a missing guest, a forged check, and a body in a rumble seat turn yesterday's confusion into tonight's murder mystery. Finally, The Whistler follows a quiet bank teller whose perfect long-term theft becomes a perfect trap.

This Weekly Spooky horror compilation features four terrifying stories packed with urban legends, cryptids, folk horror, haunted forests, cursed rituals, supernatural monsters, dark humor, and deadly Ouija board terror.An Adirondack newcomer encounters the grotesque truth behind a bizarre local legend. A South Carolina teenager steals a stop sign and awakens something inside an abandoned barn. A family's hunting tradition conceals a blood pact with an ancient forest god. And a lonely child seeking answers from the spirit world follows a cruel joke into unimaginable horror.Perfect for fans of narrated horror fiction, scary stories, rural folklore, creature horror, occult horror, supernatural suspense, and chilling campfire tales.“The Legend of Oopsie Poopsie” — by Joe SolmoA newcomer to a tiny Adirondack town learns that the ridiculous local legend stalking the surrounding pines is very real, unusually large, and desperately in need of a change.  “The Stop-Sign Man” — by Bryce GibsonOn his seventeenth birthday, a South Carolina teenager steals a stop sign for a forbidden local rite of passage—only to discover that the old urban legend demands a deadly price.  “Ol' Bones” — by Joe SolmoA family's hunting traditions conceal an old agreement with a towering forest god, and two careless campers may force the creature to renegotiate the terms of its bloody bargain.  “Why Am I Here?” — by Morgan MooreA lonely boy asks a Ouija board the one question no one else will answer, then follows his brother's cruel joke toward a ritual no spirit should ever answer.  

Cursed objects, demonic possession, and occult rituals dominate this special horror anthology. As Evil Dead Burn hits theaters July 10, Weekly Spooky delivers a full night of original, cinematic-quality scary stories featuring cursed artifacts and supernatural folklore — no movie tie-in, just pure demon-fueled terror. Perfect for horror enthusiasts craving that wild cocktail of dark supernatural chaos and spine-tingling dread.This compilation is built for horror fans searching for the next terrifying thing to binge after Evil Dead Burn, with original tales of possession, witchcraft, hellhounds, Satanic panic, haunted inns, cursed books, and rituals gone horribly wrong.Tonight, we open the gates to a demonic horror marathon where small towns hide possessed children beneath churches, old Texas inns burn with buried sins, high schools become battlegrounds for Hell itself, thieves interrupt witchcraft, fools summon something far worse than a love goddess, cosmic heroes face a demonic destroyer, and a paranormal investigator tracks a snarling beast from the abyss.If you are searching for Evil Dead Burn, Evil Dead horror stories, demonic possession stories, Deadite-style horror, cursed object horror, Satanic ritual stories, witchcraft horror, hellhound stories, supernatural horror podcast, or scary stories to binge, this Weekly Spooky compilation is your weekend descent into madness.Inside this compilation: a possessed girl in a secret church basement, a ghostly Texas inn haunted by a murdered priest, a demon outbreak inside a modern high school, criminal brothers cursed by a coven, a scarecrow love goddess summoned by idiots, a cosmic last stand against Hellweaver, a Satanic Panic nightmare from 1984, and a hardboiled paranormal case involving a hellhound and the summoner who called it.Hit play, my spookies. The ritual has started, the darkness is hungry, and something evil is already listening.

Tonight on Thursday Thrills, we head into the woods for Siren Head, the internet urban legend that turns emergency sirens, storm warnings, distorted broadcasts, and lonely rural roads into pure nightmare fuel. Created by horror artist Trevor Henderson in 2018, Siren Head became a modern folklore icon through TikTok, YouTube shorts, indie horror games, fan stories, and creepypasta-style sightings.This show keeps the tone fun, spooky, and campfire-ready as we explore why a forty-foot siren-headed monster feels so strangely believable, how the legend spread online, why it connects to analog horror and emergency broadcast fears, and why the creature works best when it is half-glimpsed at the edge of a dark field.Is the siren warning you... or calling you closer?

Tonight on Weekly Spooky, we dive into nature horror from Algonquin Park's cursed wilderness. “Branch Manager” — a gruesome, darkly funny supernatural folklore tale from Gary D up in Ontario, Canada aka Blue Fire Raging — follows three Toronto telemarketing workers seeking escape in the Canadian deep woods. What begins as beer and campfire jokes turns into a nightmare when something ancient, hungry, and rooted in revenge awakens. Perfect cryptid encounter storytelling with late night horror that blends true wilderness with paranormal dread.Kenny, Dave, and Karl just want to get away from their miserable call centre jobs with a relaxing camping trip, but the forest has other plans. At first, it's only fog, roadkill, strange sounds, and branches snapping in the dark. Then the tent is shredded. Kenny's friends vanish. Deep scrape marks carve through the campsite. And somewhere beyond the firelight, the trees themselves seem to be crawling, listening, hunting, and waiting for the next sound.This story delivers camping horror, wilderness horror, killer tree horror, creature feature terror, Canadian forest horror, and the kind of bloody, bizarre, dark comedy that makes a simple walk in the woods feel like a death sentence. If you love scary stories, horror stories, monster stories, campfire horror, survival horror, nature revenge horror, supernatural folklore, and creepy tales about what might be watching from the treeline, this one digs its roots in deep.Inside this episode: a camping trip gone horribly wrong, a sound-sensitive forest monster, missing campers, supernatural revenge from nature, gruesome body horror, dark humor, and one very angry collection of trees that may finally be done letting humanity swing the axe.Listen now for a brutal and unforgettable horror fiction anthology episode from Weekly Spooky, where the woods are alive, the branches are hungry, and the forest has a brand-new manager.Branch Manager by Gary D up in Ontario, Canada

Summer horror gets bloody, claustrophobic, cursed, and undead in this episode of This Week in Horror History, covering the week of July 6 through July 12. This time, we're digging into splatter-film history, cursed-camera video games, one of the scariest cave movies ever made, Netflix's summer-camp slasher revival, Italian zombie cult madness, and the return of the Tall Man. Inside this episode:July 6, 1963 — Blood Feast reportedly plays Peoria, IllinoisHerschell Gordon Lewis changes horror forever with a cheap, outrageous, blood-soaked shocker often credited as a key turning point in splatter cinema and grindhouse gore. July 8, 2022 — MADiSON releasesA haunted-house horror game turns an instant camera into a cursed object, making every photo feel like an invitation for the nightmare to come closer.July 8, 2005 — The Descent opens theatrically in the UK and IrelandNeil Marshall sends a group of friends into an unmapped cave system where grief, betrayal, darkness, and something much worse are waiting below.July 9, 2021 — Fear Street Part Two: 1978 releases on NetflixThe Fear Street trilogy heads to Camp Nightwing for a brutal summer-camp slasher packed with cursed-town mythology, teen terror, and R.L. Stine nostalgia with real bite.Deep-Cut Spotlight — Burial GroundAndrea Bianchi's Italian zombie cult favorite unleashes ancient Etruscan dead, a cursed country estate, crumbling corpses, and some of the strangest undead chaos of the early 1980s.Horror Birthdays This Week:Shelley Duvall, Kevin Bacon, Anjelica Huston, and Fred Gwynne all enter the birthday roll, bringing connections to The Shining, Friday the 13th, Tremors, The Witches, The Addams Family, The Munsters, and Pet Sematary. Weekly Recommendation — Phantasm IIAngus Scrimm's Tall Man returns in a bigger, weirder, more action-heavy sequel filled with silver spheres, funeral-home dread, road-trip nightmare energy, and late-80s cult horror atmosphere.Plus, Weekly Spooky heads into the woods with “Branch Manager” by Gary D up in Ontario, Canada — aka Blue Fire Raging — where exhausted telemarketers escape into Algonquin Park only to discover that the forest is listening, moving, and hungry. From Blood Feast and MADiSON to The Descent, Fear Street Part Two: 1978, Burial Ground, and Phantasm II, this week in horror history proves that summer horror can trap you underground, curse your camera, resurrect the dead, send you to camp, and still leave room for one more silver sphere flying down the hallway.

The Greenbrier Ghost is one of the strangest true crime cases in American history: a West Virginia murder trial where testimony about a ghost helped expose the truth.In 1897, Elva Zona Heaster Shue was found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Her husband, Erasmus Stribbling “Trout” Shue, quickly took control of her body, covered her neck, and helped rush her toward burial before a complete medical examination could be performed. At first, Zona's death was treated as natural.Then her mother, Mary Jane Heaster, claimed Zona returned from the grave.According to Mary, her daughter appeared to her over four nights and revealed that Trout had broken her neck. When authorities exhumed Zona's body, doctors found a broken neck, a crushed windpipe, and evidence of violent death. What had been buried as a tragic natural death became a murder investigation.This episode of Terrifying & True examines the real Greenbrier Ghost case, the murder of Zona Heaster Shue, the 1897 trial of E. S. Shue, the role of ghost testimony in court, the exhumation that changed everything, and the mystery of whether Mary Jane Heaster saw a spirit, had a vision, followed intuition, or used folklore to force justice.Was the Greenbrier Ghost truly a voice from beyond the grave? Or was this the story of a grieving mother who refused to let her daughter's murder stay buried?We're telling that story tonight.

Unknown Broadcast returns with four old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, vintage radio mystery, and eerie anthology drama pulled from somewhere beyond the static.Tonight's transmission begins with a troubled girl whose uncanny gift for finding lost things draws her toward a missing woman, a frightened family, and something buried much too close to home. Then the doors close inside an enormous department store, where a poet discovers that the mannequins are not the only inhabitants waiting for nightfall. After that, a bachelor party becomes an impossible murder mystery involving a dead stranger, a vanished apartment, and five extremely important canaries.Finally, The Whistler follows a jealous wife whose plan to eliminate “the other woman” rests upon one fatal assumption.

Four terrifying tales of isolation and predation: a waterfall campsite, lonely Ohio highway, Halloween prank, and deserted rest area become hunting grounds for serial killers, cannibals, and shapeshifting monsters. This late night horror anthology blends true crime terror with supernatural revenge and desperate fights for survival—expertly narrated for maximum chills.“Fortune Falls” — by David O'HanlonTwo college friends secretly camp beside a remote Oregon waterfall, but their plans to witness its beautiful sunrise are interrupted by a mysterious cowboy, a speeding truck, and an ax.“Roadkill” — by Travis VanHooseAn arrogant Ohio photographer earns his first major success by transforming roadside death into art—until two strange hitchhikers confront him over the animals he deliberately left behind.“Old Jerry” — by R.T. RaynaudA Halloween prankster enters the neighborhood recluse's homemade haunted house and discovers that Old Jerry has a vicious sense of humor, a failing power saw, and an appetite no amount of candy could satisfy.“The Rest Area” — by Rob FieldsTwo friends stop at an isolated Ohio rest area and play one frightening prank too many—awakening the attention of an escaped ax murderer who has been searching for his next meal.

A cursed football jersey turns a high school star into a monster… and the nightmare follows his rival to summer camp.This full Weekly Spooky horror audiobook collects Friday Night Frights and all five parts of Summer of the Demon by Rob Fields in one complete scary story release.If you love horror audiobooks, supernatural horror stories, cursed object horror, summer camp horror, football horror, and long-form scary stories, this is the entire Demon saga from beginning to end.In Friday Night Frights, Greg Branlake is desperate to save his football future after a humiliating loss to Strickfield High. When he discovers the original 00 jersey worn by Mick “The Demon” Knight, the legendary football relic seems to give him everything he wants: power, confidence, scholarships, fame, and revenge. But the jersey is more than a collector's item. It is a cursed object, and once Greg puts it on, the Demon begins to take over. Then, in Summer of the Demon, Eddie “Peewee” Richter is still haunted by the state championship game where he survived Greg Branlake's demonic transformation. Now Eddie and his teammates are at Camp Red Feather, preparing for college football with the Strickfield Serpents, when the Demon returns with glowing red eyes, unstoppable strength, and unfinished business.From Friday night lights to Camp Red Feather, from high school rivalry to demonic revenge, this complete audiobook brings the entire cursed football horror saga together in one massive Weekly Spooky episode.Listen now to Summer of the Demon: The Complete Horror Audiobook, featuring Friday Night Frights and the entire five-part miniseries.

Deep woods horror stories have taken over scary-story feeds for a reason: the wilderness is one of the last places where modern people can still feel completely outmatched.In this Thursday Thrills episode, Henrique takes a late-night car ride through supposedly firsthand camping, hiking, park ranger, cave, and backcountry accounts gathered from online folklore threads. These are not presented as verified cases; they are modern campfire stories - the kind people post after something in the woods, on the trail, or outside the tent refuses to leave their mind. From silent strangers at remote campsites to forests that suddenly go dead quiet, mountain lion instincts, bison breathing outside a tent, cave drummers, and Miniwashitu, the Missouri River Monster, this episode explores why wilderness horror remains so powerful.

Cursed football horror reaches its terrifying finale as the Weekly Spooky horror fiction anthology concludes Summer of the Demon. In Part 5, Eddie Richter, Jessica Branlake, Charlie Thoss, and the surviving players of Camp Red Feather face the final nightmare behind the cursed 00 jersey, the Demon's return, and the dark secrets that have haunted this deadly summer football camp.The truth behind the Demon is finally revealed, but knowing the truth may not be enough to survive it. The curse grows stronger, old betrayals rise from the shadows, and Eddie is forced into the ultimate supernatural showdown: a brutal football game where the scoreboard means life, death, and damnation.This thrilling conclusion delivers supernatural horror, cursed-object terror, demon horror, summer camp horror, football horror, monster mayhem, dark teen horror energy, mature themes, shocking revelations, high-stakes action, and a final battle that brings the whole miniseries roaring into the end zone.If you love horror stories, scary stories, creepy campfire tales, demonic curses, haunted sports horror, killer summer camp stories, and serialized horror fiction, this finale of Summer of the Demon brings the curse of Camp Red Feather to its wildest, bloodiest, most intense chapter yet.

Summer horror gets radioactive, gothic, mechanical, and undead in this episode of This Week in Horror History, covering the week of June 29 through July 5. This time, we're crawling through giant insect mayhem, modern gothic literature, Japanese cyberpunk body horror, George A. Romero's underground zombie apocalypse, and one deeply twisted Italian gothic shocker from the early 1960s. Inside this episode:June 29, 1977 — Empire of the Ants opens in New YorkA radioactive drive-in creature feature turns Florida real estate, toxic waste, Joan Collins, and giant ants into pure summer horror chaos. June 30, 2020 — Mexican Gothic is publishedSilvia Moreno-Garcia's modern gothic landmark sends Noemí Taboada into a poisonous mansion where family secrets, sickness, inheritance, and fungal horror take root.July 1, 1989 — Tetsuo: The Iron Man releases in JapanShinya Tsukamoto's black-and-white cyberpunk nightmare turns the human body into metal, noise, panic, rust, drills, and unforgettable industrial body horror.July 3, 1985 — Day of the Dead receives its New York/limited releaseGeorge A. Romero traps the end of the world inside a military bunker, where zombies own the surface and the survivors may be more dangerous than the dead.Deep-Cut Spotlight — The Horrible Dr. HichcockBarbara Steele stars in Riccardo Freda's morbid Italian gothic horror film about obsession, death, forbidden desire, and a mansion where the past refuses to stay buried. Horror Birthdays This Week:Dan Aykroyd, Larry David, Tom Cruise, and Gloria Stuart all land in this week's horror-adjacent birthday roll, from paranormal comedy and classic Universal horror to vampire films, alien invasion, and anxiety comedy.Weekly Recommendation — Tales of TerrorRoger Corman, Edgar Allan Poe, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Basil Rathbone bring classic anthology horror, gothic dread, revenge, madness, and candlelit old-school atmosphere to this week's recommendation.From Empire of the Ants and Mexican Gothic to Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Day of the Dead, The Horrible Dr. Hichcock, and Tales of Terror, this week in horror history proves that summer is never safe from monsters, machines, mansions, zombies, or the dead things waiting underground.

What really happened to the children of Hamelin on June 26, 1284? This June on Monthly Spooky, Henrique and Michelle follow the real history behind the Pied Piper of Hamelin—from the medieval town chronicle and the legend of 130 missing children to theories involving plague, the Children's Crusade, dancing mania, mass migration, and a brightly dressed recruiter known as a “locator.” Then the show takes its usual turn into the month's funniest, creepiest, and most bewildering paranormal news, bizarre archaeology, weird science, unexplained mysteries, strange animals, haunted houses, and new horror movies.Inside this episode:The Pied Piper of Hamelin, June 26, 1284, and the earliest surviving evidence behind one of history's darkest fairy talesWhy plague, the Children's Crusade, medieval dancing mania, German migration, and supernatural forces have all been proposed as explanationsA 7,000-year-old mass grave at Vráble, Slovakia, containing 78 bodies—and 77 headless skeletonsReported ghostly child footprints, handprints, and unexplained noises inside an appliance shop in Mendoza, ArgentinaUnited Airlines Flight 236 turning back toward Newark after a Bluetooth device appeared under the alarming name “BOMB”The still-unfolding search for Gracie, the giraffe who escaped Cedar Hollow Ranch and disappeared into the rugged Texas Hill CountryScientists baking sourdough bread with yeast recovered from Ötzi the Iceman's 5,300-year-old mummyThe Ocean Census announcing 1,121 strange marine species—including a ghost shark and a mysterious worm living inside a deep-sea “glass castle”A live frog named Greg discovered inside a sealed Woolworths bag of lettuce in Esperance, Western AustraliaAustralia's record seizure of 100,000 illegal Madagascar hissing and Dubia cockroachesVirginia's allegedly haunted Octagon Mansion, a Civil War-era paranormal landmark listed for only $295,000Henrique's spoiler-light theater reactions to Scary Movie (2026), Passenger, and The Death of Robin HoodA terrifying Reddit “glitch in reality” story about a finished basement that suddenly ceased to exist—and the disturbing gas-leak explanation behind itHenrique's growing Dayton folklore TikTok audience, local urban legends, and the viewers determined to correct every detailNew here? Monthly Spooky is the paranormal comedy and weird-news companion to Weekly Spooky, hosted by filmmaker Henrique Couto and Michelle. Every episode mixes haunted history, creepy folklore, unexplained mysteries, bizarre science, strange but true news, horror movie reviews, and the kind of late-night conversation that makes frightening stories even more fun.Follow or subscribe so you never miss the last Monday of the month. Which mystery gets under your skin most: Hamelin's missing children, Slovakia's headless dead, Mendoza's phantom footprints—or the house whose basement seemingly vanished? And seriously—how do you lose a giraffe?

Four chilling tales converge on one broadcast tonight. Conspiracy to Defraud weaves narcotics agents and deadly foreign intrigue. Then Taboo ventures into Carpathian darkness where village fears of werewolf horror may be terrifyingly real. Menace in Wax transforms a wartime London museum into a murder trap of espionage and hidden messages. Finally, The Whistler drifts through fog-shrouded shores where a harbor killing remains unsolved. Horror fiction anthology meets true crime mystery—expertly narrated supernatural folklore for the darkest hours.Four stories. Four disguises. One broadcast that smiles politely while leading you deeper into the dark.

Late night horror fiction anthology featuring vampire stories that bite into four different corners of the undead mythos. From a daylight-walking Master Vampire made vulnerable by a solar eclipse, to supernatural romance in a convenience store and brutal strip club slaughter—these vampire horror tales deliver the dark supernatural folklore, mature themes and creature-feature terror that Weekly Spooky fans crave. Perfect for horror enthusiasts, scary story collectors, and late-night listeners seeking immersive, cinematic storytelling.Inside this episode:• Mortal Eclipse — by Rob FieldsA powerful Master Vampire becomes dangerously human during a rare solar eclipse, leaving her vulnerable to enemies who have been waiting for the perfect time to strike. What begins as a quiet moment above the city turns into a brutal vampire battle involving old grudges, dark magic, and the terrifying price of immortality. • Vampire Night — by Joe RustonA group of women out for one wild night in Cleveland cross paths with a pack of vicious vampire punks, turning a strip club into a neon-lit slaughterhouse. As the bodies pile up, a bartender fights to survive a savage urban vampire attack that may not end when the sun comes up. • Stakes n' Shoguns — by Dan WilderOn New Year's Eve, a man hoping to watch a bloody samurai movie in a grimy theater finds himself trapped with drunken vampires, bat swarms, a disgraced priest, and something that may be Count Dracula himself. It's a filthy, funny, chaotic vampire nightmare soaked in grindhouse energy and midnight-movie madness. • Convenience Store Vampire — by Douglas WaltzA bored night-shift clerk at a convenience store meets a mysterious woman who appears without setting off the doorbell and slowly draws him into her strange, romantic, undead world. When violence erupts during a robbery, his ordinary life ends… and eternity begins. If you love vampire horror podcasts, scary vampire stories, bloodsucker fiction, supernatural romance, punk vampires, Dracula horror, midnight movie monsters, vampire attacks, and darkly funny horror, this compilation delivers a bloody mix of action, atmosphere, comedy, romance, and undead terror.

Unsolved murders, true crime mystery, and urban legends collide in this 10-part horror anthology. From Johnny Gosch's vanishing to the Keddie Cabin bloodbath, Mandela Effect phenomenon, Men in Black encounters, and the legendary Angikuni Lake disappearance—explore real cases, cryptid folklore, and paranormal gaps that blur fact and fiction. Perfect for late night listening.

This is the stuff of Late Night Horror... The Walt Disney cryogenic frozen conspiracy has haunted Disneyland lore for 60 years—but what if the real horror is how a debunked myth became immortal? Henrique Couto investigates the supernatural folklore behind the legend: the 1960s cryonics craze that made it plausible, the tabloid lies about secret chambers beneath Pirates of the Caribbean, and how Walt Disney's official biography unexpectedly breathed new life into the urban legend. A chilling true crime mystery of myth-making itself and how weird experiences can keep an idea alive.

The cursed 00 jersey grows more dangerous as the horror fiction anthology continues at Camp Red Feather. In Part 4 of Summer of the Demon, Eddie Richter wakes up injured but not defeated, and the battle against the Demon becomes more desperate than ever.After surviving another brutal attack, Eddie realizes the nightmare may have a weakness. But knowing how to fight the Demon and actually surviving the fight are two very different things. As storm clouds gather, practice turns strange, teammates grow suspicious, and Camp Red Feather prepares for another deadly scrimmage, Eddie and the Serpents are forced to make their boldest play yet.This episode of Weekly Spooky delivers supernatural football horror, cursed-object terror, summer camp suspense, demonic mayhem, eerie mystery, teen horror energy, mature themes, brutal action, dark secrets, and a shocking cliffhanger that changes the game heading into the final chapter.Summer of the Demon by Rob Fields

Horror history spirals into paranoia and infection this week—from The Thing's frozen body horror to 28 Days Later's rage-virus chaos, The Omen's cursed bloodline, 1408's haunted hotel nightmare, and Quake's gothic digital terror. Henrique explores how June 22–28 birthed some of horror's most influential outbreak and supernatural films, dissecting what made them landmarks in horror legends and why they still feel dangerously relevant today.Inside this episode:• 1408 turns one hotel room into a psychological pressure cooker, trapping a skeptical writer inside a space that studies him, wounds him, and refuses to let him leave.• The Omen gives the evil-child movie one of its classiest and creepiest landmarks, with the Antichrist hiding behind privilege, elegance, and a terrifyingly calm little smile.• 28 Days Later drags outbreak horror into the 21st century with empty London streets, sprinting infected, digital grime, and the terrifying idea that civilization can collapse almost overnight.• Quake opens a slipgate into gothic castles, wet tunnels, shambling monsters, Lovecraftian dread, and a diseased industrial soundscape that helped reshape horror-tinged gaming.• The Deep-Cut Spotlight goes to The Thing, John Carpenter's 1982 alien paranoia nightmare about imitation, isolation, mistrust, Rob Bottin's legendary effects, and the terrifying question of who is still human.Plus: a horror birthday roll featuring Bruce Campbell, Peter Lorre, Isabelle Adjani, and Kathy Bates, a creepy look at how horror teaches us to distrust the obvious, and a weekly recommendation for Twilight Zone: The Movie, the complicated 1983 anthology film that brought Rod Serling's nightmare world to the big screen.From haunted rooms and Antichrist children to rage-infected streets, gothic gaming nightmares, Antarctic isolation, alien imitation, blood tests, body horror, and the cold collapse of trust, this week proves horror history can make monsters out of places, people, memories, machines, and the person standing right beside you.

In 2006, Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer walked into a crowded Columbus bar at the start of spring break — and was never seen again.The cameras showed him near the Ugly Tuna Saloona shortly before closing time. They showed him talking casually near the entrance. They showed him turn away. But they never clearly showed him leaving. What followed became one of the most baffling missing person cases in modern Ohio true crime: searches of the South Campus Gateway complex, theories about hidden exits and blind spots, questions about foul play, accident, voluntary disappearance, and a family left waiting for answers that still have not come.This episode of Terrifying & True investigates the disappearance of Brian Shaffer, the Ohio State medical student who vanished from Columbus on April 1, 2006. We examine the final surveillance footage, the search efforts, the role of camera blind spots, the theories that have followed the case for nearly two decades, and the human heartbreak behind one of America's most haunting unsolved mysteries.Brian Shaffer was not a legend. He was a son, a brother, a boyfriend, a future doctor, and a grieving young man standing at the edge of the rest of his life. Then, somewhere between a crowded bar and the outside world, he disappeared.We're telling that story tonight.

Tonight, the signal begins with a rainy road, a frightened son, and a father's desperate attempt to bury the truth. Then we step Out of This World into a nightmare of stage lights, ventriloquism, and a dummy that may know more than any wooden thing should. After that comes one of radio's most famous terror pieces, Sorry, Wrong Number, where a woman trapped by a telephone hears the machinery of murder moving closer. And finally, The Whistler brings us Jealousy, a poisonous tale of fear, obsession, suspicion, and the terrible ways love curdles into death.

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.

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 horror icons; Richard Chase, the Vampire of Sacramento; Charlie Brandt, the hidden monster with a violent past; Rodney Alcala, the Dating Game Killer; Henry Lee Lucas, the Confession Killer whose case blurred truth and manipulation; and The Phantom Killer, the masked figure behind the terrifying Texarkana Murders. Together, these stories create a grim journey through killers, predators, false confessions, urban legend, and the frightening truth that evil does not always look like evil at first glance. Listener discretion is advised for mature themes and disturbing true crime subject matter.

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.

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 the cursed football jersey, the brutal attacks, and the monstrous figure stalking the camp. What began as a strange summer football camp mystery has become something far more dangerous, and every new clue only raises more questions.This episode of Weekly Spooky delivers supernatural football horror, cursed-object terror, summer camp suspense, eerie mystery, teen horror energy, brutal monster mayhem, dark secrets, mature themes, and a fast-moving story full of danger, dread, and chilling surprises.Summer of the Demon Part 3 by Rob Fields

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, and the Deep-Cut Spotlight on Tobe Hooper's bizarre 1985 space vampire epic Lifeforce.Inside this episode:• Psycho rewrites the rules of horror moviegoing, turns the Bates Motel into a nightmare landmark, and makes one ordinary shower one of the most famous crime scenes in cinema.• Jaws 2 drags audiences back to Amity Island for more shark terror, seaside panic, and one of horror's most frustrating “nobody believes the guy who is right” sequel setups.• Batman Returns transforms Gotham into a twisted Christmas horror fairy tale full of sewer lairs, circus gangs, stitched leather, abandoned children, corporate monsters, Catwoman, and the Penguin.• World War Z reimagines the zombie apocalypse as global disaster cinema, with the undead moving less like slow corpses and more like a rushing human flood.• The Deep-Cut Spotlight goes to Lifeforce, Tobe Hooper's strange, ambitious, and deeply excessive Cannon Films cult classic about Halley's Comet, alien vampires, life-draining seduction, plague victims, and London falling apart under cosmic horror.Plus: a horror birthday roll featuring Courteney Cox, Laurie Metcalf, John Carl Buechler, and Nicole Kidman, a creepy look at how horror became a massive summer marketing event, and a weekly recommendation for Hammer's Dracula, also known as Horror of Dracula, starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.From Norman Bates and shark-infested beaches to Gotham monsters, zombie swarms, Halley's Comet, space vampires, Hammer horror, and Cannon Films insanity, this week proves horror history can be classic, blockbuster-sized, cult, strange, seductive, and absolutely impossible to ignore.

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 may be higher.We examine the victims, the isolated geography, the lack of safe transportation, the failures of policing and media attention, and the systemic conditions that allowed danger to persist for decades. This is not a story about one cursed road or one simple explanation. It is a story about grief, survival, ignored warnings, and families who refused to let their loved ones disappear from memory.The Highway of Tears remains one of the most haunting examples of how true crime can expose something larger than a single mystery: a pattern of violence, silence, and systemic failure that continues to demand answers.We're telling that story tonight.

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.