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A video game nobody remembers has never let Trevor go. In 1993, he heads to the mall with his grandfather and dog for the launch of Pujkamaunka Splash. Men crowd a fountain Grandpa insists is empty. An ancient attendant with a black sack over his head lets children inside one at a time. Decades later, Trevor can find no record of the game. This retro video game horror story follows a childhood obsession into memories too disturbing to trust. Written by Alex Grass. Narrated by Henrique Couto. Discover Alex Grass's Infernal Tramps: Tales of Weird Terror: https://www.infernaltramps.com... Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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 underneath? Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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 still listening. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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. Narrated by Henrique Couto. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

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. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]